Figure H2 : Ohio Protection Status Criteria for Vegetation

Protection Status

Abbreviation

Designation Criteria

Endangered

E

1. Species is federally endangered and exists in Ohio

2. Natural Populations in Ohio are limited to three or fewer occurrences

3. Population Distribution is limited to a geographic area of three U.S.G.S. 7.5   

    quadrangle maps or smaller. 

4. The number of plants in all natural populations is limited to one hundred or

    fewer individual, physically unconnected plants.

Threatened

T

1. Species is federally threatened, exists in Ohio , but not on the State endangered list.

2. Natural populations are limited to less than four or no more than ten occurrences. 

3. Population distribution is limited to a geographic area delineated by no less than  

    four or more than seven U.S.G.S 7.5 minute quadrangle maps.

Potentially Threatened

P

1. Species exists in Ohio and is not listed in the above but is a proposed federal

    endangered or threatened species or is listed in the Federal Register as under review. 

2. Natural populations are imperiled to the extent that they could conceivably

   become a threatened species in the foreseeable future.  3.  Natural Populations

   are believed to be declining in abundance or vitality at a significant rate

   throughout large portions or all of the state.