’s Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern 2015

State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources 2015 The Connecticut Endangered Species Act Mammals Chapter 495 General Statutes of Connecticut Small Mammals E bat+ E Least shrew Myotis sodalis In 1989, the Connecticut Legislature passed Public Act Cryptotis parva E Tri-colored bat 89-224 “An Act Establishing a Program for the Protection SC Eastern woodrat* Perimyotis subflavus of Endangered and Threatened Species.” The overall goal of Neotoma magister Carnivores the legislation is to conserve, protect, restore and enhance SC Southern bog lemming SC Gray wolf*+ any endangered or threatened species and their essential Synaptomys cooperi Canis lupus habitat. As part of the Endangered/Threatened species Bats SC Eastern cougar*~ program, the Commissioner of the Department of Energy SC Silver-haired bat Puma concolor couguar and Environmental Protection (DEEP) can conduct studies Lasionycteris noctivagans Porpoises of wildlife and plants to better understand their distribution, SC Red bat SC Harbor porpoise population, habitat needs and limiting factors which determine Lasiurus borealis Phocoena phocoena ssp. conservation and management measures. SC Hoary bat phocoena One of the first steps in the implementation of the law Lasiurus cinereus * Believed Extirpated required the Commissioner to develop lists of Endangered, E Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii + Federally Endangered Threatened and Special Concern Species. In 1991, initial ^ Federally Threatened lists were developed by DEEP biologists and then reviewed E Little brown bat ~ Considered Extinct (by the U.S. Myotis lucifugus by groups of experts in their various taxonomic fields. Fish and Wildlife Service) The first State Endangered Species List became official in E Northern long-eared bat^ 1992. The DEEP is mandated to review the list every five Myotis septentrionalis years. Taxonomic Advisory Committees review the changes Birds proposed by DEEP. Public comment is solicited, evaluated and incorporated into the listing process. The list is broken down Loons Hawks and Others into taxonomic groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, SC Common loon T Northern goshawk fish, invertebrates and plants. Within these taxonomic groups Gavia immer Accipiter gentilis the species are further categorized as being Endangered (E), Grebes E Sharp-shinned hawk Threatened (T) or Special Concern (SC). Accipiter striatus E Pied-billed grebe According to the law: Podilymbus podiceps SC Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus “Endangered Species” means any native species documented by biological Wading Birds research and inventory to be in danger of extirpation throughout all or a E Northern harrier significant portion of its range within the state and to have no more than five T Great egret Circus cyaneus Ardea alba occurrences in the state, and any species determined to be an “endangered T Peregrine falcon species” pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act. E American bittern Falco peregrinus Botaurus lentiginosus “Threatened Species” means any native species documented by biological SC American kestrel research and inventory to be likely to become an endangered species within SC Little blue heron Falco sparverius the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range Egretta caerulea within the state and to have no more than nine occurrences in the state, and T Bald eagle any species determined to be a “threatened species” pursuant to the federal T Snowy egret Haliaeetus leucocephalus Endangered Species Act, except for such species determined to be endangered Egretta thula by the Commissioner in accordance with section 4 of this act. T Least bittern Rails and Others “Species of Special