List of Animal Species of Special Emphasis
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| Scientific Name | Common Name(s) | Global | Federal | NY Rank | NY Stat. | NJ Rank | NJ Stat. | BW # Rank |
| VASCULAR PLANTS | ||||||||
| (grouped by division, class and family) | ||||||||
| PTERIDOPHYTES (Ferns and Fern Allies) | ||||||||
| Adiantaceae (Cliff Ferns): | ||||||||
| Cheilanthes lanosa | hairy lipfern | G5 | SX | V | S2 | BWH | ||
| Cryptogramma stelleri | slender rock-brake | G5 | C | SH.1 | E | BW2BW3 | ||
| Pellaea glabella | smooth cliff-brake | G5 | S2 | T | BW1 | |||
| Vittaria appalachiana | Appalachian vittaria | G4 | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | ||
| Aspleniaceae (True Ferns): | ||||||||
| Asplenium bradleyi | Bradley's spleenwort | G4 | SH | V | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Asplenium montanum | mountain spleenwort | G5 | S2 | T | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Asplenium pinnatifidum | lobed spleenwort | G4 | SR | U | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Athyrium pycnocarpon | glade fern | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4 | ||
| Cystopteris protrusa | lowland fragile fern | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Dryopteris fragrans | fragrant cliff wood-fern | G5 | S1 | T | NA | BW1 | ||
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris | oak fern | G5 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family): | ||||||||
| Equisetum pratense | meadow horsetail | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Equisetum variegatum | variegated horsetail | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Isoetaceae (Quillwort Family): | ||||||||
| Isoetes lacustris | lake quillwort | G4G5 | S3 | R | S1.1 | E | BW1 | |
| Isoetes melanopoda | black-based quillwort | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss Family): | ||||||||
| Lycopodium annotinum | stiff club-moss | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Lycopodiella caroliniana (=Psuedolycopodiella caroliniana) | Carolina club-moss | G4 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue Family): | ||||||||
| Botrychium multifidum | leathery grape-fern | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4 | ||
| Botrychium oneidense | blunt-lobed grape-fern | G4? | S1S3 | V | S2 | BW2? | ||
| Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass Family): | ||||||||
| Lygodium palmatum | climbing fern | G4 | S1 | E | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Schizaea pusilla | curly-grass fern | G3 | 3C | S1 | E | S3 | LP | BW3 |
| GYMNOSPERMS (Cone-bearing Plants) | ||||||||
| Cupressaceae (Cypress Family): | ||||||||
| Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic white cedar | G4 | S3 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Thuja occidentalis | northern white cedar | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Pinaceae (Pine Family): | ||||||||
| Pinus pungens | table mountain pine | G4 | NA | S1.1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Pinus virginiana | Virginia pine | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW3 | ||
| ANGIOSPERMS (Flowering Plants): | ||||||||
| MONOCOTYLEDONEAE (Monocots): | ||||||||
| Alismataceae (Water-plantain Family): | ||||||||
| Alisma triviale | large water-plantain | G5T5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Sagittaria australis | southern arrowhead | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa (= S. spatulata) | spongy or tidal arrowhead | G5T4 | S2 | R | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Sagittaria subulata | strap-leaf arrowhead | G4 | S3 | U | S2 | BW3 | ||
| Sagittaria teres | quill-leaf arrowhead | G3 | S1 | E | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Araceae (Arum Family): | ||||||||
| Orontium aquaticum | golden club | G5 | S2 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family): | ||||||||
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio spiderwort | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Cyperaceae (Sedge Family): | ||||||||
| Carex abscondita | thicket sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Carex albicans var. emmonsii (=C. emmonsii) | Emmons' sedge | G5T5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Carex amphibola var. amphibola | narrow-leaved sedge | G5T4 | SH | U | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Carex argyrantha | hay sedge | G5 | S2 | U | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Carex backii | Back's sedge | G4 | S2 | T | SH.1 | E | BW1 | |
| Carex barrattii | Barratt's sedge | G4 | 3C | S1 | E | S4 | LP | BW2BW3 |
| Carex bicknellii | Bicknell's sedge | G5 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Carex brunnescens | brownish sedge | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex bullata | button sedge | G5 | S1 | T | S5 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex bushii | Bush's sedge | G4 | S3 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Carex collinsii | Collins' sedge | G4 | S1S2 | R | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Carex complanata | hirsute sedge | G5 | S1? | R | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Carex conjuncta | soft fox sedge | G4G5 | S1? | U | S4 | BW2BW3 | ||
| Carex cumulata | clustered sedge | G4? | S2S3 | R | SH | E | BW2 | |
| Carex davisii | Davis' sedge | G4 | S1 | R | BW2? | |||
| Carex deweyana | Dewey's sedge | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Carex flaccosperma var. glaucodea | gray-green sedge | G5T5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex formosa | handsome sedge | G4 | C2 | S2S3 | R | S1.1 | E | BW1 |
| Carex frankii | Frank's sedge | G5 | S1 | U | S3 | BW1 | ||
| Carex gravida | heavy sedge | G5 | S1 | R | BW1 | |||
| Carex haydenii | cloud sedge | G5 | S1 | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Carex hitchcockiana | Hitchcock's sedge | G5 | S2 | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Carex hormathodes | necklace sedge | G4G5 | S2S3 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Carex limosa | mud sedge | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Carex lupuliformis | false hop sedge | G3? | S3 | R | S1 | BW2 | ||
| Carex mesochorea | midland sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | SH | BW1 | ||
| Carex mitchelliana | Mitchell's sedge | G3G4 | S2 | E | S2 | BW1BW2 | ||
| Carex polymorpha | variable sedge | G2G3 | C2 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 |
| Carex pseudocyperus | cyperus-like sedge | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Carex retroflexa | reflexed sedge | G5 | S1 | U | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Carex rostrata | beaked-sedge | G5 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Carex seorsa | weak stellate sedge | G4 | S2 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex siccata (=C. foenea) | dry-spiked sedge | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex straminea | straw sedge | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW2BW3 | ||
| Carex striatula | lined sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | C | BW1BW2? | ||
| Carex styloflexa | bent sedge | G4G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Carex tuckermanii | Tuckerman's sedge | G4 | C | SH | E | BW3? | ||
| Carex typhina | cat-tail sedge | G5 | S2 | R | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Carex venusta var. minor | small graceful sedge | G4T3T4 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Carex willdenowii | Willdenow's sedge | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Cyperus echinatus | globose flatsedge | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW4? | ||
