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Virginia' s Natural Heritage Resources
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Natural Heritage Resource Lists (PDF format) -
VANHP tracks information on over 1600 rare plants, animals and exemplary natural communities inVirginia . Get more information about these resource lists and/or you can view/download the listsbelow as Adobe Acrobat files (PDF) . The plant and animal documents contain synonomy, list formatand taxonomic reference information for all species monitored by the Natural Heritage program.
You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader , to view or print these files.
Rare Animals - last updated 3/03Rare Plants - last updated 3/04The Natural Communities of Virginia - last updated 9/04 (Not a PDF document)
Hardcopies of these lists are also available by contacting:
Virginia Dept . of Conservation & RecreationDivision of Natural HeritageProject Review Coordinator217 Governor St.Richmond, VA 23219FAX : (804) 371-2674
We Need Your Help! - If you have information which you believe would add to our knowledge of aspecific species, please submit a rare species reporting form.
Search Our Database - Run on-line queries to find information on Virginia's 1600+ naturalheritage resources. You can search for information on individual or groups of resources, byscientific or common name, taxonomic group, federal or state legal status, global or state rarityrank. Plus, you can produce on-line lists of resources grouped and sorted by the differentgeographic references listed below.
All searches return HTML formatted lists including the scientific/common names, taxonomic group,global and state heritage rarity ranks, federal legal status under the U .S . Endangered Species Act,and Virginia state legal status.
Additionally, scientific names are hotlinked to NatureServe Explorer to provide more detailedspecies information.
NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe, in collaboration with the NaturalHeritage Network. A source for conservation information on more than 50,000 plants,animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada, NatureServeprovides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, as well as common plantsand animals.
Species/Natural Community Query - Output also includes total number of known occurrencesstatewide.
County Query - If no county, or more than one county checked results will be sorted and grouped bycounty . Output also includes last known observed date in the county.
Physiographic province Query - If no province, or more than one is checked the results will besorted and grouped by province.
Watershed Query - (USGS 8 digit watershed) If no watershed, or more than one is checked theresults will be sorted and grouped by watershed.
Subwatershed Query - (14 digit watershed) If no watershed, or more than one is checked the
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results will be sorted and grouped by watershed.
Note: On-line queries provide basic information from DCR's databases at the time of the request.They are NOT to be substituted for a project review or for on-site surveys required forenvironmental assessments of specific project areas.
Submit an Information Request - More detailed information about the locations ofVirginia's natural heritage resources is available by submitting an information request.
State Distribution Maps - View online distribution maps of rare plants, animals and exemplarynatural communities.
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Natural Heritage Resources by County
Your Search Criteria:Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Orange, Powhatan,Spotsylvania County(ies)Taxonomic Group:Search run: 12-02-2003
On the map page, set page orientation to landscape toprint map.Click highlighted scientific names below to go toNatureServe report.
Scientific Name Common Name Global, State Federal State Last YearObservedRank Rank Status Status
CarolineBIRDS
Aimophilaaestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 SI B LT 1993
Haliaeetusleucocephalus Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002
BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)
LamDsilis radiata EasternLampmussel
G5 S2 SC 1988
COMMUNITIES
NaturalCommunity
Natural
Basic Mesic Forest
Coastal Plain /
GNR SNR 1993
Community
Natural
Piedmont AcidicSeepage Swamp
Coastal Plain /
GNR SNR 1993
Community
Natural
PiedmontBottomland Forest
Coastal Plain /
GNR SNR 1995
Community
Natural
Piedmont SeepageBog
Coastal Plain
GNR SNR 2000
Community SemipermanentImpoundment
GNR SNR 1993
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Natural Fluvial TerraceGNR SNR 1993Community
Natural
Woodland
Loblolly Pine GNR SNR 1992CommunityNatural
SavannaMesic Mixed
GNR SNR 1993Community
CRUSTACEA(AMPHIPODS,ISOPODS &DECAPODS)Stygobromus sp .
