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November 1985 Vol. X No. 11 <br />~~ ~~ ~ r~ !rte ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ A ~~ ~i~ I~ ~f ~~ r~ ~ r~ r\ <br />Techn~ea! Bu[[etin Depar:men: of (n>:enor. U.S. Flsn and wildufE Service <br />EncangereC SoeGles Droeram, Wzsning:on. O.C. 2C2CO <br />Revised Plant Notice <br />TnE Fisn and Witdfife Service (FW51 <br />has publisneo an uopatec ano revised <br />n Oilce IOentlf yinO the va SC Ular Dlant laxa <br />nauve to the Unned Statestnat are being <br />reweweo for DossiDle eodroon to the <br />Feoeral List o' Enpa noerec and 7nreet- <br />ened Plants (F.F. 9•'30/65). A mayor pur- <br />DOSe Ot the nOLCe 15 10 aOhCit aCdlUOnel <br />comments on the status of these plants <br />and the tnreats they face in oraer to <br />a5slsl In peterminlOC whether Or n01 tD <br />propose lisunc foam unoer the Enoan- <br />OereC SDECieS ACt. - <br />Tne ioentiflec plants are placed into <br />one o` three categories: <br />Category 7 comprises those plants <br />for wnich the Fvt'S Was substantial <br />Daia on biological vulneraoiLry and <br />inreat5 10 suDpOn 2 prODOSaI t0 lis: <br />foam as Enganpered or Threatened. <br />Currently, mere are B?~ razz in this <br />category. Development ant publica- <br />tion of proposetl listing rWes on these <br />plants are anUClDateC, DU:. De0ause <br />01 the Large hUm De r. COUIO faze vEE rS. <br />Category 2 contains tax2 to' wnich <br />the available iniormavon mmcates <br />tnal prpbbsing IO IiS; roam as Encan- <br />OEIBC Or Tnrealened 15 possibly <br />a pDrDprlEie. DUt for wnich pOh CIUSIVe <br />Data On DI OIOOIbEI vulnerability and <br />tnreats sufficient to Drebare listing <br />pro DOSa15 are not currently known t0 <br />the FN'S. Further stuov will pe nece5- <br />sar_v tc asce.^,am the status of the <br />-- - , <br />1.623 razz m Gafeporv 2. r, Is hxerv' <br />roar somE will pe tonne to oe not rn <br />neetl Of Enoa nOereC Spepie5 Acf prC- <br />tecuon. wnile orners coufe De oeter- <br />mine0 m. Orealer Deiil 01 exLnCLOn <br />Inan 50 mE to%a In Gatepp/V t. <br />Tnose razz m Gateoones t and 2 are <br />consiaereC Dv foe F~n'S as caneipafes <br />for f uture listinc. Once again. Na wail nas <br />the la roes; number of candiOEIE plants <br />(~G7). toiiowep oy Galitorma 16x61. Flo~- <br />ipa (t76). ane ~ exas (t24). Catepones t <br />enC 2 also contain some razz whose sta- <br />IU5 in the reCeni past 15 known. Dul that <br />may aveaoy be exunc: m the wdC. <br />Category 3 is mane up o1 t.et~ razz <br />roar once were being consioerep for <br />listing as Enaanoereo or Tnreatenec. <br />Du; roar are no longer unoer cpnsio- <br />erallOn. I nerE 8re three SUDCale00- <br />rres: 3A-60 razz fo• which the Fw5 <br />nas Dersuasive evioence of extind- <br />tion: 3E-3t0 razz tna;. on the basis <br />01 current taxonomee unoers;ano+n5, <br />0o not meet the Endanberec Sbecies <br />ACt'S pelig iLOn D1 a •'aD0cie5"; enp <br />3C-toe t.0a~ razz tna; nave Deen <br />i0und t0 be wioe5preaC ano/or not <br />subject t0 anv igentillaDle tnrea:. <br />Until thev are listed 85 Encanoered Or <br />ThfeaieneC, none p7 1hE Dlan; Cand~- <br />bates receive 9~v kinC O' fecal Drote~ <br />Tror,; tioweve~. i; is the DDhcv D: ine FVdS <br />io aovise other abenues o` inese candi- <br />DateS when inbuiries ere mapE On SDE- <br />ties ina: arE aireapy listed Or proposed <br />for IISLnC. Feoeral Ian0-manapinp apen- <br />cres anC orners wrth me auinorrty to <br />conserve spetaes poor to tneir listinc <br />Un Oer 1nE Ac: now nave a more Up-fO- <br />bate ouipance pocument. Earlle~ con- <br />sioerauon Df tnese razz In the planning <br />process snould 1eaC to fewer potential <br />lane-use conflicts. since mere 15likely to <br />DE grazier fieXibillty when aCCOmmoaal- <br />inc the Weeps of sucn plants a: an early <br />stage. <br />Tne FN'S re0 nests anv addhional pate <br />on the plants Contained in the revised <br />nonce, as soon as possible and on e <br />continuing basis. Comments snoulC Oe <br />apdressep to the apdropriate fiedional <br />Directors laddresses on page 2 ottne <br />BULLETIN) or the Director (0E51. 500 <br />6royniN building, L'.S. Fish and Wiltllife <br />Service, wasninoton, D. C. 202x0. <br />GODieS o1 the plant nOtiCe are evailaDle <br />from the wasninoton oflicE. <br />