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | red-rooted flatsedge | G5 | S3 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Cyperus flavescens var. flavescens | yellow umbrella-sedge | G?T? | S1 | U | C | BW2? | ||
| Cyperus houghtonii | Houghton's umbrella-sedge | G4? | S3 | R | SRF | BW2 | ||
| Cyperus lancastriensis | Lancaster flatsedge | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BW1? | ||
| Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus | hop sedge | G5T? | S2 | U | NA | BW1 | ||
| Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis | coast flatsedge | G5T5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Cyperus refractus | reflexed flatsedge | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Cyperus retrofractus | rough flatsedge | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Cyperus retorsus | retrorse flatsedge | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3? | ||
| Cyperus schweinitzii | Schweinitz's flatsedge | G5 | S2 | R | SE | BW1 | ||
| Eleocharis brittonii | Britton's spikerush | G4G5 | NA | S1.1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Eleocharis elliptica var. pseudoptera | slender spikerush | G5T? | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Eleocharis engelmannii | Engelmann's spikerush | G5 | S1 | E | SU | BW1 | ||
| Eleocharis equisetoides | knotted spikerush | G4 | S2 | T | SH | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Eleocharis fallax | creeping spikerush | G4G5 | S1 | R | SU | BW2? | ||
| Eleocharis halophila | salt-marsh spikerush | G4 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Eleocharis melanocarpa | black-fruited spikerush | G4 | S3 | U | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Eleocharis obtusa var. ovata | blunt spikerush | G5T4Q | S1S2 | R | C | BW2 | ||
| Eleocharis quadrangulata | angled spikerush | G4 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa | spikerush | G5T3T5 | NA | S1.1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Eleocharis tortilis | twisted spikerush | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1? | |
| Eleocharis tricostata | three-ribbed spikerush | G4 | S1 | T | S4 | BW2 | ||
| Eleocharis tuberculosa | long-tubercled spikerush | G5 | S2 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Eriophorum gracile | slender cottongrass | G5 | C | SH | E | BW4 | ||
| Eriophorum tenellum | rough cottongrass | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Eriophorum vaginatum ssp. spissum | sheathed cottongrass | G5T5 | C | SH.1 | E | BW2BW3? | ||
| Fimbristylis castanea | marsh fimbry | G5 | S2 | T | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Fuirena squarrosa | hairy umbrella-sedge | G4G5 | SR | U | S3 | BW1BW2 | ||
| Hemicarpha micrantha | dwarf bullrush | G4 | S1 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Lipocarpha micrantha | dwarf bullrush | G4 | S1 | R | BW1 | |||
| Rhynchospora filifolia | thread-leaved beaked rush | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Rhynchospora globularis | grass-like beaked rush | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Rhynchospora glomerata | clustered beaked rush | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BWH | ||
| Rhynchospora inundata | horned beaked rush | G4 | S1 | E | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Rhynchospora knieskernii | Knieskern's beaked rush | G1 | T | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Rhynchospora microcephala | small-headed beaked rush | G? | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Rhynchospora nitens (=Psilocarya nitens) | short-beaked bald-rush | G4 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Rhynchospora pallida | pale beaked rush | G3 | SX | U | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Rhynchospora rariflora | rare-flowering beaked rush | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Rhynchospora scirpoides (=Psilocarya scirpoides) | long-beaked bald-rush | G4 | S3 | R | S2 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Scirpus novae-angliae (=S. cylindricus) | cylindrical-headed bulrush | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Scirpus georgianus | Georgia bullrush | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW1 | ||
| Scirpus longii | Long's bulrush | G2 | C2 | SX | U | S2 | E(LP) | BW1 |
| Scirpus maritimus | saltmarsh bulrush | G5 | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 | |
| Scirpus torreyi | Torrey's bulrush | G5? | C | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Scleria minor | slender nutrush | G4 | S1 | E | S4 | LP | BW3 | |
| Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana | few-flowered nutrush | G5T4T5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Scleria reticularis var. pubescens | nutrush | G5TU | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Scleria reticularis var. reticularis | reticulated nutrush | G3G4T3T4 | S3 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Scleria triglomerata | whip nutrush | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Scleria verticillata | whorled or low nutrush | G5 | S1 | E | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort Family): | ||||||||
| Eriocaulon parkeri | Parker's pipewort | G3 | 3C | SX | U | S2 | BW2 | |
| Iridaceae (Iris Family): | ||||||||
| Iris prismatica | slender blue flag | G4G5 | S2 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Juncaceae (Rush Family): | ||||||||
| Juncus ambiguus (=J. bufonius var. halophilus) | toad rush | G5T? | S1 | U | NA | BW1? | ||
| Juncus brachycarpus | short-fruited rush | G4G5 | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 | |
| Juncus caesariensis | New Jersey rush | G2 | C2 | NA | S2 | E (LP) | BW1 | |
| Juncus coriaceus | leathery rush | G5 | SRF | U | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Juncus debilis | weak rush | G5 | S1 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Juncus elliottii | Elliott's rush | G4G5 | NA | SH.1 | E | BWH | ||
| Juncus subcaudatus | woods-rush | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's rush | G5 | C | SU | BW3BW4 | |||
| Juncus trifidus | highland rush | G5 | S2 | T | NA | BW1 | ||
| Luzula acuminata | hairy woodrush | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Lemnaceae (Duckweed Family): | ||||||||
| Lemna perpusilla | minute duckweed | G5 | SH | U | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Lemna valdiviana | pale duckweed | G5 | SH | U | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Wolffia papulifera (= W. brasiliensis) | pointed watermeal | G5 | S2? | E | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Wolffiella floridana | Florida bogmat | G? | NA | S1 | E | BWH | ||
| Liliaceae (Lily Family): | ||||||||
| Aletris farinosa | stargrass | G5 | S2 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Chamaelirium luteum | blazing-star, devils' bit | G5 | S2 | R | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Helonias bullata | swamp pink | G3 | T | SX | U | S3 | E(LP) | BW1 |
| Melanthium virginicum | Virginia bunchflower | G5 | SH | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Narthecium americanum | bog asphodel | G2 | C1 | SRF | U | S2 | E(LP) | BW1 |
| Smilacina trifolia | three-leaved solomon's-seal | G5 | C | S1 | BW3 | |||
| Streptopus roseus | rosy twisted-stalk bellwort | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4 | ||
| Tofieldia racemosa | false asphodel | G5 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | ||