Concern” means any native plant species or any Ixobrychus exilis E Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus native nonharvested wildlife species documented by scientific research and SC Yellow-crowned night- inventory to have a naturally restricted range or habitat in the state, to be at a heron E King rail (nesting low population level, to be in such high demand by man that its unregulated Nyctanassa violacea population only) taking would be detrimental to the conservation of its population or has been Rallus elegans extirpated from the state. SC Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus

1 rev. 8/15 Shorebirds, Terns and SC Bobolink Others Dolichonyx oryzivorus Reptiles E Upland sandpiper SC Alder flycatcher Turtles SC Eastern box turtle Bartramia longicauda Empidonax alnorum T Loggerhead^ Terrapene carolina carolina T Piping plover^ E Horned lark Caretta caretta Lizards and Snakes Charadrius melodus Eremophila alpestris T Atlantic green turtle^ E Timber rattlesnake T American oystercatcher E Yellow-breasted chat Chelonia mydas Crotalus horridus Haematopus palliatus Icteria virens SC Spotted turtle SC Eastern hognose snake SC Eskimo curlew*+ SC Savannah sparrow Clemmys guttata Heterodon platirhinos Numenius borealis Passerculus sandwichensis E Leatherback+ SC Smooth green snake SC Ipswich sparrow E Roseate tern+ Dermochelys coriacea Opheodrys vernalis Sterna dougallii (wintering populations) Passerculus sandwichensis SC Wood turtle T Five-lined skink SC Common tern Glyptemys insculpta Sterna hirundo ssp. princeps Plestiodon fasciatus E Vesper sparrow E Bog turtle^ T Least tern Glyptemys muhlenbergii SC Eastern ribbon snake Sternula antillarum Pooecetes gramineus Thamnophis sauritus SC Purple martin E Atlantic ridley+ Owls Progne subis Lepidochelys kempii SC Northern saw-whet owl SC Northern parula SC Northern diamondback + Federally Endangered Aegolius acadicus Setophaga americana terrapin ^ Federally Threatened T Short-eared owl Malaclemys terrapin SC Cerulean warbler terrapin (wintering populations) Setophaga cerulea Asio flammeus T Eastern meadowlark E Long-eared owl Sturnella magna Amphibians Asio otus SC Brown thrasher Salamanders SC Mudpuppy E Barn owl Toxostoma rufum Necturus maculosus Tyto alba SC Jefferson salamander E Golden-winged warbler “complex” T Northern slimy Goatsuckers Vermivora chrysoptera Ambystoma jeffersonianum salamander SC Whip-poor-will E Blue-spotted salamander Plethodon glutinosus Caprimulgus vociferus * Believed Extirpated (diploid populations) Frogs and Toads E Common nighthawk + Federally Endangered Ambystoma laterale Chordeiles minor ^ Federally Threatened SC Northern leopard frog SC Blue-spotted salamander Rana pipiens Woodpeckers “complex” Ambystoma laterale E Eastern spadefoot E Red-headed woodpecker Scaphiopus holbrookii Melanerpes T Northern spring erythrocephalus salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Perching Birds SC Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus SC Henslow’s sparrow* Ammodramus henslowii T Seaside sparrow Ammodramus maritimus E Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum E Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis

2 rev. 8/15 3 rev. 8/15 SC Scarlet bluet SC Bombardier Fish Enallagma pictum Brachinus patruelis E Shortnose sturgeon+ E American brook lamprey T Pine barrens bluet SC Acipenser brevirostrum Lethenteron appendix Enallagma recurvatum Carabus serratus E Atlantic sturgeon+ SC Atlantic seasnail T American rubyspot SC Ground beetle Acipenser oxyrinchus Liparis atlanticus Hetaerina americana Carabus vinctus oxyrinchus E Burbot Plant Bugs SC Northeastern beach tiger SC Blueback herring Lota lota beetle*^ E Little 17-year periodical Alosa aestivalis Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis SC Bridle shiner cicada SC