Friday, April 05, 2013

Rare species in Oakland County

Rare Species Explorer
All plants and animals located in Oakland County
99 species 

Scientific Name
Common Name
Taxonomic Group
Acris crepitans blanchardi
Blanchard's cricket frog
Amphibians
Agalinis gattingeri
Gattinger's gerardia
Flowering Plants
Alasmidonta marginata
Elktoe
Mussels
Alasmidonta viridis
Slippershell
Mussels
Ammocrypta pellucida
Eastern sand darter
Fish
Ammodramus henslowii
Henslow's sparrow
Birds
Ammodramus savannarum
Grasshopper sparrow
Birds
Amorpha canescens
Leadplant
Flowering Plants
Angelica venenosa
Hairy angelica
Flowering Plants
Arabis missouriensis var. deamii
Missouri rock-cress
Flowering Plants
Aristida longespica
Three-awned grass
Flowering Plants
Asclepias sullivantii
Sullivant's milkweed
Flowering Plants
Asio otus
Long-eared owl
Birds
Astragalus canadensis
Canadian milk vetch
Flowering Plants
Baptisia lactea
White or prairie false indigo
Flowering Plants
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side-oats grama grass
Flowering Plants
Buteo lineatus
Red-shouldered hawk
Birds
Calephelis mutica
Swamp metalmark
Insects
Carex lupuliformis
False hop sedge
Flowering Plants
Carex richardsonii
Richardson's sedge
Flowering Plants
Castanea dentata
American chestnut
Flowering Plants
Catinella protracta
A land snail (no common name)
Snails
Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis
Campeloma spire snail
Snails
Cirsium hillii
Hill's thistle
Flowering Plants
Clemmys guttata
Spotted turtle
Reptiles
Clinostomus elongatus
Redside dace
Fish
Coregonus artedi
Lake herring or Cisco
Fish
Cryptotis parva
Least shrew
Mammals
Cyperus acuminatus
Cyperus, Nut grass
Flowering Plants
Cypripedium candidum
White lady slipper
Flowering Plants
Dendroica cerulea
Cerulean warbler
Birds
Dendroica discolor
Prairie warbler
Birds
Dichanthelium microcarpon
Small-fruited panic-grass
Flowering Plants
Drosera anglica
English sundew
Flowering Plants
Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding's turtle
Reptiles
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Northern riffleshell
Mussels
Epioblasma triquetra
Snuffbox
Mussels
Erynnis baptisiae
Wild indigo duskywing
Insects
Euonymus atropurpurea
Wahoo
Flowering Plants
Eupatorium fistulosum
Hollow-stemmed Joe-pye weed
Flowering Plants
Falco peregrinus
Peregrine falcon
Birds
Flexamia huroni
Huron River leafhopper
Insects
Fraxinus profunda
Pumpkin ash
Flowering Plants
Fuirena pumila
Umbrella-grass
Flowering Plants
Galearis spectabilis
Showy orchis
Flowering Plants
Gavia immer
Common loon
Birds
Gentiana puberulenta
Downy gentian
Flowering Plants
Gentianella quinquefolia
Stiff gentian
Flowering Plants
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle
Birds
Hieracium paniculatum
Panicled hawkweed
Flowering Plants
Hybanthus concolor
Green violet
Flowering Plants
Hydrastis canadensis
Goldenseal
Flowering Plants
Jeffersonia diphylla
Twinleaf
Flowering Plants
Lampsilis fasciola
Wavyrayed lampmussel
Mussels
Lepyronia angulifera
Angular spittlebug
Insects
Ligumia recta
Black sandshell
Mussels
Linum sulcatum
Furrowed flax
Flowering Plants
Linum virginianum
Virginia flax
Flowering Plants
Liparis liliifolia
Purple twayblade
Flowering Plants
Meropleon ambifusca
Newman's brocade
Insects
Microtus pinetorum
Woodland vole
Mammals
Morus rubra
Red mulberry
Flowering Plants
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Mat muhly
Flowering Plants
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta
Copperbelly water snake
Reptiles
Nicrophorus americanus
American burying beetle
Insects
Notropis anogenus
Pugnose shiner
Fish
Noturus miurus
Brindled madtom
Fish
Oarisma poweshiek
Poweshiek skipperling
Insects
Oecanthus laricis
Tamarack tree cricket
Insects
Oecanthus pini
Pinetree cricket
Insects
Panax quinquefolius
Ginseng
Flowering Plants
Pantherophis spiloides
Gray ratsnake
Reptiles
Papaipema beeriana
Blazing star borer
Insects
Platanthera ciliaris
Orange- or yellow-fringed orchid
Flowering Plants
Platanthera leucophaea
Prairie white-fringed orchid
Flowering Plants
Pleurobema sintoxia
Round pigtoe
Mussels
Poa paludigena
Bog bluegrass
Flowering Plants
Polemonium reptans
Jacob's ladder
Flowering Plants
Potamogeton vaseyi
Vasey's pondweed
Flowering Plants
Prosapia ignipectus
Red-legged spittlebug
Insects
Prosartes maculata
Nodding mandarin
Flowering Plants
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
Kidney shell
Mussels
Pyrgulopsis letsoni
Gravel pyrg
Snails
Rhynchospora scirpoides
Bald-rush
Flowering Plants
Scirpus clintonii
Clinton's bulrush
Flowering Plants
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus
Eastern massasauga
Reptiles
Speyeria idalia
Regal fritillary
Insects
Sphaerium fabale
River fingernail clam
Fingernail and Pea Clams
Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie dropseed
Flowering Plants
Terrapene carolina carolina
Eastern box turtle
Reptiles
Toxolasma lividus
Purple lilliput
Mussels
Trichostema dichotomum
Bastard pennyroyal
Flowering Plants
Trillium sessile
Toadshade
Flowering Plants
Utterbackia imbecillis
Paper pondshell
Mussels
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
Edible valerian
Flowering Plants
Villosa fabalis
Rayed bean
Mussels
Villosa iris
Rainbow
Mussels
Viola pedatifida
Prairie birdfoot violet
Flowering Plants
Wilsonia citrina
Hooded warbler
Birds


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