| Uvularia puberula var. nitida | pine barren bellwort | G5T3 | S1 | E | S2 | E | BW1 | |
| Zigadenus leimanthoides | death-camus | G4Q | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Orchidaceae (Orchid Family): | ||||||||
| Aplectrum hyemale | puttyroot | G5 | S1 | V | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Arethusa bulbosa | swamp pink | G4 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Cleistes divaricata | spreading pogonia | G4 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BWH | ||
| Cypripedium arietinum | ram's-head lady's-slipper | G3 | S2 | T | SRF | BW1 | ||
| Isotria medeoloides | small whorled pogonia | G2G3 | E | SH | V | S1 | E | BWH/BWO |
| Liparis lilifolia | large twayblade | G5 | S2 | R | C | BW3? | ||
| Listera australis | southern twayblade | G4 | S1S2 | R | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Malaxis bayardii | Bayard's malaxis | G2? | S1 | V | NA | BW1 | ||
| Malaxis monophyllos | white adder's-mouth | G5 | C | SH | E | BW3? | ||
| Platanthera ciliaris | orange fringed orchid | G5 | S1 | T | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Platanthera cristata | crested yellow orchid | G5 | S1 | T | S3 | LP | BW2 | |
| Platanthera flava var. herbiola | tubercled rein orchid | G4T4Q | 3C | S5 | V | S2 | BW3 | |
| Platanthera hookeri | Hooker's orchid | G5 | S1S2 | U | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Platanthera integra | yellow fringeless orchid | G4 | 3C | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Platanthera nivea | snowy orchid | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Platanthera peramoena | purple fringeless orchid | G5 | 3C | SRF | V | SH | E | BWH |
| Spiranthes laciniata | lace-lip ladies'-tresses | G4G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Spiranthes odorata | fragrant ladies'-tresses | G5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Spiranthes vernalis | grassleaf ladies'-tresses | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Tipularia discolor | cranefly orchid | G4G5 | S1 | T | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Triphora trianthophora | three birds orchid | G4 | S1 | V | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Poaceae (Grass Family): | ||||||||
| Amphicarpum purshii | peanut grass | G4 | S1 | U | NA? | BW1 | ||
| Aristida basiramea var. curtissii | Curtis' three-awned grass | G5T4T5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Bouteloua curtipendula | side-oats gramma grass | G5 | S1 | E | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Calamagrostis pickeringii | Pickering's reedgrass | G4 | S3 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Calamovilfa brevipilis | pine barren reedgrass | G4 | 3C | NA | S4 | LP | BW3 | |
| Coelorachis rugosa | wrinkled jointgrass | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Diarrhena obovata | beakgrass | G? | S1 | U | NA | BW1 | ||
| Digitaria filiformis | slender crabgrass | G5 | S2 | R | SU | BW2BW3? | ||
| Dichanthelium aciculare | bristling witchgrass | G4G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Dichanthelium boreale | northern witchgrass | G5 | S3 | U | S1 | E | BW2? | |
| Dichanthelium scabriusculum | sheathed witchgrass | G4 | S1 | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Dichanthelium scoparium | velvet witchgrass | G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Dichanthelium wrightianum | Wright's witchgrass | G4 | S1S2 | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Diplachne maritima | saltpond grass | G5T3 | S1 | U | S2 | BW1? | ||
| Elymus trachycaulus | slender wheatgrass | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Glyceria grandis | American mannagrass | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Gymnopogon brevifolius | short-leaved skeleton grass | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Muhlenbergia capillaris | long-awned smoke grass | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Muhlenbergia torreyana | pine barren smoke grass | G3 | 3C | SX | U | S3 | LP | BW2 |
| Panicum hirstii | Hirst's panic grass | G1 | C2 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Paspalum laeve var. pilosum | field beadgrass | G5T? | S1 | U | SU | BW1? | ||
| Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum | slender beadgrass | G5T5 | S2 | U | SU | BW2? | ||
| Poa autumnalis | autumn bluegrass | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Poa paludigena | bog bluegrass | G3 | C2 | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | |
| Puccinellia fernaldii | Fernald's meadow grass | G? | NA | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Sacciolepis striata | American cupscale | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Sphenopholis pensylvanica | swamp oats | G4 | S1 | U | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Sporobolus neglectus | puff-sheathed dropseed | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Tridens flavus var. chapmanii | Chapman's redtop | G5T? | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Tripsacum dactyloides | gamma grass | G5 | S2 | U | C | BW3? | ||
| Vulpia elliotea | squirrel fescue | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Pontedariaceae (Pickerelweed Family): | ||||||||
| Heteranthera reniformis | kidneyleaf mud-plantain | G5 | S3 | R | BW3? | |||
| Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed Family): | ||||||||
| Potamogeton alpinus | northern pondweed | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Potamogeton confervoides | algae-like pondweed | G3G4 | C2 | S2 | R | S2 | E | BW2 |
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois pondweed | G5 | C? | S1 | E | BW2? | ||
| Potamogeton obtusifolius | obtuse-leaved pondweed | G5 | C | SH.1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Potamogeton praelongus | white-stem pondweed | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW2? | ||
| Potamogeton pulcher | spotted pondweed | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3? | ||
| Potamogeton richardsonii | Richardson's pondweed | G5 | C | SH | E | BW4 | ||
| Potamogeton robbinsii | Robbins' pondweed | G5 | C | S2 | E | BW4 | ||
| Potamogeton vaseyi | Vasey's pondweed | G4 | C | SH.1 | BW4 | |||
| Scheuchzeriaceae (Arrow-grass Family): | ||||||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris | pod-grass | G5 | S3 | U | SH | E | BWH? | |
| Triglochin maritimum | sea-side arrow-grass | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1BW2 | ||
| Smilacaceae (Greenbrier Family): | ||||||||
| Smilax pseudochina | false china-root | G4G5 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta | Jacob's ladder | G4G5 | S1 | E | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Sparganiaceae (Bur-reed Family): | ||||||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | narrow-leaved bur-reed | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass Family): | ||||||||
| Xyris caroliniana | sand yellow-eyed grass | G4G5 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | ||
| Xyris fimbriata | fringed yellow-eyed grass | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Xyris jupicai | Richard's yellow-eyed grass | G5 | NA | SH | BW1 | |||
| Xyris montana | northern yellow-eyed grass | G4 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Zosteraceae (Pondweed Family): | ||||||||
| Zostera marina | eelgrass | G5 | C | C | BW5 | |||
| DICOTYLEDONEAE (Dicots): | ||||||||
| Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family): | ||||||||
| Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis | Carolina petunia | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Aizoaceae (Carpet-weed Family): | ||||||||
