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Item Open Access Inventory needs and areas of botanical significance on the Colorado Plains(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2020-03) Panjabi, Susan, author; Decker, Karin, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherItem Open Access Plant community survey of Soapstone Prairie Natural Area(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018-11) Panjabi, Susan, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherWe visited the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area on August 27 and 29 of 2018 to document the quality, condition, and landscape context of plant communities of interest in the area. We timed our visits to maximize the chance of observing weeds, which are often good indicators of community condition. Surveys consisted of walking and driving within and around the perimeter of the occurrences, and noting the size, species composition, landscape context, and management concerns. We sought to identify opportunities and constraints that may be pertinent to an upcoming management plan update for the Natural Area in 2019.Item Open Access Rare plant distribution models: CODEX display & call for expert review(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022-09-16) Smith, Jessica, author; Fink, Michelle, author; Decker, Karin, author; Handwerk, Jill, author; Panjabi, Susan, author; Doyle, Georgia, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherItem Open Access Recommended best management practices for Colorado's globally imperiled plants: practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherColorado supports habitat for approximately 120 globally imperiled plant species (Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University 2017). These plants are in need of conservation attention to prevent unnecessary extirpations and extinctions. Numerous populations of these globally imperiled plants are known from roadside locations in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado Natural Areas Program at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) are working together to ensure that information about the roadside plant populations is made available to the people and organizations managing and working along the roadways. Location information is critical to communicate so that road crews, weed managers, and others can avoid preventable harm to the plants.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Cushion bladderpod (Physaria pulvinata): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherCushion bladderpod (Physaria pulvinata) is a low, compact plant in the Brassicaceae (Mustard Family). It is densely matted and hairy, less than 3 dm across with 4-petaled yellow flowers. It is known from widely scattered outcrops of grayish Mancos shale in San Miguel and Dolores counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G1/S1; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Degener's penstemon (Penstemon degeneri): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherDegener's penstemon (Penstemon degeneri) is a perennial herb in the Plantaginaceae (Plaintain Family) that is found only in Fremont, Custer and Chaffee counties, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2016). When flowering, it has beautiful blue-purple flower spikes. 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for golden blazing star (Nuttallia chrysantha): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherGolden 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 (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Pagosa bladderpod (Physaria pruinosa): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherPagosa bladderpod (Physaria pruinosa = Lesquerella pruinosa) is a small, rosette-forming, yellow-flowered plant in the Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) that is known only from two counties in southern Colorado and one county in northern New Mexico. This species is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2); Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Piceance bladderpod (Physaria parviflora): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherPiceance bladderpod (Physaria parviflora = Lesquerella parviflora) is a low, rosette-forming, yellow-flowered plant in the Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) that is found chiefly on outcrops of the Green River Shale Formation in the Piceance Basin. It grows on ledges and slopes of canyons in open areas of pinon juniper communities. It is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Pueblo goldenweed (Oönopsis puebloensis: practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherPueblo goldenweed (Oönopsis 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 (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Roan Cliffs blazing star (Nuttallia rhizomata): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherRoan Cliffs blazing star (Nuttallia rhizomata) is a low, sprawling, rhizomatous plant with bright yellow flowers with five petals. This species is known only from Garfield County in Colorado, and nowhere else in the world. It is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2; Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2017). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Recommended best management practices for Round-leaf four o'clock (Oxybaphus rotundifolius): practices to reduce the impacts of road maintenance activities to plants of concern(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Gabrielle, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherRound-leaf four o’clock (Oxybaphus rotundifolius) is a medium-tall plant in the Nyctaginaceae (Four o’clock Family) that is restricted to barren shale outcrops of the Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Formation in sparse shrublands or woodlands. Round-leaf four o’clock is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level (G2/S2, Colorado Natural Heritage Program 2015). 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 activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) included in this document are intended to help increase the awareness of this species for anyone involved in road maintenance activities.Item Open Access Review of northeastern Colorado globally imperiled and vulnerable species(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022-09-16) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Jessica, author; Doyle, Georgia, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherItem Open Access Review of selected rare plants of south-central/southeast Colorado(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023-09-22) Panjabi, Susan, author; Smith, Jessica, author; Doyle, Georgia, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherItem Open Access West Horsetooth field botanical surveys(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018-11) Panjabi, Susan, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisherWe visited the parcels recently obtained by Larimer County to the west of Horsetooth Rock (Map 1) on June 13 (Susan Panjabi, Zac Wiebe, John Sovell), July 2 (Susan and Zac), July 10 (Susan and Debbie Eley), and September 10 (Susan, Andrea Schuhmann and Amy Gilboy) of 2018 to identify significant botanical resources present in the area. We also sought to identify management issues as well as opportunities and constraints for the use of the new parcels. Our intent is for this information to support an upcoming management plan update for Horsetooth Mountain Open Space in 2019.