Sand tiger shark Notropis bifrenatus Magicicada septendecula SC Big sand Carcharias taurus Cicindela formosa generosa E Rainbow smelt E Northern dusk-singing SC Longnose sucker (anadromous populations cicada SC Hairy-necked tiger beetle Catostomus catostomus only) Tibicen auletes Cicindela hirticollis Osmerus mordax SC Slimy sculpin Lacewings and Others E Dune ghost tiger beetle Cottus cognatus SC Radiated shanny Cicindela lepida Ulvaria subbifurcata SC Yellow-horned beaded SC Banded sunfish lacewing SC Saltmarsh tiger beetle Enneacanthus obesus + Federally Endangered Lomamyia flavicornis Cicindela marginata E Puritan tiger beetle^ Cicindela puritana SC Ground beetle SC Purple tiger beetle* T Rapids clubtail Bees Agonum darlingtoni Cicindela purpurea Gomphus quadricolor SC Rusty-patched bumble SC Ground beetle T Dark-bellied tiger beetle SC Cobra clubtail bee* Agonum mutatum Cicindela tranquebarica Bombus affinis Gomphus vastus SC Ground beetle SC Nine-spotted lady beetle SC Skillet clubtail SC Ashton’s cuckoo bumble chalcea Coccinella novemnotata bee* Gomphus ventricosus SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle Bombus ashtoni SC Blue corporal dragonfly Badister transversus Geopinus incrassatus T Yellow-banded bumble Ladona deplanata SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle bee T Crimson-ringed whiteface Bembidion carinula Harpalus caliginosus Bombus terricola Leucorrhinia glacialis SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle E Macropis cuckoo T Common sanddragon Bembidion lacunarium Harpalus erraticus Epeoloides pilosula Progomphus obscurus SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle SC Fringed loosestrife oil-bee SC Ski-tailed emerald Bembidion planum Helluomorphoides Macropis ciliata Somatochlora elongata SC Ground beetle praeustus bicolor T Coppery emerald Mayflies Bembidion pseudocautum SC Black lordithon rove Somatochlora georgiana T Tusked sprawler SC Ground beetle beetle* Anthopotamus verticis T Riverine clubtail Bembidion quadratulum Lordithon niger Stylurus amnicola T Mayfly SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle Paraleptophlebia assimilis E Ringed boghaunter Bembidion semicinctum Loxandrus vulneratus Williamsonia lintneri Dragonflies SC Ground beetle SC Ground beetle T Tiger spiketail Damselflies Bembidion simplex Nebria lacustris lacustris Cordulegaster erronea T Sparkling jewelwing SC Bombardier beetle SC American burying SC Mustached clubtail Calopteryx dimidiata Brachinus cyanipennis beetle*+ Gomphus adelphus SC Attenuated bluet SC Bombardier beetle Nicrophorus americanus T Harpoon clubtail Enallagma daeckii Brachinus fumans SC Ground beetle Gomphus descriptus T Atlantic bluet SC Bombardier beetle Scaphinotus viduus T Midland clubtail Enallagma doubledayi Brachinus medius Gomphus fraternus SC Little bluet SC Bombardier beetle Enallagma minusculum Brachinus ovipennis

4 rev. 8/15 5 rev. 8/15 T False heather underwing SC Barrens metarranthis SC Dune sympistis T Coastal heathland graphica Sympistis riparia cutworm atlantica Metarranthis apiciaria T Grassland thaumatopsis Abagrotis nefascia SC Drasteria moth* T Pitcher plant borer Thaumatopsis edonis benjamini Drasteria occulta appassionata E Black-eyed zale SC Barrens dagger moth* SC Imperial moth SC Hops-stalk borer moth* Zale curema albarufa Eacles imperialis imperialis Papaipema circumlucens SC Oblique zale SC Corylus dagger moth E Little beggar T Seaside goldenrod stem Zale obliqua Acronicta falcula Eubaphe meridiana borer SC Gray spring zale* SC Fragile dagger moth T Scrub euchlaena Papaipema duovata Zale submediana Acronicta fragilis Euchlaena madusaria E Columbine borer T Pine barrens zanclognatha SC Pointed dagger moth* T Morrison’s mosaic Papaipema leucostigma Zanclognatha martha Acronicta lanceolaria Eucosma morrisoni E