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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 August 2006.

Nahant | Nantucket | Natick | Needham | New Ashford | New Bedford | New Braintree | New Marlborough | New Salem | Newbury | Newburyport | Newton | Norfolk | North Adams | North Andover | North Attleborough | North Brookfield | North Reading | Northampton | Northborough | Northbridge | Northfield | Norton | Norwell | Norwood

 

Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NAHANT Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock T
1800's

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NANTUCKET Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T  
1997
NANTUCKET Beetle Cicindela limbalis Bank Tiger Beetle SC  
2002
NANTUCKET Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle SC  
1923
NANTUCKET Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T  
2002
NANTUCKET Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E  
197-
NANTUCKET Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T
T
2002
NANTUCKET Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T
1997
NANTUCKET Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2004
NANTUCKET Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E
E
2003
NANTUCKET Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC
2004
NANTUCKET Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC  
1995
NANTUCKET Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe E  
1988
NANTUCKET Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SC  
1955
NANTUCKET Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E  
1955
NANTUCKET Bird Asio otus Long-eared Owl SC  
1985
NANTUCKET Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl E  
2001
NANTUCKET Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC  
1990
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Euchlaena madusaria Sandplain Euchlaena SC  
2000
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth SC  
2006
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer T  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Apamea inebriata Drunk Apamea Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Neoligia semicana Northern Brocade Moth SC  
2003
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth T  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Chaetaglaea cerata A Noctuid Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Oncocnemis riparia Dune Noctuid Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Spartiniphaga inops Spartina Borer Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Ptichodis bistrigata Southern Ptichodis T  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale SC  
2003
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth T  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer T  
2004
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth T  
1941
NANTUCKET Butterfly / Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth SC  
2004
NANTUCKET Mussel Limnadia lenticularis American Clam Shrimp SC  
2002
NANTUCKET Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC  
1992
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot E  
2001
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Agrimonia pubescens Hairy Agrimony T  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush SC  
2005
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Amphicarpum amphicarpon Annual Peanut-grass E  
2004
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass T  
2003
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed E  
1986
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge T  
1990
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Carex striata Walter's Sedge E  
1908
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry SC  
2002
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Crataegus bicknellii Bicknell's Hawthorn E  
2004
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Dichanthelium dichotomum
ssp. mattamuskeetense
Mattamuskeet Panic-grass E  
1990
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale
ssp. pseudopubescens
Commons's Panic-grass SC  
1984
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Elatine americana American Waterwort E  
1905
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Eleocharis tricostata Three-angled Spike-sedge E  
1996
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed E  
1990
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Helianthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose SC  
2003
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Hydrocotyle verticillata Saltpond Pennywort T  
2003
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Hypericum adpressum Creeping St. John's-wort T  
2003
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule St. Andrew's Cross E  
2005
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis Bead Pinweed E  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis Saltpond Grass T  
2004
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC  
2001
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax SC  
2001
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Lycopodiella alopecuroides Foxtail Clubmoss E  
2002
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Lycopus rubellus Gypsywort E  
2001
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Bayard's Green Adder's-mouth E  
1906
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf E  
2000
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot E  
2002
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T  
1911
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear E  
2001
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed SC  
2006
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey's Beak-sedge E  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock T  
1884
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock T  
1884
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Sabatia campanulata Slender Marsh Pink E  
2002
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC  
1889
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle T  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana Papillose Nut-sedge E  
1998
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Scleria triglomerata Tall Nut-sedge E  
1907
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail SC  
1983
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium fuscatum Sandplain Blue-eyed Grass SC  
2003
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats T  
1908
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite SC  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite SC  
1989
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern Silvery Aster E  
2004
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed T  
2002
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-weed E  
1907
NANTUCKET Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort SC  
2004

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NATICK Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
2006
NATICK Beetle Cicindela rufiventris hentzii Hentz's Redbelly Tiger Beetle T
1971
NATICK Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC
1937
NATICK Butterfly / Moth Pieris oleracea Eastern Veined White T
1934
NATICK Crustacean Eubranchipus intricatus Intricate Fairy Shrimp SC
1998
NATICK Dragonfly / Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald SC
1971
NATICK Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC
2000
NATICK Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC
1928
NATICK Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper SC
2000
NATICK Snail Valvata sincera Boreal Turret Snail E
1977
NATICK Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass E
1899
NATICK Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass T
1915
NATICK Vascular Plant Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot SC
2001
NATICK Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian E
1917
NATICK Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot E
1905
NATICK Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed E
1943

