caorrently kncwn or on file to support the imnediate 

 pr^>aration of rules." 



b. Other current fomal status recxxnendaticns: Ihe 

 species is currently listed as "endangered throu^out 

 range" (global rank = G2) by Ihe Nature Conservancy. 



c. Review of past status: The species was originally 

 placed in Category 2 in 1980 (U.S. Department of 

 Interior 1980) . 



C. state. 



1. California. 



a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or 

 regulation: Hcwellia aquatilis is included on List lA 

 (plants presumed extinct in California) in the 

 California Native Plant Society inventory of rare and 

 endangered vasculcu: plants; all of the plants in this 

 category are eligible for state listing (Smith and 

 Berg 1988) . However, the species currently has no 

 state listing status (California Department of Fish and 

 Game 1988) . 



b. Other current formal status rBocrancndaticns: As 

 described above. 



c. Review of past status: Placed on List lA in the 

 California Native Plant Society inventory, as defined 

 above (Smith and York 1984) . 



2. Idaho. 



a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or 

 regulation: None. 



b. Other current formal status reoonmendations: The 

 species is listed as "endangered" (in danger of 

 becoming extinct or extirpated in the state within the 

 foreseeable future, if identifiable factors 

 contributing to its decline ccffitinue to operate) by 

 the Idaho Natural Heritage Program. 



c. Review of past status: Althou«^ the Idaho population 

 was unknown to him at the time, Brunsfeld (1983) 

 reoorinended that Howell ia aquatilis be placed en the 

 "Federal Watch List." 



3. Montana. 



a. Present designated or proposed legal protection or 

 regulation: None. 



