18.72.040 Protected native plants and safeguarded species.

   A.   For the purpose of this chapter, the plants in the following Table 18.72.040-1 Protected Native Plants are categorized as protected native plants and may be referred to as "native plant(s)."

   B.   For the purpose of this chapter, the plants in the following Table 18.72.040-1B Arizona Safeguarded Species have been categorized as Arizona safeguarded species in conformance with the requirements of the Arizona native plant law. For the purpose of this chapter, Arizona safeguarded species may be referred to as "safeguarded species." The board of supervisors may, from time to time, revise this table as required to comply with changes to the list of safeguarded species in compliance with the Arizona native plant law after first giving notice of the required change.

TABLE 18.72.040-1 
PROTECTED NATIVE PLANTS 

NO.	GENUS	SPECIES	VARIATION	COMMON NAME
1	Acacia	constricta		whitehorn acacia
2	Acacia	greggii		cat's claw acacia
3	Agave	species list 1		century plant
4	Carnegiea	gigantea		saguaro/crested saguaro
5	Celtis	pallida		desert hackberry
6	Celtis	reticulata		canyon hackberry
7	Cercidium	floridum		blue palo verde
8	Cercidium	microphyllum		foothills palo verde
9	Chilopsis	linearis	arcuata	western desert-willow
10	Corypantha	scheeri	valida	needle-spined cory cactus
11	Corypantha	screeri	robustipina	pima pineapple cactus
12	Echinocactus	horizonthalonius	Nicholii	blue barrel cactus
13	Echinomastus	erectrocentrus	acunensis
14	Echinomastus	erectrocentrus	erectrocentrus	needle-spined pineapple cactus
15	Ferocactus	species list 2		compas barrel cactus
16	Fouqueria	splendens		coachwhip ocotillo
17	Mammillaria	thornberi		thornber clustered pincushion
18	Olneya	tesota		ironwood
19	Peniocereus	greggi	transmontanus	desert thread cereus
20	Peniocereus	striatus		dahlia-rooted thread cereus
21	Prosopis	velutina		velvet mesquite
22	Prosopis	pubescens		screwbean mesquite
23	Stenocereus	thurberi		thurber organ pine cactus
24	Yucca	species list 3		soaptree yucca
	1 Agave species list
	Agave	chrysantha		century plant
	Agave	deserti	simplex	simple-rosetted desert agave
	Agave	murpheyi		hohokam agave
	Agave	palmeri		palmer agave
	Agave	parryi	parryi	parry agave
	Agave	parviflora		santa cruz striped agave
	Agave	schottii	treleasei	trelease agave
	2 Ferocactus species list
	Ferocactus	cylindraceus	eastwoodiae	cliff barrel cactus
	Ferocactus	cylindraceus	lecontei	leconte barrel cactus
	Ferocactus	emoryi		red-spined barrel cactus
	Ferocactus	wislinzenii		fishhook barrel cactus
	3 Yucca species list
	Yucca	arizonica		Arizona yucca
	Yucca	elata	elata	soaptree yucca
	Yucca	schottii		mountain yucca
	Yucca	thornberi		thornber yucca

 

TABLE 18.72.040-1B 
ARIZONA SAFEGUARDED SPECIES* 

NO.	GENUS	SPECIES	VARIATION	COMMON NAME
E	Agave	arizonica		Arizona agave
E	Amsonia	kearneyana		Kearney's blue-star
T	Asclepias	welshii		Welsh's milkweed
E	Astragalus	cremnophylax	cremnophylax	Sentry milk-vetch
T	Carex	specuicola		Navajo sedge
E	Coryphantha	scheeri	robustispina	Pima pineapple cactus
T	Coryphantha	robbinsorum		Cochise pincushion cactus
T	Cycladenia	humilis	jonesii	Jones cycladenia
E	Echinocactus	horizonthalonius	nicholii	Nichol's Turk's head cactus
E	Echinocereus	triglochidiatus	arizonicus	Arizona hedgehog cactus
E	Lilaeopsis	schaffneriana	recurva	Huachuca water-umbel
E	Pediocactus	bradyi		Brady pincushion cactus
T	Pediocactus	sileri		Siler pincushion cactus
E	Pediocactus	peeblesianus	peeblesianus	Peebles Navajo cactus
E	Purshia	subintegra		Arizona cliffrose
T	Senecio	franciscanus		San Francisco Peaks groundsel
E	Spiranthes	delitescens		Canelo Hills ladies' tresses

 

* As approved by the Department of the Interior in compliance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973

(Ord. 1998-39 § 1 (part), 1998)