| Sesuvium maritimum | seabeach purslane | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW2? | ||
| Amaranthaceae (Amaranthus Family): | ||||||||
| Amaranthus pumilus | seabeach amaranth | G2 | T | S1 | U | SH | E | BW1 |
| Apiaceae (Parsley Family): | ||||||||
| Angelica lucida | angelica | G5 | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | ||
| Conioselinum chinense | hemlock-parsley | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW4 | ||
| Eryngium aquaticum | marsh rattlesnake master | G4 | SX | U | S3 | BWH | ||
| Hydrocotyle verticillata | water-pennywort | G5 | S1 | E | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Ligusticum scothicum | scotch lovage | G5 | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | ||
| Sanicula trifoliata | large-fruited sanicle | G4 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | ||
| Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family): | ||||||||
| Ilex montana | mountain holly | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | ||
| Araliaceae (Ginseng Family): | ||||||||
| Panax quinquefolius | American ginseng | G4 | 3C | S4 | U | S2 | BW3 | |
| Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family): | ||||||||
| Aristolochia serpentaria | Virginia snakeroot | G5 | S1 | U | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family): | ||||||||
| Asclepias lanceolata | smooth orange milkweed | G5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Asclepias purpurascens | purple milkweed | G4G5 | S3 | T | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Asclepias rubra | red milkweed | G4G5 | SX | U | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Asclepias variegata | white milkweed | G5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Asclepias verticillata | whorled milkweed | G5 | C | S2 | BW3? | |||
| Asclepias viridiflora | green milkweed | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Asteraceae (Aster or Composite Family): | ||||||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata | beach wormwood | G5T4 | S4 | U | S2 | BW3 | ||
| Aster borealis | boreal aster | G5 | S2 | U | S1 | E | BWH | |
| Aster concolor | silvery aster | G4? | S1 | E | S2 | LP | BW1 | |
| Aster infirmus | cornel-leaved aster | G5 | S1 | U | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Aster nemoralis | bog aster | G5 | S3 | R | C | BW3? | ||
| Aster pilosus var. pringlei | awl aster | G4G5 | S1 | U | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Aster praealtus | willow-leaved aster | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3BW4? | ||
| Aster radula | swamp or low rough aster | G5 | SH | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Aster schreberi | large-leaf aster | G5 | S3 | U | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Bidens bidentoides | southern estuarine beggar-ticks | G3 | C2 | S3 | T | S2 | BW2 | |
| Bidens hyperborea | northern estuarine beggar-ticks | G4 | S1 | T | S? | BW2 | ||
| Bidens laevis | smooth bur-marigold | G5 | S2 | R | C | BW3BW4 | ||
| Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia | boltonia | G5T? | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Cacalia atriplicifolia | pale indian plantain | G4G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Chrysopsis (=Pityopsis) falcata | sickle-leaved golden aster | G3G4 | S3 | U | S3 | LP | BW3 | |
| Cirsium virginianum | Virginia thistle | G3G4 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Coreopsis rosea | pink or rose tickseed | G3 | S3 | R | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Erechtites hieraciifolia var. megalocarpa | fireweed | G5T? | S2 | U | NA | BW1 | ||
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum | fringed boneset | G5T? | S1 | U | BW1? | |||
| Eupatorium leucolepis var. leucolepis | white boneset | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Eupatorium resinosum | pine barren boneset | G3 | C2 | SX | U | S2 | E(LP) | BW1 |
| Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum | round-leaf boneset | G5T5 | S1 | U | S? | BW3? | ||
| Gnaphalium helleri | Heller's everlasting | G4G5 | S? | U | SH | E | BWH | |
| Gnaphalium macounii | clammy everlasting | G5 | 3B | NA | SH | E | BWH | |
| Gnaphalium purpureum | purple everlasting | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Helianthus angustifolius | swamp sunflower | G5 | S2 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Hieracium kalmii | Canada hawkweed | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | false boneset | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Lactuca floridana | woodland lettuce | G5 | SH | U | BW1 | |||
| Lactuca hirsuta | hairy lettuce | G4? | S1 | U | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae | New England blazing-star | G5?T3 | C2 | S2 | R | SH | E | BW2 |
| Megalodonta beckii (= Bidens beckii) | water-marigold | G4G5TU | S1S3 | U | S1 | E | BW2BW3 | |
| Pluchea camphorata | camphorweed | G5 | NA | SX.1 | BWH | |||
| Pluchea foetida | stinking fleabane | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Prenanthes racemosa | smooth rattlesnake root | G5 | SX | U | SH | E | BWH | |
| Rudbeckia fulgida | orange coneflower | G5 | S? | U | S1 | E | BWH? | |
| Solidago elliottii | coastal goldenrod | G5 | S2 | U | S3 | BW2BW3 | ||
| Solidago rigida | stiff goldenrod | G5 | S2 | T | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Solidago tarda | late goldenrod | G? | NA | S3 | BW1 | |||
| Verbesina alternifolia | wingstem | G5 | S2 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Betulaceae (Birch Family): | ||||||||
| Betula pumila | swamp birch | G5 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Boraginaceae (Borage Family): | ||||||||
| Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum | wild comfrey | G5T5 | SH | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Onosmodium virginianum | Virginia false-gromwell | G4 | S1 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Brassicaceae (Mustard Family): | ||||||||
| Arabis hirsuta | hairy rock-cress | G5 | C | S2 | BW3 | |||
| Arabis missouriensis | Missouri rock-cress | G4G5 | S2 | R | NA | BW1 | ||
| Armoracia lacustris | lake cress | G4? | 3C | S2 | R | SH | E | BWH |
| Cardamine longii | Long's bittercress | G3G4Q | 3C | S2 | U | SH | E | BW1 |
| Cardamine pratensis var. palustris | cuckoo flower | G4T5 | NA | S3 | BW1 | |||
| Draba reptans | Carolina whitlow-grass | G5 | S2 | R | SH | E | BW2 | |
| Callitrichaceae (Water Starwort Family): | ||||||||
| Callitriche terrestris | starwort | G5 | S1 | U | NA? | BW1 | ||
| Callitriche verna | spring water starwort | G5 | NA | S2 | BWO | |||
| Campanulaceae (Bluebell Family): | ||||||||
| Lobelia boykinii | Boykin's lobelia | G2 | C2 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Lobelia canbyi | Canby's lobelia | G4 | NA | S3 | LP | BW2 | ||
| Lobelia dortmanna | water lobelia | G4 | C | SH | E | BW? | ||
| Lobelia nuttallii | Nuttall's lobelia | G4G5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family): | ||||||||
| Lonicera canadensis | fly honeysuckle | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Triosteum angustifolium | narrow-leaved tinker's-weed | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Viburnum alnifolium | witch hobble | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Viburnum dentatum var. venosum | southern arrowwood | G5T4? | S2 | U | S2 | BW1? | ||
| Viburnum edule | squashberry | G5 | S2 | R | NA | BW1 | ||
| Viburnum nudum | possum-haw | G5 | S1 | T | C | BW3? | ||
| Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family): | ||||||||
