Watershed Rarity Ranks For Species Of Special Emphasis

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E: The species is listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.
T: The species is listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.
C1: The species is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The 1 indicates that enough information exists to support a proposal for listing.
C2: The species is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The 2 indicates that there is currently evidence of vulnerability but more research needs to be done before the species could be listed.
MC: The species is of management concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to declining populations in the Northeast.
AF: An anadromous fish; it is the responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conserve and protect these migratory species of fish.
W1: A rare species, with 20 or fewer known occurrences in the watershed states.
W2: A rare species, with 21 to 100 known occurrences in the watershed states.
W3: An uncommon species, usually with 100 to 400 occurrences in the watershed states.
W4: The species is common in one of the 4 watershed states, but rare or not present in the remaining states.
WH: Historic; the species is no longer found within the watershed.
Mammals
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Lasiurus cinereusHoary bat W3
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Martes americanaMarten W1
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Microtus chrotorrhinusRock vole W4
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Myotis leibiiSmall footed bat C2Wl
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Sorex disparLong tailed shrew W2
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Sorex hoyiPygmy shrew W4
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Sylvilagus transitionalisNew England cottontail C2W2
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Synaptomys cooperiSouthern bog lemming W4
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Birds
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Accipiter cooperiiCooper's hawk W3
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Accipiter gentilisNorthern goshawk C2W2
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Ammodramus caudacutusSharp tailed sparrow W3
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Ammodramus maritimusSeaside sparrow MCW3
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Ammodramus savannarumGrasshopper sparrow W2
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Anas creccaGreen winged teal W3
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Anas rubripesAmerican black duck MC
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Anas streperaGadwall W2
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Ardea herodiasGreat blue heron W3
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Asio flammeus (wintering pop.)Short eared owl (wintering pops) MC W1
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Asio otusLong eared owl W4
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Bartramia longicaudaUpland sandpiper MCW2
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Botaurus lentiginosusAmerican bittern MCW3
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Buteo lineatusRed shouldered hawk MC
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Caprimulgus vociferusWhip poor wll W4
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Casmerodius albus (breeding pop.) Great egretW4
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Catharus minimus bickneliiGray cheeked thrush C2W2
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Catoptrophorus semipalmatusWillet W2
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Charadrius melodusPiping plover TW1
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Chordeiles minorCommon nighthawk W4
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Circus cyaneusNorthern harrier MCW2
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Cistothorus platensisSedge wren MCW1
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Contopus borealisOlive sided flycatcher MC
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Dendragapus canadensisSpruce grouse W3
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Dendroica ceruleaCerulean warbler C2W2
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Dendroica tigrinaCape may warbler W3
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Egretta caeruleaLittle blue heron W4
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Egretta thulaSnowy egret W4
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Egretta tricolorTricolored heron W4
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Empidonax virescens (breeding pop.) Acadian flycatcherW4
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Euphagus carolinusRusty blackbird W3
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Falco peregrinusPeregrine falcon EW1
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Gallinula chloropusCommon moorhen W2
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Gavia immerCommon loon MCW3
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Haliaeetus leucocephalusAmerican bald eagle EW1
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Icteria virensYellow breasted chat W4
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Icterus spuriusOrchard oriole W3
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Ixobrychus exilisLeast bittern MCW2
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Laterallus jamaicensisBlack rail C2W1
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Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed headed woodpecker W4
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Nyctanassa violaceaYellow crowned night heron W4
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Nycticorax nycticoraxBlack crowned night heron W4
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Pandion haliaetusOsprey W4
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Perisoreus canadensisGray jay W3
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Phalacrocorax auritus (breeding pop.) Double crested cormorant W3
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Picoides arcticusBlack backed woodpecker W3
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Picoides tridactylusThree toed woodpecker W1
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Podilymbus podicepsPied billed grebe MCW2
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Pooecetes gramineusVesper sparrow W4
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Porzana carolinaSora W4
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Progne subisPurple martin W3
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Rallus elegansKing rail W1
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Rallus limicolaVirginia rail W3
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Sterna antillarumLeast tern W1
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Sterna hirundoCommon tern W2
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Tyto albaBarn owl MCW2
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Vermivora chrysopteraGolden winged warbler MCW2
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Vermivora peregrinaTennessee warbler W3
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Wilsonia pusilla (breeding pop.) Wilson's warblerW1
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Reptiles
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Agkistrodon contortrixCopperhead W3
