U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California California clapper rail Suaeda californica Cirsium hydrophilum Chloropyron molle Salt marsh harvest mouse (Rallus longirostris (California sea-blite) var. hydrophilum ssp. molle (Reithrodontomys obsoletus) (Suisun thistle) (soft bird’s-beak) raviventris) Volume II Appendices Tidal marsh at China Camp State Park. VII. APPENDICES Appendix A Species referred to in this recovery plan……………....…………………….3 Appendix B Recovery Priority Ranking System for Endangered and Threatened Species..........................................................................................................11 Appendix C Species of Concern or Regional Conservation Significance in Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California….......................................13 Appendix D Agencies, organizations, and websites involved with tidal marsh Recovery.................................................................................................... 189 Appendix E Environmental contaminants in San Francisco Bay...................................193 Appendix F Population Persistence Modeling for Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California with Intial Application to California clapper rail …............................................................................209 Appendix G Glossary……………......................................................................………229 Appendix H Summary of Major Public Comments and Service Responses on the Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California……………………………………………….............………...241 2 Appendix A Species Referred to in this Document Plants Scientific Name Common Name________________ Achillea millefolium Yarrow Agrostis exarata Marsh bentgrass Amsinckia spectabilis Coast fiddleneck Anagallis arvense scarlet pimpernel Apium graveolens Wild celery Armeria maritima ssp. californica California sea-pink Aster chilensis Chilean aster Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanossisimus Ventura Marsh milkvetch Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus Marsh locoweed, Coastal marsh milk-vetch, coast milk-vetch, Brine milk-vetch Astragalus tener ssp. tener Alkali milk-vetch Atriplex californica California saltbush Atriplex triangularis Spearscale Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush Atriplex watsonii Watson’s saltbush Baccharis douglasii Douglass’ or salt marsh baccharis Baccharis pilularis Coyote-brush Batis maritima Saltwort Calystegia sepium Morning-glory Cardaria draba White-top Cardaria pubescens White-top Carduus acanthoides Spiny plumeless thistle Carduus nutans Musk thistle, Nodding plumeless thistle Carex aquatilis var. dives Black-head water sedge Carex densa Dense sedge Carex obnupta Slough sedge Carex praegracilis Clustered field sedge Carpobrotus chilense Sea fig Carpobrotus edulis Iceplant Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua Johnny-nip owl’s-clover Castilleja ambigua ssp. humboldtiensis Humboldt Bay owl’s-clover Centaurea calcitrapa Star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis Star-thistle Centaurium trichanthum Alkali centaury Centromadia pungens ssp. maritima Maritime spikeweed Chenopodium chenopodioides Low goosefoot Chenopodium album Lambsquarters Chenopodium macrospermum Coast goosefoot 3 Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi Bolander’s spotted water-hemlock Cirsium andrewsii Franciscan thistle Cirsium arvense Canada thistle, creeping thistle Cirsium brevistylum Clustered thistle Cirsium douglasii Swamp thistle Cirsium fontinale Fountain thistle Cirsium hydrophilum var. hydrophilum Suisun thistle Cirsium mohavense Mohave thistle Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle Chloropyron molle ssp. molle Soft bird’s-beak Chloropyron maritimum ssp. canescens Hoary salt marsh bird’s-beak Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum Hispid bird's-beak Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum Salt marsh bird’s-beak Chloropyron maritimum ssp. palustre Northern salt marsh bird’s-beak, Point Reyes bird’s beak Chloropyron palmatus Palmate-bracted bird’s-beak Cotula coronopifolia Brass-buttons Cressa truxillensis Alkali-weed Croton californicus California croton Cuscuta salina Salt marsh dodder Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey cypress Distichlis spicata Saltgrass Downingia pulchella Flatface calicoflower, Flatface downingia Echinochloa spp. Millets Eleocharis parvula Least spikerush Ericameria ericoide Mock-heather Eriophyllum staechadifolium Woolly sunflower Eryngium aristulatum Coyote-thistle Eryngium armatum Coast eryngo Eucalyptus globulus Tasmanian blue gum Euthamia (=Solidago) occidentalis Western goldenrod Festuca rubra Red fescue Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Frankenia salina Alkali-heath Glaux maritima Sea-milkwort Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia Suisun gumplant, Marsh gumplant Grindelia stricta ssp. blakei Humboldt gumplant Grindelia paludos (=G. camporum) Gumplant Hainardia cylindrica Barbgrass Heliotropium curassavicum Seaside heliotrope Hemizonia parryi ssp. congdonii Congdon’s spikeweed Hemizonia parryi ssp. parryi Parry’s spikeweed Hutchinsia procumbens Prostrate hutchinsia Isocoma veneta ssp. vernonioides Jimmyweed Jaumea carnosa Fleshy jaumea 4 Juncus ambiguus Saltmarsh toad-rush Juncus balticus Wire-rush, Baltic rush Juncus bufonius Toad rush Juncus effusus var. brunneus Brown bog rush Juncus lesueurii Rush Juncus phaeocephalus Brown-headed rush Juncus xiphioides Iris-leaved rush Lasthenia conjugens Contra Costa goldfields Lasthenia glaberrima Rayless smooth goldfileds Lasthenia glabrara ssp. coulteri Coulter’s goldfields Lasthenia glabrata ssp. glabrata Smooth goldfields Lasthenia platycarpha Alkali goldfields Lathyrus jepsonii var. jepsonii Delta tule pea Layia chrysanthemoides Smooth layia Lepidium dictyotum Alkali peppergrass Lepidium latifolium Perennial pepperweed, Broadleaf peppercress Lepidium latipes Dwarf peppergrass Lepidium oxycarpum Sharp-fruit peppergrass Leymus triticoides Creeping wildrye Lilaeopsis masonii Mason’s lilaeopsis Limonium californicum Sea-lavender Limosella spp. Mudworts Lolium multiflorum Ryegrass Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot trefoil Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife Monanthochloe littoralis Shoregrass Myoporum laetum Myoporum Myrica californica Wax myrtle Oenanthe sarmentosa Water celery Parapholis incurva Sickle grass Phragmites australis Common reed Plagiobothrys glaber Smooth popcornflower Plagiobothrys mollis ssp. vestitus Petaluma popcornflower Plantago coronopus Buckshorn plantain Plantago elongata Coast plantain Plantago maritima Seaside plantain Plantago subnuda Mexican plantain Pluchea odorata Marsh fleabane Pleuropogon californicus California semaphore-grass Polygonum marinense Marin knotweed Polypogon monspeliensis Beard grass, rabbitsfoot grass Potentilla anserina Silverweed Potamogeton Pondweed Puccinellia nutkanensis Alaska alkali goosegrass Pyrrocoma racemosa Clustered goldenweed 5 Rosa californica California rose, Wild rose Ruppia maritima Ruppia, Widgeon-grass Sarcocornia europaea Annual pickleweed Sarcocornia subterminalis Parsh’s glasswort Sarcocornia pacifica Pickleweed Salsola soda Mediterranean saltwort Salsola tragus Russian-thistle or tumbleweed Sanicula maritima Adobe, Marsh sanicle Scirpus acutus Hardstem tule Scirpus americanus Olney’s bulrush; threesquare bulrush Scirpus californicus California tule Scirpus cernuus Fiber optic grass Bolboschoenus maritimus Alkali-bulrush Scirpus pungens Threesquare bulrush, common threesquare Scrophularia californica California figwort, Bee-plant Senecia blochmaniae Blochman’s leafy-daisy Senecio hydrophilus Salt marsh butterweed Sium suave Hemlock water parsnip Solidago confinis Southern goldenrod Sonchus asper Spiny sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus Common sowthistle Sonchus spp. Sowthistles Spartina alterniflora Smooth cordgrass Spartina anglica English cordgrass Spartina densiflora Dense-flowered cordgrass Spartina foliosa Pacific cordgrass, California cordgrass Spartina patens Saltmeadow cordgrass Spergularia macrotheca Large-fruited or salt marsh spurrey Suaeda californica California sea-blite Suaeda esteroa Estuary seea-blite Suaeda moquinii Alkali-blite Suaeda taxifolia Woolly sea-blite Symphyotrichum lentum Suisun marsh aster Symphyotrichum subulatum var. ligulatus Slim aster Trifolium depauperatum var. hydrophilum Salt marsh bladder clover Triglochin concinna Arrow-grass Triglochin maritima Sea-arrow grass Typha sp. (latifolia, dominguensis, angustifolia) Cattails Zostera marina Eelgrass Animals Common Name Scientific Name________________ Alameda song sparrow Melospiza melodia pusillula American avocet Recurvirostra americana 6 American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos American kestrel Falco sparverius Barn owl Tyto alba Bee fly Lepidophora spp. Beechey ground squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi Black-bellied plovers Pluvialis squatarola Black brant Branta bernicla Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Black shouldered kits Elanus caeruleus Brine flies Ephydra cinerea, Ephydra millbrae, Lipochaeta slossonae, Mosillus tibialis Brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, syn. Artemia salina Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Bumblebees Bombus californicus, Bombus vosnesenskii Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia Southern sea otter Enhydra lutris nereis California black rail Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus California brackish water snail, mimic tryonia snail Tryonia imitator California clapper rail Rallus longirostrus obsoletus California ground squirrel