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2. species with >20 viable occurrences and a 20% change in the number of viable occurrences, and
3. species with <6 viable occurrences and 1+ change in the number of viable occurrences.
During the review of this subset of plant species, the trends and threats for each species were reassessed as well. The Scientific Committee may review the trends and threats of any tracked species with the NHP at any time between listing updates and determine with the PCP Board case by case if additional rule changes are warranted in between scheduled updates. The proposed updates resulting from the 2017 2019 reevaluation process were reviewed during a 60 day public comment period October 1 November 30, 2020. The updates were approved by the PCP Board in January 2021 and published in the NC Administrative Code on May 1, 2021. In between listing updates, a special emphasis is placed on data deficient species and the intent to update the NHP database records for these species to facilitate listing evaluation. Fifty seven of the 74 additions to the list between 2010 and 2021 were species that had been data deficient at the time of the 2008 2009 review, showcasing how important the influx of new data to NHP was to this process. The most up to date list of protected plants, laws, and regulations can be found at the Plant Conservation Program website, www.ncplant.com. For details on how the assessment was performed or specific results, contact the PCP Program Manager. Next Steps This evaluation process reveals where there are knowledge gaps regarding rare plant taxa in North Carolina, in particular with short term trends that require repeat monitoring data and other site specific knowledge. Although the 2017 2019 reevaluation included many previously data deficient species, we note that nearly half of the tracked species that remain data deficient are non vascular taxa and are generally less well studied relative to vascular plant taxa. Future evaluations of these taxa will require a dedicated effort to increase the knowledge and data recording within the NHP database and herbaria records. PCP intends to assemble a non vascular species review task force to facilitate the literature review, data collation, and data evaluation process ahead of future list reevaluations.
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