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List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species
As published in the Code of Massachusetts Regulations February 27, 2012
List of Rare Species in Massachusetts
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | MA Status | Fed Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | ||||
| American Brook Lamprey | Lampetra appendix | T | ||
| Shortnose Sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | E | E | |
| Atlantic Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus | E | T | |
| Lake Chub | Couesius plumbeus | E | ||
| Eastern Silvery Minnow | Hybognathus regius | SC | ||
| Bridle Shiner | Notropis bifrenatus | SC | ||
| Northern Redbelly Dace | Phoxinus eos | E | ||
| Longnose Sucker | Catostomus catostomus | SC | ||
| Burbot | Lota lota | SC | ||
| Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | T | 1 | |
| Amphibians | ||||
| Jefferson Salamander | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | SC | 2 | |
| Blue-Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma laterale | SC | 3 | |
| Marbled Salamander | Ambystoma opacum | T | ||
| Eastern Spadefoot | Scaphiopus holbrookii | T | ||
| Reptiles | ||||
| Loggerhead Seaturtle | Caretta caretta | T | T | |
| Green Seaturtle | Chelonia mydas | T | T | |
| Hawksbill Seaturtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | E | E | |
| Kemp's Ridley Seaturtle | Lepidochelys kempii | E | E | |
| Leatherback Seaturtle | Dermochelys coriacea | E | E | |
| Wood Turtle | Glyptemys insculpta | SC | ||
| Bog Turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | E | T | |
| Blanding's Turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | T | ||
| Diamond-backed Terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin | T | ||
| Northern Red-bellied Cooter | Pseudemys rubriventris | E | E | 4 |
| Eastern Box Turtle | Terrapene carolina | SC | ||
| Eastern Wormsnake | Carphophis amoenus | T | ||
| Eastern Ratsnake | Pantherophis alleghaniensis | E | ||
| Copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix | E | ||
| Timber Rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | E | ||
| Birds | ||||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | SC | ||
| Pied-Billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | E | ||
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | E | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | E | ||
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | E | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | T | ||
| Sharp-Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | SC | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | E | ||
| King Rail | Rallus elegans | T | ||
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | SC | ||
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | T | T | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | E | ||
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | E | E | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | SC | ||
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | SC | ||
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | SC | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | SC | ||
| Long-Eared Owl | Asio otus | SC | ||
| Short-Eared Owl | Asio flammeus | E | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | E | ||
| Golden-Winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | E | ||
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | T | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | SC | ||
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | SC | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | T | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | T | ||
| Henslow's Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | E | ||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | SC | ||
| Mammals | ||||
| Water Shrew | Sorex palustris | SC | ||
