Appendix 4.3 Special Status Species

Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Asteraceae Aster lentus Fed: -- May-November Marshes and swamps (brackish Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat and fresh water). Endemic to within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Suisun Marsh aster State: - Sac/San Joaquin river delta. Most of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 often seen along sloughs with common reed, tule, cattail and blackberry. Elevation 0-3 meters.

Balsamorhiza macrolepis macrolepis Fed: - March-June Chaparral, cismontane woodland; Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not valley and foothill grassland; within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Big-scale balsam-root State: - [sometimes serpentinite]. Elevation of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.2 90-1400 meters. this species expected from future development proposals.

Blennosperma bakeri Fed: FE March-May Valley and foothill grassland No CNDDB records within None. This plant was not (mesic); vernal pools. Elevation the Specific Plan or observed during appropriately Sonoma sunshine State: CE 10-110 meters General Plan Areas. timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 this species expected from future development proposals.

Centromadia parryi parryi Fed: - May-November Chaparral; coastal prairie; Records in the CNDDB None. No salt marsh within meadows and seeps; marshes and within 10 miles of the City Specific Plan Area. No Pappose tarplant State: - swamps (coastal salt); valley and of Cotati alkaline soils within Specific CNPS: List 1B.2 foothill grassland (vernally mesic, Plan Area. Not expected to and often alkaline). Elevation 2- occur 420 meters.

Cirsium andersonii Fed: - March-July Broadleaved upland forest, coastal Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat bluff scrub, coastal prarie, coastal within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Thistle State: - scrub / mesic, sometimes of Cotati CNPS: List 1B serpentinite; elevation 0-135 meters.

Page 1 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Erigeron biolettii Fed: - June-October Broad-leaved upland forest; Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat cismontane woodland; northern within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area. Bioletti's daisy State: - coniferous forest [rocky, mesic]. of Cotati CNPS: List 3 Elevation 30-1100 meters.

Hemizonia congesta leucocephala Fed: - April-October Coastal scrub; valley and foothill Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not grassland (sometimes roadsides); within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Hayfield tarplant State: - elevation 25-455 meters. of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 3 this species expected from future development proposals.

Lasthenia burkei Fed: FE April-June Meadows (mesic); vernal pools. No CNDDB records within None. This plant was not Elevation 15-600 meters. the Specific Plan and observed during appropriately Burke's goldfields State: CE General Plan Areas. timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 this species expected from future development proposals.

Lasthenia conjugens Fed: FE March-June Valley and foothill grasslands, Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not mesic vernal pools, alkaline within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Contra Costa goldfields State: - playas, cismontane woodlands. of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 Occurs in swales, low depressions this species expected from in open grassy areas. Elevation 0- future development proposals. 470 meters.

Lasthenia macrantha bakeri Fed: - April-October Closed-cone coniferous forest Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat (openings), meadows and seeps; within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Baker's Goldfields State: - marshes and swamps; coastal of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 scrub; elevation 60-520 meters.

Page 2 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Layia septentrionalis Fed: - April-May Chaparral; cismontane woodland, Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat valley and foothill grassland; within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Colusa layia State: - [sandy, serpentinite]. Elevation of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 100-1095 meters.

Lessingia hololeuca Fed: - June-October Coastal scrub; broadleafed upland Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat forest; lower montane coniferous within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Woolly-headed lessingia State: - forest; valley and foothill of Cotati CNPS: List 3 grassland; [clay, serpentinite]. Elevation 15-305 meters.

Micropus amphibolus Fed: - March-May Broadleafed upland forest; Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not chaparral; cismontane woodland; within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Mount Diablo cottonweed State: - valley and foothill grassland of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 3.2 (rocky). Elevation 45-825 meters. this species expected from future development proposals.

Boraginaceae Amsinckia lunaris Fed: - March-June Coastal bluff scrub; cismontane Records in the CNDDB None.This plant was not woodland, valley and foothill within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Bent-flowered fiddleneck State: - grassland; elevation 3-500 meters of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.2 this species expected from future development proposals.

