Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Plants

Bog Rosemary

Bog rosemary, threatened

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
E Balsam fir (native populations only) Abies balsamea
SC Virginia copperleaf Acalypha virginica
E Sandplain agalinis+ Agalinis acuta
E Yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides
E Purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia
E Small white snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
T Short-awned meadow-foxtail Alopecurus aequalis
SC Sea-beach amaranth*^ Amaranthus pumilus
T Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
SC Sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone acutiloba
T Canada anemone Anemone canadensis
E Sea-coast angelica Angelica lucida
SC Hairy angelica* Angelica venenosa
SC Field pussytoes* Antennaria howellii ssp. petaloidea
SC Puttyroot* Aplectrum hyemale
E Dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium pusillum
SC Dragon's-mouth* Arethusa bulbosa
SC Needlegrass Aristida longespica var. geniculata
E Arrowfeather Aristida purpurascens
E Beach needle grass Aristida tuberculosa
SC Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens
SC White milkweed* Asclepias variegata
E Green milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
SC Mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum
T Wallrue spleenwort Asplenium ruta-muraria
SC Bracted orache Atriplex glabriuscula
T Swamp birch Betula pumila
SC Beck's water-marigold Bidens beckii
E Eaton's beggarticks Bidens eatonii
SC Downy wood-mint* Blephilia ciliata
SC Hairy wood-mint* Blephilia hirsuta
SC Bayonet grass Bolboschoenus maritimus ssp. paludosus
SC Salt marsh bulrush Bolboschoenus novae-angliae
SC Little grape fern* Botrychium simplex
E Sideoats grama-grass Bouteloua curtipendula
T Reed bentgrass Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa
SC Short-stalked false bindweed* Calystegia silvatica
SC Low bindweed* Calystegia spithamaea
SC Purple cress Cardamine douglassii
SC Summer sedge Carex aestivalis
E Broadwing sedge Carex alata
T Foxtail sedge Carex alopecoidea
SC Water sedge Carex aquatilis ssp. altior
E Back's sedge Carex backii
E Barratt's sedge Carex barrattii
SC Bush's sedge Carex bushii
E Brown bog sedge Carex buxbaumii
E Chestnut-colored sedge Carex castanea
SC Collins' sedge* Carex collinsii
T Crawe's sedge Carex crawei
SC Crawford sedge* Carex crawfordii
T Clustered sedge Carex cumulata
T Davis' sedge Carex davisii
E Meager sedge Carex exilis
SC Bronze sedge Carex foenea
SC Handsome sedge Carex formosa
SC Hitchcock's sedge Carex hitchcockiana
T Mud sedge Carex limosa
E Boreal bog sedge Carex magellanica
SC Troublesome sedge Carex molesta
SC Black-edge sedge* Carex nigromarginata
SC New England sedge Carex novae-angliae
SC Eastern few-fruit sedge Carex oligocarpa
SC Few-seeded sedge* Carex oligosperma
SC Few-flowered sedge* Carex pauciflora
E Variable sedge Carex polymorpha
SC Prairie sedge Carex prairea
E Cyperus-like sedge Carex pseudocyperus
E Reznicek's sedge Carex reznicekii
E Schweinitz's sedge Carex schweinitzii
SC Dioecious sedge Carex sterilis
SC Hairy-fruited sedge Carex trichocarpa
SC Tuckerman's sedge Carex tuckermanii
SC Cattail sedge Carex typhina
E Little green sedge Carex viridula
E Willdenow's sedge Carex willdenowii
E Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea
SC American bittersweet Celastrus scandens
E Devil's-bit Chamaelirium luteum
E Hairy lip-fern Cheilanthes lanosa
SC Red goosefoot* Chenopodium rubrum
E Yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
E Long-bracted green orchid Coeloglossum viride
SC Long-leaved redtop-panicgrass* Coleataenia longifolia ssp. elongata
SC Early coral root Corallorhiza trifida
T Yellow corydalis Corydalis flavula
E Pygmyweed Crassula aquatica
SC Bushy frostweed* Crocanthemum dumosum
SC Low frostweed Crocanthemum propinquum
SC Elliptical rushfoil* Crotonopsis elliptica
E Slender cliff-brake Cryptogramma stelleri
SC Blue waxweed* Cuphea viscosissima
SC Hazel dodder* Cuscuta coryli
SC Wild comfrey* Cynoglossum virginianum
SC Ram's-head lady's-slipper* Cypripedium arietinum
SC Yellow lady's-slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
E Showy lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae
SC Tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa
E Large-bracted tick-trefoil Desmodium cuspidatum
SC Dillenius' tick-trefoil Desmodium glabellum
SC Sessile-leaf tick-trefoil* Desmodium sessilifolium
SC Squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis
SC Stiff-leaved rosette-panicgrass* Dichanthelium ovale ssp. pseudopubescens
E Tall swamp rosette-panicgrass Dichanthelium scabriusculum
SC Round-fruited rosette-panicgrass* Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum
SC Pale-leaved rosette-panicgrass* Dichanthelium xanthophysum
E Narrow-leaved glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon
SC Appalachian white-aster* Doellingeria infirma
SC Whitlow-grass Draba reptans
SC Thread-leaf sundew* Drosera filiformis
SC Tall cinquefoil Drymocallis arguta
E Mountain wood-fern Dryopteris campyloptera
SC Goldie's fern Dryopteris goldiana
E Bur-head Echinodorus tenellus
E Horsetail spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides
SC Small-fruited spikesedge* Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis
E Square-stemmed spikesedge Eleocharis quadrangulata var. crassior
SC Wiegand's wild rye Elymus wiegandii
SC Virginia snakeroot Endodeca serpentaria
SC Marsh horsetail* Equisetum palustre
E Meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense
E Dwarf scouring rush Equisetum scirpoides
E Parker's pipewort Eriocaulon parkeri
T Hare's tail Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
E White thoroughwort Eupatorium album
E Rough aster Eurybia radula
T Showy aster Eurybia spectabilis
E False mermaid-weed Floerkea proserpinacoides
E Bog bedstraw Galium labradoricum
SC Purple cudweed* Gamochaeta purpurea
SC Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula
T Dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia bigeloviana
E Stiff gentian Gentianella quinquefolia
SC Bicknell's northern crane's-bill* Geranium bicknellii
SC Dwarf rattlesnake plantain* Goodyera repens var. ophioides
SC Kidneyleaf mud-plantain* Heteranthera reniformis
SC Seabeach sandwort Honckenya peploides
SC Featherfoil Hottonia inflata
T Longleaf bluet Houstonia longifolia
E Golden-heather Hudsonia ericoides
T Woolly beach-heather Hudsonia tomentosa
SC Fir clubmoss* Huperzia appressa
SC Green violet* Hybanthus concolor
E Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis
E Water pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
E Whorled pennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
SC Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
SC Creeping St. John's-wort* Hypericum adpressum
SC Great St. John's-wort Hypericum ascyron
T Inkberry (native populations only) Ilex glabra
E Small whorled pogonia^ Isotria medeoloides
SC Weak rush* Juncus debilis
T Two-flowered cynthia Krigia biflora
E Carolina redroot (native populations only) Lachnanthes caroliniana
SC Illinois pinweed* Lechea racemulosa
E Saltpond Grass Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis
SC Creeping bush-clover Lespedeza repens
SC New England blazing-star Liatris novae-angliae
E Scotch lovage Ligusticum scoticum
SC Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis chinensis
SC Mudwort Limosella australis
E Twinflower Linnaea borealis ssp. americana
SC Sandplain flax* Linum intercursum
E Yellow flax Linum sulcatum
E Lily-leaved twayblade Liparis liliifolia
T Dwarf bulrush Lipocarpha micrantha
SC Many-fruited false-loosestrife* Ludwigia polycarpa
E Globe-fruited false-loosestrife Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
E Foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
SC Clasping-leaved water-horehound Lycopus amplectens
SC Climbing fern Lygodium palmatum
SC Stagger-bush* Lyonia mariana
E Winged loosestrife Lythrum alatum
T Three-leaved false Solomon's-seal Maianthemum trifolium
SC Bayard's white adder's mouth* Malaxis bayardii
E White adder's-mouth Malaxis brachypoda
E Green adder's-mouth Malaxis unifolia
E Tall millet-grass Milium effusum
E Mountain sandwort Minuartia glabra
SC Naked miterwort Mitella nuda
E Large-leaved sandwort Moehringia macrophylla
E One-flower wintergreen Moneses uniflora
E Long-awn hairgrass Muhlenbergia capillaris
E Slender water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum
E Cutleaf water-milfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
T Northern water-milfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
SC Large yellow pond lily* Nuphar advena
SC Small yellow pond lily* Nuphar microphylla
E Bog aster Oclemena nemoralis
SC Sundrops* Oenothera fruticosa
E Prairie goldenrod Oligoneuron album
E Stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum
E Gravel-weed Onosmodium virginianum
E Northern adder's-tongue Ophioglossum pusillum
E Southern adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum
SC Eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa
SC Golden club Orontium aquaticum
SC One-sided pyrola* Orthilia secunda
SC Violet wood-sorrel Oxalis violacea
E Small's ragwort Packera anonyma
E Balsam groundsel Packera paupercula
SC American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
T Bitter panicgrass Panicum amarum var. amarum
SC Warty panic grass* Panicum verrucosum
SC Hairy forked chickweed* Paronychia fastigiata
T Field paspalum Paspalum laeve
SC Thin paspalum* Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum
T Swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata
E Smooth cliff-brake Pellaea glabella
T Sweet coltsfoot Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
SC Wild kidney bean* Phaseolus polystachios var. polystachios
SC American reed Phragmites americanus
E Red pine (native populations only) Pinus resinosa
E Slender mountain ricegrass Piptatherum pungens
E Sickle-leaved golden aster Pityopsis falcata
SC Hoary plantain Plantago virginica
E White-fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
E Yellow-fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
SC Tall white bog orchid* Platanthera dilatata
SC Pale green orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola
SC Hooker's orchid* Platanthera hookeri
SC Large round-leaved orchid* Platanthera orbiculata
SC Clammy-weed* Polanisia dodecandra
SC Alternate milkwort Polygala ambigua
