ML070170244

VYNPS - SEIS Web Reference - Endangered and Threatened Plants of Vermont

ML070170244
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	04/23/2005
From:	State of VT, Dept of Fish and Wildlife
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ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS OF VERMONT Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Nongame and Natural Heritage Program April 23, 2005 The following species are protected by the Vermont Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A.

Chap. 123). This list is arranged by the species family name, and then within the family name by scientific name. See end of list for key from genus to family.

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status APIACEAE - Parsley Family Sanicula canadensis Short-styled snakeroot T Taenidia integerrima Yellow pimpernel T ARACEAE - Arum Family Arisaema dracontium Green dragon T ASCLEPIADACEAE - Milkweed Family Asclepias amplexicaulis Blunt-leaved milkweed T Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly-weed T ASPLENIACEAE - Spleenwort Family Asplenium montanum Mountain spleenwort T Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum Green spleenwort T

• (A. viride)

ASTERACEAE - Aster Family Eupatorium sessilifolium Sessile-leaved boneset E Helianthus strumosus Harsh sunflower T Lactuca hirsuta Hairy lettuce T Omalotheca sylvatica Woodland cudweed E

• (Gnaphalium sylvaticum)

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Sweet coltsfoot T Polymnia canadensis White-flowered leafcup E Prenanthes boottii Boott's rattlesnake-root E Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod T Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leaved goldenrod E BETULACEAE - Birch Family Betula pumila var. glandulifera Swamp birch E BLECHNACEAE Chain Fern Family Woodwardia virginica Virginia chain-fern T BORAGINACEAE - Borage Family Cynoglossum virginianum var. Northern wild comfrey T

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status boreale

• (C. boreale)

Hackelia deflexa var. americana Nodding stickseed T

• (H. americana)

BRASSICACEAE - Mustard Family Arabis drummondii Drummond's rock-cress E Arabis lyrata Lyre-leaved rock-cress T Braya humilis Northern rock-cress T Draba cana Lanceolate cress T

• (D. lanceolata)

Draba glabella Smooth draba T Neobeckia aquatica Lake-cress T

• (Armoracia lacustris)

BRYACEAE - Bryum Family Plagiobryum zieri A moss E CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle Family Viburnum edule Squashberry T CARYOPHYLLACEAE - Pink Family Minuartia marcescens Marcescent sandwort T Minuartia rubella Marble sandwort T CAESALPINACEAE - Caesalpinia Family Senna hebecarpa Wild senna T

• (Cassia hebecarpa)

CISTACEAE - Rockrose Family Helianthemum bicknellii Plains frostweed T Hudsonia tomentosa Beach heather E Lechea mucronata Hairy pinweed E

• (L. villosa)

CLUSIACEAE - St. John's-wort Family Hypericum ascyron Great St. John's-wort T

• (H. pyramidatum)

CONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-glory Family Calystegia spithamaea Low bindweed T CORNACEAE - Dogwood Family Cornus florida Flowering dogwood T CRASSULACEAE - Orpine Family Sedum rosea Roseroot T

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status CUPRESSACEAE - Cyprus Family Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper T CYPERACEAE - Sedge Family Carex arcta Contracted sedge E Carex atratiformis Blackish sedge T Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's sedge E Carex capillaris Capillary sedge T Carex chordorrhiza Creeping sedge E Carex foenea Bronze sedge E

• (C. aenea)

Carex garberi Garber's sedge T Carex livida Pale sedge T Carex muehlenbergii Muehlenberg's sedge T

• (C. muhlenbergii)

Carex oligocarpa Few-fruited sedge E Carex richardsonii Richardson's sedge E Carex siccata Hay sedge E

• (Carex foenea)

Carex vaginata Sheathed sedge E Cyperus diandrus Low cyperus E Cyperus houghtonii Houghton's cyperus T Eleocharis pauciflora Few-flowered spikerush T Fimbristylis autumnalis Autumn fimbristylis E Rhynchospora capillacea Capillary beak-rush T Scirpus ancistrochaetus Barbed-bristle bulrush E LE Scirpus verecundus Bashful bulrush E DIAPENSIACEAE - Diapensia Family Diapensia lapponica Diapensia E DRYOPTERIDACEAE - Wood Fern Family Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern T Woodsia alpina Alpine woodsia E EQUISETACEAE - Horsetail Family Equisetum palustre Marsh horsetail T ERICACEAE - Heath Family Rhododendron maximum Great laurel T Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry E FABACEAE - Pea Family

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status Astragalus canadensis Canadian milk-vetch T Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii Jesup's milk-vetch E LE Crotalaria sagittalis Rattlebox T Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted tick-trefoil E Desmodium rotundifolium Prostrate tick-trefoil T Lathyrus maritimus Beach pea T

• (L. japonicus)

