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Threatened & Endangered Animals and Plants

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Natural Heritage Resource Lists (PDF format) -

VANHP tracks information on over 1600 rare plants, animals and exemplary natural communities inVirginia . Get more information about these resource lists and/or you can view/download the listsbelow as Adobe Acrobat files (PDF) . The plant and animal documents contain synonomy, list formatand taxonomic reference information for all species monitored by the Natural Heritage program.

You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader , to view or print these files.

Rare Animals - last updated 3/03Rare Plants - last updated 3/04The Natural Communities of Virginia - last updated 9/04 (Not a PDF document)

Hardcopies of these lists are also available by contacting:

Virginia Dept . of Conservation & RecreationDivision of Natural HeritageProject Review Coordinator217 Governor St.Richmond, VA 23219FAX : (804) 371-2674

We Need Your Help! - If you have information which you believe would add to our knowledge of aspecific species, please submit a rare species reporting form.

Search Our Database - Run on-line queries to find information on Virginia's 1600+ naturalheritage resources. You can search for information on individual or groups of resources, byscientific or common name, taxonomic group, federal or state legal status, global or state rarityrank. Plus, you can produce on-line lists of resources grouped and sorted by the differentgeographic references listed below.

All searches return HTML formatted lists including the scientific/common names, taxonomic group,global and state heritage rarity ranks, federal legal status under the U .S . Endangered Species Act,and Virginia state legal status.

Additionally, scientific names are hotlinked to NatureServe Explorer to provide more detailedspecies information.

NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe, in collaboration with the NaturalHeritage Network. A source for conservation information on more than 50,000 plants,animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada, NatureServeprovides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, as well as common plantsand animals.

Species/Natural Community Query - Output also includes total number of known occurrencesstatewide.

County Query - If no county, or more than one county checked results will be sorted and grouped bycounty . Output also includes last known observed date in the county.

Physiographic province Query - If no province, or more than one is checked the results will besorted and grouped by province.

Watershed Query - (USGS 8 digit watershed) If no watershed, or more than one is checked theresults will be sorted and grouped by watershed.

Subwatershed Query - (14 digit watershed) If no watershed, or more than one is checked the

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results will be sorted and grouped by watershed.

Note: On-line queries provide basic information from DCR's databases at the time of the request.They are NOT to be substituted for a project review or for on-site surveys required forenvironmental assessments of specific project areas.

Submit an Information Request - More detailed information about the locations ofVirginia's natural heritage resources is available by submitting an information request.

State Distribution Maps - View online distribution maps of rare plants, animals and exemplarynatural communities.

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Natural Heritage Resources by County

Your Search Criteria:Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Orange, Powhatan,Spotsylvania County(ies)Taxonomic Group:Search run: 12-02-2003

On the map page, set page orientation to landscape toprint map.Click highlighted scientific names below to go toNatureServe report.

Scientific Name Common Name Global, State Federal State Last YearObservedRank Rank Status Status

CarolineBIRDS

Aimophilaaestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 SI B LT 1993

Haliaeetusleucocephalus Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002

BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)

LamDsilis radiata EasternLampmussel

G5 S2 SC 1988

COMMUNITIES

NaturalCommunity

Natural

Basic Mesic Forest

Coastal Plain /

GNR SNR 1993

Community

Natural

Piedmont AcidicSeepage Swamp

Coastal Plain /

GNR SNR 1993

Community

Natural

PiedmontBottomland Forest

Coastal Plain /

GNR SNR 1995

Community

Natural

Piedmont SeepageBog

Coastal Plain

GNR SNR 2000

Community SemipermanentImpoundment

GNR SNR 1993

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Natural Fluvial TerraceGNR SNR 1993Community

Natural

Woodland

Loblolly Pine GNR SNR 1992CommunityNatural

SavannaMesic Mixed

GNR SNR 1993Community

CRUSTACEA(AMPHIPODS,ISOPODS &DECAPODS)Stygobromus sp .

Hardwood Forest

RappahannockSpring Amphipod G1 G2 SIS2 SOC 200021

HETEROPTERA(TRUE BUGS)

Sigara depressa Virginia PiedmontGI G3 SIS3 SOC 1947

NON-VASCULARPLANTS

Sphagnumstrictum

ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)Enallagma

Water Boatman

Straight Peatmoss

Burgundy Bluet

G5

G5

S2

S2

1993

1993dubium

Nannothemis Elfin Skimmer G4 S1 1993be/laNehalennia

Southern Sprite G5 S2 1993inteqricollis

Sornatochlora Fine-lined Emerald G5 S2 1994filosa

VASCULARPLANTSBolboschoenus

River Bulrush G5 S2 2001fluvia tills

Carex vestita A Sedge G5 S2 1993Desmodium Creamflower

Tick-trefoil G2? SH SOC 1938ochroleucum

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Digitaria cognata Mountain Hairgrass G5 S2 1992

Eleocharis Robbins Spikerush G4G5 S1 1992robbinsiiEriocaulon parkeri Parker's Pipewort G3 S2 1941

HelianthemumG5 SI 1941Plains Frostweedbicknellii

Helonias bullata

Swamp-pink G3 S2S3 LT LE 2000Isotria

Small WhorledG2 S2 LT LE 1994medeoloides

Pogonia

Juncus New Jersey Rush G2 S2 SOC 2000caesariensis

Juniperuscommunis var.

