’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern 2004

State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 2004 THE CONNECTICUT ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT CHAPTER 495 GENERAL STATUTES OF CONNECTICUT

In 1989, the Connecticut Legislature passed Public Act 89- 224 “An Act Establishing a Program for the Protection of Endangered and Threatened Species.” The overall goal of the legislation is to conserve, protect, restore and enhance any endangered or threatened species and their essential habitat. As part of the Endangered/Threatened species program, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection can conduct studies of wildlife and plants to better understand their distribution, population, habitat needs and limiting factors which determine conservation and management measures. One of the first steps in the implementation of the law required the Commissioner to develop lists of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species. In 1991, initial lists were developed by DEP biologists and then reviewed by groups of experts in their various taxonomic fields. The first State Endangered Species List became official in 1992. The DEP is mandated to review the list every five years. Taxonomic Advisory Committees review the changes proposed by DEP. Public comment is solicited, evaluated and incorporated into the listing process. The list is broken down into taxonomic groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates and plants. Within these taxonomic groups the species are further categorized as being Endangered (E), Threatened (T) or Special Concern (SC). According to the law: “Endangered Species” means any native species documented by biological research and inventory to be in danger of extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the state and to have no more than five occurrences in the state, and any species determined to be an “endangered species” pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act. “Threatened Species” means any native species documented by biological research and inventory to be likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range within the state and to have no more than nine occurrences in the state, and any species determined to be a “threatened species” pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act, except for such species determined to be endangered by the Commissioner in accordance with section 4 of this act. “Species of Special Concern” means any native plant species or any native nonharvested wildlife species documented by scientific research and inventory to have a naturally restricted range or habitat in the state, to be at a low population level, to be in such high demand by man that its unregulated taking would be detrimental to the conservation of its population or has been extirpated from the state. Mammals Small Mammals Carnivores E Least shrew SC Gray wolf*^ Cryptotis parva Canis lupus SC Eastern woodrat* SC Eastern cougar*+ Neotoma magister Puma concolor couguar SC Southern bog lemming Porpoises Synaptomys cooperi SC Harbor porpoise Bats Phocoena phocoena SC Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans SC Red bat * Believed Extirpated Lasiurus borealis + Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened SC Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus SC Eastern small-footed bat* Myotis leibii E bat+ Myotis sodalis Birds Loons Waterfowl SC Common loon T Blue-winged teal (nesting Gavia immer population only) Grebes Anas discors E Pied-billed grebe Hawks and Others Podilymbus podiceps E Sharp-shinned hawk Wading Birds Accipiter striatus E Northern harrier T Great egret Circus cyaneus Ardea alba E Peregrine falcon E American bittern Falco peregrinus Botaurus lentiginosus T American kestrel SC Little blue heron Falco sparverius Egretta caerulea E Bald eagle^ T Snowy egret Haliaeetus leucocephalus Egretta thula T Least bittern Rails and Others Ixobrychus exilis E Common moorhen SC Yellow-crowned night- Gallinula chloropus heron E Black rail (nesting Nyctanassa violacea population only) SC Glossy ibis Laterallus jamaicensis Plegadis falcinellus E King rail (nesting population only) Rallus elegans

1 rev. 6/04 Shorebirds, Terns and SC Common raven Others Corvus corax E Upland sandpiper SC Bobolink Bartramia longicauda Dolichonyx oryzivorus T Piping plover^ SC Alder flycatcher Charadrius melodus Empidonax alnorum SC American oystercatcher E Horned lark Haematopus palliatus Eremophila alpestris SC Eskimo curlew*+ E Yellow-breasted chat Numenius borealis Icteria virens T Least tern SC Northern parula Sterna antillarum Parula americana E Roseate tern+ SC Savannah sparrow Sterna dougallii Passerculus sandwichensis SC Common tern SC Ipswich sparrow Sterna hirundo Passerculus sandwichensis Owls princeps SC Northern saw-whet owl E Vesper sparrow Aegolius acadicus Pooecetes gramineus T Purple martin T Short-eared owl Progne subis (wintering populations) Asio flammeus SC Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna E Long-eared owl Asio otus SC Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum E Common barn owl Tyto alba E Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Goatsuckers SC Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus * Believed Extirpated E Common nighthawk + Federally Endangered Chordeiles minor ^ Federally Threatened Woodpeckers E Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Perching Birds SC Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus SC Henslow’s sparrow* Ammodramus henslowii SC Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus E Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum E Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis

