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LISTED SPECIES IN APPLING COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

SPECIES OF MANAGEMENT CONCERN1: The Fish and Wildlife Service is evaluating population trends and threats to the following Species of Management Concern. Please contact us at 247 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA, 706-613-9493, if you locate these species during site surveys or have other information on the species' distributions in Georgia.

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Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

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Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Silky morning-glory (SE) Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus Sparsely vegetated, partially shaded outcrops of Altamaha Grit (a course, gritty, sandstone-like hardened clay) Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN ATKINSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

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Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BACON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

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Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

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Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BAKER COUNTY

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Baker County 1989, 1991, 1993-1994 and 1996-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Active breeding sites found in Baker County since 1990. Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

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American chaffseed (E,SE) Schwalbea americana Fire-maintained wet savannahs in the Coastal Plain (with grass pinks, colic root, huckleberry and gallberry); grassy openings and swales of relict longleaf pine woods in the Piedmont Pondberry (E,SE) Lindera melissifolia Shallow depression ponds of sandhills, margins of cypress ponds, and in seasonally wet low areas among bottomland hardwoods

Animals Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Baker County since 1990 Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

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Wagner spleenwort (ST) Asplenium heteroresiliens Marl outcrops, damp limestone ledges, and tabby masonry Harper’s fimbristylis (SE) Fimbristylis perpusilla Muddy bottoms and silty margins of drying pine barren ponds and farm ponds Boykin lobelia Lobelia boykinii Awned meadowbeauty Rhexia aristosa

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Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

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Variable-leaf indian-plantain (ST) Arnoglossum diversifolia Swamps and muddy stream and river banks Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds)

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BALDWIN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

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Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BANKS COUNTY

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Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BARROW COUNTY

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Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Altamaha shiner (SE) Notropis xaenurus Brownwater streams Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris

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Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BARTOW COUNTY

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Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Cherokee darter (T,ST) Etheostoma scotti Shallow water (0.1-0.5 m) in small to medium warm water creeks (1-15 m wide) with predominantly rocky bottoms. Usually found in sections with reduced current, typically runs above and below riffles and at ecotones of riffles and backwaters. Cylindrical lioplax (E) Lioplax cyclostomaformis Gill-breathing snail that lives in mud under large rocks in rapid currents over stream and river shoals. Historic population in Oothcalooga Creek, Bartow County, probably extirpated. Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,SE) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates Plants

Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (E,SE) Xyris tennesseensis Gravelly open, calcareous, seepy margins and wet meadows along spring-fed headwater streams

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Tennessee heelsplitter Lasmigona holstonia Occasionally in the vicinity of riffles, but may be in backwater areas or poollike habitats (sloughs, small creeks, etc.). Prefers shallow water over fine particle substrates.

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Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush. Plants

Twinleaf (SE) Jeffersonia diphylla Rich moist deciduous woods over limestone Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BEN HILL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Active breeding sites have not been found in Ben Hill County since 1990.

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Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

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1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BERRIEN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Berrien County was in 1964-65.

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Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

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Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs; a reported population in Berrien County may have been misidentified

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Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BIBB COUNTY

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Bibb County 1996-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

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Green pitcher-plant (E,SE) Sarracenia oreophila Open seepy meadows, along sandy flushed banks of streams, and in partially shaded red maple- blackgum low woods or poorly drained oak-pine flatwoods; the known population of this species in Bibb County has been extirpated Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; 4 populations observed in Bibb County in 1990's Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

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Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers

Plants Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BLECKLEY COUNTY

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Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

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Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BRANTLEY COUNTY

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Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Brantley County 1996-1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

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Hairy rattleweed (E,SE) Baptisia arachnifera Sandy soils in open pine flatwoods, intensively managed slash pine plantations, and along road and powerline right-of-ways

Animals

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Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

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1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BROOKS COUNTY

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Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Brooks County 1991- 1992. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Brooks County 1991-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Brooks County was in 1970.

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Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BRYAN COUNTY

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Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Bryan County 1992-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (T,ST) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Historic and new breeding sites active in Bryan County since 1990. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers.

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Bryan County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa Plants

Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Narrowleaf obedient plant (ST) Physostegia leptophylla Wet muck or peat in shallow water of river swamp openings and in the margins of both fresh and brackish (tidal) marshes Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BULLOCH COUNTY

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Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BURKE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Burke County was in the 1940's. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Plants

Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Atlantic pigtoe mussel (SE) Fusconaia masoni Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa

Plants

Bog spicebush Lindera subcoriacea

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN BUTTS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CALHOUN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

CANDIDATE SPECIES: Candidate species are under consideration for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Identification of candidate taxa can assist environmental planning efforts by providing advance notice of potential listings, allowing resource managers to alleviate threats and thereby possibly remove the need to list taxa as endangered or threatened.

Plants

Hirst’s panic grass (SE) Panicum hirstii Small seasonally wet ponds, such as limestone depression ponds and shallow cypress ponds. Historic population.

Animals

Plants

Pineland plantain Plantago sparsiflora Savannahs, roadsides, and ditches in the Coastal Plain

Plants

Curtiss loosestrife (ST) Lythrum curtissii Swamps over limestone, boggy open areas in pinelands, shallow water of wet thickets and floodplains, and occasionally in openings along right-of-ways Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds) Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CAMDEN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters; critical habitat designated from mouth of Altamaha River south to Sebasian Inlet, FL (from shoreline east 5-15 nautical miles) Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Camden County 1988-1992, 1994, and 1996-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Camden County 1991-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (T,ST) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Cumberland pocket gopher Geomys cumberlandius Found only on Cumberland Island Round-tailed muskrat (ST) Neofiber alleni Bogs and ponds; creates pyramid-shaped nest in vegetation Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Wet meadows and salt marshes with stretches of wire grass Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; no active breeding sites found in Camden County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Wagner spleenwort (ST) Asplenium heteroresiliens Marl outcrops, damp limestone ledges, and tabby masonry

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Gull-billed tern (ST) Sterna nilotica Nests in colonies on sandy sites; forages over salt marsh, dunes and other grassy areas for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates

Plants

Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Hartwrightia (ST) Hartwrightia floridana Peaty muck of pine flatwoods, sedge meadows, and wettest parts of poorly drained ditches/sloughs; often with water-spider orchid (Habenaria repens) Climbing buckthorn (ST) Sageretia minutiflora Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, and evergreen hammocks along streambanks and coastal marshes Ball-moss (ST) Tillandsia recurvata Branches of live oak in Georgia, especially near the coast

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CANDLER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CARROLL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CATOOSA COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Spotfin chub (T) Cyprinella monacha Last taken in Chickamauga Creek in 1877; probably extirpated from Georgia Yellowfin madtom (T) Noturus flavipinnis Last taken in Chickamauga Creek in 1893; probably extirpated from Georgia Snail darter (T,ST) Percina tanasi Adults live and spawn in gravel shoal habitat in the South Chickamauga Creek (population found 1980); larvae drift downstream to nursury areas Anthony's river snail (E) Atherania anthonyi Historical population associated with shoal areas in the South Chickamauga and Tiger Creeks has been extirpated

Plants

Large-flowered skullcap (E,SE) Scutellaria montana Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas. Popeye shiner (ST) Notropis ariommus Mountain streams; gravelly streams Mountain madtom (ST) Noturus eleutherus Gravelly or rocky streams Dusky darter (SR) Percina sciera Mountain streams Stargazing minnow (ST) Phenacobius uranops Clear, moderate-gradient streams and small rivers. Inhabits riffles and, more commonly, runs 15-50 cm deep. Adults and juveniles found over clean or slightly silted gravel and small to medium rubble.

Plants

Glade-cress (ST) Leavenworthia exigua exigua Open areas on limestone cedar glades where soil is gravelly and usually <5cm deep; associated with a blue green alga (Nostoc sp.) in wet months Great Plains ladies-tresses (SE) Spiranthes magnicamporum Grassy areas in open or partial shade on flat, limestone outcrops (cedar glades) where the soil is a heavy, sticky clay

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CHARLTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. An active rookery was located in Charlton County in 1995. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Charlton County was in the 1920's.

