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APPENDIX E SPECIAL-STATUS POTENTIALLY OCCURRING IN THE PLANNING AREA

TABLE B-1 SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES POTENTIALLY OCCURRING WITHIN THE PLANNING AREA

Considered Scientific Name Status Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis

Chaparral and valley and foothill Suitable habitat is present within duttonii grassland/serpentinite soils. the Planning Area. There are two FE SE 1B Yes San Mateo thorn-mint Blooming period: April - June previously recorded occurrences Elevation: 50 – 300 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area. Cismontane woodland and valley Allium peninsulare var. and foothill grassland on clay, Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There are four franciscanum ~ ~ 1B volcanic soils; often on serpentinite. Yes previously recorded occurrences Blooming period: May - June Franciscan onion within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 52 – 300 meters This annual herb in the Boraginaceae family is found in coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat is present within Amsinckia lunaris cismontane woodland, and valley the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B Yes Bent-flowered fiddleneck and foothill grassland. previously recorded occurrence Blooming period: March - June within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 3 – 500 meters Broadleafed upland forest, , and North Coast coniferous forest Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There are no andersonii ~ ~ 1B along openings, edges. Yes previously recorded occurrences Blooming period: November – April Anderson’s within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 60 – 730 meters

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis This perennial evergreen in the family is found in Suitable habitat is present within serpentinite coastal scrub. the Planning Area. There are no ssp. franciscana ~ ~ 1A Yes Blooming period: previously recorded occurrences Franciscan manzanita February - April within 1 mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 60 – 300 meters This perennial evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae family is found on Arctostaphylos hookeri Suitable habitat is present within serpentinite outcrops in chaparral, the Planning Area. There are no ssp. ravenii FE SE 1B Yes coastal prairie, and coastal scrub. previously recorded occurrences Presidio manzanita Blooming period: February - March within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 45 – 215 meters

Chaparral and coastal scrub on rocky Planning Area is located outside soils. the elevation range for this ~ SE 1B No species. There are no previously Blooming period: February - May manzanita recorded occurrences within 1 Elevation: 275 – 370 meters mile of the Planning Area. Chaparral (maritime) and coastal Arctostaphylos Suitable habitat is present within scrub. the Planning Area. There are no montaraensis ~ ~ 1B Yes Blooming period: January - March previously recorded occurrences Montara manzanita Elevation: 150 – 500 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area. Planning Area is located outside Chaparral and coastal scrub. Arctostaphylos pacifica the known elevation range for this ~ SE 1B Blooming period: February - April No species. There are no previously Pacific manzanita Elevation: 330 meters recorded occurrences within 1 mile of the Planning Area.

Arctostaphylos Broadleafed upland forest, chaparral, Planning Area is located outside regismontana and North Coast coniferous forest on the known elevation range for this ~ ~ 1B granitic or sandstone soils. No species. There are no previously Kings Mountain recorded occurrences within 1 manzanita Blooming period: January - April mile of the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis Elevation: 305 - 730 meters

This perennial herb in the Fabaceae Astragalus family is found in mesic coastal dunes, Suitable habitat is present within pycnostachyus var. coastal scrub, marshes, and swamps the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B Yes pycnostachyus along streamsides or in coastal salt. previously recorded occurrence Coastal marsh milk-vetch Blooming period: April - October within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 30 meters This annual herb in the Fabaceae family is found in playas, valley and Astragalus tener var. Suitable habitat is present within foothill grassland (adobe clay), and the Planning Area. There are no tener ~ ~ 1B Yes alkaline vernal pools. previously recorded occurrences Alkali milk-vetch Blooming period: March - June within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 1 - 60 meters This rhizomatous herb is found in coastal prairie, marshes and swamps Suitable habitat is present within Carex comosa lake margins), valley and foothill the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 2 Yes Bristly sedge grassland. previously recorded occurrences Blooming period: May – September within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 625 meters Valley and foothill grassland. Alkaline Suitable habitat is present within Centromadia parryi ssp. soils, sometimes described as heavy the Planning Area. There are no congdonii ~ ~ 1B white clay. Yes previously recorded occurrences Congdon's tarplant Blooming Period: May – October within 1mile of the Planning Area. (November)

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis Elevation: 1 - 230 meters Vernally mesic coastal prairie, meadows and seeps, coastal salt Centromadia parryi ssp. Suitable habitat is present within marsh, and valley-foothill grassland. the Planning Area. There are no parryi ~ ~ 1B Yes Often alkaline sites. previously recorded occurrences Pappose tarplant Blooming Period: May - November within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 2 - 420 meters This annual herb in the Polygonaceae Chorizanthe cuspidata family is found in coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat is present within var. cuspidate coastal dunes, coastal prairie, and the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B coastal scrub in sandy soils. Yes Bay previously recorded occurrence spineflower Blooming period: April – July (August) within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 3 – 215 meters This annual herb in the Polygonaceae family is found in chaparral Chorizanthe robusta var. (maritime), cismontane woodland Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There are no robusta FE ~ 1B (openings), coastal dunes, coastal Yes scrub in sandy or gravelly soils. previously recorded occurrences Robust spineflower within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: April - September Elevation: 3 – 300 meters This perennial herb in the family is found in broad-leafed upland forest, coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat is present within Cirsium andrewsii the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B coastal prairie, coastal scrub in mesic, Yes Franciscan thistle sometimes serpentinite soils. previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: March – July Elevation: 0 – 150 meters Cirsium fontinale var. Chaparral (openings), cismontane Suitable habitat is present within fontinale FE SE 1B woodlandm and valley and foothill Yes the Planning Area. There is one Crsytal Springs fountain grassland on serpentinite seeps. previously recorded occurrence

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis thistle Blooming period: May – October within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 46 – 175 meters Chaparral, coastal dunes, coastal Cirsium occidentale var. prairie, and coastal scrub. Suitable habitat is present within compactum the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Blooming period: April - June Yes Compact cobwebby previously recorded occurrences Elevation: 5 – 150 meters thistle within 1mile of the Planning Area.

It is assumed that there is suitable Unknown habitat types. Cisium praeteriens habitat present within the ~ ~ 1A Blooming period: June - July Yes Planning Area. There are no Lost thistle Elevation: 0 – 100 meters previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. This annual herb in the Scrophulariaceae family is found in closed-cone coniferous forest and Suitable habitat is present within Collinsia multicolor the Planning Area. There are two ~ ~ 1B coastal scrub sometimes in Yes San Francisco collinsia serpentinite soils. previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: March - May Elevation: 0 – 250 meters This annual herb in the Cordylanthus maritimus Scrophulariaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There is one ssp. palustris ~ ~ 1B marshes and swamps in coastal salt. Yes previously recorded occurrence Blooming period: June – October Point Reyes bird's-beak within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 10 meters This perennial deciduous shrub in the Thymelaeaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is present within Dirca occidentalis the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B broad-leafed upland forest, closed- Yes Western leatherwood cone coniferous forest, chaparral, previously recorded occurrence cismontane woodland, north coast within 1mile of the Planning Area. coniferous forest, riparian forest, and