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Carphophis amoenusWorm snake W4
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Clemmys guttataSpotted turtle W4
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Clemmys insculptaWood turtle W4
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Crotalus h. horridusTimber rattlesnake W1
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Elaphe obsoletaRat snake W4
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Heterodon platirhinosEastern hognose snake W4
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Malaclemys terrapinNorthern diamondback terrapin C2W2
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Terrapene carolinaEastern box turtle W4
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Thamnophis sauritusEastern ribbon snake W4
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Amphibians
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Ambystoma jeffersonianumJefferson salamander W3
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Ambystoma laterale (diploid pops.) Blue spotted salamander W3
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Ambystoma opacumMarbled salamander W4
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Scaphiopus h. HolbrookiEastern spadefoot toad W2
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Fish
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Acipenser brevirostrumShortnose sturgeon EW1
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Acipenser oxyrhynchusAtlantic sturgeon AFWl
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Alosa aestivalisBlueback herring AF
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Alosa mediocrisHickory shad AF
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Alosa pseudoharengusAlewife AFW4
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Alosa sapidissimaAmerican shad AFW4
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Enneacanthus obesusBanded sunfish W2
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Hybognathus regiusEastern silvery minnow W1
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Lampetra appendixAmerican brook lamprey W1
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Morone americanaWhite perch AF
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Morone saxatilisStriped bass AFW2
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Osmerus mordaxRainbow smelt AF
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Petromyzon marinosSea lamprey AF
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Phoxinus eosNorthern redbelly dace W4
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Prosopium cylindraceumRound whitefish W1
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Salmo salarAtlantic salmon AFW4
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Invertebrates
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Acronicta lanceolariaA noctuid moth W2
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Aeshna mutataSpring blue darner dragonfly W1
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Agrotis stigmosaA noctuid moth W4
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Alasmidonta heterodonDwarf wedge mussel EW1
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Alasmidonta varicosaBrook floater C2Wl
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Apharetra purpureaBlueberry sallow W1
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Apodrepanulatrix liberariaNew jersey tea inchworm W2
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Argyrostrotis quadrifilarisA lepidopteran W4
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Bemidion quadratulumGround carabid beetle W2
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Boyeria grafianaOcellated darner W1
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Catocala herodias gerhardtGerhard's underwing moth W1
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Catocala pretiosaPrecious underwing moth C2W2
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Catocala sp. 1Pine woods underwing W3
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Chaetaglaea cerataA noctuid moth W1
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Cicindela ancocisconensisBoulder beach tiger beetle W1
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Cicindela duodecimguttataA tiger beetle W4
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Cicindela marginipennisCobblestone tiger beetle C2Wl
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Cicindela puritanaPuritan tiger beetle TW1
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Desmocerus palliatusElderberry borer beetle W1
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Elimia virginicaVirginia river snail W1
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Epelis truncatariaA geometer moth W2
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Eubranchipus intricatusIntricate fairy shrimp W1
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Eucoptocnemis fimbriarisA noctuid moth W1
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Eulimnadia agassiziiFaxon's clam shrimp C2Wl
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Exyra rolandianaPitcher plant moth W3
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Ferrissia walkeriCloche ancylid W2
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Fixsenia ontarioNorthern hairstreak W1
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Glena cognatariaBlueberry gray W2
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Gomphus borealisBeaverpond clubtail W3
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Grammia speciosaBog tiger moth W2
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Grammia williamsiiWilliam's tiger moth W4
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Gyraulus circumstriatusAn aquatic snail W1
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Hemaris gracilisSlender clearwing W1
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Hemileuca maiaA buck moth W1
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Hesperia leonardosLeonardus skipper W4
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Hydraecia immanisHop vine borer moth W4
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Incisalia henriciHenry's elfin W1
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Incisalia irusFrosted elfin W2
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Itame sp. 1Pine barrens itame W1
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Lampsilis cariosaYellow tampmussel C2W1
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Leptodea ochraceaTidewater mucket W1
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Ligumia nasutaEastern pondmussel W3
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Limnadia lenticularisAmerican clam shrimp C2Wl
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Lophopodella carteriA moss animal (bryozoa) W1
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Lycaena epixantheBog copper W4
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Margaritifera margaritiferaEastern pearl mussel W2
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Metarranthis apiciariaBarrens metarranthis moth W2
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Mitoura hesseliHessel's hairstreak W3
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Ophiogomphus carolusRiffle snaketail W4
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Papaipema appassionataPitcher plant borer moth W2
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Papaipema duovataGoldenrod stem borer W1
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Polycelis remotaSunderland spring planarian W1