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEEDHAM Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander SC
2006
NEEDHAM Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler E
1928
NEEDHAM Dragonfly / Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon SC
2004
NEEDHAM Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC
1962
NEEDHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
1936
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
1890
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Trisetum spicatum Spiked False Oats E
1889
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats T
1887
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass T
1884
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass T
1883
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses T
1985
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
1891
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T
2001
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge E
1912
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet T
2001
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Long-leaved Bluet E
1919
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw E
1881
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian E
1890
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted Tick-trefoil T
1886
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot E
1894
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
1883
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed E
1887
NEEDHAM Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC
1892

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEW ASHFORD Bird Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler SC
2006
NEW ASHFORD Bird Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler SC
2004
NEW ASHFORD Butterfly / Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak T
2005
NEW ASHFORD Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker SC
2002
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet T
1997
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis T
1917
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Luzula parviflora ssp. melanocarpa Black-fruited Woodrush E
2002
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge SC
1823
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry SC
1922
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush T
2002
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood-mint E
1997
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant SC
2003
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster T
2003
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Solidago macrophylla Large-leaved Goldenrod T
2002
NEW ASHFORD Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC
1988

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEW BEDFORD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
1882
NEW BEDFORD Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E
E
1990
NEW BEDFORD Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
1990
NEW BEDFORD Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC
1897
NEW BEDFORD Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC
1931
NEW BEDFORD Butterfly / Moth Lithophane viridipallens Pale Green Pinion Moth SC
1993
NEW BEDFORD Crustacean Limnadia lenticularis American Clam Shrimp SC
1985
NEW BEDFORD Crustacean Synurella chamberlaini Coastal Swamp Amphipod SC
2002
NEW BEDFORD Dragonfly / Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet SC
2004
NEW BEDFORD Dragonfly / Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet T
2004
NEW BEDFORD Reptile Carphophis amoenus Eastern Worm Snake T
1800's
NEW BEDFORD Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2000
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
Historic
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats T
1989
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
Historic
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade E
Historic
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Claytonia virginica Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty E
Historic
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Linum medium var. texanum Rigid Flax T
1903
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis Bead Pinweed E
1910
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed E
1827
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot E
1903
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
Historic
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle T
1901
NEW BEDFORD Vascular Plant Hydrocotyle verticillata Saltpond Pennywort T
1800's

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEW BRAINTREE Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
2006
NEW BRAINTREE Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
1990
NEW BRAINTREE Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E
1955
NEW BRAINTREE Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T
2006
NEW BRAINTREE Dragonfly / Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail E
2004
NEW BRAINTREE Dragonfly / Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail E
2004
NEW BRAINTREE Dragonfly / Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly T
2004
NEW BRAINTREE Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC
1999
NEW BRAINTREE Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper SC
1999
NEW BRAINTREE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
2004
NEW BRAINTREE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
1939

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEW MARLBOROUGH Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
1970
NEW MARLBOROUGH Crustacean Stygobromus tenuis tenuis Piedmont Groundwater Amphipod SC
1991
NEW MARLBOROUGH Crustacean Stygobromus borealis Taconic Cave Amphipod E
1983
NEW MARLBOROUGH Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner SC
2003
NEW MARLBOROUGH Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker SC
2002
NEW MARLBOROUGH Mammal Sorex dispar Long-tailed Shrew SC
1986
NEW MARLBOROUGH Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
2001
NEW MARLBOROUGH Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
1992
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Trichomanes intricatum A Filmy-fern E
1990
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush SC
1989
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Potamogeton friesii Fries' Pondweed E
Historic
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass T
1912
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass SC
1920
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Eragrostis frankii Frank's Lovegrass SC
1987
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Chamaelirium luteum Devil's-bit E
Historic
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge T
1988
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge E
1989
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Carex pauciflora Few-flowered Sedge E
1913
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Carex davisii Davis's Sedge E
Historic
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Carex baileyi Bailey's Sedge E
Historic
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe SC
1990
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue E
1919
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup T
1988
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis SC
1915
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Morus rubra Red Mulberry E
1920
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop E
1920
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory SC
1989
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted Tick-trefoil T
1989
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Calystegia spithamaea Low Bindweed E
1912
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Minuartia michauxii Michaux's Sandwort T
1900's
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Betula pumila Swamp Birch E
1978
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC
1988
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple SC
1989
NEW MARLBOROUGH Vascular Plant Boechera laevigata Smooth Rock-cress T
1990