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis riparian woodland in mesic soils. Blooming period: January – March (April) Elevation: 50 – 395 meters Cismontane woodland, often on latilobum Suitable habitat is present within serpentinite and on roadcuts. the Planning Area. There is one FE SE 1B Yes San Mateo woolly Blooming period: May – June previously recorded occurrence sunflower Elevation: 45 – 150 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Eryngium aristulatum var. Vernal pools. There is no suitable habitat within the Planning Area. There are no hooveri ~ ~ 1B Blooming period: July No previously recorded occurrences Hoover’s button-celery Elevation: 3 – 45 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area. Cismontane woodland and valley Fritillaria biflora var. and foothill grassland on serpentinite Suitable habitat is present within ineziana the Planning Area. There are two ~ ~ 1B soils. Yes previously recorded occurrences Hillsborough chocolate Blooming period: March – April lily within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 150 meters This perennial bulbiferous herb in the family is found in cismontane woodland, coastal Suitable habitat is present within Fritillaria liliacea prairie, coastal scrub, and valley and the Planning Area. There are three ~ ~ 1B Yes Fragrant fritillary foothill grassland, often in serpentinite previously recorded occurrences soils. within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: February - April Elevation: 3 – 410 meters This annual herb in the Gilia capitata ssp. Polemoniaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There are no chamissonis ~ ~ 1B coastal dunes and coastal scrub. Yes Blooming period: April - July previously recorded occurrences Dune gilia within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 2 – 30 meters

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis This perennial herb in the Asteraceae family is found in coastal bluff scrub, coastal scrub, valley and foothill Suitable habitat is present within Grindelia hirsutula var. grassland in sandy or serpentinite soils. the Planning Area. There are no maritime ~ ~ 1B Yes Blooming period: June - September previously recorded occurrences San Francisco gumplant Elevation: 15 – 400 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

This perennial herb in the Asteraceae family is found in broad-leafed upland forest, chaparral, cismontane Suitable habitat is present within Helianthella castanea woodland, coastal scrub, riparian the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Diablo helianthella woodland, and valley and foothill previously recorded occurrences grassland. within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: March - June Elevation: 60 – 1,300 meters Valley and foothill grassland, Hemizonia congesta ssp. Suitable habitat is present within sometimes on roadsides. the Planning Area. There are no congesta ~ ~ 1B Yes Blooming period: April - November previously recorded occurrences Seaside tarplant Elevation: 20 – 560 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Coastal bluff scrub (sandy soils) and Suitable habitat is not present Hesperevax sparsiflora coastal dunes. within the Planning Area. var. brevifolia ~ ~ 1B No However, there is one previously Blooming period: March – June Short-leaved evax recorded occurrence within 1mile Elevation: 0 – 215 meters of the Planning Area. This annual herb in the Linaceae Suitable habitat is present within family is found in chaparral, and Hesperolinon congestum the Planning Area. There are FT ST 1B valley and foothill grassland in Yes seven previously recorded Marin western flax serpentinite soils. occurrences within 1mile of the Blooming period: April – July Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis Elevation: 5 – 370 meters This perennial herb in the Rosaceae family is found in openings in closed- Horkelia cuneata ssp. cone coniferous forest, chaparral Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There are no sericea ~ ~ 1B (maritime), coastal dunes, and Yes coastal scrub in sandy or gravelly soils. previously recorded occurrences Kellogg's horkelia within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: April - September Elevation: 10 – 200 meters

Coastal dunes, coastal prairie, and Suitable habitat is present within Horkelia marinensis coastal scrub on sandy soils. the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Point Reyes horkelia Blooming period: May - September previously recorded occurrences Elevation: 5 – 350 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area. This annual herb in the Asteraceae family is found in cismontane woodland, playas (alkaline), valley Suitable habitat is present within Lasthenia conjugens the Planning Area. There are no FE ~ 1B and foothill grassland, and vernal Yes Contra Costa goldfields pools (mesic). previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: March - June Elevation: 0 – 470 meters This annual herb in the Asteraceae family is found in coastal dunes and Suitable habitat is present within Layia carnosa the Planning Area. There are no FE SE 1B coastal scrub in sandy soils. Yes previously recorded occurrences Beach layia Blooming period: March - July within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 60 meters This annual herb in the Polemoniaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is not present Leptosiphon croceus coastal bluff scrub and coastal within the Planning Area. There ~ ~ 1B prairie. No are no previously recorded Coast yellow leptosiphon occurrences within 1mile of the Blooming period: April - May Planning Area. Elevation: 10 – 150 meters

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis This annual herb in the Polemoniaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is not present coastal bluff scrub. Leptosiphon rosaceus within the Planning Area. There ~ ~ 1B Blooming period: April - July No are no previously recorded Rose leptosiphon Elevation: 0 – 100 meters occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Cismontane woodland, coastal scrub, and valley and foothill grassland on Suitable habitat is present within arachnoidea the Planning Area. There are five ~ ~ 1B serpentinite soils, often roadsides. Yes previously recorded occurrences Crystal Springs lessingia Blooming period: July - October within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 60 – 200 meters This annual herb in the Asteraceae family is found in coastal scrub in Suitable habitat is not present remnant dunes. within the Planning Area. There FE SE 1B No are no previously recorded Blooming period: (June) July - San Francisco lessingia occurrences within 1 mile of the November Planning Area. Elevation: 25 – 90 meters Broadleafed upland forest, closed- cone coniferous forest, coastal prairie, coastal scrub, marshes and Suitable habitat is present within maritimum swamps (freshwater), and North the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Coast lily Coast coniferous forest, sometimes on previously recorded occurrences roadsides. within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: May - August Elevation: 5 – 475 meters Malacothamnus Chaparral and cismontane woodland Suitable habitat is present within aboriginum on rocky, granitic soils; often in the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Indian Valley bush- burned areas. previously recorded occurrences mallow Blooming period: April - October within 1mile of the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis Elevation: 150 – 1,700 meters Chaparral and cismontane Malacothamnus woodland. Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There is one arcuatus ~ ~ 1B Blooming period: April - September Yes previously recorded occurrence Arcuate bush-mallow Elevation: 15 – 355 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Chaparral, cismontane woodland, Malacothamnus coastal scrub, and riparian Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. There is one davidsonii ~ ~ 1B woodland. Yes previously recorded occurrence Blooming period: June - January Davidson’s bush-mallow within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 185 – 855 meters Evergreen shrub endemic to . Found in chaparral and Suitable habitat is present within Malacothamnus hallii the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B coastal scrub. Yes previously recorded occurrence Hall’s bush mallow Blooming Period: May - September within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 10 – 760 meters Chaparral (maritime), cismontane woodland, North Coast coniferous Suitable habitat is present within Pedicularis dudleyi forest, and valley and foothill the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Dudley’s lousewort grassland. previously recorded occurrences Blooming period: April - June within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 60 – 900 meters This annual herb in the Asteraceae family is found in cismontane Suitable habitat is present within woodland, and valley and foothill the Planning Area. There is one FE SE 1B Yes White-rayed grassland (often serpentinite). previously recorded occurrence pentachaeta Blooming period: March - May within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 35 – 620 meters Plagiobothrys chorisianus ~ ~ 1B This annual herb in the Boraginaceae Yes Suitable habitat is present within

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis var. chorisianus family is found in chaparral, coastal the Planning Area. There are no Choris' popcorn- prairie, and coastal scrub in mesic previously recorded occurrences soils. within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: March - June Elevation: 15 – 160 meters

