Laserfiche WebLink
22 <br /> <br />6.3.2 Special-Status Plant Species <br />Special-status plant species include species listed as Rare, Threatened, or Endangered by the <br />USFWS (2022a) or by the State of California (CDFW 2022a). Federal Proposed and Candidate <br />species (USFWS, 2022b) are also special-status species. Special-status species also include <br />species listed on List 1A, List 1B, or List 2 of the CNPS Inventory (Skinner and Pavlik, 1994; <br />CNPS 2022). All species in the above categories fall under state regulatory authority under the <br />provisions of CEQA, and may also fall under federal regulatory authority. Considered special- <br />status species are species included on List 3 (Plants About Which We Need More Information—A <br />Review List) or List 4 (Plants of Limited Distribution—A Watch List) of the CNPS Inventory. <br />These species are considered to be of lower sensitivity and generally do not fall under specific state <br />or federal regulatory authority. Specific mitigation considerations are not generally required for List <br />3 and List 4 species. <br />Attachment 2, Table 2 includes a list of special-status plants with the potential to occur within or <br />in the immediate vicinity of the Property based on a review of the surrounding quads. The <br />special-status plant species identified by the CNDDB as potentially occurring on the Property are <br />known to grow only from specific habitat types. The specific habitats or “micro-climate” <br />necessary for many of the plant species to occur are not found within the boundaries of the <br />Property. The Property includes foothill grassland habitat, including areas with clay soils, which <br />provide potential habitat for special-status plant species. Occurrences of special-status plants <br />within a five-mile radius of the Property are described in detail (Attachment 1, Figure 6). <br />Four special status plants species were determined to have a potential to occur on the Property <br />based on present habitat types and nearby CNDDB occurrences. None of these species have any <br />CNDDB occurrences within five miles of the Property. Additional information on the required <br />habitat types for each species can be found in Table 2. <br />• Bent-flowered fiddleneck (Amsinckia grandiflora). CNPS 1B.2. <br />• Big-scale balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrolepis var. macrolepis). CNPS 1B.2. <br />• Mount Diablo fairy-lantern (Calochortus pulchellus). CNPS 1B.2 <br />• Santa Cruz tarplant (Holocarpha macradenia). Federally Threatened, CA Endangered, <br />CNPS 1B.1 <br />Targeted botanical surveys were not conducted during these species blooming periods. The site <br />visit and wetland delineation were conducted during the blooming period of the Santa Cruz