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Index to State-Listed Species

The following index is intended to help users of the state list of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species determine the official status of any species listed under MESA. This is particularly important for users of the list who are not familiar with the scientific names of species.

Starting with only a common or scientific name, the index tells the user where to find the species on the list. The index accomplishes this by specifying the name of the animal group or plant family under which the species will be found.

For example, to find the status of Acipenser brevirostrum, one would look up "Acipenser" in the index and find that it is a fish. Where fish occur in the list is specified by the outline appearing just before the list at 321 CMR 10.90(3). The outline shows that fish is the first category of vertebrate animals. By looking for "Acipenser brevirostrum" in that section of the list one would determine that it is the "Shortnose Sturgeon" and is listed as an Endangered species on both the state and federal lists.

Note that all plants are found under plant families which end with "-aceae" and that animals are listed under commonly known categories, such as birds, mammals, or butterflies.

Index to State-Listed Species

Abagrotis, Butterflies and Moths
Accipiter, Birds
Acer, Aceraceae
Acipenser, Fish
Actaea, Ranunculacceae
Acronicta, Butterflies and Moths
Adder's-mouth, Orchidaceae
Adlumia, Papaveraceae
Aeshna, Dragonflies
Agalinis, Scrophulariaceae
Agastache, Lamiaceae
Ageratina, Asteraceae
Agkistrodon, Reptiles
Agrimonia, Rosaceae
Agrimony, Rosaceae
Alasmidonta, Mussels
Alder, Betulaceae
Alnus, Betulaceae
Ambystoma, Amphibians
Amelanchier, Rosaceae
Ammodramus, Birds
Amphicarpum, Poaceae
Amphipod, Crustaceans
Anax, Dragonflies
Annelids, Segmented Worms
Apamea, Butterflies and Moths
Aplectrum, Orchidaceae
Apodrepanulatrix, Butterflies and Moths
Arabidopsis, Brassicaceae
Arborvitae, Cupressaceae
Arceuthobium, Loranthaceae
Arethusa, Orchidaceae
Arisaema, Araceae
Aristida, Poaceae
Arrowhead, Alismataceae
Arrowwood, Caprifoliaceae
Asclepias, Asclepiadaceae
Asio, Birds
Asplenium, Aspleniaceae
Aster, Asteraceae
Bagisara, Butterflies and Moths
Balaenoptera, Mammals
Bald-sedge, Cyperaceae
Barn-owl, Birds
Bartramia, Birds
Beak-sedge, Cyperaceae
Beardtongue, Scrophulariaceae
Bedstraw, Rubiaceae
Beetle, Beetles
Beggar-ticks, Asteraceae
Betula, Betulaceae
Bidens, Asteraceae
Bindweed, Convolvulaceae
Birch, Betulaceae
Bitter-cress, Brassicaceae
Bittern, Birds
Bladderwort, Lentibulariaceae
Blazing Star, Asteraceae
Blephilia, Lamiaceae
Blue-eyed Grass, Iridaceae
Bluet, Rubiaceae
Bluet, Damselflies
Boechera, Brassicaceae
Boghaunter, Dragonflies
Bolboschoenus, Cyperaceae
Boneset, Asteraceae
Borer, Butterflies and Moths
Botaurus, Birds
Boyeria, Dragonflies
Bristle-fern, Hymenophyllaceae
Bryozoans, Moss Animals
Buckmoth, Butterflies and Moths
Bulrush, Cyperaceae
Bur-reed, Sparganiaceae
Burbot, Fish
Buttercup, Ranunculaceae
Calamagrostis, Poaceae
Callophrys, Butterflies and Moths
Calystegia, Convolvulaceae
Cardamine, Brassicaceae
Caretta, Reptiles
Carex, Cyperaceae
Carphophis, Reptiles
Catocala, Butterflies and Moths
Catostomus, Fish
Cerastium, Caryophyllaceae
Chaetaglaea, Butterflies and Moths