Coastal prairie, coastal scrub, and Suitable habitat is present within Polemonium carneum lower montane coniferous forest. the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 2 Yes Oregon polemonium Blooming period: April - September previously recorded occurrences Elevation: 0 – 1,830 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Aquatic rhizomatous herb found in Planning Area is located outside Potamogeton filiformis marshes and swamps in assorted the known elevation range for this Slender-leaved ~ ~ 2 shallow freshwater . No species. There are no previously pondweed Blooming Period: May - July recorded occurrences within 1 Elevation: 300 – 2,150 m. mile of the Planning Area. Coastal bluff scrub, closed-cone coniferous forest, meadows and Suitable habitat is present within Potentilla hickmanii seeps (vernally mesic), and marshes the Planning Area. There are no FE SE 1B Yes Hickman’s cinquefoil and swamps (freshwater). previously recorded occurrences Blooming period: April - August within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 10 – 149 meters This perennial herb in the Apiaceae family is found in chaparral, coastal prairie, meadows and seeps, valley Suitable habitat is present within Sanicula maritima the Planning Area. There are no ~ CR 1B and foothill grassland in clay or Yes Adobe sanicle serpentinite soils. previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: February - May Elevation: 30 – 240 meters Silene verecunda ssp. ~ ~ 1B This perennial herb in the Yes Suitable habitat is present within

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis verecunda Caryophyllaceae family found in the Planning Area. There are no San Francisco campion coastal bluff scrub, chaparral, coastal previously recorded occurrences prairie, coastal scrub, and valley and within 1mile of the Planning Area. foothill grassland in sandy soils. Blooming period: March – June (August) Elevation: 30 – 645 meters Chaparral, valley and foothill grassland and cismontane woodland. Suitable habitat is present within Streptanthus albidus ssp. Serpentine outcrops on ridges and the Planning Area. There are no peramoenus ~ ~ 1B Yes slopes. previously recorded occurrences

Most beautiful jewel-flower Blooming Period: (March) April - June within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 110 – 1,000 meters This evergreen shrub in the Chenopodiaceae family is found in Suitable habitat is present within Suaeda californica the Planning Area. There are no FE ~ 1B marshes and swamps in coastal salt. Yes previously recorded occurrences California seablite Blooming period: July - October within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 15 meters This annual herb in the Fabaceae family is found in marshes and Trifolium depauperatum Suitable habitat is present within swamps, valley and foothill grassland the Planning Area. There is one var. hydrophilum ~ ~ 1B Yes (mesic, alkaline), and vernal pools. previously recorded occurrence Saline clover Blooming period: April - June within 1mile of the Planning Area. Elevation: 0 – 300 meters This annual herb in the Scrophulariaceae is found in coastal Triphysaria floribunda Suitable habitat is present within prairie, coastal scrub, and valley and the Planning Area. There is one ~ ~ 1B Yes San Francisco owl's- foothill grassland, usually in previously recorded occurrence clover serpentinite soils. within 1mile of the Planning Area. Blooming period: April - June

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Considered Scientific Name Status Habitat Description4 in Impact Rationale Common Name 1 2 3 Federal State CNPS Analysis Elevation: 10 – 160 meters This moss in the Pottiaceae family is found in coastal bluff scrub and Suitable habitat is present within coastal scrub in soil. Triquetrella californica the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Coastal triquetrella Elevation: 10 – 100 meters previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area.

Tropidocarpum Valley and foothill grassland (alkaline Suitable habitat is present within capparideum hills). the Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ 1B Yes Caper-fruited Blooming period: March - April previously recorded occurrences tropidocarpum Elevation: 1 – 455 meters within 1mile of the Planning Area.

CODE DESIGNATIONS Federal status1: 2009 USFWS Listing State status2: 2009 CDFG Listing CNPS3: 2009 CNPS Listing FE = Listed as endangered under the Endangered SE = Listed as endangered under the California 1A = Plants species that presumed extinct in California. Species Act Act FT = Listed as threatened under the Endangered ST = Listed as threatened under the California 1B = Plant species that are rare, threatened, or Species Act Endangered Species Act endangered in California and elsewhere. FC = Candidate for listing (threatened or CSC = Species of Concern as identified by CDFG List 2 = Plant species that are rare, threatened, or endangered) under Endangered Species Act endangered in California, but more common CFP = Listed as fully protected under CDFG code elsewhere.

FD = Delisted in accordance with the Endangered CR = Species identified as rare by CDFG Blooming period: Months in parentheses are Species Act uncommon. Habitat description4: Habitat description adapted from CNDDB (CDFG 2009) and CNPS online inventory (CNPS 2009)

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 TABLE B-2 SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES POTENTIALLY OCCURRING WITHIN THE PROJECT PLANNING AREA

Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Invertebrates Restricted to the north slope of San Bruno Planning Area is outside the Mountain ridge, just south of San Francisco. known distribution range for There’s no published data on the habitat Banksula incredula this species. There are no ~ ~ types for this species, but the specimen No previously recorded Incredible harvestman collected on San Bruno Mtn. was found on occurrences within 1mile of a talus slope consisting of Franciscan the Planning Area sandstone with a dense chaparral canopy. Suitable habitat is not present Branchinecta lynchi within the Planning Area. Vernal pools and similar ephemeral FT No There are no previously wetlands. Vernal pool fairy shrimp recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Freshwater aquatic isopods; males measure Suitable habitat is present up to 10 millimeters in length. Found in within the Planning Area. Caecidotea tomalensis several localities from Sonoma to San ~ ~ Yes There are no previously Mateo counties. This aquatic species prefers Tomales isopod recorded occurrences within practically still to slow moving, vegetated- 1mile of the Planning Area. water such as from spring-fed ponds. Originally collected at Crystal Springs Planning Area is outside the Calicina minor Reservoir in San Mateo County, the species known distribution range for has not been collected there since the this species. There are no ~ ~ No Edgewood blind construction of Interstate 280. Species is previously recorded harvestman currently known only from Edgewood Park. occurrences within 1mile of Restricted to serpentine grasslands. the Planning Area This species inhabits rocky outcrops and Planning Area is outside the Callophrys [Incisalia] mossii cliffs in coastal scrub on the San Francisco known distribution range for bayensis FE ~ peninsula. Its patchy distribution reflects that No this species. There are no of its host plant, stonecrop ( previously recorded spathulifolium). This species is restricted to a occurrences within 1mile of

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis few small populations, the largest of which the Planning Area occurs on San Bruno Mountain. Also documented at , , and Whiting Ridge. Suitable habitat is not present Cicindela hirticollis gravida within the Planning Area. ~ ~ Coastal dunes. No There are no previously Sandy Beach tiger beetle recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. In general breeding areas are virtually all patches of milkweed in North America and some other regions. The critical conservation feature for North American populations is the overwintering habitats, which are certain high altitude Mexican Suitable habitat is present Danaus plexippus conifer forests or coastal California conifer within the Planning Area. ~ ~ or Eucalyptus groves as identified in Yes There is one previously Monarch butterfly literature. Coastal regions are important recorded occurrence within flyways and so nectar (wild or in gardens) is 1mile of the Planning Area. an important resource in such places. However, essential overwintering areas for North American populations are limited to about 100 places in coastal California and the mountains of Mexico. Suitable habitat is present Dufourea stagei within the Planning Area. Range is from San Bruno Mountain, south to Stage’s dufourine bee ~ ~ Yes There are no previously area. (solitary bee) recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. This subspecies is restricted to serpentine Euphydryas editha Suitable habitat is present FT outcrops with thin soils that support dry bayensis within the Planning Area. Critical ~ native grasslands with an abundance of Yes There are two previously Bay checkerspot butterfly Habitat both larval foodplants which are plantain recorded occurrences within (Plantago erecta) and owl’s clover

