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Rare Species by County: Nantucket

Last Updated on 3/1/2003

Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name State Rank Federal Rank Most Recent Obs
Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T   1997
Reptile Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle SC   2001
Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC   1992
Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T (PS) 1997
Bird Asio flammeus Short-Eared Owl E   1998
Bird Asio otus Long-Eared Owl SC   1985
Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E   1955
Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E   197-
Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T (LE,LT) 1997
Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T   2000
Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SC (PS) 1955
Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe E   1988
Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC (PS:LE) 1998
Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E (PS:LE,LT) 1931
Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC   1996
Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC   1995
Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC   1990
Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle SC   1923
Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC   1991
Beetle Desmocerus palliatus Elderberry Long-Horned Beetle SC   1930
Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia benjamini Coastal Heathland Cutworm SC   2000
Butterfly/Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth T   1999
Butterfly/Moth Anisota stigma Spiny Oakworm SC   2000
Butterfly/Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth SC   2000
Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth SC   2000
Butterfly/Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer T   2000
Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer SC   1997
Butterfly/Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth SC   1996
Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth SC   2000
Butterfly/Moth Oncocnemis riparia Dune Noctuid Moth SC   1996
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth T   1941
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth T   1940
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-Willow Stem Borer T   1994
Butterfly/Moth Zale sp 1 nr lunifera Pine Barrens Zale SC   2000
Vascular Plant Agrimonia pubescens Hairy Agrimony T   1989
Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush SC   1999
Vascular Plant Amphicarpum purshii Annual Peanut-Grass E   1999
Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass T   1986
Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed E   1986
Vascular Plant Carex striata var brevis Walter's Sedge E   1908
Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry SC   1996
Vascular Plant Crassula aquatica Pygmyweed T   1994
Vascular Plant Crataegus bicknellii Bicknell's Hawthorn E   1996
Vascular Plant Dichanthelium commonsianum Commons's Panic-Grass SC   1984
Vascular Plant Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense Mattamuskeet Panic-Grass E   1990
Vascular Plant Eleocharis tricostata Three-Angled Spike-Sedge E   1996
Vascular Plant Eupatorium aromaticum Lesser Snakeroot E   2000
Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed E   1990
Vascular Plant Helianthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose SC   1999
Vascular Plant Hydrocotyle verticillata Saltpond Pennywort T   1995
Vascular Plant Hypericum adpressum Creeping St. John's-Wort T   1996
Vascular Plant Hypericum hypericoides ssp multicaule St. Andrew's Cross E   2000
Vascular Plant Lechea pulchella var moniliformis Bead Pinweed E   1989
Vascular Plant Leptochloa fascicularis var maritima Saltpond Grass T   1999
Vascular Plant Liatris borealis New England Blazing Star SC   2000
Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax SC   1989
Vascular Plant Lycopodiella alopecuroides Foxtail Clubmoss E   1999
Vascular Plant Lycopus rubellus Gypsywort E   1989
Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf E   1994
Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-Tongue Fern T   1911
Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear E   1997
Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-Beach Knotweed SC   1983
Vascular Plant Polygonum setaceum var interjectum Strigose Knotweed T   1908
Vascular Plant Prenanthes serpentaria Lion's Foot E   2002
Vascular Plant Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey's Beak-Sedge E   1989
Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock T   1884
Vascular Plant Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock T   1884
Vascular Plant Sabatia campanulata Slender Marsh Pink E   2002
Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC   1889
Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle T   1989
Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora var caroliniana Papillose Nut-Sedge E   1998
Vascular Plant Scleria triglomerata Tall Nut-Sedge E   1907
Vascular Plant Setaria geniculata Bristly Foxtail SC   1983
Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium arenicola Sandplain Blue-Eyed Grass SC   1995
Vascular Plant Spartina cynosuroides Salt Reedgrass T   1911
Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats T   1908
Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-Blite SC   1989
Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern Silvery Aster E   2000
Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-Weed E   1907
Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort SC   1989