Effective April 15, 2009 - List is subject to revision For a complete list of Tennessee's Rare and Endangered Species, visit the Natural Areas website at http://tennessee.gov/environment/na/ Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Plants and Aquatic Animals with Protected Status State Federal Type Class Order Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Habit Amphibian Amphibia Anura Gyrinophilus gulolineatus Berry Cave Salamander T Amphibian Amphibia Anura Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander T Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus bouchardi Big South Fork Crayfish E Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus cymatilis A Crayfish E Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus deweesae Valley Flame Crayfish E Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus extraneus Chickamauga Crayfish T Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus obeyensis Obey Crayfish T Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus pristinus A Crayfish E Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Cambarus williami "Brawley's Fork Crayfish" E Crustacean Malacostraca Decapoda Fallicambarus hortoni Hatchie Burrowing Crayfish E Crustacean Malocostraca Decapoda Orconectes incomptus Tennessee Cave Crayfish E Crustacean Malocostraca Decapoda Orconectes shoupi Nashville Crayfish E LE Crustacean Malocostraca Decapoda Orconectes wrighti A Crayfish E Fern and Fern Ally Filicopsida Polypodiales Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Shield Fern T Bogs Fern and Fern Ally Filicopsida Polypodiales Dryopteris cristata Crested Shield-Fern T FACW, OBL, Bogs Fern and Fern Ally Filicopsida Polypodiales Trichomanes boschianum Bristle-fern T OBL, Rocky seeps Fern and Fern Ally Lycopodiopsida Isoetales Isoetes melanopoda Blackfoot Quillwort E OBL, Wet fields Fern and Fern Ally Lycopodiopsida Isoetales Isoetes tennesseensis Hiwassee Quillwort E OBL, Rocky riverbanks Fern and Fern Ally Lycopodiopsida Lycopodiales Lycopodiella alopecuroides Foxtail Clubmoss T OBL, Wet acidic barrens Fern and Fern Ally Filicopsida Polypodiales Thelypteris simulata Bog Fern E-P FACW, Acidic marshes and bogs Fish Actinopterygii Acipenseriformes Acipenser fulvescens Lake Sturgeon E Fish Actinopterygii Acipenseriformes Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid Sturgeon E LE Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker T Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinella caerulea Blue Shiner E LT Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinella monacha Spotfin Chub T LT,XN, PXN Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Erimonax monachus Spotfin Chub T LT Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Erimystax cahni Slender Chub T LT Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Fundulus julisia Barrens Topminnow E Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Notropis albizonatus Palezone Shiner LE Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Notropis buccatus Silverjaw Minnow T Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Phoxinus cumberlandensis Blackside Dace T LT Fish Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Phoxinus saylori Laurel Dace E State Federal Type Class Order Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Habit Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Ammocrypta clara Western Sand Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma aquali Coppercheek Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma boschungi Slackwater Darter T LT Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma brevirostrum Holiday (=ellijay) Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma cinereum Ashy Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma corona Crown Darter E Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma ditrema Coldwater Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma forbesi Barrens Darter E Etheostoma blennioides Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes gutselli Tuckasegee Darter E Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma percnurum Duskytail Darter E LE,XN Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma pseudovulatum Egg-mimic Darter E Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma sp. D Jewel Darter (Doration) E LE Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma striatulum Striated Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma susanae Cumberland Johnny Darter E Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma trisella Trispot Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Etheostoma wapiti Boulder Darter E LE, XN Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Percina antesella Amber Darter E LE Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Percina jenkinsi Conasauga (=reticulate) Logperch E LE Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Percina macrocephala Longhead Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Percina tanasi Snail Darter T LT Fish Actinopterygii Perciformes Percina williamsi Sickle Darter T Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus baileyi Smoky Madtom E LE,XN Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus sp. 4 Chucky Madtom E Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus sp. 3 Saddled Madtom T Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus flavipinnis Yellowfin Madtom E LT,XN Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus munitus Frecklebelly Madtom T Fish Actinopterygii Siluriformes Noturus stanauli Pygmy Madtom E LE Flowering Plant Liliopsida Alismatales Sagittaria brevirostra Short-beaked Arrrowhead T OBL, Swamps and floodplains Flowering Plant Liliopsida Alismatales Sagittaria graminea Grassleaf Arrowhead T OBL, Ponds and stream margins Flowering Plant Liliopsida Arales Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk-cabbage E OBL, Swamps and bogs OBL, Margins of ponds, bogs, and Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cummelinales Xyris ambigua Coastal Plain Yelow-eyed Grass E ditches Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cummelinales Xyris fimbriata Fringed Yellow-eyed Grass E OBL, Acidic ponds State Federal Type Class Order Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Habit Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cummelinales Xyris laxifolia var. iridifolia Wide-leaved Yellow-eyed Grass T Pond margins and marshes Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cummelinales Xyris tennesseensis Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass E LE Seeps, Springs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex alopecoidea Foxtail Sedge E-P Wet meadows and swamps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex barrattii Barratt's sedge E OBL, swamps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex bromoides ssp. montana Blue Ridge Brome Sedge T FACW, mountain bogs and seeps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge T OBL, Swamps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex chapmanii Chapman's Sedge T FACW, wet woods Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex comosa Bristly Sedge T OBL, swamps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex lacustris Lake-bank Sedge T OBL, alluvial woods Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex muskingumensis Muskingum Sedge E-P OBL, wet woods OBL, Alluvial forests and upland Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex pellita Wooly Sedge E pastures Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex sterilis Sterile Sedge E-P OBL, wet calcareous woods Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Carex utriculata Beaked Sedge T OBL, acidic swamps Dichanthelium ensifolium ssp. Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales curtifolium Short-Leaved Panic Grass E Boggy areas Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Eleocharis equisetoides Horse-tail Spike-rush E OBL, Pond edges and open wetlands Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Eleocharis intermedia Matted Spike-Rush E FACW, Wet areas Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cotton-grass E OBL, Bogs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Fimbristylis puberula Hairy Fimbristylis T OBL, Wet prairies and woods Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Glyceria nubigena Smoky Mountains Mannagrass T OBL, Mountain Balds and open seeps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Muhlenbergia torreyana Torrey's Dropseed E FACW, Oak barren bogs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora alba White Beakrush E-P OBL, Bogs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora capillacea Horned Beakrush E-P OBL, Limestone creek banks Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora chalarocephala Loose-headed Beakrush T OBL, Wet Barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora latifolia Giant White-Top Sedge E-P FACW+, Wet Barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora perplexa Obscure Beak-rush T OBL, Marshes, wet barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora rariflora Few-flowered Beak-rush E OBL, Swamps and bogs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Rhynchospora wrightiana Wright's Beakrush E-P OBL, Wet pine barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Cyperales Trichophorum cespitosum Tufted Club-rush E Mountain Bogs Flowering Plant Liliopsida Eriocaulales Eriocaulon decangulare Ten-angle Pipewort E OBL, Acidic wetlands State Federal Type Class Order Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Habit Flowering Plant Liliopsida Eriocaulales Lachnocaulon anceps Bog-buttons E-P OBL, Acidic open wetlands Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Heteranthera limosa Blue Mud-plantain T OBL, Mud flats Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Iris brevicaulis Lamance Iris E OBL, Bottomlands Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Iris fulva Copper Iris T OBL, Bottomlands Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Iris prismatica Slender Blue Flag Iris T OBL, Wet barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina Redroot E OBL, Acidic wetlands and barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Lilium canadense Canada Lily T FAC/FACW, Rich woods and seeps Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Melanthium virginicum Virginia Bunchflower E OBL, Wet woods and fields Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Schoenolirion croceum Yellow Sunnybell T OBL, Wet areas in glades Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Triantha racemosa Coastal False-asphodel E OBL, Wet barrens Flowering Plant Liliopsida Liliales Zigadenus leimanthoides Death-camas