| Honckenya peploides | seabeach sandwort | G5 | C | S2 | BW3BW4 | |||
| Minuartia (=Arenaria) caroliniana | pine-barren sandwort | G5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Minuartia (=Arenaria) glabra | Appalachian sandwort | G4 | S1S2 | T | NA | BW1 | ||
| Stellaria borealis | northern stitchwort | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Celastraceae (Staff-tree Family): | ||||||||
| Euonymus americanus | American strawberry-bush | G5 | S1 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort Family): | ||||||||
| Ceratophyllum echinatum | spiny coontail | G4G5 | S3? | U | SH | E | BW2? | |
| Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family): | ||||||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | red goosefoot | G5 | S1 | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Suaeda rolandii | Roland sea-blite | G1G2Q | C2 | S1 | U | SU | E | BW1 |
| Cistaceae (Rockrose Family): | ||||||||
| Helianthemum dumosum | bushy rockrose | G3 | C2 | S2 | T | NA | BW2 | |
| Lechea pulchella var. moniliformis | pinweed | G5T4 | S1 | T | SU | BW1? | ||
| Lechea racemulosa | pinweed | G5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Lechea tenuifolia | slender pinweed | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Clusiaceae (St. John's-wort Family): | ||||||||
| Hypericum adpressum | creeping St. John's-wort | G2G3 | C2 | S1 | E | S2 | E | BW1BW2 |
| Hypericum densiflorum | bushy St. John's-wort | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Hypericum denticulatum | coppery St. John's-wort | G5 | S1 | E | C | BW4 | ||
| Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule | St. Andrew's cross | G5T4 | S1 | E | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Hypericum majus | larger Canadian St. John's-wort | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | ||
| Hypericum prolificum | shrubby St. John's-wort | G5 | S2 | T | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Triadenum fraseri | Fraser's St. John's-wort | G4G5 | C | S3 | BW3 | |||
| Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory Family): | ||||||||
| Calystegia spithamaea | erect bindweed | G4G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | ||
| Cuscuta campestris | field-dodder | G5 | S1 | R | SES3? | BW2? | ||
| Cuscuta cephalanthi | button-bush dodder | G5 | S1 | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Cuscuta pentagona | field-dodder | G5 | S2S3 | R | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Cuscuta polygonorum | smartweed dodder | G5 | S1 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii | Pickering's morning-glory | G4T2T3 | C2 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Crassulaceae (Orpine Family): | ||||||||
| Sedum rosea | roseroot stonecrop | G5 | S1 | E | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Sedum telephioides | Allegheny stonecrop | G4 | SH | U | SX.1 | BWH? | ||
| Crassula aquatica (=Tillaea aquatica ) | pygmyweed | G5 | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | ||
| Diapensiaceae (Diapensia Family): | ||||||||
| Pyxidanthera barbulata | pixies, flowering moss | G4 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Ebenaceae (Ebony Family): | ||||||||
| Diospyros virginiana | persimmon | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Elatinaceae (Waterwort Family): | ||||||||
| Elatine americana | American waterwort | G4 | S1 | E | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Empetraceae (Crowberry Family): | ||||||||
| Corema conradii | broom crowberry | G4 | S1 | E | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Ericaceae (Heath Family): | ||||||||
| Andromeda glaucophylla | bog rosemary | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Gaultheria hispidula | creeping snowberry | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Kalmia polifolia | pale laurel | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Rhododendron canadense | rhodora | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family): | ||||||||
| Crotonopsis elliptica | elliptical rushfoil | G5 | NA | S2 | LP | BW2 | ||
| Euphorbia marilandica | Maryland spurge | G1?Q | NA | SH.1 | E | BWH | ||
| Euphorbia purpurea | glade spurge | G3 | C2 | NA | S1 | E | BWH? | |
| Fabaceae (Legume Family): | ||||||||
| Aeschynomene virginica | sensitive joint-vetch | G2 | T | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Centrosema virginianum | spurred butterfly pea | G5 | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Cercis canadensis | redbud | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Clitoria mariana | butterfly pea | G5 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Crotalaria sagittalis | rattlebox | G5 | S1 | R | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Desmodium ciliare | tick-trefoil | G5 | S2S3 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Desmodium glabellum | tall tick-trefoil | G5 | S1 | T | C | BW3? | ||
| Desmodium humifusum | ground-spreading tick-trefoil | G1G2Q | C2 | SH | U | SH | E | BWH |
| Desmodium sessilifolium | sessile-leaved tick-trefoil | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Desmodium strictum | pineland tick-trefoil | G4 | NA | S2 | LP | BW2 | ||
| Galactia volubilis | downey milk-pea | G5 | SX | U | SH | E | BW1? | |
| Lespedeza stuevei | Stueve's or tall bush-clover | G4? | S2 | R | S2 | BW3 | ||
| Lespedeza violacea | violet bush-clover | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Stylosanthes biflora | pencil flower | G5 | SX | U | S3 | BWH? | ||
| Vicia americana | American purple vetch | G5 | C | S2 | BWH? | |||
| Vicia caroliniana | Carolina wood vetch | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Fagaceae (Beech Family): | ||||||||
| Quercus marilandica | blackjack oak | G5 | S3 | R | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Quercus nigra | water oak | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Quercus phellos | willow oak | G5 | S1 | E | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Gentianaceae (Gentian Family): | ||||||||
| Gentiana autumnalis | pine barren gentian | G3 | 3C | NA | S3 | LP | BW2 | |
| Gentiana linearis | narrow-leaved gentian | G4G5 | C | SH | E | BW2? | ||
| Gentiana saponaria | soapwort gentian | G5 | S1 | R | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Obolaria virginica | Virginia pennywort | G5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Sabatia angularis | rose-pink | G5 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Sabatia campanulata | slender marsh-pink | G5 | S1 | E | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Geraniaceae (Geranium Family): | ||||||||
| Geranium carolinianum var. sphaerospermum | Carolina crane's-bill | G5T4? | S1 | R | C | BW3? | ||
| Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort Family): | ||||||||
| Lachnanthes caroliana | Carolina redroot | G4 | S1 | T | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Haloragidaceae (Water-milfoil Family): | ||||||||
| Myriophyllum pinnatum | cut-leaved water-milfoil | G5 | S1 | U | SH | E | BWH | |
| Myriophyllum tenellum | slender water-milfoil | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | whorled water-milfoil | G5 | C | SH | E | BW2? | ||
| Proserpinaca pectinata | comb-leaved mermaid-weed | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Lamiaceae (Mint Family): | ||||||||
| Agastache nepetoides | yellow giant-hyssop | G5 | S2S3 | U | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Agastache scrophulariifolia | purple giant hyssop | G4 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Blephilia ciliata | downy woodmint | G5 | S1 | T | S? | BW1? | ||