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis (Orthocarpus densiflorus). General region is 1mile of the Planning Area. mainly chaparral but this subspecies does not occupy such habitats. Both permanent sites are over 800 acres and topographically diverse. Populations can build up in other nearby areas but often die out in drought years. Larval foodplant varies seasonally and both plantain and owl’s clover are usually required to complete development. Restricted to serpentine outcrops near . Suitable habitat is not present within the Planning Area. Haliotes cracherodii Found in marine subtidal rocky habitats FE ~ No There are no previously Black abalone only. recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Suitable habitat is not present within the Planning Area. Haliotes sorenseni Found in marine subtidal rocky habitats FE ~ No There are no previously only. White abalone recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. This species is a small aquatic beetle known only from pond habitats scattered around the . It is an unusual Suitable habitat is present species whose closest apparent relative is Hydrochara rickseckeri within the Planning Area. known from eastern Asia. Historical ~ CSC Yes There is one previously Ricksecker’s water collecting records indicate that populations recorded occurrence within scavenger beetle of this species probably have long existed 1mile of the Planning Area. at low densities. Where and if any populations of this species still exist is unknown.

Hydroporous leechi Found in freshwater ponds, shallow water of Suitable habitat is present ~ ~ Yes Leech’s skyline diving streams marshes and lakes. Distribution within the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis beetle unknown. There are no previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. The makes its adult appearance between early March and early July. Currently restricted to three locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including—the Twin Peaks area of San Francisco; in Marin County; and San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County. Planning Area is outside the The latter hosts the largest population of known distribution range for Mission blue . Mission blues are this species. There are no missionensis FE ~ No found commonly at elevations around 700 previously recorded Mission blue butterfly ft. The Mission blue butterfly requires the occurrences within 1mile of type coastal scrub and grassland habitat the Planning Area. found only near the of San Francisco. This species depends on any of three species of perennial lupine to reproduce—Lindley varied lupine ( variicolor), Silver lupine (L. albifrons), or Summer lupine (L. fomosus). This species has a very limited range around Suitable habitat is present Ishnura gemina the San Francisco Bay area, and extending within the Planning Area. San Francisco forktail ~ ~ north to southern Sonoma County. Yes There are no previously damselfly Associated with seepages, shallow ponds, recorded occurrences within and backwaters of streams. 1mile of the Planning Area. Suitable habitat is not present Inhabits coastal sand dunes from Sonoma within the Planning Area. Lichnanthe ursine county South to San Mateo county. Usually ~ ~ No There are no previously flies close to sand surface near the crest of scarab beetle recorded occurrences within the dunes. 1mile of the Planning Area. Microcina edgewoodensis ~ ~ Harvestmen don’t produce silk or spin webs. No The Planning Area is outside Edgewood Park micro- They eat plant matter and carrion as well as the known distribution range

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis blind harvestman living prey. They need microhabitats that for this species. There are no provide high humidity, total darkness, and previously recorded warmth; this usually means the underside of occurrences within 1mile of rocks. Blind harvestmen as a group are, the Planning Area. except for one species, found only in California. And the Microcina, the microblinds, occurs only in the Bay Area with a scattered distribution. This species is only found at Edgewood Park. Suitable habitat is present Nothochrysa californica within the Planning Area. Inhabits moist woodlands near the coast ~ ~ Yes There is one previously with coast live oak, bay, or pine. San Francisco lacewing recorded occurrence within 1mile of the Planning Area. On the , this The Planning Area is outside butterfly is now only known from San Bruno the known distribution range Speyeria callippe callippe Mountain. Restricted to northern coastal for this species. There are no FE ~ scrub of the San Francisco peninsula. Host No previously recorded Callippe silverspot butterfly plant is Viola pedunculata. Most adults occurrences within 1mile of found on east-facing slopes; males the Planning Area. congregate on hilltops in search of females. The Planning Area is outside Restricted to the foggy, coastal dunes and the known distribution range Speyeria zerene myrtleae hills of the Point Reyes Peninsula. Extirpated for this species. There are no FE ~ No Myrtle's silverspot butterfly from coastal San Mateo County. Larval previously recorded food-plant thought to be Viola adunca. occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Leafcutter bees use cut fragments to It is assumed that suitable construct their nest cells. They often are habitat is present within the Trachusa gummifera Planning Area. There are no ~ ~ essential pollinators of wild plants. Leafcutter Yes A leaf-cutter bee bees nest in soft, rotted wood; thick- previously recorded stemmed, pithy plants (e.g., rose); and in occurrences within 1mile of similar materials that the bees can easily cut the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis through and excavate. Leafcutter bees restrict their tunneling to soft, rotted wood. No distribution data available. Snail found in brackish salt marshes. Inhabits Suitable habitat is present Tryonia imitator coastal lagoons, estuaries and salt marshes within the Planning Area. ~ ~ where it lives in permanently flooded areas. Yes There are no previously Mimic tryonia Reported from Lake Merritt but population recorded occurrences within probably extirpated. 1mile of the Planning Area. Fish The species is a widely distributed, ocean- oriented sturgeon found in nearshore marine waters from Baja Mexico to Suitable habitat is present Canada. They are anadromous, spawning within the Planning Area. Acipenser medirostris in the Sacramento, Klamath and Rogue FT ~ Yes There are no previously rivers in the spring. Individuals spawn every Green sturgeon recorded occurrences within few years beginning about age fifteen. This 1mile of the Planning Area. species congregate in these and other estuaries during the summer, where they appear to neither breed nor feed. Historically widespread in brackish coastal lagoons and coastal creeks in California from the mouth of the Smith River, Del Norte Suitable habitat is present Eucyclogobius newberryi County, south to Agua Hedionda Lagoon, within the Planning Area. FE ~ San Diego County. Naturally absent (due to Yes There are no previously Tidewater goby lack of suitable habitat) between Humboldt recorded occurrences within Bay and Ten Mile River, between Point 1mile of the Planning Area. Arena and Salmon Creek, and between Monterey Bay and Arroyo del Oso. Located exclusively in the Sacramento-San Suitable habitat is present Hypomesus transpacificus Joaquin Delta. They have been found as far within the Planning Area. FT ST upstream as the mouth of the American Yes Delta smelt There are no previously River on the Sacramento River and recorded occurrences within Mossdale on the San Joaquin River. They

