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CHECKLIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED AND

Illinois Endangered Protection Board

Effective May 19, 2015

The Illinois Protection Board (Board) reviews and revises the Illinois List of Endangered and (Illinois List) as warranted and no less often than every five years. The Board completed its most recent review in 2014 and the following checklist includes all species designated as endangered or threatened by the Board from that review. Species are listed by taxonomic group and alphabetically by scientific name.

The Illinois List is officially promulgated via two Illinois Administrative Rules: the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Fauna (Title 17 ILL. ADM. CODE, CH. I, SEC 1010) and the Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Flora (Title 17 ILL. ADM. CODE, CH. I, SEC 1050). For links to these and other administrate rules, the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act, and information about the Illinois List review and revision process, please visit the Board’s website at http://www.dnr.state.il.us/espb/index.htm.

NOTE REGARDING FEDERALLY DESIGNATED ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES All federally designated endangered or threatened species and subspecies have been automatically listed as endangered or threatened under the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act and placed on the Illinois List by the Board and are protected under the Act even though their names do not appear in this checklist. Only those federally designated endangered or threatened species and subspecies known to occur in Illinois are designated as Illinois- endangered or Illinois-threatened by the Board and their names appear in this checklist (** = federally endangered; * = federally threatened). Users should refer to the US Fish and Wildlife Service website at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ for a complete listing of all federally designated endangered and threatened species and subspecies.

CRITERIA FOR STATE LISTING 1) Species or subspecies designated as federally endangered or threatened , 2) Species proposed for Federal Endangered or Threatened status that occur in Illinois, 3) Species that formerly were widespread in Illinois but have been nearly extirpated from the State due to , collecting, or other pressures resulting from the development of Illinois, 4) Species that exhibit very restricted geographic ranges of which Illinois is a part, 5) Species that exhibit restricted habitats or low populations in Illinois, or 6) Species that are significant disjuncts in Illinois i.e., the Illinois population is far removed from the rest of the species' range.

DEFINITIONS: "Endangered Species" means any species of or classified as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, and amendments thereto, plus such other species which the Board may list as in danger of in the wild in Illinois due to one or more causes including but not limited to, the destruction, diminution or disturbance of habitat, overexploitation, predation, pollution, disease, or other natural or manmade factors affecting its prospects of survival. "Threatened Species" means any species of plant or animal classified as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, and amendments thereto, plus such other species which the Board may list as likely to become endangered in the wild in Illinois within the foreseeable future.

Citation: Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. 2015. Checklist of Endangered and Threatened Animals and Plants of Illinois. Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois. 18 pp. Published online at http://www.dnr.state.il.us/espb/index.htm. FISHES AMPHIBIANS 19 Endangered, 16 Threatened 3 Endangered, 6 Threatened

Endangered Endangered Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon Ammocrypta clarum Western Sand Darter Salamanders Etheostoma camurum Bluebreast Darter Ambystoma platineum Silvery Salamander Etheostoma histrio Harlequin Darter Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Hellbender hayi Cypress Desmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky Salamander amblops Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amnis Pallid Shiner Threatened Ichthyomyzon fossor Northern Brook Lamprey Lepomis miniatus Redspotted Sunfish Salamanders Macrhybopsis gelida Sturgeon Chub Ambystoma jeffersonianum Moxostoma valenciennesi Greater Redhorse Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed Salamander Nocomis micropogon River Chub Necturus maculosus Mupuppy Notropis anogenus Pugnose Shiner Notropis boops Bigeye Shiner and Toads Notropis heterolepis Blacknose Shiner Gastrophryne carolinensis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Notropis maculatus Taillight Shiner Hyla avivoca -voiced Treefrog Notropis texanus Weed Shiner Pseudacris illinoensis Illinois Chorus Noturus stigmosus Northern Madtom Scaphirhynchus albus** Pallid Sturgeon

Threatened Ammocrypta pellucidum Eastern Sand Darter Anguilla rostrata American Eel Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker Coregonus artedi Cisco Crystallaria asprella Crystal Darter Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub Etheostoma exile Darter Fundulus diaphanus Banded Killifish Fundulus dispar Starhead Topminnow Hybognathus hankinsoni Brassy Minnow Lampetra aepyptera Least Brook Lamprey Lepomis symmetricus Bantam Sunfish Lethenteron appendix American Brook Lamprey Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner Notropis heterodon Blackchin Shiner

