Connecticut’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species
2010
State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources 2010
The Connecticut Endangered Species Act Chapter 495 General Statutes of Connecticut In 1989, the Connecticut Legislature passed Public Act 89-224 “An Act Establishing a Program for the Protection of Endangered and Threatened Species.” The overall goal of the legislation is to conserve, protect, restore and enhance any endangered or threatened species and their essential habitat. As part of the Endangered/Threatened species program, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection can conduct studies of wildlife and plants to better understand their distribution, population, habitat needs and limiting factors which determine conservation and management measures. One of the first steps in the implementation of the law required the Commissioner to develop lists of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species. In 1991, initial lists were developed by DEP biologists and then reviewed by groups of experts in their various taxonomic fields. The first State Endangered Species List became official in 1992. The DEP is mandated to review the list every five years. Taxonomic Advisory Committees review the changes proposed by DEP. Public comment is solicited, evaluated and incorporated into the listing process. The list is broken down into taxonomic groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates and plants. Within these taxonomic groups the species are further categorized as being Endangered (E), Threatened (T) or Special Concern (SC). According to the law:
“Endangered Species” means any native species documented by biological research and inventory to be in danger of extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the state and to have no more than five occurrences in the state, and any species determined to be an “endangered species” pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act. “Threatened Species” means any native species documented by biological research and inventory to be likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the state and to have no more than nine occurrences in the state, and any species determined to be a “threatened species” pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act, except for such species determined to be endangered by the Commissioner in accordance with section 4 of this act. “Species of Special Concern” means any native plant species or any native nonharvested wildlife species documented by scientific research and inventory to have a naturally restricted range or habitat in the state, to be at a low population level, to be in such high demand by man that its unregulated taking would be detrimental to the conservation of its population or has been extirpated from the state.
Mammals Small Mammals E SC SC
Carnivores
Least shrew Cryptotis parva Eastern woodrat* Neotoma magister Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi
SC SC
Porpoises
SC Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Bats SC SC SC SC E
Gray wolf*+ Canis lupus Eastern cougar*+ Puma concolor couguar
Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Red bat Lasiurus borealis Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Eastern small-footed bat* Myotis leibii Indiana bat+ Myotis sodalis
* Believed Extirpated + Federally Endangered
Birds Loons
Waterfowl
Grebes
SC Common loon Gavia immer E
T
Blue-winged teal (nesting population only) Anas discors
Hawks and Others
Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
E SC E T T T
Wading Birds T E SC T T SC
Great egret Ardea alba American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Little blue heron Egretta caerulea Snowy egret Egretta thula Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yellow-crowned nightheron Nyctanassa violacea SC Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus Northern harrier Circus cyaneus Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus American kestrel Falco sparverius Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Rails and Others E E
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Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black rail (nesting population only) Laterallus jamaicensis
rev. 7/10
E
King rail (nesting population only) Rallus elegans
E E SC SC E E SC SC SC
Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Horned lark Eremophila alpestris Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens Northern parula Parula americana Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Ipswich sparrow (wintering populations) Passerculus sandwichensis ssp. princeps E Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus T Purple martin Progne subis SC Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna SC Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum E Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
