Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
901 South Stewart Street, Suite 5002 • Carson City, Nevada 89701-5245
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PLANT AND ANIMAL WATCH LIST
(15 August 1999)
NOTE: THIS LIST IS OUTDATED AND IS MAINTAINED FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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As of the date above, this Watch List includes taxa that may qualify as sensitive animals or plants in the future, or that recently have been removed from the sensitive lists. Not included on this list are extinct or extirpated taxa, which are maintained on a separate list, and which would be added to the sensitive or watch lists if they were ever re-discovered in Nevada. Watch List taxa are not actively inventoried by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program, although conservation concern remains and data are passively accumulated for possible future needs. Comments, suggestions, and supporting documentation for additions, deletions, or changes to this list are always welcome and encouraged, as is documentation of new or revised location data for any Watch List taxa.

A separate Detailed Plant List provides additional information on Northern Nevada Native Plant Society ranks; family names month(s) most frequently observed; elevation ranges historic geographic ranges by county (inside Nevada), state, and Nevada land managers; historic population trends and the average and most recent years of observation for all Sensitive and Watch-list plants.

Changes to this list occur daily as new information is received or processed. Changes from 28 October 1998 through 15 August 1999 are shown in the same color as this sentence. While we intend to update this on-line list frequently, please contact our Data Manager if you require the most current information on any Watch List taxon. Click on the ?? in each column for an explanation of that column.

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Scientific name

Common name

Usfws

Blm

Usfs

Grank

Srank

State

End

Eors ext

Eors extir

 

 

??

?? 

 ??

 ??

 ??

 ??

??

 ??

 ??

PLANTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gymnosperms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ephedra funerea

Death Valley mormon tea

 

 

 

G3Q

S2

 

 

0

0

Dicots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abronia nana ssp. covillei

Coville abronia

 

 

I

G4T3T4

S1?

 

 

0

0

Agastache cusickii

Cusick hyssop

 

 

 

G3G4

S2

 

 

4

0

Arabis dispar

pinyon rockcress

 

 

 W

G3

S2

 

 

2

0

Arabis fernaldiana var. fernaldiana

Fernald rockcress

 

 

 

G3G4T3T4

S3?

 

 

0

0

Arabis fernaldiana var. stylosa

Fernald rockcress

 

 

 W

G3G4T3

S3

 

P

0

0

Arabis shockleyi

Shockley rockcress

 

 

C

G3

S3

 

 

38

1

Artemisia packardiae

Packard mugwort

 

 

 

G3

S2

 

 

4

0

Artemisia papposa

fuzzy sagebrush

 

 

 

G3

S2

 

 

3

1

Astragalus callithrix

Callaway milkvetch

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

 

6

0

Astragalus convallarius var. finitimus

Pine Valley milkvetch

 

 

 

G5T3

S3

 

 

3

0

Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis

scorpion milkvetch

xC2

 

S

G5T3?

S3?

 

 

0

0

Astragalus mohavensis var. mohavensis

Mojave milkvetch

 

 

 

G3T3?

S2?

 

 

0

0

Astragalus porrectus

Lahontan milkvetch

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

Y

29

0

Astragalus pterocarpus

winged milkvetch

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

16

0

Astragalus serenoi var. sordescens

squalid milkvetch

 

 

 

G4T2

S2

 

Y

13

0

Camissonia nevadensis

Nevada suncup

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

7

0

Castilleja martinii var. clokeyi

Clokey paintbrush

 

 

 

G3QT3

S3

 

 

24

0

Cymopterus nivalis

snow wavewing

 

 

S

G5

S1

 

 

4

0

Cymopterus ripleyi var. ripleyi

Ripley biscuitroot

 

 

 

G3G4T2?Q

S2?

 

 

15

0

Draba cusickii var. pedicellata

stalked Cusick whitlowgrass

 

 

 

G4T3?

S3?

 

Y

7

0

Draba sphaeroides

Elko whitlowgrass

 

 

 

G2G3

S2S3

 

Y

0

0

Dudleya pulverulenta

chalk liveforever

 

 

 

G4G5

S3

 

 

9

0

Ericameria watsonii

Watson goldenbush

 

 

 

G3G4

S3

 

 

12

0

Erigeron uncialis var. conjugans

inch high fleabane

 

 

 

G3G4T3?

S3?

 

Y

7

0

Erigeron uncialis var. uncialis

limestone daisy

 

 

S,I

G3G4T2?

S2?