Brick-red borer moth T Noctuid moth SC Spotted dart moth T Brown-bordered geometer Papaipema marginidens Zanclognatha theralis Agrotis stigmosa Eumacaria latiferrugata SC Maritime sunflower borer Skippers SC Fawn brown dart moth moth* E Noctuid moth E Common roadside skipper Euxoa pleuritica Papaipema maritima Anarta luteola Amblyscirtes vialis SC Violet dart moth SC Culvers root borer moth* T Apamea moth T Sleepy duskywing Euxoa violaris Papaipema sciata Apamea inordinata Erynnis brizo T Pitcher plant moth SC Stinging rose caterpillar SC Sand wainscot moth SC Horace’s duskywing Apamea lintneri Exyra fax moth Parasa indetermina Erynnis horatius SC Marsh fern moth E New Jersey tea inchworm E Columbine duskywing Apodrepanulatrix liberaria Fagitana littera T Lanced phaneta Phaneta clavana Erynnis lucilius SC Blueberry gray moth* SC Short-lined chocolate SC Mottled duskywing* Argyrostrotis anilis Glena cognataria SC Spartina borer moth Photedes inops Erynnis martialis E Phyllira tiger moth SC Bay underwing moth E Persius duskywing Catocala badia badia Grammia phyllira E Labrador tea tentiform leafminer Erynnis persius persius E Bog tiger moth E Herodias underwing Phyllonorycter ledella E Two-spotted skipper Catocala herodias gerhardi Grammia speciosa T Pink sallow Euphyes bimacula T Slender clearwing SC Precious underwing Psectraglaea carnosa SC Sedge skipper Hemaris gracilis moth* Euphyes dion Catocala pretiosa pretiosa SC Annointed sallow moth* E Barrens buck moth Pyreferra ceromatica SC Waxed sallow Hemileuca maia maia Butterflies Chaetaglaea cerata T Aureolaria seed borer E Northern metalmark SC Hop vine borer moth* Pyrrhia aurantiago E Barrens chytonix Hydraecia immanis Calephelis borealis Chytonix sensilis E Slender flower moth SC Henry’s elfin SC Pink prominent gracilenta SC Regal moth* Hyparpax aurora Callophrys henrici Citheronia regalis T Northern flower moth E Hessel’s hairstreak T Southern pine sphinx Schinia septentrionalis SC Speyer’s paint* Lapara coniferarum Callophrys hesseli Cucullia speyeri SC Spinose flower moth T Frosted elfin SC Lemmer’s noctuid moth Schinia spinosae T Pink streak Lithophane lemmeri Callophrys irus Dargida rubripennis SC Maroonwing moth* SC Hoary elfin* SC Pale green pinion moth Sideridis maryx SC Pink star moth Lithophane viridipallens Callophrys polios Derrima stellata T Barrens itame E Appalachian blue SC Eastern cactus-boring Speranza exonerata SC Noctuid moth moth Celastrina neglectamajor Dichagyris acclivis Melitara prodenialis T Toothed Apharetra moth SC Harris’ checkerspot* Sympistis dentata SC Equivocal looper SC Newman’s brocade Chlosyne harrisii Digrammia equivocata Meropleon ambifuscum SC Scribbled sallow moth SC Silvery checkerspot* Sympistis perscripta Chlosyne nycteis

6 rev. 8/15 7 rev. 8/15 SC Eyed brown E Horse fly Lethe eurydice Hybomitra longiglossa Plants SC Bog copper SC Horse fly E Balsam fir (native SC White milkweed* Lycaena epixanthe Hybomitra lurida populations only) Asclepias variegata SC Bronze copper T Horse fly Abies balsamea E Green milkweed Lycaena hyllus Hybomitra trepida SC Virginia copperleaf Asclepias viridiflora E Atlantis fritillary butterfly T Horse fly Acalypha virginica SC Mountain spleenwort Speyeria atlantis Hybomitra typhus E Sandplain agalinis+ Asplenium montanum SC Regal fritillary* T Tabanid fly Agalinis acuta T Wallrue spleenwort Speyeria idalia Merycomyia whitneyi E Yellow giant hyssop Asplenium ruta-muraria Flies SC Syrphid fly* Agastache nepetoides SC Bracted orache Mixogaster johnsoni T Tabanid fly E Purple giant hyssop Atriplex glabriuscula Atylotus ohioensis SC Tabanid fly Agastache scrophulariifolia T Swamp birch Stonemyia isabellina SC Horse fly E Small white snakeroot Betula pumila Goniops chrysocoma T Horse fly Ageratina aromatica SC Beck’s water-marigold Tabanus fulvicallus E