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Rare Species by Town

MESA (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act) and Federal Status

E = Endangered T = Threatened SC = Special Concern

Most Recent Observation

This field represents the most recent observation of that species in a town. However, because they are rare, many MESA-listed species are difficult to detect even when they are present. Natural Heritage does not have the resources to be able to conduct methodical species surveys in each town on a regular basis. Therefore, the fact that the 'Most Recent Observation' recorded for a species may be several years old should not be interpreted as meaning that the species no longer occurs in a town. However, Natural Heritage regards records older than twenty-five years historic.

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These data were extracted from the database of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in September 2009.

Barnstable | Barre | Becket | Bedford | Belchertown | Bellingham | Belmont | Berkley | Berlin | Bernardston | Beverly | Billerica | Blackstone | Blandford | Bolton | Boston | Bourne | Boxborough | Boxford | Boylston | Braintree | Brewster | Bridgewater | Brimfield | Brockton | Brookfield | Brookline | Buckland | Burlington

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BARNSTABLE Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
2009
BARNSTABLE Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1993
BARNSTABLE Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
E
Historic
BARNSTABLE Bird Asio otus Long-eared Owl
SC
1978
BARNSTABLE Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
BARNSTABLE Bird Parula americana Northern Parula
T
1989
BARNSTABLE Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
BARNSTABLE Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
BARNSTABLE Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
SC
1901
BARNSTABLE Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1982
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth
SC
1951
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
1954
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth
SC
1994
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Itame sp. 1 nr. inextricata Pine Barrens Itame
SC
1968
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth
T
1950
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
2004
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Pieris oleracea Mustard White
T
1949
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak
SC
1982
BARNSTABLE Butterfly/Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale
SC
1951
BARNSTABLE Crustacean Eulimnadia agassizii Agassiz's Clam Shrimp
E
2009
BARNSTABLE Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
2004
BARNSTABLE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
SC
1941
BARNSTABLE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1989
BARNSTABLE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2005
BARNSTABLE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
2004
BARNSTABLE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1993
BARNSTABLE Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2007
BARNSTABLE Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
2007
BARNSTABLE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2007
BARNSTABLE Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamond-backed Terrapin
T
2007
BARNSTABLE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
BARNSTABLE Snail Ferrissia walkeri Walker's Limpet
SC
2006
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush
SC
1993
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1916
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge
T
1988
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry
SC
1916
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
1999
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens Commons's Panic-grass
SC
1986
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Dichanthelium wrightianum Wright's Panic-grass
SC
2004
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot
SC
2004
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2006
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax
SC
1989
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Linum medium var. texanum Rigid Flax
T
1983
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1898
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade
E
1916
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Bayard's Green Adder's-mouth
E
1989
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1960s
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass
SC
1989
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
2003
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty
E
1967
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Rhynchospora nitens Short-beaked Bald-sedge
T
2002
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked Bald-sedge
SC
1995
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey's Beak-sedge
E
2007
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Sabatia campanulata Slender Marsh Pink
E
2008
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2008
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
2004
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora Papillose Nut Sedge
E
1986
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail
SC
1919
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats
T
1988
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses
T
1986
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Tipularia discolor Cranefly Orchid
E
1983
BARNSTABLE Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort
SC
1918

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BARRE
Beetle
Cicindela duodecimguttata
Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2007
BARRE
Bird
Botaurus lentiginosus
American Bittern
E
1930
BARRE
Bird
Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern
E
2005
BARRE
Butterfly/Moth
Psectraglaea carnosa
Pink Sallow
SC
2007
BARRE
Dragonfly/Damselfly
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis
Stygian Shadowdragon
SC
2004
BARRE
Fish
Notropis bifrenatus
Bridle Shiner
SC
2005
BARRE
Mussel
Alasmidonta undulata
Triangle Floater
SC
1999
BARRE
Mussel
Strophitus undulatus
Creeper
SC
1999
BARRE
Reptile
Glyptemys insculpta
Wood Turtle
SC
2006
BARRE
Reptile
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2005
BARRE
Vascular Plant
Asclepias purpurascens
Purple Milkweed
E
1865
BARRE
Vascular Plant
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Clematis
SC
2008
BARRE
Vascular Plant
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae
New England Blazing Star
SC
1950
BARRE
Vascular Plant
Ophioglossum pusillum
Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1870
BARRE
Vascular Plant
Viola adunca
Sand Violet
SC
2006

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BECKET Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1991
BECKET Butterfly/Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak
T
2005
BECKET Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2004
BECKET Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora forcipata Forcipate Emerald
SC
1973
BECKET Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1979
BECKET Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1994
BECKET Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
BECKET Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1904
BECKET Vascular Plant Carex livida Glaucous Sedge
E
Historic
BECKET Vascular Plant Carex pauciflora Few-flowered Sedge
E
Historic
BECKET Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
Historic
BECKET Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium mucronatum Slender Blue-eyed Grass
E
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BEDFORD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2009
BEDFORD Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1902
BEDFORD Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
2000
BEDFORD Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1998
BEDFORD Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2008
BEDFORD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1995
BEDFORD Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2004
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1884
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush
SC
2002
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge
E
2007
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian
E
1882
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1899
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Round-fruited False-loosestrife
E
1885
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1883
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-lily
E
1883
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1900
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1888
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
2007
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
1883
BEDFORD Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
2007

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BELCHERTOWN Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2006
BELCHERTOWN Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1941
BELCHERTOWN Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2008
BELCHERTOWN Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
1932
BELCHERTOWN Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2008
BELCHERTOWN Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2007
BELCHERTOWN Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1932
BELCHERTOWN Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1951
BELCHERTOWN Crustacean Eubranchipus intricatus Intricate Fairy Shrimp
SC
1970s
BELCHERTOWN Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2008
BELCHERTOWN Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1998
BELCHERTOWN Mammal Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming
SC
1974
BELCHERTOWN Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
BELCHERTOWN Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2006
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple
SC
1891
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1875
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood-mint
E
1891
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2000
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1883
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot
SC
1925
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
1871
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
1872
BELCHERTOWN Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
1873

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BELLINGHAM Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2007
BELLINGHAM Fish Lampetra appendix American Brook Lamprey
T
2001
BELLINGHAM Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1894
BELLINGHAM Vascular Plant Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain
E
1886
BELLINGHAM Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass
SC
1986

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BELMONT Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1800s
BELMONT Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
Historic
BELMONT Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1952
BELMONT Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
Historic
BELMONT Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1868
BELMONT Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
2005
BELMONT Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1852
BELMONT Vascular Plant Carex gracilescens Slender Woodland Sedge
E
1932

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BERKLEY Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1913
BERKLEY Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1912
BERKLEY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1991
BERKLEY Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamond-backed Terrapin
T
1982
BERKLEY Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
BERKLEY Vascular Plant Bidens eatonii Eaton's Beggar-ticks
E
1923
BERKLEY Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-cress
E
1997
BERKLEY Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge
E
1908

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BERLIN Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1800s
BERLIN Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2000
BERLIN Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1936
BERLIN Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
Historic
BERLIN Mussel Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater (Swollen Wedgemussel)
E
1859
BERLIN Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1993
BERLIN Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1991
BERLIN Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1915
BERLIN Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass
SC
1944

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BERNARDSTON Butterfly/Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak
T
1988
BERNARDSTON Vascular Plant Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh
E
1998

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BEVERLY Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1925
BEVERLY Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
1987
BEVERLY Vascular Plant Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia
E
1995
BEVERLY Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1874
BEVERLY Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
1878
BEVERLY Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite
SC
1902

 

Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BILLERICA Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2008
BILLERICA Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1961
BILLERICA Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
1992
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1917
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Round-fruited False-loosestrife
E
1889
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1871
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-lily
E
1869
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1900
BILLERICA Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
1915

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BLACKSTONE Fish Lampetra appendix American Brook Lamprey
T
2001
BLACKSTONE Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1999
BLACKSTONE Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1999

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BLANDFORD Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
Historic
BLANDFORD Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2005
BLANDFORD Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
1923
BLANDFORD Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1982
BLANDFORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2008
BLANDFORD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1995
BLANDFORD Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
1946
BLANDFORD Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium mucronatum Slender Blue-eyed Grass
E
1919

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOLTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2006
BOLTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2008
BOLTON Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2007
BOLTON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1990
BOLTON Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1985
BOLTON Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1984
BOLTON Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
1999
BOLTON Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2009
BOLTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1999
BOLTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1989
BOLTON Vascular Plant Carex typhina Cat-tail Sedge
T
1999
BOLTON Vascular Plant Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot
SC
2006