Ground Juniper G5T5 Si 1993depressa

KalmiaG5 S2 1995Sheep-laurelangustifolia

LachnocaulonBog-buttons G5 S2 1941anceps

MimosaG5T5 S2 1996

Little-leafpuadrivalvis var.Sensitive-briarsangustata

MvriophyllumG5 SI 1983Low Water-milfoilhumile

PlatantheraLarge White Fringedblephariglottis var. G4G5T3T4 SI 1996Orchid

conspicuaPotamogeton

Oakes Pondweed G4 S2 1993oakesianus

Dwarf ChinquapinQuercus prinoides G5 S1 1993Oak

G5T5 SI 1977Ranunculus

White Watertrichophyllus var.trichophyllus Crowfoot

Rhynchospora White Beakrush G5 S2 2000albaSabatia

Slender Marsh Pink G5 S2 2000campanulata

Sarracenia flava Yellow Pitcher-plant G5? SI 1993Sarracenia

Northern PurpleG5T5? S2? 2000purpurea ssp .

Pitcher-plantpurpureaSchoenoplectus

Water Bulrush G4G5 SIS2 1993subterminalisSolidagouliginosa var. Bog Goldenrod G4G5TNR S2 1993uliginosa

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Stachys eplingii Epling'sG5 S1 1996

Thelypteris

Hedge-nettle

Bog Fern G4G5 S1S2 1993simulataUtricularia

Purple Bladderwort G5 S2 1993purpurea

Xyris caroliniana CarolinaG4G5 S1 1941

CulpeperBIRDS

Haliaeetus

Yellow-eyed-grass

Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus

BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)

Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1991Lasmigona

Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1934subviridis

COMMUNITIES

Natural Low-elevation BasicGNR SNR 2002Community

Natural

Outcrop Barren

Piedmont / MountainGNR SNR 2002Community

ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)

Calopteryx

Basic Woodland

AppalachianG4 S2 1982angustipennis Jewelwing

GomphusRapids Clubtail G3G4 S1 1982quadricolor

VASCULARPLANTS

PenstemonHairy Beardtongue G4 S2 1950hirsutus

Phlox pilosa ssp .Downy Phlox G5T5 S2 1990pilosa

PrunusSand Cherry G5T4 S1 1996susquehanae

Silene nivea Snowy Campion G4? S1 1975

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Sporoboluscompositus var. Longleaf Dropseed

G5T5 SIS2 1991compositus

Trichostern a Narrow-leavedG5Blue-curls S2 2002setaceum

FauquierBIRDSBartramia

Upland Sandpiper

G5 SIB LT 1988/ongicauda

Haliaeetus Bald Eagle

G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus

BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2

S1 LE LE NDheterodon

COMMUNITIES

Natural Acidic Oak - HickoryGNR SNR 2000Community

NaturalForest

Basic Oak - Hickory GNR SNR 2000CommunityNaturalCommunity

ForestChestnut Oak Forest

GNR SNR 2001

NaturalCommunity

Coastal Plain /Piedmont Seepage

GNR SNR 1999

NaturalBogLow-elevation Basic GNR SNR 2000Community

NaturalCommunity

NaturalCommunity

Natural

Outcrop BarrenLow-elevationBoulderfield Forest /

GNRWoodlandMesic Mixed

GNRHardwood Forest

Montane Basic GNR

SNR

SNR

SNR

2001

2001

1994Community

NaturalCommunity

NaturalCommunityNatural

Seepage SwampMountain / PiedmontAcidic Seepage

GNRSwampPiedmont / Mountain

GNRAcidic Cliff

Piedmont / Mountain GNR

SNR

SNR

SNR

2001

2001

2000Community Basic Woodland

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LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)

Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing G3G4 S1 S3 1941Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary G3 S1 ND

VASCULARPLANTS

Cornus sericeaRed-osier Dogwood G5T5 SI 1979ssp . sericea

CrataequsPear Hawthorn G5 S1 1941ca/podendron

CrataegusA Hawthorn G5 S2 1941pruinosa

Cuscuta indecora Pretty Dodder G5 S2? 1937Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-prairie G4G5 S2 1989Geum laciniatum

Rough Avens G5TNR S2? 1992var. trichocarpum

Penstemon Hairy Beardtongue G4 S2 1996hirsutusPlatanthera Purple Fringeless

G5 S2 1990peramoena Orchis

Poa paludigena Bog Bluegrass G3 S2 1994Prunus nigra Canada Plum G4G5 S1 2000Pycnanthemum

