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APPENDIX C: SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES 

TABLE C-1: THREATENED AND ENDANGERED FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THE NORTH CASCADES COMPLEX

Status 

Common Name Latin Name Federal State 

American peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum Species of concern Endangered

Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Threatened Threatened

Black-backed woodpecker Picoides albolarvatus Candidate

Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Threatened

California wolverine Gulo gulo luteus Species of concern Threatened

Canada lynx Lynx canadensis Threatened Threatened

Cascades frog Rana cascadae Species of concern

Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawtscha Threatened

Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris Species of concern Candidate

Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis Species of concern Threatened

Flammulated owl Otus flammeolus - eastside only Candidate

Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes Species of concern

Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Candidate

Gray wolf Canus lupus Endangered Endangered

Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Threatened Endangered

Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus Species of concern

Keen's myotis Myotis keenii Candidate

Lewis’ woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Candidate

Little willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii brewsteri Species of concern

Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis Species of concern

Long-legged myotis Myotis volans Species of concern

Marbled murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus marmoratus Threatened Threatened

Merlin Falco columbarius Candidate

Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Species of concern Threatened

Northern red-legged frog Rana aurora aurora Species of concern

Northern spotted owl Strix occidentalis caurina - Threatened Endangered

Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus borealis Species of concern

Pacific fisher Martes pennanti pacifica Species of concern Endangered

Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Candidate

Small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum Species of concern

Tailed frog Ascaphus truei Species of concern

Townsend’s big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii Species of concern Threatened

Vaux’s swift Chaetura vauxi Candidate

Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus griseus Species of concern Threatened

Western toad Bufo boreas Species of concern Candidate

Western toad Bufo boreas Candidate

Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi Species of concern

Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis Species of concern
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TABLE C-2: STATE OF 

WASHINGTON 

SPECIAL 

STATUS 

SPECIES

Scientific Name Common Name 

Wetland 

Rating 

East or 

West 

Elevation 

(feet) Habitat Blooming 

GraminoidsCarex scripoidea var. scirpoidea 

Canadian single spike sedge 

FACU Both 5,000–7,200 Moist meadows, streambanks, rocky 

slopes 

July–August 

Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla 

Mountain sedge FACW East 4,600 Moist-wet meadows, lakeshores, 

streambanks 

July–August 

Carex stylosa Long styled sedge FACW West 2,700–6,700 Marshes, streambanks, bogs, wet 

depressions, seeps 

August–Sept

Eleocharis atropurpurea 

Purple spike rush OBL East 500 in CA Wet ground, lake shores Annual, early 

Eriophorum viridicarinatum 

Green keeled cottongrass 

OBL Both 2,000–6,600 Cold swamps and bogs June–July 

Poa arctica ssp. arctica 

Gray’s bluegrass FACU Both Alpine ridges 

ForbsAgoseris elata Tall agoseris UPL Both 5,000–7,000 Open moist woods, rocky or talus, shrubby 

slopes 

June–August 

Aster sibericaus Arctic Aster UPL Both 4,000–7,200 Open rocky gravelly places at high 

elevation 

July–August 

Astagalus arrectus Palouse milk vetch UPL East 1,000–4,000 Grassy hillsides, sagebrush flats openings 

in Ponderosa Pine or Douglas fir forest gravelly or sandy flats 

Late April–Ju

Campanula lasiocarpa 

Alaska harebell UPL West 6,500–7,000 Rock crevices in alpine zones July–August 

Cicuta bulbifera Bulb-bearing 

hemlock 

OBL Both 240–3,700 Edges of marshes, lakes, bogs, meadows 

shallow standing or slow moving water 

August–Sept

Cimicifuga elata Tall bubane UPL West 600–3,000 Moist shady woods in mature or old growth 

coniferous deciduous forest 

May–August 

Coptis asplenifolia Spleenwort-leaved 

goldthread 

FAC West 0–3,000 Open rocky areas in moist coniferous 

forests 

April–May 

Corydalis aurea Golden smoke UPL Both 300–6,000 Moist to dry well drained soil, gravelly open 

areas 

May–July 

Cyperpedium faciculatum 

Clustered lady slipper 

FACU Both 1,200–5,000 Moist to dry and rocky open conifer forest May–mid-Jun

Cyperpedium parviflorum 

Yellow lady slipper UPL East 2,100–3,400 Bogs, seeps, margins of lakes and ponds, 

moist woods 

May–June 
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STATUS 

SPECIES (CONTINUED)

