FWS Lists Two Washington Plant Species as Threatened

The Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule listing as threatened Umtanum desert buckwheat (Eriogonum codium) and White Bluffs bladderpod (Physaria douglasii subsp. Iuplashensis). Both species are native to the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington. The Endangered Species Act prohibits the import or export, removal from Federal property, and interstate or foreign commerce involving threatened species. The final rule is effective May 23.