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NHESP Plant Watch List

(as of February 1, 2007)

Plant Watch List
Scientific Name MA Checklist Synonym Common Name S Rank New England Rank G Rank Reason
Acalypha virginica   Three-seeded Mercury S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Achillea millefolium var . lanulosa A. millefolium var. occidentalis Seaside Yarrow S3S4   G5T5 MESA-Delisted
Agrimonia rostellata   Small-beaked Woodland Agrimony SNR   G5 Introduced?
Angelica lucida   Seaside Angelica S2? IND G5 Uncommon
Asclepias tuberosa   Orange Milkweed S4 3 G5? MESA-Delisted
Athyrium asplenioides A. filix-femina var. asplenioides Southern Lady Fern S2?   G5TNR Uncommon
Atriplex glabriuscula   Prostrate Orache S1S2   G4 Uncommon
Betula cordifolia B. papyrifera var. cordifolia Heart-leaf Paper-birch SNR   G5T5 Uncommon
Betula nigra   River Birch S3 2 G5 Uncommon
Bidens beckii Megalodonta beckii Water Marigold S2   G4G5 Uncommon
Boechera stricta Arabis drummondii Drummond's Rock- cress S2S3   G5TNRQ Uncommon
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae Scirpus cylindricus Long-spiked Bullsedge S2? 2 G5 Uncommon
Botrychium angustisegmentum B. lanceolatum ssp. angustisegmentum Lance-leaved Grape-fern S2S3   G5T4 Uncommon
Botrychium matricariifolium   Daisy-leaf Grape-fern S2?   G5 Uncommon
Botrychium oneidense   Blunt-lobed Grape-fern S1S2 IND G4Q Uncommon
Botrychium simplex B. simplex var. simplex Little Grape-fern S1S2   G5T5 Uncommon
Botrychium tenebrosum B. simplex var. tenebrosum Little Grape-fern S1S2   G5T4?Q Uncommon
Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana   Macoun's Bluejoint SNR   G5T5 Uncommon
Cardamine bulbosa   Spring-Cress S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Cardamine maxima Dentaria maxima Three-leaved Toothwort S2? IND G5Q Uncommon
Carex abscondita   Concealed Sedge S2?   G4G5 Uncommon
Carex aestivalis   Summer-sedge S2S3   G4 Uncommon
Carex aquatilis var. substricta C. substricta Water Sedge SNR   G5TU Uncommon
Carex bicknellii   Bicknell's Sedge S1S2 IND G5 Uncommon
Carex buxbaumii   Buxbaum's Sedge S2?   G5 Uncommon
Carex cristatella   Crested Sedge S2?   G5 Uncommon
Carex debilis var . debilis   Southern Stalked Sedge SNR   G5T5 Uncommon
Carex deflexa   Mountain Sedge S1   G5 Historic Re-discovered
Carex diandra   Panicled Sedge S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Carex emoryi   Emory's Sedge S1   GNR Uncommon
Carex exilis   Bog Sedge S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Carex haydenii   Hayden's Sedge S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Carex limosa   Mud-sedge S2?   G5 Uncommon
Carex prairea   Prairie-sedge S1?   G5? Uncommon
Carex retrorsa   Hooked Sedge S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Carex viridula ssp. viridula C. viridula Little Green Sedge S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Caulophyllum giganteum C. thalictroides var . giganteum Early Blue Cohosh S2S3   G5T4T5 Uncommon
Chenopodium simplex   Maple-leaf Goosefoot S3?   G5 Uncommon
Chenopodium standleyanum   Woodland Goosefoot SNR IND G5 Introduced?
Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum C. horridulum Yellow Thistle S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Coreopsis rosea   Pink Tickseed S3 1 G3 Uncommon
Cuscuta coryli   Pondshore-dodder S1S2 2 G5 Uncommon
Cuscuta polygonorum   Smartweed-dodder S1?   G5 Introduced?
Cyperus odoratus   Saltmarsh-flatsedge S3S4 IND G5 MESA-Delisted
Cyperus polystachyos C. polystachyos var. texensis Texus Flatsedge S1S2   G5T5 Uncommon
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens C. pubescens Large Yellow Lady's Slipper S2S3 IND G5 Uncommon
Cystopteris laurentiana   Laurentian Bladder Fern S1?   G3 Uncommon
Coeloglossum viride Dactylorhiza viridis Long-bracted-orchis S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Desmodium canescens   Hoary Tick-trefoil S3 2 G5 Uncommon
Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp . acuminatum D. acuminatum var . acuminatum Auburn Panic-grass S1?   G5T5 Uncommon
Digitaria cognata ssp . cognata D. cognata Fall Witch-grass SNR   G5T5 Introduced?
Dioscorea villosa   Wild Yam SNR   G4G5 Introduced?
Diplazium pycnocarpon   Glade-fern S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Dryopteris campyloptera   Mountain Wood-fern S3?   G5 Uncommon
Dryopteris goldiana   Goldie's Fern S3   G4 MESA-Delisted
Elatine triandra   European Waterwort SNR   G5 Introduced?
