Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia

Page Number 1 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia Sandy flats behind dunes; open live oak woods
Acer spicatum Mountain Maple G5 S1 High elevation boulder fields
Acorus americanus Sweetflag G5 S2 Okefenokee Swamp (?); seepy creekside with Xyris tenesseensis in Bartow Co.
Aeschynomene americana Shyleaf G5 S1S2 Moist, somewhat disturbed sites
Aeschynomene viscidula Sticky Joint-vetch G5 S1? Sandy pinelands; saltmarsh edges
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye G5? S1? Mesic forests in circumneutral soil
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye G5 S2 Mesic bluff and ravine forests
Agalinis aphylla Scale-leaf Purple Foxglove G3 S2S3 Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; pine flatwoods
Agalinis decemloba Purple Foxglove G3G4 S3? Dry, open woods over clays and sands
Agalinis divaricata Pineland Purple Foxglove G4Q S1? Dry, grassy, pine-scrub oak ridges; extreme SW Georgia
Agalinis filicaulis Spindly Purple Foxglove G3? S1? Seasonally wet, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; grassy pine barrens
Agalinis filifolia Seminole Purple Foxglove G3G4 S2? Dry, sandy, longleaf pinelands
Agalinis georgiana Georgia Purple Foxglove G4? S1S2 Dry, grassy, pine-scrub oak ridges
Agalinis tenuifolia var. leucanthera Slender Purple Foxglove (White- G1Q S1 Savannas; open woodlands
G5TNR SH
flower Swamps; hydric hammocks; marly spring runs
Agarista populifolia Pipe-stem Fetterbush G4G5 SH Openings in rich hardwoods
Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop G5 S1 Forested floodplains; river terraces
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop G4 SH Rich, circumneutral woodlands
Agrimonia gryposepala Hooked Harvest-lice G5 S1? T Granite outcrops (limited to Lithonia Gneiss types)
Allium speculae Flatrock Onion G2 S2 Ridge and Valley spring runs in standing water
Alnus maritima Seaside Alder G3 S1 T Open, spring-fed swamps
Alnus maritima ssp. georgiensis Georgia Alder G3T1 S1 Evergreen shrub bogs; wet pine savannas
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal Plain Serviceberry G4G5 S1? Rocky slopes
Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Serviceberry G5 S1? E Dry pine-wiregrass savannas
Amorpha georgiana Georgia Indigo Bush G3 S1 River terraces; floodplain woods; Flint Kaolin outcrops; mesic habitats with
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana Georgia Indigo-bush G3T2 S1
wiregrass,longleaf pine, m
Amorpha herbacea var. floridana Florida Leadbush G4TNRQ S1 River terraces along the Alapaha River
Amorpha nitens Shining Indigo-bush G3? S1? Rocky, wooded slopes; alluvial woods
Amorpha schwerinii Schwerin Indigo-bush G3G4 S2 Rocky upland woods
Amphianthus pusillus Pool Sprite G2 S2 LT T Vernal pools on granite outcrops
Amsonia ludoviciana Louisiana Blue Star G3 S2 Open woods near granite outcrops (limited to Lithonia Gneiss types)
Andropogon brachystachyus Shortspike Bluestem G4 S1? Wet flatwoods, pond margins and bogs
Andropogon longiberbis Long-beard Bluestem G5 S2? Dry sandhills
Andropogon mohrii Bog Bluestem G4? S2? Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; pine-cypress savannas
Anemone berlandieri Glade Windflower G4? S1S2 Granite outcrop ecotones; openings over basic rock
Anemone caroliniana Carolina Windflower G5 S1? Upland seepage swamp openings over Iredell soils; wet meadows
Angelica dentata Sandhill Angelica G2G3 S2? Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Arabis georgiana Georgia Rockcress G1 S1 C T Rocky or sandy river bluffs and banks, in circumneutral soil
Arabis lyrata Lyre-leaf Rockcress G5 SH Shaded calcareous rock bluffs
Arabis missouriensis Missouri Rockcress G5?Q S2 Granite and amphibolite outcrops
Arabis patens Spreading Rockcress G3 SH Wooded limestone slopes
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla G5 S2? Northern hardwood forests
Aristida gyrans Corkscrew Three-awn Grass G4G5 S1? Dry sandy pinelands
Aristida simpliciflora Chapman Three-awn Grass G3G4 SH Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Aristida tenuispica Southern Arrowfeather G5TNR S1? Sandy habitats
Armoracia lacustris Lake-cress G4? S1? Shallow water of swamps and lake margins
Arnoglossum diversifolium Variable-leaf Indian-plantain G2 S2 T Calcareous swamps
Arnoglossum sulcatum Grooved-stem Indian-plantain G3 S1 Bottomland forests
Asclepias hirtella Barrens Milkweed G5 S2 Limestone glades; remnant prairies and nearby roadbanks

