Peer Review Plan for Species Status Assessment for Ute-Ladies’ Tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)

The Species Status Assessment (SSA) will inform a 5-year status review for Ute-ladies’-tresses expected before the end of Fiscal Year 2022.

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A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
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Ute ladies'-tresses plant with white flowers in a grassy environment

Ute ladies'-tresses is a perennial herb with erect, glandular-pubescent stems 12-60 cm tall arising from tuberous-thickened roots. Basal leaves are narrowly linear, up to 1 cm wide and 28 cm long, and persist at the time of flowering. Leaves become progressively smaller up the stem and are...

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