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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.

Palmer | Paxton | Peabody | Pelham | Pembroke | Pepperell | Peru | Petersham | Phillipston | Pittsfield | Plainfield | Plainville | Plymouth | Plympton | Princeton | Provincetown

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PALMER Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2009
PALMER Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1939
PALMER Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth
T
2008
PALMER Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
PALMER Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
2004
PALMER Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1998
PALMER Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1997
PALMER Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
2004
PALMER Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
PALMER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2004
PALMER Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2001
PALMER Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1986
PALMER Vascular Plant Elatine americana American Waterwort
E
1925
PALMER Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
2001
PALMER Vascular Plant Ranunculus micranthus Tiny-flowered Buttercup
E
1913

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PAXTON Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
1961
PAXTON Vascular Plant Doellingeria infirma Cornel-leaved Aster
E
1898

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PEABODY Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2002
PEABODY Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1896
PEABODY Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
1970s
PEABODY Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1961
PEABODY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1996
PEABODY Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1995
PEABODY Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1879
PEABODY Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian
E
1933
PEABODY Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1933
PEABODY Vascular Plant Ranunculus micranthus Tiny-flowered Buttercup
E
1912
PEABODY Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
1886

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PELHAM Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
1989
PELHAM Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1926
PELHAM Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2008
PELHAM Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
PELHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2006
PELHAM Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1896
PELHAM Vascular Plant Podostemum ceratophyllum Threadfoot
SC
2001
PELHAM Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
1995

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PEMBROKE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1997
PEMBROKE Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
1999
PEMBROKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1994
PEMBROKE Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
PEMBROKE Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
1999
PEMBROKE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1999
PEMBROKE Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2008
PEMBROKE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Aristida tuberculosa Seabeach Needlegrass
T
2004
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Bidens hyperborea Estuary Beggar-ticks
E
1998
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-cress
E
2002
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley
SC
1997
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1997
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1932
PEMBROKE Vascular Plant Sabatia campanulata Slender Marsh Pink
E
1884

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PEPPERELL Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2006
PEPPERELL Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1978
PEPPERELL Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
1993
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2003
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2003
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
2003
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
2003
PEPPERELL Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald
E
2007
PEPPERELL Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1998
PEPPERELL Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2005
PEPPERELL Mussel Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater (Swollen Wedgemussel)
E
2005
PEPPERELL Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
2002
PEPPERELL Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2007
PEPPERELL Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1997
PEPPERELL Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2003
PEPPERELL Vascular Plant Chenopodium foggii Fogg's Goosefoot
E
1966

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PERU Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1986
PERU Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
Historic
PERU Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1996
PERU Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1991
PERU Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush
T
2000
PERU Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1990
PERU Vascular Plant Juncus filiformis Thread Rush
E
1990
PERU Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1878
PERU Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
1989
PERU Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
SC
1980
PERU Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
SC
1879

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PETERSHAM Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1999
PETERSHAM Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2005
PETERSHAM Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
1919
PETERSHAM Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1972
PETERSHAM Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1997
PETERSHAM Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1971
PETERSHAM Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2008
PETERSHAM Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
PETERSHAM Butterfly/Moth Callophrys lanoraieensis Bog Elfin
T
2008
PETERSHAM Butterfly/Moth Hemaris gracilis Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth
SC
2001
PETERSHAM Butterfly/Moth Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth
T
2005
PETERSHAM Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth
T
2008
PETERSHAM Crustacean Eubranchipus intricatus Intricate Fairy Shrimp
SC
1985
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2002
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail
E
2001
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Rhionaeschna mutata Spatterdock Darner
SC
1999
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
2005
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora forcipata Forcipate Emerald
SC
1998
PETERSHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora incurvata Incurvate Emerald
T
1998
PETERSHAM Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1990
PETERSHAM Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
1997
PETERSHAM Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1997
PETERSHAM Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
PETERSHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2004
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2005
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
2004
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-cress
E
1923
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Carex backii Back's Sedge
E
2007
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge
E
2005
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
2004
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain
E
1931
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-lily
E
1931
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue
E
1932
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Poa saltuensis ssp. languida Drooping Speargrass
E
2003
PETERSHAM Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
1951