1 2 REPTILES 10 Endangered, 8 Threatened 24 Endangered, 7 Threatened

Endangered Endangered Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Turtles Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Apalone mutica Smooth Softshell Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Charadrius melodus** Kinosternon flavescens Yellow Mud Turtle Chlidonias niger Black Tern Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier Pseudemys concinna River Cooter Egretta caerulea Little Blue Egretta thula Snowy Egret Snakes Gallinula galeata Common Gallinule Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Nerodia fasciata Southern Watersnake Laterallus jamaicensis Black Rail Pantherophis emoryi Rat Snake Limnothlypis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler Sistrurus catenatus Eastern Massasauga Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Threatened Pandion haliaetus Osprey Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Turtles Rallus elegans King Rail Terrepene ornata Ornate Box Turtle Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern Sterna hirundo Common Tern Snakes Sternula antillarum** Least Tern Clonophis kirtlandi Kirtland's Snake Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's Wren Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken Heterodon nasicus Plains Hog-Nosed Snake Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird Nerodia cyclopion Green Watersnake Tantilla gracilis Flathead Snake Threatened Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbonsnake Calidris canutus rufa* Rufa Red Knot Tropidoclonion lineatum Lined Snake Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will’s-widow Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Tyto alba Barn Owl

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MAMMALS INVERTEBRATES 5 Endangered, 4 Threatened 44 Endangered, 10 Threatened

Endangered Endangered Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis Snails Myotis grisescens** macclintocki** Iowa Pleistocene Snail Myotis sodalis** Bat Fontigens antroecetes Hydrobiid Cave Snail Neotoma floridana Eastern Rat Leptoxis praerosa Onyx Rocksnail Lithasia obovata Shawnee Rocksnail Threatened Canis lupus** Gray/Timber Wolf Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Bat Cumberlandia monodonta** Spectaclecase Myotis septentrionalis* Northern Long-eared Bat stegaria** Fanshell Poliocitellus franklinii Franklin’s Ground crassidens Elephant-ear Epioblasma torulosa rangiana** Northern Riffleshell Epioblasma triquetra** Snuffbox Fusconia ebena Ebonyshell abrupta** Pink Mucket Lampsilis fasciola Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Lampsilis higginsii** Higgins Eye leptodon** Scaleshell Plethobasus cooperianus** Orangefoot Pimpleback Plethobasus cyphyus** Sheepnose Pleurobema clava** Clubshell Pleurobema cordatum Pigtoe Potamilus capax** Fat Pocketbook Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Kidneyshell Quadrula cylindrica** Rabbitsfoot Simpsonaias ambigua Salamander Toxolasma lividus Purple Lilliput Villosa iris Rainbow

Crustaceans Caecidotea lesliei Isopod Crangonyx anomalus Anomalous Spring Amphipod Crangonyx packardi Packard's Cave Amphipod Gammarus acherondytes** Illinois Cave Amphipod Orconectes indianensis Indiana Crayfish Orconectes kentuckiensis Crayfish Orconectes lancifer Shrimp Crayfish Orconectes placidus Bigclaw Crayfish Stygobromus iowae Iowa Amphipod

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INVERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES

Endangered (continued) Threatened (continued)

Scorpions Centruroides vittatus Common Striped Scorpion Papaipema eryngii Eryngium Stem Borer Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary Dragonflies Somatochlora hineana** Hine's Emerald Dragonfly

Springtails Pygmarrhopalites madonnensis Madonna Cave Springtail

Stoneflies Diploperla robusta Robust Springfly Prostoia completa Central Forestfly

Leafhoppers Athysanella incongrua Leafhopper

Butterflies and Moths muticum Swamp Metalmark metea Cobweb Hesperia ottoe Ottoe Skipper Incisalia polios Hoary Elfin Lycaeides melissa samuelis** Karner Blue Butterfly

Threatened

Mussels Alasmidonta viridis Slippershell Cyclonaias tuberculata Purple Wartyback Ellipsaria lineolata Butterfly Elliptio dilatata Spike Ligumia recta Black Sandshell Villosa lienosa Little Spectaclecase

Dragonflies Nannothemis bella Elfin Skimmer

Leafhoppers Aflexia rubranura Redveined Prairie Leafhopper

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PLANTS PLANTS 251 Endangered, 73 Threatened