Hardwood Forest
RappahannockSpring Amphipod G1 G2 SIS2 SOC 200021
HETEROPTERA(TRUE BUGS)
Sigara depressa Virginia PiedmontGI G3 SIS3 SOC 1947
NON-VASCULARPLANTS
Sphagnumstrictum
ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)Enallagma
Water Boatman
Straight Peatmoss
Burgundy Bluet
G5
G5
S2
S2
1993
1993dubium
Nannothemis Elfin Skimmer G4 S1 1993be/laNehalennia
Southern Sprite G5 S2 1993inteqricollis
Sornatochlora Fine-lined Emerald G5 S2 1994filosa
VASCULARPLANTSBolboschoenus
River Bulrush G5 S2 2001fluvia tills
Carex vestita A Sedge G5 S2 1993Desmodium Creamflower
Tick-trefoil G2? SH SOC 1938ochroleucum
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Digitaria cognata Mountain Hairgrass G5 S2 1992
Eleocharis Robbins Spikerush G4G5 S1 1992robbinsiiEriocaulon parkeri Parker's Pipewort G3 S2 1941
HelianthemumG5 SI 1941Plains Frostweedbicknellii
Helonias bullata
Swamp-pink G3 S2S3 LT LE 2000Isotria
Small WhorledG2 S2 LT LE 1994medeoloides
Pogonia
Juncus New Jersey Rush G2 S2 SOC 2000caesariensis
Juniperuscommunis var.
Ground Juniper G5T5 Si 1993depressa
KalmiaG5 S2 1995Sheep-laurelangustifolia
LachnocaulonBog-buttons G5 S2 1941anceps
MimosaG5T5 S2 1996
Little-leafpuadrivalvis var.Sensitive-briarsangustata
MvriophyllumG5 SI 1983Low Water-milfoilhumile
PlatantheraLarge White Fringedblephariglottis var. G4G5T3T4 SI 1996Orchid
conspicuaPotamogeton
Oakes Pondweed G4 S2 1993oakesianus
Dwarf ChinquapinQuercus prinoides G5 S1 1993Oak
G5T5 SI 1977Ranunculus
White Watertrichophyllus var.trichophyllus Crowfoot
Rhynchospora White Beakrush G5 S2 2000albaSabatia
Slender Marsh Pink G5 S2 2000campanulata
Sarracenia flava Yellow Pitcher-plant G5? SI 1993Sarracenia
Northern PurpleG5T5? S2? 2000purpurea ssp .
Pitcher-plantpurpureaSchoenoplectus
Water Bulrush G4G5 SIS2 1993subterminalisSolidagouliginosa var. Bog Goldenrod G4G5TNR S2 1993uliginosa
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Stachys eplingii Epling'sG5 S1 1996
Thelypteris
Hedge-nettle
Bog Fern G4G5 S1S2 1993simulataUtricularia
Purple Bladderwort G5 S2 1993purpurea
Xyris caroliniana CarolinaG4G5 S1 1941
CulpeperBIRDS
Haliaeetus
Yellow-eyed-grass
Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus
BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)
Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1991Lasmigona
Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1934subviridis
COMMUNITIES
Natural Low-elevation BasicGNR SNR 2002Community
Natural
Outcrop Barren
Piedmont / MountainGNR SNR 2002Community
ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)
Calopteryx
Basic Woodland
AppalachianG4 S2 1982angustipennis Jewelwing
GomphusRapids Clubtail G3G4 S1 1982quadricolor
VASCULARPLANTS
PenstemonHairy Beardtongue G4 S2 1950hirsutus
Phlox pilosa ssp .Downy Phlox G5T5 S2 1990pilosa
PrunusSand Cherry G5T4 S1 1996susquehanae
Silene nivea Snowy Campion G4? S1 1975
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Sporoboluscompositus var. Longleaf Dropseed
G5T5 SIS2 1991compositus
Trichostern a Narrow-leavedG5Blue-curls S2 2002setaceum
FauquierBIRDSBartramia
Upland Sandpiper
G5 SIB LT 1988/ongicauda
Haliaeetus Bald Eagle
G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus
BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2
S1 LE LE NDheterodon
COMMUNITIES
Natural Acidic Oak - HickoryGNR SNR 2000Community
NaturalForest
Basic Oak - Hickory GNR SNR 2000CommunityNaturalCommunity
ForestChestnut Oak Forest
GNR SNR 2001
NaturalCommunity
Coastal Plain /Piedmont Seepage
GNR SNR 1999
NaturalBogLow-elevation Basic GNR SNR 2000Community
