Long Island Grasslands List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Long Island Grasslands (Complex #9)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	L.I. Grass.
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Incisalia irus	frosted elfin	G4		S1S3	U (T)	SU		BW2	+
Satyrium edwardsii	Edward's hairstreak	G4		S3S4	U	S2S4		BW3?	+
Abagrotis crumbi benjamini	coastal heathland cutworm	G4T3		S1S3	U	SH		BW1	?
Catocala herodias gerhardi	pine barrens underwing	G3T3		S2S3	U (SC)	S3		BW2	+
Datana ranaeceps	a hand-maid moth	G4		S1	U	S3S4		BW1	+
Hemileuca maia maia	coastal barrens buckmoth	G4T2T3		S2	U/SC			BW2	?
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Carex albicans var. emmonsii (=C. emmonsii)	Emmons' sedge	G5T5		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Carex mesochorea	midland sedge	G4G5		S1	U	SH		BW1	+
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis	coast flatsedge	G5T5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana	few-flowered nutrush	G5T4T5		S1	T	S2		BW2	+
Aletris farinosa	stargrass	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Platanthera ciliaris	orange fringed orchid	G5		S1	T	S2	LP	BW2	+
Spiranthes vernalis	grassleaf ladies'-tresses	G5		S1	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum	slender beadgrass	G5T5		S2	U	SU		BW2?	+
Asclepias viridiflora	green milkweed	G5		S2	R	S4		BW4	+
Aster concolor	silvery aster	G4?		S1	E	S2	LP	BW1	+
Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum	fringed boneset	G5T?		S1	U			BW1?	+
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae	New England blazing-star	G5?T3	C2	S2	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Viburnum alnifolium	witch hobble	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Helianthemum dumosum	bushy rockrose	G3	C2	S2	T	NA		BW2	+
Lechea tenuifolia	slender pinweed	G5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Cuscuta pentagona	field-dodder	G5		S2S3	R	S4		BW3	+
Desmodium ciliare	tick-trefoil	G5		S2S3	T	S5		BW4	+
Lespedeza stuevei	Stueve's or tall bush-clover	G4?		S2	R	S2		BW3	+
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. verticillatum	whorled mountain-mint	G5T?		S1	T	NA?		BW1?	+
Linum intercursum	sandplain flax	G4G5		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Linum medium var. texanum	southern yellow flax	G5T5		S2	T	S4		BW3	+
Amelanchier nantucketensis	Nantucket juneberry	G2Q	C2	S1	E	SRF		BW1	+
Agalinis acuta	sandplain gerardia	G1	E	S1	E	NA		BW1	+
Agalinis virgata	pine-barren gerardia	G3G4		S3	R	S4		BW4	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Maritime Heathland		G3		S1	U			BW1	+
Maritime Grassland		G2G3		S1	U			BW1	+
Maritime Shrubland		G4		S4	U			BW3	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
L.I. Grass. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Long Island Grasslands:
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area

Definitions of ranks used in list

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