Lathyrus palustris Marsh vetchling T Lespedeza hirta Hairy bush-clover T Lespedeza violacea Violet bush-clover T Lupinus perennis Wild lupine E FAGACEAE - Oak Family Quercus ilicifolia Scrub oak E Quercus prinoides Dwarf chinkapin oak E FUMARIACEAE - Fumitory Family Corydalis aurea Golden corydalis T GENTIANACEAE - Gentian Family Gentiana andrewsii Fringe-top closed gentian T Gentianella amarella Felwort T

• (Gentiana amarella)

Gentianella quinquefolia Stiff gentian T

• (Gentiana quinquefolia)

HIPPURIDACEAE - Mare's-tail Family Hippuris vulgaris Mare's-tail E HYDROPHYLLACEAE - Waterleaf Family Hydrophyllum canadense Broad-leaved waterleaf T ISOETACEAE - Quillwort Family Isoetes engelmannii Engelmann's quillwort T JUNCACEAE - Rush Family Juncus greenei Greene's rush E Juncus militaris Soldier rush E Juncus secundus Secund rush E Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush E LAMIACEAE - Mint Family Agastache nepetoides Yellow giant hyssop T Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop T Blephilia hirsuta Hairy wood-mint T Dracocephalum parviflorum American dragonhead T Physostegia virginiana Obedience T

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint E LENTIBULARIACEAE - Bladderwort Family Utricularia resupinata Northeastern bladderwort T LILIACEAE - Lily Family Allium canadense Wild garlic T Tofieldia glutinosa Sticky false-asphodel T LYCOPODIACEAE - Clubmoss Family Diphasiastrum sitchense Alaskan clubmoss T

• (Lycopodium sitchense)

LYGODIACEAE - Curly-grass Family Lygodium palmatum Climbing fern E MELASTOMATACEAE - Melastoma Family Rhexia virginica Virginia meadow-beauty T MONOTROPACEAE - Indian Pipe Family Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops E MORACEAE - Mulberry Family Morus rubra Red mulberry T NYMPHAEACEAE - Water-Lily Family Nymphaea leibergii Pygmy water-lily E ONAGRACEAE - Evening Primrose Family Ludwigia polycarpa Many-fruited E false-loosestrife OPHIOGLOSSACEAE - Adder's-tongue Family Botrychium lunaria Moonwort E ORCHIDACEAE - Orchid Family Aplectrum hyemale Putty-root T Arethusa bulbosa Arethusa T Calypso bulbosa Fairy slipper T Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn coral-root T Cypripedium arietinum Ram's head lady's-slipper T Isotria medeoloides Small whorled pogonia E LT Isotria verticillata Large whorled pogonia T Liparis liliifolia Lily-leaved twayblade T Listera auriculata Auricled twayblade E Listera australis Southern twayblade E

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status Malaxis brachypoda White adder's mouth T Platanthera flava Tubercled orchis T Platanthera hookeri Hooker's orchis T Triphora trianthophora Three-bird orchid T PINACEAE - Pine Family Pinus banksiana Jack pine T POACEAE - Grass Family Ammophila champlainensis Champlain beach grass Calamagrostis stricta ssp. Bentgrass E inexpansa Glyceria acutiflora Sharp manna-grass E Hierochloe alpina Alpine sweet-grass T Oryzopsis pungens Slender mountain-rice T Panicum flexile Stiff witch-grass E Sphenopholis nitida Shiny wedgegrass E Sphenopholis obtusata Blunt sphenopholis E Sporobolus asper Rough dropseed E Vulpia octoflora Eight-flowered fescue E POLEMONIACEAE - Polemonium Family Polemonium van-bruntiae Eastern Jacobs ladder T POLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat Family Polygonum douglasii Douglas knotweed E PRIMULACEAE - Primula Family Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye primrose T PTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern Family Adiantum viridimontanum Green mountain T maidenhair-fern PYROLACEAE - Wintergreen Family Pyrola asarifolia Bog wintergreen T Pyrola minor Lesser pyrola E RANUNCULACEAE - Buttercup Family Anemone multifida Early thimbleweed E Hydrastis canadensis Golden-seal E Ranunculus allegheniensis Allegheny crowfoot T RHAMNACEAE - Buckthorn Family Ceanothus herbaceus Prairie redroot E ROSACEAE - Rose Family

Scientific Common State Federal Name Name Status Status Potentilla pensylvanica var. Northern cinquefoil E prectinata

• (P. p. var. bipinnatifida)

Prunus americana Wild plum T Rosa acicularis Needle-spine rose E RUBIACEAE - Madder Family Galium labradoricum Bog bedstraw T SALICACEAE - Willow Family Salix planifolia Tea-leaved willow T Salix uva-ursi Bearberry willow E SCHEUCHZERIACEAE - Scheuchzeria Family Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. Pod-grass T americana SCROPHULARIACEAE - Figwort Family Castilleja septentrionalis Pale painted-cup T Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root E SPARGANIACEAE - Bur-reed Family Sparganium natans Lesser bur-reed T

• (S. minimum)

SPHAGNACEAE Sphagnum Family Sphagnum nitidum A peatmoss E

• (S. subfulvum)

