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Rare Species by County: Plymouth

Last Updated on 3/1/2003

Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name State Rank Federal Rank Most Recent Obs
Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner SC   1999
Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander SC   1999
Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T   1986
Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander SC   2000
Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T   1979
Reptile Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle SC   2001
Reptile Clemmys insculpta Wood Turtle SC   1995
Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T   1994
Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback Terrapin T   2000
Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop 1 Northern Red-Bellied Cooter E LE 2000
Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC   2001
Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-Shinned Hawk SC (PS) 1988
Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T (PS) 1997
Bird Asio otus Long-Eared Owl SC   1978
Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E   1994
Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E   1993
Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T (LE,LT) 1996
Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T   1898
Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SC (PS) 1992
Bird Gavia immer Common Loon SC   1872
Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle E (PS:LT,PDL) 1999
Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern E   1990
Bird Parula americana Northern Parula T   1995
Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe E   1992
Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T   1995
Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC (PS:LE) 1998
Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E (PS:LE,LT) 1998
Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC   1998
Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC   1998
Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC   1985
Mammal Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming SC   1894
Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel E LE 1866
Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC   1999
Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel E   1841
Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket SC   1999
Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC   2001
Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper SC   1995
Mussel Vertigo perryi Olive Vertigo SC   1912
Crustacean Crangonyx aberrans Mystic Valley Amphipod SC   1997
Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner SC   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner SC   1912
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet SC   1994
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet SC   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet T   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon SC   1998
Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald E   1989
Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle SC   1915
Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC   1999
Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia benjamini Coastal Heathland Cutworm SC   1991
Butterfly/Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth T   2001
Butterfly/Moth Anisota stigma Spiny Oakworm SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Apamea mixta Coastal Plain Apamea Moth SC   1975
Butterfly/Moth Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak SC   1992
Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer T   2001
Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer SC   1977
Butterfly/Moth Erynnis persius persius Persius Duskywing E   2001
Butterfly/Moth Hemaris gracilis Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Hypomecis buchholzaria Buchholz's Gray E   2001
Butterfly/Moth Itame sp 1 nr inextricata Pine Barrens Itame SC   1999
Butterfly/Moth Lithophane viridipallens Pale Green Pinion Moth SC   1985
Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens Metarranthis Moth E   1909
Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth T   1971
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth T   2001
Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-Willow Stem Borer T   2001
Butterfly/Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Spartiniphaga inops Spartina Borer Moth SC   1977
Butterfly/Moth Zale sp 1 nr lunifera Pine Barrens Zale SC   1999
Butterfly/Moth Zanclognatha martha Pine Barrens Zanclognatha T   1999
Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass T   1987
Vascular Plant Aristida tuberculosa Seabeach Needlegrass T   1987
Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-Leaved Milkweed T   1914
Vascular Plant Bidens hyperborea var colpophila Estuary Beggar-Ticks E   1987
Vascular Plant Calamagrostis pickeringii Reed Bentgrass E   2001
Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-Cress E   2000
Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge E   2000
Vascular Plant Carex striata var brevis Walter's Sedge E   1995
Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC   1988
Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry SC   2000
Vascular Plant Crassula aquatica Pygmyweed T   1998
Vascular Plant Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's Flatsedge E   1890
Vascular Plant Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense Mattamuskeet Panic-Grass E   1990
Vascular Plant Dichanthelium wrightianum Wright's Panic-Grass SC   1990
Vascular Plant Elatine americana American Waterwort E   1980
Vascular Plant Eriocaulon parkeri Estuary Pipewort E   1998
Vascular Plant Eupatorium aromaticum Lesser Snakeroot E   1935
Vascular Plant Eupatorium leucolepis var novae-angliae New England Boneset E   1999
Vascular Plant Helianthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose SC   1983
Vascular Plant Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort E   1989
Vascular Plant Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot SC   1993
Vascular Plant Liatris borealis New England Blazing Star SC   2001
Vascular Plant Linum medium var texanum Rigid Flax T   2000
Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha   T   1999
Vascular Plant Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Round-Fruited False-Loosestrife E   1999
Vascular Plant Lycopus rubellus Gypsywort E   2000
Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern SC   1986
Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf E   1857
Vascular Plant Myriophyllum pinnatum Pinnate Water-Milfoil SC   1910
Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-Tongue Fern T   1983
Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-Grass SC   2000
Vascular Plant Panicum rigidulum var. Pubescens Long-Leaved Panic-Grass T   1998
Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var herbiola Pale Green Orchis T   1997
Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed SC   1990
Vascular Plant Polygonum setaceum var interjectum Strigose Knotweed T   1983
Vascular Plant Prenanthes serpentaria Lion's Foot E   1933
Vascular Plant Ranunculus micranthus Tiny-Flowered Buttercup E   18--
Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup T   1885
Vascular Plant Rhynchospora inundata Inundated Horned-Sedge T   1997
Vascular Plant Rhynchospora nitens Short-Beaked Bald-Sedge T   1988
Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-Beaked Bald-Sedge SC   2000
Vascular Plant Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey's Beak-Sedge E   1989
Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock T   1999
Vascular Plant Sabatia campanulata Slender Marsh Pink E   1884
Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC   2001
Vascular Plant Sagittaria subulata var subulata River Arrowhead E   1990
Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead SC   2000
Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle T   2000
Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T   1994
Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna E    
Vascular Plant Setaria geniculata Bristly Foxtail SC   2000
Vascular Plant Spartina cynosuroides Salt Reedgrass T   1989
Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats T   2000
Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-Blite SC   1987
Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern Silvery Aster E   1926
Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-Weed E   1890
Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort SC   1990
Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet T   1909