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Special Status Species Potentially Occurring on Site Special-Status Plant Species Evaluated for Potential to Occur on the Loyola Marymount University Campus Special Status Species Potentially Occurring On Site Special-Status Plant Species Evaluated for Potential to Occur on the Loyola Marymount University Campus Scientific Name Status Potential for Occurrence Common Name Federal State CNPS Habitat Requirements and Survey Results Aphanisma blitoides -- -- 1B.2 Coastal bluff scrub, None: Suitable habitat is not Aphanisma coastal dunes, coastal present because of the scrub. Occurs on bluffs developed nature of the and slopes near the Proposed Project site. ocean in sandy or clay soils. In steep decline on the islands and the mainland. Arenaria paludicola -- -- 1B.1 Occurs in marshes and None: Suitable habitat is not Marsh sandwort swamps. present on the Proposed Growing up through Project site. dense mats of typha, juncus, scirpus, etc., in freshwater marsh. Astragalus brauntonii FE 1B.1 Found in closed-cone None: Suitable habitat is not Braunton's milk-vetch coniferous forest, present because of the chaparral, coastal scrub, developed nature of the valley and foothill project site. grassland; Recent burns or disturbed areas; in stiff gravelly clay soils overlying granite or limestone. Astragalus FE CE 1B.1 Foundincoastalsalt None: Suitable habitat is not pycnostachyus var. marsh. Within reach of present on the Proposed lanosissimus high tide or protected Project site. Ventura Marsh milk- by barrier beaches, vetch more rarely near seeps on sandy bluffs. Astragalus tener var. titi FE CE 1B.1 Foundincoastalbluff None: Suitable habitat is not Coastal dunes milk- scrub, coastal dunes; present on the Proposed vetch moist, sandy Project site. depressions of bluffs or dunes along and near the pacific ocean; one site on a clay terrace. Atriplex pacifica 1B.2 Coastal scrub, coastal None: Suitable habitat is not South Coast saltscale bluff scrub, playas, present because of the chenopod scrub. developed nature of the Found in alkali soils. Proposed Project site. Scientific Name Status Potential for Occurrence Common Name Federal State CNPS Habitat Requirements and Survey Results Atriplex parishii -- -- 1B.1 Alkali meadows, vernal None: Suitable habitat is not Parish's brittlescale pools, chenopod scrub, present on the Proposed playas. Project site. Usually on drying alkali flats with fine soils. Atriplex serenana var. -- -- 1B.2 Coastal bluff scrub, None: Suitable habitat is not davidsonii coastal scrub. Found in present because of the Davidson's saltscale alkaline soil. developed nature of the project site. California macrophylla -- -- 1B.1 Occurs in cismontane None: Suitable habitat is not Round-leaved filaree woodland, valley and present because of the foothill grasslands, in developed nature of the clay soils. project site. Calystegia sepium ssp. 1A Found in coastal None: Suitable habitat is not binghamiae marshes. present on the Proposed Santa Barbara morning- Project site. glory Centromadia parryi ssp. -- -- 1B.1 Found in marshes and None: Suitable habitat is not australis swamps (margins), present on the Proposed southern tarplant valley and foothill Project site. grassland. Often located in disturbed sites near the coast at marsh edges; also in alkaline soils, sometimes with saltgrass. Chaenactis glabriuscula -- -- 1B.1 Found in coastal bluff None: Suitable habitat is not var. orcuttiana scrub, coastal dunes, present because of the Orcutt's pincushion and sandy sites. developed nature of the Proposed Project site. Chorizanthe parryi var. FC SE 1B.1 Foundincoastalscrub None: Suitable habitat is not fernandina and in sandy soils. present because of the San Fernando Valley developed nature of the spineflower project site. Cordylanthus maritimus FE SE 1B.2 Inhabitscoastalsalt None: Suitable habitat is not ssp. maritimus marsh and coastal present on the Proposed Salt marsh bird's-beak dunes. Plant is limited Project site. to the higher zones of the salt marsh habitat. Scientific Name Status Potential for Occurrence Common Name Federal State CNPS Habitat Requirements and Survey Results Dithyrea maritima -- ST 1B.1 Inhabits coastal dunes, None: Suitable habitat is not Beach spectaclepod coastal scrub; formerly present because of the more widespread in developed nature of the coastal habitats in Proposed Project site. Southern California sea shores, on sand dunes, and sandy places near the shore. Dudleya cymosa ssp. FT -- 1B.2 Inhabitschaparral, None: Suitable habitat is not ovatifolia coastal scrub usually in present on the Proposed Santa Monica dudleya canyons on Project site. sedimentary conglomerates; primarily north-facing slopes. Dudleya multicaulis -- -- 1B.2 Inhabits chaparral, None: Suitable habitat is not Many-stemmed coastal scrub, valley present because of the dudleya and foothill