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Round-tailed muskrat (ST) Neofiber alleni Bogs and ponds; creates pyramid-shaped nest in vegetation Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Wet meadows and salt marshes with stretches of wire grass Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Charlton County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Hartwrightia (ST) Hartwrightia floridana Peaty muck of pine flatwoods, sedge meadows, and wettest parts of poorly drained ditches/sloughs; often with water-spider orchid (Habenaria repens) Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CHATHAM COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Chatham County 1988-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (T,ST) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Chatham County was in the 1970's. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Plants

Pondberry (E,SE) Lindera melissifolia Shallow depression ponds of sandhills, margins of cypress ponds, and in seasonally wet low areas among bottomland hardwoods

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Swallow-tailed kite (SR) Elanoides forficatus forficatus River swamps and marshes Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Wet meadows and salt marshes with stretches of wire grass Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa

Plants

Incised groovebur Agrimonia incisa Awned meadowbeauty Rhexia aristosa

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast American oystercatcher (SR) Haematopus palliatus Sandy beaches, tidal flats, and salt marshes Least tern (SR) Sterna antillarum Sandy beaches and sandbars Gull-billed tern (ST) Sterna nilotica Nests in colonies on sandy sites; forages over salt marsh, dunes and other grassy areas for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates

Plants

Narrowleaf obedient plant (ST) Physostegia leptophylla Wet muck or peat in shallow water of river swamp openings and in the margins of both fresh and brackish (tidal) marshes Climbing buckthorn (ST) Sageretia minutiflora Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, and evergreen hammocks along streambanks and coastal marshes Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Chattahoochee County 1994-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Broadstripe shiner (SR) Pteronotropis euryzonus Gravelly streams

Plants

Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Southern acornshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma othcaloogensis High quality upland streams ranging in size from large creeks to small rivers; stable sand/gravel/cobble substrate in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Coosa moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus parvulus Stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in high quality free-flowing streams and rivers Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high-quality free-flowing streams and rivers Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,ST) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates

Plants

Kral’s water-plantain (T,ST) Sagittaria secundifolia Sumberged in sandstone crevices and shoals or shallow pools in rapidly flowing streams; often found with riverweed (Podostemon) Green pitcher-plant (E,SE) Sarracenia oreophila Open seepy meadows, along sandy flushed banks of streams, and in partially shaded red maple- blackgum low woods or poorly drained oak-pine flatwoods; the known population of this species in Chattooga County has been extirpated

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus Streams in caves with a supply of amphipods and other food organisms Green salamander (SR) Aneides aeneus Moist rock crevices Coldwater darter (ST) Etheostoma ditrema Springs and gravelly streams

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Purple sedge (ST) Carex purpurifera Mixed mesophytic or cove hardwoods with a wide array of canopy species, rich vernal flora, and calcareous soils Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains; the Chattooga population may be cultivated material in a wild setting Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CHEROKEE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Fraser loosestrife (SR) Lysimachia fraseri Gravel bars and shrub islands in streams and on sunny, rocky slopes and roadsides

Animals

Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush. Freckled madtom (SE) Noturus nocturnus Sandy or gravelly streams Freckled darter (SE) Percina lenticula Fast deep rocky riffles of small to medium streams Plants

Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CLARKE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) (documented) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Wet meadows and salt marshes with stretches of wire grass Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Altamaha shiner (SE) Notropis xaenurus Brownwater streams

Plants

Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CLAY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Incised groovebur Agrimonia incisa Alabama milkvine (ST) Matelea alabamensis Upper areas of slopes and bluffs and in oak-hickory- mixed hardwood forests Ovate catchfly Silene ovata

Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CLAYTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CLINCH COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN COBB COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Cherokee darter (T,ST) Etheostoma scotti Shallow water (0.1-0.5 m) in small to medium warm water creeks (1-15 m wide) with predominantly rocky bottoms. Usually found in sections with reduced current, typically runs above and below riffles and at ecotones of riffles and backwaters. Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Plants

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Coffee County 1998- 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Silky morning-glory (SE) Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus Sparsely vegetated, partially shaded outcrops of Altamaha Grit (a course, gritty, sandstone-like hardened clay) Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN COLQUITT COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN COLUMBIA COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Columbia County 1998- 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. Mat-forming quillwort (E,SE) Isoetes tegetiformans Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. Michaux’s sumac (E,SE) Rhus michauxii Sandy or rocky open woods, usually on ridges with a disturbance history (periodic fire, prior agricultural use, maintained right-of-ways); the known population of this species in Columbia County has been extirpated Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers

Plants

Granite whitlow-grass (SE) Draba aprica Shallow soils on granite outcrops, expecially beneath eastern redcedar Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN COOK COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Plants

Incised groovebur Agrimonia incisa Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN COWETA COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN CRAWFORD COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; population in Crawford County last observed in 1995

Animals

Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Beaver pond marstonia (snail) Pyrgulopsis castor

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DADE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Indiana bat (E,SE) Myotis sodalis Hibernate in caves; offspring primarily reared in wooded streamside habitat; forage primarily in riparian and floodplain areas; known hibernacula cave in Dade County Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. An active eagle nest was located in Dade County in 1992.

Plants

Large-flowered skullcap (E,SE) Scutellaria montana Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory Virginia spirea (T,ST) Spiraea virginiana Streams on gravel bars, rocky ledges and bouldery rubble periodically flushed by high water

Animals

Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii Hibernate in caves or mines; little known about feeding habits Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Green salamander (SR) Aneides aeneus Moist rock crevices Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris Tennessee cave salamander Gyrinophilus palleucus Streams in caves with a supply of amphipods and other food organisms Southern cavefish (SR) Typhlichthys subterraneus Underground streams

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Black darter (SR) Etheostoma duryi Small to medium streams, gravel to cobble bottoms, riffles and pools Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas. Popeye shiner (ST) Notropis ariommus Mountain streams; gravelly streams Dusky darter (SR) Percina sciera Mountain streams

Plants

Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone Royal catchfly (SR) Silene regia Prairies and rocky openings in well-drained calcareous or cherty soils

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DAWSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Etowah darter (E,ST) Etheostoma etowahae Shallow riffle habitat, with large gravel, cobble, and small boulder substrates. Usually found in medium and large cool water creeks or small rivers (15-30 m wide) with moderate or high gradients and rocky bottoms. Cherokee darter (T,ST) Etheostoma scotti Shallow water (0.1-0.5 m) in small to medium warm water creeks (1-15 m wide) with predominantly rocky bottoms. Usually found in sections with reduced current, typically runs above and below riffles and at ecotones of riffles and backwaters.

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Holiday darter (ST) Etheostoma brevirostrum Rocky streams

Plants

Hairy blueberry Vaccinium hirsutum

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush.

Plants

Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods Eastern turkeybeard (SR) Xerophyllum asphodeloides Dry oak-hickory forests with a strong pine component due to past fire.

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DECATUR COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Decatur County 1988 and 1990-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Gulf sturgeon (T) Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Jim Woodruff Dam probably prevents access to historic spawning areas in GA Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; two Decatur County populations last observed in 1993 and 1994 Florida torreya (E,SE) Torreya taxifolia Beech-magnolia forests and mixed hardwoods on middle slopes of steep ravines with nearly permanent seepage (steepheads)

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Winged spike mussel Elliptio nigella Main channels of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers among rocks and muddy sand Plants

Incised groovebur Agrimonia incisa Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Florida anise-tree (SE) Illicium floridanum Moist wooded ravines and seepages along small streams Curtiss loosestrife (ST) Lythrum curtissii Swamps over limestone, boggy open areas in pinelands, shallow water of wet thickets and floodplains, and occasionally in openings along right-of-ways Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps Narrowleaf obedient plant (ST) Physostegia leptophylla Wet muck or peat in shallow water of river swamp openings and in the margins of both fresh and brackish (tidal) marshes Climbing buckthorn (ST) Sageretia minutiflora Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, and evergreen hammocks along streambanks and coastal marshes Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds)

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DEKALB COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Animals

Plants

Flatrock onion (ST) Allium speculae Seepy edges of vegetation mats on outcrops of granitic rock Alexander rock aster Aster avitus Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Plants

Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DODGE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DOOLY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches Harperella (E,SE) Ptilimnium nodosum Seeps on granite outcrops in the Piedmont; wet savannahs, ditches, and peaty fringes of pineland pools and cypress ponds in the Coastal Plain

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DOUGHERTY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Dougherty County 1997-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

American chaffseed (E,SE) Schwalbea americana Mowed or fire-maintained wet grass savannahs in the Coastal Plain; grassy openings in moist oak-pine woods in the Piedmont

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Winged spike mussel Elliptio nigella Main channels of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers among rocks and muddy sand

Plants

Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Highscale shiner (ST) Notropis hypsilepis Blackwater and brownwater streams

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN EARLY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Early County 1997- 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Early County was in the 1940's. Chipola slabshell (T) Elliptio chipolaensis Muddy sand, sandy clay, and silty sand substrates in slow to moderate current Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

American chaffseed (E,SE) Schwalbea americana Fire-maintained wet savannahs in the Coastal Plain (with grass pinks, colic root, huckleberry and gallberry); grassy openings and swales of relict longleaf pine woods in the Piedmont; the known population of this species in Early County has been extirpated Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Plants

Flyr’s brickell-bush Brickellia cordifolia Alabama milkvine (ST) Matelea alabamensis Upper areas of slopes and bluffs and in oak-hickory- mixed hardwood forests Florida willow (SE) Salix floridana In low woods, rocky and gravelly shores, and along stream beds White-topped pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia leucophylla Acid soils of open bogs and on sphagnum mats in light gaps along streams and in red maple-blackgum swamps

Plants

Variable-leaf indian-plantain (ST) Arnoglossum diversifolia Swamps and muddy stream and river banks Baltzell sedge (SE) Carex baltzellii Rich hardwood forests with a beech-southern magnolia canopy and an abundance of wildflowers Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Curtiss loosestrife (ST) Lythrum curtissii Swamps over limestone, boggy open areas in pinelands, shallow water of wet thickets and floodplains, and occasionally in openings along right-of-ways Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps Clearwater butterwort (ST) Pinguicula primuliflora Shallow running water of sandy, clear streams and spring- fed rivulets (spring runs); also along moist streambanks in mats of peat moss Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds)

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN ECHOLS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Animals

Suwannee bass (SR) Micropterus notius Spring, rocky shoals, and blackwater streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN EFFINGHAM COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Effingham County was in 1962-63. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Plants

Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps

Plants

Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN ELBERT COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Animals

Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water Atlantic pigtoe mussel (SE) Fusconaia masoni Savannah pebblesnail Somatogrus tenax

Plants

Oglethorpe oak (ST) Quercus oglethorpensis Mostly in poorly drained heavy clay soils of seasonally wet Piedmont seepage swamps; sometimes in surrounding uplands and on stream terraces Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN EMANUEL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Emanual County was in the 1940's.