2 Reptiles Turtles Lizards and Snakes T Loggerhead^ E Timber rattlesnake Caretta caretta Crotalus horridus T Atlantic green turtle^ T Five-lined skink Chelonia mydas Eumeces fasciatus SC Wood turtle SC Eastern hognose snake Clemmys insculpta Heterodon platirhinos E Bog turtle^ SC Eastern ribbon snake Clemmys muhlenbergii Thamnophis sauritus E Leatherback+ Dermochelys coriacea + Federally Endangered E Atlantic ridley+ ^ Federally Threatened Lepidochelys kempii SC Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina Amphibians Salamanders T Northern slimy SC Jefferson salamander salamander “complex” Plethodon glutinosus Ambystoma jeffersonianum Frogs and Toads T Blue-spotted salamander SC Northern leopard frog (diploid populations) Rana pipiens Ambystoma laterale E Eastern spadefoot SC Blue-spotted salamander Scaphiopus holbrookii “complex” Ambystoma laterale T Northern spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Fish

E Shortnose sturgeon+ E Burbot Acipenser brevirostrum Lota lota T Atlantic sturgeon T Rainbow smelt Acipenser oxyrinchus (anadromous populations SC Longnose sucker only) Catostomus catostomus Osmerus mordax SC Banded sunfish Enneacanthus obesus E American brook lamprey + Federally Endangered Lampetra appendix

3 rev. 6/04 Mayflies SC Little bluet SC Mayfly Enallagma minusculum Anthopotamus verticis SC Scarlet bluet SC Mayfly Enallagma pictum Baetisca lacustris SC American rubyspot SC Mayfly Hetaerina americana Baetisca obesa Plant Bugs SC Mayfly SC Cicada* Cinygmula subaequalis Tibicen auletes SC Mayfly Lacewings and Others Leptophlebia bradleyi SC Yellow-horned beaded SC Mayfly lacewing Paraleptophlebia assimilis Lomamyia flavicornis Dragonflies SC Spongillafly T Tiger spiketail Sisyra fuscata Cordulegaster erronea T Moustached clubtail SC Ground Gomphus adelphus Agonum darlingtoni T Harpoon clubtail SC Gomphus descriptus Agonum mutatum T Midland clubtail SC Ground beetle Gomphus fraternus chalcea T Rapids clubtail SC Ground beetle Gomphus quadricolor Badister transversus SC Cobra clubtail SC Ground beetle Gomphus vastus Bembidion carinula SC Skillet clubtail SC Ground beetle Gomphus ventricosus Bembidion lacunarium SC Blue corporal dragonfly SC Ground beetle Ladona deplanata Bembidion planum T Crimson-ringed SC Ground beetle whiteface Bembidion pseudocautum Leucorrhinia glacialis SC Ground beetle SC Common sanddragon Bembidion quadratulum Progomphus obscurus SC Ground beetle SC Ski-tailed emerald Bembidion semicinctum Somatochlora elongata SC Ground beetle T Riverine clubtail Bembidion simplex Stylurus amnicola SC Ground beetle E Banded bog skimmer Bembidion tetracolum Williamsonia lintneri SC Ground beetle* Damselflies Brachinus cyanipennis SC Sparkling jewelwing SC Ground beetle Calopteryx dimidiata Brachinus fumans SC Atlantic bluet SC Ground beetle Enallagma doubledayi Brachinus medius