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis extend downstream as far as San Pablo 1mile of the Planning Area. Bay. Delta smelt are found in brackish water. They usually inhabit salinity ranges of less than 2 parts per thousand (ppt) and are rarely found at salinities greater than 14ppt. Anadromous fish. Naturally occurring in the Pacific Ocean and tributary drainages from Suitable habitat is present Oncorhynchus kisutch the Anadyr River south to northern Japan FE within the Planning Area. and from Point Hope, Alaska, south to SE Yes There are no previously Coho salmon - central Critical California (California: Klamath, Trinity, Mad, recorded occurrences within California coast ESU Habitat Noyo, and Eel rivers, with smaller 1mile of the Planning Area. populations south to the in Santa Cruz County). Anadromous fish. Spawns in the Oncorhynchus mykiss Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and Suitable habitat is present irideus their tributaries; now extirpated from most of within the Planning Area. FT ~ historical range; the majority of native, Yes There are no previously Steelhead - Central Valley natural production occurs in upper recorded occurrences within ESU Sacramento River tributaries below Red Bluff 1mile of the Planning Area. Diversion Dam. Anadromous fish. In California, adult Oncorhynchus mykiss migrants of summer-run steelhead enter Suitable habitat is present irideus FT freshwater streams April-June (sometimes within the Planning Area. Critical ~ extending into July), during or shortly after Yes There are no previously Steelhead - central Habitat final high spring flows. Spawns from late recorded occurrences within California coastal ESU December through April in northern 1mile of the Planning Area. California. Anadromous fish. Few wild spawning Oncorhynchus Suitable habitat is present populations remain in the Sacramento River tshawytscha pop. 11 within the Planning Area. FT ST system, California; extirpated in San Joaquin Yes There are no previously Chinook salmon - Central River drainage. This ESU includes chinook recorded occurrences within Valley spring-run ESU salmon entering the Sacramento River from 1mile of the Planning Area. March to July and spawning from late

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis August through early October. Historically, this ESU was the dominant run in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins, but native populations in the San Joaquin River apparently all have been extirpated. Anadromous fish. Spawns primarily in the mainstem of the Sacramento River immediately downstream of Keswick Dam Oncorhynchus and below the historic spawning grounds Suitable habitat is present tshawytscha downstream from Shasta Reservoir; most within the Planning Area. suitable spawning areas are between the FE SE Yes There are no previously Chinook salmon - Red Bluff Diversion Dam and Keswick Dam. recorded occurrences within Sacramento River winter- Migrates through the Sacramento River, 1mile of the Planning Area. run ESU Delta, and San Pablo and San Francisco bays to nonbreeding habitat in the Pacific Ocean. Some juveniles rear non-natally for brief periods in lower reaches of tributaries. Amphibians Along the coast ranges, the species occurs in the Santa Rosa area of Sonoma County, southern San Mateo County south to central San Luis Obispo County, and in the vicinity of Buellton in northwestern Santa Barbara County. Typically found in annual grasslands Planning Area is outside the Ambystoma californiense of lower hills and valleys; breeds in known distribution range for temporary and permanent ponds and in this species. There are no California tiger FT CSC No streams; uses burrows and other previously recorded salamander subterranean retreats in surrounding occurrences within 1mile of uplands for shelter; appears to be absent in the Planning Area. waters containing predatory game fish. The California tiger salamander spends most of its lifecycle estivating underground in adjacent valley oak woodland or grassland habitat, primarily in abandoned rodent

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis burrows. Research has shown that dispersing juveniles can roam up to two miles from their breeding ponds and that a minimum of several hundred acres of uplands habitat is needed surrounding a breeding pond in order for the species to survive over the long term. Suitable habitat is present within the Planning Area. Lowlands and foothill streams, pool, and There are three previously marshes in or near permanent or late recorded occurrences within FT season sources of deep water with dense, 1mile of the Planning Area. Rana aurora draytonii shrubby, riparian, or emergent vegetation No critical habitat is located Critical CSC Yes California red-legged frog (e.g. ponds, perennial drainages, well- within the Planning Area; Habitat developed riparian) below 3,936 ft. in however, there is designated elevation. Breeds late December to early critical habitat approx. 600 April. feet west of the Planning Area boundary near I-280 (USFWS 2009b). Reptiles The western pond turtle includes two subspecies, the northwestern pond turtle and the southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata pallida). The two Suitable habitat is present Actinemys marmorata subspecies range is interconnected within within the Planning Area. marmorata ~ CSC and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Yes There are six previously Northwestern pond turtle Permanent or nearly permanent water in recorded occurrences within various habitats (e.g. ponds, streams, 1mile of the Planning Area. perennial drainages). Requires basking sites particularly in areas vegetated with riparian habitats.

Caretta caretta FT ~ Open sea to more than 500 miles from Yes Suitable habitat is present shore, mostly over continental shelf, and in within the Planning Area (SF

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Loggerhead turtle bays, estuaries, lagoons, creeks, and mouths Bay and mouth of Marina of rivers; mainly warm temperate and Lagoon). There are no subtropical regions not far from shorelines. previously recorded Ranges into temperate zones in summer. occurrences within 1mile of Rare or absent far from mainland shores. the Planning Area. Nesting occurs usually on open sandy beaches above high-tide mark, seaward of well-developed dunes. Nests primarily on high-energy beaches on barrier strands adjacent to continental land masses in warm temperate and subtropical regions; steeply sloped beaches with gradually sloped offshore approaches are favored. Most commonly feeds in shallow, low- energy waters with abundant submerged vegetation. Migrates across open seas. Adults are tropical in distribution, whereas Suitable habitat is not present Chelonia mydas (incl. juveniles range into temperate waters. within the Planning Area. agassizi) Hatchlings often float in masses of sea FT ~ No There are no previously plants in convergence zones. Coral reefs recorded occurrences within Green turtle and rocky outcrops near feeding pastures 1mile of the Planning Area. often are used as resting areas. Nests on beaches, usually on islands but also on mainland. Prefers high energy beaches with deep sand. Mature males and females can be as long as six and a half feet and weigh almost 2,000 lbs. Leatherbacks are commonly Suitable habitat is not present Dermochelys coricea known as pelagic , but also forage within the Planning Area. FE ~ in coastal waters. In fact, leatherbacks are No There are no previously Leatherback turtle the most migratory and wide ranging of sea recorded occurrences within turtle species. Leatherbacks mate in the 1mile of the Planning Area. waters adjacent to nesting beaches and along migratory corridors. Female

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis leatherbacks lay clutches of approximately 100 eggs on sandy, tropical beaches. After nesting, female leatherbacks migrate from tropical waters to more temperate latitudes, which support high densities of jellyfish prey in the summer. The green sea turtle grows to a maximum size of about 4 feet and a weight of 440 pounds. Hatchling green turtles eat a variety of plants and animals, but adults feed almost exclusively on sea grasses and Suitable habitat is not present Lepidochelys olivacea marine algae. Although they may also feed within the Planning Area. Olive (=Pacific) ridley sea FT ~ on crabs, shrimp, rock lobsters, snails, fish, No There are no previously turtle sessile, pelagic tunocates and small recorded occurrences within invertebrates. They are sometimes seen 1mile of the Planning Area. feeding on jellyfish in shallow waters. These turtles forage offshore in surface waters and can dive to depths of at least 150 meters (500 feet). A slim-bodied snake which inhabits chaparral foothills, shrublands with scattered grassy patches, rocky canyons and watercourses, and adjacent habitats. The Planning Area is outside Masticophis lateralis Underground or under cover when inactive. the known distribution range euryxanthus Lays eggs probably most often in for this species. There are no FT ST No abandoned rodent burrows, perhaps also in previously recorded Alameda whipsnake other protected sites underground or under occurrences within 1mile of imbedded objects. Range is restricted to the Planning Area. the inner Coast Range in western and central Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