E Field milkwort Polygala cruciata
T Nuttall's milkwort Polygala nuttallii
E Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega
SC Seabeach knotweed Polygonum glaucum
E Small-flowered leafcup Polymnia canadensis
T Swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla
E Tuckerman's pondweed Potamogeton confervoides
E Fries' pondweed Potamogeton friesii
T Capillary pondweed Potamogeton gemmiparus
E Hill's pondweed Potamogeton hillii
E Ogden's pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii
E Straight-leaved pondweed Potamogeton strictifolius
T Vasey's pondweed Potamogeton vaseyi
SC Alleghany plum* Prunus alleghaniensis
SC Graves beach plum* Prunus maritima var. gravesii
SC Goose grass* Puccinellia pumila
E Torrey mountain-mint Pycnanthemum torrei
SC Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
E Water-plantain spearwort Ranunculus ambigens
E Seaside crowfoot Ranunculus cymbalaria
SC Creeping spearwort* Ranunculus flammula var. reptans
SC Bristly buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus
T Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum
SC Fragrant sumac (native populations only)* Rhus aromatica
E Needle beaksedge Rhynchospora capillacea
T Tall beaksedge Rhynchospora macrostachya
E Long-beaked beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
SC Skunk currant Ribes glandulosum
SC Swamp black currant* Ribes lacustre
SC Wild currant Ribes rotundifolium
E Swamp red currant Ribes triste
SC Shining rose* Rosa nitida
T Toothcup Rotala ramosior
SC Sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius
E Dew-drop Rubus dalibarda
SC Sea-side dock* Rumex persicarioides
SC Large marsh pink* Sabatia dodecandra
E Marsh pink Sabatia stellaris
E Northern arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata
SC Awl-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
E Quill-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria teres
E Sandbar willow Salix exigua
E Bog willow Salix pedicellaris
SC Slender willow Salix petiolaris
E Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
E Pod grass Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana
SC Purple oat Schizachne purpurascens
T Hard-stemmed bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus
T Torrey bulrush Schoenoplectus torreyi
SC Chaffseed*+ Schwalbea americana
SC Georgia bulrush* Scirpus georgianus
SC Long's bulrush* Scirpus longii
E Few-flowered nutrush Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana
E Reticulated nutrush Scleria reticularis
E Whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
SC Low nutrush* Scleria verticillata
E Hyssop skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia
E Small skullcap Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis
E Sweet-scented Indian-plantain Senecio suaveolens
T Wild senna Senna hebecarpa
T Three-toothed cinquefoil Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
T Starry campion Silene stellata
SC Bristly greenbriar* Smilax hispida
SC Early wrinkle-leaved goldenrod* Solidago aestivalis
SC Elliott's goldenrod* Solidago latissimifolia
E Floating bur-reed Sparganium fluctuans
E Small bur-reed Sparganium natans
T Canada sand-spurry Spergularia canadensis
SC Little ladies'-tresses Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
E Rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
T Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus
E Northern dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
E Small dropseed Sporobolus neglectus
T Hispid hedge-nettle Stachys hispida
E Hyssop-leaf hedge-nettle Stachys hyssopifolia
SC Northern stitchwort Stellaria borealis
T White mandarin Streptopus amplexifolius
SC Crooked-stem aster* Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
E Yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
T Northern white cedar (native populations only) Thuja occidentalis
SC Appalachian gametophyte Trichomanes intricatum
SC Alpine bulrush* Trichophorum alpinum
E False pennyroyal Trichostema brachiatum
E Narrow-leaved horse gentian Triosteum angustifolium
E Nodding pogonia Triphora trianthophora
E Narrow false oats Trisetum spicatum
T Spreading globe flower Trollius laxus
E Resupinate bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
E Large-flowered bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
E Velvetleaf blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides
SC Mountain cranberry* Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus
SC Beaked corn-salad* Valerianella radiata
SC Hybrid bunchflower* Veratrum latifolium
SC Narrow-leaved vervain* Verbena simplex
SC Possum haw* Viburnum nudum
T Smooth black-haw Viburnum prunifolium
E Hook-spurred violet Viola adunca
E Coast violet Viola brittoniana
SC Canada violet Viola canadensis
SC Southern wood violet* Viola hirsutula
SC Northern bog violet Viola nephrophylla
E Kidney-leaf white violet Viola renifolia
SC Great-spurred violet Viola selkirkii
E Barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides
T Northern yellow-eyed grass Xyris montana
E Small's yellow-eyed Xyris smalliana
E Golden Alexanders Zizia aptera

* Believed Extirpated
+ Federally Endangered
^ Federally Threatened

Effective August 5, 2015

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