4 SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle* Brachinus ovipennis Omophron tesselatum SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle* Brachinus patruelis Panagaeus fasciatus SC Ground beetle* SC Ground beetle* Calosoma wilcoxi Scaphinotus elevatus SC Ground beetle* SC Ground beetle* Carabus serratus Scaphinotus viduus SC Ground beetle* SC Ground beetle Carabus sylvosus Tetragonoderus fasciatus SC Ground beetle* Carabus vinctus T Coastal heathland SC Northeastern beach tiger cutworm beetle*^ Abagrotis nefascia Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis benjamini SC Pine barrens tiger beetle SC Barrens dagger * Cicindela formosa Acronicta albarufa generosa SC Noctuid moth* SC Tiger beetle Acronicta lanceolaria Cicindela hirticollis SC Spotted dart moth* E Dune ghost tiger beetle Agrotis stigmosa Cicindela lepida E Noctuid moth SC Tiger beetle Anarta luteola Cicindela marginata SC Noctuid moth E Puritan tiger beetle^ Apamea burgessi Cicindela puritana SC tea inchworm SC Tiger beetle* Apodrepanulatrix liberaria Cicindela purpurea T Herodias underwing SC Dark-bellied tiger beetle herodias Cicindela tranquebarica gerhardi SC Ground beetle SC Precious underwing Geopinus incrassatus moth* SC Ground beetle Catocala pretiosa Harpalus caliginosus SC Noctuid moth* SC Ground beetle Chaetaglaea cerata Harpalus eraticus SC Regal moth* SC Ground beetle Citheronia regalis Helluomorphoides SC Noctuid moth praeustus bicolor Cucullia speyeri SC Black lordithon rove SC Imperial moth* beetle* Eacles imperialis Lordithon niger imperialis SC Ground beetle SC Scrub euchlaena Loxandrus vitiosus Euchlaena madusaria SC Ground beetle SC Noctuid moth Nebria lacustris lacustris Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris SC American burying SC Noctuid moth* beetle*+ Euxoa pleuritica Nicrophorus americanus

5 rev. 6/04 T Violet dart moth SC Aureolaria seed borer Euxoa violaris Rhodoecia aurantiago SC Pitcher plant moth SC Noctuid moth Exyra rolandiana Schinia spinosae T Pink streak SC Spartina borer moth Faronta rubripennis Spartiniphaga inops SC Phyllira tiger moth* SC Grassland thaumatopsis Grammia phyllira Thaumatopsis edonis E Bog tiger moth SC Noctuid moth Grammia speciosa Zale curema T Slender clearwing SC Noctuid moth Hemaris gracilis Zale obliqua E Buck moth T Noctuid moth Hemileuca maia maia Zale submediana SC Hop vine borer moth* SC Noctuid moth Hydraecia immanis Zanclognatha martha T Barrens itame Skippers Itame sp. 1 T Common roadside SC Noctuid moth skipper Lepipolys perscripta Amblyscirtes vialis SC Lemmer’s noctuid moth* T Sleepy duskywing Lithophane lemmeri Erynnis brizo SC Pale green pinion moth* SC Horace’s duskywing Lithophane viridipallens Erynnis horatius SC Newman’s brocade* E Columbine duskywing Meropleon ambifuscum Erynnis lucilius SC Barrens metarranthis SC Mottled duskywing* moth* Erynnis martialis Metarranthis apiciaria E Persius duskywing E Pitcher plant borer Erynnis persius persius appassionata T Two-spotted skipper SC Hops-stalk borer moth* Euphyes bimacula Papaipema circumlucens T Sedge skipper SC Seaside goldenrod stem Euphyes dion borer Papaipema duovata Butterflies SC Columbine borer E Northern metalmark Papaipema leucostigma Calephelis borealis SC Maritime sunflower SC Henry’s elfin borer moth* Callophrys henrici Papaipema maritima T Frosted elfin SC Culvers root borer moth* Callophrys irus Papaipema sciata SC Hoary elfin* E Labrador tea tentiform Callophrys polios leafminer T Appalachian blue Phyllonorycter ledella Celastrina neglectamajor T Pink sallow T Harris’ checkerspot Psectraglaea carnosa Chlosyne harrisii SC Annoited sallow moth* E Silvery checkerspot ceromatica Chlosyne nycteis