Shorebirds, Terns and Others E T T SC E SC T
Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Piping plover^ Charadrius melodus American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Eskimo curlew*+ Numenius borealis Roseate tern+ Sterna dougallii Common tern Sterna hirundo Least tern Sternula antillarum
Owls
SC Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus T Short-eared owl (wintering populations) Asio flammeus E Long-eared owl Asio otus E Barn owl Tyto alba
Goatsuckers SC E
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
* Believed Extirpated + Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened
Woodpeckers E
Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Perching Birds
SC Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus SC Henslow’s sparrow* Ammodramus henslowii T Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus
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Reptiles Turtles T T E SC E E SC
Lizards and Snakes
Loggerhead^ Caretta caretta Atlantic green turtle^ Chelonia mydas Leatherback+ Dermochelys coriacea Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Bog turtle^ Glyptemys muhlenbergii Atlantic ridley+ Lepidochelys kempii Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina
E T SC SC SC
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Five-lined skink Eumeces fasciatus Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos Smooth green snake Liochlorophis vernalis Eastern ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus
+ Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened
Amphibians Salamanders
T
SC Jefferson salamander “complex” Ambystoma jeffersonianum SC Blue-spotted salamander “complex” Ambystoma laterale E Blue-spotted salamander (diploid populations) Ambystoma laterale T Northern spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus
Frogs and Toads SC E
Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens Eastern spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii
Fish E E SC E
E T
Shortnose sturgeon+ Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic sturgeon+ Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus SC Blueback herring Alosa aestivalis SC Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus SC Banded sunfish Enneacanthus obesus
American brook lamprey Lampetra appendix Burbot Lota lota Bridle shiner Notropis bifrenatus Rainbow smelt (anadromous populations only) Osmerus mordax
+ Federally Endangered
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rev. 7/10
Insects Bees SC SC SC E SC
T SC SC T
Affable bumblebee Bombus affinis Ashton’s bumblebee* Bombus ashtoni Yellowbanded bumblebee Bombus terricola Macropis cuckoo Epeoloides pilosula Fringed loosestrife oil-bee Macropis ciliata
Plant Bugs
SC Cicada Tibicen auletes
Mayflies SC SC
Lacewings and Others
Tusked sprawler Anthopotamus verticis Mayfly Paraleptophlebia assimilis
SC Yellow-horned beaded lacewing Lomamyia flavicornis
Beetles
Dragonflies T T T T T SC SC SC T T SC T E
SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tiger spiketail Cordulegaster erronea Mustached clubtail Gomphus adelphus Harpoon clubtail Gomphus descriptus Midland clubtail Gomphus fraternus Rapids clubtail Gomphus quadricolor Cobra clubtail Gomphus vastus Skillet clubtail Gomphus ventricosus Blue corporal dragonfly Ladona deplanata Crimson-ringed whiteface Leucorrhinia glacialis Common sanddragon Progomphus obscurus Ski-tailed emerald Somatochlora elongata Riverine clubtail Stylurus amnicola Banded bog skimmer Williamsonia lintneri
Damselflies T
Atlantic bluet Enallagma doubledayi Little bluet Enallagma minusculum Scarlet bluet Enallagma pictum American rubyspot Hetaerina americana
Sparkling jewelwing Calopteryx dimidiata
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Ground beetle Agonum darlingtoni Ground beetle Agonum mutatum Ground beetle Amara chalcea Ground beetle Badister transversus Ground beetle Bembidion carinula Ground beetle Bembidion lacunarium Ground beetle Bembidion planum Ground beetle Bembidion pseudocautum Ground beetle Bembidion quadratulum Ground beetle Bembidion semicinctum Ground beetle Bembidion simplex Bombardier beetle Brachinus cyanipennis Bombardier beetle Brachinus fumans Bombardier beetle Brachinus medius Bombardier beetle Brachinus ovipennis rev. 7/10
SC SC SC SC SC SC
Bombardier beetle Brachinus patruelis Ground beetle* Calosoma wilcoxi Ground beetle* Carabus serratus Ground beetle* Carabus sylvosus Ground beetle Carabus vinctus Northeastern beach tiger beetle*^ Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis SC Pine barrens tiger beetle Cicindela formosa generosa SC Tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis E Dune ghost tiger beetle Cicindela lepida SC Tiger beetle Cicindela marginata E Puritan tiger beetle^ Cicindela puritana SC Tiger beetle* Cicindela purpurea SC Dark-bellied tiger beetle Cicindela tranquebarica SC C9 Lady beetle* Coccinella novemnotata SC Ground beetle Geopinus incrassatus SC Ground beetle Harpalus caliginosus SC Ground beetle Harpalus eraticus SC Ground beetle Helluomorphoides praeustus bicolor SC Black lordithon rove beetle* Lordithon niger SC Ground beetle Loxandrus vulneratus SC Ground beetle Nebria lacustris lacustris SC American burying beetle*+ Nicrophorus americanus
