Table 12. Species of Special Emphasis Associated with Calcareous Habitats in the New York Bight Watershed

Species and Communities   Ranks and Status             Habitat Complexes       Community Types      
Scientific Name Common Name(s)

Global

Federal NY Rank NY Stat. NJ Rank NJ Stat. BW # Rank NY-NJ High. Wallkill Vall. Harlem Valley Helderb. Escarp. fen glade/ wood. cliff cave
Animals                                
Clemmys muhlenbergii Bog turtle

G3

C1 S2 E S2 E BW1 + + +   +      
Myotis leibii Small-footed bat

G3

C2 S2 U/SC S1 U BW1 +     +       +
Myotis septentrionalis Northern long-eared myotis

G4

  S3S4 U SU U BW2? +   +         +
Myotis sodalis Indiana bat

G2

E S1 E S1 E BW1 +     +       +
                                 
Vascular Plants                                
Pellaea glabella Smooth cliff-brake

G5

  S2 T     BW1       +     +  
Athyrium pycnocarpon Glade fern

G5

  C   S1 E BW3BW4 +         +    
Carex bicknellii Bicknell's sedge

G5

  S2 R S2   BW2 + + +     +    
Carex bushii Bush's sedge

G4

  S3 R S1 E BW2 +   +     +    
Carex formosa Handsome sedge

G4

C2 S2S3 R S1.1 E BW1     +   +      
Eleocharis obtusa var ovata Blunt spikerush

G5T4Q

  S1S2 R C   BW2     +   +      
Scirpus torreyi Torrey's bulrush

G5?

  C   S1 E BW1   +     +      
Chamaelirium luteum Blazing-star, devils' bit

G5

  S2 R S3   BW2 + + +   +      
Melanthium virginicum Virginia bunchflower

G5

  SH U S1 E BW1 + +     +      
Liparis lilifolia Large twayblade

G5

  S2 R C   BW3?     +     +    
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats gramma grass

G5

  S1 E S1 E BW1 + + +     +    
Conioselinum chinense Hemlock-parsley

G5

  C   S1 E BW4 + +     +      
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed

G5

  C   S2   BW3? + +       +    
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed

G5

  S2 R S4   BW4     +     +    
Kuhnia eupatorioides False boneset

G5

  NA   S1 E BW1 + +       +    
Liatris scariosa var novae-angliae New England blazing-star

G5?T3

C2 S2 R SH E BW2     +     +    
Solidago rigida Stiff goldenrod

G5

  S2 T S1 E BW1 + +       +    
Betula pumila Swamp birch

G5

  S2 R S2   BW2 +   +   +      
Onosmodium virginianum Virginia false-gromwell

G4

  S1 R S1 E BW2     +     +    
Arabis hirsuta Hairy rock-cress

G5

  C   S2   BW3 + +       +    
Draba reptans Carolina whitlow-grass

G5

  S2 R SH E BW2     +     +    
Hypericum majus Larger Canadian St. John's-wort

G5

  C   S1 E BW1?   +     +      
Hedeoma hispidum Rough pennyroyal

G5

  S2S3 R NA   BW2     +     +    
Pycnanthemum torrei Torrey's mountain mint

G2

  S1 E S1 E BW1 +   +          
Linum sulcatum Grooved yellow flax

G5

  S2 R S1 E BW2 + + +     +    
Corydalis flavula Yellow harlequin

G5

  S2 R S4   BW3BW4 +         +    
Anemone cylindrica Long-headed anemone

G5

  C   S1 E BW3?   +       +    
Clematis occidentalis Purple clematis

G5

  C   S2   BW4 + +       +    
Ranunculus fascicularis Early buttercup

G5

  C   S1 E BW3 + +       +    
Trollius laxus ssp laxus Spreading globe flower

G4T3Q

3C S3 T S1 E BW1 + + +   +      
Agrimonia parviflora Swamp agrimony

G5

  S3 R C   BW3 +   +     +    
Galium trifidum Small bedstraw

G5

  C   S1 E BW3?   +       +    
Salix candida Hoary willow

G5

  C   S2   BW3?   + +   +      
Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Indian-paintbrush

G5

  S1 T S2   BW1BW2     +     +    
Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf hackberry

G5

  NA   S2   BW1   +       +    
Valeriana sitchensis ssp. uliginosa Marsh valerian

G4G5T4

  S1S2 T NA   BW1     +   +      
                                 
Ecological Communities Synonym                              
Calcareous Cliff Community  

G4

  S3S4 U     BW1             +  
Limestone Glade Red Cedar Rocky Summit

G2

  S1 U S1   BW1   + +     +    
Rich Shrub Fen Calcareous Fen

G3G4

  S1S2 U S1   BW1   + +   +      
Rich Graminoid Fen Calcareous Fen

G3

  S1S2   S1   BW1   ? +   +      
Rich Sloping Fen Seepage Fen

G2

  S1S2   S1   BW1   + +   +      
Limestone Woodland  

G3G4

  S2S3 U     BW1           +    
Terrestrial Cave Community Cave Terrestrial Community

G4?

  S3S4 U S3   BW2   + + +       +
Bat Hibernaculum  

G?

    U S?   BW2 +   + +       +
                                 
Definitions for global, federal, state, and bight watershed (BW) rank and status codes in Appendix I; "+" indicates occurrence of a species in habitat complex or community type.                                

Definitions of ranks used in list

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