Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Lesquerella Perforata (Spring Creek Bladderpod)
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · Published 1996-12-23 · Effective 1997-01-22 · 61 FR 67493
Document
Document number
96-32541
Federal Register citation
61 FR 67493
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
1996-12-23
Effective date
1997-01-22
Abstract
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines endangered status for Spring Creek bladderpod pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This rare plant is presently known from only a limited area within Tennessee's Central Basin. It is threatened by habitat alteration; residential, commercial, or industrial development; livestock-grazing; conversion of its limited habitat to pasture; and habitat encroachment by woody vegetation and herbaceous perennials.