Current and Historical Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species
Of Cecil County, Maryland*
April 2010
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Wildlife and Heritage Service
Global State State Federal
Scientific Name
Common Name
Rank Rank Status Status
Animals
Acipenser brevirostrum
Shortnose Sturgeon
G3
S1
E
LE
Cicindela puritana
Puritan Tiger Beetle
G1G2
S1S2
E
LT
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Eastern Hellbender
G3G4
S1
E
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
Bog Turtle
G3
S2
T
LT
Graptemys geographica
Northern Map Turtle
G5
S1
E
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
G5
S3B
Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern
G5
S2S3B
I
Lampsilis radiata
Eastern Lampmussel
G5
SU
Leptodea ochracea
Tidewater Mucket
G3G4
S1S2
Percina caprodes
Logperch
G5
S1S2
T
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Trout-perch
G5
SX
X
Sciurus niger cinereus
Delmarva Fox Squirrel
G5T3
S1
E
LE
Speyeria idalia
Regal Fritillary
G3
SH
X
Plants
Agalinis obtusifolia
Blunt-leaved Gerardia
G4G5Q
S1
E
Agalinis setacea
Thread-leaved Gerardia
G5?
S1
E
Agrimonia microcarpa
Small-fruited Agrimony
G5
SU
Agrimonia striata
Woodland Agrimony
G5
S1
E
Alnus maritima
Seaside Alder
G3
S3.1
Ammannia latifolia
Koehne's Ammannia
G5
S2
Antennaria solitaria
Single-headed Pussytoes
G5
S2
T
Arnica acaulis
Leopard's-bane
G4
S1
E
Asplenium pinnatifidum
Lobed Spleenwort
G4
S1
E
Betula populifolia
Gray Birch
G5
SU
Bidens bidentoides var. mariana
Maryland Bur-marigold
G3T3
S3.1
Bromus latiglumis
Broad-glumed Brome
G5
S1
E
Buchnera americana
Blue-hearts
G5?
SH
X
Cacalia muehlenbergii
Great Indian-plantain
G4
SH
X
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell
G5
S2
Cardamine longii
Long's Bittercress
G3
S1
E
Carex buxbaumii
Buxbaum's Sedge
G5
S2
T
Carex hitchcockiana
Hitchcock's Sedge
G5
S1
E
Carex hystericina
Porcupine Sedge
G5
S1
E
Carex interior
Inland Sedge
G5
S1
Carex lacustris
Lake-bank Sedge
G5
S2
Carex lucorum
A Sedge
G4
S1
Carex lupuliformis
Hop-like Sedge
G4
S2
Carex polymorpha
Variable Sedge
G3
SH
X
Carex tenera
Slender Sedge
G5
SH
X
Carex tetanica
Rigid Sedge
G4G5
SH
X
Carex vestita
Velvety Sedge
G5
S2
T
Castilleja coccinea
Indian Paintbrush
G5
S1
E
Chenopodium standleyanum
Standley's Goosefoot
G5
S1
E
Cicuta bulbifera
Bulb-bearing Water Hemlock
G5
S1
E
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Clematis
G5
S1
E
Clematis ochroleuca
Curly-heads G4
SH
X
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Wister's Coralroot
G5
S1
E
Coreopsis tripteris
Tall Tickseed
G5
S1
E
Cyperus dentatus
Toothed Sedge
G4
SH
X
Cyperus refractus
Reflexed Cyperus
G5
S2?
Cyperus retrofractus
Rough
Cyperus
G5
S2
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass
G5
S1
E
Desmodium pauciflorum
Few-flowered Tick-trefoil
G5
S1
E
Desmodium rigidum
Rigid Tick-trefoil
GNRQ
S1
E
Desmodium sessilifolium
Sessile-leaved Tick-trefoil
G5
SH
X
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Few-flowered Panicgrass
G5
S2S3
Dirca palustris
Leatherwood
G4
S2
T
Elatine minima
Small Waterwort
G5
S1
E
Eleocharis compressa
Flattened Spikerush
G4
S1
E
Eleocharis halophila
Salt-marsh Spikerush
G4
S1
E
Epilobium ciliatum
Northern Willowherb
G5
S1
E
Epilobium strictum
Downy Willowherb
G5?
S1
E
Equisetum fluviatile
Water Horsetail
G5
S1
E
Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail
G5
S1
E
Eriocaulon aquaticum
Seven-angled Pipewort
G5
S1
E
Eriocaulon parkeri
Parker's Pipewort
G3
S2
T
Erythronium albidum
White
Trout Lily
G5
S2
T
Euphorbia purpurea
Darlington's Spurge
G3
S1
E
Eurybia radula
Rough-leaved Aster
G5
S1
E
Festuca paradoxa
Cluster Fescue
G5
SU
X
Galium boreale
Northern Bedstraw
G5
S1
E
Galium trifidum
Small Bedstraw
G5
SU
Gentiana andrewsii
Fringe-tip Closed Gentian
G5?