Thamnophis sirtalis Remnant populations are imited to a few The Planning Area is nearby, tetrataenia FE SE wetlands near S.F. Airport; around Crystal No but is outside the known Springs Reservoir; and along the San Mateo distribution range for this

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis San Francisco garter County coast from Pacifica to Pt. Año species (Crystal Springs snake Nuevo. Near freshwater marshes, ponds, Reservoir). There are three and slow-moving streams; upland areas previously recorded near pond/marsh habitat are important in occurrences within 1mile of fall and winter; has been found up to 180 the Planning Area. meters away from water in rodent burrows on dry, grassy hillsides. Marshes provide important feeding and breeding habitat; often basks on floating algae or rush mats or on grassy hillsides near drainages and ponds; seeks cover in bankside vegetation such as cattails, bulrushes, and spikerushes, and in rodent burrows. Birds CHARADRIIFORMES (shorebirds, gulls) The general habitat of this species is near coastal waters, tide-rips, bays, and Species is unlikely to occur mountains. Nesting sites are in higher within the Planning Area; Brachyramphus FT; MNBMC elevations, exclusively in old growth forests nesting habitat is absent. As of 175-600 years in age (barring a few such, this species is not marmoratus SE No Critical ground nests on Alaskan Islands). Nest sites considered in this analysis. Marbled murrelet Habitat are large, moss covered, horizontal There are no previously branches with an average height of 45 recorded occurrences within meters. The sites are often a substantial 1mile of the Planning Area. distance from the coast. This species may occur within Charadrius alexandrinus FT; MNBMC the Planning Area. There is nivosus Sandy beaches, salt pond levees; needs CSC Yes one previously recorded Critical sandy, gravelly, or friable soils for nesting. Western snowy plover Habitat occurrence within 1mile of the Planning Area. Rynchops niger Favor coastal waters protected from open While unlikely to breed within MNBMC CSC surf, such as lagoons, inlets, sheltered bays, Yes Planning Area, suitable Black skimmer and estuaries. They nest on sandy beaches habitat is present. There are

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis and islands. Bulk of breeding is in southern no previously recorded CA and Salton Sea, but has bred irregularly occurrences within 1mile of in south San Francisco Bay since 1994. the Planning Area. Summer/nesting in Bay Area; isolated Suitable habitat is present Sternula antillarum browni colony in San Francisco Bay on sandy within the Planning Area. FE; MNBMC SE beaches bordering shallow water in Yes There are no previously California least tern estuaries; bulk of distribution in southern recorded occurrences within California coast. 1mile of the Planning Area. CICONIIFORMES (herons, vultures) (Rookery) Colonial nester in tall , Suitable habitat is present Ardea herodias cliffsides and sequestered spots on marshes. within the Planning Area. MNBMC ~ Rookery site in close proximity to foraging Yes There are no previously Great blue heron areas, marshes, lake margins, tide-flats, recorded occurrences within rivers, streams, and wet meadows. 1mile of the Planning Area. A medium-sized wading bird. Marshes, swamps, wooded streams, mangroves, shores of lakes, ponds, lagoons; salt water, brackish, and freshwater situations. Roosts by day in mangroves or swampy woodland. Eggs are laid in a platform nest in groves of Suitable habitat is present Nycticorax nycticorax trees near coastal marshes or on marine within the Planning Area. Black-crowned night MNBMC ~ islands, swamps, marsh vegetation, clumps Yes There are no previously heron of grass on dry ground, orchards, and in recorded occurrences within many other situations. Nests usually with 1mile of the Planning Area. other heron species. Arrives in northern breeding areas March-May, departs by September-November. Breeding season varies geographically, occurs in spring-early summer in north. FALCONIFORMES (hawks, falcons) Nests in densely-canopied trees from foothill Suitable habitat is present Accipiter cooperi MNBMC ~ Yes oak woodlands up to ponderosa pine within the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Cooper’s hawk forests. Nesting usually occurs in a There are no previously deciduous near open water or riparian recorded occurrences within vegetation. Breeds March to August. 1mile of the Planning Area. Meadows, grasslands, open rangelands, desert sinks, fresh and saltwater emergent Suitable habitat is present wetlands. Nests on ground, usually at marsh Circus cyaneus within the Planning Area. edge. Mostly nests in emergent wetland or MNBMC CSC Yes There are no previously along rivers or lakes, but may nest in Northern harrier recorded occurrences within grasslands, grain fields, or on sagebrush flats 1mile of the Planning Area. several miles from water. Breeds April to September. Suitable habitat is present Nests in and trees adjacent to within the Planning Area. Elanus leucurus grasslands oak woodland, edges of riparian MNBMC CFP Yes There are no previously habitats. Roosts communally, resident year- White-tailed kite recorded occurrences within round, and breeds February-October. 1mile of the Planning Area. Does not breed in CA. Uncommon winter Does not breed in CA; migrant from September to May. Frequents therefore, not considered in coastlines, open grasslands, savannahs, Falco columbarius this analysis. There are no MNBMC ~ woodlands, lakes, wetlands, edges, and No previously recorded Merlin early successional stages. Ranges from occurrences within 1mile of annual grasslands to ponderosa pine and the Planning Area. montane hardwood-conifer habitats. Suitable habitat is present Seasonal migrant in Bay Area; open country Falco peregrinus anatum within the Planning Area. near water where shorebirds feed. May American peregrine MNBMC SE Yes There is one previously nest in high cliffs near rivers, wetlands, lakes, falcon recorded occurrence within and human-made structures. 1mile of the Planning Area. GRUIFORMES (rails, cranes) Laterallus jamaicensis Wetlands, marshes, thickets. Nests with Suitable habitat is present MNBMC ST; CFP eggs have been documented from March Yes within the Planning Area. California black rail to June. There is one previously