NaturalCommunity
NaturalCommunity
Natural
Outcrop BarrenLow-elevationBoulderfield Forest /
GNRWoodlandMesic Mixed
GNRHardwood Forest
Montane Basic GNR
SNR
SNR
SNR
2001
2001
1994Community
NaturalCommunity
NaturalCommunityNatural
Seepage SwampMountain / PiedmontAcidic Seepage
GNRSwampPiedmont / Mountain
GNRAcidic Cliff
Piedmont / Mountain GNR
SNR
SNR
SNR
2001
2001
2000Community Basic Woodland
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LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)
Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing G3G4 S1 S3 1941Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary G3 S1 ND
VASCULARPLANTS
Cornus sericeaRed-osier Dogwood G5T5 SI 1979ssp . sericea
CrataequsPear Hawthorn G5 S1 1941ca/podendron
CrataegusA Hawthorn G5 S2 1941pruinosa
Cuscuta indecora Pretty Dodder G5 S2? 1937Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-prairie G4G5 S2 1989Geum laciniatum
Rough Avens G5TNR S2? 1992var. trichocarpum
Penstemon Hairy Beardtongue G4 S2 1996hirsutusPlatanthera Purple Fringeless
G5 S2 1990peramoena Orchis
Poa paludigena Bog Bluegrass G3 S2 1994Prunus nigra Canada Plum G4G5 S1 2000Pycnanthemum
Basil Mountain-mint G2 SI SOC 2000clinopodioides
Pycnanthemum Torrey'sG2 S2? SOC 2000torrei Mountain-mint
Pyrola elliptica Shinleaf G5 S2 1936
Quercus prinoides Dwarf ChinquapinG5 S1 1975
Silene nivea
Oak
Snowy Campion G4? SI 1975Sphenopholis Long-leaf
G4? SI 1939filiformis Wedgescale
Spiranthes Yellow NoddingG4 S1 1936ochroleuca Ladies'-tresses
Stachys eplingii Epling'sG5 SI 1992
Symphvotrichum
Hedge-nettle
White Heath Aster G5 SI 1986ericoidesThelypteris
Bog Fern G4G5 SI S2 1973simulata
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Trichosterna Narrow-leavedG5 S2 2000setaceum Blue-curls
Trillium cernuum Nodding Trillium G5 S2 2001
GoochlandBIRDS
HaliaeetusBald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 1998leucocephalus
BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)
Elliptio lanceolate Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1984Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe G2 S2 SOC LT 1984Lasmigona
Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1966subviridis
LexingtoniaVirginia Pigtoe G1Q S1 SOC 1966subplana
Pleurobema James Spinymussel GISI LE LE 1966collina
VASCULARPLANTS
Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge G5 S2 1997Diaitaria cognata Mountain Hairgrass G5 S2 1996Eriocaulon
Ten-angle Pipewort G5 S2 1997decangulare
Eupatorium Wedge-leafThoroughwort
G5 SI 1970glaucescensLudwipia hirtella Hairy Seedbox G5 S1 1997Monotrop sis
Sweet Pine Sap G3 S2S3 1978odorata
Quercus prinoidesDoak
ChinquapinG5 SI 1994
WisteriaAmerican Wisteria G5 S2 1992frutescens
HanoverAMPHIBIANS
AmbystomaTiger Salamander G5 SI LE 1973tigrinum
BIRDS
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HaliaeetusBald Eagle
G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus
BIVALVIA(MUSSELS)
Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2S1 LE LE 1972heterodon
Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance
G2G3 S2S3 . SOC SC 1991
Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel G3G4S2 SC 1991
Lampsilis radiata EasternG5 S2 SC 1985
Lasmigona
Lampmussel
Green Floater G3 S2 SC 1972subviridis
COMMUNITIES
Natural Piedmont / MountainGNR SNR 1995
Community
LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)
Boloria selene
Basic Woodland
Silver-borderedG5 S2 1939
VASCULARPLANTS
Desmodium
Fritillary
Slim-leaf Tick-trefoil G4 Si 1978tenuifoliumMimosa
Little-leafG5T5 S2 1986quadrivalvis var.