6 SC Bog copper E Horse fly Lycaena epixanthe Hybomitra longiglossa SC Bronze copper SC Horse fly Lycaena hyllus Hybomitra lurida E Hessel’s hairstreak SC Horse fly Mitoura hesseli Hybomitra trepida SC Gray comma* SC Horse fly Polygonia progne Hybomitra typhus SC Eyed brown SC Tabanid fly Satyrodes eurydice Merycomyia whitneyi SC Atlantis fritillary SC Syrphid fly* Speyeria atlantis Mixogaster johnsoni SC Regal fritillary* SC Soldier fly Speyeria idalia Sargus fasciatus Flies SC Tabanid fly Stonemyia isabellina SC Tabanid fly Atylotus ohioensis SC Horse fly Tabanus fulvicallus SC Horse fly Goniops chrysocoma T Horse fly * Believed Extirpated Hybomitra frosti ^ Federally Threatened Other Invertebrates Spiders SC Slenderwalker SC Purse web spider Pomatiopsis lapidaria Sphodros niger SC Lymnaeid snail Crustaceans Stagnicola catascopium SC Boreal turret snail SC Mystic valley amphipod Valvata sincera Crangonyx aberrans SC Turret snail SC Clam shrimp* Valvata tricarinata Eulimnadia agassizii SC Whiteriver crayfish Freshwater Mussels Procambarus acutus E Dwarf wedge mussel+ SC Piedmont groundwater Alasmidonta heterodon amphipod E Brook floater Stygobromus tenuis tenuis Alasmidonta varicosa SC Coastal pond amphipod SC Yellow lampmussel* Synurella chamberlaini Lampsilis cariosa Snails T Tidewater mucket Leptodea ochracea E river snail Elimia virginica SC Eastern pond mussel Ligumia nasuta SC Lymnaeid snail* Fossaria galbana SC Eastern pearl shell Margaritifera SC Lymnaeid snail margaritifera Fossaria rustica SC Aquatic snail * Believed Extirpated Gyraulus circumstriatus + Federally Endangered

7 rev. 6/04 Plants

E Balsam fir (native SC Virginia snakeroot populations only) Aristolochia serpentaria Abies balsamea SC Purple milkweed SC Virginia copperleaf Asclepias purpurascens Acalypha virginica SC White milkweed* SC Black Asclepias variegata Acer nigrum E Green milkweed E Sandplain gerardia+ Asclepias viridiflora Agalinis acuta T Mountain spleenwort SC Yellow giant hyssop* Asplenium montanum Agastache nepetoides T Wallrue spleenwort E Purple giant hyssop Asplenium ruta-muraria Agastache scrophulariifolia E Bog aster T Orange foxtail Aster nemoralis Alopecurus aequalis SC Crooked-stem aster* SC Sea-beach amaranth*^ Aster prenanthoides Amaranthus pumilus E Rough-leaved aster E Roundleaf shadbush Aster radula sanguinea T Showy aster T Bog rosemary Aster spectabilis Andromeda glaucophylla E Blake’s aster E Canada anemone Aster X blakei Anemone canadensis SC Hervey’s aster E Sea-coast angelica Aster X herveyi Angelica lucida SC Orache SC Hairy angelica* Atriplex glabriuscula Angelica venenosa SC Swamp SC Field pussytoes* Betula pumila Antennaria neglecta var. T Eaton’s beggar-tick petaloidea Bidens eatonii SC Puttyroot* SC Downy wood-mint* Aplectrum hyemale Blephilia ciliata E Dwarf mistletoe SC Hairy woodmint* Arceuthobium pusillum Blephilia hirsuta T Smooth mountain SC Little grape fern* sandwort Botrychium simplex Arenaria glabra E Side-oats grama-grass E Large-leaved sandwort Bouteloua curtipendula Arenaria macrophylla E Sweet-scented indian- SC Arethusa* plantain Arethusa bulbosa Cacalia suaveolens SC Needlegrass SC Reed bentgrass Aristida longespica Calamagrostis stricta ssp. SC Arrowfeather inexpansa Aristida purpurascens SC Low bindweed* E Beach needle grass Calystegia spithamaea Aristida tuberculosa