Endangered Endangered (continued) Adoxa moschatellina Moschatel Carex cumulata Sedge Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Speckled Alder Carex decomposita Cypress-knee Sedge Amelanchier sanguinea Shadbush Carex diandra Sedge Amorpha nitens Smooth False Indigo Carex disperma Shortleaf Sedge Andromeda glaucophylla Rosemary Carex echinata Sedge Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Carex formosa Sedge Artemisia dracunculus Dragon Wormwood Carex garberi Elk Sedge Asclepias lanuginosa Wooly Milkweed Carex gigantea Large Sedge Asclepias meadii* Mead's Milkweed Carex heliophila Plains Sedge Asclepias ovalifolia Oval Milkweed Carex intumescens Swollen Sedge Asclepias stenophylla Narrow-leaved Green Milkweed Carex nigromarginata Black-edged Sedge Asplenium bradleyi Bradley's Spleenwort Carex oligosperma Few-seeded Sedge Asplenium resiliens Black Spleenwort Carex physorhyncha Bellow’s Beak Sedge Astragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx Large Ground Plum Carex plantaginea Plaintain-leaved Sedge Astragalus distortus Bent Milk Vetch Carex reniformis Reniform Sedge Astragalus tennesseensis Milk Vetch Carex trisperma Three-seeded Sedge Baptisia tinctoria Yellow Wild Indigo Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge Bartonia paniculata Screwstem Carya pallida Pale Beckmannia syzigachne American Slough Grass Castilleja sessiliflora Downy Yellow Painted Cup Berchemia scandens Supple-Jack Ceanothus herbaceus Redroot Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Chamaelirium luteum Fairy Wand Botrychium biternatum Southern Grape Fern Chamaesyce polygonifolia Seaside Spurge Botrychium campestre Prairie Moonwort Chimaphila maculata Spotted Wintergreen Botrychium matricariifolium Daisyleaf Grape Fern Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Botrychium multifidum Northern Grape Fern Cimicifuga americana American Bugbane Botrychium simplex Dwarf Grape Fern Cimicifuga racemosa False Bugbane Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Cimicifuga rubifolia Black Cohosh Bumelia lanuginosa Wooly Buckthorn Circaea alpina Small Enchanter's Nightshade Calamagrostis insperata Hollow Reed Grass Cladrastis lutea Yellowwood Calla palustris Water Arum Clematis crispa Blue Jasmine oklahomensis Grass Pink Orchid Clematis occidentalis Mountain Clematis Calopogon tuberosus Grass Pink Orchid Clematis viorna Leatherflower Camassia angusta Wild Hyacinth Collinsia violacea Violet Collinsia Cardamine pratensis var. palustris Cuckoo Flower Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern Carex alata Winged Sedge Conioselinum chinense Hemlock Parsley Carex arkansana Sedge Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coral-root Orchid Carex brunnescens Brownish Sedge Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Carex canescens var. disjuncta Silvery Sedge Corydalis aurea Golden Corydalis Carex chordorrhiza Cordroot Sedge Corydalis halei Hale's Corydalis Carex crawfordii Crawford’s Sedge Corydalis sempervirens Pink Corydalis

