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Endangered, Threatened & Special Concern Plants

E Balsam fir x Abies balsamea
SC Virginia copperleaf Acalypha virginica
SC Black maple Acer nigrum
E Sandplain gerardia + Agalinis acuta
SC Yellow giant hyssop * Agastache nepetoides
E Purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia
T Orange foxtail Alopecurus aequalis
SC Sea-beach amaranth *^ Amaranthus pumilus
E Roundleaf shadbush Amelanchier sanguinea
T Bog rosemary Andromeda glaucophylla
E Canada anemone Anemone canadensis
E Sea-coast angelica Angelica lucida
SC Hairy angelica * Angelica venenosa
SC Field pussytoes * Antennaria neglecta var. petaloidea
SC Puttyroot * Aplectrum hyemale
E Dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium pusillum
T Smooth mountain sandwort Arenaria glabra
E Large-leaved sandwort Arenaria macrophylla
SC Arethusa * Arethusa bulbosa
SC Needlegrass Aristida longespica
SC Arrowfeather Aristida purpurascens
E Beach needlegrass Aristida tuberculosa
SC Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
SC Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
SC White milkweed * Asclepias variegata
E Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
T Mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum
T Wallrue spleenwort Asplenium ruta-muraria
E Blake's aster Aster X blakei
SC Hervey's aster Aster X herveyi
E Bog aster Aster nemoralis
SC Crooked-stem aster * Aster prenanthoides
E Rough-leaved aster Aster radula
T Showy aster Aster spectabilis
SC Orache Atriplex glabriuscula
SC Swamp birch Betula pumila
T Eaton's beggar-tick Bidens eatonii
SC Downy woodmint* Blephilia ciliata
SC Hairy woodmint* Blephilia hirsuta
SC Little grape fern * Botrychium simplex
E Side-oats grama-grass Bouteloua curtipendula
E Sweet-scented indian-plaintain Cacalia suaveolens
SC Reed bentgrass Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
SC Low bindweed* Calystegia spithamaea
SC Purple cress Cardamine douglassii
SC Long's bittercress* Cardamine longii
SC Summer sedge Carex aestivalis
E Broadwing sedge Carex alata
T Foxtail sedge Carex alopecoidea
SC Sedge Carex aquatilis var. altior
E Sedge Carex backii
E Barratt's sedge Carex barrattii
SC Sedge Carex bushii
E Brown bog sedge Carex buxbaumii
E Chestnut-colored sedge Carex castanea
SC Collins sedge * Carex collinsii
T Crawe's sedge Carex crawei
SC Crawford sedge * Carex crawfordii
T Clustered sedge Carex cumulata
E Davis' sedge Carex davisii
E Sedge Carex exilis
SC Bronze sedge * Carex foenea
SC Handsome sedge Carex formosa
SC Hitchcock's sedge Carex hitchcockiana
E Sedge Carex limosa
SC False hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
SC Troublesome sedge Carex molesta
SC Black-edge sedge * Carex nigromarginata
SC New England sedge Carex novae-angliae
SC Eastern few-fruited sedge Carex oligocarpa
SC Few-seeded sedge * Carex oligosperma
SC Few-flowered sedge * Carex pauciflora
E Sedge Carex paupercula
E Variable sedge Carex polymorpha
SC Prairie sedge Carex prairea
E Cyperus-like sedge Carex pseudocyperus
E Schweinitz's sedge Carex schweinitzii
SC Sedge Carex squarrosa
SC Dioecious sedge Carex sterilis
SC Rigid sedge Carex trichocarpa
SC Tuckerman's sedge Carex tuckermanii
SC Sedge Carex typhina
E Little green sedge Carex viridula
E Willdenow's sedge Carex willdenowii
SC Pretty sedge Carex woodii
E Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea
SC Eastern redbud * x Cercis canadensis
E Devil's-bit Chamaelirium luteum
E Hairy lip-fern Cheilanthes lanosa
SC Coast blite * Chenopodium rubrum
E Sickle-leaved golden aster Chrysopsis falcata
E Yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
SC Long-bracted green orchid Coeloglossum viride var. virescens
SC Early coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
T Yellow corydalis Corydalis flavula
E Pygmyweed Crassula aquatica
SC Elliptical rushfoil * Crotonopsis elliptica
E Slender cliff-brake Cryptogramma stelleri
SC Blue wasweed* Cuphea viscosissima
SC Hazel dodder * Cuscuta coryli
SC Wild comfrey * Cynoglossum virginianum
SC Ram's-head lady's-slipper * Cypripedium arietinum
SC Yellow lady's-slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
E Showy lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae
E Dew-drop Dalibarda repens
SC Tufted hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa
SC Dillen's tick-trefoil Desmodium glabellum
SC Trailing tick-trefoil Desmodium humifusum
SC Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil * Desmodium sessilifolium
T Squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis
SC Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
E Saltpond Grass Diplachne maritima
E Narrow-leaved glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon
SC Whitlow-grass Draba reptans
SC Thread-leaf sundew* Drosera filiformis
E Mountain wood-fern Dryopteris campyloptera
SC Goldie's fern Dryopteris goldiana
E Bur-head Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus
E Horse-tail spike-rush Eleocharis equisetoides
SC Spike-rush * Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis
E Spike-rush Eleocharis quadrangulata var. crassior