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Forbs (continued) Dodecatheon pulchellum var. watsonii Few flowered shooting star FACW Both 5,500–7,500 Meadows and rock out crops subalpine and alpine July Draba aurea Golden draba UPL Both 6,000–7,000 Open to forested slopes, to alpine meadows June–August Epipactis gigantea Giant hellebore OBL Both 0–4,000 Streambanks, lake shores, seeps, springs April–July Erigeron salsihii Salish fleabane UPL East 6,000–8,000 Dry alpine ridges July–August Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum Pale forget-me-not UPL East 7,000–9,000 Open rocky places June–August Erythonium revolutum Pink fawn lily FAC West 100–200 River banks, edge of woods, open or moderate shade April–May Fritallaria camschatcensis Black lily UPL West 0–3,000 Moist to wet meadow, open, riparian areas, tide flats May–June Galium kamtschaticum Boreal bedstraw UPL West 1,500–2,100 Moist coniferous forest, seeps and areas of standing water July–August Gentiana glauca Glaucous gentian FAC Both 7,000–8,000 Tundra, dry to moist alpine areas July–SeptemGithopsis specularioides Common blue-cup UPL Both 200–2,300 Dry, open places in foothill, areas of thin soils, talus slopes April–June Hackelia hispida var. disjuncta Sagebrush stickseed UPL East 600–2,100 Cliffs rocky, talus slopes grasslands to open forest May–June Hackelia venusta Showy stickseed UPL East 1,000–2,500 Dry loose granitic sand and crevices in granite or talus, Ponderosa pine forest May–June Hypericum majus Canadian St. John’s wort FACW- Both 100–2,300 Along ponds and lakeshores, riparian areas July–SeptemIliamna longisepala Longsepal globemallow UPL East 500–4,500 Sagebrush steppe, open hillsides, dry streams, open Ponderosa and Douglas fir forest June–August Impatiens aurelia Orange balsam FACW Both Low elevation Moist shaded areas June–August Limosella acaulis mudwort OBL Both < 4000 Ponds edges, lakeshores, river edges in areas of slow moving water May–NovembListera borealis Northern twayblade FACU Both 3,000–6,500 Moist woods in moderate to deep shade, along streams, associated with old growth or old second growth June–July Lobelia dortmanna Water lobelia OBL West 0–500 Shallow low elevation ponds and lakes June–August Loiseleurua procumbens Alpine Azalea UPL Both 6,300 Alpine slopes and subalpine meadows July–August 
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STATUS 

SPECIES (CONTINUED) 

