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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 17.12 * * * * * ticable on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) to deter- § 17.12 Endangered and threatened mine a species’ scientific name. ITIS plants. incorporates the naming principles es- (a) The list in paragraph (h) of this tablished by the International Code of section contains the plant species de- Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants termined by the Service or the Na- (see paragraph (g) of this section). If tional Marine Fisheries Service the scientific name in ITIS differs from (NMFS) of the Department of Com- the scientific name adopted for use merce’s National Oceanic and Atmos- under the Convention on International pheric Administration (hereafter in Trade in Endangered Species of Wild this section referred to as ‘‘the Serv- Fauna and Flora (CITES), the CITES ices’’) to be endangered species or nomenclature will be provided in threatened species. It also contains the brackets ‘‘[ ]’’ within the ‘‘Scientific plant species treated as endangered or name’’ column following the ITIS no- threatened because they are similar in menclature. appearance to and may be confused (c) ‘‘Common name’’ column. Although with endangered or threatened species common names are included, they can- (see §§ 17.50 through 17.52). The ‘‘Com- not be relied upon for identification of mon name,’’ ‘‘Scientific name,’’ any specimen, since they may vary ‘‘Where listed,’’ and ‘‘Status’’ columns greatly in local usage. In cases where provide regulatory information; to- gether, they identify listed plant spe- confusion might arise, one or more cies within the meaning of the Act and synonyms are provided in parentheses describe where they are protected. within the ‘‘Common name’’ column. When a taxon has more than one entry, (d) ‘‘Where listed’’ column. The the ‘‘Where listed’’ or ‘‘Status’’ column ‘‘Where listed’’ column sets forth the will identify its status in each relevant geographic area where the species is geographic area. The listing of a par- listed for purposes of the Act. Except ticular taxon includes all lower taxo- when providing a geographic descrip- nomic units. tion of an experimental population des- (b) ‘‘Scientific name’’ column. The ignation, ‘‘Wherever found’’ will be Services use the most recently accept- used to indicate the Act’s protections ed scientific name. In cases where con- apply to all individuals of the species, fusion might arise, one or more syno- wherever found. nyms are provided in parentheses with- (e) ‘‘Status’’ column. Within the ‘‘Sta- in the ‘‘Scientific name’’ column. The tus’’ column, the following abbrevia- Services will rely to the extent prac- tions are used: Abbreviation Regulatory status the abbreviation represents E ................................ Endangered species. T ................................. Threatened species. E (S/A) ....................... Endangered based on similarity of appearance to an existing listed species. T (S/A) ....................... Threatened based on similarity of appearance to an existing listed species. XE .............................. Essential experimental population (See subpart H of this part). XN .............................. Nonessential experimental population (See subpart H of this part). (f) ‘‘Listing Citations and Applicable ing its family name, is provided on Rules’’ column. The ‘‘Listing Citations each species’ profile page accessible and Applicable Rules’’ column is non- through the Service’s Web site (http:// regulatory in nature and is provided www.fws.gov/endangered/) or informa- for informational and navigational pur- tion is available directly through the poses only. Please note that the sec- ITIS (http://www.itis.gov/). tions of part 17 that include designa- (1) Within the ‘‘Listing Citations and tions of critical habitat for plants are Applicable Rules’’ column, the fol- organized by family name. A link to lowing superscripts are used: the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), which displays the tax- onomic hierarchy of a species, includ- 65 VerDate Sep<11>2014 11:36 Dec 15, 2017 Jkt 241235 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\241235.XXX 241235 nshattuck on DSK9F9SC42PROD with CFR § 17.12 50 CFR Ch. I (10–1–17 Edition) Superscript Description of citation or rule N ................................ NMFS listing citation (NMFS Lead). J ................................. Both FWS and NMFS listing citation (Joint Jurisdiction). CH .............................. Critical habitat rule. 4d ............................... Species-specific ‘‘4(d)’’ rule (a rule issued under the authority of section 4(d) of the Act). 