plants can be found along channel bends. 



4. Presence of dispersed seeds: NA 



5. Evidence of reproduction: NA 



6. Evidence of population expansion or decline: There is 

 much late-season irrigation water flowing through the site. It 

 is possible that this cold water or its influence on the water 

 table affects flowering activity, if not population trend. 



e. EO#005 



1. Area occupied by population: This area has high 

 microhabitat diversity over a relatively small area, with plants 

 in four topographically different settings, totaling app. 20 

 acres. 



2. Estimated number of individuals: One segment of the 

 population that was observed two years in a row had app. 60 

 flowering plants in 1996 and 115 flowering plants in 1997. 

 This is the part of the basis for characterizing 1997 as a year of 

 high flowering activity. With the benefit of aerial photos, this 

 site was inventoried systematically in 1997 and three 

 additional areas with plants were found with a total of 500+ 

 plants. 



3. Density: The plants are very vddely scattered in extremely 

 low densities. Only one wetland segment of 100 m length had 

 greater or equal than 10 plants. 



4. Presence of dispersed seeds: NA 



5. Evidence of reproduction: NA 



6. Evidence of population expansion or decline: NA 



f. EO#006 



1. Area occupied by population: Less than 1 acre in a narrow 

 corridor. 



2. Estimated number of individuals: The complete population 

 count was 164, rounded up to 180 to cover plants that may 

 have been in differing phenological states. 



3. Density: Sporadic 



4. Presence of dispersed seeds: NA 



5. Evidence of reproduction: NA 



6. Evidence of population expansion or decline: NA 



g. EO#007 



1. Area occupied by population: Unknown. 



2. Estimated number of individuals: Undetermined because 

 access was not obtained. Five plants could be seen from the 

 road. 



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