SC SC SC SC SC
Ground beetle* Omophron tesselatum Ground beetle* Panagaeus fasciatus Ground beetle* Scaphinotus elevatus Ground beetle Scaphinotus viduus Ground beetle Tetragonoderus fasciatus
Moths T SC SC SC E SC SC SC T SC E SC SC SC SC T SC
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Coastal heathland cutworm Abagrotis nefascia benjamini Barrens dagger moth* Acronicta albarufa Noctuid moth* Acronicta lanceolaria Spotted dart moth Agrotis stigmosa Noctuid moth Anarta luteola Apamea moth Apamea burgessi Apamea moth Apamea inordinata Apamea moth Apamea lintneri New Jersey tea inchworm Apodrepanulatrix liberaria Short-lined chocolate Argyrostrotis anilis Herodias underwing Catocala herodias gerhardi Precious underwing moth* Catocala pretiosa pretiosa Noctuid moth Chaetaglaea cerata Regal moth* Citheronia regalis Noctuid moth* Cucullia speyeri False heather underwing Drasteria graphica atlantica Imperial moth* Eacles imperialis imperialis rev. 7/10
SC SC T SC SC T SC T E E T E SC SC SC SC SC SC E SC E SC SC
Scrub euchlaena Euchlaena madusaria Noctuid moth Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris Morrison’s mosaic Eucosma morrisoni Brown-bordered geometer Eumacaria latiferrugata Noctuid moth Euxoa pleuritica Violet dart moth Euxoa violaris Pitcher plant moth Exyra fax Pink streak Faronta rubripennis Phyllira tiger moth Grammia phyllira Bog tiger moth Grammia speciosa Slender clearwing Hemaris gracilis Buck moth Hemileuca maia maia Hop vine borer moth* Hydraecia immanis Noctuid moth Lepipolys perscripta Lemmer’s noctuid moth* Lithophane lemmeri Pale green pinion moth* Lithophane viridipallens Eastern cactus-boring moth Melitara prodenialis Newman’s brocade Meropleon ambifuscum Barrens metarranthis moth Metarranthis apiciaria Dune oncocnemis Oncocnemis riparia Pitcher plant borer Papaipema appassionata Hops-stalk borer moth* Papaipema circumlucens Seaside goldenrod stem borer Papaipema duovata
T Columbine borer Papaipema leucostigma SC Maritime sunflower borer moth* Papaipema maritima SC Culvers root bore moth* Papaipema sciata T Lanced phaneta Phaneta clavana E Labrador tea tentiform leafminer Phyllonorycter ledella T Pink sallow Psectraglaea carnosa SC Annointed sallow moth* Pyreferra ceromatica SC Aureolaria seed borer Rhodoecia aurantiago SC Noctuid moth Schinia spinosae SC Spartina borer moth Spartiniphaga inops T Barrens itame Speranza exornata T Grassland thaumatopsis Thaumatopsis edonis T Noctuid moth Zale curema SC Noctuid moth Zale obliqua T Noctuid moth Zale submediana T Noctuid moth Zanclognatha martha
Skippers E T SC E SC E T
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Common roadside skipper Amblyscirtes vialis Sleepy duskywing Erynnis brizo Horace’s duskywing Erynnis horatius Columbine duskywing Erynnis lucilius Mottled duskywing* Erynnis martialis Persius duskywing Erynnis persius persius Two-spotted skipper Euphyes bimacula rev. 7/10
SC Sedge skipper Euphyes dion
SC Regal fritillary* Speyeria idalia
Butterflies
Flies
E SC E T SC T SC SC SC SC SC SC T
Northern metalmark Calephelis borealis Henry’s elfin Callophrys henrici Hessel’s hairstreak Callophrys hesseli Frosted elfin Callophrys irus Hoary elfin* Callophrys polios Appalachian blue Celastrina neglectamajor Harris’ checkerspot* Chlosyne harrisii Silvery checkerspot* Chlosyne nycteis Bog copper Lycaena epixanthe Bronze copper Lycaena hyllus Gray comma* Polygonia progne Eyed brown Satyrodes eurydice Atlantis fritillary butterfly Speyeria atlantis
SC SC T E SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tabanid fly Atylotus ohioensis Horse fly Goniops chrysocoma Horse fly Hybomitra frosti Horse fly Hybomitra longiglossa Horse fly Hybomitra luridus Horse fly Hybomitra trepida Horse fly Hybomitra typhus Tabanid fly Merycomyia whitneyi Syrphid fly* Mixogaster johnsoni Soldier fly Sargus fasciatus Tabanid fly Stonemyia isabellina Horse fly Tabanus fulvicallus
* Believed Extirpated ^ Federally Threatened
Other Invertebrates Spiders
SC Coastal pond amphipod Synurella chamberlaini
SC Purse web spider Sphodros niger
Snails
Crustaceans SC E SC SC SC
SC SC SC SC SC SC
Mystic valley amphipod Crangonyx aberrans Fairy shrimp Eubranchipus holmanii Clam shrimp* Eulimnadia agassizii Whiteriver crayfish Procambarus acutus Piedmont groundwater amphipod Stygobromus tenuis tenuis