 

 

3

0

Eriogonum contiguum

Amargosa buckwheat

 

 

 

G2G3

S1

 

 

4

0

Eriogonum corymbosum var. glutinosum

golden buckwheat

 

N

 

G5T?

S1S2

 

 

2

0

Eriogonum darrovii

Darrow buckwheat

 

 

 

G2

S1

 

 

2

0

Eriogonum lemmonii

Lemmon buckwheat

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

Y

19

0

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. caelestinum

heavenly buckwheat

 

 

 

G5T2T3

S2S3

 

Y

5

0

Eriogonum rubricaule

Lahontan Basin buckwheat

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

1

0

Eustoma exaltatum

catchfly gentian

 

 

 

G4G5

S1

 

 

0

0

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei

Mojave barrel cactus

 

 

S

G5T4?

S4

 CY

 

0

0

Gilia heterostyla

Cochrane gilia

 

 

 

G3G4

S3S4

 

Y

4

0

Gilia nyensis

Nye gilia

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

33

0

Gilia ripleyi

Ripley gilia

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

 

41

0

Hackelia cusickii

Cusick stickseed

 

 

 

G4?

S1

 

 

2

0

Hackelia ophiobia

rattlesnake stickseed

 

 

 

G2G3

S2

 

 

3

0

Hackelia sharsmithii

Sierran forget-me-not

 

 

 W

G3

S2

 

 

0

0

Lepidium nanum

dwarf peppergrass

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

 

2

0

Lesquerella goodrichii

Goodrich bladderpod

 

 

 

G2G4

S?

 

 

0

0

Lesquerella hitchcockii

Hitchcock bladderpod

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

22

0

Linanthus arenicola

dune linanthus

 

 

 

G3?

S3

 

 

1

0

Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense

Inyo Mountain parsley

 

 

 W

G5T3

S1

 

 

0

0

Lupinus malacophyllus

soft lupine

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

Y

1

0

Machaeranthera grindelioides var. depressa

rayless tansy aster

 

 

 

G5T3T4

S3

 

 

0

0

Mentzelia candelariae

Candelaria blazing-star

 

 

 

G3?Q

S3?

 

Y

19

0

Mirabilis pudica

bashful four o'clock

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

1

0

Oxytheca watsonii

Watson spinecup

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

 

10

0

Pedicularis semibarbata var. charlestonensis

Charleston pinewood lousewort

xC2

 

 

G4T3Q

S3

 

Y

0

0

Perideridia lemmonii

tuni

 

 

 

G4?

S3?

 

 

0

0

Perityle intricata

delicate rockdaisy

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

 

84

0

Phacelia anelsonii

Aven Nelson phacelia

 

 

 

G2G3

S1S2

 

 

1

0

Phacelia glaberrima

Reese River phacelia

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

Y

18

0

Phacelia hastata var. charlestonensis

Spring Mountains phacelia

 

 

 

G5T3T4

S3S4

 

Y

0

0

Phacelia lutea var. calva

yellow scorpion weed

 

 

 

G4T2

S?

 

 

1

0

Phlox gladiformis

daggerleaf phlox

 

 

 

G3?

S3?

 

 

0

0

Pilostyles thurberi

Thurber pilostyles

 

 

 

G5

S1

 

 

0

0

Polygala heterorhyncha

notch-beak milkwort

 

 

 

G3Q

S3

 

 

1

0

Tonestus eximius

Tahoe tonestus

 

 

 

G3

S1

 

 

0

0

Trifolium lemmonii

Lemmon clover

 

 

 

G4?

S1

 

 

0

0

Monocots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agave utahensis var. eborispina

ivory-spined agave

 

 

 

G4T3Q

S3

 

 

15

0

Agave utahensis var. nevadensis

Clark Mountain agave

 

 

 

G4T3Q

S3

 

 

3

0

Calochortus leichtlinii

Leichtlin mariposa lily

 

 

 

G4

S3

 

 

0

0

Elodea nevadensis

Nevada waterweed

 

 

 

GHQ

SH

 

 

0

1

INVERTEBRATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oligochaeta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhyacodrilus brevidentatus

endemic Tahoe annelid

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Spirosperma beetoni

endemic Tahoe annelid

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Varichaeta nevadana

endemic Tahoe annelid

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Varichaetadrilus minutus

endemic Tahoe annelid

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Ostracoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Candona tahoensis

endemic Tahoe ostracod

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Malacostraca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stygobromus lacicolus

endemic Tahoe cave obligate amphipod

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Stygobromus tahoensis

endemic Tahoe cave obligate amphipod

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Insecta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agabus rumppi

Death Valley agabus diving beetle

xC2

 

 

G1G3

SP

 

 

0

0

Aphodius sp.