Eleocharis engelmannii var. detonsa   Englemann's Spike-sedge S1S2   GNR Uncommon
Eleocharis engelmannii var. engelmannii   Englemann's Spike-sedge S1S2   GNR Uncommon
Eleocharis erythropoda   Red-footed Spike-sedge S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Eleocharis melanocarpa   Black-fruited Spike-sedge S3   G4 MESA-Delisted
Eleocharis rostellata   Beaked Spike-sedge S2? IND G5 Uncommon
Elymus macgregorii   MacGregor's Wild Rye S2?   GNR Uncommon
Elymus trachycaulus ssp . trachycaulus   Slender Wild Rye SNR   G5T5 Uncommon
Equisetum pratense   Meadow-horsetail S2   G5 Uncommon
Equisetum variegatum ssp. variegatum E. variegatum Variegated Scouring Rush S3   G5 Delisted
Eragrostis capillaris   Lace-grass S2? IND G5 Uncommon
Erechtites hieraciifolium var. megalocarpum Erechtites hieraciifolia var. megalocarpa Seaside Pilewort S2S3   G5T2 Uncommon
Eurybia radula Aster radula Rough Aster S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Fuirena pumila   Annual Umbrella-sedge S3 3 G4 MESA-Delisted
Galearis spectabilis   Showy Orchis S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Gentiana linearis   Narrow-leaved Gentian S2?   G4G5 Uncommon
Gentianella quinquefolia   Stiff Gentian S2S3 2 G5 Uncommon
Geranium bicknellii   Bicknell's Crane's Bill S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Geum virginianum   Virginia Avens S2?   G5 Uncommon
Hedeoma hispida   Rough Pennyroyal S1   G5 Introduced?
Helenium autumnale   Common Sneezeweed S3?   G5 Uncommon
Heteranthera dubia   Water Star-grass S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Hottonia inflata   Featherfoil S3   G4 Uncommon
Huperzia appressa H. appalachiana Mountain Firmoss S1   GNR Uncommon
Isotria verticillata   Large Whorled Pogonia S3S4   G5 MESA-Delisted
Juglans cinerea   Butternut S4? IND G3G4 Uncommon
Juncus ambiguus J. bufonius var. halophilus Seaside Toad-rush S1?   G5 Historic Re-discovered
Juncus biflorus   Two-flowered Rush SNR   G5 Taxonomic Issue
Juncus nodosus   Knotted Rush SNR   G5 Uncommon
Juncus torreyi   Torrey's Rush SNR 2   Introduced?
Juniperus horizontalis   Prostrate Juniper SNR   G5 Introduced?
Lactuca hirsuta L. hirsuta var . sanguinea Hairy Wild Lettuce S2S3   G5? Uncommon
Lathyrus palustris   Vetchling SNR   G5TNR Uncommon
Lechea minor   Thyme-leaf Pinweed S2S3 IND G5 Uncommon
Lespedeza angustifolia   Narrow-leaved Bush-clover S3?   G5 Uncommon
Lespedeza violacea   Violet Bush-clover S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Lilaeopsis chinensis   Lilaeopsis S2?   G5 Uncommon
Linnaea borealis ssp . americana L. borealis Twinflower S3   G5 Uncommon
Linum striatum   Panicled Yellow Flax S2S3   G5TNR Uncommon
Lobelia kalmii   Brook-lobelia S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Lupinus perennis   Wild Lupine S3S4 3 G5 Uncommon
Luzula bulbosa   Bulbous Wood-rush S2?   G5 Uncommon
Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida   Boreal Wood-rush SNR   G5T5? Uncommon
Lycopus amplectens   Sessile Water-horehound S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Lythrum alatum   Winged Loosestrife S1?   G5 Uncommon
Maianthemum trifolium   Three-leaved Solomon's Seal S3?   G5 Uncommon
Malaxis unifolia   Green Adder's Mouth S2?   G5 Uncommon
Menispermum canadense   Moonseed S3   G5 Uncommon
Moneses uniflora   One-flowered Pyrola S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Myriophyllum sibiricum   Common water-milfoil S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Nabalus albus Prenanthes alba White Lettuce SNR   G5 Uncommon
Parietaria pensylvanica   Rock-pellitory S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Paronychia fastigiata var . fastigiata   Hairy Forked Chickweed SNR   G5 Introduced?
Paspalum setaceum var . psammophilum   Sand Bead-grass S2S3 2 G5T4? Uncommon
Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum   Small-fruited Bead-grass S3?   G5T5 Uncommon
Pellaea atropurpurea   Purple Cliff-brake S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Phragmites australis ssp. americanus   Common Reed SNR   GNR Uncommon
Pinus resinosa   Red Pine S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Piptochaetium avenaceum   Black Oatgrass SNR   G5 Uncommon
Plantago pusilla   Dwarf Plantain S1?   G5 Introduced?