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Lymnaeid snail* Fossaria galbana Lymnaeid snail Fossaria rustica Aquatic snail Gyraulus circumstriatus Slender walker Pomatiopsis lapidaria Lymnaeid snail Stagnicola catascopium Boreal turret snail Valvata sincera rev. 7/10
SC SC SC
SC Turret snail Valvata tricarinata
Freshwater Mussels E E E
Dwarf wedge mussel+ Alasmidonta heterodon Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa Yellow lamp mussel Lampsilis cariosa
Tidewater mucket Leptodea ochracea Eastern pond mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern pearl shell Margaritifera margaritifera
* Believed Extirpated + Federally Endangered
Plants SC Needlegrass Aristida longespica SC Arrowfeather Aristida purpurascens E Beach needle grass Aristida tuberculosa SC Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria SC Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens SC White milkweed* Asclepias variegata E Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora SC Mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum T Wallrue spleenwort Asplenium ruta-muraria SC Orache Atriplex glabriuscula SC Swamp birch Betula pumila T Water-marigold Bidens beckii T Eaton’s beggars-tick Bidens eatonii SC Downy wood-mint* Blephilia ciliata SC Hairy woodmint* Blephilia hirsuta SC Bayonet grass Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus SC Salt marsh bulrush Bolboschoenus novaeangliae
E
Balsam fir (native populations only) Abies balsamea SC Virginia copperleaf Acalypha virginica E Sandplain gerardia+ Agalinis acuta E Yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides E Purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia E Small white snakeroot Ageratina aromatica T Orange foxtail Alopecurus aequalis SC Sea-beach amaranth*^ Amaranthus pumilus T Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla T Canada anemone Anemone canadensis E Sea-coast angelica Angelica lucida SC Hairy angelica* Angelica venenosa SC Field pussytoes* Antennaria howellii ssp. petaloidea SC Puttyroot* Aplectrum hyemale E Dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium pusillum SC Arethusa* Arethusa bulbosa
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rev. 7/10
SC E SC
Little grape fern* Botrychium simplex Side-oats grama-grass Bouteloua curtipendula Reed bentgrass Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa SC Low bindweed* Calystegia spithamaea SC Purple cress Cardamine douglassii SC Summer sedge Carex aestivalis E Broadwing sedge Carex alata T Foxtail sedge Carex alopecoidea SC Sedge Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis 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 T Davis’ sedge Carex davisii E Sedge Carex exilis SC Bronze sedge* Carex foenea SC Handsome sedge Carex formosa SC Hitchcock’s sedge Carex hitchcockiana
T Sedge Carex limosa E Sedge Carex magellanica 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 Variable sedge Carex polymorpha SC Prairie sedge Carex prairea E Cyprus-like sedge Carex pseudocyperus E Schweinitz’s sedge Carex schweinitzii SC Sedge Carex squarrosa SC Dioecious sedge Carex sterilis SC 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 T Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea SC Eastern redbud (native populations only)* Cercis canadensis E Devil’s-bit Chamaelirium luteum E Hairy lip-fern Cheilanthes lanosa SC Coast blite* Chenopodium rubrum
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rev. 7/10
E E
Yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum Long-bracted green orchid Coeloglossum viride SC Early coral root Corallorhiza trifida T Yellow corydalis Corydalis flavula E Pygmyweed Crassula aquatica SC Elliptical rushfoil* Croton willdenowii E Slender cliff-brake Cryptogramma stelleri SC Blue waxweed* Cuphea viscosissima SC Hazel dodder* Cuscuta coryli SC Wild comfrey* Cynoglossum virginianum SC Ram’s-head lady’sslipper* 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 E Large-bracted tick-trefoil Desmodium cuspidatum SC Dillenius’ tick-trefoil Desmodium glabellum E Trailing tick-trefoil Desmodium humifusum SC Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil* Desmodium sessilifolium SC Squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis SC Panic grass Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii E Panic grass Dichanthelium scabriusculum
SC Panic grass* Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum SC Panic grass* Dichanthelium xanthophysum SC Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 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 E Horse-tail spike-rush Eleocharis equisetoides SC Spike-rush* Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis E Spike-rush Eleocharis quadrangulata var. crassior SC Wiegand’s wild rye 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 Rough aster Eurybia radula T Showy aster Eurybia spectabilis
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SC E E SC SC T
