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• <br />• <br />Giant helleborine. This species occupies "seeps on sandstone cliffs and hillsides, springs, <br />sometimes hot springs. Elev. 4800 -8000 ft." According to the distribution maps, this species <br />only occurs in Montrose County approximately 35 miles to the west and 30 miles to the <br />northwest of the proposed project area. Given the complete absence of "seeps on sandstone <br />cliffs and hillsides, springs, sometimes hot springs," it is impossible for this plant to occur on this <br />site. <br />Kachina daisy. This species is reported to occur on "saline soils in alcoves and seeps in canyon <br />walls. Elev. 4800 -5600 ft." According to the distribution maps, this species only occurs in <br />Montrose County approximately 35 miles to the west and northwest of the proposed project area. <br />Given the total absence of "saline soils in alcoves and seeps in canyon walls," in the proposed <br />NHN Mine permit area, it is impossible for this plant to occur on this site. <br />Clay - loving wild buckwheat. This species occurs on "mancos shale badlands, in salt desert <br />shrub community. Elev. 5200 -6400 ft." According to the distribution maps, this species only <br />occurs in Montrose County in the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Valleys in the eastern portion of <br />the county. Given the total absence of "mancos shale badlands, in salt desert shrub community," <br />in the proposed NHN Mine permit area, it is highly unlikely, if not next to impossible for this <br />plant to occur on this site. <br />Black Canyon milk. This species occupies "cracks on vertical walls, narrow ledges, and cliff <br />rims Grows in gneiss. Elev. 5200 -6400 ft." According to the distribution maps, this species only <br />occurs in Montrose County in the extreme eastern portion, next to Gunnison County. Given the <br />total absence of "cracks on vertical walls, narrow ledges, and cliff rims," in the proposed NHN <br />Mine permit area, it is impossible for this plant to occur on this site. <br />Colorado desert - parsley. This species is reported to occur on "adobe hills and plains on rocky <br />soils derived from Mancos Formation shale. Associated with shrub communities dominated by <br />sagebrush, shadscale, greasewood, or shrub oak. Elev. 5500 -7000 ft." According to the <br />distribution maps, this species only occurs in Montrose County in the extreme eastern portion, <br />next to Gunnison County. Given the complete absence of "adobe hills and plains on rocky soils <br />derived from Mancos Formation shale. Associated with shrub communities dominated by <br />sagebrush, shadscale, greasewood, or shrub oak," in the proposed NHN Mine permit area, it is <br />extremely unlikely, if not impossible for this plant to occur on this site. <br />Payson lupine. This species occurs on "pinyon juniper woodlands, or clay barrens derived from <br />Chinle or Mancos Formation Shales. Draws and washes with sparse vegetation. Elev. 5000 -5800 <br />ft." According to the distribution maps, this species occurs in Montrose County approximately <br />10 miles to the west and south of the proposed project area. Given the absence of "pinyon - <br />juniper woodlands or clay barrens derived from Chinle or Mancos Formation Shales. Draws and <br />washes with sparse vegetation," in the proposed NHN Mine permit area, it is extremely unlikely, <br />if not impossible for this plant to occur on this site. <br />Section 2.04.10 Page 27 April 2011 <br />