Rare, Threatened & Endangered Animals of Maryland - Wildlife and Heri... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteanimals.asp
The reports included in this content area identify those native Maryland plants that are among the rarest and most in need of conservation efforts as elements of our State's natural diversity. It includes species occurring in Maryland that are listed or candidates for listing on the Federal list of Endangered Species list, and additional species that are considered rare by the Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service. Compiled by Wildlife and Heritage Service staff, these lists of rare species is a result of 18 years of data gathering from numerous sources, such as museums and private collections, scientific literature, unpublished documents, reports from biologists and amateur naturalists. Explanation of Rank and Status Codes (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs /rank_status.pdf) (Adobe Acrobat file) Rare, Threatened and Endangered Animals of Maryland (/wildlife /Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rte_Animal_List.pdf) (Adobe Acrobat file) Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Maryland Plants & Animals Listed by County (Adobe Acrobat files)
Allegany County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtealle.pdf) Anne Arundel County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteanne.pdf) Baltimore City (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtebaltcity.pdf) Baltimore County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtebaltco.pdf) Calvert County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecalvert.pdf) Caroline County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecaroline.pdf) Carroll County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecarroll.pdf) Cecil County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtececi.pdf) Charles County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtechar.pdf) Dorchester County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtedorc.pdf) Frederick County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtefred.pdf) Garrett County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtegarr.pdf) Harford County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteharf.pdf) Howard County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtehowa.pdf) Kent County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtekent.pdf) Montgomery County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtemont.pdf) Prince George's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteprin.pdf) Queen Anne's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtequee.pdf) Somerset County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtesome.pdf) St. Mary's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtestma.pdf) Talbot County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtetalb.pdf) Washington County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtewash.pdf)
1 of 3 2/6/2012 3:34 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Animals of Maryland - Wildlife and Heri... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteanimals.asp
Wicomico County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtewico.pdf) Worcester County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteworc.pdf)
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Photograph by David Brinker
Endangered Animal Fact Sheets
American Brook Lamprey (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteamericanbrooklamprey.asp) Bewick's Wren (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtebewickswren.asp) Bald Eagle (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/eagles/mdwleagles.asp) Belt Woods Canopy (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtebeltwoodscanopy.asp) Black Skimmer (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/animalbits/bskimmer.html) Dwarf Wedge Mussel (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtedwm.asp) Frosted Elfin (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtefrostedelfin.asp) Gray Petaltail (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteGrayPetaltail.asp) Green Salamander (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtegreensalamander.asp) Hellbender (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtehellbender.asp) Indiana Bat (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteindianabat.asp) King's Hairstreak (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtekingshairstreak.asp) Maryland Darter (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtemddarter.asp) Mountain Chorus Frog (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtemtchorusfrog.asp) North American Porcupine (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtePorcupine.asp) Northern Goshawk (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtenogoshawk.asp) Olympia Marble (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteolympiamarble.asp) Piping Plover (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/animalbits/pplover.html) Saw-whet Owl (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtenosawwhetowl.asp) Sea Turtles (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteturtles.asp) Shortnose Sturgeon (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtesnsturgeon.asp) Snowshoe Hare (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtesnowshoehare.asp) Swallow Falls Snag (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteswallowfallssnag.asp) Timber Rattlesnake (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtetimberrattlesnake.asp)
2 of 3 2/6/2012 3:34 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Animals of Maryland - Wildlife and Heri... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteanimals.asp
Plants and Wildlife
Natural Heritage Program (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/nhpintro.asp) Maryland Natural Areas News (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /MD_Natural_Area_News/index.asp) About Maryland Wildlife (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mdwl.asp) Maryland Wildlife Lists (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mdwllists.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Species (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/espaa.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteplants.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Animals (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteanimals.asp) Natural Plant Communities (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/nhpnatcomm.asp) Invasive and Exotic Species (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/invintro.asp) Maryland's Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /WLDP/divplan_about.asp) Game Mammals (/wildlife/Hunt_Trap/gamemam.asp) Game Birds (/wildlife/Hunt_Trap/gamebird.asp) Wildlife Problems? (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/wlproblems.asp) Digital Data & Products (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/digitaldata.asp) Environmental Review (/wildlife/Habitat/er.asp) Birding in Maryland (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/birdingmd.asp) Maryland Naturalist Organizations (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mno.asp) Contact Us (/wildlife/Contacts/index.asp)
Join Our Email List Email:
3 of 3 2/6/2012 3:34 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants of Maryland - Wildlife and Herita... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteplants.asp
The reports included in this content area identify those native Maryland plants that are among the rarest and most in need of conservation efforts as elements of our State's natural diversity. It includes species occurring in Maryland that are listed or candidates for listing on the Federal list of Endangered Species list, and additional species that are considered rare by the Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service. Compiled by Wildlife and Heritage Service staff, these lists of rare species is a result of 18 years of data gathering from numerous sources, such as museums and private collections, scientific literature, unpublished documents, reports from biologists and amateur naturalists. Explanation of Rank and Status Codes (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/pdfs/rank_status.pdf) (Adobe Acrobat file)
Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plants of Maryland (/wildlife /Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rte_Plant_List.pdf) (Adobe Acrobat file)
Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Maryland Plants & Animals Listed by County (Adobe Acrobat files)
Allegany County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtealle.pdf) Anne Arundel County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteanne.pdf) Baltimore City (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtebaltcity.pdf) Baltimore County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtebaltco.pdf) Calvert County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecalvert.pdf) Caroline County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecaroline.pdf) Carroll County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtecarroll.pdf) Cecil County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtececi.pdf) Charles County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtechar.pdf) Dorchester County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtedorc.pdf) Frederick County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtefred.pdf) Garrett County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtegarr.pdf) Harford County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteharf.pdf) Howard County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtehowa.pdf) Kent County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtekent.pdf) Montgomery County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtemont.pdf) Prince George's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteprin.pdf) Queen Anne's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtequee.pdf) Somerset County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtesome.pdf) St. Mary's County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtestma.pdf)
1 of 4 2/6/2012 3:33 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants of Maryland - Wildlife and Herita... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteplants.asp
Talbot County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtetalb.pdf) Washington County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtewash.pdf) Wicomico County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rtewico.pdf) Worcester County (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/pdfs/rteworc.pdf)
Wild False Indigo (Baptisia australis) Photograph by Richard Wiegand
Endangered Plant Fact Sheets
American Lotus (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteamericanlotus.asp) Atamasco Lily (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteatamlily.asp) Auricled Gerardia (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteaurgerardia.asp) Bald Cypress Swamps (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtebaldcypressswamps.asp) Belt Wood Canopy (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtebeltwoodscanopy.asp) Buttercup Scorpion-weed (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtebuttercupscorpion-weed.asp) Crested Coralroot (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteccroot.asp) Cross-Leaved Milkwort (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtexlmilkwort.asp) Dragon's Mouth Orchid (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtedragonsmouthorchid.asp) Feather Foil (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtefeatherfoil.asp) Fraser's Sedge (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtefraser.asp) Fringed Gentian (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtefringedgentian.asp) Grass-Pink (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtegrasspink.asp) Hairy Snoutbean (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtehsnoutbean.asp) Harperella (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtesidelingharp.asp) Indian Paintbrush (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteipaintbrush.asp) Large Purple Fringed Orchid (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtelargepurplefringedorchid.asp) Mountain Sandwort (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtemtsandwort.asp) Nantucket Shadbush (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife
2 of 4 2/6/2012 3:33 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants of Maryland - Wildlife and Herita... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteplants.asp
/rte/rtenantucketshadbush.asp) Narrow Melicgrass (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtenarrowmelicgrass.asp) Northern Pitcher Plant (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtenopitcherplant.asp) Sandplain Gerardia (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtesandplain.asp) Shale-barren Ragwort (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteshalebarrenragwort.asp) Swallow Falls Snag (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteswallowfallssnag.asp) Swamp Pink (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteswamppink.asp) Sweet-scented Indian-plantain (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtessiplantain.asp) Sweet Pinesap (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtesweetpine.asp) Tawny Cottongrass (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtetawnycottongrass.asp) Virginia Mallow (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtevirginiamallow.asp) White Lady's-slipper (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rtewhiteladyslipper.asp) Wild False Indigo (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtewildfalseindigo.asp) Wild Lupine (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtewildlupine.asp) Wood Lily (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rtewoodlily.asp) Yellow Nailwort (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteyellownailwort.asp) Yellow Water-crowfoot (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteyellowwater- crowfoot.asp)
Plants and Wildlife
Natural Heritage Program (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/nhpintro.asp) Maryland Natural Areas News (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /MD_Natural_Area_News/index.asp) About Maryland Wildlife (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mdwl.asp) Maryland Wildlife Lists (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mdwllists.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Species (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/espaa.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteplants.asp) Rare, Threatened & Endangered Animals (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /rte/rteanimals.asp) Natural Plant Communities (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/nhpnatcomm.asp) Invasive and Exotic Species (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/invintro.asp) Maryland's Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife /WLDP/divplan_about.asp) Game Mammals (/wildlife/Hunt_Trap/gamemam.asp) Game Birds (/wildlife/Hunt_Trap/gamebird.asp) Wildlife Problems? (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/wlproblems.asp) Digital Data & Products (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/digitaldata.asp)
3 of 4 2/6/2012 3:33 PM Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plants of Maryland - Wildlife and Herita... http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/rte/rteplants.asp
Environmental Review (/wildlife/Habitat/er.asp) Birding in Maryland (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/birdingmd.asp) Maryland Naturalist Organizations (/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/mno.asp) Contact Us (/wildlife/Contacts/index.asp)
Join Our Email List Email:
4 of 4 2/6/2012 3:33 PM