18. Attachment 6 - Botany References.pdf

Attachment A

TESP Target Species for SERAL G-Z Botany Surveys

Plant Code Scientific Name Common name ARNI14 Arctostaphylos nissenana Nissenan Manzanita BAMA3 Balsamorhiza macrolepis Big scale Balsamroot BOAS2 Botrychium ascendens Upswept Moonwort BOCR Botrychium crenulatum Scalloped Moonwort BOLI7 Botrychium lunaria Common moonwort BOMI Botrychium minganese Mingan moonwort BOMO Botrychium montanum Western Goblin BOPE4 Botrychium pedunculosum Stalked Moonwort BOPI Botrychium pinnatum Northwestern Moonwort BRBO2 Bruchia bolanderi Bolander’s Bruchia CACLA Calochortus clavatus var. avis Pleasant Valley Mariposa Lily CLAU2 Clarkia australis Small's Southern Clarkia CLBIA Clarkia biloba ssp. Australis Mariposa Clarkia CYMO2 Cypripedium montanum Mountain Ladyslipper DIPU Diplacus pulchellus Pansy Monkeyflower ERLUS Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuarium Jack’s Buckwheat ERTU Erythronium tuolumnense Tuolumne Fawn Lily HOPA2 Horkelia parryi Parry's Horkelia HUBR Hulsea brevifolia Short Leaved Hulsea IRHAC Iris hartwegii ssp. Columbiana Tuolumne Iris LEKEH Lewisia kelloggii ssp. Hutchinsonii Hutchison’s Lewisia LEKEK Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii Kellogg’s Lewisia

Attachment B

STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST

Suitable Habitat – Survey Method for

SENSITIVE PLANTS

Table 1-1. Summary, of elevation, habitat and geographic range for sensitive plant species on the Stanislaus National Forest.

Species Elevation Known or Suspected Ranger Districts, Habitat

Type, Geographic Range Arctostaphylos nissenana Nissenan manzanita

1,450-3,650’ Calaveras, Groveland, Mi-Wok. Ancient tropical soils, often with slate or shale, usually with low to moderately low pH. Similar to HOPA sites.

Balsamorhiza macrolepis big-scale balsamroot

0-5,000’ Groveland, Mi-Wok, Calaveras. Openings in mixed chaparral or yellow pine forest. Possible in open Sierran mixed conifer.

Botrychium ascendens upswept moonwort

4,800-11,000’ Summit, Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Groveland.

Calcareous or andesitic mineral influenced openings of wet meadows, fens, seeps, or riparian areas. (Bigelow Pass – A. Colwell 2009)

Botrychium crenulatum scalloped moonwort

4,800-12,000’ Calaveras, Groveland, Summit, Mi- Wok. Calcareous or andesitic mineral influenced moist to saturated soils in meadows, seeps, springs, riparian areas; “stabilized margins of small streams, often among dense herbaceous vegetation” (Farrar, Clines draft Cons. Assess spp profile 2009).

Botrychium lunaria (B. neolunaria sp. nov. ined.)

common moonwort

6,200-11,500’ Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Summit, Groveland. Moist, well-drained soils; meadows, streamsides, seeps & springs, sparsely vegetated scree slopes; deep woods or open areas.

Botrychium minganense Mingan moonwort

4,800-10,200’ Calaveras, Groveland, Summit, Mi-Wok.

Variable habitats: dense shade to open sun, dry to saturated; riparian areas, small streams, meadows, fens, conifer forest. Calcareous, andesitic or basaltic soils influenced.

Botrychium montanum western goblin

4,800-7,000’ Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Summit, Groveland. Moist to saturated soils high in organic matter. Meadows, fens, seeps and streamsides in mixed conifer forests. Open sun or dense shade.

Calocedrus decurrens associate. Andesitic influenced.

Botrychium pedunculosum stalked moonwort

4,800-7,000 Groveland, Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Summit. Moist habitats incl. meadows, seeps, springs, riparian areas. Calocedrus decurrens associate. Open to closed canopy. Andesitic influenced.

Botrychium pinnatum northwestern moonwort

6,000-9,500 Summit, Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Groveland. Moist grassy sites, shrubby slopes; open or closed canopy; meadows, streamsides; Calcareous or andesitic mineral influenced (Bond Pass).

Bruchia bolanderi Bolander’s Bruchia

5,000-9,000' Mi-Wok, Summit, Calaveras, Groveland. Damp, vertical soil surfaces;

meadows, streams, upturned tree roots.

Sporophytes appear in September.

Calochortus clavatus var. avius Pleasant Valley mariposa lily

2,800-6,000’ Calaveras. Openings in mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests, southerly aspects. Rocky soils with surface rocks and cobbles readily apparent.

Clarkia australis Small's southern Clarkia

3,000-5,000' Groveland, Mi-Wok. Openings in ponderosa pine/bear clover, oak/manzanita. Usually south, SE or SW aspects. Refer to shapefile for boundary.

Clarkia biloba ssp. australis Mariposa Clarkia

1,500-4,600' Groveland, Mi-Wok. Mostly open sites in chaparral, ponderosa pine, oak habitats from Table Mtn. south to city of Mariposa, esp.