Animals

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN EVANS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Active breeding sites found in Evans County since 1990.

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Evans County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Say's spiketail dragonfly Cordulegaster sayi Adults frequent forest edges, openings and fields adjacent to breeding areas; larvae found on decaying leaves within silt-bottomed, trickling hillside seepages within deciduous forests; adults and suitable larval habitat located in Evans County in 1995 Plants

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry

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Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel-rubble- small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers Plants

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Olive darter (ST) Percina squamata Mountain streams Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris Plants

Manhart sedge (ST) Carex manhartii Middle elevation (2000-4000') in slightly acidic to circumneutral soils supporting cove hardwoods of basswood, yellow buckeye, and silverbell

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Blotched chub (ST) Erimystax insignis Large young, juveniles and adults inhabit moderate to swift runs and riffles of unsilted gravel and rubble substrates in medium to large streams (sometimes rivers). Young first occupy shallow areas. Tangerine darter (ST) Percina aurantiaca Mountain streams Dusky darter (SR) Percina sciera Mountain streams

Plants

Fraser sedge (ST) Cymophyllus fraseri Moist mixed hardwood-hemlock ravines, usually with a dense evergreen heath understory of mountain laurel and/or rosebay rhododendron Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains

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Animals

Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN FLOYD COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel-rubble- small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers Cylindrical lioplax (E) Lioplax cyclostomaformis Gill-breathing snail that lives in mud under large rocks in rapid currents over stream and river shoals. Historic population in Armuchee Creek, Floyd County, probably extirpated. Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Coosa moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus parvulus Stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in high quality free-flowing streams and rivers Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high-quality free-flowing streams and rivers Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,ST) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates

Plants

Alabama leather flower (E) Clematis socialis Mesic flats near intermittent creeks where plants are rooted in silty-clay soils of the Conasauga Soil Series. Plants occurs in full sun or partial shade in a grass-sedge-rush community. Mohr's Barbara's buttons (T,ST) Marshallia mohrii Prairie-like grass-sedge communities over seasonally wet sandy clays; also margins of shale-bedded streams Large-flowered skullcap (E,SE) Scutellaria montana Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (E,SE) Xyris tennesseensis Gravelly open, calcareous, seepy margins and wet meadows along spring-fed headwater streams

Animals

Georgia rocksnail Leptoxis downei Shoals, riffles, and reefs of small to large rivers. Historically occurred in upper Coosa River drainage of Georgia and Alabama. Currently known only from Oostanaula River in Floyd County. Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks Whorled sunflower Helianthus verticillatus Moist prairie-like openings in woodlands and along adjacent creeks. Rediscovered in Floyd County in 1994.

Animals

Plants

Limerock arrowwood (SE) Viburnum bracteatum Calcareous bluffs along the Coosa River and on the escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Purple sedge (ST) Carex purpurifera Mixed mesophytic or cove hardwoods with a wide array of canopy species, rich vernal flora, and calcareous soils Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone Royal catchfly (SR) Silene regia Prairies and rocky openings in well-drained calcareous or cherty soils Trailing meadowrue (ST) Thalictrum debile Near streams in rich alluvial soils of forested floodplains over limestone bedrock

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN FORSYTH COUNTY

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Animals

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Animals

Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush.

Plants

Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN FULTON COUNTY

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Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GILMER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Goldline darter (T,ST) Percina aurolineata Main channel of rivers in white-water rapids > 2-3 feet deep Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel-rubble- small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers. In Gilmer County found in (1) Coosawattee R. from Mountaintown Creek upstream to the Ellijay/Cartecay confluence; (2) Ellijay R. upstream to confluence with Turniptown Creek; and (3) Turniptown Creek from confluence with Ellijay R. upstream to its origin. Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,ST) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates Plants

Small whorled pogonia (T,ST) Isotria medeoloides Partially shaded gaps in mixed deciduous-conifer woods with an open understory and sparse herbaceous layer. Red maple, chestnut oak, tuliptree, and white pine or Virginia pine are dominant canopy trees. Two populations were found in the county in 1991. Green pitcher-plant (E,SE) Sarracenia oreophila Open seepy meadows, along sandy flushed banks of streams, and in partially shaded red maple- blackgum low woods or poorly drained oak-pine flatwoods; the known population of this species in Gilmer County has been extirpated

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Olive darter (ST) Percina squamata Mountain streams Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus

Plants

Fort Mountain sedge Carex communis amplisquama Dry rocky areas at high elevations

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Northern star flower (SE) Trientalis borealis Northern hardwood forests at high elevations; associated with mountain maple (Acer spicatum) and holly (Ilex montana)

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GLASCOCK COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GLYNN COUNTY

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Animals

Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters; critical habitat designated from mouth of Altamaha River south to Sebasian Inlet, FL (from shoreline east 5-15 nautical miles) Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Glynn County 1992-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Glynn County 1991-1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (T,ST) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Plants

Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps Pineland plantain Plantago sparsiflora Savannahs, roadsides, and ditches in the Coastal Plain STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Wilson's plover (SR) Charadrius wilsonia Sandy beaches and tidal flats Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast American oystercatcher (SR) Haematopus palliatus Sandy beaches, tidal flats, and salt marshes Least tern (SR) Sterna antillarum Sandy beaches and sandbars Gull-billed tern (ST) Sterna nilotica Nests in colonies on sandy sites; forages over salt marsh, dunes and other grassy areas for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates

Plants

Climbing buckthorn (ST) Sageretia minutiflora Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, and evergreen hammocks along streambanks and coastal marshes Ball-moss (ST) Tillandsia recurvata Branches of live oak in Georgia, especially near the coast

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GORDON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel-rubble- small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Southern acornshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma othcaloogensis High quality upland streams ranging in size from large creeks to small rivers; stable sand/gravel/cobble substrate in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Coosa moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus parvulus Stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in high quality free-flowing streams and rivers Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high-quality free-flowing streams and rivers Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,ST) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates

Plants

Large-flowered skullcap (E,SE) Scutellaria montana Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (E,SE) Xyris tennesseensis Gravelly open, calcareous, seepy margins and wet meadows along spring-fed headwater streams; the known population of this species in Gordon County has been extirpated

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Probably extirpated in Georgia Tennessee heelsplitter Lasmigona holstonia Occasionally in the vicinity of riffles, but may be in backwater areas or poollike habitats (sloughs, small creeks, etc.). Prefers shallow water over fine particle substrates. STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032). Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Trailing meadowrue (ST) Thalictrum debile Near streams in rich alluvial soils of forested floodplains over limestone bedrock

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GRADY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Ochlockonee moccasinshell (E,SE) Medionidus simpsonianus Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Swallow-tailed kite (SR) Elanoides forficatus forficatus River swamps and marshes Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Animals

Least tern (SR) Sterna antillarum Sandy beaches and sandbars One-toed amphiuma (SR) Amphiuma pholeter Muck-bottomed stream floodplains and other mucky habitats Suwannee bass (SR) Micropterus notius Spring, rocky shoals, and blackwater streams Plants

Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GREENE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Greene County 1992- 1993, 1995-1996, and 1998-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN GWINNETT COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. Black-spored quillwort (E,SE) Isoetes melanospora Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. Michaux’s sumac (E,SE) Rhus michauxii Sandy or rocky open woods, usually on ridges with a disturbance history (periodic fire, prior agricultural use, maintained right-of-ways); the known population of this species in Gwinnett County has been extirpated

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus

Plants

Alexander rock aster Aster avitus Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Plants

Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HABERSHAM COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Smooth coneflower (E,SE) Echinacea laevigata Meadows and open woodlands on basic or circumneutral soils; often with eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) and button snakeroot (Eryngium yuccifolium); Habersham County population discovered in 1994. Small whorled pogonia (T,ST) Isotria medeoloides Partially shaded gaps in mixed deciduous-conifer woods with an open understory and sparse herbaceous layer. Red maple, chestnut oak, tuliptree, and white pine or Virginia pine are dominant canopy trees; the known population of this species in Habersham County has been extirpated Persistent trillium (E,SE) Trillium persistens Either in mixed pine-hemlock-hardwood forests (growing with Viola hastata and Rhododendron maximum) or in mixed oak-beech forests; restricted to Tallulah- Tugaloo River system

Animals

Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Green salamander (SR) Aneides aeneus Moist rock crevices Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Highscale shiner (ST) Notropis hypsilepis Blackwater and brownwater streams

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HALL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HANCOCK COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Hancock County 1988-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Animals

Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water

Plants

Alexander rock aster Aster avitus Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Plants

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HARALSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Tallapoosa shiner (SR) Cyprinella gibbsi Sandy/rocky streams Pretty shiner (ST) Lythrurus bellus Sandy pools of brownwater streams Black madtom (SR) Noturus funebris Gravelly/sandy streams, springs

Plants

Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HARRIS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Harris County 1997- 1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Animals

Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding Nevius' stonecrop (ST) Sedum nevii Shallow soil over granitic gneis son steep bluffs along the Chattahoochee River

Plants

Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HART COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. An active eagle nest was located in Hart County in 1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HEARD COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Heard County in 1994 and 1997-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Harper dodder (ST) Cuscuta harperi Parasite usually found on rayless-goldenrod (Chondrophora virgata); rarely parasitic on other herbs found on granite or sandstone outcrops

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HENRY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

Plants

Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN HOUSTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Plants

Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Plants

Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN IRWIN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. No known breeding in historic sites in Irwin County since 1990.

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Irwin County since 1990 Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JACKSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Altamaha shiner (SE) Notropis xaenurus Brownwater streams

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JASPER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Oglethorpe oak (ST) Quercus oglethorpensis Mostly in poorly drained heavy clay soils of seasonally wet Piedmont seepage swamps; sometimes in surrounding uplands and on stream terraces

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Silky morning-glory (SE) Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus Sparsely vegetated, partially shaded outcrops of Altamaha Grit (a course, gritty, sandstone-like hardened clay) Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. An active bald eagle nest was located in Jefferson County in 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Found in Jefferson County October 1997.

Animals

Plants

Carolina bogmint Macbridea carolina Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Plants

Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JENKINS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; active breeding sites found in Jenkins County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN JONES COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

Plants

Bog spicebush Lindera subcoriacea

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LAMAR COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LANIER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Lanier County 1995- 1996. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Lanier County was in the 1930's.

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; no active breeding sites found in Lanier County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LAURENS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Plants

Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LEE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Lee County 1996-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Wagner spleenwort (ST) Asplenium heteroresiliens Marl outcrops, damp limestone ledges, and tabby masonry Boykin lobelia Lobelia boykinii White-topped pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia leucophylla Acid soils of open bogs and on sphagnum mats in light gaps along streams and in red maple-blackgum swamps STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Purple pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia purpurea in the Coastal Plain, in seepy meadows and bogs dominated by peat moss, usually with other pitcherplants; in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on seepy sphagnum mats near streams in thickets of laurel and rhododendron; a reported population in Lee County may have been misidentified Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LIBERTY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Liberty County 1989-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Liberty County 1992-1996. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (E,SE) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Active breeding sites found in Liberty County since 1990. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Velvet sedge (SR) Carex dasycarpa Sandy acid woods of floodplain hammocks and streambanks; also on barrier islands in mature long leaf pine forests Narrowleaf obedient plant (ST) Physostegia leptophylla Wet muck or peat in shallow water of river swamp openings and in the margins of both fresh and brackish (tidal) marshes Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds)

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LINCOLN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active bald eagle nests were located in Lincoln County in 1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding

Animals

Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LONG COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Long County 1993-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Long County in 1995-1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia (Long County) in 1976 Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Long County was in 1979. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; no active breeding sites found in Long County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps Pineland plantain Plantago sparsiflora Savannahs, roadsides, and ditches in the Coastal Plain STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Trailing milkvine (SR) Matelea pubiflora Open deep white sands in association with turkey oak and longleaf pine

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LOWNDES COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Lowndes County 1988-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN LUMPKIN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Holiday darter (ST) Etheostoma brevirostrum Rocky streams

Plants

Manhart sedge (ST) Carex manhartii Middle elevation (2000-4000') in slightly acidic to circumneutral soils supporting cove hardwoods of basswood, yellow buckeye, and silverbell

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Eastern turkeybeard (SR) Xerophyllum asphodeloides Dry oak-hickory forests with a strong pine component due to past fire.

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MACON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates Plants

Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Plants

Ovate catchfly Silene ovata

Plants

Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white-cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MADISON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Atlantic pigtoe mussel (SE) Fusconaia masoni

Animals

Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MARION COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Atlantic white-cedar (SR) Chamaecyparis thyoides Wet sandy terraces along clear streams and in acedic bogs; often with sweet pitcherplant Sandhill golden-aster (ST) Pityopsis pinifolia Fall Line sandhills with open scrub oak-longleaf pine; sometimes in cleared and cut over areas, old fields, maintained rights-of ways, and pine plantations Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MCDUFFIE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in McDuffie County 1998- 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Plants

Carolina bogmint Macbridea carolina

Animals

Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MCINTOSH COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Right whale (E,SE) Balaena glacialis Mate and calve in shallow coastal waters; critical habitat designated from mouth of Altamaha River south to Sebasian Inlet, FL (from shoreline east 5-15 nautical miles) Humpback whale (E,SE) Megaptera novaeangliae Coastal waters during migration West Indian manatee (E,SE) Trichechus manatus Coastal waters, estuaries, and warm water outfalls Piping plover (T,ST) Charadrius melodus Winter on Georgia's coast; prefer areas with expansive sand or mudflats (foraging) in close proximity to a sand beach (roosting) Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources maintains a hack site for eagles in the County. Active eagle nests were located in McIntosh County 1992-1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in McIntosh County 1991-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Bachman’s warbler (E,SE) Vermivora bachmanii Probably extinct; last seen in Georgia in 1976 Loggerhead sea turtle (T,ST) Caretta caretta Nests on Georgia's barrier island beaches; forages in warm ocean waters and river mouth channels Green sea turtle (E,SE) Chelonia mydas Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Leatherback sea turtle (E,SE) Dermochelys coriacea Rarely nests in Georgia; migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Hawksbill sea turtle (E,SE) Eretmochelys imbricata Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Kemp's ridley sea turtle (E,SE) Lepidochelys kempi Migrates through Georgia's coastal waters Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Active breeding site found in McIntosh County since 1990. Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Blackbeard white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Blackbeard and possibly Sapelo Islands nigribarbis Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Wet meadows and salt marshes with stretches of wire grass Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Plants

Radford dicerandra Dicerandra radfordiana Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps

Animals

Wilson’s plover (SR) Charadrius wilsonia Sandy beaches and tidal flats Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast American oystercatcher (SR) Haematopus palliatus Sandy beaches, tidal flats, and salt marshes Least tern (SR) Sterna antillarum Sandy beaches and sandbars Gull-billed tern (ST) Sterna nilotica Nests in colonies on sandy sites; forages over salt marsh, dunes and other grassy areas for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates

Plants

Trailing milkvine (SR) Matelea pubiflora Open deep white sands in association with turkey oak and longleaf pine Narrowleaf obedient plant (ST) Physostegia leptophylla Wet muck or peat in shallow water of river swamp openings and in the margins of both fresh and brackish (tidal) marshes Climbing buckthorn (ST) Sageretia minutiflora Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, and evergreen hammocks along streambanks and coastal marshes

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MERIWETHER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Highscale shiner (ST) Notropis hypsilepis Blackwater and brownwater streams Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps

Plants

Alexander rock aster Aster avitus Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MILLER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Found in Miller County on Mayhaw WMA in 1998.

Plants

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps

Plants

Variable-leaf indian-plantain (ST) Arnoglossum diversifolia Swamps and muddy stream and river banks Curtiss loosestrife (ST) Lythrum curtissii Swamps over limestone, boggy open areas in pinelands, shallow water of wet thickets and floodplains, and occasionally in openings along right-of-ways Buckthorn (SE) Sideroxylon thornei Oak flatwoods where soil normally is saturated for long periods after floods/heavy rain (i.e., calcareous swamps; woods bordering cypress ponds)

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MITCHELL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Georgia blind salamander (ST) Haideotriton wallacei Subterranean waters of upland limestone karst system; restricted to Dougherty Plain region of Georgia Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MONROE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Monroe County 1989-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MORGAN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Morgan County 1994 and 1997. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MURRAY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Murray County 1995-1999 (previously misidentified as being in Gilmer County). Amber darter (E,SE) Percina antesella Gentle riffle areas over sand and gravel substrate that becomes vegetated (primarily with Podostemum) during summer; critical habitat designated in the Conasauga River from the GA/TN border to Tibbs Bridge Conasauga logperch (E,SE) Percina jenkinsi Pool areas with flowing water and substrates of rubble, gravel and sand; spawns seasonally in riffle areas over gravel; critical habitat designated in the Conasauga River from the GA/TN border to GA Hwy 2 Bridge Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel- rubble-small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers. In Murray County found in (1) Holly Creek from its confluence with Rock Creek upstream to its origin, including tributaries; (2) Rock Creek from its confluence with Holly Creek upstream to its origin, including tributaries; (3) Conasauga R. from U.S. Hiway 76 (S.R. 52) upstream to its origin; and (4) Perry Creek from its confluence with Conasuaga R. upstream to its origin. Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Southern acornshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma othcaloogensis High quality upland streams ranging in size from large creeks to small rivers; stable sand/gravel/cobble substrate in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Coosa moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus parvulus Stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in high quality free-flowing streams and rivers Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high- quality free-flowing streams and rivers Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,ST) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates

Painted clubshell Pleurobema chattanoogaense Moderate to high gradient reefs, shoals and riffles of small to large rivers in Coosa River system Georgia pigtoe Pleurobema hanleyanum Moderate to high gradient reefs, shoals and riffles of small to large rivers in Coosa River system Alabama clubshell Pleurobema troshelianum Moderate to high gradient reefs, shoals and riffles of small to large rivers in Coosa River system

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Probably extirpated in Georgia Coldwater darter (ST) Etheostoma ditrema Springs and gravelly streams Trispot darter (ST) Etheostoma trisella Mountain streams Tennessee heelsplitter Lasmigona holstonia Occasionally in the vicinity of riffles, but may be in backwater areas or poollike habitats (sloughs, small creeks, etc.). Prefers shallow water over fine particle substrates.

Plants

Fort Mountain sedge Carex communis amplisquama Dry rocky areas at high elevations Hairy blueberry Vaccinium hirsutum

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Alabama map turtle (SR) Graptemys pulchra Rivers, creeks, and lakes River redhorse (SR) Moxostoma carinatum Mountain streams Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush. Freckled darter (SE) Percina lenticula Fast deep rocky riffles of small to medium streams River darter (SE) Percina shumardi Large to medium rivers, deep chutes and riffles, coarse gravel substrates

Plants

Purple sedge (ST) Carex purpurifera Mixed mesophytic or cove hardwoods with a wide array of canopy species, rich vernal flora, and calcareous soils Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Eastern turkeybeard (SR) Xerophyllum asphodeloides Dry oak-hickory forests with a strong pine component due to past fire.

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN MUSCOGEE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Michaux’s sumac (E,SE) Rhus michauxii Sandy or rocky open woods, usually on ridges with a disturbance history (periodic fire, prior agricultural use, maintained right-of-ways); the known population of this species in Muscogee County has been extirpated Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Winged spike mussel Elliptio nigella Main channels of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers among rocks and muddy sand Lined pocketbook mussel Lampsilis binominata Main channels of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers in stabilized sand and shoals with good current Plants Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding Nevius' stonecrop (ST) Sedum nevii Shallow soil over granitic gneis son steep bluffs along the Chattahoochee River Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN NEWTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Small-headed pipewort Eriocaulon kornickianum Granite outcrops and upland-sandhill-acid seeps

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN OCONEE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Altamaha shiner (SE) Notropis xaenurus Brownwater streams

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN OGLETHORPE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Plants

Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Oglethorpe oak (ST) Quercus oglethorpensis Mostly in poorly drained heavy clay soils of seasonally wet Piedmont seepage swamps; sometimes in surrounding uplands and on stream terraces Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PAULDING COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Cherokee darter (T,ST) Etheostoma scotti Shallow water (0.1-0.5 m) in small to medium warm water creeks (1-15 m wide) with predominantly rocky bottoms. Usually found in sections with reduced current, typically runs above and below riffles and at ecotones of riffles and backwaters.

Animals

Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas.

Plants

Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PEACH COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps

Plants

Atlantic white-cedar (SR) Chamaecyparis thyoides Wet sandy terraces along clear streams and in acedic bogs; often with sweet pitcherplant Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PICKENS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Etowah darter (E,ST) Etheostoma etowahae Shallow riffle habitat, with large gravel, cobble, and small boulder substrates. Usually found in medium and large cool water creeks or small rivers (15-30 m wide) with moderate or high gradients and rocky bottoms. Cherokee darter (T,ST) Etheostoma scotti Shallow water (0.1-0.5 m) in small to medium warm water creeks (1-15 m wide) with predominantly rocky bottoms. Usually found in sections with reduced current, typically runs above and below riffles and at ecotones of riffles and backwaters.

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PIERCE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PIKE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. American chaffseed (E,SE) Schwalbea americana Fire-maintained wet savannahs in the Coastal Plain (with grass pinks, colic root, huckleberry and gallberry); grassy openings and swales of relict longleaf pine woods in the Piedmont; the known population of this species in Pike County has been extirpated

Animals

Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Alexander rock aster Aster avitus

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents

Animals

Plants

Royal catchfly (SR) Silene regia Prairies and rocky openings in well-drained calcareous or cherty soils

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PULASKI COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Plants

Florida willow (SE) Salix floridana In low woods, rocky and gravelly shores, and along stream beds

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN PUTNAM COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Animals

Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN QUITMAN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Flyr’s brickell-bush Brickellia cordifolia

Animals

Peregrine falcon (ST) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Plants

Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN RABUN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Bog turtle (TSA,ST) Clemmys muhlenbergii Bogs, swamps, ponds, and marshy meadows with standing or slow-moving water and soft muddy bottoms. Requires a soft, muddy substrate in which to burrow and grassy, marshy areas with adequate cover (so excluded from closed-canopy streams).

Plants

Swamp pink (T,ST) Helonias bullata Coldwater seepage swamps of the Blue Ridge (mountain bogs) with red maple, tag alder, purple pitcherplant, mountain laurel, and rosebay rhododendron Small whorled pogonia (T,ST) Isotria medeoloides Partially shaded gaps in mixed deciduous-conifer woods with an open understory and sparse herbaceous layer. Red maple, chestnut oak, tuliptree, and white pine or Virginia pine are dominant canopy trees. Two populations were found in the county in 1991, but a third population has been extirpated Persistent trillium (E,SE) Trillium persistens Either in mixed pine-hemlock-hardwood forests (growing with Viola hastata and Rhododendron maximum) or in mixed oak-beech forests; restricted to Tallulah- Tugaloo River system

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Animals

Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits Olive darter (ST) Percina squamata Mountain streams Green salamander (SR) Aneides aeneus Moist rock crevices Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water

Plants

Fort Mountain sedge Carex communis amplisquama Dry rocky areas at high elevations Manhart sedge (ST) Carex manhartii Middle elevation (2000-4000') in slightly acidic to circumneutral soils supporting cove hardwoods of basswood, yellow buckeye, and silverbell Sedge Carex roanensis Fraser loosestrife (SR) Lysimachia fraseri Gravel bars and shrub islands in streams and on sunny, rocky slopes and roadsides Piedmont ragwort (ST) Senecio millefolium Dry granite outcrops and rocky glades in the mountains (above 3000' in Georgia) Oconee-bells (SE) Shortia galacifolia Rich woods along mountain streams, usually growing under Rhododendron maximum and mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Silver shiner (SR) Notropis photogenis Mountain streams Sandbar shiner (SR) Notropis scepticus Mountain streams; brownwater streams Fatlips minnow (SE) Phenacobius crassilabrum Juveniles and adults inhabit runs and riffles of clean gravel, rubble, and boulder. Minnow occupies clear, moderate to high-gradient streams and rivers.

Plants

Wretched sedge (ST) Carex misera High elevations on seepy granitic rock ledges and landslide slopes with northern hardwoods (yellow birch and sugar maple) and understory heaths Fraser sedge (ST) Cymophyllus fraseri Moist mixed hardwood-hemlock ravines, usually with a dense evergreen heath understory of mountain laurel and/or rosebay rhododendron Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains False pimpernel (SE) Lindernia saxicola Damp rock crevices near Tallulah Falls; may be underwater during high water stages Canada burnet (ST) Sanguisorba canadensis Purple pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia purpurea in the Coastal Plain, in seepy meadows and bogs dominated by peat moss, usually with other pitcherplants; in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on seepy sphagnum mats near streams in thickets of laurel and rhododendron Eastern turkeybeard (SR) Xerophyllum asphodeloides Dry oak-hickory forests with a strong pine component due to past fire.