10j .............................. Species-specific ‘‘10(j)’’ rule (a rule issued under the authority of section 10(j) of the Act). (2) Listing citations contain the vol- perimental population and ‘‘XN’’ for a ume, document starting page number, nonessential experimental population. and publication date of the FEDERAL (4) This column is for reference and REGISTER publication(s) in which a spe- navigational purposes only. All other cies’ status was assessed. At least since appropriate rules in part 17, parts 217 1973, these documents have included a through 226 of chapter II of this title, statement indicating the basis for the and part 402 of chapter IV of this title listing or reclassification, as well as apply, if no species-specific rules are the effective date(s) of the listing or referenced. In addition, other rules in other rules that changed how the spe- this title could relate to such species (for example, port-of-entry require- cies was identified in the list in para- ments). The references in the ‘‘Listing graph (h) of this section. Citations and Applicable Rules’’ col- (3) ‘‘Critical habitat’’ and ‘‘Species- umn do not comprise a comprehensive specific’’ rules superscripts provide list of all regulations that the Services cross-references to other sections in might apply to the species or to the part 17 or part 222, 223, or 226 of chapter regulations of other Federal agencies II of this title where critical habitat or State or local governments. and species-specific rules are found. (g) The Services will rely to the ex- The species-specific superscripts also tent practicable on ITIS (http:// identify experimental populations. Ex- www.itis.gov) and standard references perimental populations (superscript adopted for CITES (http://cites.org). ‘‘10j’’) are a separate citation, with one (h) The ‘‘List of Endangered and of the following symbols in the ‘‘Sta- Threatened Plants’’ is provided in the tus’’ column: ‘‘XE’’ for an essential ex- table in this paragraph (h): Listing citations and appli- Scientific name Common name Where listed Status cable rules FLOWERING PLANTS Abronia macrocarpa .......... Large-fruited sand-ver- Wherever found ................ E 53 FR 37975, 9/28/1988. bena. Abutilon eremitopetalum .... No common name ............ Wherever found ................ E 56 FR 47686, 9/20/1991. Abutilon menziesii .............. Ko‘oloa‘ula ........................ Wherever found ................ E 51 FR 34412, 9/26/1986. Abutilon sandwicense ........ No common name ............ Wherever found ................ E 56 FR 55770, 10/29/1991; 50 CFR 17.99(i).CH Acaena exigua ................... Liliwai ................................ Wherever found ................ E 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992; 50 CFR 17.99(e)(1).CH Acanthomintha ilicifolia ...... San Diego thornmint ......... Wherever found ................ T 63 FR 54938, 10/13/1998; 50 CFR 17.96(a).CH Acanthomintha obovata San Mateo thornmint ........ Wherever found ................ E 50 FR 37858, 9/18/1985. ssp. duttonii. Achyranthes mutica ........... No common name ............ Wherever found ................ E 61 FR 53108, 10/10/1996; 50 CFR 17.99(k).CH Achyranthes splendens Round-leaved chaff-flower Wherever found ................ E 51 FR 10518, 3/26/1986; var. rotundata. 50 CFR 17.99(i).CH Acmispon dendroideus var. San Clemente Island lotus Wherever found ................ T 42 FR 40685, 8/11/1977. traskiae. Aconitum noveboracense .. Northern wild monkshood Wherever found ................ T 43 FR 17910, 4/26/1978. Aeschynomene virginica .... Sensitive joint-vetch .......... Wherever found ................ T 57 FR 21569, 5/20/1992. Agalinis acuta .................... Sandplain gerardia ........... Wherever found ................ E 53 FR 34701, 9/7/1988. Agave eggersiana .............. No common name ............ Wherever found ................ E 79 FR 53303, 9/9/2014; 50 CFR 17.96(a).CH Alectryon macrococcus ...... Mahoe ............................... Wherever found ................ E 57 FR 20772, 5/15/1992; 50 CFR 17.99(a)(1); CH 50 CFR 17.99(c) ; CH 50 CFR 17.99(e) ); CH 50 CFR 17.99(i).CH 66 VerDate Sep<11>2014 11:36 Dec 15, 2017 Jkt 241235 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\241235.XXX 241235 nshattuck on DSK9F9SC42PROD with CFR U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv., Interior § 17.12 Listing citations and appli- Scientific name Common name Where listed Status cable rules Allium munzii ...................... Munz’s onion .................... Wherever found ................ E 63 FR 54975, 10/13/1998; 50 CFR 17.96(a).CH Alopecurus aequalis var. Sonoma alopecurus .......... Wherever found ................ E 62 FR 54791, 10/22/1997. sonomensis. Amaranthus brownii ........... No common name ............ Wherever found ................ E 61 FR 43178, 8/21/1996; 50 CFR 17.99(g).CH Amaranthus pumilus .......... Seabeach amaranth ......... Wherever found ................ T 58 FR 18035, 4/7/1993. Ambrosia cheiranthifolia
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