8 SC Purple cress SC New England sedge Cardamine douglassii Carex novae-angliae SC Long’s bittercress* SC Eastern few-fruited sedge Cardamine longii Carex oligocarpa SC Summer sedge SC Few-seeded sedge* Carex aestivalis Carex oligosperma E Broadwing sedge SC Few-flowered sedge* Carex alata Carex pauciflora T Foxtail sedge E Sedge Carex alopecoidea Carex paupercula SC Sedge E Variable sedge Carex aquatilis var. altior Carex polymorpha E Sedge SC Prairie sedge Carex backii Carex prairea E Barratt’s sedge E Cyprus-like sedge Carex barrattii Carex pseudocyperus SC Sedge E Schweinitz’s sedge Carex bushii Carex schweinitzii E Brown bog sedge SC Sedge Carex buxbaumii Carex squarrosa E Chestnut-colored sedge SC Dioecious sedge Carex castanea Carex sterilis SC Collins sedge* SC Sedge Carex collinsii Carex trichocarpa T Crawe’s sedge SC Tuckerman’s sedge Carex crawei Carex tuckermanii SC Crawford sedge* SC Sedge Carex crawfordii Carex typhina T Clustered sedge E Little green sedge Carex cumulata Carex viridula E Davis’ sedge E Willdenow’s sedge Carex davisii Carex willdenowii E Sedge SC Pretty sedge Carex exilis Carex woodii SC Bronze sedge* E Indian paintbrush Carex foenea Castilleja coccinea SC Handsome sedge SC Eastern redbud (native Carex formosa populations only)* SC Hitchcock’s sedge Cercis canadensis Carex hitchcockiana E Devil’s-bit E Sedge Chamaelirium luteum Carex limosa E Hairy lip-fern SC False hop sedge Cheilanthes lanosa Carex lupuliformis SC Coast blite* SC Troublesome sedge Chenopodium rubrum Carex molesta E Sickle-leaved golden aster SC Black-edge sedge* Chrysopsis falcata Carex nigromarginata E Yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum

9 rev. 6/04 SC Long-bracted green E Mountain wood-fern orchid Dryopteris campyloptera Coeloglossum viride var. SC Goldie’s fern virescens Dryopteris goldiana SC Early coral root E Bur-head Corallorhiza trifida Echinodorus tenellus var. T Yellow corydalis parvulus Corydalis flavula E Horse-tail spike-rush E Pygmyweed Eleocharis equisetoides Crassula aquatica SC Spike-rush* SC Elliptical rushfoil* Eleocharis microcarpa var. Crotonopsis elliptica filiculmis E Slender cliff-brake E Spike-rush Cryptogramma stelleri Eleocharis quadrangulata SC Blue waxweed* var. crassior Cuphea viscosissima SC Slender wheatgrass SC Hazel dodder* Elymus trachycaulus ssp. Cuscuta coryli subsecundus SC Wild comfrey* SC Wiegand’s wild rice Cynoglossum virginianum Elymus wiegandii SC Ram’s-head lady’s SC Marsh horsetail* slipper* Equisetum palustre Cypripedium arietinum E Meadow horsetail SC Yellow lady’s-slipper Equisetum pratense Cypripedium parviflorum E Dwarf scouring rush E Showy lady’s-slipper Equisetum scirpoides Cypripedium reginae E Parker’s pipewort E Dew-drop Eriocaulon parkeri Dalibarda repens T Hare’s tail SC Tufted hairgrass Eriophorum vaginatum Deschampsia caespitosa var. spissum SC Dillen’s tick-trefoil E White thoroughwort Desmodium glabellum Eupatorium album SC Trailing tick-trefoil E Small white snakeroot Desmodium humifusum Eupatorium aromaticum SC Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil* E False mermaid-weed Desmodium sessilifolium Floerkea proserpinacoides T Squirrel corn E Bog bedstraw Dicentra canadensis Galium labradoricum SC Persimmon T Creeping snowberry Diospyros virginiana Gaultheria hispidula E Saltpond grass T Dwarf huckleberry Diplachne maritima Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana E Narrow-leaved glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon E Stiff gentian Gentiana quinquefolia SC Whitlow-grass Draba reptans SC Bicknell’s northern crane’s-bill* SC Thread-leaf sundew* Geranium bicknellii Drosera filiformis