Lace-winged horse fly T Short-awned meadow- Bidens beckii Haematopota rara foxtail E Eaton’s beggarticks * Believed Extirpated Alopecurus aequalis SC Horse fly Bidens eatonii ^ Federally Threatened SC Sea-beach amaranth*^ Hybomitra frosti + Federally Endangered SC Downy wood-mint* Amaranthus pumilus Blephilia ciliata T Bog rosemary SC Hairy wood-mint* Andromeda polifolia var. Blephilia hirsuta glaucophylla Other Invertebrates SC Bayonet grass SC Sharp-lobed hepatica Bolboschoenus maritimus Spiders SC Slender walker Anemone acutiloba ssp. paludosus Pomatiopsis lapidaria SC Purse web spider T Canada anemone SC Salt marsh bulrush Sphodros niger SC Woodland pondsnail Anemone canadensis Bolboschoenus novae- Crustaceans Stagnicola catascopium E Sea-coast angelica angliae SC Boreal turret snail Angelica lucida SC Little grape fern* SC Common Crayfish Valvata sincera Cambarus bartonii SC Hairy angelica* Botrychium simplex SC Turret snail Angelica venenosa E Sideoats grama-grass SC Mystic valley amphipod Valvata tricarinata Crangonyx aberrans SC Field pussytoes* Bouteloua curtipendula Freshwater Mussels howellii ssp. T Reed bentgrass E Fairy shrimp petaloidea Eubranchipus holmanii E Dwarf wedgemussel+ Calamagrostis stricta ssp. Alasmidonta heterodon SC Puttyroot* inexpansa SC Clam shrimp* Aplectrum hyemale Eulimnadia agassizii E Brook floater SC Short-stalked false Alasmidonta varicosa E Dwarf mistletoe bindweed* SC Piedmont groundwater Arceuthobium pusillum Calystegia silvatica amphipod E Yellow lampmussel Stygobromus tenuis tenuis Lampsilis cariosa SC Dragon’s-mouth* SC Low bindweed* Arethusa bulbosa Calystegia spithamaea SC Coastal pond amphipod SC Tidewater mucket Synurella chamberlaini Leptodea ochracea SC Needlegrass SC Purple cress SC Eastern pondmussel Aristida longespica var. Cardamine douglassii Snails Ligumia nasuta geniculata SC Summer sedge SC Boreal fossaria* SC Eastern pearlshell E Arrowfeather Carex aestivalis Fossaria galbana Margaritifera margaritifera Aristida purpurascens E Broadwing sedge SC Lymnaeid snail E Beach needle grass Carex alata Fossaria rustica Aristida tuberculosa * Believed Extirpated T Foxtail sedge SC Disc gyro + Federally Endangered SC Purple milkweed Carex alopecoidea Gyraulus circumstriatus Asclepias purpurascens

8 rev. 8/15 9 rev. 8/15 SC Water sedge SC Prairie sedge SC Elliptical rushfoil* SC Thread-leaf sundew* Carex aquatilis ssp. altior Carex prairea Crotonopsis elliptica Drosera filiformis E Back’s sedge E Cyperus-like sedge E Slender cliff-brake SC Tall cinquefoil Carex backii Carex pseudocyperus Cryptogramma stelleri Drymocallis arguta E Barratt’s sedge E Reznicek’s sedge SC Blue waxweed* E Mountain wood-fern Carex barrattii Carex reznicekii Cuphea viscosissima Dryopteris campyloptera SC Bush’s sedge E Schweinitz’s sedge SC dodder* SC Goldie’s fern Carex bushii Carex schweinitzii Cuscuta coryli Dryopteris goldiana E Brown bog sedge SC Dioecious sedge SC Wild comfrey* E Bur-head Carex buxbaumii Carex sterilis Cynoglossum virginianum Echinodorus tenellus E Chestnut-colored sedge SC Hairy-fruited sedge SC Ram’s-head lady’s- E Horsetail spikesedge Carex castanea Carex trichocarpa slipper* Eleocharis equisetoides SC Collins’ sedge* SC Tuckerman’s sedge Cypripedium arietinum SC Small-fruited spikesedge* Carex collinsii Carex tuckermanii SC Yellow lady’s-slipper Eleocharis microcarpa var. T Crawe’s sedge SC Cattail sedge Cypripedium parviflorum filiculmis Carex crawei Carex typhina E Showy lady’s-slipper E Square-stemmed SC Crawford sedge* E Little green sedge Cypripedium reginae spikesedge Carex crawfordii Carex viridula SC Tufted hairgrass Eleocharis quadrangulata var. crassior T Clustered sedge E Willdenow’s sedge Deschampsia cespitosa Carex cumulata Carex willdenowii E Large-bracted tick-trefoil SC Wiegand’s wild rye Elymus wiegandii