S2
T
Gentiana villosa
Striped Gentian
G4
S1
E
Gentianopsis crinita
Fringed Gentian
G5
S1
E
Hasteola suaveolens
Sweet-scented Indian-plantain
G4
S1
E
Helianthemum bicknellii
Hoary Frostweed
G5
S1
E
Helonias bullata
Swamp Pink
G3
S2
E
LT
Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal G4
S2
T
Iris prismatica
Slender Blue Flag
G4G5
S1
E
Juglans cinerea
Butternut
G4
S2S3
Juniperus communis
Juniper
G5
SH
X
Lathyrus palustris
Vetchling
G5
S1
E
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis
Long-awned Diplachne
G5T5
SU
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood Lily
G5
SH
X
Limnobium spongia
American Frog's-bit
G4
S1
E
Limosella australis
Mudwort
G4G5
S2
E
Linum intercursum
Sandplain Flax
G4
S2
T
Lithospermum latifolium
American Gromwell
G4
S1
E
Lygodium palmatum
Climbing Fern
G4
S2
T
Lysimachia hybrida
Lowland Loosestrife
G5
S2
T
Matelea carolinensis
Anglepod
G4
S1
E
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Ostrich Fern
G5
S2
Melanthium latifolium
Broad-leaved Bunchflower
G5
S1
E
Minuartia michauxii
Rock Sandwort
G5
S2
T
Myosotis macrosperma
Large-seeded Forget-me-not
G5
S2S3
Najas gracillima
Thread-like Naiad
G5?
SU
X
Nelumbo lutea
American Lotus
G4
S2
Oligoneuron rigidum
Hard-leaved Goldenrod
G5
SH
X
Pedicularis lanceolata
Swamp Lousewort
G5
S1
E
Platanthera peramoena
Purple Fringeless Orchid
G5
S1
T
Platanthera psycodes
Small Purple Fringed Orchid
G5
SH
X
Pluchea camphorata
Marsh Fleabane
G5
S1
E
Poa alsodes
Grove Meadow-grass
G4G5
S2
Polygala incarnata
Pink Milkwort
G5
S2S3
Polygala senega
Seneca Snakeroot
G4G5
S2
T
Potamogeton amplifolius
Large-leaved Pondweed
G5
SH
X
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Clasping-leaved Pondweed
G5
S2
Potamogeton pusillus
Slender Pondweed
G5
S1
Potamogeton richardsonii
Redheadgrass
G5
SH
X
Potamogeton robbinsii
Robbins' Pondweed
G5
SH
X
Potamogeton spirillus
Spiral Pondweed
G5
S1
Potamogeton zosteriformis
Flatstem Pondweed
G5
S1
E
Prunus alleghaniensis
Alleghany Plum
G4
S2
T
Pycnanthemum torrei
Torrey's Mountain-mint
G2
S1
E
Pycnanthemum verticillatum
Whorled Mountain-mint
G5
S1
E
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Virginia Mountain-mint
G5
S2
Ranunculus ambigens
Water-plantain Spearwort
G4
SH
X
Ranunculus hederaceus
Long-stalked Crowfoot
G5
S1
E
Rhynchospora recognita
Globe Beaksedge
G5?
S2
Ruellia strepens
Rustling
Wild-petunia
G4G5
S1
E
Rumex altissimus
Tall Dock
G5
S1
E
Sagittaria australis
Long-beaked Arrowhead
GNRQ
SU
Sagittaria calycina
Spongy Lophotocarpus
G5
S2
Salix discolor
Pussy Willow
G5
SU
Salix exigua
Sandbar Willow
G5
S1
E
Salix humilis var. tristis
Dwarf Prairie Willow
G4G5
S1
Salix lucida
Shining Willow
G5
SH
X
Sanguisorba canadensis
Canada Burnet
G5
S2
T
Schoenoplectus novae-angliae
Salt-marsh Bulrush
G5
S2
Schoenoplectus torreyi
Torrey's Clubrush
G5?
SH
X
Scleria muehlenbergii
Muhelenberg's Nutrush
G5
S1S2
Scutellaria leonardii
Leonard's Skullcap
G4T4
S2
T
Scutellaria nervosa
Veined Skullcap
G5
S1
E
Sida hermaphrodita
Virginia Mallow
G3
S1
E
Smilax pseudochina
Halberd-leaved Greenbrier
G4G5
S2
T
Solidago speciosa
Showy Goldenrod
G5
S2
T
Solidago stricta
Wandlike Goldenrod
G5
SU
Sphenopholis pensylvanica
Swamp-oats
G4
S2
T
Spiranthes lucida
Wide-leaved Ladys' Tresses
G5
S1
E
Sporobolus clandestinus
Rough Rushgrass
G5
S2
T
Sporobolus heterolepis
Northern Dropseed
G5
S1
E
Stachys aspera
Rough
Hedge-nettle
G4?
S1
E
Stachys hyssopifolia
Hyssop-leaved Hedge-nettle
G4G5
SU
Stellaria alsine
Trailing Stitchwort
G5
S1
E
Stenanthium gramineum
Featherbells
G4G5
S1
T
Symphyotrichum depauperatum
Serpentine Aster
G2
S1
E
Symphyotrichum laeve var.
concinnum Steele's
Aster
G5T4
SH
X
Talinum teretifolium
Fameflower
G4
S1
T
Thaspium trifoliatum
Purple Meadow-parsnip
G5
S1
E
Triadenum tubulosum
Large Marsh St. John's-wort
G4?
S1
Triosteum angustifolium
Narrow-leaved Horse-gentian
G5
S1
E
Triphora trianthophora
Nodding Pogonia
G3G4
S1
E
Valeriana pauciflora
Valerian
G4
S1
E
Wolffia papulifera
Water-meal
G4
S2
* This report represents a compilation of information in the Wildlife and Heritage Service’s Biological and
Conservation Data system as of the date on the report. It does not include species considered to be
“watchlist” or more common species.