Chamaelirium, Liliaceae
Charadrius, Birds
Chelonia, Reptiles
Chenopodium, Chenopodiaceae
Cherry, Rosaceae
Chub, Fish
Cicindela, Beetles
Cicinnus, Butterflies and Moths
Cincinnatia, Snails
Cingilia, Butterflies and Moths
Circus, Birds
Cistothorus, Birds
Clam Shrimp, Crustaceans
Claytonia, Portulacaceae
Clematis, Ranunculaceae
Club, Araceae
Clubmoss, Lycopodiaceae
Clubtail, Dragonflies
Cohosh, Ranunculaceae
Coleoptera, Beetles
Coltsfoot, Asteraceae
Conioselinum, Apiaceae
Cooter, Reptiles
Copperhead, Reptiles
Corallorhiza, Orchidaceae
Coralroot, Orchidaceae
Corema, Empetraceae
Cottongrass, Cyperaceae
Couesius, Fish
Cow-lily, Nymphaeaceae
Cranberry, Ericaceae
Crangonyx, Crustaceans
Creeper, Mussel
Cress, Brassicaceae
Crotalus, Reptiles
Crowberry, Empetraceae
Cryptogramma, Adiantaceae
Cuckoo Flower, Brassicaceae
Cudweed, Asteraceae
Culver's-root, Scrophulariaceae
Currant, Saxifragaceae
Cutworm, Butterflies and Moths
Cycnia, Butterflies and Moths
Cynoglossum, Boraginaceae
Cyperus, Cyperaceae
Cypripedium, Orchidaceae
Dace, Fish
Daggermoth, Butterflies and Moths
Damselfly, Damselflies
Darner, Dragonflies
Dendroica, Birds
Dermochelys, Reptiles
Deschampsia, Poaceae
Desmodium, Fabaceae
Devil's-bit, Liliaceae
Dichanthelium, Poaceae
Digrammia, Butterflies and Moths
Dock, Polygonaceae
Doellingeria, Asteraceae
Dragon, Araceae
Dragonfly, Dragonflies
Dropseed, Poaceae
Eacles, Butterflies and Moths
Eagles, Birds
Elaphe, Reptiles
Elatine, Elatinaceae
Eleocharis, Cyperaceae
Elymus, Poaceae
Emerald, Dragonflies
Emydoidea, Reptiles
Enallagma, Damselflies
Equisetum, Equisetaceae
Eragrostis, Poaceae
Eretmochelys, Reptiles
Eriocaulon, Eriocaulaceae
Eriophorum, Cyperaceae
Erora, Butterflies and Moths
Erynnis, Butterflies and Moths
Eubalaena, Mammals
Eubranchipus, Crustaceans
Euchlaena, Butterflies and Moths
Eulimnadia, Crustaceans
Eupatorium, Asteraceae
Euphyes, Butterflies and Moths
Fairy Shrimp, Crustaceans
Falco, Birds
Falcon, Birds
False-loosestrife, Onagraceae
False-oats, Poaceae
Faronta, Butterflies and Moths
Fern, Dryopteridaceae, Ophioglossaceae, Schizaeaceae
Ferrissia, Snails
Firmoss, Lycopodiaceae
Flax, Linaceae
Floater, Mussels
Foxtail, Poaceae
Fumitory, Papaveraceae
Galium, Rubiaceae
Gallinula, Birds
Gama-grass, Poaceae
Gammarus, Crustaceans
Gamochaeta, Asteraceae
Gasterosteus, Fish
Gavia, Birds
Gentian, Gentianaceae
Gentiana, Gentianaceae
Geometer, Butterflies and Moths
Gerardia, Scrophulariaceae
Giant-hyssop, Scrophulariaceae
Ginseng, Araliaceae
Glyptemys, Reptiles
Golden Club, Araceae
Golden Seal, Ranunculaceae
Goldenrod, Asteraceae
Gomphus, Dragonflies
Goodyera, Orchidaceae
Goosefoot, Chenopodiaceae
Grammia, Butterflies and Moths
Grass, Poaceae
Gray, Butterflies and Moths
Grebe, Birds
Green Dragon, Araceae
Gypsywort, Lamiaceae
Hairgrass, Poaceae
Hairstreak, Butterflies and Moths
Halenia, Gentianaceae
Haliaeetus, Birds
Harrier, Birds
Hawk, Birds
Hawkmoth, Butterflies and Moths
Hawksbill, Reptiles
Helianthemum, Cistaceae
Hemidactylium, Amphibians
Hemaris, Butterflies and Moths
Hemileuca, Butterflies and Moths
Holly-fern, Aspleniaceae
Honeysuckle, Caprifoliaceae
Horned-sedge, Cyperaceae
Houstonia, Rubiaceae
Huperzia, Lycopodiaceae
Hybognathus, Fish
Hydrastis, Ranunculaceae
Hydrocotyle, Apiaceae
Hydrophyllum, Hydrophyllaceae
Hypericum, Clusiaceae
Hypomecis, Butterflies and Moths
Ilex, Aquifoliaceae
Inchworm, Butterflies and Moths
