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12-22-2016

Yermo xanthocephalus

Yermo xanthocephalus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Yermo xanthocephalus commonly known as the desert yellowhead is an American flowering plant endemic to southern Wyoming. It is the only member of the genus Yermo and was first described in 1991. Yermo , based on the Ute Indian name for “desert”, and the specific epithet was xanthocephalus , Latin for “yellowhead”, yielding the binomial Yermo xanthocephalus Dorn, the desert yellowhead. It is a member of the family Asteraceae, which includes sunflowers, daisies, thistles, and sagebrushes, to name a few.This plant has no children Legal Status. Threatened and Endangered Information: This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Detailed information
Full Name: Desert yellowhead (Yermo xanthocephalus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 03/14/2002 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Desert yellowhead, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Wyoming
  • US Counties in which the Desert yellowhead, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Additional species information
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
06/20/2011 76 FR 35906 35908 5-Year Status Reviews of 12 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
03/16/2004 69 FR 12278 12290 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Yermo xanthocephalus (Desert Yellowhead); Final rule
01/27/2004 69 FR 3871 3872 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Yermo xanthocephalus (Desert Yellowhead); Reopening of public comment period and notice of availability of draft economic analysis and draft environmental assessment.
03/14/2003 68 FR 12326 12336 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Yermo xanthocephalus (Desert Yellowhead)
06/13/2002 67 FR 40657 40679 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
03/14/2002 67 FR 11442 11449 ETWP: Listing the Desert Yellowhead as Threatened
10/30/2001 66 FR 54808 54832 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/05/2000 65 FR 53691 53691 Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Threatened Status for the Plant Yermo xanthocephalus
10/25/1999 64 FR 57535 57547 Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/22/1998 63 FR 70745 70751 ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for the Plant Yermo xanthocephalus
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/22/2010 Desert Yellowhead Recovery Outline Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Outline
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/22/2010 Desert Yellowhead Recovery Outline Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Outline
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
06/20/2011 76 FR 35906 35908 5-Year Status Reviews of 12 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
10/24/2012 Desert Yellowhead (Yermo xanthocephalus) 5-Year Review
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