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis recorded occurrence within 1mile of the Planning Area. Salt water and brackish marshes traversed Suitable habitat is present Rallus longirostris obsoletus by tidal sloughs in the vicinity of the San within the Planning Area. FE; MNBMC SE Francisco Bay. Typically associated with Yes There are four previously California clapper rail abundant growths of pickleweed and recorded occurrences within cordgrass. 1mile of the Planning Area. PASSERIFORMES (perching birds) Resident of the San Francisco Bay region, in Suitable habitat is present Geothlypis trichas sinuosa fresh and salt water marshes. Requires thick, within the Planning Area. Saltmarsh common MNBMC CSC continuous cover down to water surface for Yes There is one previously yellowthroat foraging and tall grasses, tule patches and recorded occurrence within willows for nesting. 1mile of the Planning Area. Resident of salt marshes bordering south Suitable habitat is present Melospiza melodia arm of San Francisco Bay. Inhabits within the Planning Area. pusillula MNBMC CSC pickleweed (Salicornia sp.) marshes and Yes There are two previously Alameda song sparrow nests low in Grindelia bushes (high enough recorded occurrences within to escape high tides) and in pickleweed. 1mile of the Planning Area. Primarily riparian and other lowland habitats Suitable habitat is present in California. In summer, restricted to within the Planning Area. Riparia riparia riparian, lacustrine, and coastal areas with MNBMC ST Yes There are no previously vertical banks, bluffs, and cliffs with fine- Bank swallow recorded occurrences within textured or sandy soils for nesting holes. 1mile of the Planning Area. Breeds early May to July. PELECANIFORMES (pelicans, cormorants) (Nesting colony) Colonial nester on coastal Suitable habitat is not present Pelacanus occidentalis islands just outside the surf line; nests on within the Planning Area. californicus FE; MNBMC ~ coastal islands of small to moderate size No There are no previously California brown pelican which afford immunity from attack by recorded occurrences within ground-dwelling predators. 1mile of the Planning Area. Suitable habitat is present Phalacrocorax auritus MNBMC ~ Brackish and freshwater habitats on lakes, Yes within the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Double-crested cormorant rivers, swamps, bays and coasts. There are no previously recorded occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. PROCELLARIIFORMES (tube-nosed seabirds) Short-tailed albatrosses require remote islands for breeding habitat. These birds nest in open, treeless areas with low, or no, Suitable habitat is not present vegetation. They spend much of their time within the Planning Area. Diomedea albatrus feeding in shelf-break areas of the Bering FE; MNBMC ~ No There are no previously Sea, Aleutian chain and in other Alaskan, Short-tailed albatross recorded occurrences within Japanese and Russian waters. They feed 1mile of the Planning Area. mainly on squid and have been recorded following ships to feed on scraps and fish offal. STRIGIFORMES (owls) Broad expanses of open land with low vegetation for nesting and foraging are required. In general, suitable habitat types Unlikely to occur, but include any area that has low vegetation marginally suitable habitat is Asio flammeus with some dry upland for nesting, and that present within the Planning MNBMC CSC supports a suitable prey base may be Yes Area. There are no previously Short-eared owl considered potential breeding habitat. recorded occurrences within Nests on ground generally in a slight 1mile of the Planning Area. depression often beside or beneath a bush or clump of grass. Many nests are near water but are generally on dry sites. Suitable habitat is present Open grasslands and shrublands up to 5,300 within the Planning Area. Athene cunicularia ft with low perches and small mammal There is one previously MNBMC CSC Yes Western burrowing owl burrows. Resident year-round. Breeds March recorded occurrence within through August. 1mile of the Planning Area.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Mammals Pallid bats roost in rock crevices, tree hollows, mines, caves, and a variety of Suitable habitat is present anthropogenic structures, including vacant within the Planning Area. Antrozous pallidus and occupied buildings and buildings, ~ CSC Yes There are no previously mines, and natural caves are utilized as Pallid bat recorded occurrences within roosts. Occurrence is primarily in arid 1mile of the Planning Area. habitats. Colonies are usually small and may contain 12-100 bats. Guadalupe fur seals only live on rocky coasts and in the caves found along these shores. They can dive to an average maximum depth of 17 meters for an Suitable habitat is not present Arctocephalus townsendi average of 2.5 minutes. The northernmost within the Planning Area. FT ~ border of the range of A. townsendi is the No There are no previously Guadalupe fur seal Channel Islands, CA. The southern range recorded occurrences within border is Cedros Island, Baja California, 1mile of the Planning Area. Mexico. The only current breeding area is on Guadalupe Island, 290 kilometers west of Baja California. The sei whale is a baleen whale (having baleen plates for filtering food from water, Suitable habitat is not present Balaenoptera borealis rather than having teeth). It can be found within the Planning Area. FE ~ worldwide in all oceans and adjoining seas, No There are no previously Sei whale and prefers deep off-shore waters. It tends recorded occurrences within to avoid polar and tropical waters and 1mile of the Planning Area. semi-enclosed bodies of water.

The blue whale is a baleen whale (having Suitable habitat is not present baleen plates for filtering food from water, Balaenoptera musculus within the Planning Area. FE ~ rather than having teeth). The blue whale is No There are no previously Blue whale the largest mammal, possibly the largest recorded occurrences within animal, to ever inhabit the earth. Blue 1mile of the Planning Area. whales may be found in all the oceans.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis They migrate to tropical-to-temperate waters during winter months to mate and give birth to calves. The finback whale is a baleen whale (having baleen plates for filtering food from water, rather than having teeth). It can be Suitable habitat is not present Balaenoptera physalus found worldwide in all oceans and in waters within the Planning Area. FE ~ ranging from the polar to the tropical. It is No There are no previously Fin (Finback) whale absent only from waters close to the ice recorded occurrences within pack at both the north and south poles and 1mile of the Planning Area. relatively small areas of water away from the large oceans. These bats hibernate in caves or mines where the temperature is 12oC (54oF) or less, but usually above freezing. Hibernation sites in caves often are near entrances in well- It is assumed that suitable ventilated areas. They hibernate in clusters habitat (caves, Sugarloaf of a few to more than 100 individuals. Corynorhinus townsendii Mountain area) may be Maternity colonies usually are located in ~ CSC Yes present within the Planning Townsend’s big-eared bat relatively warm parts of caves. No long- Area. There are no previously distance migrations are known. Like many recorded occurrences within other bats, they return year after year to the 1mile of the Planning Area. same roost sites. They are found in western Canada, the western to southern Mexico, and a few isolated populations in the eastern United States. The Planning Area is outside Dipodomys ventustus the known distribution range venustus Endemic to the Santa Cruz Sandhills. Inhabit for this species. There are no ~ ~ silverleaf manzanita mixed chaparral No previously recorded Santa Cruz kangaroo rat habitat. occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Eubalaena (=Balaena) FE ~ Right whales will spend much of their time No Suitable habitat is not present

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis glacialis near bays and peninsulas and in shallow, within the Planning Area. coastal waters. These whales inhabit the There are no previously Right whale temperate and subpolar waters of the north recorded occurrences within Atlantic and north Pacific oceans. 1mile of the Planning Area. Steller sea lions prefer colder waters over Suitable habitat is not present Eumetopias jubatus warm waters. Their range includes the North within the Planning Area. FT ~ Pacific Rim from northern Japan to No There are no previously Steller (=northern) sea-lion California, but most are found in the Gulf of recorded occurrences within Alaska and Aleutian Islands. 1mile of the Planning Area. Known distribution range Prefers forested (frequently coniferous) does not extend to San areas adjacent to lakes, ponds, and Lasionycteris noctivagans Mateo County. There are no ~ ~ streams. Summer roosts and nursery sites are No previously recorded Silver-haired bat in tree foliage, cavities, or under loose bark, occurrences within 1mile of sometimes in buildings. the Planning Area. These bats are found along the west coast and southwestern US and into Mexico where thought to hibernate in the winter. They are solitary creatures that roost in Suitable habitat is present Lasiurus blossevillii broad leaved trees, especially cottonwoods within the Planning Area. FSC CSC and willows in the foothills and lower Yes There are no previously Western red bat mountains of the southwest and in the recorded occurrences within and nut orchards of the west, where they 1mile of the Planning Area. resemble dried when they are curled up and asleep. They are often found near streams. Basically solitary, except for mother-young association; however, during migration, Suitable habitat is present Lasiurus cinereus groups of up to hundreds of individuals may within the Planning Area. ~ ~ form. Dispersed population allows little Yes There are two previously Hoary bat chance to obtain density figures. Those recorded occurrences within migrating through the western U.S. in fall go 1mile of the Planning Area. south at least into Mexico.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis Occurs in a wide variety of habitats ranging Suitable habitat is present in elevation from sea level to 2850 m (9350 within the Planning Area. Myotis thysanodes ft). Optimal habitats are pinyon-juniper, ~ ~ Yes There are no previously valley foothill hardwood and hardwood- Fringed myotis recorded occurrences within conifer. Roosts in caves, mines, buildings, 1mile of the Planning Area. and crevices. Suitable habitat is present Neotoma fuscipes Common to abundant in forest habitats of within the Planning Area. annectens moderate canopy and moderate to dense ~ CSC Yes There are no previously understory. Can be abundant in chaparral San Francisco dusky- recorded occurrences within habitats. footed woodrat 1mile of the Planning Area. The Planning Area is outside the known distribution range Nyctinomops macrotis This large crevice dweller feeds on for this species. There are no ~ CSC and can be found in rocky areas, day roosts No Big free -tailed bat previously recorded in rocky cliffs in southern coastal regions. occurrences within 1mile of the Planning Area. Sperm whales swim through deep waters to Suitable habitat is not present depths of 2 miles. Sperm whales roam the Physeter catodon within the Planning Area. deep waters of all the oceans, though they (=macrocephalus) FE ~ No There are no previously seldom approach polar ice fields and are recorded occurrences within Sperm whale most common in temperate and tropical 1mile of the Planning Area. latitudes. A small, dark brown, terrestrial mouse with a long tail. Confined to the salt marshes around the San Francisco Bay and the Suitable habitat is present Reithrodontomys Napa, Petaluma, Suisun marshes. It is within the Planning Area. raviventris FE CE; CFP commonly associated with dense growth of Yes There is one previously Salt-marsh harvest mouse pickleweed (Salicornia virginica). The mouse recorded occurrence within needs access to refuge/cover on high 1mile of the Planning Area. ground, especially during highest tides in winter. This species presumably feeds on