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOSTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2003
BOSTON Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
1932
BOSTON Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1910
BOSTON Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1928
BOSTON Beetle Cicindela rufiventris hentzii Hentz's Redbelly Tiger Beetle
T
1927
BOSTON Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1898
BOSTON Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1993
BOSTON Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
1993
BOSTON Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
E
2007
BOSTON Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
1824
BOSTON Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
1985
BOSTON Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
BOSTON Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
BOSTON Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1989
BOSTON Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
Historic
BOSTON Butterfly/Moth Apodrepanulatrix liberaria New Jersey Tea Inchworm
E
Historic
BOSTON Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
2001
BOSTON Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens Metarranthis Moth
E
1934
BOSTON Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth
T
1988
BOSTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
2009
BOSTON Fish Gasterosteus aculeatus Threespine Stickleback
T
2000
BOSTON Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2005
BOSTON Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1841
BOSTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1939
BOSTON Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot
E
1896
BOSTON Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1800s
BOSTON Vascular Plant Aristida tuberculosa Seabeach Needlegrass
T
1877
BOSTON Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed
T
1878
BOSTON Vascular Plant Boechera missouriensis Green Rock-cress
T
1930
BOSTON Vascular Plant Carex striata Walter's Sedge
E
Historic
BOSTON Vascular Plant Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted Tick-trefoil
T
1896
BOSTON Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
T
1885
BOSTON Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia Long-leaved Bluet
E
1918
BOSTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1933
BOSTON Vascular Plant Linum medium var. texanum Rigid Flax
T
1909
BOSTON Vascular Plant Lycopus rubellus Gypsywort
E
1896
BOSTON Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil
E
Historic
BOSTON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1884
BOSTON Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1908
BOSTON Vascular Plant Ranunculus micranthus Tiny-flowered Buttercup
E
1891
BOSTON Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock
T
1984
BOSTON Vascular Plant Sanicula odorata Long-styled Sanicle
T
Historic
BOSTON Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
1907
BOSTON Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail
SC
2001
BOSTON Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite
SC
1909
BOSTON Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
1909

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOURNE Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
1936
BOURNE Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
2003
BOURNE Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1935
BOURNE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
2001
BOURNE Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2007
BOURNE Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
BOURNE Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
2007
BOURNE Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2006
BOURNE Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
BOURNE Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
BOURNE Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
BOURNE Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1974
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1996
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth
T
1998
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth
SC
1998
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
1999
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer
T
1998
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
2006
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth
SC
2006
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Itame sp. 1 nr. inextricata Pine Barrens Itame
SC
1998
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth
SC
1998
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1994
BOURNE Butterfly/Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale
SC
1997
BOURNE Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
2007
BOURNE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2004
BOURNE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
1998
BOURNE Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
2007
BOURNE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1993
BOURNE Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
1996
BOURNE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1997
BOURNE Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamond-backed Terrapin
T
2004
BOURNE Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2003
BOURNE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2009
BOURNE Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1901
BOURNE Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed
T
1915
BOURNE Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
2000
BOURNE Vascular Plant Eleocharis ovata Ovate Spike-sedge
E
1992
BOURNE Vascular Plant Hypericum adpressum Creeping St. John's-wort
T
2007
BOURNE Vascular Plant Juncus debilis Weak Rush
E
1993
BOURNE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2005
BOURNE Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
1992
BOURNE Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Bayard's Green Adder's-mouth
E
1919
BOURNE Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
2006
BOURNE Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed
SC
1913
BOURNE Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
1994
BOURNE Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked Bald-sedge
SC
1986
BOURNE Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
1996
BOURNE Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
1994
BOURNE Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail
SC
1913
BOURNE Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses
T
1896
BOURNE Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite
SC
1995
BOURNE Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-weed
E
2004

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOXBOROUGH Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2007
BOXBOROUGH Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2003
BOXBOROUGH Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2002
BOXBOROUGH Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOXFORD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2008
BOXFORD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
1983
BOXFORD Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1957
BOXFORD Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1999
BOXFORD Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
Historic
BOXFORD Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2008
BOXFORD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2000
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1883
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Carex livida Glaucous Sedge
E
1890
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
T
1909
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian
E
1881
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia Long-leaved Bluet
E
1882
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2004
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil
E
2004
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1905
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass
SC
1953
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1881
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
2004
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
1882
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Sparganium natans Small Bur-reed
E
1997
BOXFORD Vascular Plant Viola adunca Sand Violet
SC
2004

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BOYLSTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
1995
BOYLSTON Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2008
BOYLSTON Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
BOYLSTON Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1978
BOYLSTON Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth
T
2008
BOYLSTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1951
BOYLSTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1983
BOYLSTON Vascular Plant Hydrophyllum canadense Broad Waterleaf
E
1943
BOYLSTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1932
BOYLSTON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
2000

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BRAINTREE Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
1970
BRAINTREE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1969
BRAINTREE Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
1989
BRAINTREE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2000
BRAINTREE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1997
BRAINTREE Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1922
BRAINTREE Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia Long-leaved Bluet
E
1886