| Rock Shrew | Sorex dispar | SC | ||
| Indiana Myotis | Myotis sodalis | E | E | |
| Small-Footed Myotis | Myotis leibii | E | ||
| Little Brown Myotis | Myotis lucifugus | E | ||
| Tricolored Bat | Perimyotis subflavus | E | ||
| Northern Long-eared Bat | Myotis septentrionalis | E | ||
| Southern Bog Lemming | Synaptomys cooperi | SC | ||
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | E | E | |
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | E | E | |
| Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | E | E | |
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | E | E | |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | E | E | |
| Northern Right Whale | Eubalaena glacialis | E | E |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | MA Status | Fed Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponges | ||||
| Smooth Branched Sponge | Spongilla aspinosa | SC | ||
| Flatworms | ||||
| Sunderland Spring Planarian | Polycelis remota | E | ||
| Segmented Worms | ||||
| New England Medicinal Leech | Macrobdella sestertia | SC | ||
| Snails | ||||
| New England Siltsnail | Floridobia winkleyi | SC | ||
| Walker's Limpet | Ferrissia walkeri | SC | ||
| Coastal Marsh Snail | Littoridinops tenuipes | SC | ||
| Slender Walker | Pomatiopsis lapidaria | E | ||
| Boreal Marstonia | Marstonia lustrica | E | ||
| Boreal Turret Snail | Valvata sincera | E | ||
| Mussels | ||||
| Dwarf Wedgemussel | Alasmidonta heterodon | E | E | |
| Brook Floater (Swollen Wedgemussel) | Alasmidonta varicosa | E | ||
| Yellow Lampmussel | Lampsilis cariosa | E | ||
| Tidewater Mucket | Leptodea ochracea | SC | ||
| Eastern Pondmussel | Ligumia nasuta | SC | ||
| Creeper | Strophitus undulatus | SC | ||
| Crustaceans | ||||
| Intricate Fairy Shrimp | Eubranchipus intricatus | SC | ||
| Agassiz's Clam Shrimp | Eulimnadia agassizii | E | ||
| Northern Spring Amphipod | Gammarus pseudolimnaeus | SC | ||
| American Clam Shrimp | Limnadia lenticularis | SC | ||
| Taconic Cave Amphipod | Stygobromus borealis | E | ||
| Piedmont Groundwater Amphipod | Stygobromus tenuis tenuis | SC | ||
| Coastal Swamp Amphipod | Synurella chamberlaini | SC | ||
| Dragonflies | ||||
| Spatterdock Darner | Rhionaeschna mutata | SC | ||
| Subarctic Darner | Aeshna subarctica | E | ||
| Comet Darner | Anax longipes | SC | ||
| Ocellated Darner | Boyeria grafiana | SC | ||
| Spine-Crowned Clubtail | Gomphus abbreviatus | SC | ||
| Harpoon Clubtail | Gomphus descriptus | E | ||
| Midland Clubtail | Gomphus fraternus | E | ||
| Rapids Clubtail | Gomphus quadricolor | E | ||
| Cobra Clubtail | Gomphus vastus | SC | ||
| Skillet Clubtail | Gomphus ventricosus | T | ||
| Umber Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia obsoleta | SC | ||
| Stygian Shadowdragon | Neurocordulia yamaskanensis |
SC | ||
| Brook Snaketail | Ophiogomphus aspersus | SC | ||
| Riffle Snaketail | Ophiogomphus carolus | T | ||
| Ski-tipped Emerald | Somatochlora elongata | SC | ||
| Forcipate Emerald | Somatochlora forcipata | E | ||
| Coppery Emerald | Somatochlora georgiana | E | ||
| Incurvate Emerald | Somatochlora incurvata | E | ||
| Kennedy's Emerald | Somatochlora kennedyi | E | ||
| Mocha Emerald | Somatochlora linearis | SC | ||
| Riverine Clubtail | Stylurus amnicola | E | ||
| Ebony Boghaunter | Williamsonia fletcheri | E | ||
| Ringed Boghaunter | Williamsonia lintneri | T | ||
| Damselflies | ||||
| Tule Bluet | Enallagma carunculatum | SC | ||
| Attenuated Bluet | Enallagma daeckii | T | ||
| Scarlet Bluet | Enallagma pictum | T | ||
| Pine Barrens Bluet | Enallagma recurvatum | T | ||
| Beetles | ||||
| Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle | Cicindela duodecimguttata | SC | ||
| Hentz's Redbelly Tiger Beetle | Cicindela rufiventris hentzii | T | ||
| Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle | Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis | E | T | |
