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Rare Species by County: Worcester

Last Updated on 3/1/2003

Taxonomic Group Scientific Name Common Name State Rank Federal Rank Most Recent Obs
Fish Lampetra appendix American Brook Lamprey T   1994
Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner SC   1996
Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander SC   1999
Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander SC   2001
Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T   2001
Amphibian Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander SC   1999
Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-Toed Salamander SC   2001
Reptile Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle SC   2001
Reptile Clemmys insculpta Wood Turtle SC   2001
Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T   2001
Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC   1999
Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-Shinned Hawk SC (PS) 1987
Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow E   1974
Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T (PS) 1994
Bird Asio otus Long-Eared Owl SC   1978
Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E   1994
Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E   2000
Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T   1990
Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E   2001
Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon E (PS:LE) 1937
Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SC (PS) 1988
Bird Gavia immer Common Loon SC   2000
Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle E (PS:LT,PDL) 2001
Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern E   1999
Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe E   1993
Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow T   1981
Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T   1999
Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-Winged Warbler E   1986
Mammal Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis E LE 1938
Mammal Sorex palustris Water Shrew SC   1999
Mammal Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog Lemming SC   1898
Sponge Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge SC   1989
Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC   2002
Mussel Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater (Swollen Wedgemussel) E   1859
Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper SC   2002
Crustacean Crangonyx aberrans Mystic Valley Amphipod SC   2001
Crustacean Eubranchipus intricatus Intricate Fairy Shrimp SC   1998
Dragonfly/Damselfly Aeshna mutata Spatterdock Darner E   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Aeshna subarctica   T   2001
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet SC    
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet SC   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet T   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus borealis Beaverpond Clubtail SC   1992
Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail E   2001
Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon SC   1917
Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail SC   1995
Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-Tailed Emerald SC   1999
Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora forcipata   SC   2001
Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora incurvata   T   1998
Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald SC   2001
Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail E   2001
Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly T   2001
Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-Spotted Tiger Beetle SC   1944
Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC   1999
Beetle Desmocerus palliatus Elderberry Long-Horned Beetle SC   1998
Butterfly/Moth Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer SC   1927
Butterfly/Moth Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth T   1934
Butterfly/Moth Hemaris gracilis Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Itame sp 1 nr inextricata Pine Barrens Itame SC   1992
Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth SC   1999
Butterfly/Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago A Noctuid Moth T   2002
Butterfly/Moth Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak SC   2001
Butterfly/Moth Zanclognatha martha Pine Barrens Zanclognatha T   1994
Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple SC   1929
Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory T   2000
Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp crispa Mountain Alder T   1932
Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush T   2000
Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush SC   1947
Vascular Plant Arabis laevigata Smooth Rock-Cress T   1998
Vascular Plant Arabis lyrata Lyre-Leaved Rock-Cress E   1951
Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe SC   2000
Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed E   1954
Vascular Plant Asplenium montanum Mountain Spleenwort E   1946
Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-Cress E   1923
Vascular Plant Carex backii Back's Sedge E   1997
Vascular Plant Carex lenticularis Shore Sedge T   1933
Vascular Plant Carex michauxiana Michaux's Sedge E   1928
Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge E   2001
Vascular Plant Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge E   1931
Vascular Plant Carex typhina Cat-Tail Sedge T   1999
Vascular Plant Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh E   1937
Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis SC   2000
Vascular Plant Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley SC   1918
Vascular Plant Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot SC   2001
Vascular Plant Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's Flatsedge E   1991
Vascular Plant Desmodium humifusum Spreading Tick-Trefoil E   1988
Vascular Plant Doellingeria infirma Cornel-Leaved Aster E   1898
Vascular Plant Eleocharis obtusa var ovata Ovate Spike-Sedge E   1991
Vascular Plant Elymus villosus Hairy Wild Rye E   1998
Vascular Plant Eragrostis frankii Frank's Lovegrass SC   1939
Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass T   2000
Vascular Plant Goodyera repens Dwarf Rattlesnake-Plantain E   1931
Vascular Plant Hydrophyllum canadense Broad Waterleaf E   1943
Vascular Plant Isoetes lacustris Lake Quillwort E   1922
Vascular Plant Juncus filiformis Thread Rush E   1987
Vascular Plant Liatris borealis New England Blazing Star SC   1999
Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha   T   1990
Vascular Plant Lycopodiella alopecuroides Foxtail Clubmoss E   1999
Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern SC   1999
Vascular Plant Malaxis bayardii Bayard's Green Adder's-Mouth E   1999
Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet T   2001
Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-Flowered Water-Milfoil T   1898
Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-Lily E   1950
Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-Tongue Fern T   2001
Vascular Plant Oxalis violacea Violet Wood-Sorrel E   1882
Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-Grass SC   1995
Vascular Plant Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort E   1940
Vascular Plant Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue E   1932
Vascular Plant Petasites frigidus var palmatus Sweet Coltsfoot E   1912
Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis T   1904
Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var herbiola Pale Green Orchis T   1946
Vascular Plant Poa languida Drooping Speargrass E   2000
Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed SC   1934
Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi A Pondweed E   1998
Vascular Plant Prenanthes serpentaria Lion's Foot E   1935
Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup T   1998
Vascular Plant Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel T   1999
Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-Grass E   2001
Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T   2000
Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora var caroliniana Papillose Nut-Sedge E   1989
Vascular Plant Scleria triglomerata Tall Nut-Sedge E   1989
Vascular Plant Sclerolepis uniflora Sclerolepis E   1996
Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna E   1879
Vascular Plant Sparganium natans Small Bur-Reed E   1994
Vascular Plant Sphenopholis nitida Shining Wedgegrass T   1987
Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-Leaved Ladies'-Tresses T   1993
Vascular Plant Trisetum triflorum ssp molle Spiked False Oats E   1878
Vascular Plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp minus Mountain Cranberry E   186-
Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-Root T   1993
Vascular Plant Viola adunca Sand Violet E   2001
Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry SC   1833