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Database of Tennessee Vascular Plants



Status for:   Endangered Species

 
1.   Aconitum reclinatum Gray
     Common Name: trailing white monkshood
     Synonymns:
    Aconitum uncinatum L. var. muticum DC.
 
2.   Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) Blake
     Common Name: earleaf false foxglove
     Synonymns:
    Tomanthera auriculata (Michx.) Raf.
    Gerardia auriculata Michx.
 
3.   Agalinis oligophylla Pennell
     Common Name: ridgestem false foxglove
     Synonymns:
    Gerardia pseudaphylla (Pennell) Pennell
    Agalinis pseudaphylla (Pennell) Shinners
 
4.   Allium stellatum KerGawl.
     Common Name: autumn onion
 
5.   Anemone caroliniana Walt.
     Common Name: Carolina anemone
 
6.   Apios priceana B.L. Rob.
     Common Name: traveler's delight, Price's potato bean
 
7.   Arabis patens Sull.
     Common Name: spreading rock cress
 
8.   Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun
     Common Name: Braun's rock cress
     Synonymns:
    Arabis perstellata E.L. Braun var. ampla Rollins
 
9.   Arenaria cumberlandensis Wofford & Kral
     Common Name: Cumberland sandwort
     Synonymns:
    Minuartia cumberlandensis (B.E. Wofford & Kral) McNeill
 
10.   Arenaria godfreyi Shinners
     Common Name: Godfrey's sandwort
     Synonymns:
    Minuartia godfreyi (Shinners) McNeill
 
11.   Arenaria groenlandica (Retz.) Spreng.
     Common Name: Greenland sandwort
     Synonymns:
    Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
 
12.   Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb.
     Common Name: spreading sandwort
 
13.   Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum 
     Common Name: Hart's tongue fern
     Synonymns:
    Phyllitis japonica Komarov ssp. americana (Fern.) A.& D. Love
    Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman var. americana Fern.
 
14.   Aster praealtus Poir.
     Common Name: willowleaf aster
     Synonymns:
    Symphyotrichum praealtum (Poir.) Nesom
 
15.   Aster pratensis Raf.
     Common Name: barrens silky aster
     Synonymns:
    Symphyotrichum pratense (Raf.) Nesom
 
16.   Aster saxicastellii J.J.N. Campb. & Medley
     Common Name: rockcastle aster
     Synonymns:
    Eurybia saxicastellii (J.N. Campbell & M. Medley) Nesom
 
17.   Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & E.L. Bridges
     Common Name: limestone glade milk vetch
 
18.   Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia 
     Common Name: mountain white birch, heartleaf birch
     Synonymns:
    Betula cordifolia Regel
    Betula alba L. var. cordifolia (Regel) Regel
 
19.   Calamagrostis cainii Hitchc.
     Common Name: Cain's reed grass
 
20.   Calamagrostis porteri Gray
     Common Name: Porter's reed grass
 
21.   Calamovilfa arcuata K.E. Rogers
     Common Name: Cumberland sand reed
 
22.   Caltha palustris L.
     Common Name: yellow marsh marigold
 
23.   Carex barrattii Schwein. & Torr.
     Common Name: Barratt's sedge
 
24.   Carex manhartii Bryson
     Common Name: Manhart's sedge
 
25.   Carex roanensis F.J. Herm.
     Common Name: Roan Mountain sedge
 
26.   Carex x aestivaliformis [aestivalis x gracillima]
     Common Name: (no common name)
 
27.   Cerastium velutinum Raf.
     Common Name: field chickweed
 
28.   Clematis glaucophylla Small
     Common Name: whiteleaf leather flower
 
29.   Clematis morefieldii Kral
     Common Name: Huntsville vasevine
 
30.   Clethra alnifolia L.
     Common Name: coastal pepperbush
 
31.   Coeloglossum viride var. virescens 
     Common Name: longbract frog orchid
     Synonymns:
    Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. var. bracteata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Reichenb. ex Gray
 
32.   Collinsia verna Nutt.
     Common Name: spring blue eyed Mary
 
33.   Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
     Common Name: sweet fern
     Synonymns:
    Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze
 
34.   Coreopsis delphiniifolia Lam.
     Common Name: larkspurleaf tickseed
 
35.   Coreopsis latifolia Michx.
     Common Name: broadleaf tickseed
 
36.   Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers.
     Common Name: rock harlequin
 
37.   Crataegus harbisonii Beadle
     Common Name: Harbison's hawthorn
 
38.   Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F. Reed
     Common Name: Kentucky lady's slipper
 
39.   Cypripedium reginae Walt.
     Common Name: showy lady's slipper
 
40.   Dalea foliosa (Gray) Barneby
     Common Name: leafy prairie clover
     Synonymns:
    Petalostemon foliosus Gray
 
41.   Dalea purpurea Vent.
     Common Name: violet prairie clover
     Synonymns:
    Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.
 
42.   Delphinium exaltatum Ait.
     Common Name: tall larkspur
 
43.   Desmodium ochroleucum M.A. Curtis
     Common Name: cream tick trefoil
 
44.   Diamorpha smallii Britt.
     Common Name: elf orpine
     Synonymns:
    Diamorpha cymosa (Nutt.) Britt. ex Small
    Sedum smallii (Britt. ex Small) Ahles
 
45.   Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
     Common Name: needleleaf rosette grass
     Synonymns:
    Panicum angustifolium Ell.
    Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
 
46.   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium 
     Common Name: cypress panic grass
     Synonymns:
    Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell. var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong
    Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould
    Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell.
 
47.   Dichanthelium spretum (J.A. Schultes) Freckmann
     Common Name: Eaton's rosette grass
     Synonymns:
    Panicum spretum J.A. Schultes
    Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. densiflorum (Rand & Redf.) Lelong
    Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. densiflorum (Rand & Redf.) Gould & C.A. Clark
 
48.   Echinacea tennesseensis (Beadle) Small
     Common Name: Tennessee purple coneflower
     Synonymns:
    Echinacea angustifolia DC. var. tennesseensis (Beadle) Blake
 
49.   Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr.
     Common Name: jointed spike sedge
 
50.   Eleocharis intermedia (Vahl) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
     Common Name: matted spike rush
 
51.   Eleocharis wolfii Gray
     Common Name: Wolf's spike rush
 
52.   Elymus svensonii Church
     Common Name: Svenson's wild rye
 
53.   Eriocaulon decangulare L.
     Common Name: tenangle pipewort
 
54.   Eriogonum harperi Goodman
     Common Name: Harper's buckwheat
     Synonymns:
    Eriogonum longifolium Nutt. var. harperi (Goodman) Reveal
 
55.   Eriophorum virginicum L.
     Common Name: tawny cotton grass
 
56.   Erysimum capitatum (Douglas) Greene
     Common Name: sanddune wallflower
 
57.   Eupatorium leucolepis (DC.) Torr. & Gray
     Common Name: justice weed
 
58.   Fimbristylis perpusilla R.M. Harper
     Common Name: Harper's fimbry
 
59.   Gentiana puberulenta Pringle
     Common Name: downy gentian
 
60.   Geum geniculatum Michx.
     Common Name: bent avens
 
61.   Geum radiatum Michx.
     Common Name: Appalachian avens
 
62.   Gratiola floridana Nutt.
     Common Name: Florida hedge hyssop
 
63.   Helenium brevifolium (Nutt.) Wood
     Common Name: shortleaf sneezeweed
 
64.   Helianthemum propinquum E.P. Bicknell
     Common Name: low frostweed
 
65.   Helianthus verticillatus Small
     Common Name: whorled sunflower
 
66.   Houstonia purpurea var. montana 
     Common Name: Roan Mountain bluet
     Synonymns:
    Houstonia montana Small
    Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & Gray var. montana (Small) Fosberg
 
67.   Hydrocotyle americana L.
     Common Name: American marsh pennywort
 
68.   Hypericum adpressum Bart.
     Common Name: creeping St. Johnswort
 
69.   Hypericum ellipticum Hook.
     Common Name: pale St. Johnswort
 
70.   Hypericum graveolens Buckl.
     Common Name: mountain St. Johnswort
 
71.   Iris brevicaulis Raf.
     Common Name: zigzag iris
 
72.   Isoetes melanopoda J. Gay & Durieu
     Common Name: blackfoot quillwort
 
73.   Isoetes tennesseensis N.T. Luebke & J.M.Budke
     Common Name: Hiwassee quillwort
 
74.   Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.
     Common Name: green fiveleaf orchid
 
75.   Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy
     Common Name: Carolina redroot
     Synonymns:
    Lachnanthes tinctoria (J.F. Gmel.) Ell.
 
