Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Roca Honda Mine

Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
Species Status Habitat and Distribution
Lost sunflower
(Helianthus
praetermissus)
Mt. Graham
beardtongue
(Penstemon deaveri)
Naturita milkvetch
(Astragalus
naturitensis)
Navajo bladderpod
(Physaria
navajoensis)
Parish’s alkali grass
(Puccinellia
parishii)
Sivinski’s fleabane
(Erigeron svinskii)
Yeso bladderpod
(Physaria newberryi
var. yesicola)
Species of
Concern
Species of
Concern
Species of
Concern
Species of
Concern
Perhaps wet ground based on the
collection locality for the only specimen.
This species is known only from the type
specimen collected in 1851 on the
Sitgreaves expedition at the head of the
Rio Laguna (now Rio San José) at Ojo de
la Gallina, Cibola County. This species
may have been named from a
depauperate specimen of Helianthus
paradoxus.
Slopes and rocky areas from ponderosa
pine forest to above timberline; from
6,500-11,280 feet. Known from Cibola
County.
Sandstone ledges and rimrock along
canyons in piñon-juniper woodland from
5,000-7,000 feet. Known from McKinley
County.
Windswept mesa rims of Todilto
Limestone in sparse piñon-juniper
woodland from 7,200–7,600 feet. Known
from McKinley County.
Endangered Alkaline springs, seeps, and seasonally
wet areas that occur at the heads of
drainages or on gentle slopes from 2,600-
7,200 feet; the species requires
continuously damp soils during its late
winter to spring growing period. Known
from McKinley and Cibola Counties.
Species of
Concern
Species of
Concern
Steep barren shale slopes of the Chinle
Formation in piñon-juniper woodland and
Great Basin desert scrub from 6,100-
7,400 feet. Known from McKinley
County.
Nearly barren badlands of sandy gypsum
and silty strata of the Yeso Formation in
shortgrass steppe and juniper savanna;
from 5,700-6,900 feet. Known from
Cibola County.
Potential to Occur in the
Permit Area or Along
Pipeline Route
There is wet ground in the
permit area associated with a
manmade cattle pond; however,
the permit area is not near the
only known location for the
species near the Zuni
Mountains.
No appropriate habitat. There
are no ponderosa pine forest or
plant communities associated
with higher elevations in the
permit area.
Limited areas of potential
habitat could exist along the
rim and ledges of the low
unnamed mesa in the permit
area. No Astragalus matching
this distinctive species was
observed.
No appropriate habitat. There is
no Todilto Limestone cropping
out in the permit area. Most of
the permit area is lower than
the elevation range of the
species.
No appropriate habitat. There
are no seasonally wet alkaline
areas in the permit area.
No appropriate habitat. There is
no Chinle Formation cropping
out in the permit area.
No appropriate habitat. There is
no Yeso Formation cropping
out in the permit area. Most of
the permit area is higher than
the elevation range of the
species.
206 DEIS for Roca Honda Mine, Cibola National Forest