10 SC Purple cudweed* SC Weak rush* Gnaphalium purpureum Juncus debilis SC Dwarf rattlesnake SC Two-flowered cynthia plantain* Krigia biflora Goodyera repens E Carolina redroot (native var.ophioides populations only) SC Bush rockrose* Lachnanthes caroliana Helianthemum dumosum T Labrador tea T Low frostweed Ledum groenlandicum Helianthemum propinquum SC Creeping bush-clover E Dwarf bulrush Lespedeza repens Hemicarpha micrantha SC Blazing star SC Sharp-lobed hepatica Liatris scariosa var. Hepatica acutiloba novae-angliae SC Kidneyleaf mud- E Scotch lovage plantain* Ligusticum scothicum Heteranthera reniformis SC Lilaeopsis SC Seabeach sandwort Lilaeopsis chinensis Honckenya peploides SC Mudwort SC Featherfoil Limosella subulata Hottonia inflata E Twin flower E Longleaf bluet Linnaea borealis var. Houstonia longifolia americana E Golden-heather SC Sandplain flax* Hudsonia ericoides Linum intercursum SC False beach-heather SC Yellow flax Hudsonia tomentosa Linum sulcatum SC Green violet* E Lily-leaved twayblade Hybanthus concolor Liparis liliifolia E Golden seal SC Sweet gum (native Hydrastis canadensis populations only) E Water pennywort Liquidambar styraciflua Hydrocotyle umbellata SC Many-fruited false- E Whorled pennywort loosestrife* Hydrocotyle verticillata Ludwigia polycarpa SC Virginia waterleaf E Globe-fruited false- Hydrophyllum virginianum loosestrife Ludwigia sphaerocarpa SC Creeping St. John’s- wort* SC Foxtail clubmoss* Hypericum adpressum Lycopodium alopecuroides SC Great St. John’s-wort SC Fir clubmoss* Hypericum pyramidatum Lycopodium selago T Inkberry (native SC Clasping-leaved water- populations only) horehound Ilex glabra Lycopus amplectens E False pennyroyal SC Climbing fern Isanthus brachiatus Lygodium palmatum E Small whorled pogonia^ SC Stagger-bush* Isotria medeoloides Lyonia mariana

11 rev. 6/04 E Winged loosestrife SC Violet wood-sorrel Lythrum alatum Oxalis violacea E White adder’s-mouth SC American ginseng Malaxis monophyllos Panax quinquefolius E Green adder’s-mouth T Panic grass Malaxis unifolia Panicum amarum T Water-marigold SC Panic grass Megalodonta beckii Panicum commonsianum SC Hybrid bunchflower* SC Tall flat panic-grass* Melanthium hybridum Panicum rigidulum var. SC Tall millet-grass* elongatum Milium effusum E Panic grass SC Winged monkey-flower Panicum scabriusculum Mimulus alatus SC Panic grass* SC Naked miterwort Panicum sphaerocarpon Mitella nuda SC Warty panic grass* E One-flower wintergreen Panicum verrucosum Moneses uniflora SC Panic grass* E Red mulberry Panicum xanthophysum Morus rubra SC Hairy forked chickweed* E Long-awn hairgrass Paronychia fastigiata Muhlenbergia capillaris E Field paspalum E Slender water-milfoil Paspalum laeve Myriophyllum SC Bead grass* alterniflorum Paspalum setaceum var. E Cutleaf water-milfoil psammophilum Myriophyllum pinnatum T Swamp lousewort T Northern water-milfoil Pedicularis lanceolata Myriophyllum sibiricum E Smooth cliff-brake SC Large yellow pond lily* Pellaea glabella Nuphar advena T Sweet coltsfoot SC Small yellow pond lily Petasites frigidus var. Nuphar microphylla palmatus SC Water lily* SC Wild kidney bean* Nymphaea odorata var. Phaseolus polystachios tuberosa var. aquilonius SC Sundrops* E Red pine (native Oenothera fruticosa populations only) Pinus resinosa E Gravel-weed Onosmodium virginianum SC Hoary plantain Plantago virginica T Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum pusillum E White-fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis SC Eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa T Yellow-fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris SC Golden club Orontium aquaticum SC Tall white bog orchid* Platanthera dilatata SC Slender mountain- ricegrass SC Pale green orchid Oryzopsis pungens Platanthera flava