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PHILLIPSTON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2005
PHILLIPSTON Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1993
PHILLIPSTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1989
PHILLIPSTON Vascular Plant Viola adunca Sand Violet
SC
2004

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PITTSFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1931
PITTSFIELD Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2007
PITTSFIELD Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2008
PITTSFIELD Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
1931
PITTSFIELD Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1955
PITTSFIELD Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
2009
PITTSFIELD Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1972
PITTSFIELD Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1996
PITTSFIELD Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
1990
PITTSFIELD Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1954
PITTSFIELD Butterfly/Moth Euphyes dion Dion Skipper
T
2003
PITTSFIELD Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sp. 2 nr. pterisii Ostrich Fern Borer Moth
SC
1958
PITTSFIELD Butterfly/Moth Pieris oleracea Mustard White
T
2008
PITTSFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2008
PITTSFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail
T
1999
PITTSFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2008
PITTSFIELD Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
2002
PITTSFIELD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Snail Valvata sincera Boreal Turret Snail
E
1961
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple
SC
2008
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Boechera laevigata Smooth Rock-cress
T
1865
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Cardamine pratensis var. palustris Fen Cuckoo Flower
T
2001
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Carex castanea Chestnut-colored Sedge
E
2007
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge
SC
2005
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Carex sterilis Dioecious Sedge
T
1996
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge
E
2008
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge
T
1999
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flowered Spike-sedge
E
2004
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Elymus villosus Hairy Wild Rye
E
2008
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
2004
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Lonicera hirsuta Hairy Honeysuckle
E
2003
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda White Adder's-mouth
E
2002
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Myriophyllum verticillatum Comb Water-milfoil
E
2003
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Sweet Coltsfoot
E
1916
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Potamogeton friesii Fries' Pondweed
E
1990
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed
SC
2001
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Potamogeton ogdenii Ogden's Pondweed
E
2003
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Potamogeton strictifolius Straight-leaved Pondweed
E
2004
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia Pink Pyrola
E
1983
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
SC
1919
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
1992
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
1983
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Rhynchospora capillacea Capillary Beak-sedge
E
2001
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
SC
2007
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Sagittaria cuneata Wapato
T
2008
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster
T
2007
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root
T
1992
PITTSFIELD Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
SC
2006

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PLAINFIELD Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
1996
PLAINFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
2005
PLAINFIELD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
PLAINFIELD Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1987
PLAINFIELD Vascular Plant Carex michauxiana Michaux's Sedge
E
1994
PLAINFIELD Vascular Plant Carex pauciflora Few-flowered Sedge
E
Historic
PLAINFIELD Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
Historic
PLAINFIELD Vascular Plant Listera cordata Heartleaf Twayblade
E
Historic

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PLAINVILLE
Amphibian
Ambystoma opacum
Marbled Salamander
T
2007
PLAINVILLE
Fish
Notropis bifrenatus
Bridle Shiner
SC
1999
PLAINVILLE
Reptile
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2006
PLAINVILLE
Vascular Plant
Nabalus serpentarius
Lion's Foot
E
1946

