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According to these two documents, one species (Clay -loving wild buckwheat) has a Federal <br />status of being an endangered taxa (E), meaning that has been formally listed under the <br />Endangered Species Act. A second species (Colorado Hookless Cactus) has a Federal status of <br />being a Threatened taxa (T), one that has been formally listed under the Endangered Species Act. <br />Four species are listed as have a Federal status of C2, (Kachina daisy, Colorado desert -parsley, <br />Payson lupine and Adobe beardtongue) meaning that they were formerly listed under a Notice of <br />Review to be classified as being either Endangered or Threatened species under the protection of <br />the Endangered Species Act, but "for which current information indicates that proposing to list <br />as endangered or threatened is possible, but appropriate or substantial biological information is <br />not on file to support an immediate rulemaking." <br />Four species are listed to have a Federal status of 3C, (Grand Junction milkvetch, Naturita <br />milkvetch, Wetherill milkvetch and Black Canyon gilia) meaning that they were formerly listed <br />under a Notice of Review to be either classified as being either Endangered or Threatened <br />species under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, but "that have proven to be more <br />abundant or widespread than was previously believed, and/or those that are not subject to any <br />identifiable threat." <br />Two species have no Federal status specified (Eastwood desert -parsley and Little penstemon). <br />All of the remaining species have either a Sensitive designation on Bureau of Land Management <br />(BLM) and Forest Service (FS) lands. On FS lands, the Sensitive designation means that these <br />are plant species that have "identified by the Regional Forester for which the population viability <br />is a concern as evidenced by: a. Significant current or predicted trends in population numbers or <br />density" and/or "significant current or predicted downward trends in habitat capability that <br />would reduce a species' existing distribution." The Sensitive designation on BLM lands means <br />that these plants are "those species found on public lands, designated by a State Director that <br />could easily become endangered or extinct in a State. The protection provided by these sensitive <br />species is the same as that provided for C2 candidate species. <br />The published habitat descriptions and map locations as found in the Colorado Rare Plant Field <br />Guide addresses the potential occurrence of each of the 16 species of potential Rare or <br />Endangered Plants which could potentially occur on the proposed NHN Mine permit area are <br />addressed in the following discussion. <br />Southern maiden -hair fern. This species is reported to occur in habitats consisting of "dripping <br />cliffs and seeps, especially on sandstone or calcareous rocks or in highly mineralized soil." <br />Section 2.04. 10 Page 31 of 36 June 2016 (TR -14) <br />