T Davis’ sedge E Indian paintbrush Desmodium cuspidatum Carex davisii Castilleja coccinea SC Dillenius’ tick-trefoil SC Virginia snakeroot Endodeca serpentaria E Meager sedge SC American bittersweet Desmodium glabellum Carex exilis Celastrus scandens SC Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil* SC Marsh horsetail* Equisetum palustre SC Bronze sedge E Devil’s-bit Desmodium sessilifolium Carex foenea Chamaelirium luteum SC Squirrel corn E Meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense SC Handsome sedge E Hairy lip-fern Dicentra canadensis Carex formosa Cheilanthes lanosa SC Stiff-leaved rosette- E Dwarf scouring rush Equisetum scirpoides SC Hitchcock’s sedge SC Red goosefoot* panicgrass* Carex hitchcockiana Chenopodium rubrum Dichanthelium ovale ssp. E Parker’s pipewort pseudopubescens Eriocaulon parkeri T Mud sedge E Yellow thistle Carex limosa Cirsium horridulum E Tall swamp rosette- T Hare’s tail panicgrass Eriophorum vaginatum var. E Boreal bog sedge E Long-bracted green Dichanthelium spissum Carex magellanica orchid scabriusculum Coeloglossum viride E White thoroughwort SC Troublesome sedge SC Round-fruited rosette- Eupatorium album Carex molesta SC Long-leaved redtop- panicgrass* panicgrass* E Rough SC Black-edge sedge* Dichanthelium Eurybia radula Carex nigromarginata Coleataenia longifolia ssp. sphaerocarpon var. elongata isophyllum T Showy aster SC New England sedge Eurybia spectabilis Carex novae-angliae SC Early coral root SC Pale-leaved rosette- Corallorhiza trifida panicgrass* E False mermaid-weed SC Eastern few-fruit sedge Floerkea proserpinacoides Carex oligocarpa T Yellow corydalis Dichanthelium Corydalis flavula xanthophysum E Bog bedstraw SC Few-seeded sedge* Galium labradoricum Carex oligosperma E Pygmyweed E Narrow-leaved glade fern Crassula aquatica Diplazium pycnocarpon SC Purple cudweed* SC Few-flowered sedge* Gamochaeta purpurea Carex pauciflora SC Bushy frostweed* SC Appalachian white-aster* Crocanthemum dumosum Doellingeria infirma SC Creeping snowberry E Variable sedge Gaultheria hispidula Carex polymorpha SC Low frostweed SC Whitlow-grass Crocanthemum propinquum Draba reptans

10 rev. 8/15 11 rev. 8/15 T Dwarf huckleberry E Carolina redroot (native SC Bayard’s white adder’s SC Violet wood-sorrel Gaylussacia bigeloviana populations only) mouth* Oxalis violacea E Stiff gentian Lachnanthes caroliniana Malaxis bayardii E Small’s ragwort Gentianella quinquefolia SC pinweed* E White adder’s-mouth Packera anonyma SC Bicknell’s northern Lechea racemulosa Malaxis brachypoda E Balsam groundsel crane’s-bill* E Saltpond grass E Green adder’s-mouth Packera paupercula Geranium bicknellii Leptochloa fusca ssp. Malaxis unifolia SC American ginseng SC Dwarf rattlesnake fascicularis E Tall millet-grass Panax quinquefolius plantain* SC Creeping bush-clover Milium effusum T Bitter panicgrass Goodyera repens var. Lespedeza repens E Mountain sandwort Panicum amarum var. ophioides SC New England blazing-star Minuartia glabra amarum SC Kidneyleaf mud-plantain* Liatris novae-angliae SC Naked miterwort SC Warty panicgrass* Heteranthera reniformis E Scotch lovage Mitella nuda Panicum verrucosum SC Seabeach sandwort Ligusticum scoticum E Large-leaved sandwort SC Hairy forked chickweed* Honckenya peploides SC Lilaeopsis Moehringia macrophylla Paronychia fastigiata SC Featherfoil Lilaeopsis chinensis E One-flower wintergreen T Field paspalum Hottonia inflata SC Mudwort Moneses uniflora Paspalum laeve T Longleaf bluet Limosella australis E Long-awn hairgrass SC Thin paspalum* Houstonia longifolia E Twinflower Muhlenbergia capillaris Paspalum setaceum var. E Golden-heather Linnaea borealis ssp. E Slender water-milfoil psammophilum ericoides americana Myriophyllum alterniflorum T Swamp lousewort T Woolly beach-heather SC Sandplain flax* E Cutleaf