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V. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES <br />U <br />C~ <br />• <br />Based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Natural <br />Heritage Program (USFWS, 1994, CNHP, 1994) the only plant species in the area of the <br />RPE area listed or eligible for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act is <br />Penstemon mensarum (Grand Mesa penstemon). In their envvonmental assessment for <br />the adjacent Box Canyon lease tract, BLM found that there was no designated critical <br />habitat for any listed threatened or endangered species (BLM, 1994). In our numerous <br />traverses of the RPE area, no penstemon species were observed, nor was likely habitat for <br />Penstemon mensarum identified. <br />On September 25, 1995, Dr. Robert Dorn conducted a pedestrian survey for individuals of <br />Penstemon mensarum on the RPE area. No individuals were found. A complete report is <br />found in Westec, 1995. <br />-12- <br />