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buildings, etc.), were included in the miscellaneous category. The distribution of each type is <br />shown on Map 2.04.104. The total acreage of each type in the study area and proposed <br />permit area is shown in Table 2.04.10 -4 <br />The plant list resulting from the floristic surveys conducted with the study area is presented in <br />Attachment 2.04.10 -5 (formerly Peabody Appendix 10 -1). The list is arranged in alphabetical <br />order by plant morphological class. Species are identified according to scientific name, <br />common name, occurrence in the various vegetation types, and native or introduced. The list <br />includes 208 species of vascular plants. The morphological classes represented by the most <br />species in Attachment 2.04.10 -5 (formerly Peabody 10 -1) include perennial forbs (65), <br />perennial graminoids (46) and annual forbs (37). <br />The search of the Colorado Natural Areas Inventory data base indicated that no data are <br />available for the locality in which the study area occurs. However, both the uoioraao <br />Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicated that <br />Lu inus crassus (Payson lupine) could possible occur on the site. Payson lupine is a U.S. Fish <br />and Wildlife Service category 2 species. Category 2 species are candidates for listing as <br />endangered or threatened for which additional data are needed before listing can proceed. <br />Thorough searches of the study area, including searches of likely microhabitats, failed to <br />produce any specimens of Payson lupine. The searches also failed to produce any other plant <br />species of special concern. The results indicate that it is extremely unlikely that any such <br />species occur in the study, or proposed permit area. <br />A number of Colorado designated noxious weeds were found during the 1987 vegetation <br />surveys. The presence of these noxious and restricted weeds is not unexpected due to the <br />intensive agricultural activities and large amount of disturbed and abandoned areas within the <br />study area. There were four prohibited noxious weeds encountered during the studies. They <br />are: <br />Field bindweed <br />Jointed goat grass <br />Canada thistle <br />Hairy whitetop <br />(Convolvulus arvensis) <br />(Aegilops cylindrica) <br />(Cirsium arvense) <br />(Cardaria pubescens) <br />(Revised October 2009) 2.04.10-35 <br />