Rare Plants

Table 1. Rare and Endangered plants that may potentially be found in the Millstone Bypass contruction area

Federal State Global State Potential habitat near
Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Rank Rank proposed road construction
AGASTACHE NEPETOIDES YELLOW GIANT HYSSOP G5 S2 upland forest
AGASTACHE SCROPHULARIIFOLIA PURPLE GIANT HYSSOP G4 S2 upland forest
AGRIMONIA MICROCARPA SMALL-FRUITED GROOVEBUR G5 S2 upland forest
ALOPECURUS AEQUALIS MARSH MEADOW FOXTAIL G5 S2 riverbank, open wetland, wet forest
APLECTRUM HYEMALE PUTTYROOT E G5 S1 wet forest
ASCLEPIAS VARIEGATA WHITE MILKWEED G5 S2 upland forest
CACALIA ATRIPLICIFOLIA PALE INDIAN PLANTAIN E G4G5 S1 upland forest
CACALIA SUAVEOLENS SWEET-SCENTED INDIAN PLANTAIN G3G4 SX.1 riverbank, open wetland
CALLITRICHE VERNA SPRING WATER STARWORT G5 S2 riverbank
CALYSTEGIA SPITHAMAEA ERECT BINDWEED E G4G5 S1 upland forest, dry field
CAREX FRANKII FRANK'S SEDGE G5 S3 wet forest, open wetland
CAREX HAYDENII CLOUD SEDGE E G5 S1 wet forest, open wetland
CAREX HITCHCOCKIANA HITCHCOCK'S SEDGE G5 S2 wet forest, upland forest
CAREX JAMESII NEBRASKA SEDGE E G5 S1 upland forest
CAREX WILLDENOWII WILLDENOW'S SEDGE G5 S2 upland forest
CASTILLEJA COCCINEA SCARLET INDIAN PAINTBRUSH G5 S2 wet forest, open wetland
CERCIS CANADENSIS REDBUD E G5 S1 riverbank, wet forest
CRATAEGUS CALPODENDRON PEAR HAWTHORN E G5 S1 upland forest
CRATAEGUS CHRYSOCARPA FIREBERRY HAWTHORN G5 S1 upland forest
CUSCUTA POLYGONORUM SMARTWEED DODDER G5 S2 open wetlands
CYNOGLOSSUM VIRGINIANUM VAR VIRGINIANUM WILD COMFREY G5T5 S2 upland forest
CYPERUS LANCASTRIENSIS LANCASTER FLATSEDGE G5 S1 upland forest, dry field
CYSTOPTERIS PROTRUSA LOWLAND BRITTLE FERN G5 S2 wet forest
DICENTRA CANADENSIS SQUIRREL-CORN E G5 S1 upland forest
ELLISIA NYCTELEA AUNT LUCY E G5 S1 riverbank, wet forest
ERAGROSTIS FRANKII FRANK'S LOVEGRASS G5 S2 riverbank, open wetland
EUPHORBIA MARILANDICA MARYLAND SPURGE E G1?Q SH.1 dry field
GEUM VERNUM SPRING AVENS G5 S2 upland forest, wet forest
HELONIAS BULLATA SWAMP-PINK LT E G3 S3 wet forest
HETERANTHERA MULTIFLORA MUD PLANTAIN G4 S2 riverbank, open wetland
MELANTHIUM VIRGINICUM VIRGINIA BUNCHFLOWER E G5 S1 wet forest, open wetland
MIMULUS ALATUS WINGED MONKEY FLOWER G5 S3 riverbank
NUPHAR MICROPHYLLUM SMALL YELLOW POND LILY E G5 SH riverbank
PHLOX PILOSA DOWNY PHLOX E G5 SH upland forest
PLATANTHERA PERAMOENA PURPLE FRINGELESS ORCHID E G5 S1 open wetlands
RANUNCULUS AMBIGENS WATER-PLANTAIN SPEARWORT G4 S2 riverbank, open wetland
RANUNCULUS PUSILLUS LOW SPEARWORT G5 S2 riverbank, open wetland
RANUNCULUS REPTANS CREEPING BUTTERCUP E G5 SH riverbank
RHYNCHOSPORA GLOBULARIS GRASS-LIKE BEAKED RUSH E G5 S1 riverbank, wet forest
SCIRPUS LONGII LONG'S BULRUSH E G2 S2 wet forest, open wetland
SCUTELLARIA NERVOSA VEINED SKULLCAP G5 S2 riverbank, wet forest
STACHYS PALUSTRIS VAR HOMOTRICHA MARSH HEDGE-NETTLE E G5T? SH riverbank, open wetland
TRADESCANTIA OHIENSIS OHIO SPIDERWORT G5 S2 upland forest
VERBENA SIMPLEX NARROW-LEAVED VERVAIN E G5 S1 upland forest, dry field

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