Isoetes, Isoetaceae
Isotria, Orchidaceae
Itame, Butterflies and Moths
Ixobrychus, Birds
Juncus, Juncaceae
Knotweed, Polygonaceae
Lachnanthes, Haemodoraceae
Ladies'-tresses, Orchidaceae
Lady's-slipper, Orchidaceae
Lampetra, Fish
Lamprey, Fish
Lampsilis, Mussels
Laurel, Ericaceae
Leatherback, Reptiles
Lechea, Cistaceae
Leech, Segmented Worms
Lemming, Mammals
Lepidochelys, Reptiles
Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths
Leptochloa, Poaceae
Leptodea, Mussels
Leymus, Poaceae
Liatris, Asteraceae
Ligumia, Mussels
Limnadia, Crustaceans
Limpet, Snails
Linum, Linaceae
Lion's Foot, Asteraceae
Liparis, Orchidaceae
Lipocarpha, Cyperaceae
Listera, Orchidaceae
Lithophane, Butterflies and Moths
Littoridinops, Snails
Lobelia, Campanulaceae
Loggerhead, Reptiles
Lonicera, Caprifoliaceae
Loon, Birds
Lota, Fish
Lousewort, Scrophulariaceae
Lovegrass, Poaceae
Ludwigia, Onagraceae
Luzula, Juncaceae
Lycia , Butterflies and Moths
Lycopdiella, Lycopodiaceae
Lycopus, Lamiaceae
Lygodium, Schizaeaceae
Lyme-grass, Poaceae
Macrobdella, Segmented Worms
Magnolia, Magnoliaceae
Malaclemys, Reptiles
Malaxis, Orchidaceae
Maple, Aceraceae
Marstonia, Snails
Meadow Beauty, Melastomataceae
Megaptera, Mammals
Mertensia, Boraginaceae
Metarranthis, Butterflies and Moths
Milium, Poaceae
Milkweed, Asclepiadaceae
Millet, Poaceae
Mimulus, Scrophulariaceae
Minnow, Fish
Minuartia, Caryophyllaceae
Mistletoe, Loranthaceae
Moehringia, Caryophyllaceae
Molluscs, Mussels
Monkey-flower, Scrophulariaceae
Moorhen, Birds
Morus, Moraceae
Moth, Butterflies and Moths
Mountain-ash, Rosaceae
Mountain-mint, Lamiaceae
Mucket, Mussels
Mulberry, Moraceae
Muskflower, Scrophulariaceae
Mussel, Mussels
Myotis, Mammals
Myriophyllum, Haloragaceae
Nabalus, Asteraceae
Needlegrass, Poaceae
Neoligia, Butterflies and Moths
Neurocordulia, Dragonflies
Nicrophorus, Beetles
Notropis, Fish
Nuphar, Nymphaeaceae
Nut-sedge, Cyperaceae
Oak, Fagaceae
Oats, Poaceae
Oceanodroma, Birds
Odonata, Dragonflies or Damselflies
Oligia, Butterflies and Moths
Oncocnemis, Butterflies and Moths
Ophioglossum, Ophioglossaceae
Ophiogomphus, Dragonflies
Oporornis, Birds
Opuntia, Cactaceae
Orchid, Orchidaceae
Orchis, Orchidaceae
Orontium, Araceae
Owl, Birds
Oxalis, Oxidaceae
Oysterleaf, Boraginaceae
Panax, Araliaceae
Panic-grass, Poaceae
Panicum, Poaceae
Papaipema, Butterflies and Moths
Paronychia, Caryophyllaceae
Parsley, Apiaceae
Parula, Birds
Peanutgrass, Poaceae
Pedicularis, Scrophulariaceae
Pennyroyal, Lamiaceae
Pennywort, Apiaceae
Penstemon, Scrophulariaceae
Persicaria, Polygonaceae
Petasites, Asteraceae
Phoxinus, Fish
Physeter, Mammals
Pieris, Butterflies and Moths
Pink, Gentianaceae
Pinweed, Cistaceae
Pipewort, Eriocaulaceae
Planarian, Flatworm
Platanthera, Orchidaceae
Plover, Birds
Poa, Poaceae
Pod-grass, Scheuchzeriaceae
Podilymbus, Birds
Podostemum, Podostemaceae
Pogonia, Orchidaceae
Polycelis, Flatworm
Polygonum, Polygonaceae
Polystichum, Aspleniaceae
Pomatiopsis, Snails
Pondweed, Potamogetonaceae
Poocetes, Birds
Populus, Salicaceae
Potamogeton, Potamogetonaceae
Prenanthes, Asteraceae
Prickly Pear, Cactaceae
Prunus, Rosaceae
Psectraglaea, Butterflies and Moths
Pseudemys, Reptiles
Ptichodis, Butterflies and Moths
Putty-root, Orchidaceae
Pycnanthemum, Lamiaceae
Pygmyweed, Crassulaceae
Pyrola, Pyrolaceae
Quercus, Fagaceae
Quillwort, Isoetaceae
Rail, Birds
