Roan Cliffs blazing star (Nuttallia rhizomata) is a low, sprawling, rhizomatous plant with bright yellow flowers with five petals. This species is known only from Garfield County in Colorado, and nowhere else in the world. and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level. One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance activities will effectively help to conserve its habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on road maintenance goals and projects.