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, TSA = threatened due to similarity of appearance, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN RANDOLPH COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Flyr’s brickell-bush Brickellia cordifolia

Plants

Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines Purple pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia purpurea in the Coastal Plain, in seepy meadows and bogs dominated by peat moss, usually with other pitcherplants; in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on seepy sphagnum mats near streams in thickets of laurel and rhododendron Royal catchfly (SR) Silene regia Prairies and rocky openings in well-drained calcareous or cherty soils

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN RICHMOND COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Atlantic pigtoe mussel (SE) Fusconaia masoni

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding Bog spicebush Lindera subcoriacea Carolina bogmint Macbridea carolina Ocumugee skullcap (ST) Scutellaria ocmulgee forrested terraces, hardwood slopes and riverbanks of tributaries to the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Savannah Rivers Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Atlantic white-cedar (SR) Chamaecyparis thyoides Wet sandy terraces along clear streams and in acedic bogs; often with sweet pitcherplant Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods; a reported population in Richmond County may have been misidentified Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN ROCKDALE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Animals

Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects

Plants

Granite whitlow-grass (SE) Draba aprica Shallow soils on granite outcrops, expecially beneath eastern redcedar Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN SCHLEY COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Harperella (E,SE) Ptilimnium nodosum Seeps on granite outcrops in the Piedmont; wet savannahs, ditches, and peaty fringes of pineland pools and cypress ponds in the Coastal Plain

Animals

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN SCREVEN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Pondberry (E,SE) Lindera melissifolia Shallow depression ponds of sandhills, margins of cypress ponds, and in seasonally wet low areas among bottomland hardwoods Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; no active breeding sites found in Screven County since 1990 Robust redhorse (SE) Moxostoma robustum Medium to large rivers with shallow to deep flowing moderately swift water Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa

Plants

Pondspice (ST) Litsea aestivalis Margins of swamps, cypress ponds, and sandhill depression ponds and in hardwood swamps STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Plants

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN SEMINOLE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Gulf sturgeon (T) Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Jim Woodruff Dam probably prevents access to historic spawning areas in GA Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Chipola slabshell (T) Elliptio chipolaensis Muddy sand, sandy clay, and silty sand substrates in slow to moderate current Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Flyr’s brickell-bush Brickellia cordifolia Harper’s fimbristylis (SE) Fimbristylis perpusilla Muddy bottoms and silty margins of drying pine barren ponds and farm ponds White-topped pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia leucophylla Acid soils of open bogs and on sphagnum mats in light gaps along streams and in red maple-blackgum swamps STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN SPALDING COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Lined pocketbook mussel Lampsilis binominata Main channels of Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers in stabilized sand and shoals with good current

Plants

Alexander rock aster Aster avitus

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN STEPHENS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Smooth coneflower (E,SE) Echinacea laevigata Meadows and open woodlands on basic or circumneutral soils; often with eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) and button snakeroot (Eryngium yuccifolium) Persistent trillium (E,SE) Trillium persistens Either in mixed pine-hemlock-hardwood forests (growing with Viola hastata and Rhododendron maximum) or in mixed oak-beech forests; restricted to Tallulah- Tugaloo River system

Plants

White fringeless orchid (ST) Platanthera integrilabia Red maple-blackgum swamps; also on sandy damp stream margins; or on seepy, rocky, thinly vegetated slopes

Plants

Fraser loosestrife (SR) Lysimachia fraseri Gravel bars and shrub islands in streams and on sunny, rocky slopes and roadsides

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast

Plants

Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Bay star-vine (T) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Georgia rockcress (ST) Arabis georgiana Rocky bluffs and slopes along waterways; also on sandy, eroding riverbanks

Animals

Plants Plumleaf azalea (ST) Rhododendron prunifolium Moist soils of rich hardwood ravines

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN SUMTER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Canby's dropwort (E,SE) Oxypolis canbyi Peaty muck of shallow cypress ponds, wet pine savannahs, and adjacent sloughs and drainage ditches

Plants

Hirst’s panic grass (SE) Panicum hirstii Small seasonally wet ponds, such as limestone depression ponds and shallow cypress ponds. Historic population.

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Plants

Harper’s fimbristylis (SE) Fimbristylis perpusilla Muddy bottoms and silty margins of drying pine barren ponds and farm ponds White-topped pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia leucophylla Acid soils of open bogs and on sphagnum mats in light gaps along streams and in red maple-blackgum swamps

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TALBOT COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; 3 populations in Talbot County observed 1988 and 1995 Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Highscale shiner (ST) Notropis hypsilepis Blackwater and brownwater streams Broadstripe shiner (SR) Pteronotropis euryzonus Gravelly streams

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding

Plants

Atlantic white-cedar (SR) Chamaecyparis thyoides Wet sandy terraces along clear streams and in acedic bogs; often with sweet pitcherplant Sandhill golden-aster (ST) Pityopsis pinifolia Fall Line sandhills with open scrub oak-longleaf pine; sometimes in cleared and cut over areas, old fields, maintained rights-of ways, and pine plantations Croomia (ST) Croomia pauciflora Rich moist deciduous woodlands, ravines, and river bluffs, often with ginseng Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TALIAFERRO COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TATTNALL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Arid pinelands, sandy areas, and dry mountain ridges Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa Say's spiketail dragonfly Cordulegaster sayi Adults frequent forest edges, openings and fields adjacent to breeding areas; larvae found on decaying leaves within silt-bottomed, trickling hillside seepages within deciduous forests; adults and suitable larval habitat located in Tattnall County in 1995

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Ohoopee Dunes wild basil (ST) Calamintha ashei Sanddunes along the Ohoopee River in longleaf pine- scrub oak forests Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit) Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Trailing milkvine (SR) Matelea pubiflora Open deep white sands in association with turkey oak and longleaf pine Purple pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia purpurea in the Coastal Plain, in seepy meadows and bogs dominated by peat moss, usually with other pitcherplants; in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on seepy sphagnum mats near streams in thickets of laurel and rhododendron Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TAYLOR COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Green pitcher-plant (E,SE) Sarracenia oreophila Open seepy meadows, along sandy flushed banks of streams, and in partially shaded red maple- blackgum low woods or poorly drained oak-pine flatwoods; the known population of this species in Taylor County has been extirpated Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; 7 populations occur in Taylor County (most were observed in 1988 or 1991)

Animals

Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Pickering’s morning-glory (ST) Stylisma pickeringii Coarse white sands on sandhills near the Fall Line and on var. pickeringii a few ancient dunes along the Flint and Ohoopee Rivers

Plants

Atlantic white-cedar (SR) Chamaecyparis thyoides Wet sandy terraces along clear streams and in acedic bogs; often with sweet pitcherplant Piedmont water-milfoil (ST) Myriophyllum laxum Sinkholes and other shallow freshwater pools; also sandy clear streams draining spring-fed swamps Sandhill golden-aster (ST) Pityopsis pinifolia Fall Line sandhills with open scrub oak-longleaf pine; sometimes in cleared and cut over areas, old fields, maintained rights-of ways, and pine plantations Dwarf witch-alder (ST) Fothergilla gardenii Low, flat, swampy areas, especially shrub-dominated margins of upland swamps (pocosins), Carolina bays, pitcherplant bogs, wet savannahs, and Atlantic white-cedar swamps Clearwater butterwort (ST) Pinguicula primuliflora Shallow running water of sandy, clear streams and spring- fed rivulets (spring runs); also along moist streambanks in mats of peat moss Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TELFAIR COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Plants

Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TERRELL COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN THOMAS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Thomas County 1996- 1999. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Thomas County 1992-1997. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Ochlockonee moccasinshell (E,SE) Medionidus simpsonianus Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Say's spiketail dragonfly Cordulegaster sayi Adults frequent forest edges, openings and fields adjacent to breeding areas; larvae found on decaying leaves within silt-bottomed, trickling hillside seepages within deciduous forests; last known record in county was in 1904 Plants

White-topped pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia leucophylla Acid soils of open bogs and on sphagnum mats in light gaps along streams and in red maple-blackgum swamps

Animals Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast One-toed amphiuma (SR) Amphiuma pholeter Muck-bottomed stream floodplains and other mucky habitats Suwannee bass (SR) Micropterus notius Spring, rocky shoals, and blackwater streams

Plants

Baltzell sedge (SE) Carex baltzellii Rich hardwood forests with a beech-southern magnolia canopy and an abundance of wildflowers Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TIFT COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Plants

Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TOOMBS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Animals

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Trailing milkvine (SR) Matelea pubiflora Open deep white sands in association with turkey oak and longleaf pine Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TOWNS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Small whorled pogonia (T,ST) Isotria medeoloides Partially shaded gaps in mixed deciduous-conifer woods with an open understory and sparse herbaceous layer. Red maple, chestnut oak, tuliptree, and white pine or Virginia pine are dominant canopy trees. One population was found in the county in 1991. Green pitcher-plant (E,SE) Sarracenia oreophila Open seepy meadows, along sandy flushed banks of streams, and in partially shaded red maple- blackgum low woods or poorly drained oak-pine flatwoods

Animals

Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii Hibernate in caves or mines; little known about feeding habits Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits New England cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis Specimens were collected in Towns County in 1908 Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Parrish crayfish Cambarus parrishi

Plants

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Blotched chub (ST) Erimystax insignis Large young, juveniles and adults inhabit moderate to swift runs and riffles of unsilted gravel and rubble substrates in medium to large streams (sometimes rivers). Young first occupy shallow areas. Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas.

