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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-9 SPECIES NAME LEGAL NOXIOUS STATUS1 LOCATION OF SPECIES (ROUTE SEGMENT) TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES TOTAL ACRES DOCUMENTED WITHIN ROW3 WASHINGTON COUNTY2 Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum Class C G, K 3b, NNR-5 3 <0.1 Common catsear Hypochaeris radicata Class B G, K 3c 1 0.3 Perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium Class B G, K, Y 1b, 1c, 3c 11 0.7 Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica Class B B, G, K, Y NNR-2 2 0.6 Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Class B B, G, K, Y 3c, NNR-2 2 <0.1 Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium Class B B, G, K, Y 1b, 1c, 3b, 3c 8 0.1 Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea Class C G, K, Y 3c, NNR-2 3 1.2 Common reed (non- native genotype) Phragmites australis Class B B, G 3c 1 0.1 Sulphur cinquefoil Potentilla recta Class B G,K,Y NNR-5 1 <0.1 Cereal rye Secale cereale Class C B, G 3c 1 <0.1 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Class C B, G 3c 2 2.1 Puncturevine Tribulus terrestris Class B G, K, Y 3c 7 16.1 Sources: 1 WSNWCB 2015; Benton County Noxious Weed Control Board 2015; Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County 2015; Yakima County Noxious Weed Board 2015; Kittitas County Noxious Weed Control Board 2015. 2 County Noxious Weed Lists: B=Benton; G=Grant; K=Kittitas; Y=Yakima. 3 Portions of route segments and the majority of Route Segment MR-1 were not surveyed because of route adjustments that were made following completion of the surveys. Acreages are approximate and include a buffer, where appropriate. 4 Burningbush was not mapped due to its ubiquitous and often dominant nature across most accessible federal lands. 5 Russian olive was not included on the prior Washington State Noxious Weed List used for the surveys, but is on the 2015 list and has been included here. 3.2.2.3 Special Status Plant Species Special status plant species for this analysis includes plant species currently listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) as Threatened or Endangered and species proposed for federal listing as Threatened or Endangered. It also includes species listed by the USFWS as Candidates for federal listing under the ESA and species designated as federal Species of Concern (SOC). Candidate species receive no statutory protection under the ESA; however, the USFWS encourages cooperative conservation efforts for these species because they are, by definition, species that may warrant future protection under the ESA. Federal SOCs are species that may be rare or declining, but are not formally listed under the ESA. Additionally, special status plant species also include those species listed by Washington State as Endangered, Threatened, or Sensitive and designated by the BLM as Sensitive Species for the State of Washington. The designation of special status plant species in this document refers to any plant species currently included on any of these lists. The special status plant species list was developed utilizing the following data: • Special status species known to occur Benton, Grant, Kittitas, and Yakima counties;