| Hedeoma hispidum | rough pennyroyal | G5 | S2S3 | R | NA | BW2 | ||
| Lycopus rubellus | taperleaf bugleweed | G5 | S1 | U | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Monarda clinopodia (=M. fistulosa var. clinopodia) | basil bee-balm | G5 | S1S3 | R | SH | E | BWH | |
| Pycnanthemum clinopodioides | basil mountain mint | G2 | SX | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Pycnanthemum torrei | Torrey's mountain mint | G2 | S1 | E | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. verticillatum | whorled mountain-mint | G5T? | S1 | T | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Scutellaria integrifolia | hyssop skullcap | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3BW4 | ||
| Scutellaria leonardii | small skullcap | G4T4 | SU | R | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Scutellaria parvula var. parvula | small skullcap | G4T? | S3 | U | S? | BW1? | ||
| Scutellaria nervosa | veined skullcap | G5 | SX | U | S2 | BWH? | ||
| Stachys palustris var. homotricha | marsh hedge-nettle | G5T? | NA | SH | E | BWH | ||
| Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort Family): | ||||||||
| Utricularia biflora | two-flowered bladderwort | G5 | SN | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Utricularia fibrosa | fibrous bladderwort | G4G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Utricularia geminiscapa | hidden-fruited bladderwort | G5G5 | S3 | R | C | BW4? | ||
| Utricularia inflata | large floating bladderwort | G5 | S1 | U | NA? | BW1 | ||
| Utricularia juncea | rush bladderwort | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Utricularia minor | lesser bladderwort | G5 | S2S3 | U | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Utricularia olivacea | dwarf white bladderwort | G4 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | ||
| Utricularia purpurea | purple bladderwort | G5 | C | S3 | LP | BW4 | ||
| Utricularia radiata | small floating bladderwort | G4 | S2 | R | SU | BW2? | ||
| Utricularia resupinata | reversed bladderwort | G4 | C | S1 | E(LP) | BW3? | ||
| Linaceae (Flax Family): | ||||||||
| Linum intercursum | sandplain flax | G4G5 | S2 | T | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Linum medium var. texanum | southern yellow flax | G5T5 | S2 | T | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Linum sulcatum | grooved yellow flax | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family): | ||||||||
| Ammannia latifolia | Koehn's tooth-cup | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Lythrum hyssopifolia | hyssop loosestrife | G5 | S1 | R | SX | BW1 | ||
| Lythrum lineare | saltmarsh loosestrife | G5 | S1 | E | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Rotala ramosior | tooth-cup | G5 | S2 | R | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Melastomataceae (Melastoma Family): | ||||||||
| Rhexia aristosa | awned meadowbeauty | G3 | C2 | NA | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 | |
| Menyanthaceae (Buckbean Family): | ||||||||
| Nymphoides cordata | floating heart | G5 | C | S3 | LP | BW4 | ||
| Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily Family): | ||||||||
| Nuphar microphylla | small yellow pond-lily | G5 | C? | SH | E | BW3? | ||
| Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family): | ||||||||
| Ludwigia hirtella | hairy ludwigia | G5 | NA | S2 | LP | BW1 | ||
| Ludwigia sphaerocarpa | round-fruited ludwigia | G5 | S2 | R | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Oenothera humifusa | sea-side evening-primrose | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Oenothera laciniata | cut-leaved evening-primrose | G5 | S1 | U | S4 | BW3 | ||
| Oenothera oakesiana | Oakes' evening-primrose | G4?Q | S2 | U | S2 | BW2? | ||
| Papaveraceae (Poppy Family): | ||||||||
| Corydalis flavula | yellow harlequin | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW3BW4 | ||
| Dicentra eximia | bleeding-heart | G5 | S1 | E | SH | E | BW1 | |
| Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family): | ||||||||
| Plantago cordata | heart-leaf plantain | G4 | 3C | S3 | T | NA | BW1 | |
| Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides | seaside plantain | G5T5 | S2 | U | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Podostemaceae (Riverweed Family): | ||||||||
| Podostemum ceratophyllum | threadfoot | G5 | S2 | R | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family): | ||||||||
| Phlox pilosa | downy phlox | G5 | SX | U | SH | E | BWH | |
| Polemonium vanbruntiae | Jacob's ladder | G3 | 3C | S3 | T | SX.1 | BW1 | |
| Polygalaceae (Milkwort Family): | ||||||||
| Polygala lutea | yellow milkwort | G5 | S1 | E | C | BW3 | ||
| Polygala polygama | racemed milkwort | G5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family): | ||||||||
| Polygonum careyii | Carey's smartweed | G4 | S2 | U | C? | BW2 | ||
| Polygonum densiflorum | stout smartweed | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Polygonum glaucum | seabeach knotweed | G3 | S3 | U | S1 | E | BW3 | |
| Polygonum hydropiperoides var. opelousanum (=P. opelousanum) | northeastern smartweed | G5 | S3 | U | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Polygonum setaceum var. injectum | swamp smartweed | G5T4 | S1S2 | U | S2? | BW1? | ||
| Polygonum tenue | slender knotweed | G5 | S3 | R | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Rumex hastatulus | heart-winged sorrell | G5 | S1 | T | SX.1 | BW1 | ||
| Rumex maritimus var. fueginus | golden dock | G5T5 | S1 | T | NA? | BW1? | ||
| Portulacaceae (Purslane Family): | ||||||||
| Claytonia virginica var. hammondiae | Hammond's yellow spring beauty | G5T1 | C2 | NA | S1.1 | E | BW1 | |
| Primulaceae (Primrose Family): | ||||||||
| Glaux maritima | seabeach milkwort | G5 | S? | U | SH | E | BWH? | |
| Hottonia inflata | featherfoil | G4 | S2 | T | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Lysimachia hybrida | lance-leaved loosestrife | G5 | 3C | S1 | T | S3 | BW3 | |
| Pyrolaceae (Shineleaf Family): | ||||||||
| Pyrola chlorantha | greenish-flowered wintergreen | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW2 | ||
| Pyrola minor | lesser wintergreen | G5 | SH | U | NA | BWH | ||
| Ranunculaceae (Crowfoot Family): | ||||||||
| Aconitum noveboracense | northern wild monkshood | G3 | T | S2 | T | NA | BW1 | |
| Anemone cylindrica | long-headed anemone | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Hydrastis canadensis | golden-seal | G4 | 3C | S2 | T | SH | BW1 | |
| Ranunculus cymbalaria | sea-side crowfoot | G5 | S1 | E | SH | E | BWH | |
| Ranunculus fascicularis | early buttercup | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Ranunculus micranthus | small-flowered crowfoot | G5 | S2 | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Ranunculus pusillus | low spearwort | G5 | SX | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | white water buttercup | G5 | C | S2 | BW3? | |||
| Trollius laxus ssp. laxus | spreading globe flower | G4T3Q | 3C | S3 | T | S1 | E | BW1 |
| Rosaceae (Rose Family): | ||||||||
| Agrimonia microcarpa | small-fruited groovebur | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BW2 | ||
| Agrimonia parviflora | swamp agrimony | G5 | S3 | R | C | BW3 | ||
| Agrimonia rostellata | woodland agrimony | G5 | S2 | R | S4 | BW2BW3 | ||
| Amelanchier sanguinea | round leaved serviceberry | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Amelanchier nantucketensis | Nantucket juneberry | G2Q | C2 | S1 | E | SRF | BW1 | |
| Crataegus calpodendron | pear hawthorn | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa | fineberry hawthorn | G5 | C | SH | BW2BW3 | |||