SC Slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus
SC Wiegand's wildrice Elymus wiegandii
SC Marsh horsetail * Equisetum palustre
E Meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense
E Dwarf scouring rush Equisetum scirpoides
E Parker's pipewort Eriocaulon parkeri
T Hare's tail Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
E White thoroughwort Eupatorium album
E Small white snakeroot Eupatorium aromaticum
E False mermaid-weed Floerkea proserpinacoides
E Bog bedstraw Galium labradoricum
T Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula
T Dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana
E Stiff gentian Gentiana quinquefolia
SC Bicknell's northern crane's bill * Geranium bicknellii
SC Purple cudweed * Gnaphalium purpureum
SC Dwarf rattlesnake plantain * Goodyera repens var. ophioides
SC Bush rockrose * Helianthemum dumosum
T Low frostweed Helianthemum propinquum
E Dwarf bulrush Hemicarpha micrantha
SC Sharp-lobed hepatica Hepatica acutiloba
SC Kidneyleaf mud-plantain* Heteranthera reniformis
SC Seabeach sandwort Honckenya peploides
SC Featherfoil Hottonia inflata
E Longleaf bluet Houstonia longifolia
E Golden-heather Hudsonia ericoides
SC False beach-heather Hudsonia tomentosa
SC Green violet * Hybanthus concolor
E Golden seal Hydrastis canadensis
E Water pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
E Whorled pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
SC Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
SC Creeping St. John's-wort * Hypericum adpressum
SC Great St. John's-wort Hypericum pyramidatum
T Inkberry x Ilex glabra
E False pennyroyal Isanthus brachiatus
E Small whorled pogonia ^ Isotria medeoloides
SC Weak rush * Juncus debilis
SC Two-flowered cynthia Krigia biflora
E Carolina redroot x Lachnanthes caroliana
T Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum
SC Creeping bush-clover Lespedeza repens
SC Blazing star Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae
E Scotch lovage Ligusticum scothicum
SC Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis chinensis
SC Mudwort Limosella subulata
E Twinflower Linnaea borealis var. americana
SC Sandplain flax * Linum intercursum
SC Yellow flax Linum sulcatum
E Lily-leaved twayblade Liparis liliifolia
SC Sweet gum x Liquidambar styraciflua
SC Many-fruited false-loosestrife * Ludwigia polycarpa
E Globe-fruited false-loosestrife Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
SC Foxtail clubmoss * Lycopodium alopecuroides
SC Fir clubmoss * Lycopodium selago
SC Clasping-leaved water-hourhound Lycopus amplectens
SC Climbing fern Lygodium palmatum
SC Stagger-bush * Lyonia mariana
E Winged loosestrife Lythrum alatum
E White adder's-mouth Malaxis monophyllos
E Green adder's-mouth Malaxis unifolia
T Water-marigold Megalodonta beckii
SC Hybrid bunchflower * Melanthium hybridum
SC Tall millet-grass * Milium effusum
SC Winged monkey-flower Mimulus alatus
SC Naked miterwort Mitella nuda
E One-flowered wintergreen Moneses uniflora
E Red mulberry Morus rubra
E Long-awn hairgrass Muhlenbergia capillaris
E Slender water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum
E Cutleaf water-milfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
T Northern water-milfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
SC Large yellow pond lily* Nuphar advena
SC Small yellow pond lily Nuphar microphylla
SC Water lily * Nymphaea odorata var. tuberosa
SC Sundrops * Oenothera fruticosa
E Gravel-weed Onosmodium virginianum
T Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
SC Eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa
SC Golden club Orontium aquaticum
SC Slender mountain-ricegrass Oryzopsis pungens
SC Violet wood-sorrel Oxalis violacea
SC American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
T Panic grass Panicum amarum
SC Panic grass Panicum commonsianum
SC Tall flat panic-grass * Panicum rigidulum var. elongatum
E Panic grass Panicum scabriusculum
SC Panic grass * Panicum sphaerocarpon
SC Warty panic grass * Panicum verrucosum
SC Panic grass * Panicum xanthophysum
SC Hairy forked chickweed* Paronychia fastigiata
E Field paspalum Paspalum laeve
SC Bead grass * Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum
T Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata
E Smooth cliff-brake Pellaea glabella
T Sweet coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
SC Wild kidney bean * Phaseolus polystachios var. aquilonius
E Red pine x Pinus resinosa
SC Hoary plantain Plantago virginica
E White-fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
T Yellow-fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
SC Tall white bog orchid * Platanthera dilatata
SC Pale green orchid Platanthera flava
SC Hooker's orchid * Platanthera hookeri
SC Large round-leaved orchid * Platanthera orbiculata
SC Threadfoot Podostemum ceratophyllum
SC Clammy-weed * Polanisia dodecandra
SC Field milkwort Polygala cruciata
E Nuttall's milkwort Polygala nuttallii
E Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega
SC Seabeach knotweed * Polygonum glaucum
E Small-flowered leafcup Polymnia canadensis
E Swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla
SC Pondweed * Potamogeton confervoides
SC Water-thread pondweed * Potamogeton diversifolius
E Fries' pondweed Potamogeton friesii
E Hill's pondweed Potamogeton hillii
E Ogden's pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii
E Capillary pondweed Potamogeton pusillus var. gemmiparus
E Straight-leaved pondweed Potamogeton strictifolius
E Vasey's pondweed Potamogeton vaseyi
SC Tall cinquefoil Potentilla arguta
E Three-toothed cinquefoil Potentilla tridentata
SC Alleghany plum * Prunus alleghaniensis
SC Grave's beach plum * Prunus maritima var. gravesii
SC Goose grass * Puccinellia langeana ssp. alaskana
E Basil mountain-mint Pycnanthemum clinopodioides
E Torrey mountain-mint Pycnanthemum torrei
SC One-sided pyrola * Pyrola secunda
SC Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
E Water-plantain spearwort Ranunculus ambigens
SC Seaside crowfoot * Ranunculus cymbalaria
SC Creeping spearwort * Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis
SC Bristly buttercup * Ranunculus pensylvanicus
SC Cursed crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus
SC White water-crowfoot Ranunculus subrigidus
SC Fragrant sumac * Rhus aromatica
E Capillary beak-rush Rhynchospora capillacea
T Beaked rush Rhynchospora macrostachya
E Long-beaked bald rush Rhynchospora scirpoides
T Skunk currant Ribes glandulosum
SC Swamp black currant * Ribes lacustre
SC Wild currant * Ribes rotundifolium
E Swamp red currant Ribes triste
SC Shining rose Rosa nitida
T Toothcup Rotala ramosior
SC Sand bramble Rubus cuneifolius
SC Sea-side dock * Rumex maritimus var. fueginus
SC Large marsh pink * Sabatia dodecandra
E Marsh pink Sabatia stellaris
SC Waputo * Sagittaria cuneata
SC Arrowleaf Sagittaria subulata
T Sandbar willow Salix exigua
E Bog willow Salix pedicellaris
SC Slender willow * Salix petiolaris
SC Autumn willow Salix serissima
E Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
E Pod grass Scheuchzeria palustris
SC Purple oat Schizachne purpurascens
SC Chaffseed *+ Schwalbea americana
T Hard-stemmed bulrush Scirpus acutus
SC Salt marsh bulrush Scirpus cylindricus
SC Georgia bulrush Scirpus georgianus
SC Cotton bulrush * Scirpus hudsonianus
SC Long's bulrush * Scirpus longii
SC Bayonet grass Scirpus paludosus var. atlanticus
T Torrey bulrush Scirpus torreyi
E Few-flowered nutrush Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana
E Reticulated nutrush Scleria reticularis
E Nutrush Scleria triglomerata
SC Low nutrush * Scleria verticillata
E Hyssop skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia
E Small skullcap Scutellaria leonardii
E Ragwort Senecio pauperculus
SC Wild senna Senna hebecarpa
SC Starry champion Silene stellata
T Three-leaved Solomon's-seal Smilacina trifolia
SC Bristly greenbriar * Smilax hispida
SC Elliott's goldenrod Solidago elliottii
E Prairie goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides
E Stiff goldenrod Solidago rigida
SC Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod * Solidago rugosa var. sphagnophila
E Floating bur-reed Sparganium fluctuans
SC Small bur-reed * Sparganium minimum
T Canada sand-spurry Spergularia canadensis
SC Little ladies'-tresses * Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
E Rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
T Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus
E Northern dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
E Small dropseed Sporobolus neglectus
E Hyssop-leaf hedge-nettle Stachys hyssopifolia
SC Smooth hedge-nettle Stachys tenuifolia
SC Northern stitchwort Stellaria borealis
T White mandarin Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus
E Yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
T Northern white cedar x Thuja occidentalis
SC Appalachian gametophyte Trichomanes intricatum
SC Narrow-leaved horse gentian * Triosteum angustifolium
SC Nodding pogonia * Triphora trianthophora
SC Spiked false oats * Trisetum spicatum var. molle
T Spreading globe-flower Trollius laxus
SC Fibrous bladderwort * Utricularia fibrosa
E Bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
E Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
SC Velvetleaf blueberry * Vaccinium myrtilloides
SC Mountain cranberry * Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus
SC Beaked corn-salad * Valerianella radiata var. fernaldii
SC Narrow-leaved vervain * Verbena simplex
SC Possum haw * Viburnum nudum
SC Smooth black-haw Viburnum prunifolium
E Coast violet Viola brittoniana
SC Canada violet Viola canadensis
SC Southern wood violet * Viola hirsutula
SC Northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
SC Kidney-leaf white violet Viola renifolia var. brainerdii
SC Great-spurred violet Viola selkirkii
SC Striped violet * Viola striata
SC New England grape Vitis novae-angliae
SC Barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides
T Northern yellow-eyed grass Xyris montana
E Small's yellow-eyed grass Xyris smalliana
E Heart leaved golden alexanders Zizia aptera

Effective June 3, 2004

* Believed Extirpated
+ Federally Endangered
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