12 SC Hooker’s orchid* SC Goose grass* Platanthera hookeri Puccinellia langeana ssp. SC Large round-leaved alaskana orchid* E Basil mountain-mint Platanthera orbiculata Pycnanthemum SC Threadfoot clinopodioides Podostemum E Torrey mountain-mint ceratophyllum Pycnanthemum torrei SC Clammy-weed* SC One-sided pyrola* Polanisia dodecandra Pyrola secunda SC Field milkwort SC Bur oak Polygala cruciata Quercus macrocarpa E Nuttall’s milkwort E Water-plantain Polygala nuttallii spearwort E Seneca snakeroot Ranunculus ambigens Polygala senega SC Seaside crowfoot* SC Seabeach knotweed* Ranunculus cymbalaria Polygonum glaucum SC Creeping spearwort* E Small-flowered leafcup Ranunculus flammula var. Polymnia canadensis filiformis E Swamp cottonwood SC Bristly buttercup* Populus heterophylla Ranunculus pensylvanicus SC Pondweed* SC Cursed crowfoot Potamogeton confervoides Ranunculus sceleratus SC Water-thread pondweed* SC White water-crowfoot Potamogeton diversifolius Ranunculus subrigidus E Fries’ pondweed SC Fragrant sumac* Potamogeton friesii Rhus aromatica E Hill’s pondweed E Capillary beak-rush Potamogeton hillii Rhynchospora capillacea E Ogden’s pondweed T Beaked rush Potamogeton ogdenii Rhynchospora macrostachya E Capillary pondweed Potamogeton pusillus var E Long-beaked bald rush gemmiparus Rhynchospora scirpoides E Straight-leaved T Skunk currant pondweed Ribes glandulosum Potamogeton strictifolius SC Swamp black currant* E Vasey’s pondweed Ribes lacustre Potamogeton vaseyi SC Wild currant* SC Tall cinquefoil Ribes rotundifolium Potentilla arguta E Swamp red currant E Three-toothed cinquefoil Ribes triste Potentilla tridentata SC Shining rose SC Alleghany plum* Rosa nitida Prunus alleghaniensis T Toothcup SC Grave’s beach plum* Rotala ramosior var. SC Sand bramble gravesii Rubus cuneifolius

13 rev. 6/04 SC Sea-side dock* SC Low nutrush* Rumex maritimus var. Scleria verticillata fueginus E Hyssop skullcap SC Large marsh pink* Scutellaria integrifolia Sabatia dodecandra E Small skullcap E Marsh pink Scutellaria leonardii Sabatia stellaris E Ragwort SC Waputo* Senecio pauperculus Sagittaria cuneata SC Wild senna SC Arrowleaf Senna hebecarpa Sagittaria subulata SC Starry champion T Sandbar willow Silene stellata Salix exigua T Three-leaved false E Bog willow solomon’s-seal Salix pedicellaris Smilacina trifolia SC Slender willow* SC Bristly greenbriar* Salix petiolaris Smilax hispida SC Autumn willow SC Elliott’s goldenrod Salix serissima Solidago elliottii E Lizard’s tail E Prairie goldenrod Saururus cernuus Solidago ptarmicoides E Pod grass E Stiff goldenrod Scheuchzeria palustris Solidago rigida SC Purple oat SC Early wrinkle-leaved Schizachne purpurascens goldenrod* SC Chaffseed*+ Solidago rugosa var. Schwalbea americana sphagnophila T Hard-stemmed bulrush E Floating bur-reed Scirpus acutus Sparganium fluctuans SC Salt marsh bulrush SC Small bur-reed* Scirpus cylindricus Sparganium minimum SC Georgia bulrush T Canada sand-spurry Scirpus georgianus Spergularia canadensis SC Cotton bulrush* SC Little ladies’-tresses* Scirpus hudsonianus Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi SC Long’s bulrush* Scirpus longii E Rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus SC Bayonet grass Scirpus paludosus var. T Sand dropseed atlanticus Sporobolus cryptandrus T Torrey bulrush E Northern dropseed Scirpus torreyi Sporobolus heterolepis E Few-flowered nutrush E Small dropseed Scleria pauciflora var. Sporobolus neglectus caroliniana E Hyssop-leaf hedge-nettle E Reticulated nutrush Stachys hyssopifolia Scleria reticularis SC Smooth hedge-nettle E Nutrush Stachys tenuifolia Scleria triglomerata SC Northern stitchwort Stellaria borealis