Plants

Biltmore sedge (ST) Carex biltmoreana High elevations on seepy cliff crevices in partial shade to full sun Fringed gentian (ST) Gentianopsis crinita Shallow, near-neutral soils in damp, sunny meadows underlain by magnesium rich rock; often in disturbed grassy areas along roads and powerlines Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Three-toothed cinquefoil (SE) Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Full sun in rock crevices on high elevation mountains and balds

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TREUTLEN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Dissected beardtongue (SR) Penstemon dissectus Dry, open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests or on thin soils near rock outcrops of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TROUP COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Troup County 1990- 1993 and first year nests were located in 1996 and 1997. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Animals

Plants

Bay star-vine (T) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TURNER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN TWIGGS COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Twiggs County 1988-1994. Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN UNION COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. An active eagle nest was located in Union County in 1999. Bog turtle (TSA,ST) Clemmys muhlenbergii Bogs, swamps, ponds, and marshy meadows with standing or slow-moving water and soft muddy bottoms. Requires a soft, muddy substrate in which to burrow and grassy, marshy areas with adequate cover (so excluded from closed-canopy streams).

Plants

Animals

Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii Hibernate in caves or mines; little known about feeding habits Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Rafinesque's big-eared bat (SR) Plecotus rafinesquii Maternity colonies usually in abandoned buildings; little known about feeding habits New England cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis Specimens were collected in Union County in 1908 Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Hellbender (SR) Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Rivers and larger streams with running water and ample shelter, such as large rocks, snags or debris

Plants

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Blotched chub (ST) Erimystax insignis Large young, juveniles and adults inhabit moderate to swift runs and riffles of unsilted gravel and rubble substrates in medium to large streams (sometimes rivers). Young first occupy shallow areas. Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas.

Plants

Purple sedge (ST) Carex purpurifera Mixed mesophytic or cove hardwoods with a wide array of canopy species, rich vernal flora, and calcareous soils Fringed gentian (ST) Gentianopsis crinita Shallow, near-neutral soils in damp, sunny meadows underlain by magnesium rich rock; often in disturbed grassy areas along roads and powerlines Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Three-toothed cinquefoil (SE) Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Full sun in rock crevices on high elevation mountains and balds Northern star flower (SE) Trientalis borealis Northern hardwood forests at high elevations; associated with mountain maple (Acer spicatum) and holly (Ilex montana)

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN UPSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

Fringed campion (E,SE) Silene polypetala Mature hardwood or hardwood-pine forests on river bluffs, small stream terraces, moist slopes and well- shaded ridge crests; one population in Upson County was last located in 1995 Relict trillium (E,SE) Trillium reliquum Hardwood forests; in the Piedmont, found in either in rich ravines or adjacent alluvial terraces with other spring-flowering herbs

Animals

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps Piedmont barren strawberry (ST) Waldsteinia lobata Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WALKER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high-quality free-flowing streams and rivers

Plants

Mohr's Barbara's buttons (T,ST) Marshallia mohrii Prairie-like grass-sedge communities over seasonally wet sandy clays; also along margins of shale-bedded streams; the historic population on Lookout Mountain probably extirpated (last seen at turn of century) Large-flowered skullcap (E,SE) Scutellaria montana Mature oak-pine forests with sparse understory Virginia spirea (T,ST) Spiraea virginiana Streams on gravel bars, rocky ledges and bouldery rubble periodically flushed by high water

Animals

Plants

Fraser loosestrife (SR) Lysimachia fraseri Gravel bars and shrub islands in streams and on sunny, rocky slopes and roadsides Alabama snow-wreath (ST) Neviusia alabamensis On blocky limestone boulders and along limestone- bedded, temporary streams below the sandstone caprock on the Cumberland Plateau in moist hardwood forests of northern sugar maple, Biltmore ash, and chinquapin oak Limerock arrowwood (SE) Viburnum bracteatum Calcareous bluffs along the Coosa River and on the escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau STATE OF GEORGIA ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1: The following species, as well as the Species of Management Concern marked above (SE, ST, SR), are protected by the State. For information on State listed species, contact the GA Department of Natural Resources, GA Natural Heritage Program, 2117 US HWY 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30279 (706-557-3032).

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Pigeon mountain salamander (SR) Plethodon petraeus Moist rocky woods, cave entrances Black darter (SR) Etheostoma duryi Small to medium streams, gravel to cobble bottoms, riffles and pools Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas. Popeye shiner (ST) Notropis ariommus Mountain streams; gravelly streams Dusky darter (SR) Percina sciera Mountain streams

Plants

Purple sedge (ST) Carex purpurifera Mixed mesophytic or cove hardwoods with a wide array of canopy species, rich vernal flora, and calcareous soils Golden seal (SE) Hydrastis canadensis Rich woods and cove forests in the mountains Twinleaf (SE) Jeffersonia diphylla Rich moist deciduous woods over limestone Glade-cress (ST) Leavenworthia exigua exigua Open areas on limestone cedar glades where soil is gravelly and usually <5cm deep; associated with a blue green alga (Nostoc sp.) in wet months Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WALTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Plants

Little amphianthus (T,ST) Amphianthus pusillus Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed.

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Altamaha shiner (SE) Notropis xaenurus Brownwater streams

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WARE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Ware County was in 1972.

Animals

Round-tailed muskrat (ST) Neofiber alleni Bogs and ponds; creates pyramid-shaped nest in vegetation Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Island glass lizard Ophisaurus compressus Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WARREN COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Southeastern American kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breed in open or partly open habitats with scattered trees and in cultivated or urban areas; feed primarily on insects Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa

Plants

Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius Caves used for hibernating, maternity colonies, and summer roosts Atlantic pigtoe mussel (SE) Fusconaia masoni

Plants

Harper dodder (ST) Cuscuta harperi Parasite usually found on rayless-goldenrod (Chondrophora virgata); rarely parasitic on other herbs found on granite or sandstone outcrops Southern marshallia (SR) Marshallia ramosa Open, mixed oak-longleaf pine forests in thin soils on and near rock outcrops, particularly of the Altamaha Formation (Altamaha Grit)

Plants

Bay star-vine (ST) Schisandra glabra Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WAYNE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Kirtland's warbler (E,SE) Dendroica kirtlandii Migrate through Georgia to wintering grounds in the Bahamas Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Plants

Hairy rattleweed (E,SE) Baptisia arachnifera Sandy soils in open pine flatwoods, intensively managed slash pine plantations, and along road and powerline right-of-ways

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Altamaha spinymussel Elliptio spinosa

Plants

Incised groovebur Agrimonia incisa Purple honeycomb head (SR) Balduina atropurpurea Wetter areas of peaty pitcherplant bogs and pine savannahs Alabama milkvine (ST) Matelea alabamensis Upper areas of slopes and bluffs and in oak-hickory- mixed hardwood forests Pineland plantain Plantago sparsiflora Savannahs, roadsides, and ditches in the Coastal Plain

Plants

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WEBSTER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WHEELER COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Shortnose sturgeon (E,SE) Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic seaboard rivers

Plants

Pondberry (E,SE) Lindera melissifolia Shallow depression ponds of sandhills, margins of cypress ponds, and in seasonally wet low areas among bottomland hardwoods

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Plants

Rosemary (ST) Ceratiola ericoides Driest, openly vegetated, scrub oak sandhills and river dunes with deep white sands of the Kershaw soil series Georgia plume (ST) Elliottia racemosa Sand ridges, dry oak ridges, evergreen hammocks, and sandstone outcrops in a variety of sandy soil conditions ranging from moist to very dry Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods Sweet pitcher-plant (SE) Sarracenia rubra Acid soils of open bogs, sandhill seeps, Atlantic white- cedar swamps, wet savannahs, low areas in pine flatwoods, and along sloughs and ditches

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WHITE COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia

Animals

Southern Appalachian eastern woodrat Neotoma floridana haematoreia Rockslides, cliffs, and caves Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams Highscale shiner (ST) Notropis hypsilepis Blackwater and brownwater streams

Plants

Manhart sedge (ST) Carex manhartii Middle elevation (2000-4000') in slightly acidic to circumneutral soils supporting cove hardwoods of basswood, yellow buckeye, and silverbell

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast River redhorse (SR) Moxostoma carinatum Mountain streams

