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November 1985 Vol. X No. 11 -cam c-c ~ ~c~~ = z_~. ' Deparment of Interior. U.S. Fisn and Wiltllife Service Tec h n ~ ca I B u l i et E n Endangered Species Program, Washington, D.C. 20240 Revised Plant Notice The Fish antl Wildlife Service (FWS) has published en updated antl revised hO21Ce Ideh111ylhg the vascular pleOt Ia%a native to the United States toot are being reviewed for possible etldition to the Federal List of Entlandere0 and Threat- ened Plants (F.R. 9/30/BSf. A major pur- pose of the notice Is to solicit agditional comments on the status of these plants and the ihreel5 they race in Order t0 assist In determining whether Or not to propose Ilsting them under the Entlan- geretl Species Act. The Identified plants are placed into One Of three CategOfles: Category 1 comprises those plants 10r which the FWS h85 SuOStahtial data on biological vulnerability antl threats t0 Support a prgpOSal t0 lisl them as Endangered or Threatened. Currently, mere are 894 taxa in this category. Development antl publica- • Lon of proposed listing rules on these plants are enlicipated. but. because Ot the lerpe number. COUItl take veers. Category 2 contains taxa for which the aVellable Inl OfmatlOn Indicates thel proposing IO IiSt them a5 Endan- gerec or Threatened is possibly appfOpriale. butfOr which C011CWSive tlala on biological vulnerability and }hr~~ts sUfflCiehi t0 prepare IlSting propg$al$ are nOl CUrrehtly known TO the FWS. Furtner stUgy will be nece5- sary t0 ascertain the slat u5 O} the • 1.623 taxa In Category 2. It is likely that some will be found to be not in need of Endangered Species Act pro- leCtlOn, while Others COUId be tleter- mined m greater peril OI extincbon roan some taza In Category 1. ~ Those taxa in Categories 1 antl 2 are considered by the FWS as cantlidates for f uture Ilsting. Once again, Hawaii has the largest number df Can tlitlate plants (747). followed oy California 1648), Flor- ida (176). and Texas (124). Categories 1 8hd 2 8150 gOnlaln Some is%e whOSe sla- lUS in the recent past Is known, bill that may already be extinct in the wild. Category 3 is matle up of 1,414 texa that once were being considered for listing as Endangered or Threatened, bul that 81e h0 IO r1Oer Ur10er gOnsld- erallOn. There ere three sllbgaleg0- ries: 3A-60 taxa for which the FWS has persuasive evidence o1 extinc- tion; 36-310 faze roar, on the basis of current taxonomic understanding, tlo not meet the Endangered Species Act's tlefinitiOn of a "species"; antl 3C-the 1.044 taxa that have been fountl to be widespread antl/or not Subject t0 any itlentifiable threat. Until they ere listed as Endang_eretl Or Threatened, none of the plant canCi- dates receive any kind Oi lea a.l~rOtec= tlOh; hOweve r, it is the pOIICV Of the FWS t0 2tlvise Other agencies Ot these Cantll- dale5 When IOq Woes are ma0e On Spe-- ties that are already listed or proposetl for Ilsting. Federal land-managing agen- cles and Others with the authority t0 Conserve species prior 10 their IistlOg Undef the ACl now have 8 more up-f0- date guidance document. Earlier con- sideration of these raze in the planning process should lead to fewer potential lantl-use conflicts. since there is likely t0 be greatertlexibillty when accommotlat- ing the needs o1 such plants at an early stage. The FWS requests any atlditional data On the plants contained in the revised notice, as soon as possible and on a COntlnlling basis. Comments shOLld be addressed to the appropriate Regional Directors laddresses on page 2 of the BULLETIN) or the Director (OES). 500 Broyhill Building, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D. C. 20240. Copies Of the plant notice are available 1rOm the W85hlfiOlOn Of}iCe. 5-13