| Geum vernum | spring avens | G5 | S1 | U | S2 | BW1 | ||
| Geum virginianum | pale avens | G5 | S1 | U | C | BW3 | ||
| Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica (= P. a. ssp. egedii) | silverweed | G5 | S2 | R | NA | BW2 | ||
| Potentilla palustris | marsh cinquefoil | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Potentilla tridentata | three-toothed cinquefoil | G5 | C | S1.1 | E | BW2 | ||
| Prunus alleghaniensis | Allegheny plum | G4 | C2 | SR | U | S1 | E | BW1 |
| Prunus angustifolia | chickasaw plum | G5 | NA | S2 | E | BW1 | ||
| Prunus pumila var. depressa | low sand cherry | G5T5 | S2 | R | S2 | BWO | ||
| Rubus canadensis | smooth blackberry | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW2? | ||
| Rubiaceae (Madder Family): | ||||||||
| Diodia virginiana | larger buttonweed | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Galium hispidulum | coast bedstraw | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Galium labradoricum | Labrador marsh bedstraw | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW1? | ||
| Galium trifidum | small bedstraw | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Oldenlandia uniflora (=Hedyotis uniflora) | clustered bluets | G5 | S1 | T | S3 | BW2 | ||
| Rutaceae (Rue Family): | ||||||||
| Ptelea trifoliata | wafer-ash | G5 | S2 | R | S1 | E | BW2 | |
| Salicaceae (Willow Family): | ||||||||
| Populus heterophylla | swamp cottonwood | G5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Salix candida | hoary willow | G5 | C | S2 | BW3? | |||
| Salix lucida | shining willow | G5 | C | S2 | BW3? | |||
| Salix pedicellaris | bog willow | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family): | ||||||||
| Tiarella cordifolia | foamflower | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family): | ||||||||
| Agalinis acuta | sandplain gerardia | G1 | E | S1 | E | NA | BW1 | |
| Agalinis virgata | pine-barren gerardia | G3G4 | S3 | R | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Castilleja coccinea | scarlet indian-paintbrush | G5 | S1 | T | S2 | BW1BW2 | ||
| Limosella subulata | mudweed | G4? | NA | S1 | E | BW1 | ||
| Lindernia dubia var. innundata | false pimpernel | G5T3T4Q | S1 | U | S3S4 | BW2 | ||
| Mimulus alatus | sharp-wing monkeyflower | G5 | S3 | R | S3 | BW3 | ||
| Pedicularis lanceolata | swamp lousewort | G5 | S2 | R | S2 | BW2 | ||
| Penstemon laevigatus | smooth beard-tongue | G5 | NA | S1 | E | BWH | ||
| Schwalbea americana | chaffseed | G2 | E | SX | U | S1 | E(LP) | BW1 |
| Solanaceae (Nightshade Family): | ||||||||
| Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia | ground-cherry | G5T?Q | S1 | U | NA? | BW1 | ||
| Thymeliaceae (Mezereum Family): | ||||||||
| Dirca palustris | leatherwood | G4 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Ulmaceae (Elm Family): | ||||||||
| Celtis tenuifolia | dwarf hackberry | G5 | NA | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Valerianaceae ( Family): | ||||||||
| Valeriana sitchensis ssp. uliginosa | marsh valerian | G4G5T4 | S1S2 | T | NA | BW1 | ||
| Verbenaceae (Vervain Family): | ||||||||
| Phyla lanceolata | fog fruit | G5 | SE | U | SH | E | BWH | |
| Verbena simplex | narrow-leaved vervain | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Violaceae (Violet Family): | ||||||||
| Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana | coast violet | G4G4T? | S1 | E | S3 | BW1BW2 | ||
| Viola canadensis | Canada violet | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Viola septentrionalis | northern blue violet | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3? | ||
| Viscaceae (Christmas-mistletoe Family): | ||||||||
| Arceuthobium pusillum | dwarf mistletoe | G5 | C | S1 | E | BW3 | ||
| Phoradendron serotinum | mistletoe | G5 | SR | U | S2 | LP | BW2 | |
| Vitaceae (Vine Family): | ||||||||
| Vitis novae-angliae | New England grape | G4G5 | SH | U | S1 | E | BW1 | |
| Vitis vulpina | frost or winter grape | G5 | S2 | U | C | BW3BW4 | ||
| COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS | ||||||||
| (also refer to cross-reference table - Appendix II) | ||||||||
| MARINE WETLAND COMMUNITIES | ||||||||
| Subtidal | ||||||||
| Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed | G5 | S3 | SU | BW3 | ||||
| Intertidal | ||||||||
| Marine Intertidal Mudflats | G5 | S4 | U | BW2? | ||||
| Marine Rocky Intertidal | G5 | S1S2 | U | NA | BW1 | |||
| Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach | G5 | S5 | U | SU | BW5 | |||
| ESTUARINE WETLAND COMMUNITIES | ||||||||
| Subtidal | ||||||||
| Brackish | ||||||||
| Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed | G4 | S2S3 | U | SU | BW3 | |||
| Freshwater | ||||||||
| Freshwater Subtidal Aquatic Bed | G4 | S3 | U | SU | BW3 | |||
| Tidal River | G4 | S3 | U | BW3 | ||||
| Intertidal | ||||||||
| Salt/Polyhaline | ||||||||
| Low Salt Marsh | G5 | S3S4 | S5 | BW5 | ||||
| High Salt Marsh | G5 | S4S4 | S5 | BW5 | ||||
| Salt Panne | G5 | S3 | S5 | BW4 | ||||
| Coastal Salt Pond | G4 | S1S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Brackish | ||||||||
| Brackish Intertidal Shore | G3G4 | S1S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Brackish Intertidal Mudflats | G3G4 | S1S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Brackish Tidal Marsh | G4 | S2S3 | U | S2? | BW3 | |||
| Freshwater | ||||||||
| Freshwater Intertidal Shore | G3G4 | S2S3 | BW3 | |||||
| Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats | G3G4 | S2 | BW3 | |||||
| Freshwater Tidal Marsh | G3G4 | S2 | S3? | BW3 | ||||
| Freshwater Tidal Swamp | G2G3 | S2 | S1S2 | BW2 | ||||
| LACUSTRINE WETLAND COMMUNITIES | ||||||||
| Coastal Plain Pond (lacustrine) | G3G4 | S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| PALUSTRINE WETLANDS | ||||||||
| Mineral Soil Wetlands | ||||||||
| Open to Sparsely Vegetated | ||||||||
| Coastal Plain Pond Shore | G3G4 | S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Maritime Interdunal Swales | G3G4 | S2 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Pine Barrens Shrub Swamp (palustrine) | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | |||
| Coastal Plain Vernal Pond | G3? | S2 | U | S2S3 | BW3 | |||
| Pine Barren Savanna | G2 | S2S3 | BW2 | |||||
| Closed Canopy/Forested | ||||||||
| Pitch Pine Lowland Forest (palustrine) | G3 | S3 | BW2 | |||||
| Cape May Lowland Swamp | G1 | NA | S1? | BW1 | ||||
| Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp | G3G4 | S1 | U | S4? | BW3 | |||
| Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp | G2G3 | S1 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Floodplain Forest | G4 | S2S3 | U | S3? | BW2 | |||
| Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp | G5 | S4S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | |||
| Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp | G4G5 | S4 | U | S2S3 | BW2 | |||
| Peatlands | ||||||||
| Open to Sparsely Vegetated | ||||||||
| Dwarf Shrub Bog | G4 | S3 | U | S1 | BW2 | |||
| Poor Fen | G4 | S3 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Rich Sloping Fen | G2 | S1S2 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Rich Graminoid Fen | G3 | S1S2 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Rich Shrub Fen | G3G4 | S1S2 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Forested | ||||||||
| Black Spruce Bog | G4G5 | S3 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Pitch Pine - Blueberry Peat Swamp | G3? | S1 | U | BW2 | ||||
| TERRESTRIAL/UPLAND COMMUNITIES | ||||||||
| Open to Sparsely Vegetated | ||||||||
| Maritime/Coastal | ||||||||