| Bank Tiger Beetle | Cicindela limbalis | SC | ||
| Cobblestone Tiger Beetle | Cicindela marginipennis | E | ||
| Barrens Tiger Beetle | Cicindela patruela | E | ||
| Puritan Tiger Beetle | Cicindela puritana | E | T | |
| Purple Tiger Beetle | Cicindela purpurea | SC | ||
| American Burying Beetle | Nicrophorus americanus | E | E | |
| Butterflies and Moths | ||||
| Coastal Heathland Cutworm | Abagrotis nefascia | SC | ||
| Barrens Daggermoth | Acronicta albarufa | T | ||
| Drunk Apamea Moth | Apamea inebriata | SC | ||
| New Jersey Tea Inchworm | Apodrepanulatrix liberaria | E | ||
| Hessel's Hairstreak | Callophrys hesseli | SC | ||
| Frosted Elfin | Callophrys irus | SC | ||
| Bog Elfin | Callophrys lanoraieensis | T | ||
| Gerhard's Underwing | Catocala herodias gerhardi | SC | ||
| Precious Underwing Moth | Catocala pretiosa pretiosa | E | ||
| Waxed Sallow Moth | Chaetaglaea cerata | SC | ||
| Melsheimer's Sack Bearer | Cicinnus melsheimeri | T | ||
| Chain Dot Geometer | Cingilia catenaria | SC | ||
| Unexpected Cycnia | Cycnia inopinatus | T | ||
| Three-Lined Angle Moth | Digrammia eremiata | T | ||
| Imperial Moth | Eacles imperialis | T | ||
| Early Hairstreak | Erora laeta | T | ||
| Persius Duskywing | Erynnis persius persius | E | ||
| Sandplain Euchlaena | Euchlaena madusaria | SC | ||
| Dion Skipper | Euphyes dion | T | ||
| The Pink Streak | Dargida rubripennis | T | ||
| Phyllira Tiger Moth | Grammia phyllira | E | ||
| Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth | Hemaris gracilis | SC | ||
| Barrens Buckmoth | Hemileuca maia | SC | ||
| Buchholz's Gray | Hypomecis buchholzaria | E | ||
| Pine Barrens Speranza | Speranza exonerata | SC | ||
| Pale Green Pinion Moth | Lithophane viridipallens | SC | ||
| Twilight Moth | Lycia rachelae | E | ||
| Pine Barrens Lycia | Lycia ypsilon | T | ||
| Barrens Metarranthis | Metarranthis apiciaria | E | ||
| Coastal Swamp Metarranthis | Metarranthis pilosaria | SC | ||
| Northern Brocade Moth | Neoligia semicana | SC | ||
| Dune Noctuid Moth | Sympistis riparia | SC | ||
| Pitcher Plant Borer | Papaipema appassionata | T | ||
| Ostrich Fern Borer | Papaipema sp. 2 | .SC | 5 | |
| Chain Fern Borer | Papaipema stenocelis | T | ||
| Water-willow Stem Borer | Papaipema sulphurata | T | ||
| Mustard
White |
Pieris oleracea | T | ||
| Pink Sallow Moth | Psectraglaea carnosa | SC | ||
| Southern Ptichodis | Ptichodis bistrigata | T | ||
| Orange Sallow Moth | Pyrrhia aurantiago | SC | ||
| Oak Hairstreak | Satyrium favonius |
SC | ||
| Spartina Borer | Photedes inops | SC | ||
| Faded Gray Geometer | Stenoporpia polygrammaria | T | ||
| Pine Barrens Zale | Zale lunifera | SC | 6 | |
| Sandplain Heterocampa | Heterocampa varia | T | ||
| Pine Barrens Zanclognatha | Zanclognatha martha | T |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | MA Status | Fed Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiantaceae (Cliff Ferns) | ||||
| Fragile Rock-Brake | Cryptogramma stelleri | E | ||
| Alismataceae (Arrowheads) | ||||
| Estuary Arrowhead | Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. spongiosa | E | ||
| Wapato | Sagittaria cuneata | T | ||
| Terete Arrowhead | Sagittaria teres | SC | ||
| Apiaceae (Parsleys, Angelicas) | ||||
| Hemlock Parsley | Conioselinum chinense | SC | ||
| Saltpond Pennywort | Hydrocotyle verticillata | T | ||
| Canadian Sanicle | Sanicula canadensis | T | ||
| Long-Styled Sanicle | Sanicula odorata | T | ||
| Aquifoliaceae (Hollies) | ||||
| Mountain Winterberry | Ilex montana | E | ||
| Araceae (Arums) | ||||
| Green Dragon | Arisaema dracontium | T | ||
| Golden Club | Orontium aquaticum | E | ||
| Araliaceae (Ginsengs) | ||||
| Ginseng | Panax quinquefolius | SC | ||
| Asclepiadaceae (Milkweeds) | ||||
| Purple Milkweed | Asclepias purpurascens | E | ||
| Linear-Leaved Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata | T | ||