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BREWSTER Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
BREWSTER Bird Parula americana Northern Parula
T
2006
BREWSTER Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
BREWSTER Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
BREWSTER Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1981
BREWSTER Butterfly/Moth Apamea inebriata Drunk Apamea Moth
SC
1981
BREWSTER Butterfly/Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth
SC
1982
BREWSTER Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1994
BREWSTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2000
BREWSTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2003
BREWSTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
2005
BREWSTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
1987
BREWSTER Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1961
BREWSTER Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamond-backed Terrapin
T
2002
BREWSTER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2008
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge
T
2006
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry
SC
1994
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
2006
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. mattamuskeetense Mattamuskeet Panic-grass
E
1918
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens Commons's Panic-grass
SC
2006
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed
E
1924
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort
E
1989
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot
SC
2002
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1931
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
2006
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf
E
2001
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1992
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear
E
1989
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
2003
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty
E
2008
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked Bald-sedge
SC
1986
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock
T
1994
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2004
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
2008
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Spartina cynosuroides Salt Reedgrass
T
2004
BREWSTER Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
2002

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BRIDGEWATER Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1997
BRIDGEWATER Bird Asio otus Long-eared Owl
SC
1978
BRIDGEWATER Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
1980
BRIDGEWATER Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1981
BRIDGEWATER Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1994
BRIDGEWATER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1994
BRIDGEWATER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2004
BRIDGEWATER Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1999
BRIDGEWATER Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
1997
BRIDGEWATER Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1997
BRIDGEWATER Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2004
BRIDGEWATER Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2005
BRIDGEWATER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2009
BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Round-fruited False-loosestrife
E
2005
BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1912
BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2005
BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
1988

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BRIMFIELD
Amphibian
Ambystoma laterale
Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2000
BRIMFIELD
Bird
Botaurus lentiginosus
American Bittern
E
1997
BRIMFIELD
Bird
Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern
E
2007
BRIMFIELD
Dragonfly/Damselfly
Ophiogomphus aspersus
Brook Snaketail
SC
2004
BRIMFIELD
Fish
Notropis bifrenatus
Bridle Shiner
SC
1999
BRIMFIELD
Mussel
Alasmidonta undulata
Triangle Floater
SC
1982
BRIMFIELD
Mussel
Strophitus undulatus
Creeper
SC
1982
BRIMFIELD
Reptile
Glyptemys insculpta
Wood Turtle
SC
2006
BRIMFIELD
Vascular Plant
Isoetes lacustris
Lake Quillwort
E
1930

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BROCKTON Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens Metarranthis Moth
E
1909
BROCKTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2003
BROCKTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1900
BROCKTON Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1902

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BROOKFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1990
BROOKFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
1996
BROOKFIELD Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
Historic
BROOKFIELD Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2008
BROOKFIELD Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1992
BROOKFIELD Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2008
BROOKFIELD Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2007
BROOKFIELD Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1993
BROOKFIELD Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
2007
BROOKFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
2003
BROOKFIELD Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
2003
BROOKFIELD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1999
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge
E
2004
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
2007
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
2007
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil
E
1898
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Poa saltuensis ssp. languida Drooping Speargrass
E
2000
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
1998
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
2007
BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
2000

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BROOKLINE Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
Historic
BROOKLINE Beetle Cicindela rufiventris hentzii Hentz's Redbelly Tiger Beetle
T
Historic
BROOKLINE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1905
BROOKLINE Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
1932
BROOKLINE Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia Long-leaved Bluet
E
1897
BROOKLINE Vascular Plant Linum medium var. texanum Rigid Flax
T
1903
BROOKLINE Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1902
BROOKLINE Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1912
BROOKLINE Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
1913

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BUCKLAND Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1989
BUCKLAND Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2001
BUCKLAND Butterfly/Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak
T
1988
BUCKLAND Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2004
BUCKLAND Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
BUCKLAND Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Stygian Shadowdragon
SC
2004
BUCKLAND Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
2004
BUCKLAND Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1989
BUCKLAND Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp. crispa Mountain Alder
T
2004
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush
SC
1911
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Aplectrum hyemale Putty-root
E
1904
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot
SC
2006
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Huperzia selago Mountain Firmoss
E
1899
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1913
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis
T
1932
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Sanicula odorata Long-styled Sanicle
T
1907
BUCKLAND Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant's Aster
T
2002

 

Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
BURLINGTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1994
BURLINGTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1998
BURLINGTON Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge
E
2008
BURLINGTON Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1906

 

 

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Updated: October 27, 2009