Rallus, Birds
Ranunculus, Ranunculaceae
Rattlesnake, Reptiles
Rattlesnake-plantain, Orchidaceae
Redroot, Haemodoraceae
Reedgrass, Poaceae
Rhexia, Melastomataceae
Rhododendron, Ericaceae
Rhodoecia, Butterflies and Moths
Rhynchospora, Cyperaceae
Ribes, Saxifragaceae
Ridley, Reptiles
Rock-brake, Adiantaceae
Rock-cress, Brassicaceae
Rockrose, Cistaceae
Rosa, Rosaceae
Rose, Rosaceae
Rotala, Lythraceae
Rumex, Polygonaceae
Rush, Juncaceae
Rye , Poaceae
Sabatia, Gentianaceae
Sack Bearer, Butterflies and Moths
Sagittaria, Alismataceae
Salamander, Amphibians
Salix, Salicaceae
Sallow, Butterflies and Moths
Sandpiper, Birds
Sandwort, Caryophyllaceae
Sanicle, Apiaceae
Sanitaria, Apiaceae
Satyrium, Butterflies and Moths
Scaphiopus, Amphibians
Scheuchzeria, Schuechzeriaceae
Scirpus, Cyperaceae
Scleria, Cyperaceae
Scerolepis, Asteraceae
Scouring-rush, Equisetaceae
Sea-blite, Chenopodiaceae
Sedge, Cyperacea
Semiothisa, Butterflies and Moths
Senna, Fabaceae
Setaria, Poaceae
Shadbush, Rosaceae
Shadowdragon, Dragonflies
Shrew, Mammals
Shiner, Fish
Siltsnail, Snails
Silverling, Caryophyllaceae
Sisyrinchium, Iridaceae
Skipper, Butterflies and Moths
Snail, Snails
Snake, Reptiles
Snakeroot, Asteraceae
Snaketail, Dragonflies
Snowberry, Caprifoliaceae
Solidago, Asteraceae
Somatochlora, Dragonflies
Sorbus, Rosaceae
Sorex, Mammals
Spadefoot, Amphibians
Sparganium, Sparganiaceae
Sparrow, Birds
Spartina, Poaceae
Spartiniphaga, Butterflies and Moths
Speargrass, Poaceae
Sphenopholis, Poaceae
Spike-sedge, Cyperaceae
Spiranthes, Orchidaceae
Spleenwort, Aspleniaceae
Sponge, Sponges
Spongilla, Sponges
Sporobolus, Poaceae
Spring Beauty, Portulacaceae
St. John's-wort, Clusiaceae
St. Andrew's Cross, Clusiaceae
Stenoporpia, Butterflies and Moths
Sterna, Birds
Stickleback, Fish
Storm-petrel, Birds
Strawberry, Rosaceae
Streak, Butterflies and Moths
Strophitus, Mussels
Sturgeon, Fish
Stygobromus, Crustaceans
Stylurus, Dragonflies
Suaeda, Chenopodiaceae
Sucker, Fish
Symphoricarpos, Caprifoliaceae
Symphyotricum, Asteraceae
Synaptomys, Mammals
Synurella, Crustaceans
Tern, Birds
Terrapene, Reptiles
Terrapin, Reptiles
Threadfoot, Podostemaceae
Thuja, Cupressaceae
Tick-trefoil, Fabaceae
Tigermoth, Butterflies and Moths
Tillaea, Crassulaceae
Tinker's-weed, Caprifoliaceae
Tipularia, Orchidaceae
Toothcup, Lythraceae
Trichomanes, Hymenophyllaceae
Trichostema, Lamiaceae
Triosteum, Caprifoliaceae
Triphora, Orchidaceae
Tripsacum, Poaceae
Trisetum, Poaceae
Turtle, Reptiles
Twayblade, Orchidaceae
Tyto, Birds
Umbrella-sedge, Cyperaceae
Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae
Vaccinium, Ericaceae
Valvata, Snails
Verbena, Verbenaceae
Vermivora, Birds
Veronica, Scrophulariaceae
Veronicastrum, Scrophulariaceae
Vervain, Verbenaceae
Viburnum, Caprifoliaceae
Viola, Violaceae
Violet, Violaceae
Waldsteinia, Rosaceae
Walker , Snails
Wapato, Alismataceae
Warbler, Birds
Water-milfoil, Haloragaceae
Water-speedwell, Scrophulariaceae
Water-starwort, Callitrichaceae
Waterleaf, Hydrophyllaceae
Waterwort, Elatinaceae
Wedgegrass, Poaceae
Whale, Mammals
White, Butterflies and Moths
Williamsonia, Dragonflies
Willow , Salicaceae
Winterberry, Aquifoliaceae
Wood-mint, Lamiaceae
Wood-sorrel, Oxalidaceae
Woodrush, Juncaceae
Woodsia, Aspleniaceae
Wren, Birds
Yarrow, Asteraceae
Zale, Butterflies and Moths
Zanclognatha, Butterflies and Moths

Last Updated: 07/18/2006