Big Dune aphodius scarab

xC2

N

 

GUQ

SU

 

Y

0

0

Aphodius sp.

Crescent Dunes aphodius scarab

xC2

N

 

GUQ

SU

 

Y

0

0

Aphodius sp.

Sand Mountain aphodius scarab

xC2

N

 

GUQ

SU

 

Y

0

0

Euphydryas editha koreti

Koret's checkerspot

 

 

 

G5T1T2Q

S1S2

 

P

6

0

Haliplus eremicus

Warm Springs crawling water beetle

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

1

0

Limenitis archippus obsoleta

MOVED TO SENSITIVE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limnocoris moapensis

MOVED TO SENSITIVE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Myrmecocystus arenarius

dune honey ant

 

 

 

G3

S3

 

Y

4

0

Petrophila confusalis

aquatic moth

 

 

 

G?

S1

 

 

1

0

Polites sabuleti basinensis

pallid skipper

 

 

 

G?T2

S2

 

Y

10

0

Speyeria nokomis apacheana

Apache silverspot butterfly

 

 

 

G4T3T4?

S2S3

 

 

0

0

Stenelmis occidentalis

riffle beetle

 

 

 

G4

S1S2

 

 

2

0

Utacapnia tahoensis

endemic Tahoe stonefly

 

 

 

G4?

S3S4

 

 

0

0

Arachnida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermacarus nevadensis

Nevada water mite

 

 

 

GH

SH

 

Y

2

0

Turbellaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dendrocoelopsis hymanae

Lake Tahoe planarian

 

 

 

G?

S?

 

 

0

0

Phagocata tahoena

Lake Tahoe planarian

 

 

 

G?

S2S3

 

 

0

0

FISHES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catostomus ardens

Utah sucker

 

 

 

G5

SU

 

 

0

0

Gila bicolor pectinifer

DELETED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita

Volcano Creek golden trout

 

 

I

G5T3

SE

 

 

0

0

AMPHIBIANS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bufo cognatus

Great Plains toad

 

 

 

G5

S3

 

 

0

0

Rana pipiens

northern leopard frog

 

 

I,L

G5

S3

 

 

0

0

REPTILES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clemmys marmorata marmorata

northwestern pond turtle

xC2

 

C

G3T3

S3

 

 

6

0

Sauromalus ater

chuckwalla

xC2

N

 

G5

S4

 

 

0

0

MAMMALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alces alces

moose

 

 

 

G5

SA

YES

 

2

0

Antrozous pallidus

pallid bat

 

 

I

G5

S3B

 

 

25

0

Aplodontia rufa californica

MOVED TO SENSITIVE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brachylagus idahoensis

pygmy rabbit

xC2

 

 

G4

S2S3

YES

 

35

0

Chaetodipus spinatus

spiny pocket mouse

 

 

 

G5

S3

 

 

1

0

Choeronycteris mexicana

Mexican long-tongued bat

xC2

 

 

G4

SA

 

 

1

0

Dipodomys panamintinus

DELETED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glaucomys sabrinus

northern flying squirrel

 

 

 

G5

S3

YES

 

2

0

Lasionycteris noctivagans

silver-haired bat

 

 

 

G5

S3N

 

 

19

0

Lasiurus blossevillii

western red bat

 

 

I

G5

S?

 

 

0

0

Lasiurus cinereus

hoary bat

 

 

 

G5

S3?

 

 

9

0

Lepus americanus tahoensis

Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare

xC2

 

 

G5T3T4Q

S3

YES

 

2

0

Lutra canadensis

river otter

 

 

 

G5

S2

YES

 

0

0

Myotis evotis

long-eared myotis

xC2

N

 

G5

S4B

 

 

59

0

Myotis volans

long-legged myotis

xC2

N

 

G5

S4B

 

 

81

0

Myotis yumanensis

Yuma myotis

xC2

N

 

G5

S4B

 

 

17

0

Neotoma devia

Arizona woodrat

 

 

 

G5

S?

 

 

0

0

Notiosorex crawfordi

Crawford's desert shrew

 

 

 

G5

S3

 

 

2

0

Sigmodon arizonae plenus

DELETED (extirpated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorex merriami leucogenys

Merriam's shrew

 

 

 

G5T5

S3

 

 

3

0

Sorex tenellus

MOVED TO SENSITIVE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorex trowbridgii

MOVED TO SENSITIVE LIST