76.   Lechea pulchella Raf.
     Common Name: Leggett's pinweed
     Synonymns:
    Lechea leggettii Britt. & Hollick
 
77.   Lesquerella globosa (Desv.) S. Wats.
     Common Name: globe bladderpod
 
78.   Lesquerella perforata Rollins
     Common Name: Spring Creek bladderpod
 
79.   Lesquerella stonensis Rollins
     Common Name: Stones River bladderpod
 
80.   Lilium grayi S. Wats.
     Common Name: Gray's lily
 
81.   Lilium philadelphicum L.
     Common Name: wood lily
 
82.   Listera australis Lindl.
     Common Name: southern twayblade
 
83.   Lysimachia fraseri Duby
     Common Name: Fraser's yellow loosestrife
 
84.   Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P.
     Common Name: earth loosestrife
 
85.   Marshallia grandiflora Beadle & F.E. Boynton
     Common Name: Monongahela Barbara's buttons
 
86.   Melanthium latifolium Desr.
     Common Name: slender bunchflower
     Synonymns:
    Melanthium hybridum Walt.
 
87.   Melanthium virginicum L.
     Common Name: Virginia bunchflower
     Synonymns:
    Veratrum virginicum (L.) Ait.f.
 
88.   Melanthium woodii (J.W. Robbins ex Wood) Bodkin
     Common Name: Wood's bunchflower
     Synonymns:
    Veratrum woodii J.W. Robbins ex Wood
 
89.   Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr.) Rydb.
     Common Name: plains muhly
 
90.   Muhlenbergia torreyana (Schult.) Hitchc.
     Common Name: New Jersey muhly
 
91.   Nestronia umbellula Raf.
     Common Name: conjurer's nut, leech brush
 
92.   Onosmodium molle ssp. hispidissimum 
     Common Name: softhair marbleseed
     Synonymns:
    Onosmodium molle Michx. var. hispidissimum (Mackenzie) Cronq.
    Onosmodium hispidissimum Mackenzie
 
93.   Onosmodium molle ssp. subsetosum 
     Common Name: softhair marbleseed
     Synonymns:
    Onosmodium molle Michx. var. subsetosum (Mackenzie & Bush) Cronq.
    Onosmodium subsetosum Mackenzie & Bush
 
94.   Paxistima canbyi Gray
     Common Name: Canby's mountain lover
 
95.   Perideridia americana (Nutt. ex DC.) Rchb.
     Common Name: eastern yampah
 
96.   Pityopsis ruthii (Small) Small
     Common Name: Ruth's golden aster
     Synonymns:
    Chrysopsis ruthii Small
    Heterotheca ruthii (Small) Harms
 
97.   Plantago cordata Lam.
     Common Name: heartleaf plantain
 
98.   Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
     Common Name: greater purple fringed orchid
     Synonymns:
    Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr.
 
99.   Platanthera integra (Nutt.) Gray ex Beck
     Common Name: yellow fringeless orchid
     Synonymns:
    Habenaria integra (Nutt.) Spreng.
 
100.   Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer
     Common Name: monkeyface
     Synonymns:
    Habenaria blephariglottis (Willd.) Hook. var. inte
 
101.   Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer
     Common Name: snowy orchid
     Synonymns:
    Habenaria nivea (Nutt.) Spreng.
 
102.   Poa palustris L.
     Common Name: fowl blue grass
 
103.   Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Juss.
     Common Name: rose pogonia, snakemouth orchid
 
104.   Polygala nana (Michx.) DC
     Common Name: candyroot
 
105.   Polygala nuttallii Torr. & Gray
     Common Name: Nuttall's milkwort
 
106.   Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small
     Common Name: southern jointweed
 
107.   Ponthieva racemosa (Walt.) C. Mohr
     Common Name: hairy shadow witch
 
108.   Prenanthes aspera Michx.
     Common Name: rough rattlesnake root
 
109.   Prenanthes crepidinea Michx.
     Common Name: nodding rattlesnake root
 
110.   Prunus pumila L.
     Common Name: sand cherry
 
111.   Pycnanthemum beadlei (Small) Fern.
     Common Name: Beadle's mountain mint
 
112.   Pyrola americana Sweet
     Common Name: American wintergreen
     Synonymns:
    Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. americana (Sweet) Fern.
 
113.   Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus 
     Common Name: longbeak buttercup
     Synonymns:
    Ranunculus longirostris Godr.
 