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Endangered (continued) Endangered (continued) Corylus cornuta Beaked Hazelnut Hudsonia tomentosa False Heather Cynosciadium digitatum Cynosciadium Hydrolea uniflora One-flowered Hydrolea Cypripedium acaule Moccasin Flower Hypericum adpressum Shore St. John's Wort Cypripedium parviflorum Small Yellow Lady's Slipper Hypericum kalmianum Kalm's St. John's Wort Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady's Slipper Iliamna remota Kankakee Mallow Cystopteris laurentiana Laurentian Fragile Fern Iresine rhizomatosa Bloodleaf Dalea foliosa** Leafy Prairie Clover Isoetes butleri Butler’s Quillwort Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern * Small Whorled Pogonia Deschampsia flexuosa Hairgrass Isotria verticillata Whorled Pogonia Dichanthelium boreale Northern Panic Grass Juncus vaseyi Vasey's Rush Dichanthelium joori Panic Grass Juniperus horizontalis Trailing Juniper Dichanthelium portoricense Hemlock Panic Grass Justicia ovata Water Willow Dichanthelium ravenelii Ravenel’s Panic Grass Lechea intermedia Savanna Pinweed Dichanthelium yadkinense Panic Grass Lespedeza leptostachya* Prairie Bush Clover Draba cuneifolia Whitlow Grass Lesquerella ludoviciana Silvery Bladderpod Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew Lonicera dioica var. glaucescens Red Honeysuckle Dryopteris celsa Log Fern Lonicera flava Yellow Honeysuckle Echinodorus tenellus Small Burhead Luzula acuminata Hairy Woodrush Eleocharis olivacea Capitate Spikerush Lycopodiella inundata Bog Clubmoss Eleocharis pauciflora Few-flowered Spikerush Lycopodium clavatum Running Pine Elymus trachycaulus Bearded Wheat Grass Lycopodium dendroideum Ground Pine Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring Rush Lysimachia radicans Creeping Loosestrife Equisetum sylvaticum Woodland Horsetail angustifolia Narrow-leaved Crabapple Eriophorum virginicum Rusty Cotton Grass Malvastrum hispidum False Mallow Eryngium prostratum Eryngo Matelea decipiens Climbing Milkweed Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber Root Euphorbia spathulata Spurge Megalodonta beckii Water Marigold Fimbristylis vahlii Vahl's Fimbry Melanthera nivea White Melanthera Galactia mohlenbrockii Boykin's Dioclea Melica mutica Two-Flowered Melic Grass Galium virgatum Dwarf Bedstraw Mentzelia oligosperma Stickleaf Geranium bicknellii Northern Cranesbill Mimulus glabratus Yellow Monkey Flower Glyceria arkansana Arkansas Mannagrass Mirabilis hirsuta Hairy Umbrella-wort Gratiola quartermaniae Hedge Hyssop Nemophila triloba Baby Blue-eyes Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern Nothocalais cuspidata Prairie Dandelion Gymnocarpium robertianum Scented Oak Fern Opuntia fragilis Fragile Prickly Pear Hackelia deflexa var. americana Stickseed Orobanche fasciculata Clustered Broomrape carolina Silverbell Penstemon grandiflorus Large-flowered Beard Tongue Helianthus giganteus Tall Sunflower Penstemon tubaeflorus Tube Beard Tongue Heliotropium tenellum Slender Heliotrope Phacelia gilioides Ozark Phacelia Heteranthera reniformis Mud Plantain Phegopteris connectilis Long Beech Fern Hexalectris spicata Crested Coralroot Orchid Phlox pilosa subsp. sangamonensis Sangamon Phlox

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Endangered (continued Endangered (continued) Pinus banksiana Jack Pine Scirpus hattorianus Bulrush Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Scirpus microcarpus Small-fruited Bulrush Pinus resinosa Red Pine Scleria muhlenbergii Muhlenberg’s Rush Plantago cordata Heart-leaved Plantain Scleria pauciflora Carolina Whipgrass Platanthera ciliaris Orange Fringed Orchid Shepherdia canadensis Buffaloberry Platanthera clavellata Wood Orchid Silene ovata Ovate Catchfly * Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Silene regia Royal Catchfly Platanthera psycodes Purple Fringed Orchid Sisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern Blue-eyed Grass Poa alsodes Grove Bluegrass Sisyrinchium montanum Mountain Blue-eyed Grass Poa languida Weak Bluegrass Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash Poa wolfii Wolf's Bluegrass Sparganium americanum American Bur-reed Pogonia ophioglossoides Snake-mouth Sparganium emersum Green-fruited Bur-reed jamesii James' Clammyweed Spiranthes lucida Yellow-lipped Ladies' Tresses Polygala incarnata Pink Milkwort Spiranthes vernalis Spring Ladies' Tresses Polygonum careyi Carey’ Heartsease Stellaria pubera Great Chickweed Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar Stylisma pickeringii Patterson's Bindweed Potamogeton praelongus White-stemmed Pondweed Styrax grandifolius Bigleaf Snowbell Bush Potamogeton pulcher Spotted Pondweed Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Snowberry Potamogeton robbinsii Fern Pondweed Talinum calycinum Fameflower Potamogeton strictifolius Stiff Pondweed herbacea* Lakeside Daisy Primula mistassinica Bird's-eye Primrose Thelypteris noveboracensis Fern Ptilimnium nuttallii Mock Bishop's Weed Tilia heterophylla White Basswood Nuttall's Oak Torreyochloa pallida Pole Manna-Grass Rhamnus alnifolia Alder Buckthorn Tracaulon arifolium Halberd-leaved Tearthumb Rhexia mariana Dull Meadow Beauty Tradescantia bracteata Prairie Spiderwort Beaked Rush Trichomanes boschianum Filmy fern Rhynchospora glomerata Clustered Beak Rush Trichophorum cespitosum Tufted Bulrush Ribes hirtellum Northern Gooseberry Trientalis borealis Star-flower Rosa acicularis Bristly Rose cernuum Nodding Trillium Sabatia campestris Prairie Rose Gentian Trillium erectum Ill-scented Trillium Sagittaria australis Arrowhead Trillium viride Green Trillium Salix serissima Autumn Willow Ulmus thomasii Rock Salix syrticola Dune Willow Utricularia cornuta Horned Bladderwort Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red-berried Elder Utricularia minor Small Bladderwort Sanguisorba canadensis American Burnet Utricularia subulata Hair Bladderwort Sanicula smallii Southern Black Snakeroot corymbosum Highbush Sarracenia purpurea Pitcher Plant Vaccinium macrocarpon Large Cranberry Saxifraga virginiensis Early Saxifrage Vaccinium oxycoccos Small Cranberry Schizachne purpurascens False Melic Grass Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Schoenoplectus purshianus Pursh’s Bulrush Valeriana uliginosa Marsh Valerian Schoenoplectus smithii Smith's Bulrush Valerianella chenopodifolia Corn Salad