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEW SALEM Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander SC
2000
NEW SALEM Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
1992
NEW SALEM Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
1999
NEW SALEM Bird Gavia immer Common Loon SC
2004
NEW SALEM Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle E
T
2005
NEW SALEM Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon E
1933
NEW SALEM Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E
1934
NEW SALEM Butterfly / Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth T
2004
NEW SALEM Dragonfly / Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet SC
1999
NEW SALEM Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner SC
1989
NEW SALEM Mammal Sorex palustris Water Shrew SC
1995
NEW SALEM Mammal Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming SC
1994
NEW SALEM Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
2000
NEW SALEM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
1984
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
1848
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass E
1929
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
1850
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis T
1850
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain E
1931
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort E
1879
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Mimulus moschatus Muskflower E
2003
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Calystegia spithamaea Low Bindweed E
1850
NEW SALEM Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
1994

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEWBURY Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander SC
1990
NEWBURY Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
1986
NEWBURY Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T
1983
NEWBURY Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe E
1973
NEWBURY Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
1953
NEWBURY Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
2004
NEWBURY Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T
1956
NEWBURY Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T
T
2002
NEWBURY Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E
1994
NEWBURY Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E
E
1980
NEWBURY Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2004
NEWBURY Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC
2004
NEWBURY Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC
1993
NEWBURY Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E
1985
NEWBURY Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow T
1982
NEWBURY Dragonfly / Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald SC
1998
NEWBURY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1994
NEWBURY Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T
2004
NEWBURY Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback Terrapin T
2002
NEWBURY Snail Cincinnatia winkleyi New England Siltsnail SC
1986
NEWBURY Snail Littoridinops tenuipes Coastal Marsh Snail SC
1986
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush SC
1900
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Elymus villosus Hairy Wild Rye E
1897
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Aristida tuberculosa Seabeach Needlegrass T
2004
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Eriocaulon parkeri Estuary Pipewort E
1924
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T
1998
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush SC
1913
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. spongiosa Estuary Arrowhead E
2004
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock T
1951
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian E
1954
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Bidens hyperborea var. colpophila Estuary Beggar-ticks E
1981
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Sanicula odorata Long-styled Sanicle T
1902
NEWBURY Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC
2003

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEWBURYPORT Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe E
1973
NEWBURYPORT Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
1990
NEWBURYPORT Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle E
T
1999
NEWBURYPORT Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
1984
NEWBURYPORT Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T
1984
NEWBURYPORT Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T
T
2002
NEWBURYPORT Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E
1990
NEWBURYPORT Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2004
NEWBURYPORT Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC
1970
NEWBURYPORT Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E
1962
NEWBURYPORT Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T
1978
NEWBURYPORT Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow E
1974
NEWBURYPORT Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon E
E
1991
NEWBURYPORT Fish Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic Sturgeon E
1990
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush SC
1897
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi A Pondweed E
2002
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Aristida tuberculosa Seabeach Needlegrass T
2004
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Eriocaulon parkeri Estuary Pipewort E
1903
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T
1998
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush SC
1989
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Cyperus engelmannii Engelmann's Umbrella-sedge T
2001
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. spongiosa Estuary Arrowhead E
2004
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock T
2000
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC
1800's
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Elatine americana American Waterwort E
2004
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
1999
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Bidens hyperborea var. colpophila Estuary Beggar-ticks E
1902
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Bidens eatonii Eaton's Beggar-ticks E
2001
NEWBURYPORT Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed T
1903

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NEWTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander SC
2006
NEWTON Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC
1901
NEWTON Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler E
1875
NEWTON Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow E
1897
NEWTON Butterfly / Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth SC
1878
NEWTON Butterfly / Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth T
1934
NEWTON Butterfly / Moth Lithophane viridipallens Pale Green Pinion Moth SC
1934
NEWTON Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC
1967
NEWTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1900
NEWTON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
1879
NEWTON Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
1886
NEWTON Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet T
2001
NEWTON Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Long-leaved Bluet E
1833
NEWTON Vascular Plant Rotala ramosior Toothcup E
1883
NEWTON Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian E
Historic
NEWTON Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna E
1911
NEWTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
1936
NEWTON Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed T
1893

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Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
NORFOLK Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
2006
NORFOLK Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
2001
NORFOLK Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner SC
1995
NORFOLK Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2004
NORFOLK Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses T
1907