Merced River Canyon.

Cypripedium montanum mountain ladyslipper

3,500-6,500' Calaveras, Groveland, Mi-Wok, Summit. Deep, loamy soils with heavy duff layer, under dense canopy, Douglas-fir, fir/pine. Little or no recent disturbance in microsite.

Diplacus pulchellus pansy monkeyflower

2,500-5,500' Calaveras, Groveland, Mi-Wok, Summit. Meadows, seeps, vernally wet sites. Often on volcanic “lava caps.” Usually on gentle slopes.

Eriogonum luteolum var.

saltuarium Jack’s buckwheat

5,500-8,000 Summit, Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Groveland. Sandy granitic flats and slopes, sagebrush communities, montane conifer woodlands.

Erythronium tuolumnense Tuolumne fawn lily

1,200-5,000' Mi-Wok, Calaveras, Groveland. North-facing canyons, riparian areas, rocky areas with subsurface water flow, Stanislaus River, N.Fork Tuolumne River & its tributaries, Main Tuolumne River.

Horkelia parryi Parry's horkelia

0-3,500' Groveland, Mi-Wok, Calaveras. Soils with low pH: including Josephine- Dystric Lithic assoc.

(Map unit #157 & 103) & Josephine-Sites families complex (Map unit #161).

Hulsea brevifolia short-leaved Hulsea

4,900-8,500 Groveland. Part shade in red fir forest, upper montane forest, on sandy or gravelly soils.

(Tuolumne & Merced Groves of Big Trees, YNP)

Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana Tuolumne iris

1,350-4,600’ Mi-Wok. Open or partly shaded yellow pine forest, foothill woodland.

Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Hutchison’s Lewisia

4,800-7,000’ Mi-Wok, Calaveras, Groveland, Summit. Ridge tops or open flats with sandy granitic soils or on volcanic “lava caps.”

Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii Kellogg’s Lewisia

5,000-11,000 Calaveras, Mi-Wok, Summit, Groveland. Open gravelly or sandy flats in mixed conifer and subalpine forest.

Table 1-2. Sensitivity to management activities of Sensitive plant species on the Stanislaus National Forest.

Species Sensitivity to Management* Arctostaphylos nissenana Med Balsamorhiza macrolepis Med Botrychium ascendens Med Botrychium crenulatum High Botrychium lunaria Med Botrychium minganense High Botrychium montanum High Botrychium pedunculosum High Botrychium pinnatum Med Bruchia bolanderi Med Calochortus clavatus var. avius Med Clarkia australis Med Clarkia biloba ssp. australis Med Cypripedium montanum High Diplacus pulchellus High Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuarium High Erythronium tuolumnense Med Horkelia parryi High Hulsea brevifolia Med Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana Med Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Med Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii Med

* High – plant is intolerant of the activity; Medium – plant has some tolerance for the activity;

Low – plant would tolerate the activity

Table 1-3. Sensitive plant survey method matrix.

Sensitivity to Management Survey Method High Intuitive controlled; complete Med Intuitive controlled; complete Low Intuitive controlled

• This table gives the minimum survey method for project reconnaissance. If occurrences of Sensitive Plants are found, additional survey work may be needed. Survey types are defined below.

Intuitive Controlled:

An intuitive controlled survey is a complete survey of habitats with the highest potential for supporting the target species and a less intense survey of all other habitats present. During an intuitive controlled survey, surveyors walk transects spaced apart such that microhabitat can be identified within a matrix of unsuitable habitat. When suitable microhabitat is found, a complete survey is conducted within the suitable microhabitat area.

Complete:

The complete survey method involves walking transects spaced such that there is 100 percent visual coverage of the microhabitat at a level necessary to identify the target plant species.

Attachment C – Habitat Suitability Criteria

[EXAMPLE] Table 1. Target TES plant taxa, blooming period and elevation range, and habitat.

Project Unit TES Plant Taxon Bloom Period/Elevation

Range Habitat

Area 1 Nisseanan Manzanita Arctostaphylos nissenana

February – April; 1,500- 4,000’

Open rocky shale ridges, chaparral, woodland, closed-cone forest. On ancient tropical soils, usually with low to moderately low pH.

Attachment D- Attribute Tables

Attachment E – STF Noxious Weed List for G-Z

Russian knapweed Acroptilon repens perennial jointed goat grass Aegilops cylindrica annual grass three-awned goat grass Aegilops neglecta annual grass barbed goat grass Aegilops triuncialis annual grass tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima deciduous tree capeweed Arctotheca calendula annual prostrate capeweed Arctotheca prostrata perennial herb giant reed Arundo donax perennial grass-wet drainages, ponds black mustard Brassica nigra perennial cheat grass Bromus tectorum annual grass plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides ssp.

acanthoides biennial

Italian thistle Carduus pycnocephalus ssp.

pycnocephalus annual slenderflower thistle Carduus tenuiflorus annual smooth distaff thistle Carthamus creticus annual woolly distaff thistle Carthamus lanatus annual purple star-thistle Centaurea calcitrapa annual to perennial diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa annual to perennial Iberian star-thistle Centaurea iberica annual to biennial