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Forbs (continued) Mimulus pulsiferae Pulsifer’s Monkey- Flower UPL East 1,000–2,000 Seasonally moist, open places in foothills, and openings in Ponderosa Pine/Douglas fir forest June–July Mimulus suksdorfii Suksdorf’s monkey flower FAC- East 2,000–4,000 Moist areas in sagebrush steppe/Ponderosa Pine forest May–August Mimulus washingtonensis Washington monkey-flower OBL East Low elevation Wet to moist places at low elevation May–SeptemOrthocarpus bracteosus Rosy owl’s clover UPL Both 1,500–2,500 Moist meadows at low elevation in transition zone between wetland and upland June–August Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei Kotzebue’s grass-of parnassus OBL East No data available Alpine areas July–SeptemPenstemon eriantherus var. whitedii Fuzzy-tongued penstemon UPL East 3,500 Open sagebrush shrub, open areas in valleys and foothills May–July Petrophyton cinerascens Chelan rockmat UPL East 800–1,800 Ledges and crevices of cliffs and rocky outcrops July–August Pinguicula vulgaris Common butterwort OBL Both 1,500–7,000 Moist seeps, meadows and talus slopes July–August Planthera obtusata Small northern bog orchid FACW Both 800–5,000 Moist places in forests, bogs, streambanks, marshes, meadows June–July Pleuricospora fimbriolata Sierra sap UPL Both 1,000–4,000 Dry coniferous forest with little understory July–August Polemonium viscosum Skunk polemonium UPL East Open rocky place in high elevation, mostly above timberline July–August Potemogeton obtusifolius Blunt leaved pondweed OBL West 50–2,000 Waters of lakes and slow moving streams August–SeptPotentilla diversifoia var. perdissecta Diverse-leaved cinquefoil UPL West 6,500–8,000 Montane to alpine, rocky slopes, meadows and streambanks June–August Ranuculus cooleyea Cooley’s buttercup FAC West 1,500–6,000 Moist slopes and rock crevices July–August Salix tweedyi Tweedy’s willow FACW- East 5,200–7,200 Streambanks moist meadows in mid to high elevation meadows June–July Salix vestita var. erecta Rock willow FAC East High elevation Open moist areas in springs or wetlands near or above timberline July–SeptemSanicula marilandica Black snake-root UPL East 2,900–5,200 Low moist ground, meadows, marsh edges, riparian flood plains June–August 
TABLE C-2: STATE OF WASHINGTON SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES (CONTINUED)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 37 Scientific Name Common Name Wetland Rating East or West Elevation (feet) Habitat Blooming 

Forbs (continued) Saxifraga integrifolia var. apetala Swamp saxifrage FACW East 5,900–6,500 Vernally moist meadows, seeps and ephemeral streams March–July Saxifraga rivularis Pygmy saxifrage FACW Both 5,500–7,000 Damp cliffs, shaded rock outcrops, talus near snow banks, moist meadows July–August Saxifragopsis fragarioides Strawberry saxifrage UPL East 1,400–4,500 Crack and crevices on cliffs and rock outcrops in Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forest June–July Silene seelyi Seely’s silene UPL East 1,500–6,300 Cliffs and talus slopes May–August Spiranthes porrifolia Western ladies tresses UPL Both 60–6,800 Meadows, seeps streams May–August Swertia perennis Swertia UPL Both 4,000 Montane to subalpine meadows, streambanks July–August Trifolium thompsonii Thompson’s clover UPL East 140–4,000 Open to sparsely wooded sagebrush community, near edges of the Ponderosa pine zone May–June Utricularia minor Lesser bladderwort OBL Both 300–2,000 Shallow standing or slowly moving water June-SeptemBotrychium lanceolatum Lance-leafed moonwork FACW Both 760–6,000 Moist sites, alpine meadows June–SeptemBotrychium lunaria Common moonwort FAC Both 3,000–6,400 Moist open areas in meadows and forests June–SeptemBotrychium minganense moonwort UPL Both 2,000–5,700 Moist sites in deciduous and coniferous forest, subalpine sites June–SeptemBotrychium pedunculosum Stalked moonwort UPL Both 1,600–3,000 Moist wooded sites June–SeptemBotrychium pinnatum Northwestern moonwort UPL Both 2,100–6,500 Dry to moist forest, subalpine meadows and alpine ridge tops June–SeptemBoytrichium simplex Little moonwort FAC Both 5,000–7,000 Moist to dry meadows, bogs, swamps June–SeptemCryptogramma stelleri Steller’s rockbrake UPL East 3,000 Moist shaded cliffs, ledges, rocky slopes, often on limestone June Lycopodiella inundata Bog clubmoss FACW West 1,500–6,400 Bogs, marshes, pond margins July Lycopodium dendtoideum Treelike clubmoss FACU Both 800–3,600 Rock outcrops, talus fields, moss and significant debris layer June–July Pellea brachyptera Sierra cliff brake UPL East 770–2,200 Dry Rocky slopes, talus, outcrops in Douglas fir and Ponderosa Pine forest August–Sept
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