VALERIANACEAE - Valerian Family Valeriana uliginosa Marsh valerian E VIOLACEAE - Violet Family Viola lanceolata Lance-leaved violet T XYRIDACEAE - Yellow-eyed Grass Family Xyris montana Northern yellow-eyed grass T

• Synonym - indicates a name change from the previous Vermont Endangered and Threatened Species list or an alternative name that may be encountered

KEY TO FAMILY FROM GENUS GENUS FAMILY Hydrastis Ranunculaceae Hydrophyllum Hydrophyllaceae Adiantum Pteridaceae Hypericum Clusiaceae Agastache Lamiaceae Isoetes Isoetaceae Allium Liliaceae Isotria Orchidaceae Ammophila Poaceae Juncus Juncaceae Anemone Ranunculaceae Juniperus Cupressaceae Aplectrum Orchidaceae Lactuca Asteraceae Arabis Brassicaceae Lathyrus Fabaceae Arethusa Orchidaceae Lechea Cistaceae Arisaema Araceae Lespedeza Fabaceae Asclepias Asclepiadaceae Liparis Orchidaceae Asplenium Aspleniaceae Listera Orchidaceae Astragalus Fabaceae Ludwigia Onagraceae Betula Betulaceae Lupinus Fabaceae Blephilia Lamiaceae Lygodium Schizaeaceae Botrychium Ophioglossaceae Malaxis Orchidaceae Braya Brassicaceae Minuartia Caryophyllaceae Calamagrostis Poaceae Morus Moraceae Calypso Orchidaceae Neobeckia Brassicaceae Calystegia Convolvulaceae Nymphaea Nymphaeaceae Carex Cyperaceae Omalotheca Asteraceae Castilleja Scrophulariaceae Oryzopsis Poaceae Ceanothus Rhamnaceae Panicum Poaceae Corallorrhiza Orchidaceae Petasites Asteraceae Cornus Cornaceae Physostegia Lamiaceae Corydalis Fumariaceae Pinus Pinaceae Crotalaria Fabaceae Plagiobryum Bryaceae Cynoglossum Boraginaceae Platanthera Orchidaceae Cyperus Cyperaceae Polemonium Polemoniaceae Cypripedium Orchidaceae Polygonum Polygonaceae Desmodium Fabaceae Polymnia Asteraceae Diapensia Diapensiaceae Potentilla Rosaceae Lycopodium Lycopodiaceae Prenanthes Asteraceae Draba Brassicaceae Primula Primulaceae Dracocephalum Lamiaceae Prunus Rosaceae Dryopteris Dryopteridaceae Pterospora Monotropaceae Eleocharis Cyperaceae Pycnanthemum Lamiaceae Equisetum Equisetaceae Pyrola Pyrolaceae Eupatorium Asteraceae Quercus Fagaceae Fimbristylis Cyperaceae Ranunculus Ranunculaceae Galium Rubiaceae Rhexia Melastomataceae Gentiana Gentianaceae Rhododendron Ericaceae Gentianella Gentianaceae Rhynchospora Cyperaceae Glyceria Poaceae Rosa Rosaceae Hackelia Boraginaceae GENUS FAMILY Helianthemum Cistaceae Helianthus Asteraceae Salix Salicaceae Hierochloe Poaceae Sanicula Apiaceae Hippuris Hippuridaceae Scheuchzeria Scheuchzeriaceae Hudsonia Cistaceae Scirpus Cyperaceae

Sedum Crassulaceae Utricularia Lentibulariaceae Senna Fabaceae Vaccinium Ericaceae Solidago Asteraceae Valeriana Valerianaceae Sparganium Sparganiaceae Veronicastrum Scrophulariaceae Sphagnum Sphagnaceae Viburnum Caprifoliaceae Sphenopholis Poaceae Viola Violaceae Sporobolus Poaceae Vulpia Poaceae Taenidia Apiaceae Woodsia Dryopteridaceae Tofieldia Liliaceae Woodwardia Blechnaceae Triphora Orchidaceae Xyris Xyridaceae State Status As per the Vermont Endangered Species Law (10 V.S.A. Chap. 123)

E: Endangered: in immediate danger of becoming extirpated in the state T: Threatened: with high possibility of becoming endangered in the near future There are 63 state endangered and 91 state threatened plants in Vermont.

Federal Status As per the Federal Endangered Species Act (P.L.93-205)

LE: Listed endangered LT: Listed threatened For further information on the Vermont Endangered Species Law or endangered and threatened plants and animals in Vermont contact the Nongame and Natural Heritage Program, Vermont Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 103 South Main St. Waterbury, VT 05671-0501. (802) 241-3700.

Also available from the Nongame and Natural Heritage Program is a list of rare and uncommon plants of Vermont. This list includes both species protected by the Vermont Endangered Species Law and those rare in the state, but not afforded such protection. Also see the link to our program in our Departments web page: http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/