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Polygonia gracilisHoary comma W1
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Pomatiopsis lapidariaSlenderwalker W1
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Rhodoecia aurantiagoOrange swallow moth W2
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Somatochlora elongataSlender bog skimmer dragonfly W4
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Stagnicola catascopiumWoodland pondsnail W1
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Williamsonia fletcheriEbony boghaunter W1
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Williamsonia lintneriBanded boghaunter C2W1
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Zale curemaA noctuid moth W2
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Zale sp. 1Pine barrens zale W2
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Zale submedianaA noctuid moth W2
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Zanclognatha marthaPine barrens zanclognatha W1
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Plants
Scientific nameCommon name
Status
Acer nigrumBlack maple W3
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Achillea millefolium var. borealis Northern yarrowW1
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Adlumia fungosaClimbing fumatory W4
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Agrimonia parvifloraSmall flowered agrimony W2
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Agrimonia pusescensSoft groovebur W4
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Agrostis borealisNorthern bentgrass W2
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Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum Siberian chivesW2
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Alopecurus aequalisShort awn foxtail W4
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Aplectrum hyemalePuttyroot W1
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Arabis lyrataLyre leaf rock cress W4
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Arabis missouriensisMissouri rock cress W1
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Arceuthobium pusillumDwarf mistletoe W4
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Arctostaphylos alpinaAlpine manzanita W1
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Arenaria glabraMountain sandwort W3
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Arenaria macrophyllaLarge leaved sandwort W2
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Arenaria strictaRock sandwort W4
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Arethusa bulbosaSwamp pink W2
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Arisaema dracontiumGreen dragon W3
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Aristida longespica var. geniculata Spiked needlegrassW4
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Aristida purpurascensPurple needlegrass W4
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Aristolochia serpentariaVirginia snakeroot W1
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Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis Boreal wormwoodW2
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Asclepias purpurascensPurple milkweed W4
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Asclepias variegataWhite milkweed W1
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Asclepias verticillataWhorled milkweed W4
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Asplenium montanumMountain spleenwort W1
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Asplenium ruta murariaWallrue spleenwort W4
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Asplenium virideGreen spleenwort W1
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Aster ciliolatusLindley's aster W1
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Aster foliaceusLeafy bracted aster W2
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Aster infirmusCornel leaf aster W1
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Aster prenanthoidesCrooked stern aster W2
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Aster tradescantiiTradescant aster W4
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Astragalus alpinus var. brunetianus Alpine milk vetchW1
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Astragalus robbinsii var. minor Blake's milk vetchW1
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Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii Jesup's milk vetchE W1
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Aureolaria pediculariaFeverweed W1
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Bartonia virginicaYellow bartonia W3
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Betula minorDwarf white birch W1
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Bidens eatoniiEaton beggar ticks W1
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Blephilia ciliataDowny woodmint W1
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Blephilia hirsutaHairy woodmint W1
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Braya humilisNew England rock cress W1
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Calamagrostis canadensis var. robusta Blue joint reedgrass W3
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Calamagrostis lacustrisPond reedgrass W2
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Calamagrostis pickeringiiPickering's reed bent grass W2
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Calamagrostis stricta var. inexpansa New England northern reedgrass W1
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Calypso bulbosaFairy slipper W1
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Calystegia spithamaeaLow bindweed W2
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Cardamine pratensis var. palustris Cuckoo flowerW1
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Cardamine x maximaLarge toothwort W4
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Carex albursinaMinnesota sedge W4
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Carex arctaNorthern clustered sedge W4
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Carex baileyiBailey's sedge W1
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Carex bigelowiiBigelow sedge W3
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Carex bushiiBush's sedge W1
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Carex buxbaumiiBrown bog sedge W3
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Carex capillarisCapillary sedge W1
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Carex castaneaChestnut colored sedge W4
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Carex cumulataClustered sedge W4
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Carex davisiiDavis sedge W1
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Carex diandraLesser panicled sedge W4
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Carex eburneaEbony sedge W4
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Carex exilisCoast sedge W3
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Carex flaccosperma var. glaucodea Flaccid sedgeW4
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Carex foeneaDry spike sedge W4
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Carex garberi var. bifariaGarber's sedge W1
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Carex grayiAsa gray sedge W4
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Carex hirsutellaSedge W3
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Carex hitchcockianaHitchcock's sedge W3
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Carex lenticularisShore sedge W4
