[PCA] Proposed ESA Listing for White Fringeless Orchid

[Haidet, Margaret (Megan)]

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Megan Haidet
Seeds of Success
National Collection Curator
Seeds of Success
202-912-7233

www.blm.gov/sos

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Elizabeth F Wells <bfortsonwells at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What is the Latin name of White Fringeless Orchid?
>
> Beth
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Haidet, Margaret (Megan) <
> mahaidet at blm.gov> wrote:
>
>> Cookeville, TN – Though the plant is found in five states, populations of
>> white fringeless orchid are small, isolated, and face a wide array of
>> threats across their range, leading the Fish and Wildlife Service to
>> propose adding the plant to the federal list of threatened and endangered
>> species as a threatened species.   Because of the threat of collection, the
>> Service will not designate critical habitat for this plant.
>>
>> Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, a plant or animal can be listed
>> as endangered, meaning it’s in danger of becoming extinct, or threatened,
>> which is one likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
>> While the Service has determined the orchid is not facing extinction, low
>> numbers have been observed at more than half the orchid’s known locations,
>> while threats are present throughout the plant’s range. Less than 20
>> percent of occurrences have ever been observed to have more than 100
>> flowering plants during a single growing season.  Left unmanaged, the
>> plant’s range and abundance will likely continue to diminish.
>>
>> Public comments on the proposed listing can be submitted by November 16,
>> 2015. Requests for a public hearing must be made in writing in 45 days by
>> October 30, 2015. To request a public hearing, please contact Peggy Shute,
>> Cookeville Ecological Services Field Office at 446 Neal Street, Cookeville,
>> TN 38501; phone at 931/528-6481, or e-mail at peggy_shute at fws.gov.
>>
>> Comments on the proposed listing should be submitted by one of the
>> following methods:
>>
>>
>>    - Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov - Follow the
>>    instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2015-0129.
>>    - U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Docket No.
>>    FWS-R4-ES-2015-0129, Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S.
>>    Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 222, Arlington,
>>    VA 22203. All comments, including personal information, will made be
>>    available on http://www.regulations.gov.
>>
>>
>>
>> *To learn more about the proposed listing, visit:
>> http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=CCBFB753-E9C6-805A-AF96881806920ADD
>> <http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=CCBFB753-E9C6-805A-AF96881806920ADD>*
>>
>>
>> Megan Haidet
>> Seeds of Success
>> National Collection Curator
>> Seeds of Success
>> 202-912-7233
>>
>> www.blm.gov/sos
>>
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