Hervey’s aster Eurybia X herveyi False mermaid-weed Floerkea proserpinacoides Bog bedstraw Galium labradoricum Purple cudweed* Gamochaeta purpurea Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula Dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana E Stiff gentian Gentianella quinquefolia SC Bicknell’s northern crane’s-bill* Geranium bicknellii SC Dwarf rattlesnake plantain* Goodyera repens var. ophioides E Sweet-scented Indianplantain Hasteola suaveolens SC Bush rockrose* Helianthemum dumosum T Low frostweed Helianthemum propinquum SC Sharp-lobed hepatica Hepatica nobilis var. acuta SC Kidneyleaf mud-plantain* Heteranthera reniformis SC Seabeach sandwort Honckenya peploides SC Featherfoil Hottonia inflata T Longleaf bluet Houstonia longifolia E Golden-heather Hudsonia ericoides T False beach-heather Hudsonia tomentosa SC Fir clubmoss* Huperzia selago SC Green violet* Hybanthus concolor E Golden seal Hydrastis canadensis
E E SC SC SC T
Water pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata Whorled pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum Creeping St. John’s-wort* Hypericum adpressum Great St. John’s-wort Hypericum ascyron Inkberry (native populations only) Ilex glabra E Small whorled pogonia^ Isotria medeoloides SC Weak rush* Juncus debilis SC Two-flowered cynthia Krigia biflora E Carolina redroot (native populations only) Lachnanthes caroliana E Saltpond grass Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis SC Creeping bush-clover Lespedeza repens SC Blazing star Liatris scariosa var. novaeangliae E Scotch lovage Ligusticum scothicum SC Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis chinensis SC Mudwort Limosella australis E Twinflower Linnaea borealis ssp. americana SC Sandplain flax* Linum intercursum E Yellow flax Linum sulcatum E Lily-leaved twayblade Liparis liliifolia T Dwarf bulrush Lipocarpha micrantha SC Sweet gum (native populations only) Liquidambar styraciflua
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SC Many-fruited falseloosestrife* Ludwigia polycarpa E Globe-fruited falseloosestrife Ludwigia sphaerocarpa E Foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides SC Clasping-leaved waterhorehound Lycopus amplectens SC Climbing fern Lygodium palmatum SC Stagger-bush* Lyonia mariana E Winged loosestrife Lythrum alatum T Three-leaved false Solomon’s-seal Maianthemum trifolium E Bayard’s white adder’s mouth Malaxis bayardii E White adder’s-mouth Malaxis brachypoda E Green adder’s-mouth Malaxis unifolia E Tall millet-grass Milium effusum T Mountain sandwort Minuartia glabra SC Naked miterwort Mitella nuda E Large-leaved sandwort Moehringia macrophylla E One-flower 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 E Bog aster Oclemena nemoralis E Blake’s aster Oclemena X blakei SC Sundrops* Oenothera fruticosa E Prairie goldenrod Oligoneuron album E Stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum E Gravel-weed Onosmodium virginianum T Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum pusillum SC Eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa SC Golden club Orontium aquaticum SC One-sided pyrola* Orthilia secunda SC Violet wood-sorrel Oxalis violacea T Ragwort Packera paupercula SC American ginseng Panax quinquefolius T Panic grass Panicum amarum SC Tall flat panic-grass* Panicum rigidulum var. elongatum SC Warty panic grass* Panicum verrucosum SC Hairy forked chickweed* Paronychia fastigiata E Field paspalum Paspalum laeve SC Bead grass* Paspalum setaceum T Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata E Smooth cliff-brake Pellaea glabella T Sweet coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
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SC Wild kidney bean* Phaseolus polystachios var. polystachios E Red pine (native populations only) Pinus resinosa E Slender mountain ricegrass Piptatherum pungens E Sickle-leaved golden aster Pityopsis falcata 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 var. herbiola SC Hooker’s orchid* Platanthera hookeri SC Large round-leaved orchid* Platanthera orbiculata SC Threadfoot Podostemum ceratophyllum SC Clammy-weed* Polanisia dodecandra E 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 T Swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla E Pondweed Potamogeton confervoides E Fries’ pondweed Potamogeton friesii E Hill’s pondweed Potamogeton hillii
E T