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Carex lenticularis var. albimontana Lens sedgeW1
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Carex mesochoreaMidland sedge W1
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Carex michauxianaMichaux sedge W3
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Carex oligospermaFew seeded sedge W4
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Carex scirpoideaBulrush sedge W2
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Carex trichocarpaHairy sedge W2
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Carex typhinaCat tail sedge W2
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Carex vaginataSheathed sedge W1
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Carex viridulaLittle green sedge W3
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Carex viridula var. viridulaGreenish sedge W3
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Carex wiegandiiWiegand's sedge W2
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Castilleja coccineaScarlet indian paintbrush W1
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Castilleja septentrionalisLabrador indian paintbrush W1
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Cerastium nutansNodding chickweed W4
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Chamaecyparis thyoidesAtlantic white cedar W4
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Chenopodium boscianumBosc's pigweed W1
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Chenopodium rubrumCoast blite goosefoot W4
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Claytonia virginicaNarrow leaved spring beauty W4
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Corallorhiza odontorhizaAutumn coral root W4
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Corydalis aureaGolden corydalis W1
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Corydalis flavulaYellow corydalis W1
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Crassula aquaticaWater pygmy weed W2
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Crotalaria sagittalisRattle box W4
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Cryptogramma stelleriFragile rockbrake W3
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Cynoglossum borealeNorthern wild comfrey W1
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Cyperus houghtoniiHoughton's umbrella sedge W2
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Cypripedium arietinumRam's head lady's slipper W2
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Cypripedium parviflorumSmall yellow lady's slipper W4
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Cypripedium pubescensLarge yellow lady's slipper W4
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Cypripedium reginaeShowy lady's slipper W3
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Deschampsia atropurpureaMountain hairgrass W1
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Desmodium rotundifoliumProstrate tick trefoil W4
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Diapensia lapponicaLapland diapensia W3
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Dichanthelium scabriusculumPanic grass W1
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Diplazium pycnocarponGlade fern W4
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Dryopteris filix masMale fern W1
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Dryopteris fragransFragrant cliff wood fern W2
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Dryopteris goldianaGoldie's wood fern W4
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Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus BurheadW1
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Elatine americanaAmerican water wort W4
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Eleocharis equisetoidesHorse tail spikerush W1
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Eleocharis obtusa var. ovataBlunt spike rush W4
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Eleocharis pauciflora var. fernaldii Few flowered spike rush W2
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Elymus villosusHairy wild rye W2
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Elymus wiegandiiWild rye W4
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Empetrum atropurpureumPurple crowberry W1
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Empetrum nigrumBlack crowberry W3
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Equisetum palustreMarsh horsetail W2
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Equisetum pratenseMeadow horsetail W4
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Equisetum variegatumVariegated horsetail W4
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Eragrostis capillarisLace love grass W4
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Eragrostis frankiiFrank's love grass W3
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Eragrostis hypnoidesMoss love grass W4
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Erigeron hyssopifoliusHyssop leaved fleabane W1
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Eriocaulon parkeriParker's pipewort W1
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Eupatorium aromaticumSmall white snakeroot W1
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Fuirena pumilaDwarf umbrella sedge W4
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Galearis spectabilisShowy orchis W4
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Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana HuckleberryW2
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Gentiana andrewsiiFringe top bottle gentian W4
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Gentianella quinquefoliaStiff gentian W1
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Geocaulon lividumNorthern comandra W1
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Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum Carolina cranesbill W4
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Geum peckiiMountain avens W1
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Gnaphalium sylvaticumWoodland cudweed W1
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Hackelia deflexa var. americana Nodding stickseedW2
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Halenia deflexaSpurred gentian W1
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Hedyotis longifoliaLongleaf bluet W3
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Hieracium umbellatumUmbelled hawkweed W1
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Hierochloe alpinaAlpine sweet grass W2
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Hippuris vulgarisCommon mare's tail W3
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Hottonia inflataFeatherfoil W1
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Hydrastis canadensisGolden seal W1
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Hypericum pyramidatumGreat st. Johnswort W2
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Isoetes eatoniiEaton's quillwort Wl
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Isoetes macrosporaLarge spored quillwort W4
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Isotria medeoloidesSmall whorled pogonia TW1
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Juglans cinereaButternut C2W2
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Juncus militarisSoldier rush W4
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Juncus trifidusHighland rush W4
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Juniperus horizontalisCreeping juniper W1