grassland; developed nature of the in heavy, often clayey Proposed Project site. soils or grassy slopes. Dudleya virens ssp. -- -- 1B.2 Inhabits coastal bluff None: Suitable habitat is not insularis scrub, coastal scrub, in present because of the Island green dudleya rocky soils. developed nature of the Proposed Project site. Helianthus nuttallii ssp. -- -- 1A Marshes and swamps None: Suitable habitat is not parishii (coastal salt and present on the Proposed Los Angeles sunflower freshwater). Project site. Historically recorded from southern California. Horkelia cuneata ssp. -- -- 1B.1 In habits chaparral, None: Suitable habitat is not puberula cismontane woodland, present on the Proposed Mesa horkelia coastal scrub; sandy or Project site. gravelly sites Lasthenia glabrata ssp. – – 1B.1 Alkalinesoilsincoastal None: Suitable habitat is not coulteri salt marshes and present because of the Coulter's goldfields swamps, playas, and developed nature of the vernal pools between 1 Proposed Project site. and 1,220 m mean sea level (msl).1 1 “Mean sea level” (msl) is the elevation above the average sea level, where “average” refers to the sea’s still water level (averaging out wind waves) and “datum” means a reference point against which position measurements are made. Elevation above msl is commonly used to describe the geographic range of plant species and communities, since it determines climatic variables that in turn determine range. Scientific Name Status Potential for Occurrence Common Name Federal State CNPS Habitat Requirements and Survey Results Nama stenocarpum – – 2.2 Marshes, swamps, lake None: Suitable habitat is not Mud nama margins, and present on the Proposed riverbanks between 5 Project site. and 500 m msl. Navarretia fossalis FT – 1B.1 Vernal pools, chenopod None: Suitable habitat is not Moran’s navarretia scrub, marshes, present on the Proposed swamps and playas on Project site. San Diego hardpan and San Diego claypan soils between 30 and 1,300 m msl. Navarretia prostrate – – 1B.1 Alkalinesoils,vernal None: Suitable habitat is not Prostrate vernal pool pools and mesic present because of the navarretia habitats within coastal developed nature of the scrub, meadow, seep Proposed Project site. and valley and foothill grassland communities between 15 and 700 m msl. Orcuttia californica FE SE 1B.1 Vernal pools between None: Suitable habitat is not California Orcutt grass 15 and 660 m msl. present because of the developed nature of the Proposed Project site. STATUS KEY: Federal CNPS FE = Federally Endangered List 1A = plants presumed extinct in California FC = Federal Species of Concern List 1B = plants Rare, Threatened, Endangered in California and elsewhere State List 2 = plants Rare, Threatened, Or Endangered in California CE = California Endangered .1 = seriously Endangered in California CT = California Threatened .2 = fairly Endangered in California .3 = not very Endangered in California Table IV.C-2 Special-Status Wildlife Species Evaluated for Potential to Occur on LMU Common Name Status Potential for Occurrence Scientific Name Federal State Other Habitat Requirements and Survey Results Invertebrates Aglaothorax Occurs nocturnally in None: Suitable native longipennis chaparral and canyon stream habitat for this species of Santa Monica bottom vegetation, in the ice plant is not present on shieldback Santa Monica Mountains of the Proposed Project site. katydid Southern California. Inhabits The species has been native chaparral plants and reported from a single introduced location in Big Rock Mesembryanthemum ice plant. Canyon, west of Topanga, about 5 miles northwest of Proposed Project site. Brennania belkini -- -- Inhabits coastal sand dunes None: Suitable habitat is not Belkin's dune of southern California. present on the Proposed tabanid fly Project site. Cicindela hirticollis -- -- Beetle inhabits areas adjacent None: Suitable habitat is not gravida to non-brackish water along present on the Proposed Sandy beach tiger the coast of California from Project site. beetle San Francisco bay to northern Mexico. Inhabits clean, dry, light-colored sand in the upper zone. Subterranean larvae prefer moist sand not affected by wave action. Cicindela senilis -- -- Beetle inhabits marine None: Suitable habitat is not frosti shoreline, from central present because of the Senile tiger beetle California coast south to salt developed nature of the marshes of San Diego, also Proposed Project site. found at Lake Elsinore. Inhabits dark-colored mud in the lower zone and dried salt pans in the upper zone. Coelus globosus -- -- Beetle inhabitant of coastal None: Suitable habitat is not Globose dune sand dune habitat, from present because of the beetle bodega head in Sonoma developed nature of the county south to Ensenada, Proposed Project site. Mexico. Inhabits foredunes and sand hummocks; it burrows beneath
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