| Aspleniaceae (Spleenworts) | ||||
| Mountain Spleenwort | Asplenium montanum | E | ||
| Wall-Rue Spleenwort | Asplenium ruta-muraria | T | ||
| Asteraceae (Asters, Composites) | ||||
| Lesser Snakeroot | Ageratina aromatica | E | ||
| Eaton's Beggar-ticks | Bidens eatonii | E | ||
| Estuary Beggar-ticks | Bidens hyperborea | E | ||
| Cornel-leaved Aster | Doellingeria infirma | E | ||
| New England Boneset | Eupatorium novae-angliae | E | ||
| Purple Cudweed | Gamochaeta purpurea | E | ||
| New England Blazing Star | Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae | SC | ||
| Lion's Foot | Nabalus serpentarius | E | ||
| Sweet Coltsfoot | Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | E | ||
| Sclerolepis | Sclerolepis uniflora | E | ||
| Large-Leaved Goldenrod | Solidago macrophylla | T | ||
| Upland White Aster | Oligoneuron album | E | ||
| Rand's Goldenrod | Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. monticola | E | ||
| Eastern Silvery Aster | Symphyotrichum concolor | E | ||
| Crooked-Stem Aster | Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | SC | ||
| Tradescant's Aster | Symphyotrichum tradescantii | T | ||
| Betulaceae (Birches, Alders) | ||||
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis ssp. crispa | T | ||
| Swamp Birch | Betula pumila | E | ||
| Boraginaceae (Borages) | ||||
| Northern Wild Comfrey | Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale | E | ||
| Oysterleaf | Mertensia maritima | E | ||
| Brassicaceae (Mustards) | ||||
| Lyre-Leaved Rock-cress | Arabidopsis lyrata | E | ||
| Smooth Rock-cress | Boechera laevigata | SC | ||
| Green Rock-cress | Boechera missouriensis | T | ||
| Purple Cress | Cardamine douglassii | E | ||
| Long's Bitter-cress | Cardamine longii | E | ||
| Fen Cuckoo Flower | Cardamine dentata | T | ||
| Cactaceae (Cacti) | ||||
| Prickly Pear | Opuntia humifusa | E | ||
| Campanulaceae (Bluebells, Lobelias) | ||||
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | E | ||
| Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckles) | ||||
| Hairy Honeysuckle | Lonicera hirsuta | E | ||
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus var. albus | E | ||
| Broad Tinker's-weed | Triosteum perfoliatum | E | ||
| Downy Arrowwood | Viburnum rafinesquianum | E | ||
| Caryophyllaceae (Pinks, Sandworts) | ||||
| Nodding Chickweed | Cerastium nutans | E | ||
| Michaux's Sandwort | Minuartia michauxii | T | ||
| Large-leaved Sandwort | Moehringia macrophylla | E | ||
| Silverling | Paronychia argyrocoma | E | ||
| Celastraceae (Staff Tree Family) | ||||
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | T | ||
| Chenopodiaceae (Saltworts) | ||||
| Fogg's Goosefoot | Chenopodium foggii | E | ||
| American Sea-blite | Suaeda calceoliformis | SC | ||
| Cistaceae (Rockroses, Pinweeds) | ||||
| Bushy Rockrose | Crocanthemum dumosum | SC | ||
| Beaded Pinweed | Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis | E | ||
| Clusiaceae (St. John's-worts) | ||||
| Creeping St. John's-wort | Hypericum adpressum | T | ||
| Giant St. John's-wort | Hypericum ascyron | E | ||
| St. Andrew's Cross | Hypericum stragulum | E | ||
| Convolvulaceae (Morning Glories) | ||||
| Low Bindweed | Calystegia spithamaea | E | ||
| Crassulaceae (Sedums) | ||||
| Pygmyweed | Crassula aquatica | T | ||
| Cupressaceae (Cedars, Junipers) | ||||
| Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | E | ||
| Cyperaceae (Sedges) | ||||
| Foxtail Sedge | Carex alopecoidea | T | ||
| Back's Sedge | Carex backii | E | ||
| Bailey's Sedge | Carex baileyi | T | ||
| Bush's Sedge | Carex bushii | E | ||
| Chestnut-colored Sedge | Carex castanea | E | ||
| Creeping Sedge | Carex chordorrhiza | E | ||
| Davis' Sedge | Carex davisii | E | ||
| Glaucescent Sedge | Carex glaucodea | E | ||
| Handsome Sedge | Carex formosa | T | ||
| Slender Woodland Sedge | Carex gracilescens | E | ||