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WHITFIELD COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Gray bat (E,SE) Myotis grisescens Colonies restricted to caves or cave-like habitats; forage primarily over water along rivers or lake shores Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Blue shiner (T,SE) Cyprinella caerulea Medium to large clear cool streams with gravel-rubble- small boulder substrates; found in streams draining into the Coosa and Oostanaula Rivers Amber darter (E,SE) Percina antesella Gentle riffle areas over sand and gravel substrate that becomes vegetated (primarily with Podostemum) during summer; critical habitat designated in the Conasauga River from the GA/TN border to Tibbs Bridge Conasauga logperch (E,SE) Percina jenkinsi Pool areas with flowing water and substrates of rubble, gravel and sand; spawns seasonally in riffle areas over gravel; critical habitat designated in the Conasauga River from the GA/TN border to GA Hwy 2 Bridge Cylindrical lioplax (E) Lioplax cyclostomaformis Gill-breathing snail that lives in mud under large rocks in rapid currents over stream and river shoals. Historic population in Coahulla Creek, Whitfield County, probably extirpated. Upland combshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma metastriata High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Southern acornshell mussel (E,SE) Epioblasma othcaloogensis High quality upland streams ranging in size from large creeks to small rivers; stable sand/gravel/cobble substrate in moderate to swift currents Fine-lined pocketbook mussel (T,ST) Lampsilis altilis High quality, free-flowing rivers and large creeks; stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in moderate to swift currents Alabama moccasinshell mussel (T,ST) Medionidus acutissimus Rivers and large creeks. Prefers stable gravel or sandy gravel substrates. Coosa moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus parvulus Stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrates in high quality free-flowing streams and rivers Southern clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema decisum Rivers of medium size with a moderately high gradient and with areas of stable substrate characterized by sand-gravel sediments Southern pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema georgianum Stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates in high-quality free-flowing streams and rivers Ovate clubshell mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema perovatum High quality, free-flowing large to small rivers and streams in stable gravel and sandy-gravel substrate Triangular kidneyshell mussel (E,SE) Ptychobranchus greeni High quality rivers and large creeks in stable gravel and sandy gravel substrates

Plants

Tennessee yellow-eyed grass (E,SE) Xyris tennesseensis Gravelly open, calcareous, seepy margins and wet meadows along spring-fed headwater streams

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Appalachian Bewick's wren (SR) Thyromanes bewickii altus Dense undergrowth, overgrown fields, thickets, and brush in open or semi-open habitat; feed primarily on insects Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Probably extirpated in Georgia Coldwater darter (ST) Etheostoma ditrema Springs and gravelly streams Trispot darter (ST) Etheostoma trisella Mountain streams Flame chub (SE) Hemitremia flammea Springs and springfed streams Northern pine snake Pituophis m. melanoleucus Tennessee heelsplitter Lasmigona holstonia Occasionally in the vicinity of riffles, but may be in backwater areas or poollike habitats (sloughs, small creeks, etc.). Prefers shallow water over fine particle substrates. Chickamauga crayfish Cambarus extraneus South Chickamauga Creek system streams that drain principally Ordovician and Silurian limestone deposits of the Ridge and Valley province. Collected from pool and riffle areas under rocks, in leaf litter and in concentrations of aquatic vascular plants such as Nasturtium

Animals

Peregrine falcon (SE) Falco peregrinus F. p. anatum nests on cliffs, high hills, or tall buildings; F. p. tundrius primarily seen in Georgia migrating along the coast Alabama map turtle (SR) Graptemys pulchra Rivers, creeks, and lakes Bigeye chub (SR) Hybopsis amblops Rocky pools and over sandy or silty substrates in areas of little or moderate current. Prefer larger creeks and small to medium rivers, usually near riffles and vegetation. Typically absent from large rivers and headwater areas. River redhorse (SR) Moxostoma carinatum Mountain streams Frecklebelly madtom (SE) Noturus munitus Rivers with moderate to swift current over substrates ranging from coarse gravel to boulders, submerged trees, and brush. Freckled darter (SE) Percina lenticula Fast deep rocky riffles of small to medium streams River darter (SE) Percina shumardi Large to medium rivers, deep chutes and riffles, coarse gravel substrates

Plants

Cumberland rose gentian (SR) Sabatia capitata Wet meadows and openings in oak-hickory-pine forests, persisting in maintained rights-of-way and along roadsides in thin soils over sandstone

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WILCOX COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields

Animals

Bachman’s sparrow (SR) Aimophila aestivalis Abandoned fields with scattered shrubs, pines, or oaks Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Striped newt (SR) Notophthalmus perstriatus Dry longleaf pine forests, often associated with upland sand ridges along streams and rivers; breeds in small, shallow, grassy ponds with or without canopy cover; no active breeding sites found in Wilcox County since 1990 Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito

Animals

Redeye chub (SR) Notropis harperi Springs and small streams

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WILKES COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas throughout Georgia. Active eagle nests were located in Wilkes County 1993-1996. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Plants

Shoals spider-lily (SE) Hymenocallis coronaria Major streams and rivers in rocky shoals and in cracks of exposed bedrock; plants can be completely submerged during flooding

Plants

Granite whitlow-grass (SE) Draba aprica Shallow soils on granite outcrops, expecially beneath eastern redcedar Indian olive (ST) Nestronia umbellula Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine Oglethorpe oak (ST) Quercus oglethorpensis Mostly in poorly drained heavy clay soils of seasonally wet Piedmont seepage swamps; sometimes in surrounding uplands and on stream terraces Granite rock stonecrop (ST) Sedum pusillum Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WILKINSON COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh

Animals

Plants

Silky camellia (SR) Stewartia malacodendron Understory of rich wooded bluffs and ravine slopes; also on edge of transition zone between sandhills and creek swamps

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000 LISTED SPECIES IN WORTH COUNTY

FEDERAL ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES1

Animals

Bald eagle (T,SE) Haliaeetus leucocephalus Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia Wood stork (E,SE) Mycteria americana Primarily feed in fresh and brackish wetlands and nest in cypress or other wooded swamps. Active rookeries were located in Worth County 1996-1999. Red-cockaded woodpecker (E,SE) Picoides borealis Nest in mature pine with low understory vegetation (<1.5m); forage in pine and pine hardwood stands >30 years of age, preferably >10" dbh Eastern indigo snake (T,ST) Drymarchon corais couperi During winter, den in xeric sandridge habitat preferred by gopher tortoises; during warm months, forage in creek bottoms, upland forests, and agricultural fields Flatwoods salamander (T,SR) Ambystoma cingulatum Adults and subadults are fossorial; found in open mesic pine/wiregrass flatwoods dominated by longleaf or slash pine and maintained by frequent fire. During breeding period, which coincides with heavy rains from Oct.-Dec., move to isolated, shallow, small, depressions (forested with emergent vegetation) that dry completely on a cyclic basis. Last breeding record for Worth County was in 1962. Fat three-ridge mussel (E,SE) Amblema neislerii Main channels of small to large rivers with slow to moderate currents, in substrates ranging from gravel to a rocky rubble mixture of sand and sandy mud to a mixture of sand, sandy/clay substrates Purple bankclimber mussel (T,ST) Elliptoideus sloatianus Main channels of ACF basin rivers in moderate currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates Shiny-rayed pocketbook mussel (E,SE) Lampsilis subangulata Medium creeks to the mainstems of rivers with slow to moderate currents over sandy substrates and associated with rock or clay Gulf moccasinshell mussel (E,SE) Medionidus penicillatus Medium streams to large rivers with slight to moderate current over sand and gravel substrates; may be associated with muddy sand substrates around tree roots Oval pigtoe mussel (E,SE) Pleurobema pyriforme River tributaries and main channels in slow to moderate currents over silty sand, muddy sand, sand, and gravel substrates

Plants

American chaffseed (E,SE) Schwalbea americana Fire-maintained wet savannahs in the Coastal Plain (with grass pinks, colic root, huckleberry and gallberry); grassy openings and swales of relict longleaf pine woods in the Piedmont; the known population of this species in Worth County has been extirpated Cooley meadowrue (E,SE) Thalictrum cooleyi On fine sandy loam in open, seasonally wet mixed pine- hardwoods and in adjacent wet savannahs; in Georgia, may be restricted to roadsides and powerline right-of-ways

Animals

Gopher tortoise (ST) Gopherus polyphemus Well drained, sandy soils in forest and grassy areas; associated with pine overstory, open understory with grass and forb groundcover, and sunny areas for nesting Alligator snapping turtle (ST) Macroclemys temminckii Rivers, lakes, and large ponds near stream swamps Florida gopher frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher tortoise or crawfish burrows Carolina gopher frog Rana areolata capito Bluestripe shiner (ST) Cyprinella callitaenia Brownwater streams

Plants

Animals

Barbour's map turtle (ST) Graptemys barbouri Rivers and creeks in the Apalachicola River drainage

Plants

Parrot pitcher-plant (ST) Sarracenia psittacina Acid soils of open bogs, wet savannahs, and low areas in pine flatwoods

1 Key to notations: E = endangered, T = threatened, and R = rare. The SE, ST, and SR indicate species also listed by the State of Georgia as endangered, threatened, and rare, respectively.

Updated May 2000