water-milfoil Pedicularis lanceolata Hudsonia tomentosa Linum intercursum Myriophyllum pinnatum E Smooth cliff-brake SC Fir clubmoss* E Yellow flax T Northern water-milfoil Pellaea glabella Huperzia appressa Linum sulcatum Myriophyllum sibiricum T Sweet coltsfoot SC Green violet* E Lily-leaved twayblade SC Large yellow pond lily* Petasites frigidus var. Hybanthus concolor Liparis liliifolia Nuphar advena palmatus E Goldenseal T Dwarf bulrush SC Small yellow pond lily* SC Wild kidney bean* Hydrastis canadensis Lipocarpha micrantha Nuphar microphylla Phaseolus polystachios var. polystachios E Water pennywort SC Many-fruited false- E Bog aster Hydrocotyle umbellata loosestrife* Oclemena nemoralis SC American reed Ludwigia polycarpa Phragmites americanus E Whorled pennywort SC Sundrops* Hydrocotyle verticillata E Globe-fruited false- Oenothera fruticosa E Red pine (native SC Virginia waterleaf loosestrife populations only) Ludwigia sphaerocarpa E Prairie goldenrod Pinus resinosa Hydrophyllum virginianum Oligoneuron album SC Creeping St. John’s-wort* E Foxtail clubmoss E Slender mountain Lycopodiella alopecuroides E Stiff goldenrod ricegrass Hypericum adpressum Oligoneuron rigidum SC Clasping-leaved water- Piptatherum pungens SC Great St. John’s-wort E Gravel-weed Hypericum ascyron horehound E Sickle-leaved golden aster Lycopus amplectens Onosmodium virginianum Pityopsis falcata T Inkberry (native SC Climbing fern E Northern adder’s-tongue SC Hoary plantain populations only) Ophioglossum pusillum Ilex glabra Lygodium palmatum Plantago virginica SC Stagger-bush* E Southern adder’s-tongue E White-fringed orchid E Small whorled pogonia^ Ophioglossum vulgatum Isotria medeoloides Lyonia mariana Platanthera blephariglottis E Winged loosestrife SC Eastern prickly pear E Yellow-fringed orchid SC Weak rush* Opuntia humifusa Juncus debilis Lythrum alatum Platanthera ciliaris T Three-leaved false SC Golden club SC Tall white bog orchid* T Two-flowered cynthia Orontium aquaticum Krigia biflora Solomon’s-seal Platanthera dilatata Maianthemum trifolium SC One-sided pyrola* Orthilia secunda

12 rev. 8/15 13 rev. 8/15 SC Pale green orchid E Water-plantain spearwort E Quill-leaved arrowhead SC Bristly greenbriar* Platanthera flava var. Ranunculus ambigens Sagittaria teres Smilax hispida herbiola E Seaside crowfoot E Sandbar willow SC Early wrinkle-leaved SC Hooker’s orchid* Ranunculus cymbalaria Salix exigua goldenrod* Platanthera hookeri SC Creeping spearwort* E Bog willow Solidago aestivalis SC Large round-leaved Ranunculus flammula var. Salix pedicellaris SC Elliott’s goldenrod* orchid* reptans SC Slender willow Solidago latissimifolia Platanthera orbiculata SC Bristly buttercup Salix petiolaris E Floating bur-reed SC Clammy-weed* Ranunculus pensylvanicus E Lizard’s tail Sparganium fluctuans Polanisia dodecandra T Labrador tea Saururus cernuus E Small bur-reed SC Alternate milkwort Rhododendron E Pod grass Sparganium natans Polygala ambigua groenlandicum Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. T Canada sand-spurry E Field milkwort SC Fragrant sumac (native americana Spergularia canadensis Polygala cruciata populations only)* SC Purple oat SC Little ladies’-tresses T Nuttall’s milkwort Rhus aromatica Schizachne purpurascens Spiranthes tuberosa var. Polygala nuttallii E Needle beaksedge T Hard-stemmed bulrush grayi E Seneca snakeroot Rhynchospora capillacea Schoenoplectus acutus E Rough dropseed Polygala senega T Tall beaksedge T Torrey bulrush Sporobolus clandestinus SC Seabeach knotweed Rhynchospora Schoenoplectus torreyi T Sand dropseed macrostachya Polygonum glaucum SC Chaffseed*+ Sporobolus cryptandrus E Small-flowered leafcup E Long-beaked beaksedge Schwalbea americana E Northern dropseed Rhynchospora scirpoides Polymnia canadensis SC Georgia bulrush* Sporobolus heterolepis