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1) Preliminary conservation action plan, rare plants in Big Gypsum Valley and Dry Creek Basin, Colorado
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Located in San Miguel County, the Big Gypsum Valley and Dry Creek Basin Action Areas include high quality occurrences of Gypsum Valley cat's-eye (Cryptantha gypsophila). Several other significant elements of biodiversity add conservation value to this area including the Gunnison Sage Grouse, Sage Sparrow, White-tailed Prairie dog, Little penstemon, Nealley's dropseed and a unique community of globally and state-rare lichens.
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Located in Mesa County, Colorado, the Gateway Action Area includes high quality occurrences of Dolores skeleton plant (Lygodesmia doloresensis, G1G2), Horseshoe milkvetch (Astragalus equisolensis, G2), Fisher Towers milkvetch (Astragalus piscator, G2), and Osterhout cat's-eye, (Oreocarya osterhoutii, G3), the primary targets of this action plan.
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Seventeen globally imperiled plants found in oil and gas development areas in Colorado are in danger of extinction. Collectively, these species occupy less than 11,000 acres in Colorado. One of the biggest conservation issues for Colorado native plants is the lack of awareness of the existence and status of these rare plant species. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to these species during oil and gas development activities may help to effectively conserve...
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The Strategy represents a collective vision for plant conservation in Colorado, emphasizing a proactive approach to ensure the long-term stewardship and viability of Colorado's rarest plants. Colorado's rare plants are an important and irreplaceable part of the state and nation's natural heritage. The majority of the state's 155 imperiled species are plants.--P. iv.
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Golden blazing is a tall plant, with thick stems, and attractive, 10-petaled bright yellow flowers. Golden blazing star is found primarily on the Smoky Hill member of the Niobrara shale, in the middle Arkansas Valley, in Fremont and Pueblo counties, Colorado, and nowhere else in the world. Golden blazing star is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level. One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack...
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Pueblo goldenweed (̲Onopsis puebloensis) is a yellow flowered plant in the Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) that is known only from the Arkansas Valley in Pueblo and Fremont counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level. One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance...