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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.

Click on a town below to view MESA-listed species for that town. To print the species for a particular town, highlight the species using your mouse, go to Print under the File Menu, click on 'Selection' under 'Print Range' and click OK.

For more information about a particular species, view the list of Natural Heritage Fact Sheets.

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

Hadley | Halifax | Hamilton | Hampden | Hancock | Hanover | Hanson | Hardwick | Harvard | Harwich | Hatfield | Haverhill | Hawley | Heath | Hingham | Hinsdale | Holbrook | Holden | Holland | Holliston | Holyoke | Hopedale | Hopkinton | Hubbardston | Hudson | | Hull | Huntington

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HADLEY Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
2000
HADLEY Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1993
HADLEY Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
1984
HADLEY Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1989
HADLEY Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
HADLEY Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2000
HADLEY Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1981
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus fraternus Midland Clubtail
E
2004
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail
SC
2004
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus ventricosus Skillet Clubtail
SC
1999
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
1994
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus amnicola Riverine Clubtail
E
2005
HADLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2006
HADLEY Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1999
HADLEY Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1940s
HADLEY Fish Hybognathus regius Eastern Silvery Minnow
SC
2003
 
HADLEY Fish Lota lota Burbot
SC
1998
 
HADLEY Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1979
 
HADLEY Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel
E
E
Historic
 
HADLEY Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2005
 
HADLEY Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel
E
2005
 
HADLEY Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2001
 
HADLEY Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
2007
 
HADLEY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
 
HADLEY Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1984
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple
SC
1985
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2002
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon
T
2007
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood-mint
E
1875
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Carex typhina Cat-tail Sedge
T
1994
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
1981
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge
T
1977
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Elymus villosus Hairy Wild Rye
E
1979
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Eragrostis frankii Frank's Lovegrass
SC
1987
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Hypericum ascyron Giant St. John's-wort
E
1875
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Juncus filiformis Thread Rush
E
1865
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1931
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2006
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1875
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Oxalis violacea Violet Wood-sorrel
E
1937
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Sweet Coltsfoot
E
1880
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Poa saltuensis ssp. languida Drooping Speargrass
E
1913
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot
SC
1874
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Salix exigua ssp. interior Sandbar Willow
T
1987
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Scleria triglomerata Tall Nut-sedge
E
Historic
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster
T
1933
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed
T
1977
 
HADLEY Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root
T
1929
 

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HALIFAX Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
1979
HALIFAX Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1895
HALIFAX Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
1995
HALIFAX Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1994
HALIFAX Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2005
HALIFAX Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1990
HALIFAX Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
2007
HALIFAX Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2007
HALIFAX Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2007
HALIFAX Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2008
HALIFAX Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2003
HALIFAX Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
1906

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HAMILTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1997
HAMILTON Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
Historic
HAMILTON Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
Historic
HAMILTON Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
1987
HAMILTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1949
HAMILTON Segmented Worm Macrobdella sestertia New England Medicinal Leech
SC
1976
HAMILTON Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush
SC
1988
HAMILTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2003

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HAMPDEN Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1992
HAMPDEN Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel
E
E
1975
HAMPDEN Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1997
HAMPDEN Reptile Carphophis amoenus Eastern Worm Snake
T
2009
HAMPDEN Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
HAMPDEN Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2009
HAMPDEN Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2004

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HANCOCK Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
2009
HANCOCK Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2000
HANCOCK Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1988
HANCOCK Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1955
HANCOCK Vascular Plant Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed
SC
2001
HANCOCK Vascular Plant Potamogeton ogdenii Ogden's Pondweed
E
2001
HANCOCK Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
SC
2009
HANCOCK Vascular Plant Sorbus decora Northern Mountain-ash
E
1919
HANCOCK Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster
T
2004

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HANOVER Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
HANOVER Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2003
HANOVER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2006
HANOVER Vascular Plant Bidens hyperborea Estuary Beggar-ticks
E
2003
HANOVER Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley
SC
2008
HANOVER Vascular Plant Eriocaulon parkeri Parker's Pipewort
E
2008
HANOVER Vascular Plant Sagittaria subulata River Arrowhead
E
1928

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HANSON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1994
HANSON Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2001
HANSON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1990
HANSON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
HANSON Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
1906

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HARDWICK Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2007
HARDWICK Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2004
HARDWICK Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2008
HARDWICK Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2005
HARDWICK Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
2003
HARDWICK Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
1959
HARDWICK Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2008
HARDWICK Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
HARDWICK Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1993
HARDWICK Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2007
HARDWICK Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2008
HARDWICK Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple
SC
1929
HARDWICK Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2007
HARDWICK Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
1933
HARDWICK Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1930

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HARVARD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2008
HARVARD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2002
HARVARD Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1911
HARVARD Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2000
HARVARD Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2005
HARVARD Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1984
HARVARD Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
2005
HARVARD Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
2009
HARVARD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2001
HARVARD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2001
HARVARD Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1928
HARVARD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1997
HARVARD Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2008
HARVARD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1995
HARVARD Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2008
HARVARD Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp. crispa Mountain Alder
T
1932
HARVARD Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush
SC
1947
HARVARD Vascular Plant Carex typhina Cat-tail Sedge
T
1999
HARVARD Vascular Plant Eleocharis ovata Ovate Spike-sedge
E
1991
HARVARD Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2005
HARVARD Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1901
HARVARD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1940
HARVARD Vascular Plant Sparganium natans Small Bur-reed
E
1994
HARVARD Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root
T
1993

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HARWICH Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
HARWICH Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1993
HARWICH Bird Parula americana Northern Parula
T
1984
HARWICH Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
1974
HARWICH Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
HARWICH Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
HARWICH Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
1920
HARWICH Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
2006
HARWICH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2000
HARWICH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2004
HARWICH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
2001
HARWICH Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1956
HARWICH Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
HARWICH Segmented Worm Macrobdella sestertia New England Medicinal Leech
SC
1977
HARWICH Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush
SC
2007
HARWICH Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge
T
1919
HARWICH Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
1988
HARWICH Vascular Plant Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. mattamuskeetense Mattamuskeet Panic-grass
E
1918
HARWICH Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens Commons's Panic-grass
SC
2007
HARWICH Vascular Plant Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot
SC
2002
HARWICH Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1918
HARWICH Vascular Plant Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade
E
1916
HARWICH Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1918
HARWICH Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear
E
1918
HARWICH Vascular Plant Persicaria setacea Strigose Knotweed
T
1919
HARWICH Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
2003
HARWICH Vascular Plant Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty
E
1918
HARWICH Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked Bald-sedge
SC
1986
HARWICH Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2006
HARWICH Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
2002
HARWICH Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats
T
1919
HARWICH Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
2002
HARWICH Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort
SC
1928

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HATFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2002
HATFIELD Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
HATFIELD Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1991
HATFIELD Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2007
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2001
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus ventricosus Skillet Clubtail
SC
2001
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Stygian Shadowdragon
SC
2001
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
1998
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2001
HATFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2005
HATFIELD Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1999
HATFIELD Fish Hybognathus regius Eastern Silvery Minnow
SC
1978
HATFIELD Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel
E
E
2006
HATFIELD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2006
HATFIELD Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel
E
2005
HATFIELD Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1998
HATFIELD Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
2006
HATFIELD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2004
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon
T
1993
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca Tufted Hairgrass
E
1991
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge
T
1984
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Eragrostis frankii Frank's Lovegrass
SC
1984
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Hypericum ascyron Giant St. John's-wort
E
1974
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1860
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Salix exigua ssp. interior Sandbar Willow
T
1984
HATFIELD Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed
T
1984

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HAVERHILL Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2004
HAVERHILL Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2006
HAVERHILL Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1992
HAVERHILL Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail
SC
2004
HAVERHILL Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2004
HAVERHILL Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2004
HAVERHILL Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1991
HAVERHILL Mussel Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater (Swollen Wedgemussel)
E
Historic
HAVERHILL Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel
E
1866
HAVERHILL Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
1992
HAVERHILL Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1992
HAVERHILL Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2009
HAVERHILL Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
HAVERHILL Vascular Plant Bidens eatonii Eaton's Beggar-ticks
E
2004
HAVERHILL Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1932
HAVERHILL Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
1973
HAVERHILL Vascular Plant Trisetum spicatum Spiked False Oats
E
1914

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HAWLEY Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
2000
HAWLEY Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1988
HAWLEY Butterfly/Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak
T
1980
HAWLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2003
HAWLEY Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
1989
HAWLEY Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2000
HAWLEY Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
2006
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1987
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Carex pauciflora Few-flowered Sedge
E
1993
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
1931
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda White Adder's-mouth
E
Historic
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis
T
1993
HAWLEY Vascular Plant Triphora trianthophora Nodding Pogonia
E
2003

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HEATH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2002
HEATH Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2007
HEATH Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1940
HEATH Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. gattingeri Gattinger's Panic-grass
SC
1977
HEATH Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
SC
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HINGHAM Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1977
HINGHAM Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2007
HINGHAM Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1970s
HINGHAM Butterfly/Moth Spartiniphaga inops Spartina Borer Moth
SC
2001
HINGHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
2001
HINGHAM Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1979
HINGHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed
T
1914
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
Historic
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1915
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Ranunculus micranthus Tiny-flowered Buttercup
E
1800s
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
1885
HINGHAM Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock
T
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HINSDALE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1999
HINSDALE Butterfly/Moth Pieris oleracea Mustard White
T
1979
HINSDALE Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2002
HINSDALE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1996
HINSDALE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2001
HINSDALE Vascular Plant Carex castanea Chestnut-colored Sedge
E
1997
HINSDALE Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley
SC
2006
HINSDALE Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet
T
1996

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOLBROOK Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2005
HOLBROOK Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
2002
HOLBROOK Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2008
HOLBROOK Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley
SC
1800s
HOLBROOK Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1886

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOLDEN Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
SC
Historic
HOLDEN Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
2004
HOLDEN Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
1999
HOLDEN Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2009
HOLDEN Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1985
HOLDEN Vascular Plant Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's Flatsedge
E
2008
HOLDEN Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
1917

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOLLAND Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2006
HOLLAND Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1999
HOLLAND Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1999
HOLLAND Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1996
HOLLAND Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1996

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOLLISTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2005
 
HOLLISTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2001
 
HOLLISTON Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1923
 
HOLLISTON Butterfly/Moth Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak
SC
1996
 
HOLLISTON Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
Historic
 
HOLLISTON Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens Metarranthis Moth
E
Historic
 
HOLLISTON Butterfly/Moth Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak
SC
1990
 
HOLLISTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
Historic
 
HOLLISTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
Historic
 
HOLLISTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora georgiana Coppery Emerald
E
1997
 
HOLLISTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
2005
 
HOLLISTON Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2000
 
HOLLISTON Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
1985
 
HOLLISTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1999
 
HOLLISTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1998
 

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOLYOKE Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
2008
HOLYOKE Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2007
HOLYOKE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1872
HOLYOKE Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
E
2006
HOLYOKE Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
HOLYOKE Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1928
HOLYOKE Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth
T
2008
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
SC
2003
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2001
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail
SC
2001
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus ventricosus Skillet Clubtail
SC
2003
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Stygian Shadowdragon
SC
2003
HOLYOKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2006
HOLYOKE Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1999
HOLYOKE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1952
HOLYOKE Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1977
HOLYOKE Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel
E
2007
HOLYOKE Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
2005
HOLYOKE Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1976
HOLYOKE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1994
HOLYOKE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh
E
1980
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
1988
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Agrimonia pubescens Hairy Agrimony
T
1998
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush
SC
1998
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Arabidopsis lyrata Lyre-leaved Rock-cress
E
1880
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed
T
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Boechera missouriensis Green Rock-cress
T
2009
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Carex glaucodea Glaucescent Sedge
E
2004
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Carex lupuliformis False Hop-sedge
E
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Carex mesochorea Midland Sedge
E
1984
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's Flatsedge
E
1989
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca Tufted Hairgrass
E
1987
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted Tick-trefoil
T
2005
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Doellingeria infirma Cornel-leaved Aster
E
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1998
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Morus rubra Red Mulberry
E
1998
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Oxalis violacea Violet Wood-sorrel
E
2008
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass
SC
1988
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort
E
1997
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
1932
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Rotala ramosior Toothcup
E
2007
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Sagittaria cuneata Wapato
T
1998
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Salix exigua ssp. interior Sandbar Willow
T
1985
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Solidago ptarmicoides Upland White Aster
E
2003
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass
T
2008
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant's Aster
T
2008
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Trichostema brachiatum False Pennyroyal
E
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Trisetum spicatum Spiked False Oats
E
2003
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved Vervain
E
2006
HOLYOKE Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root
T
1877

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOPEDALE Butterfly/Moth Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak
SC
2000
HOPEDALE Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
2007
HOPEDALE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1956

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HOPKINTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2005
HOPKINTON Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1915
HOPKINTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1956
HOPKINTON Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1990
HOPKINTON Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
2003

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HUBBARDSTON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2008
HUBBARDSTON Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2008
HUBBARDSTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1960
HUBBARDSTON Mammal Sorex palustris Water Shrew
SC
1999
HUBBARDSTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1999
HUBBARDSTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1992
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush
T
1996
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge
E
1998
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Juncus filiformis Thread Rush
E
1954
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Bayard's Green Adder's-mouth
E
1877
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-lily
E
1911
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Potamogeton confervoides Algae-like Pondweed
T
2004
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
1935
HUBBARDSTON Vascular Plant Viola adunca Sand Violet
SC
2007

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HUDSON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1985
HUDSON Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
1902
HUDSON Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1917

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HULL Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2007
HULL Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
HULL Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1971
HULL Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock
T
2004
HULL Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-weed
E
1890

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
HUNTINGTON Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1999
HUNTINGTON Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2008
HUNTINGTON Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1923
HUNTINGTON Bird Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler
SC
1997
HUNTINGTON Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
1970s
HUNTINGTON Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sp. 2 nr. pterisii Ostrich Fern Borer Moth
SC
2002
HUNTINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2003
HUNTINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail
T
2003
HUNTINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
1997
HUNTINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2005
HUNTINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2005
HUNTINGTON Fish Couesius plumbeus Lake Chub
E
1990
HUNTINGTON Mammal Sorex palustris Water Shrew
SC
1997
HUNTINGTON Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1998
HUNTINGTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2007
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Carex alopecoidea Foxtail Sedge
T
1997
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge
SC
1998
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Mimulus moschatus Muskflower
E
2003
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot
SC
1987
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
2001
HUNTINGTON Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
SC
1908

 

 

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Updated: October 27, 2009