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | T | ||
| Hitchcock's Sedge | Carex hitchcockiana | SC | ||
| Shore Sedge | Carex lenticularis | T | ||
| Glaucous Sedge | Carex livida | E | ||
| False Hop-sedge | Carex lupuliformis | E | ||
| Midland Sedge | Carex mesochorea | E | ||
| Michaux's Sedge | Carex michauxiana | E | ||
| Mitchell's Sedge | Carex mitchelliana | T | ||
| Rich Woods Sedge | Carex oligocarpa | T | ||
| Few-seeded Sedge | Carex oligosperma | E | ||
| Few-flowered Sedge | Carex pauciflora | E | ||
| Variable Sedge | Carex polymorpha | E | ||
| Schweinitz's Sedge | Carex schweinitzii | E | ||
| Dioecious Sedge | Carex sterilis | T | ||
| Walter's Sedge | Carex striata | E | ||
| Fen Sedge | Carex tetanica | SC | ||
| Hairy-fruited Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | SC | ||
| Tuckerman's Sedge | Carex tuckermanii | E | ||
| Cat-tail Sedge | Carex typhina | T | ||
| Engelmann's Umbrella-sedge | Cyperus engelmannii | T | ||
| Houghton's Flatsedge | Cyperus houghtonii | E | ||
| Wright's Spike-rush | Eleocharis diandra | E | ||
| Intermediate Spike-sedge | Eleocharis intermedia | T | ||
| Tiny-fruited Spike-rush or Spike-sedge | Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis | E | ||
| Ovate Spike-rush or Spike-sedge | Eleocharis ovata | E | ||
| Few-flowered Spike-sedge | Eleocharis quinqueflora | E | ||
| Three-angled Spike-sedge | Eleocharis tricostata | E | ||
| Slender Cottongrass | Eriophorum gracile | T | ||
| Dwarf Bulrush | Lipocarpha micrantha | T | ||
| Capillary Beak-sedge | Rhynchospora capillacea | E | ||
| Inundated Horned-sedge | Rhynchospora inundata | T | ||
| Short-beaked Bald-sedge | Rhynchospora nitens | T | ||
| Long-beaked Bald-sedge | Rhynchospora scirpoides | SC | ||
| Torrey's Beak-sedge | Rhynchospora torreyana | E | ||
| Northeastern Bulrush | Scirpus ancistrochaetus | E | E | |
| Long's Bulrush | Scirpus longii | T | ||
| Papillose Nut-sedge | Scleria pauciflora | E | 7 | |
| Tall Nut-sedge | Scleria triglomerata | E | ||
| Dryopteridaceae (Wood Ferns) | |||
| Braun's Holly-fern | Polystichum braunii | E | |
| Smooth Woodsia | Woodsia glabella | E | |
| Elatinaceae (Waterworts) | |||
| American Waterwort | Elatine americana | E | |
| Equisetaceae (Horsetails) | |||
| Dwarf Scouring-rush | Equisetum scirpoides | SC | |
| Ericaceae (Laurels, Blueberries) | |||
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | T | |
| Mountain Cranberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus | E | |
| Eriocaulaceae (Pipeworts) | |||
| Parker's Pipewort | Eriocaulon parkeri | E | |
| Fabaceae (Beans, Peas, Clovers) | |||
| Large-bracted Tick-trefoil | Desmodium cuspidatum | T | |
| Wild Senna | Senna hebecarpa | E | |
| Fagaceae (Oaks, Beeches) | |||
| Bur Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | SC | |
| Yellow Oak | Quercus muehlenbergii | T | |
| Fumariaceae (Fumitories) | |||
| Climbing Fumitory | Adlumia fungosa | SC | |
| Gentianaceae (Gentians) | |||
| Andrew's Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | E | |
| Spurred Gentian | Halenia deflexa | E | |
| Slender Marsh Pink | Sabatia campanulata | E | |
| Plymouth Gentian | Sabatia kennedyana | SC | |
| Sea Pink | Sabatia stellaris | E | |
| Grossulariaceae (Currants) | |||
| Bristly Black Currant | Ribes lacustre | SC | |
| Haemodoraceae (Redroots) | |||
| Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | SC | |
| Haloragaceae (Water-milfoils) | |||
| Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil | Myriophyllum alterniflorum | E | |
| Farwell's Water-milfoil | Myriophyllum farwellii | E | |
| Pinnate Water-milfoil | Myriophyllum pinnatum | SC | |
| Comb Water-milfoil | Myriophyllum verticillatum | E | |
| Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaves) | |||
| Broad Waterleaf | Hydrophyllum canadense | E | |
| Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy-ferns) | |||