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Common Name Status Considered Habitat Description3 in Impact Rationale (Scientific Name) Federal1 State2 Analysis seeds of grasses and forbs as well as insects. This species favors light, sandy soils but is absent from heavily cultivated areas. It is The Planning Area is outside especially numerous on floodplains with the known distribution range Scapanus latimanus high soil moisture and a strong growth of for this species. There are no parvus ~ CSC forbs and soil invertebrates. This mole feeds No previously recorded on soil invertebrates, especially earthworms Alameda island mole occurrences within 1mile of and underground parts of plants. This the Planning Area. species is known only from Alameda Island, Alameda, Alameda County. Usually occurs in grassy meadows and other Suitable habitat is present moist open areas. Its known range includes Sorex vagrans halicoetes within the Planning Area. Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and ~ CSC Yes There are no previously Salt-marsh wandering Santa Clara counties. This shrew is an recorded occurrences within shrew opportunistic feeder, taking small 1mile of the Planning Area. , earthworms and slugs. Stout-bodied, primarily solitary species that hunts for ground squirrels and other small mammal prey in open grassland, cropland, Limited suitable habitat is Taxidea taxus deserts, savanna, and shrubland present within the Planning ~ CSC communities. Badgers have large home Yes Area. There are no previously American badger ranges and spend inactive periods in recorded occurrences within underground burrows. Badgers typically 1mile of the Planning Area. mate in mid- to late summer and give birth between March and April.

CODE DESIGNATIONS Federal status1: 2009 USFWS Listing State status2: 2009 CDFG Listing ESU = Evolutionary Significant Unit is a distinctive population. SE = Listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). FE = Listed as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA). ST = Listed as threatened under the CESA. FT = Listed as threatened under the FESA. CSC = Species of Concern as identified by the CDFG.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 FC = Candidate for listing (threatened or endangered) under FESA. CFP = Listed as fully protected under CDFG code. FD = Delisted in accordance with the FESA. CR = Rare in California. FPD = Federally Proposed to be Delisted. Other MNBMC = Migratory Nongame Bird of Management Concern, protected under SLC = Species of Local or Regional Concern or conservation significance (USFWS the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. 1998). Habitat description3: Habitat description information adapted from CNDDB (CDFG 2009) and www.natureserve.org.

General Plan Update City of San Mateo Appendix E of ADEIR April 2009 Federal Scientific Name Common Name Listing State Listing CNPS LOccurrence Count Acanthomintha duttonii San Mateo thorn-mint Endangered Endangered 1B.1 2 Actinemys marmorata western pond turtle None None 6 Allium peninsulare var. franciscanum Franciscan onion None None 1B.2 4 Amsinckia lunaris bent-flowered fiddleneck None None 1B.2 1 Antrozous pallidus pallid bat None None 1 Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus coastal marsh milk-vetch None None 1B.2 1 Athene cunicularia burrowing owl None None 1 Calicina minor Edgewood blind harvestman None None 1 Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus western snowy plover Threatened None 1 Chorizanthe cuspidata var. cuspidata San Francisco Bay spineflower None None 1B.2 1 Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale Crystal Springs fountain thistle Endangered Endangered 1B.1 1 Collinsia multicolor San Francisco collinsia None None 1B.2 2 Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris Point Reyes bird's-beak None None 1B.2 1 Danaus plexippus monarch butterfly None None 1 Dipodomys venustus venustus Santa Cruz kangaroo rat None None 1 Dirca occidentalis western leatherwood None None 1B.2 1 Eriophyllum latilobum San Mateo woolly sunflower Endangered Endangered 1B.1 1 Euphydryas editha bayensis Bay checkerspot butterfly Threatened None 2 Falco peregrinus anatum American peregrine falcon Delisted Endangered 1 Fritillaria biflora var. ineziana Hillsborough chocolate lily None None 1B.1 2 Fritillaria liliacea fragrant fritillary None None 1B.2 3 Geothlypis trichas sinuosa saltmarsh common yellowthroat None None 1 Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia short-leaved evax None None 1B.2 1 Hesperolinon congestum Marin western flax Threatened Threatened 1B.1 7 Hydrochara rickseckeri Ricksecker's water scavenger beetle None None 1 Ischnura gemina San Francisco forktail damselfly None None 1 Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat None None 2 Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus California black rail None Threatened 1 Lessingia arachnoidea Crystal Springs lessingia None None 1B.2 5 Malacothamnus arcuatus arcuate bush-mallow None None 1B.2 1 Malacothamnus davidsonii Davidson's bush-mallow None None 1B.2 1 Malacothamnus hallii Hall's bush-mallow None None 1B.2 1 Melospiza melodia pusillula Alameda song sparrow None None 2 Northern Coastal Salt Marsh Northern Coastal Salt Marsh None None 2 Nothochrysa californica San Francisco lacewing None None 1 Pentachaeta bellidiflora white-rayed pentachaeta Endangered Endangered 1B.1 1 Rallus longirostris obsoletus California clapper rail Endangered Endangered 4 Rana draytonii California red-legged frog Threatened None 3 Reithrodontomys raviventris salt-marsh harvest mouse Endangered Endangered 1 Serpentine Bunchgrass Serpentine Bunchgrass None None 2 Speyeria zerene myrtleae Myrtle's silverspot Endangered None 1 Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia San Francisco garter snake Endangered Endangered 3 Trifolium depauperatum var. hydrophilum saline clover None None 1B.2 1 Triphysaria floribunda San Francisco owl's-clover None None 1B.2 1