Ogden’s pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii Capillary pondweed Potamogeton pusillus ssp. gemmiparus E Straight-leaved pondweed Potamogeton strictifolius T Vasey’s pondweed Potamogeton vaseyi SC Tall cinquefoil Potentilla arguta SC Alleghany plum* Prunus alleghaniensis SC Grave’s beach plum* Prunus maritima var. gravesii SC Goose grass* Puccinellia tenella ssp. alaskana E Basil mountain-mint Pycnanthemum clinopodioides E Torrey mountain-mint Pycnanthemum torrei SC Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa E Water-plantain spearwort Ranunculus ambigens E Seaside crowfoot Ranunculus cymbalaria SC Creeping spearwort* Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis SC White water-crowfoot Ranunculus longirostris SC Bristly buttercup* Ranunculus pensylvanicus T Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum SC Fragrant sumac (native populations only)* Rhus aromatica E Capillary beak-rush Rhynchospora capillacea T Beaked rush Rhynchospora macrostachya E Long-beaked bald rush Rhynchospora scirpoides
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SC 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 SC Large marsh pink* Sabatia dodecandra E Marsh pink Sabatia stellaris E 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 ssp. americana SC Purple oat Schizachne purpurascens T Hard-stemmed bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus T Torrey bulrush Schoenoplectus torreyi SC Chaffseed*+ Schwalbea americana SC Georgia bulrush Scirpus georgianus SC Long’s bulrush* Scirpus longii
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 parvula var. missouriensis SC Wild senna Senna hebecarpa T Three-toothed cinquefoil Sibbaldiopsis tridentata T Starry champion Silene stellata SC Bristly greenbriar* Smilax hispida SC Elliott’s goldenrod Solidago latissimifolia SC Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod* Solidago rugosa var. sphagnophila E Floating bur-reed Sparganium fluctuans E Small bur-reed Sparganium natans 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
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SC Northern stitchwort Stellaria borealis T White mandarin Streptopus amplexifolius SC Crooked-stem aster* Symphyotrichum prenanthoides E Yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima T Northern white cedar (native populations only) Thuja occidentalis SC Appalachian gametophyte Trichomanes intricatum SC Cotton bulrush* Trichophorum alpinum E False pennyroyal Trichostema brachiatum E Narrow-leaved horse gentian Triosteum angustifolium E Nodding pogonia Triphora trianthophora SC Spiked false oats Trisetum spicatum T Spreading globe flower Trollius laxus E Bladderwort Utricularia resupinata E Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora E Velvetleaf blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides SC Mountain cranberry* Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus SC Beaked corn-salad* Valerianella radiata
SC SC SC SC SC E SC SC SC SC SC SC SC E T E E
Hybrid bunchflower* Veratrum latifolium Narrow-leaved vervain* Verbena simplex Possum haw* Viburnum nudum Smooth black-haw Viburnum prunifolium Hook-spurred violet Viola adunca Coast violet Viola brittoniana Canada violet Viola canadensis Southern wood violet* Viola hirsutula Northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla Kidney-leaf white violet* Viola renifolia Great-spurred violet Viola selkirkii Striped violet* Viola striata New England grape Vitis X novae-angliae Barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides Northern yellow-eyed grass Xyris montana Small’s yellow-eyed Xyris smalliana Golden Alexanders Zizia aptera
* Believed Extirpated + Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened
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Everyone Can Help! You can assist the State’s endangered species by making a contribution to the Endangered Species/ Wildlife Fund when filling out your state income tax form. Contributions can also be made directly by sending a check to: Endangered Species/Wildlife Fund Bureau of Administration-Financial Management CT Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Narrow-leaved glade fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) illustrated by Megan Rollins.
Produced by the Connecticut DEP Wildlife Division Cover illustration by Paul Fusco
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.ct.gov/dep/endangeredspecies
For further information please contact: Wildlife Division Natural Diversity Data Base (860) 424-3011
[email protected] Fisheries Division (860) 424-3474 Forestry Division (860) 424-3640
The DEP is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, providing programs and services in a fair and impartial manner. In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with disabilities who need this information in an alternative format, to allow them to benefit and/or participate in the agency’s programs and services, should call 860-424-3051 or 860-418-5937, or E-mail Marcia Z. Bonitto, ADA Coordinator, at
[email protected]. Persons who are hearing impaired should call the State of Connecticut relay number (711). Requests for accommodations must be made at least two weeks prior to the program date.
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127
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