Campanulaceae Campanula californica Fed: -- June-October Bogs & fens; closed-cone Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat coniferous forest; coastal prairie; within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area. Swamp bellflower State: - meadowsand seeps; marshes & of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 swamps (freshwater); north coast coniferous forest (mesic); elevation 1-405 meters.

Page 3 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Downingia pusilla Fed: - March-May Valley and foothill grassland Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not (mesic); vernal pools. Elevation within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Dwarf downingia State: - below 445 meters. of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 2.2 this species expected from future development proposals.

Legenere limosa Fed: -- April-June Vernal pools. Elevation 1-880 Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not meters. within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Legenere State: - of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 this species expected from future development proposals.

Cyperaceae Carex albida Fed: FE May-July Bogs and fens; marshes and Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat swamps (freshwater). Elevation within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area White sedge State: CE 15-90 meters. of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Ericaceae Arctostaphylos canescens sonomensis Fed: - January-June Chaparral; lower montane Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat coniferous forest [sometimes within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Sonoma manzanita State: - serpentine]. Elevation 180-1675 of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 meters

Arctostaphylos densiflora Fed: - February-April Chaparral (acid marine sand). Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat Elevation 50-120 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Vine Hill manzanita State: CE of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Page 4 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana decumbens Fed: - February-April Chaparral (rhyolitic); cismontane Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat woodland. Elevation 75-370 within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Rincon manzanita State: - meters. of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Fabaceae Amorpha californica napensis Fed: - April-July Broad-leaved upland forest Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat (openings); chaparral; cismontane within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area California indigobush State: - woodland; elevation 120-2000 of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 meters

Astragalus tener tener Fed: - March-June Alkali playa, valley and foothill Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat grassland (adobe clay), alkaline within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Alkali milkvetch State: - vernal pools. Low ground and of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 flooded lands. Elevation 1-60 meters.

Geraniaceae California macrophylla Fed: - March-May Valley and foothill grassland, Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not cismontane woodland. Elevation within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Large-leaf storksbill State: - range 15-1200 meters. Found in of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 open habitats with friable clay this species expected from soils. future development proposals.

Liliaceae Allium peninsulare franciscanum Fed: - May-June Cismontane woodland, valley and Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not foothill grassland / clay, often within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately San Francisco onion State: - serpentinite; elevation 100-300 of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.2 meters. this species expected from future development proposals.

Page 5 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Brodiaea californica leptandra Fed: -- May-July Broadleaved upland forest, Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat cismontane woodland, chaparral, within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Narrow-anthered California brodiaea State: - lower montane coniferous forest, of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 valley and foothill grassland (volcanic). Elevation 110-915 meters.

Fritillaria liliacea Fed: -- February-April Cismontane woodland; coastal Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not prairie; coastal scrub; valley and within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Fragrant fritillary State: - foothill grassland; [often of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.2 serpentinite]. Elevation 3-410 this species expected from meters. future development proposals.

Lilium pardalinum pitkinense Fed: FE June-July Cismontane woodland (mesic); Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat meadows and seeps; marshes and within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Pitkin Marsh lily State: CE swamps (freshwater)[mesic, of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1 sandy]. Elevation 35-65 meters.

Limnanthaceae Limnanthes vinculans Fed: FE April-May Meadows (mesic); valley and Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not foothill grassland; vernal pools. within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Sebastopol meadowfoam State: CE Elevation 15-305 meters. of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 this species expected from future development proposals.

Onagraceae Clarkia imbricata Fed: FE June-August Chaparral; meadows; grassland Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not (acidic sand). Elevation 50-75 within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Vine Hill clarkia State: CE meters. Known from only two of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 populations in grassland habitat in this species expected from Sonoma County. One is natural, future development proposals. one was propagated from cuttings by CNPS (USFWS web site).

Page 6 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Poaceae Alopecurus aequalis sonomensis Fed: FE May-July Marshes & swamps (freshwater); Records in the CNDDB None. This plant was not riparian scrub. Elevation 5-365 within 10 miles of the City observed during appropriately Sonoma alopecurus State: - meters. of Cotati timed surveys. No impacts to CNPS: List 1B.1 this species expected from future development proposals.