Platanthera hookeri   Hooker's Orchis S2?   G5 Uncommon
Platanthera macrophylla P. orbiculata var. macrophylla Large Round-leaved Orchis S2?   G5?T4 Uncommon
Platanthera orbiculata P. orbiculata var. orbiculata Round-leaved Orchis S1S2   G5?TNR Uncommon
Podophyllum peltatum   May-apple SNR 2 G5 Introduced?
Polygala nuttallii   Nutall's Milkwort S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Polygala verticillata   Whorled Milkwort S2S3 IND G5 Uncommon
Polygonum tenue   Rock Knotweed S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Populus balsamifera ssp . balsamifera P. balsamifera Balsam-poplar S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Potamogeton obtusifolius   Blunt-leaved Pondweed S1?   G5 Uncommon
Pseudognaphalium macounii Gnaphalium viscosum Clammy Everlasting S1S2   G5 Uncommon
Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pseudocaudatum   Pine Barrens Bracken SNR   G5T5 Uncommon
Quercus stellata   Post-oak S3S4   G5 MESA-Delisted
Ranunculus allegheniensis   Allegheny Buttercup S2? 2 G4G5 Uncommon
Ranunculus fascicularis   Early Buttercup S2?   G5 Uncommon
Rhododendron periclymenoides   Pinxter-flower S2?   G5 Uncommon
Ribes americanum   Wild Black Currant S3S4   G5 Delisted
Ribes rotundifolium   Round-leaved Gooseberry S1? IND G5 Uncommon
Ribes triste   Swamp Red Currant S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Rosa blanda   Smooth Rose S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Rubus cuneifolius   Sand-blackberry S1S2 2 G5 Uncommon
Rumex hastatulus   Dune-sorrel SNR   G5 Introduced?
Sagina decumbens ssp. decumbens S. decumbens Trailing Pearlwort SNR   G5 Introduced?
Sagina nodosa ssp. nodosa S. nodosa Knotted Pearlwort SNR IND G5TNR Introduced?
Sagittaria rigida   Mud-arrowhead S2?   G5 Uncommon
Salix candida   Hoary Willow S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Salix pedicellaris   Bog-willow S2?   G5 Uncommon
Salix serissima   Autumn-willow S3   G4 MESA-Delisted
Sanicula trifoliata   Trefoil Sanicle S2S3   G4 Uncommon
Schoenoplectus acutus var . acutus Scirpus acutus Hard-stemmed Bull-sedge S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Schoenoplectus torreyi Scirpus torreyi Torrey's Bullsedge S2?   G5? Uncommon
Scirpus pendulus   Pendulus Bullsedge S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Scirpus polyphyllus   Appalachian Bullsedge S2? 2 G5 Uncommon
Scleria reticularis   Pondshore Nut-sedge S3 1 G3G4 MESA-Delisted
Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap SNR 2 G4T4 Introduced?
Sedum ternatum   Mountain-stonecrop SNR   G5 Introduced?
Selaginella rupestris   Rock-spikemoss S3S4   G5 MESA-Delisted
Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica   Wild Pink S2S3   G5T4 Uncommon
Solidago speciosa var. speciosa S. speciosa Showy Goldenrod S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Sparganium angustifolium   Narrow-leaved Bur-reed S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Sparganium fluctuans   Floating Bur-reed S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Spiranthes lucida   Shining Ladies' Tresses S2?   G5 Uncommon
Spiranthes tuberosa   Little Ladies' Tresses S3S4   G5 MESA-Delisted
Sporobolus compositus var. compositus   Tall Dropseed SNR   G5 Introduced?
Sporobolus cryptandrus   Sand-dropseed S2?   G5 Uncommon
Stachys hyssopifolia   Hyssop Hedge-nettle S3S4   G5 MESA-Delisted
Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis S. borealis Northern Starwort S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Streptopus amplexifolius S. amplexifolius var. amplexifolius White Mandarin S3?   G5T5 MESA-Delisted
Suaeda maritima ssp . richii   Rich's Sea-blite S2S3 IND G5T3 MESA-Delisted
Utricularia minor   Lesser Bladderwort S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Uvularia grandiflora   Large-flowered Bellwort S3   G5 MESA-Delisted
Verbesina alternifolia   Wingstem SNR   G5 Introduced?
Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa   Northern Thyme-leaf Speedwell SNR   G5T5? Introduced?
Viola renifolia   Kidney-leaf Violet S1S2   G5T5 Uncommon
Viola rostrata   Long-spurred Violet S2S3   G5 Uncommon
Viola selkirkii   Great-spurred Violet S1S2   G5? Uncommon
Viola subsinuata   Three-lobed Violet S1S2 IND G3G5 Uncommon
Wolffia borealis   Flat Water-meal SNR   G5 Uncommon
Wolffiella gladiata   Sickle Water-meal SNR 2 G5 Uncommon
Xyris montana   Northern Yellow-eyed Grass S2?   G4 Uncommon
Zizania palustris var. palustris Z. palustris Slender Wild Rice S1S2   G4G5T4T5 Uncommon

Updated: 09/10/2007