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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.

East Bridgewater East Wareham Easton Erving
East Brookfield Eastham Edgartown Essex
East Longmeadow Easthampton Egremont Everett

EAST BRIDGEWATER Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket SC
1997
EAST BRIDGEWATER Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T
1992
EAST BRIDGEWATER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2000
EAST BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
1997
EAST BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC
1986
EAST BRIDGEWATER Vascular Plant Cardamine longii Long's Bitter-cress E
2001

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EAST BROOKFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander SC
1987
EAST BROOKFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
2006
EAST BROOKFIELD Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
2004
EAST BROOKFIELD Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe E
1993
EAST BROOKFIELD Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
1995
EAST BROOKFIELD Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle E
T
1999
EAST BROOKFIELD Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T
1993
EAST BROOKFIELD Butterfly / Moth Rhodoecia aurantiago Orange Sallow Moth T
2004
EAST BROOKFIELD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC
1999
EAST BROOKFIELD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1993
EAST BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T
2000
EAST BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush T
2002
EAST BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Carex polymorpha Variable Sedge E
2004
EAST BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Myriophyllum alterniflorum Alternate-flowered Water-milfoil E
1898
EAST BROOKFIELD Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory SC
1932

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EAST LONGMEADOW Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander SC
1991
EAST LONGMEADOW Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
1998
EAST LONGMEADOW Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T
1993
EAST LONGMEADOW Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1987
EAST LONGMEADOW Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
1987
EAST LONGMEADOW Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern SC
2003
EAST LONGMEADOW Vascular Plant Liparis liliifolia Lily-leaf Twayblade T
1994
EAST LONGMEADOW Vascular Plant Ludwigia polycarpa Many-fruited False-loosestrife E
1913

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EAST WAREHAM Butterfly / Moth Chaetaglaea cerata A Noctuid Moth SC
1900's

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EASTHAM Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T
2005
EASTHAM Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
1993
EASTHAM Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T
T
2002
EASTHAM Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E
1850
EASTHAM Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E
E
1995
EASTHAM Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2003
EASTHAM Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC
2004
EASTHAM Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC
2004
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer T
2003
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth SC
2003
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer T
1994
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth T
2003
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow SC
2003
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Oncocnemis riparia Dune Noctuid Moth SC
2003
EASTHAM Butterfly / Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm SC
2003
EASTHAM Dragonfly / Damselfly Aeshna mutata Spatterdock Darner SC
1999
EASTHAM Dragonfly / Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner SC
1998
EASTHAM Dragonfly / Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet SC
2000
EASTHAM Dragonfly / Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet T
1999
EASTHAM Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC
Historic
EASTHAM Reptile Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback Terrapin T
2002
EASTHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2003
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens Commons's Panic-grass SC
1987
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush T
1985
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge T
2003
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed SC
1907
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty E
1915
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian SC
2002
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry SC
2003
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Helianthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose SC
2001
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear E
1992
EASTHAM Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot E
1913

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EASTHAMPTON Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander SC
2003
EASTHAMPTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
2005
EASTHAMPTON Dragonfly / Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail SC
1997
EASTHAMPTON Dragonfly / Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail E
1997
EASTHAMPTON Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon E
E
1999
EASTHAMPTON Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC
2001
EASTHAMPTON Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel E
2005
EASTHAMPTON Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel SC
2001
EASTHAMPTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
2004
EASTHAMPTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2004
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot SC
2000
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon T
2005
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort E
1930
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Agrimonia pubescens Hairy Agrimony T
1998
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis SC
2003
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Trichostema brachiatum False Pennyroyal E
1904
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory SC
1872
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
2001
EASTHAMPTON Vascular Plant Boechera missouriensis Green Rock-cress T
2004

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EASTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander SC
2001
EASTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander T
2000
EASTON Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
2003
EASTON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
1970
EASTON Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
1933
EASTON Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC
1987
EASTON Dragonfly / Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald SC
2003
EASTON Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T
2000
EASTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
2003
EASTON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
1900
EASTON Vascular Plant Potamogeton confervoides Algae-like Pondweed T
1972
EASTON Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Panic-grass SC
1986
EASTON Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses T
1921
EASTON Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis T
2005
EASTON Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush T
1914
EASTON Vascular Plant Oxalis violacea Violet Wood-sorrel E
1889
EASTON Vascular Plant Lycopus rubellus Gypsywort E
1997
EASTON Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed T
1905