| Appalachian Bristle-fern | Trichomanes intricatum | E | |
| Iridaceae (Irises) | |||
| Sandplain Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium fuscatum | SC | |
| Slender Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium mucronatum | E | |
| Isoetaceae (Quillworts) | |||
| Acadian Quillwort | Isoetes acadiensis | E | |
| Lake Quillwort | Isoetes lacustris | E | |
| Juncaceae (Rushes) | |||
| Weak Rush | Juncus debilis | E | |
| Thread Rush | Juncus filiformis | E | |
| Black-fruited Woodrush | Luzula parviflora ssp. melanocarpa | E | |
| Lamiaceae (Mints) | |||
| Purple Giant-hyssop | Agastache scrophulariifolia | E | |
| Downy Wood-mint | Blephilia ciliata | E | |
| Hairy Wood-mint | Blephilia hirsuta | E | |
| Gypsywort | Lycopus rubellus | E | |
| False Pennyroyal | Trichostema brachiatum | E | |
| Lentibulariaceae (Bladderworts) | |||
| Resupinate Bladderwort | Utricularia resupinata | T | |
| Subulate Bladderwort | Utricularia subulata | SC | |
| Liliaceae (Lilies) | |||
| Devil's-bit | Chamaelirium luteum | E | |
| Linaceae (Flaxes) | |||
| Sandplain Flax | Linum intercursum | SC | |
| Rigid Flax | Linum medium var. texanum | T | |
| Lycopodiaceae (Clubmosses) | |||
| Foxtail Clubmoss | Lycopodiella alopecuroides | E | |
| Appalachian Firmoss | Huperzia appressa | E | |
| Mountain Firmoss | Huperzia selago | E | |
| Lythraceae (Loosestrifes) | |||
| Toothcup | Rotala ramosior | E | |
| Magnoliaceae (Magnolias) | |||
| Sweetbay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | E | |
| Melastomataceae (Meadow Beauties) | |||
| Maryland Meadow Beauty | Rhexia mariana | E | |
| Moraceae (Mulberries) | |||
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | E | |
| Nymphaeaceae (Water Lilies) | |||
| Tiny Cow-lily | Nuphar microphylla | E | |
| Onagraceae (Evening Primroses) | |||
| Many-fruited False-loosestrife | Ludwigia polycarpa | E | |
| Round-fruited False-loosestrife | Ludwigia sphaerocarpa | E | |
| Ophioglossaceae (Grape Ferns) | |||
| Adder's-tongue Fern | Ophioglossum pusillum | T | |
| Orchidaceae (Orchids) | |||
| Putty-root | Aplectrum hyemale | E | |
| Arethusa | Arethusa bulbosa | T | |
| Autumn Coralroot | Corallorhiza odontorhiza | SC | |
| Ram's-head Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium arietinum | E | |
| Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin | E | |
| Showy Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium reginae | E | |
| Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain | Goodyera repens | E | |
| Small Whorled Pogonia | Isotria medeoloides | E | T |
| Lily-leaf Twayblade | Liparis liliifolia | T | |
| Heartleaf Twayblade | Listera cordata | E | |
| Bayard's Green Adder's-mouth | Malaxis bayardii | E | |
| White Adder's-mouth | Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda | E | |
| Crested Fringed Orchis | Platanthera cristata | E | |
| Leafy White Orchis | Platanthera dilatata | T | |
| Pale Green Orchis | Platanthera flava var. herbiola | T | |
| Hooded Ladies'-tresses | Spiranthes romanzoffiana | E | |
| Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses | Spiranthes vernalis | T | |
| Cranefly Orchid | Tipularia discolor | E | |
| Nodding Pogonia | Triphora trianthophora | E | |
| Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrels) | |||
| Violet Wood-sorrel | Oxalis violacea | E | |
| Poaceae (Grasses) | |||
| Annual Peanutgrass | Amphicarpum amphicarpon | E | |
| Purple Needlegrass | Aristida purpurascens | T | |
| Seabeach Needlegrass | Aristida tuberculosa | T | |
| Reed Bentgrass | Calamagrostis pickeringii | E | |
| New England Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | E | |
| Tufted Hairgrass | Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | E | |
| Commons's Panic-grass | Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens | SC | |
| Mattamuskeet Panic-grass | Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. mattamuskeetense | E | |