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PLYMOUTH Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
2004
PLYMOUTH Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2008
PLYMOUTH Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
2008
PLYMOUTH Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
PLYMOUTH Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
1815
PLYMOUTH Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
1999
PLYMOUTH Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1977
PLYMOUTH Bird Parula americana Northern Parula
T
1892
PLYMOUTH Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2008
PLYMOUTH Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
PLYMOUTH Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
SC
2007
PLYMOUTH Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
PLYMOUTH Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1980
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1991
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth
T
2003
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Apamea inebriata Drunk Apamea Moth
SC
2002
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Catocala pretiosa pretiosa Precious Underwing Moth
E
2007
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Chaetaglaea cerata Waxed Sallow Moth
SC
1984
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer
T
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
1946
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Hemaris gracilis Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Hypomecis buchholzaria Buchholz's Gray
E
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Itame sp. 1 nr. inextricata Pine Barrens Itame
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Lithophane viridipallens Pale Green Pinion Moth
SC
2005
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
2005
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow
SC
2005
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Butterfly/Moth Zanclognatha martha Pine Barrens Zanclognatha
T
2008
PLYMOUTH Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet
SC
1994
PLYMOUTH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2005
PLYMOUTH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2004
PLYMOUTH Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
1999
PLYMOUTH Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
2006
PLYMOUTH Mammal Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming
SC
1894
PLYMOUTH Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel
E
E
Historic
PLYMOUTH Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2007
PLYMOUTH Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
2007
PLYMOUTH Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1933
PLYMOUTH Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
1995
PLYMOUTH Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2008
PLYMOUTH Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Calamagrostis pickeringii Reed Bentgrass
E
2001
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Carex striata Walter's Sedge
E
2003
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley
SC
1800s
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry
SC
2002
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
1983
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Dichanthelium wrightianum Wright's Panic-grass
SC
1990
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Eupatorium novae-angliae New England Boneset
E
2008
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Isoetes acadiensis Acadian Quillwort
E
1989
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot
SC
2004
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
2001
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax
SC
1928
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1986
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf
E
1857
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Myriophyllum pinnatum Pinnate Water-milfoil
SC
1910
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1983
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
1988
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Potamogeton confervoides Algae-like Pondweed
T
1974
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Rhynchospora inundata Inundated Horned-sedge
T
2008
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Rhynchospora nitens Short-beaked Bald-sedge
T
2002
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beaked Bald-sedge
SC
2002
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey's Beak-sedge
E
1989
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
2008
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Spartina cynosuroides Salt Reedgrass
T
1929
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats
T
2000
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
2002
PLYMOUTH Vascular Plant Utricularia subulata Subulate Bladderwort
SC
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PLYMPTON Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1992
PLYMPTON Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1987
PLYMPTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet
SC
1994
PLYMPTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
1994
PLYMPTON Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
1999
PLYMPTON Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1999
PLYMPTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
PLYMPTON Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2008

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PRINCETON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2001
PRINCETON Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
Historic
PRINCETON Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
Historic
PRINCETON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2008
PRINCETON Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1942
PRINCETON Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2007
PRINCETON Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
1927
PRINCETON Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
2004
PRINCETON Mammal Sorex palustris Water Shrew
SC
2007
PRINCETON Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2001
PRINCETON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2005
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush
T
1983
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Carex backii Back's Sedge
E
1997
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale Northern Wild Comfrey
E
Historic
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet
T
2001
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
2003
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel
T
2004
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
1879
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Trisetum spicatum Spiked False Oats
E
2009
PRINCETON Vascular Plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus Mountain Cranberry
E
1860s

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
PROVINCETOWN Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
2005
PROVINCETOWN Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
PROVINCETOWN Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
2006
PROVINCETOWN Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
Historic
PROVINCETOWN Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2000
PROVINCETOWN Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2000
PROVINCETOWN Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
2000
PROVINCETOWN Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
PROVINCETOWN Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
PROVINCETOWN Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
SC
1990
PROVINCETOWN Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1982
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
1981
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
1891
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Lithophane viridipallens Pale Green Pinion Moth
SC
1983
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth
SC
1981
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth
T
1981
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1994
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow
SC
1982
PROVINCETOWN Butterfly/Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale
SC
1983
PROVINCETOWN Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
1995
PROVINCETOWN Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail
E
Historic
PROVINCETOWN Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1860s
PROVINCETOWN Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamond-backed Terrapin
T
2003
PROVINCETOWN Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge
E
2008
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry
SC
2008
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
2000
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens Commons's Panic-grass
SC
1988
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Juncus debilis Weak Rush
E
1984
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Leymus mollis ssp. mollis Sea Lyme-grass
E
1913
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf
E
1999
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1905
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
Historic
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear
E
1988
PROVINCETOWN Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium fuscatum Sandplain Blue-eyed Grass
SC
1912

 

 

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Updated: October 27, 2009