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Lachnanthes carolianaCarolina redroot W2
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Leptoloma cognatumMountain hair grass W4
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Lespedeza repensCreeping bush clover W1
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Liatris borealisNorthern blazing star C2W2
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Lilaeopsis chinensisEastern lilaeopsis W3
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Limosella australisAul leaf mudwort W4
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Lipocarpha micranthaDwarf bulrush W1
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Listera auriculataAuricled twayblade W1
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Listera convallarioidesBroad leaved twayblade W4
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Listera cordataHeart leaved twayblade W4
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Littorella americanaAmerican shore grass W1
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Lobelia kalmiiKalm's lobelia W4
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Loiseleuria procumbensAlpine azalea W2
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Lonicera oblongifoliaSwamp fly honeysuckle W1
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Ludwigia polycarpaMany fruited false loosestrife W2
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Lupinus perennisSundial lupine W3
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Lycopodium selagoMountain clubmoss W4
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Lygodium palmatumClimbing or Hartford fern W3
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Malaxis brachypodaWhite adder's mouth W2
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Malaxis unifoliaGreen adder's mouth W2
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Megalodonta beckiiBeck's water marigold W4
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Milium effusumWoodland millet W3
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Mimulus alatusWinged monkey flower W1
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Mimulus moschatusMuskflower W4
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Morus rubraRed mulberry W1
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Muhlenbergia capillarisLong awn hairgrass W1
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Muhlenbergia tenuifloraSlender flowered muhlenbergia W3
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Myriophyllum alterniflorumAlternate flowered water milfoil W3
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Myriophyllum farwelliiFarwell's water milfoil W2
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Najas guadalupensisGuadalupe naiad W1
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Nuphar luteum ssp. pumilumTiny cow lily W4
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Onosmodium virginianumVirginia false gromwell W1
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Ophioglossum pusillumAdder's tongue fern W4
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Opuntia humifusaEastern prickly pear W2
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Orontium aquaticumGolden club W2
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Osmorhiza chilensisMountain sweet cicely W1
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Oxalis violaceaViolet wood sorrel W1
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Panax quinquefoliusAmerican ginseng W3
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Panicum amarumPanic grass W1
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Panicum gattingeriGattinger's panic grass W3
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Paronychia argyrocona var. albimontana White mountain silverling W2
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Paspalum ciliatifolium Slender paspalum W4
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Paspalum laeveField paspalum W1
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Pedicularis lanceolataSwamp lousewort W1
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Penstemon hirsutusHairy beardtongue W4
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Petasites frigidus var. Palmatus Sweet coltsfootW2
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Phyllodoce caeruleaMountain heath W1
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Physostegia virginianaLion's head W4
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Pinguicula vulgarisCommon butterwort W1
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Pinus banksianaJack pine W2
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Platanthera blephariglottisWhite fringed orchid W4
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Platanthera ciliarisYellow fringed orchis W1
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Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale green orchisW2
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Platanthera hookeriHooker's orchis W4
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Poa languidaDrooping bluegrass W1
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Podostemum ceratophyllumThreadfoot W3
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Polygala nuttalliiNuttall milkwort W4
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Polygonum setaceum var. interjectum Strigose knotweedW2
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Populus heterophyllaSwamp cottonwood W1
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Potamogeton alpinusThin leaved alpine pondweed W4
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Potamogeton confervoidesTuckerman's pondweed C2W2
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Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus Northern slender pondweed W2
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Potamogeton ogdeniiOgden's pondweed C2Wl
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Potamogeton vaseyiVasey's pondweed W2
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Potentilla robbinsianaRobbin's cinquefoil EW1
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Prenanthes serpentariaLion's foot W1
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Primula mistassinicaBird's eye primrose W1
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Prunus americanaAmerican or wild plum W2
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Psilocarya scirpoidesLong beaked bald rush W3
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Pyrola asarifolia var. purpurea Bog wintergreenW2
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Quercus coccineaScarlet oak W4
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Quercus macrocarpaBur oak W4
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Ranunculus micranthusTiny flowered crowfoot W4
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Ranunculus pennsylvanicusBristly crowfoot W4
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Ranunculus sceleratusCursed crowfoot W4
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Rhododendron maximumGreat laurel W3
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Rhus aromaticaFragrant sumac W3
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Rhynchospora capillaceaCapillary beak rush W1
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Rhynchospora macrostachyaTall beaked rush W1
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Rosa acicularisNorthern prickly rose W4
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Rotala ramosiorToothcup W1