Calamagrostis crassiglumis Fed: -- May-July Coastal scrub (mesic); marshes and Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat swamps (freshwater). Elevation 10- within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Thurber's reed grass State: - 45 meters. of Cotati CNPS: List 2.1

Polemoniaceae Gilia capitata tomentosa Fed: - May-July Coastal bluff scrub (rocky, Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat outcrops). Elevation 15-155 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Globe gilia State: - of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Leptosiphon jepsonii Fed: - April-May Chaparral; cismontane woodland Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat (typically volcanic soils). within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Jepson's leptosiphon State: - Elevation 100-500 meters. of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

Polygonaceae Chorizanthe valida Fed: FE June-August Coastal prairie (sandy). Elevation Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat 10-305 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Sonoma spineflower State: CE of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Page 7 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Eriogonum luteolum caninum Fed: - May-September Chaparral; coastal prairie; valley Records in the CNDDB No suitable habitat within and foothill grassland; within 10 miles of the City Specific Plan Area. Tiburon buckwheat State: - [serpentinite]. Elevation 10-500 of Cotati CNPS: List 3.2 meters.

Ranunculaceae Delphinium bakeri Fed: FE March-May Coastal scrub, broadleafed upland Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat forest, valley and foothill within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Baker's larkspur State: CR grassland; elevation 80-305 meters of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Delphinium luteum Fed: FE March-May Chaparral; coastal prairie; coastal Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat scrub; elevation 0-100 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Yellow larkspur State: CR of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Rhamnaceae Ceanothus confusus Fed: -- February-June Closed-cone coniferous forest; Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat chaparral; cismontane woodland; within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Rincon Ridge ceanothus State: - [volcanic or serpentinite]. of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1 Elevation 75-1065 meters.

Ceanothus divergens Fed: -- February-March Chaparral (serpentinite or Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat volcanic). Elevation 170-950 within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Calistoga ceanothus State: - meters of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

Page 8 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Ceanothus foliosus vineatus Fed: -- March-May Chaparral. Elevation 45-305 Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Vine Hill ceanothus State: - of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.1

Ceanothus masonii Fed: -- March-April Chaparral (serpentinite, rocky). Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat Elevation 430-500 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Mason's ceanothus State: CR of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

Ceanothus sonomensis Fed: -- February-April Chaparral (sandy, serpentinite, or Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat volcanic). Elevation 215-800 within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Sonoma ceanothus State: - meters. of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

Rosaceae Horkelia tenuiloba Fed: - May-July Broadleafed upland forest, Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat chaparral, valley and foothill within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area. Thin-lobed horkelia State: - grasslands (mesic openings, of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2 sandy). Elevation 50-500 meters.

Scrophulariaceae Castilleja uliginosa Fed: -- June-July Marshes and swamps (freshwater). Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat Elevation 60 meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Pitkin Marsh Indian paintbrush State: CE of Cotati CNPS: List 1A

Page 9 of 10 Table 1 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Plants Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the Downtown Specific Plan Area

Family Taxon Common Name Status* Flowering Period Habitat Area Locations Probability on Project Site

Cordylanthus maritimus palustris Fed: -- June-October Marshes and swamps (coastal salt); Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat elevation 0-10 meters within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Point Reyes bird's-beak State: - of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

Cordylanthus mollis mollis Fed: FE July-November Coastal salt marshes. Elevation 0-3 Records in the CNDDB None. No suitable habitat meters. within 10 miles of the City within Specific Plan Area Soft bird's-beak State: CR of Cotati CNPS: List 1B.2

