Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) 5-Year Status Review: Summary and Evaluation

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Overview of the Species Status Assessment Process <br>
The SSA report provides the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service’s) comprehensive biological status review for the Ute ladies’-tresses’ current and future viability, or the ability of a species to sustain populations in the wild over time (Service 2016, p. 21). We used the best available science for our analyses and acknowledged any key assumptions and uncertainties throughout the SSA report. Scientific experts contributed to our analysis, and the draft SSA report was independently peer reviewed and reviewed by partners, including those from State wildlife agencies, Federal agencies, and natural heritage network programs. The results of the independent peer review of the draft SSA report are available online at https://fws.gov/library/categories/peer-review-plans. We incorporated the results of the peer and partner review into our SSA report. The SSA report is available online at https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2159. <br>
The SSA report provides the best available biological information to inform our recommendation on the status of Ute ladies’-tresses. This includes resource needs and current and future conditions, which we describe in terms of the conservation biology principles of resiliency, redundancy, and representation (Shaffer and Stein 2000, pp. 307–310; Wolf et al. 2015, entire; Smith et al. 2018, entire). The SSA provides the scientific analysis for the 5-year status review. <br>

Summary of Evaluation and Recommendation <br>
Our review of the best available scientific and commercial information indicates that Ute ladies'-tresses does not meet the definition of an endangered species, nor does it meet the definition of a threatened species in accordance with sections 3(6) and 3(20) of the Act. Therefore, with this 5-year status review, we recommend that Ute ladies’-tresses be removed from the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. <br>

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Reference Code: U23FWS02IDUS <br>

Full Citation: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2023. Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) 5-Year Status Review: Summary and Evaluation. August 2023, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Mountain-Prairie Region, Denver, Colorado. 26 pp. <br>

Location: ELECTRONIC FILE - BOTANY: PLANT SPECIES: Spiranthes diluvialis <br>

Keywords: Spiranthes diluvialis, Ute ladies'-tresses, orchid, Idaho, Species Status Assessment, 5-Year Status Review <br>