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Rubus chamaemorusBaked apple berry W1
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Rumex verticillatusSwamp dock W4
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Sagittaria calycina var. spongiosa Arrow HeadW2
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Sagittaria cuneataWapatum arrowhead W4
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Sagittaria subulataRiver arrowhead W1
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Sagittaria teresSlender arrowhead W4
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Salix argyrocarpaSilver willow W1
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Salix cordata var. abrasaHeart shaped willow W1
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Salix exiguaSandbar willow W3
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Salix herbaceaDwarf willow W1
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Salix pellitaSatin willow W2
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Salix planifoliaTea leaved willow W2
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Salix uva ursiBearberry willow W3
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Sanicula trifoliataThree leaved black snakeroot W4
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Saururus cernuusLizard's tail W1
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Saxifraga aizoon var. neogaeaLivelong saxifrage W1
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Saxifraga oppositifoliaPurple mountain saxifrage W1
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Scheuchzeria palustrisPodgrass W4
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Scirpus ancistrochaetusNortheastern bulrush EW1
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Scirpus cylindricusSalt marsh bulrush W1
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Scirpus pendulusPendulous bulrush W4
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Scirpus polyphyllusMany leaved bulrush W4
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Scirpus torreyiTorrey's bulrush W4
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Scleria reticularisReticulate nut rush W4
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Scleria triglomerataTall nutsedge W1
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Sedum roseaRoseroot W1
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Sisyrinchium mucronatumSlender blue eyed grass W4
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Solidago cutleriCutter's goldenrod W2
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Solidago macrophyllaLarge leaved goldenrod W4
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Solidago ptarmicoidesPrairie goldenrod W3
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Solidago purshiiPursh's goldenrod W4
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Sorsus decoraNorthern mountain ash W2
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Sparganium fluctuansWater bur reed W3
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Spergularia canadensisCanada sand spurry W4
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Sphenopholis nitidaShining wedgegrass W4
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Sphenopholis pennsylvanicaSwamp oats W4
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Spiranthes lucidaShining lady's tresses W4
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Spiranthes romanzoffianaHooded lady's tresses W4
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Sporobolus cryptandrusSand drop seed W4
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Sporobolus heterolepisNorthern dropseed W1
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Sporobolus neglectusSmall drop seed W1
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Stachys myssopifoliaHyssop leaf hedge nettle W1
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Stachys tenuifoliaSmooth hedge nettle W4
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Symphoricarpos albus var. albus SnowberryW4
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Tofieldia glutinosaSticky false asphodel W1
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Trichomanes intricatumA filmy fern W2
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Trichostema brachiatumFalse pennyroyal W1
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Triosteum aurantiacumCoffee tinker's weed W2
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Triphora trianthophoraThree birds orchid W2
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Trisetum spicatum var. molleSpiked false oats W4
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Utricularia resupinataNortheastern bladderwort W3
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Uvularia grandifloraLarge flowered bellwort W4
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Vaccinium borealeAlpine blueberry W3
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Vaccinium cespitosumDwarf bilberry W4
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Vaccinium uliginosum s. pubescens BilberryW3
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Vaccinium vitis idaea ssp. minus Mountain cranberryW4
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Valeriana uliginosaMarsh valerian W1
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Verbena simplexNarrow leaved vervain W4
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Veronicastrum virginicumCulver's root W4
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Viburnum eduleSquashberry W4
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Viburnum rafinesquianumDowny arrowwood W4
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Viola nephrophyllaNorthern bog violet W4
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Vitis novae angliaeNew England grape W4
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Waldsteinia fragarioidesBarren strawberry W4
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Woodsia glabellaSmooth woodsia W1
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Xyris montanaYellow eyed grass W4
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Xyris smallianaSmall's yellow eyed grass W1
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Zannichellia palustrisHorned pondweed W4
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Key to Status Codes:
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E: The species is listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.
T: The species is listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.
C1: The species is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The 1 indicates that enough information exists to support a proposal for listing.
C2: The species is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. The 2 indicates that there is currently evidence of vulnerability but more research needs to be done before the species could be listed.
MC: The species is of management concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to declining populations in the Northeast.
AF: An anadromous fish; it is the responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conserve and protect these migratory species of fish.
W1: A rare species, with 20 or fewer known occurrences in the watershed states.
W2: A rare species, with 21 to 100 known occurrences in the watershed states.
W3: An uncommon species, usually with 100 to 400 occurrences in the watershed states.
W4: The species is common in one of the 4 watershed states, but rare or not present in the remaining states.
WH: Historic; the species is no longer found within the watershed.