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EDGARTOWN Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot T
1995
EDGARTOWN Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier T
2000
EDGARTOWN Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover T
T
2002
EDGARTOWN Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper E
1957
EDGARTOWN Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern E
E
2002
EDGARTOWN Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern SC
1982
EDGARTOWN Bird Sterna antillarum Least Tern SC
2005
EDGARTOWN Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl SC
1990
EDGARTOWN Bird Asio otus Long-eared Owl SC
1979
EDGARTOWN Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl E
1997
EDGARTOWN Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T
2003
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Itame sp. 1 nr. inextricata Pine Barrens Itame SC
1994
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Digrammia eremiata Three-lined Angle Moth T
1983
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Stenoporpia polygrammaria Faded Gray Geometer T
2006
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Lycia ypsilon Pine Barrens Lycia T
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Euchlaena madusaria Sandplain Euchlaena SC
2000
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth SC
1993
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Metarranthis apiciaria Barrens Metarranthis Moth E
1999
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer SC
2002
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer T
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth T
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth SC
2003
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Cycnia inopinatus Unexpected Cycnia T
1993
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale SC
2006
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Ptichodis bistrigata Southern Ptichodis T
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth SC
1999
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth T
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer T
1988
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow SC
1994
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Oncocnemis riparia Dune Noctuid Moth SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Butterfly / Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm SC
1994
EDGARTOWN Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
Historic
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern T
1917
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail SC
1997
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass T
2004
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses T
2001
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium fuscatum Sandplain Blue-eyed Grass SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana Papillose Nut-sedge E
2003
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush SC
2005
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed SC
1997
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax SC
2004
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Helianthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose SC
1999
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern Silvery Aster E
1929
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed E
1913
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot E
1913
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot E
2003
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star SC
2001
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed T
1915
EDGARTOWN Vascular Plant Hydrocotyle verticillata Saltpond Pennywort T
1984

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EGREMONT Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander SC
1999
EGREMONT Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe E
1987
EGREMONT Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern E
2005
EGREMONT Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern E
1991
EGREMONT Bird Rallus elegans King Rail T
1965
EGREMONT Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SC
1993
EGREMONT Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren E
1955
EGREMONT Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow T
1978
EGREMONT Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker SC
1970
EGREMONT Mammal Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis E
E
1935
EGREMONT Mammal Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Bat SC
2005
EGREMONT Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
1989
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Potamogeton hillii Hill's Pondweed SC
2001
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Panicum philadelphicum ssp. gattingeri Gattinger's Panic-grass SC
1989
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Spiranthes romanzoffiana Hooded Ladies'-tresses E
1914
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis T
1857
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Chamaelirium luteum Devil's-bit E
1988
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Rhynchospora capillacea Capillary Beak-sedge E
2001
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass T
1990
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge T
Historic
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Carex tetanica Fen Sedge SC
1987
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Carex sterilis Dioecious Sedge T
2003
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Carex formosa Handsome Sedge T
2002
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved Vervain E
Historic
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root T
2002
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Galium labradoricum Labrador Bedstraw T
1987
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Agrimonia pubescens Hairy Agrimony T
1986
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood-mint E
1990
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Cardamine pratensis var. palustris Fen Cuckoo Flower T
1998
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster T
2001
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle T
1999
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple SC
1990
EGREMONT Vascular Plant Poa saltuensis spp. languida Drooping Speargrass E
1998

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ERVING Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon E
2002
ERVING Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler E
1988
ERVING Dragonfly / Damselfly Gomphus abbreviatus Spine-crowned Clubtail E
2004
ERVING Dragonfly / Damselfly Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Stygian Shadowdragon SC
2005
ERVING Dragonfly / Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly T
2005
ERVING Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker SC
1940
ERVING Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater SC
1997
ERVING Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle SC
2004
ERVING Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle SC
1978
ERVING Vascular Plant Potamogeton diversifolius Variable Pondweed E
1977
ERVING Vascular Plant Potamogeton confervoides Algae-like Pondweed T
2005
ERVING Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush SC
1911

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ESSEX Amphibian Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander SC
2004
ESSEX Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk SC
2000
ESSEX Bird Parula americana Northern Parula T
1983
ESSEX Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle T
1999
ESSEX Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite SC
1953

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EVERETT Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern SC
2004
EVERETT Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush SC
1885
EVERETT Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed T
Historic

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Updated: May 23, 2007