114.   Rhamnus alnifolia L'Her.
     Common Name: alderleaf buckthorn
 
115.   Rhynchospora rariflora (Michx.) Ell.
     Common Name: fewflower beak sedge
 
116.   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlew. ex Chapm.
     Common Name: Rugel's ragwort, Rugel's Indian plantain
     Synonymns:
    Senecio rugelia Gray
    Cacalia rugelia (Gray) Barkl. & Cronq.
 
117.   Sabatia capitata (Raf.) S.F. Blake
     Common Name: Appalachian rose gentian
 
118.   Sanguisorba canadensis L.
     Common Name: Canadian burnet
 
119.   Saxifraga caroliniana Gray
     Common Name: Carolina saxifrage
 
120.   Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
     Common Name: swamp saxifrage
 
121.   Scutellaria arguta Buckl.
     Common Name: Blue Ridge skullcap
 
122.   Sedum nevii Gray
     Common Name: Nevius' stonecrop
 
123.   Silene ovata Pursh
     Common Name: Blue Ridge catchfly
 
124.   Silphium brachiatum Gatt.
     Common Name: Cumberland rosinweed
 
125.   Silphium wasiotense Medley
     Common Name: Appalachian rosinweed
 
126.   Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf.
     Common Name: starry false lily of the vally
     Synonymns:
    Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link
 
127.   Solidago gattingeri Chapm.
     Common Name: Gattinger's goldenrod
 
128.   Solidago ptarmicoides (Nees) B. Boivin
     Common Name: Upland White Aster
     Synonymns:
    Aster ptarmicoides (Nees) Torr. & Gray
    Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) Nesom
 
129.   Solidago rupestris Raf.
     Common Name: rock goldenrod
 
130.   Solidago spithamea M.A. Curtis
     Common Name: Blue Ridge goldenrod
 
131.   Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong
     Common Name: branched bur reed
 
132.   Spiraea alba Du Roi
     Common Name: white meadowsweet
 
133.   Spiraea virginiana Britt.
     Common Name: Virginia meadowsweet, Appalachian spiraea
 
134.   Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl.
     Common Name: marsh ladies'-tresses
     Synonymns:
    Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich. var. odorata (Nutt.) Correll
 
135.   Stellaria alsine Grimm
     Common Name: bog chickweed
 
136.   Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
     Common Name: longleaf chickweed
 
137.   Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & Gray) Britt.
     Common Name: Sullivan's coolwort
 
138.   Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Nutt.
     Common Name: skunk cabbage
 
139.   Taxus canadensis Marsh.
     Common Name: Canada yew
 
140.   Thaspium pinnatifidum (Buckl.) Gray
     Common Name: cutleaf meadow parsnip
 
141.   Tofieldia racemosa (Walt.) Britt., Sterns & Poggenb
     Common Name: coastal false asphodel
 
142.   Trichophorum caespitosum (L.) Hartman
     Common Name: tufted bulrush
     Synonymns:
    Scirpus caespitosus L.
 
143.   Trifolium calcaricum J.L. Collins & Wieboldt
     Common Name: running glade clover
 
144.   Trifolium reflexum L.
     Common Name: buffalo clover
 
145.   Trillium decumbens Harb.
     Common Name: trailing wakerobin, decumbent trillium
 
146.   Trillium lancifolium Raf.
     Common Name: lanceleaf wakerobin
 
147.   Trillium pusillum Michaux.
     Common Name: dwarf wakerobin
 
148.   Trillium rugelii Rendle
     Common Name: southern nodding trillium
 
149.   Utricularia cornuta Michx.
     Common Name: horned bladderwort
 
150.   Vaccinium elliottii Chapm.
     Common Name: Elliott's blueberry, mayberry
 
151.   Veronica catenata Pennell
     Common Name: speedwell
 
152.   Veronica scutellata L.
     Common Name: skullcap speedwell
 
153.   Viburnum bracteatum Rehder
     Common Name: limerock arrow wood
 
154.   Viburnum molle Michx.
     Common Name: Kentucky viburnum
 
155.   Vitis rupestris Scheele
     Common Name: sand grape, sugar grape
 
156.   Xyris ambigua Beyr. ex Kunth
     Common Name: coastalplain yelloweyed grass
 
157.   Xyris fimbriata Ell.
     Common Name: fringed yelloweyed grass
 
158.   Xyris tennesseensis Kral
     Common Name: Tennessee yelloweyed grass
 
159.   Zigadenus glaucus Nutt.
     Common Name: mountain death camas
     Synonymns:
    Zigadenus elegans Pursh ssp. glaucus (Nutt.) Hulten

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