| Maritime Heathland | G3 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Maritime Grassland | G2G3 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Maritime Shrubland | G4 | S4 | U | BW3 | ||||
| Maritime Dunes | G4 | S3 | U | BW3 | ||||
| Coastal Dune Shrubland | G4 | S2? | BW2 | |||||
| Coastal Dune Woodland | G2G3 | S1 | U | S1 | BW1 | |||
| Hempstead Plains Grassland | G1Q | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Inland | ||||||||
| Rocky Summit Grassland | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Traprock Glade | G3G4 | S1? | BW1 | |||||
| Cliff Community | G5 | S4? | U | BW2 | ||||
| Calcareous Cliff Community | G4 | S3S4 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Limestone Glade | S1 | U | BW1 | |||||
| Barrens and Woodlands | ||||||||
| Barrens | ||||||||
| Serpentine Barrens | G2 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Dwarf Pine Plains | G1G2 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Pine Plains | G1 | S1 | BW1 | |||||
| Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens | G2 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit | G4 | S3S4 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Dwarf Pine Ridges | G1G2 | S1 | U | S1S2 | BW1 | |||
| Ice Cave Talus Community | G3? | S1S2 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Spruce-Fir Rocky Summit | G4 | S3S4 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Woodlands | ||||||||
| Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Limestone Woodland | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Closed Canopy/Forested | ||||||||
| Maritime/Coastal | ||||||||
| Maritime Oak-Holly Forest | G2G3 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Maritime Beech Forest | G2 | S1 | U | BW1 | ||||
| Successional Maritime Forest | G4 | S3S4 | U | BW3? | ||||
| Inland | ||||||||
| Appalachian Oak-Hickory Forest | G4G5 | S4 | U | BW3 | ||||
| Chestnut Oak Forest | G3G4 | S4 | U | S4 | BW4 | |||
| Appalachian Oak-Pine Forest | G4G5 | S4 | U | BW2 | ||||
| Pitch Pine-Oak Forest | G4G5 | S4 | U | S4 | BW4 | |||
| Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest | G4G5 | S4 | U | S3S4 | BW3 | |||
| Mountain Fir Forest | G3G4 | S2S3 | U | BW1 | ||||
| SUBTERRANEAN | ||||||||
| Natural Caves | ||||||||
| Aquatic | ||||||||
| Aquatic Cave Community | G4? | S3S4 | U | S2 | BW1 | |||
| Terrestrial | ||||||||
| Terrestrial Cave Community | G4? | S3S4 | U | S3 | BW2 | |||
| ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS | ||||||||
| Fish | ||||||||
| Anadromous Fish Concentration | S3 | U | BW3 | |||||
| Warm Water Fish Concentration Area | S4 | U | BW4 | |||||
| Cold Water Fish Concentration Area | S? | BW3 | ||||||
| Birds | ||||||||
| Bald Eagle Wintering Site | G? | S? | BW2 | |||||
| Coastal Heron Rookery | GU | S3 | BW3 | |||||
| Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site | G? | S? | BW2 | |||||
| Waterbird Nesting Colony | S? | BW4 | ||||||
| Raptor Concentration Area | S? | U | BW2 | |||||
| Waterfowl Concentration Area | S3S4 | BW4 | ||||||
| Mammals | ||||||||
| Bat Hibernaculum | G? | U | S? | BW2 | ||||
| Additional Species considered that did not qualify as Species of Special Emphasis | ||||||||
| Fish | ||||||||
| Odanttaspis taurus | sand tiger (A) | BW5 | ||||||
| Scyliorhinus retifer | chain dogfish (A) | BW5 | ||||||
| Paralichthys oblongus | fourspot flounder (A) | BW5 | ||||||
| Caranx hippos | crevalle jack (A) | G? | SN | U | BW5 | |||
| Selene setapinnis | Atlantic moonfish (A) | G? | SA | U | BW4 | |||
| Selene vomer | lookdown (A) | G? | SA | U | BW4 | |||
| Catostomus commersoni | white sucker | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Hypentelium nigricans | northern hog sucker | G5 | S5 | U | SU | BW5 | ||
| Ambloplites rupestris | rock bass (F) | G5 | S5 | U | SE | BW5 | ||
| Lepomis auritus | redbreasted sunfish (F) | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Lepomis cyanellus | green sunfish (F) | G5 | S3 | U | SE | BW4 | ||
| Lepomis gibbosus | pumpkinseed (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Lepomis macrochirus | bluegill (F) | G5 | S5 | U | SE | BW5 | ||
| Pomoxis annularis | white crappie (F) | G5 | S4 | U | SE | BW4 | ||
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | black crappie (F) | G5 | S4 | U | SE | BW4 | ||
| Carassius auratus | goldfish (F[I]) | G5 | SE | U | SE | BW5 | ||
| Etheostoma olmstedi | tessellated darter (F) | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Macrozoarces americanus | ocean pout (A) | BW5 | ||||||
| Turtles | ||||||||
| Chelydra serpentina | snapping turtle | G5 | S5 | U | S5 | S | BW5 | |
| Birds | ||||||||
| Larus argentatus | herring gull | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | |
| Larus atricilla | laughing gull | G5 | S1 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | |
| Larus marinus | great black-backed gull | G5 | S3 | P | S5 | INC/S | BW5 | |
| Hirundo rustica | barn swallow | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S | BW5 | |
| Corvus ossifragus | fish crow | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | INC | BW4 | |
| Troglodytes aedon | house wren | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | |
| Vireo gilvus | warbling vireo | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | S/S | BW4 | |
| Vireo olivaceous | red-eyed vireo | G5 | S5 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW5 | |
| Dendroica petechia | yellow warbler | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | |
| Geothylpis trichas | common yellowthroat | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S | BW5 | |
| Guiraca caerulea | blue grosbeak | G5 | S1 | P | S4 | INC/S | BW2 | |
| Passerina ciris | indigo bunting | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW4BW5 | |
| Spizella passerina | chipping sparrow | G5 | S5 | P | S5 | S/S | BW5 | |
| Icterus galbula | orchard oriole | G5 | S4 | P | S4 | S/S | BW3 | |
| Mammals | ||||||||
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | gray fox | G5 | S5 | G | S5 | BW5 | ||
| Plants | ||||||||
| Selaginella rupestris | ledge spike-moss | G5 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Carex paupercula | bog sedge | G5 | C | SRF | BW4? | |||
| Cyperus odoratus | rusty flatsedge | G5 | S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Aster solidagineus | flax-leaf whitetop | G5 | S2 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Aster vimineus | small white aster | G5 | S4 | U | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Cunila origanoides | dittany | G5 | S2S3 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Magnolia virginiana | sweet-bay | G5 | S1 | U | S5 | BW4 | ||
| Anemone canadensis | Canada anemone | G5 | C | SX | BW4? | |||
| Clematis occidentalis | purple clematis | G5 | C | S2 | BW4 | |||
| Rubus semisetosus | New England blackberry | G5 | NA | SR | BW2 | |||
| Pilea fontana | lesser clearweed | G5 | S4 | U | S4 | BW4 | ||
| Species considered but not included because they are thought to be extirpated from the New York Bight | ||||||||
| Plants | ||||||||
| Erianthus alopecuroides | silver plumegrass | G5 | NA | SX | BWH | |||
| Centella erecta | coin leaf | G5 | NA | SX.1 | BWX | |||
| Ludwigia brevipes | creeping ludwigia | G4G5 | NA | SX.1 | BWX | |||
| Polygala ramosa | branching milkwort | G5 | NA | SX.1 | BWX | |||
| Micranthemum micranthemoides | Nuttall's mudwort | GH | C2* | SX | U | SH | E | BWX |
| See Appendix I Definitions for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status |
List of Animal Species of Special Emphasis
Definitions of ranks used in list
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