Botany

Special Status Plants | Watch List Plants

Seven sensitive plant species are known to occur in a variety of vegetation communities across the Pocatello Field Office region. In addition, seven “watch” species are documented and four sensitive species are suspected to occur in the area. These plants, their status and a general description of their habitat types are listed.

Sensitive Species are plants that may be globally or locally rare and somewhat endangered within their range. It is BLM policy to manage Sensitive Species as though they were Threatened or Endangered, in an effort to prevent them from becoming listed species in the future. Each proposed project within the Field Office is evaluated for potential effects to Sensitive Species. Watch Species are plants that current information suggests may warrant concern, but there is not enough information for classification as Sensitive.

The BLM uses the term "Special Status Plants" to include:
Type 1) Federally-listed and proposed species;
Type 2) Federal candidate species;
Type 3) State-listed species; and
Type 4) BLM sensitive and BLM watch species.

Watch List and Associated Vegetative Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Vegetation Type
Aspicilia fruticulos	Rimmed lichen	Low- and Mid-Elevation Shrub
Carex occidentalis	Western sedge	Mountain Shrub; Aspen/Aspen Conifer Mix; Riparian; and Dry Conifer
Carex tumulicola	Foothill sedge	Mid-Elevation Shrub/Mountain Shrub, Aspen/Aspen Conifer Mix, and Riparian
Cryptantha breviflora	Uinta Basin cryptantha	Mid-Elevation Shrub
Cymopterus ibapensis	Ibapah springparsley	Low- and Mid-Elevation Shrub
Juncus hallii	Hall’s rush	Riparian
Muhlenbergia racemosa	Marsh muhly	Riparian
Nassella viridula	Green needlegrass	Mid-Elevation Shrub
Pediocactus simpsonii	Simpson’s hedgehog cactus	Low- and Mid-Elevation Shrub, Mountain Shrub, Juniper

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