Basil Mountain-mint G2 SI SOC 2000clinopodioides

Pycnanthemum Torrey'sG2 S2? SOC 2000torrei Mountain-mint

Pyrola elliptica Shinleaf G5 S2 1936

Quercus prinoides Dwarf ChinquapinG5 S1 1975

Silene nivea

Oak

Snowy Campion G4? SI 1975Sphenopholis Long-leaf

G4? SI 1939filiformis Wedgescale

Spiranthes Yellow NoddingG4 S1 1936ochroleuca Ladies'-tresses

Stachys eplingii Epling'sG5 SI 1992

Symphvotrichum

Hedge-nettle

White Heath Aster G5 SI 1986ericoidesThelypteris

Bog Fern G4G5 SI S2 1973simulata

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Trichosterna Narrow-leavedG5 S2 2000setaceum Blue-curls

Trillium cernuum Nodding Trillium G5 S2 2001

GoochlandBIRDS

HaliaeetusBald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 1998leucocephalus

BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)

Elliptio lanceolate Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1984Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe G2 S2 SOC LT 1984Lasmigona

Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1966subviridis

LexingtoniaVirginia Pigtoe G1Q S1 SOC 1966subplana

Pleurobema James Spinymussel GISI LE LE 1966collina

VASCULARPLANTS

Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge G5 S2 1997Diaitaria cognata Mountain Hairgrass G5 S2 1996Eriocaulon

Ten-angle Pipewort G5 S2 1997decangulare

Eupatorium Wedge-leafThoroughwort

G5 SI 1970glaucescensLudwipia hirtella Hairy Seedbox G5 S1 1997Monotrop sis

Sweet Pine Sap G3 S2S3 1978odorata

Quercus prinoidesDoak

ChinquapinG5 SI 1994

WisteriaAmerican Wisteria G5 S2 1992frutescens

HanoverAMPHIBIANS

AmbystomaTiger Salamander G5 SI LE 1973tigrinum

BIRDS

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HaliaeetusBald Eagle

G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus

BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)

Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2S1 LE LE 1972heterodon

Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance

G2G3 S2S3 . SOC SC 1991

Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel G3G4S2 SC 1991

Lampsilis radiata EasternG5 S2 SC 1985

Lasmigona

Lampmussel

Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1972subviridis

COMMUNITIES

Natural Piedmont / MountainGNR SNR 1995

Community

LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)

Boloria selene

Basic Woodland

Silver-borderedG5 S2 1939

VASCULARPLANTS

Desmodium

Fritillary

Slim-leaf Tick-trefoil G4 Si 1978tenuifoliumMimosa

Little-leafG5T5 S2 1986quadrivalvis var.

angustata Sensitive-briars

SarraceniaSouthern Purple

G5T3T5 S2 1987purpurea ssp.venosa Pitcher-plant

Tetragonotheca PinelandG5 SI 1972helianthoides Squarehead

LouisaBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta

SI LE LE 1991Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2

heterodon

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Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1995

Lasmigona Green Floater G3 S2 SC NDsubviridis

ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)Leucorrhinia Frosted Whiteface G5 SH NDfrigida

Stylurus /aurae Laura's Clubtail G4 S2 ND

VASCULARPLANTSTriadenum Large Marsh St.tubulosum John's-wort G4? S1 1971

OrangeBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)

Alasmidontaviridis Slippershell Mussel G4G5 SI LE ND

Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC NDLasmigonasubviridis Green Floater G3 S2 SC ND

COMMUNITIES

NaturalCommunity Basic Mesic Forest GNR SNR 1992

NaturalCommunity

LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)

Basic Oak - HickoryForest GNR SNR 1992

Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary

Sessile-leaf

G3 SI ND

VASCULARPLANTSDesmodiumsessilifolium Tick-trefoil G5 S2 1982

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PowhatanBIRDSHaliaeetus Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus

COMMUNITIESNatural

Basic Oak - Hickory GNR SNR 2002Community

ForestNatural

Granitic Flatrock GNR SNR 1996Community

VASCULARPLANTSDicliptera G5 S2 1995Wild MudwortbrachiataHyDericum G4G5 S1 S2 1972A St . John's-wortsetosum

Isoetes G3 Si? 1993Piedmont Quillwortpiedmontana

G5 Si 1996Quercus prinoides oak

Chinquapin

Scutellaria incana

Hoary Skullcap G5 S2 2002

SpotsylvaniaBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2 S1 LE LE 1999heterodon

Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance

G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1995Lampsilis radiata Eastern

G5 S2 SC 1989

LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)Callophrvs irus

Lampmussel

Frosted Elfin

G3 S2 1993Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary

G3 SI ND

NON-VASCULARPLANTS

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SphagnumCarolina Peatmoss G3 S2 1993carolinianum

VASCULARPLANTS

Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed G4G5 S2 1992lsotria Small Whorled

G2 S2 LT LE 1999medeoloides Pogonia

Quercus prinoides Dwarf ChinquapinG5 S1 2001

SaccharumOak

Short-beardG3G5 S1? 1972brevibarbe Plumegrass

SarraceniaNorthern Purple

G5T5? S2? 1986purpurea ssp.purpurea

Pitcher-plant

Note: On-line queries provide basic information from DCR's databases at the time of the request . They areNOT to be substituted for a project review or for on-site surveys required for environmental assessments ofspecific project areas.

Need Additional Information? For more detailed information on locations of Natural Heritage Resources submit aninformation request.

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