T Swamp cottonwood SC Skunk currant Scirpus georgianus E Small dropseed Ribes glandulosum Populus heterophylla SC Long’s bulrush* Sporobolus neglectus E Tuckerman’s pondweed SC Swamp black currant* Scirpus longii T Hispid hedge-nettle Ribes lacustre Potamogeton confervoides E Few-flowered nutrush Stachys hispida E Fries’ pondweed SC Wild currant Scleria pauciflora var. E Hyssop-leaf hedge-nettle Potamogeton friesii Ribes rotundifolium caroliniana Stachys hyssopifolia T Capillary pondweed E Swamp red currant E Reticulated nutrush SC Northern stitchwort Potamogeton gemmiparus Ribes triste Scleria reticularis Stellaria borealis E Hill’s pondweed SC Shining rose* E Whip nutrush T White mandarin Potamogeton hillii Rosa nitida Scleria triglomerata Streptopus amplexifolius E Ogden’s pondweed T Toothcup SC Low nutrush* SC Crooked-stem aster* Potamogeton ogdenii Rotala ramosior Scleria verticillata Symphyotrichum E Straight-leaved pondweed SC Sand blackberry E Hyssop skullcap prenanthoides Potamogeton strictifolius Rubus cuneifolius Scutellaria integrifolia E Yellow pimpernel T Vasey’s pondweed E Dew-drop E Small skullcap Taenidia integerrima Potamogeton vaseyi Rubus dalibarda Scutellaria parvula var. T Northern white cedar SC Alleghany plum* SC Sea-side dock* missouriensis (native populations only) Prunus alleghaniensis Rumex persicarioides E Sweet-scented Indian- Thuja occidentalis SC Graves beach plum* SC Large marsh pink* plantain SC Appalachian gametophyte Prunus maritima var. Sabatia dodecandra Senecio suaveolens Trichomanes intricatum gravesii E Marsh pink T Wild senna SC Alpine bulrush* SC Goose grass* Sabatia stellaris Senna hebecarpa Trichophorum alpinum Puccinellia pumila E Northern arrowhead T Three-toothed cinquefoil E False pennyroyal E Torrey mountain-mint Sagittaria cuneata Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Trichostema brachiatum Pycnanthemum torrei SC Awl-leaved arrowhead T Starry campion E Narrow-leaved horse SC Bur oak Sagittaria subulata Silene stellata gentian Quercus macrocarpa Triosteum angustifolium

14 rev. 8/15 15 rev. 8/15 E Nodding pogonia E Coast violet Triphora trianthophora Viola brittoniana E Narrow false oats SC Canada violet Everyone Can Help! Trisetum spicatum Viola canadensis T Spreading globe flower SC Southern wood violet* You can assist Connecticut’s endangered species Trollius laxus Viola hirsutula by making a contribution to the Endangered E Resupinate bladderwort SC Northern bog violet Species/Wildlife Fund when Utricularia resupinata Viola nephrophylla E Large-flowered bellwort E Kidney-leaf white violet filling out your state income Uvularia grandiflora Viola renifolia tax form. E Velvetleaf blueberry SC Great-spurred violet Vaccinium myrtilloides Viola selkirkii SC Mountain cranberry* E Barren strawberry Contributions can also be made Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. Waldsteinia fragarioides directly by sending a check to: minus T Northern yellow-eyed SC Beaked corn-salad* grass Endangered Species/Wildlife Fund Valerianella radiata Xyris montana Bureau of Administration-Financial Management SC Hybrid bunchflower* E Small’s yellow-eyed Veratrum latifolium Xyris smalliana CT Department of Energy & Environmental SC Narrow-leaved vervain* E Golden Alexanders Protection Verbena simplex Zizia aptera 79 Elm Street SC Possum haw* Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Viburnum nudum T Smooth black-haw * Believed Extirpated Viburnum prunifolium + Federally Endangered ^ Federally Threatened E Hook-spurred violet Viola adunca

Narrow-leaved glade fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) illustrated by Megan Rollins.

Produced by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division Cover illustration by Paul Fusco

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