| Rough Panic-grass | Dichanthelium scabriusculum | T | |
| Wright's Panic-grass | Dichanthelium wrightianum | SC | |
| Hairy Wild Rye | Elymus villosus | E | |
| Frank's Lovegrass | Eragrostis frankii | SC | |
| Saltpond Grass | Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis | T | |
| Sea Lyme-grass | Leymus mollis | E | |
| Woodland Millet | Milium effusum | T | |
| Gattinger's Panic-grass | Panicum philadelphicum ssp. gattingeri | SC | |
| Long-Leaved Panic-grass | Panicum rigidulum ssp. pubescens | T | |
| Philadelphia Panic-grass | Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum | SC | |
| Drooping Speargrass | Poa saltuensis ssp. languida | E | |
| Bristly Foxtail | Setaria parviflora | SC | |
| Salt Reedgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | T | |
| Shining Wedgegrass | Sphenopholis nitida | T | |
| Swamp Oats | Sphenopholis pensylvanica | T | |
| Small Dropseed | Sporobolus neglectus | E | |
| Northern Gama-grass | Tripsacum dactyloides | E | |
| Spiked False-oats | Trisetum spicatum | E | |
| Polygonaceae (Docks, Knotweeds) | |||
| Strigose Knotweed | Persicaria setacea | T | |
| Sea-beach Knotweed | Polygonum glaucum |
SC | |
| Pondshore Knotweed | Persicaria puritanorum | SC | |
| Seabeach Dock | Rumex pallidus | T | |
| Swamp Dock | Rumex verticillatus | T | |
| Portulacaceae (Spring Beauties) | |||
| Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty | Claytonia virginica | E | |
| Potamogetonaceae (Pondweeds) | |||
| Algae-like Pondweed | Potamogeton confervoides | T | |
| Fries' Pondweed | Potamogeton friesii | E | |
| Hill's Pondweed | Potamogeton hillii | SC | |
| Ogden's Pondweed | Potamogeton ogdenii | E | |
| Straight-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton strictifolius | E | |
| Vasey's Pondweed | Potamogeton vaseyi | E | |
| Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf) | |||
| Pink Pyrola | Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | E | |
| Ranunculaceae (Buttercups) | |||
| Black Cohosh | Actaea racemosa | E | |
| Purple Clematis | Clematis occidentalis | SC | |
| Golden Seal | Hydrastis canadensis | E | |
| Tiny-flowered Buttercup | Ranunculus micranthus | E | |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | SC | |
| Rosaceae (Roses, Shadbushes) | |||
| Small-flowered Agrimony | Agrimonia parviflora | E | |
| Hairy Agrimony | Agrimonia pubescens | T | |
| Bartram's Shadbush | Amelanchier bartramiana | T | |
| Roundleaf Shadbush | Amelanchier sanguinea | SC | |
| Bicknell's Hawthorn | Crataegus bicknellii | E | |
| Sandbar Cherry | Prunus pumila var. depressa | T | |
| Northern Prickly Rose | Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | E | |
| Northern Mountain-ash | Sorbus decora | E | |
| Barren Strawberry | Geum fragarioides | SC | |
| Rubiaceae (Bedstraws, Bluets) | |||
| Northern Bedstraw | Galium boreale | E | |
| Labrador Bedstraw | Galium labradoricum | T | |
| Long-leaved Bluet | Houstonia longifolia | E | |
| Salicaceae (Willows) | |||
| Swamp Cottonwood | Populus heterophylla |
E | |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix exigua ssp. interior | T | |
| Scheuchzeriaceae (Pod-grasses) | |||
| Pod-grass | Scheuchzeria palustris | E | |
| Schizaeaceae (Climbing Ferns) | |||
| Climbing Fern | Lygodium palmatum | SC | |
| Scrophulariaceae (Figworts) | |||
| Sandplain Gerardia | Agalinis acuta | E | E |
| Winged Monkey-flower | Mimulus alatus | E | |
| Muskflower | Mimulus moschatus | E | |
| Swamp Lousewort | Pedicularis lanceolata | E | |
| Hairy Beardtongue | Penstemon hirsutus | E | |
| Sessile Water-speedwell | Veronica catenata | E | |
| Culver's-root | Veronicastrum virginicum | T | |
| Sparganiaceae (Bur-reeds) | |||
| Small Bur-reed | Sparganium natans | E | |
| Verbenaceae (Vervains) | |||
| Narrow-leaved Vervain | Verbena simplex | E | |
| Violaceae (Violets) | |||
| Sand Violet | Viola adunca | SC | |