14 T White mandarin SC Possum haw* Streptopus amplexifolius Viburnum nudum var. americanus SC Smooth black-haw E Yellow pimpernel Viburnum prunifolium Taenidia integerrima E Coast violet T Northern white cedar Viola brittoniana (native populations only) SC Canada violet Thuja occidentalis Viola canadensis SC Appalachian SC Southern wood violet* gametophyte Viola hirsutula Trichomanes intricatum SC Northern bog violet SC Narrow-leaved horse Viola nephrophylla gentian* SC Kidney-leaf white violet Triosteum angustifolium Viola renifolia var. SC Nodding pogonia* brainerdii Triphora trianthophora SC Great-spurred violet SC Spiked false oats* Viola selkirkii Trisetum spicatum var. SC Striped violet* molle Viola striata T Spreading globe flower SC New England grape Trollius laxus Vitis novae-angliae SC Fibrous bladderwort* SC Barren strawberry Utricularia fibrosa Waldsteinia fragarioides E Bladderwort T Northern yellow-eyed Utricularia resupinata grass E Large-flowered bellwort Xyris montana Uvularia grandiflora E Small’s yellow-eyed grass SC Velvetleaf blueberry* Xyris smalliana Vaccinium myrtilloides E Golden alexanders SC Mountain cranberry* Zizia aptera Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus * Believed Extirpated SC Beaked corn-salad* + Federally Endangered Valerianella radiata var. ^ Federally Threatened fernaldii SC Narrow-leaved vervain* Verbena simplex

Produced by the Connecticut DEP-Wildlife Division Cover Illustration by Paul Fusco Bog Copper Eastern Spadefoot Shortnose Sturgeon Bog Turtle Least Shrew Upland Sandpiper Small-whorled Pogonia

15 rev. 6/04 Everyone can help. You can assist the State’s endangered species by making a contribution to the Endangered Species/Wildlife Fund when filling out your state income tax form. Contributions can also be made directly by sending a check to: Endangered Species/Wildlife Fund Bureau of Administration-Financial Management CT Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127

STEP UP TO THE PLATE FOR WILDLIFE and show your support by displaying a wildlife license plate on your vehicle.

There are two great designs to choose from. Monies raised from sales and renewals of the plates are earmarked for Connecticut’s Wildlife Conservation Fund. The Wildlife Conservation Fund is money set aside for the future of Connecticut’s wildlife. For more information on ordering wildlife license plates and the Wildlife Conservation Fund, visit the DEP’s website at www.dep.state.ct.us.

16 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 www.dep.state.ct.us

For further information please contact: Environmental and Geographic Information Center Natural Diversity Data Base (860) 424-3540 Wildlife Division (860) 424-3011 Fisheries Division (860) 424-3474 Forestry Division (860) 424-3640

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, providing programs and services in a fair and impartial manner. In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, DEP makes every effort to provide equally effective services for persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities needing auxiliary aids or services, or for more information by voice or TTY/TDD, call (860) 424-3000. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127

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