(perennial?)

tocalote Centaurea melitensis annual yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis annual spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp.

micranthos perennial squarrose knapweed Centaurea virgata ssp.

squarrosa perennial rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea perennial Canada thistle Cirsium arvense perennial bull thistle Cirsium vulgare biennial field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis perennial vine jubata grass Cortaderia jubata perennial grass pampas grass Cortaderia selloana perennial grass Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon perennial Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius deciduous shrub foxglove Digitalis purpurea biennial herb stinkwort Dittrichia graveolens annual herb Medusahead grass Elymus caput-medusae annual grass quackgrass Elymus repens perennial grass oblong spurge Euphorbia oblongata perennial leafy spurge Euphorbia virgata perennial fennel Foeniculum vulgare perennial French broom Genista monspessulana deciduous shrub shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana annual herb hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata aquatic herb Klamathweed Hypericum perforatum ssp.

perforatum perennial dyers woad Isatis tinctoria perennial perennial sweetpea Lathyrus latifolius perennial whitetop Lepidium appelianum perennial lens-podded hoary cress Lepidium chalepense perennial heart-podded hoary cress Lepidium draba perennial perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium perennial, wet sites oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare perennial Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica ssp.

dalmatica perennial purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria perennial parrot feather watermilfoil Myriophyllum aquaticum aquatic herb Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum aquatic herb American pokeweed Phytolacca americanum var.

americanum perennial black locust Robinia pseudoacacia deciduous Himalayan blackberry Rubus armeniacus perennial vine cutleaf blackberry Rubus laciniatus Perennial vine Russian thistle, tumbleweed Salsola tragus annual bouncing bet, soapwort Saponaria officinalis perennial milk thistle Silybum marianum annual or biennial tumble mustard Sisymbrium altissimum annual white horse-nettle Solanum elaeagnifolium perennial Johnsongrass Sorghum halepense perennial, large grass Spanish broom Spartium junceum deciduous shrub puncturevine Tribulus terrestris annual, prostrate herb Gorse Ulex europaeus thorny perennial shrub woolly mullein Verbascum thapsus perennial, lg. fuzzy leaves

Attachment F – Botany Flagging Protocol

Sensitive plants and noxious weeds should be fully flagged. The main purpose of flagging TESP and IS is to protect sensitive plants from impact and prevent weed dispersal by people and equipment.

IMPORTANT: Flagging must be placed so that equipment operators see it before damage to plant or habitat occurs. Do not just flag along the road and do not flag inside a lava cap. The equipment operator will not approach from inside a lava cap (as equipment is not allowed), and may make some other approach than from the road or from inside a vegetation gap.

Botany flagging colors (do not substitute!):

orange & black candy stripe = Rare/Sensitive Plants orange with “NOXIOUS WEEDS” printed in black = Weeds/non-natives orange ‘stake chaser’ (a.k.a ‘whisker stakes’ on lava caps, secured in the ground by large nails when trees or shrubs are lacking to hang flagging.)

Note: yellow & black candy stripe = hazards but could be mute (i.e., inactive beehive). Use extra situational awareness.

Streamers should be single, except as follows:

• 2 streamers = abrupt turn in the flag line

• 3 streamers (placed on one branch but conspicuously 3) = to mark IS at that point (can be used in lieu of flagging a polygon to mark isolated IS when marking a polygon is not practical)

Flagging practices for weeds and sensitive plants:

• Flag patch perimeter except isolated individuals that can be conspicuously flagged using three flags. Use professional judgement for mapping individuals versus patches so that it is clear and visible what should be avoided with equipment.

• Buffers: For project implementation (this applies to all surveys), buffers are required to prevent accidental incursion into occurrences/polygons by at least 10 feet for invasive and sensitive species. The exception is for individuals of IS that can be conspicuously flagged. Use best judgement to widen buffer based on visibility of flagging and sensitivity/ecology of the species. For example, when adjacent compaction or excavation could alter soil moisture or removal of overstory alters shade conditions or mycorrhizal connections of a sensitive species, the buffer should be increased to protect these elements and noted in the survey record.

• Visibility: Keep in mind flagging is for people operating equipment and/or who are not searching for flagging.

• Space every 10 to 20 feet, closer if needed to ensure visibility, and use your judgement in terms of visibility of one piece of flag to the next, but not more than 20 feet apart.

• Away from/outside – not inside the site requiring protection so flagging is visible before entering the site.

• High enough that it is visible from the cab of heavy equipment, over the dozer blade, front loader bucket or excavator bucket or masticator head. (i.e., minimum 5 feet high and higher where you can manage it).

• Long enough to flap in the wind and but not long enough to get tangled in vegetation, ideally 6-8 inches.

• When hanging on trees, knots should not be so tight the flagging strangulates vascular tissues, but flagging must last several years. Placement is best near terminal end of strong dead wood, or live wood, but not green shoots.

• Wrap flagging twice around the branch then tie a square knot, not a granny knot or half hitch.

Square knot is persistent on the branch and can be used to aide reflagging.

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