| Britton's Violet | Viola brittoniana | T | |
| Viscaceae (Christmas-mistletoes) | |||
| Dwarf Mistletoe | Arceuthobium pusillum | SC |
1. Trimorphic freshwater population only.
2. Including triploid and other polyploid forms within the Ambystoma jeffersonianum/Ambystoma laterale complex.
4. This species is listed by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as P. r. bangsi (Plymouth Redbelly Turtle) in 50 CFR 17.11.
5. Undescribed species near P. pterisii
6. True Z. lunifera, sensu Schmidt (2010)
7. Includes the two varieties of this species that occur in Massachusetts: s.p. var. pauciflora and s.p. var. caroliniana.
Definitions
"Endangered" (E) species are native species which are in danger of extinction throughout all or part of their range, or which are in danger of extirpation from Massachusetts, as documented by biological research and inventory.
"Threatened" (T) species are native species which are likely to become endangered in the forseeable future, or which are declining or rare as determined by biological research and inventory.
"Special concern" (SC) species are native species which have been documented by biological research or inventory to have suffered a decline that could threaten the species if allowed to continue unchecked, or which occur in such small numbers or with such restricted distribution or specialized habitat requirements that they could easily become threatened within Massachusetts.
Any native species listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also included on the state list. The rules and regulations and precise definitions relative to the establishment of the Commonwealth's list of endangered, threatened, and special concern species are set forth in 321 CMR 10.00 et seq. View a key to the Federal Status abbreviations appearing on the list.
1. Introduction - The list in 321 CMR 10.90 contains the names of all species of plants and animals which have been determined to be Endangered, Threatened, or of Special Concern pursuant to M.G.L. c. 131A and 321 CMR 10.03.
2. List Format - The columns entitled "Common Name" and "Scientific Name" define the species listed. In the "Status" columns the following symbols are used: "E" for Endangered, "T" for Threatened, and "SC" for Special Concern. The status defined under the "MA" column denotes the official status of the species in Massachusetts pursuant to M.G.L. c. 131A and 321 CMR 10.00. The status under the "US" column is the status of the species under the federal Endangered Species Act at the time of the latest revision of 321 CMR 10.00 and is given for informational purposes only. Recent changes in the federal list might not be reflected on this list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should be consulted for official and up to date information on the federal status of any species. Inquiries may be made by writing to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH 03301-5087. The "Taxonomic Family/Taxonomic Group" column of the list is included for the purpose of organization. The "Notes" column directs the reader to footnotes which further define or clarify the status of a species or alternative names of species.
3. Organization of the List - The list is generally organized according to the relationship of the listed species as determined by the science of taxonomy, which groups and categorizes species that are similar on the basis of shared evolutionary descent. The most basic division in the list is between animals and plants. Within animals the list is divided between vertebrates, (animals with backbones) and invertebrates (animals without backbones). Within vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants, the list is further divided into categories which are generally recognized, such as fish, mammals, dragonflies, and violets. All such information has no regulatory effect and is provided only for the purpose of organizing the list.