Plant Historic List

This list contains plant taxa which have been documented by herbarium voucher specimens to have occurred in Massachusetts in the past, yet have not been documented here in the past 25 years.

Historic list

Scientific NameMA Checklist SynonymCommon NameS RankNew England RankG Rank
Amaranthus pumilus Seabeach AmaranthSHFC-4G2
Anemone virginiana var. albaAnemone riparia; Anemone virginiana var. ripariaRiverbank ThimbleweedSH G5T4T5
Angelica venenosa Hairy AngelicaSH4G5
Callitriche terrestrisCallitriche deflexa var. austiniiTerrestrial StarwortSH4G5
Carex gracilescens Slender Woodland SedgeSH2G5?
Carex peckiiCarex nigromarginata var. ellipticaPeck's SedgeSH G5
Carex vacillans Swinging SedgeSH G5
Carex wiegandii Wiegand's Prickly SedgeSH1G4G5
Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Painted CupSH2G5
Crataegus lumaria Thorny HawthornSH G3
Crataegus populneaCrataegus iracunda var. populneaPoplar HawthornSH GNRQ
Cuscuta indecora Collared DodderSH G5
Cuscuta pentagona Field-dodderSH G5
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaved Tick-trefoilSH G5
Dichanthelium ovale ssp. villosissimumPanicum villosissimumVillous Panic-grassSH G5T5
Draba reptansTomostima reptansCarolina Whitlow-grassSH2G5
Echinodorus tenellusHelanthium tenellumLittle BurheadSH1G5?
Eleocharis equisetoides Horsetail Spike-rushSH2G4
Eleocharis fallax Deceitful Spike-rushSH2G4G5
Eleocharis quadrangulataScirpus quadrangulatus; Scirpus marginatus; Eleocharis quadrangulata var. crassiorSquare-stemmed Spike-rushSH2G5
Elymus virginicus var. glabriflorusElymus virginicus var. glabriflorusSoutheastern Wild-RyeSH G5
Floerkea proserpinacoides False MermaidSH2G5
Galium trifidum ssp. halophilum Seaside BedstrawSH G5T3T5
Halenia deflexa Spurred GentianSH G5
Lechea intermedia var. juniperina Maine PinweedSH G5TU
Linum sulcatum var. sulcatumLinum sulcatumGrooved Yellow FlaxSH2G5T5
Muhlenbergia capillaris HairgrassSH2G5
Onosmodium virginianumLithospermum virginianumFalse GromwellSH2G4
Paspalum laeve Field Bead-grassSH2G5
Platanthera ciliarisHabenaria ciliarisYellow or Orange-fringed OrchisSH2G5
Platanthera obtusataHabenaria obtusata; Lysiella obtusataBlunt-leaved OrchisSH G5
Polygala senega Seneca SnakerootSH2G4G5
Potamogeton alpinus Northern PondweedSH2G5
Pseudognaphalium micradeniumGnaphalium helleri var. micradenium; Pseudognaphalium micradeniumHeller's EverlastingSHIND.G4G5T3?
Puccinellia fasciculata Bunched Alkali-grassSH G3G5
Puccinellia pumila Northern Alkali-grassSHIND.G5
Ranunculus ambigens American SpearwortSH2G2
Saururus cernuus Lizard's TailSH2G5
Schoenoplectus halliiScirpus hallii; Schoenoplectus supinus ssp. hallii; Schoenoplectus hallii; Scirpus supinus var. halliiHall's BulrushSH4G3
Schoenoplectus heterochaetusScirpus heterochaetusSlender BulrushSHIND.G5
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop SkullcapSH2G5
Selaginella eclipesLycopodioides sp. 4Hidden Spike-mossSH G5
Solidago rigidaSolidago rigidaStiff GoldenrodSH2G5
Sporobolus heterolepis Northern DropseedSH2G5
Woodsia glabella Smooth WoodsiaSH2(a)G5

The conservation status of a species is designated by a number (1-5) and preceded by a letter reflecting the appropriate geographic scale of the assessment.  S Rank refers to "subnational" or the local/state status, while G Rank refers to the "global" status (looking at the species as a whole).

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Last updated: February 11, 2025

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