*Status

Federal: State: CNPS Continued: FE - Federal Endangered CE - California Endangered List 2 - Plants rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common FT - Federal Threatened CT - California Threatened elsewhere FPE - Federal Proposed Endangered CR - California Rare List 2.1 - Seriously endangered in California, but more common elsewhere FPT - Federal Proposed Threatened CC - California Candidate List 2.2 - Fairly endangered in California, but more common elsewhere FC - Federal Candidate CSC - California Species of Special Concern List 2.3 - Not very endangered in California, but more common elsewhere List 3 - Plants about which we need more information (Review List) List 3.1 - Plants about which we need more information (Review List) CNPS: Seriously endangered in California List 1A - Presumed extinct in California List 3.2 - Plants about which we need more information (Review List) List 1B - Plants rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere Fairly endangered in California List 1B.1 - Seriously endangered in California (over 80% occurrences threatened/ List 4 - Plants of limited distribution - a watch list high degree and immediacy of threat) List 1B.2 - Fairly endangered in California (20-80% occurrences threatened) List 1B.3 - Not very endangered in California (<20% of occurrences threatened or no current threats known)

Page 10 of 10 Table 2 Plants Observed Within the Specific Plan Area

Gymnosperms Taxodiaceae Sequoia sempervirens Redwood

Angiosperms - Dicots Apiaceae *Conium maculatum Poison hemlock *Daucus carrota Queen Anne's lace *Foeniculum vulgare sweet fennel Apocynaceae *Vinca major Periwinkle Asteraceae *Anthemis cotula Mayweed Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush *Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle *Centaurea solstitialis Yellow star-thistle *Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple-weed *Cichorium intybus Chicory *Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Conyza canadensis Horseweed *Cynara cardunculus Artichoke thistle *Gnaphalium luteo-album Weedy cudweed *Hypochaeris radicata rough cat's-ear *Lactuca saligna Willow lettuce *Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lasthenia glaberrima Smooth goldfields Madia sativa Coast tarweed *Picris echioides bristly ox-tongue *Senecio vulgaris Common groundsel *Sonchus asper asper Prickly sow-thistle *Sonchus oleraceus common sow-thistle *Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify Xanthium spinosum Spiny cocklebur Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur Brassicaceae *Brassica nigra Black mustard *Hirschfeldia incana Short-podded mustard Lepidium nitidum nitidum Peppergrass *Raphanus raphanistrum jointed charlock *Raphanus sativus Wild radish Rorippa curvisiliqua Western yellow cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water cress *Sinapis arvensis Charlock Caryophyllaceae *Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-ear chickweed

* Indicates a non-native species Page 1 of 4 *Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved allseed *Spergularia rubra Ruby sand-spurrey *Stellaria media Common chickweed Convolvulaceae *Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed Euphorbiaceae *Chamaesyce maculata Spotted spurge Fabaceae *Lathyrus tingitanus Tangier pea *Lotus corniculatus birdfoot trefoil Lotus humistratus Woolly trefoil Lupinus bicolor Miniature lupine *Medicago polymorpha California burclover *Melilotus indica Sour clover *Trifolium dubium Little hop clover Trifolium fucatum Sour clover *Trifolium hirtum Rose clover *Trifolium incarnatum Crimson clover *Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean clover *Vicia benghalensis Purple vetch *Vicia sativa common vetch *Vicia villosa villosa Hairy vetch Fagaceae Quercus agrifolia agrifolia Coast live oak Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus lobata Valley oak Quercus wislizeni wislizeni Interior live oak Geraniaceae *Erodium botrys broad-leaf filaree *Erodium cicutarium Red-stem filaree *Erodium moschatum White-stem filaree *Geranium dissectum cut-leaf geranium Lythraceae *Lythrum hyssopifolium Hyssop loosestrife Malvaceae *Malva nicaeensis Bull mallow *Malva parviflora Cheeseweed Myrtaceae *Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum Onagraceae Epilobium brachycarpum Summer cottonweed Epilobium ciliatum ciliatum Hairy willow-herb Epilobium minutum Chaparral cottonweed Papaveraceae Eschscholzia californica California poppy Plantaginaceae *Plantago lanceolata English plantain *Plantago major Common plantain

