December 2012 Number 1 - Utah Native Plant Society
December 2012 Number 1 - Utah Native Plant Society
December 2012 Number 1 - Utah Native Plant Society
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Pot Score<br />
Min Score<br />
Trend<br />
Threat<br />
Intrin Rar<br />
Hab Spec<br />
# Indiv<br />
# Pops<br />
Range<br />
<strong>Utah</strong> <strong>Native</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
Appendix 1. UNPS Rare <strong>Plant</strong> List: Extremely High Priority Species<br />
The following table lists 31 species scored as Extremely High priority for conservation attention in <strong>Utah</strong> based on the<br />
Wyoming protocol ranking system. Species are listed alphabetically by family and scientific name. Synonyms for<br />
family and species names are included in parentheses. See text for an explanation of the seven ranking criteria and<br />
scoring methods used to derive the minimum and potential scores. County codes are explained in Table 3. Legal<br />
Status: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service (USFS) Sensitive = S; US Fish and Wildlife Service<br />
(USFWS) Candidate = C, Endangered = E, Proposed = P; Threatened = T.<br />
Family Species Common Name<br />
County Dist.<br />
& Legal Status<br />
Agavaceae<br />
Yucca sterilis<br />
(Y. harrimaniae var. s.)<br />
Creeping yucca 2 1 1 U 1 1 U 6 8 Dch?, Uin;<br />
BLM:S<br />
Asteraceae<br />
(Compositae)<br />
Townsendia aprica<br />
Last Chance townsendia<br />
2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 7 Emr, Sev, Way;<br />
USFWS: T<br />
Brassicaceae<br />
(Cruciferae)<br />
Lepidium barnebyanum<br />
Schoenocrambe<br />
argillacea<br />
(Hesperidanthus a.)<br />
Schoenocrambe<br />
barnebyi<br />
(Hesperidanthus b.)<br />
Schoenocrambe<br />
suffrutescens<br />
(Hesperidanthus s.)<br />
Barneby’s pepperwort<br />
2 1 1 1 U 1 U 6 8 Dch; USFWS: E<br />
Clay reed-mustard 2 1 1 1 U 1 U 6 8 Uin; USFWS: T<br />
Barneby’s reedmustard<br />
Shrubby reedmustard<br />
Cactaceae Pediocactus despainii Despain’s pincushion<br />
cactus<br />
2 1 1 1 U 1 U 6 8 Emr, Way;<br />
USFWS: E<br />
2 1 1 1 U 1 1 7 8 Dch, Uin;<br />
USFWS: E<br />
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 Emr, Way;<br />
USFWS: E<br />
Pediocactus winkleri<br />
Sclerocactus brevispinus<br />
(S. whipplei var. ilseae)<br />
Sclerocactus wrightiae<br />
Winkler’s pincushion<br />
cactus<br />
Pariette hookless<br />
cactus<br />
Wright’s fishhook<br />
cactus<br />
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 Way; USFWS: T<br />
2 1 1 1 1 1 U 7 8 Dch, Uin;<br />
USFWS: T<br />
2 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 Emr, Way;<br />
USFWS: E<br />
Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens var.<br />
gigantea<br />
(Not recognized by<br />
Holmgren et al. <strong>2012</strong>)<br />
Giant fourwing<br />
saltbush<br />
2 1 1 1 U 1 U 6 8 Jub; BLM: S<br />
Cyperaceae Carex specuicola Navajo sedge 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 Snj; USFWS:T<br />
Originally on<br />
High priority list<br />
Fabaceae<br />
(Leguminosae)<br />
Astragalus<br />
ampullarioides<br />
Shivwits milkvetch<br />
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 Wsh; USFWS: E<br />
Astragalus anserinus<br />
Goose Creek milkvetch<br />
2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 7 Box; BLM: S;<br />
USFS: S;<br />
USFWS: C<br />
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