angustata Sensitive-briars
SarraceniaSouthern Purple
G5T3T5 S2 1987purpurea ssp.venosa Pitcher-plant
Tetragonotheca PinelandG5 SI 1972helianthoides Squarehead
LouisaBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta
SI LE LE 1991Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2
heterodon
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Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1995
Lasmigona Green Floater G3 S2 SC NDsubviridis
ODONATA(DRAGONFLIES &DAMSELFLIES)Leucorrhinia Frosted Whiteface G5 SH NDfrigida
Stylurus /aurae Laura's Clubtail G4 S2 ND
VASCULARPLANTSTriadenum Large Marsh St.tubulosum John's-wort G4? S1 1971
OrangeBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)
Alasmidontaviridis Slippershell Mussel G4G5 SI LE ND
Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC NDLasmigonasubviridis Green Floater G3 S2 SC ND
COMMUNITIES
NaturalCommunity Basic Mesic Forest GNR SNR 1992
NaturalCommunity
LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)
Basic Oak - HickoryForest GNR SNR 1992
Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary
Sessile-leaf
G3 SI ND
VASCULARPLANTSDesmodiumsessilifolium Tick-trefoil G5 S2 1982
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PowhatanBIRDSHaliaeetus Bald Eagle G4 S2S3B,S3N LT LT 2002leucocephalus
COMMUNITIESNatural
Basic Oak - Hickory GNR SNR 2002Community
ForestNatural
Granitic Flatrock GNR SNR 1996Community
VASCULARPLANTSDicliptera G5 S2 1995Wild MudwortbrachiataHyDericum G4G5 S1 S2 1972A St . John's-wortsetosum
Isoetes G3 Si? 1993Piedmont Quillwortpiedmontana
G5 Si 1996Quercus prinoides oak
Chinquapin
Scutellaria incana
Hoary Skullcap G5 S2 2002
SpotsylvaniaBIVALVIA(MUSSELS)Alasmidonta Dwarf Wedgemussel G1 G2 S1 LE LE 1999heterodon
Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance
G2G3 S2S3 SOC SC 1995Lampsilis radiata Eastern
G5 S2 SC 1989
LEPIDOPTERA(BUTTERFLIES &MOTHS)Callophrvs irus
Lampmussel
Frosted Elfin
G3 S2 1993Speyeria idalia Regal Fritillary
G3 SI ND
NON-VASCULARPLANTS
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SphagnumCarolina Peatmoss G3 S2 1993carolinianum
VASCULARPLANTS
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed G4G5 S2 1992lsotria Small Whorled
G2 S2 LT LE 1999medeoloides Pogonia
Quercus prinoides Dwarf ChinquapinG5 S1 2001
SaccharumOak
Short-beardG3G5 S1? 1972brevibarbe Plumegrass
SarraceniaNorthern Purple
G5T5? S2? 1986purpurea ssp.purpurea
Pitcher-plant
Note: On-line queries provide basic information from DCR's databases at the time of the request . They areNOT to be substituted for a project review or for on-site surveys required for environmental assessments ofspecific project areas.
Need Additional Information? For more detailed information on locations of Natural Heritage Resources submit aninformation request.
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