* Indicates a non-native species Page 2 of 4 Platanaceae Platanus racemosa Western sycamore Polygonaceae *Polygonum arenastrum common knotweed Polygonum sp. knotweed *Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel *Rumex conglomeratus Green dock *Rumex crispus curly dock *Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock Portulacaceae *Portulaca oleracea Common purslane Ranunculaceae Ranunculus californicus California buttercup *Ranunculus muricatus Spiny-fruited buttercup Rosaceae Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon *Prunus sp. Prunus *Rosa sp. Rose *Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubiaceae *Galium aparine Goose grass Salicaceae Populus fremontii fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus sp. Cottonwood *Salix babylonica Weeping willow Salix lasiolepis lasiolepis Arroyo willow Scrophulariaceae *Parentucellia viscosa Parentucellia Triphysaria eriantha eriantha Butter-and-eggs Solanaceae Solanum americanum Black nightshade Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora nodiflora Common frog-fruit Zygophyllaceae *Tribulus terrestris Puncture vine

Angiosperms -Monocots Alismataceae Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain Araceae *Zantedeschia aethiopica Calla-lily Cyperaceae Cyperus eragrostis Tall flatsedge Eleocharis macrostachya creeping spikerush Juncaceae Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus patens Common rush Juncus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus Brown-head rush

* Indicates a non-native species Page 3 of 4 Poaceae *Arundo donax Giant reed *Avena barbata slender wild oat *Avena fatua Wild oat *Briza maxima Quaking grass *Briza minor Small quaking grass Bromus carinatus carinatus California brome *Bromus diandrus ripgut grass *Bromus hordeaceus soft chess *Bromus stamineus Brome *Cortaderia jubata Pampas grass *Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Danthonia californica californica California oatgrass *Holcus lanatus Common velvet grass Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley *Hordeum marinum gussoneanum Mediterranean barley *Hordeum murinum leporinum Foxtail barley Leymus triticoides Creeping wildrye *Lolium multiflorum Italian ryegrass *Paspalum dilatatum Dallis grass *Phalaris aquatica Harding grass Pleuropogon californicus Annual semaphore grass *Poa annua annual bluegrass *Poa trivialis Rough bluegrass *Polypogon monspeliensis Annual beard grass *Vulpia bromoides six-weeks brome grass *Vulpia myuros myuros Rat-tail fescue Typhaceae Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail

* Indicates a non-native species Page 4 of 4 Table 3 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Animals Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the DSP Area

Species *Status Habitat Closest Locations Probability on Project Site

Invertebrates

California freshwater shrimp Fed: FE Endemic to Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. Laguna de Santa Rosa within the DSP Syncaris pacifica State: CE counties in low gradient streams with miles of the City of Cotati, yet no area and Cotati Creek are both channelized and moderate to heavy riparian canopy. Needs records for this shrimp within the do not provide habitat for this shrimp. Other: shallow pools away from the main stream City's creeks. flow. Prefers undercut banks with exposed roots. Fish

Steelhead - Central California Coast ESU Fed: FT From Russian River south to Soquel Creek, Records in the CNDDB within 10 Low. No records from Cotati Creek which runs Oncorhynchus mykiss State: - and to Pajaro River. Also found in San miles of the City of Cotati through DSP area. Known to migrate along Francisco & San Pablo Bay Basins. Spawn in Laguna de Santa Rosa which is at northern tip Other: - clear, cool, well oxygenated streams greater of DSP area (D. Logan, NMFS, pers. comm. than 18 cm deep. with S. Lynch, 1/4/06). See text.

Sacramento splittail Fed: Endemic to the lakes and rivers of the Central Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. No suitable habitat within DSP area. No Pogonichthys macrolepidotus State: CSC Valley; now confined to the delta, Suisun miles of the City of Cotati impacts to this species expected. Bay, and associated marshes. Inhabits slow Other: moving river sections and dead-end sloughs. Needs flooded vegetation for spawning.

Amphibians

California tiger salamander Fed: FT Found in grassland habitats of the valleys and Records in the CNDDB within 10 Low to moderate. Species must be addressed Ambystoma californiense State: CSC foothills. Requires burrows for aestivation miles of the City of Cotati within DSP area. See text and figures for and standing water until late spring (May) for USFWS parcel designations. Other: larvae to metamorphose.