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Endangered (continued) Threatened (continued) Valerianella umbilicata Corn Salad scabiosaeus Old Plainsman Veronica americana American Brooklime Juncus alpinoarticulatus Richardson’s Rush Viola blanda Hairy White Violet Juniperus communis Ground Juniper Viola canadensis Canada Violet Larix laricina Tamarack Viola primulifolia Primrose Violet Lathyrus ochroleucus Pale Vetchling Woodsia ilvensis Rusty Woodsia Melanthium virginicum Bunchflower Zigadenus elegans White Camass Melothria pendula Squirting Cucumber Menyanthes trifoliata Buckbean Threatened Minuartia patula Slender Sandwort Pale False Foxglove Orobanche ludoviciana Broomrape Amelanchier interior Shadbush Oxalis illinoensis Illinois Wood Sorrel Ammophila breviligulata Marram Grass Phaeophyscia leana Lea's Bog Lichen Aster furcatus Forked Aster Planera aquatica Water Elm Besseya bullii Kitten Tails Platanthera flava Tubercled Orchid Boltonia decurrens* Decurrent False Aster Polygonatum pubescens Downy Solomon's Seal Buchnera americana Bluehearts Potamogeton gramineus Grass-leaved Pondweed Cakile edentula Sea Rocket Quercus montana Rock Chestnut Oak Carex atlantica Sedge Willow Oak Carex aurea Golden Sedge Ranunculus rhomboideus Prairie Buttercup Carex bromoides Sedge Rubus odoratus Purple-flowering Raspberry Carex communis Fibrous-rooted Sedge Rubus pubescens Dwarf Raspberry Carex cryptolepis Yellow Sedge Rubus schneideri Bristly Blackberry Carex oxylepis Sharp-scaled Sedge Rudbeckia missouriensis Orange Coneflower Carex prasina Drooping Sedge Salvia azurea Blue Sage Carex viridula Little Green Sedge Schoenoplectus hallii Hall's Bulrush Carex willdenowii Willdenow's Sedge Scirpus polyphyllus Bulrush Carya aquatica Water Hickory Sedum telephioides American Orpine Chamaedaphne calyculata Leatherleaf Solidago sciaphila Cliff Goldenrod Cirsium pitcheri* Pitcher's (Dune) Thistle Stenanthium gramineum Grass-leaved Lily Cyperus grayoides Umbrella Sedge Styrax americana Storax Cyperus lancastriensis Galingale Sullivantia sullivantii Sullivantia Delphinium carolinianum Wild Blue Larkspur Synandra hispidula Hairy Synandra Dodecatheon frenchii French’s Shootingstar Talinum parviflorum Small Flower-of-an-hour Drosera intermedia Narrow-leaved Sundew Tofieldia glutinosa False Asphodel Eleocharis rostellata Beaked Spike Rush Trifolium reflexum Buffalo Clover Epilobium strictum Downy Willow Herb Triglochin maritima Common Bog Arrowgrass Equisetum pratense Meadow Horsetail Triglochin palustris Slender Bog Arrowgrass Euonymus americanus American Strawberry Bush Urtica chamaedryoides Nettle Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie Utricularia intermedia Flat-leaved Bladderwort Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved Sunflower Veronica scutellata Marsh Speedwell Huperzia porophila Cliff Clubmoss Viburnum molle Arrowwood

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Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board

One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 62702 - 1271 PHONE (217) 785-8687; FAX (217) 785-2438 website: http://www.dnr.state.il.us/espb/index.htm