California red-legged frog Fed: FT Occurs in lowlands and foothills in deeper Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. The portion of Laguna de Santa Rosa Rana aurora draytonii State: CSC pools and streams, usually with emergent miles of the City of Cotati within the DSP area and Cotati Creek do not wetland vegetation. Requires 11-20 weeks of provide suitable habitat for this frog. Hence, it Other: permanent water for larval development. is not expected to occur and no impacts to this species are expected.

Page 1 of 4 Table 3 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Animals Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the DSP Area

Species *Status Habitat Closest Locations Probability on Project Site

Foothill yellow-legged frog Fed: -- Found in partially shaded, shallow streams Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. Not known to occur in the Cotati area. Rana boylii State: CSC with rocky substrates. Needs some cobble- miles of the City of Cotati Cotati Creek is channelized; no suitable habitat sized rocks as a substrate for egg laying. for this frog within the DSP area. No impacts to Other: Requires water for 15 weeks for larval this species expected. transformation.

Reptiles

Northern Pacific Pond Turtle Fed: -- Associated with permanent or nearly Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. No suitable habitat within DSP area. Actinemys marmorata marmorata State: CSC permanent water in a wide variety of miles of the City of Cotati habitats. Requires basking sites. Nests sites Other: may be found up to 0.5 km from water. Occurs in the North Bay up to western Washington. Birds

White-tailed kite Fed: Found in lower foothills and valley margins Several confirmed nesting locations in Moderate. Suitable habitat occurs within the Elanus leucurus State: with scattered oaks and along river the Cotati area (Sonoma County DSP area. Surveys would be necessary. See text. bottomlands or marshes adjacent to oak Breeding Bird Atlas; Burridge 1995)). Other: * woodlands. Nests in trees with dense tops.

Cooper's hawk Fed: - Nests in heavily wooded areas along streams, Known to nest in Sonoma County. None. No suitable habitat nesting occurs within Accipiter cooperii State: CSC rivers, or near springs/seeps. Prefers to nest in DSP area. tall canopies with an open understory usually Other: * near openings. Oak and riparian woodlands are preferred habitats.

Red shouldered hawk Fed: - Found in a wide variety of habitats. Nest in Many confirmed nest locations in the Moderate. Suitable habitat occurs within DSP Buteo lineatus State: - oaks, eucalyptus, cypress trees, riparian Cotati area (Sonoma County Breeding area. Surveys would be necessary. woodland. Forages over grasslands, Bird Atlas; Burridge 1995). Other: * agricultural fields, woodlands.

Page 2 of 4 Table 3 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Animals Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the DSP Area

Species *Status Habitat Closest Locations Probability on Project Site

Red-tailed hawk Fed: - Found in a wide variety of habitats. Nests in Many confirmed nest locations in the Moderate. Suitable habitat occurs within DSP Buteo jamaicensis State: - oaks, eucalyptus, cypress trees, among others. Cotati area (Sonoma County Breeding area. Surveys would be necessary. Forages over grasslands, agricultural fields, Bird Atlas: Burridge 1995). Other: * woodlands, marshes.

California yellow-billed cuckoo Fed: Riparian forest nester along broad, lower Historic records in the CNDDB within None. No dense riparian habitats present in the Coccyzus americanus occidentalis State: CE flood-bottoms of larger river systems. Nests 10 miles of the City of Cotati DSP area; No suitable habitat. in riparian jungles of willow, often mixed Other: with cottonwoods w/ lower story of blackberry, nettles, or wild grape.

Western burrowing owl Fed: -- Found in open, dry annual or perennial No longer believed to breed in Sonoma Low. While suitable habitat occurs within DSP Athene cunicularia hypugaea State: CSC grasslands, deserts and scrublands County. May winter there, however area, there is only a low probability it would characterized by low-growing vegetation. (Burridge 1995). Records in the nest there. Regardless, surveys would be Other: * Subterranean nester, dependent upon CNDDB within 10 miles of the City of necessary to ensure "take" of this owl does not burrowing mammals, most notably, the Cotati. occur. California ground squirrel. Loggerhead shrike Fed: -- Found in broken woodlands, shrubland, and Known to occur throughout the Cotati Low to none. This bird typically nests away Lanius ludovicianus State: CSC other habitats. Prefers open country with area with several confirmed nest from people in more open areas then the DSP scattered perches for hunting and fairly dense records (Sonoma County Breeding area provides. Unlikely to occur onsite. Other: brush for nesting. Bird Atlas; Burridge 1995).

Saltmarsh common yellowthroat Fed: -- Resident of freshwater and salt water marshes Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. No suitable habitat within DSP area. Geothlypis trichas sinuosa State: CSC in the San Francisco Bay region. Requires miles of the City of Cotati thick, continuous cover for foraging and tall Other: grasses, tules, or willows for nesting.

San Pablo song sparrow Fed: -- Resident of salt marshes along the north side Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. No suitable habitat within DSP area. Melospiza melodia samuelis State: CSC of San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. miles of the City of Cotati Inhabits tidal sloughs in the California Other: marshes; nests in grindelia bordering slough channels.

Page 3 of 4 Table 3 MONK & ASSOCIATES Special-Status Animals Known to Occur Within 10 Miles of the DSP Area

Species *Status Habitat Closest Locations Probability on Project Site

Mammals

Pallid bat Fed: - Occurs in deserts, grasslands, shrublands, Records in the CNDDB within 10 Low to moderate. Suitable habitat occurs Antrozous pallidus State: CSC woodlands, and forests. Most common in dry miles of the City of Cotati within DSP area. Surveys would be necessary. habitats with rocky areas for roosting. See text. Other:

Salt marsh harvest mouse Fed: FE Inhabits saline emergent wetlands in the San Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. No suitable habitat within DSP area. Reithrodontomys raviventris State: CE Francisco Estuary. Prefers pickleweed miles of the City of Cotati marshes. Requires higher areas for escaping Other: * high water.

American badger Fed: - Most abundant in drier open stages of most Records in the CNDDB within 10 None. The badger requires wide-open lands for Taxidea taxus State: CSC shrub, forest, and herbaceous habitats, with miles of the City of Cotati foraging. The DSP area does not provide the friable soils. Need sufficient food, friable habitat components necessary for this species. Other: soils & open, uncultivated ground. Prey on The badger is not expected within the DSP area. burrowing rodents. Dig burrows.

*Status

Federal: State: *Other: FE - Federal Endangered CE - California Endangered Most birds have protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Raptors and their nests FT - Federal Threatened CT - California Threatened are protected by provisions of the California Fish and Game Code. A few species, such as FPE - Federal Proposed Endangered CR - California Rare the monarch butterfly and "California Fully Protected Animals," may be protected by FPT - Federal Proposed Threatened CC - California Candidate policies of the California Department of Fish and Game. FC - Federal Candidate CSC - California Species of Special Concern FPD - Federally Proposed for delisting

Page 4 of 4 Table 4 Animals Observed Within the Specific Plan Area

Amphibians

California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense arboreal salamander Aneides lugubris Pacific slender salamander Batrachoseps pacificus Western toad Bufo boreas Pacific tree frog Hyla regilla

Reptiles

Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis Racer Coluber constrictor California kingsnake Lampropeltis getula Western terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis elegans Western aquatic garter snake Thamnophis couchii Western rattlesnake Crotalus viridis

Birds

Domestic goose Anser domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Red shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis California quail Callipepla californica Rock dove Columba livia Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Barn owl Tyto alba Great Horned owl Bubo virginianus Western scrub jay Aphelocoma californica Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos European starling Sturnus vulgaris Wilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Lesser goldfinch Carduelis psaltria House sparrow Passer domesticus

Mammals

Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus

Page 1 of 2 Botta's pocket gopher Thomomys bottae Columbian black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis California meadow vole Microtus californicus Domestic dog Canis familiaris Feral cat Felis catus

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