Page Number 2 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Asclepias pedicellata Savanna Milkweed Rank Rank Status Status
Longleaf pine flatwoods; sandy pinelands with longleaf pine-saw palmetto-myrtle
G4 S1S2 LE R oak (Sapelo Island)

Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed G5? S1 T Calcareous flatwoods, wet meadows near Rome
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed G4G5 S1 T Bogs, wet savannas
Asimina pygmea Dwarf Pawpaw G4 S1? T Flatwoods, wet savannas
Asimina reticulata Netleaf Pawpaw G4 S1 R Flatwoods, wet savannas
Asplenium bradleyi Bradley's Spleenwort G4 S2 E Sandstone, quartzite, rarely granite crevices
Asplenium heterochroum Varicolor Spleenwort G3G5 SH Limestone outcrops; marl
Asplenium heteroresiliens Marl Spleenwort GNA S1 E Limestone and marl outcrops; tabby ruins
Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall Rue Spleenwort G5 S1 Limestone outcrops
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milkvetch G5 S1 T Hardwood forests over limestone
Astragalus michauxii Sandhill Milk-vetch G3 S2 R Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; turkey oak scrub
Astranthium integrifolium Wild Daisy G5 S1? T Limestone glades
Aureolaria patula Spreading Yellow Foxglove G3 S1 Circumneutral alluvial bottoms
Aureolaria pedicularia var. austromonta Annual Yellow Foxglove G5T3T5 S1? E Oak woodlands and forests
Balduina atropurpurea Purple Honeycomb Head G2 S2S3 T Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Baptisia arachnifera Hairy Rattleweed G1 S1 Pine flatwoods
Baptisia australis var. aberrans Glade Blue Indigo G5T2 S2 Limestone glades and barrens
Baptisia australis var. australis Streamside Blue Indigo G5T3T4 S1 Gravel bars
Baptisia lecontei Leconte Wild Indigo G4? S1 Pineland scrub
Baptisia megacarpa Bigpod Wild Indigo G2 S1 Floodplain forests
Berberis canadensis American Barberry G3 S1 Cherty, thinly wooded slopes
Boltonia caroliniana Carolina Boltonia G4? S1? Moist lowlands, including wet prairies and flatwoods around Rome
Botrychium jenmanii Alabama Grape Fern G3G4 S1? Grassy openings; serpentine barrens
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama G5 S2 Limestone glades and barrens
Brachyelytrum septentrionale Northern Shorthusk Grass G4G5 S1 Rich, north-facing cove forests; moist, north-facing cliff ledges
Brachymenium systylium Mexican Brachymenium G5 S1? Sandstone bluffs.
Brickellia cordifolia Heartleaf Brickellia G2G3 S2 Mesic hardwood forests
Buchnera americana Bluehearts G5? S1 Wet meadows; seasonally moist barrens and limestone glades
Calamagrostis porteri Porter's Reed-grass G4 S1 Base of north-facing, granitic cliffs
Calamintha ashei Ohoopee Wild Basil G3 S2 Ohoopee dunes
Callirhoe papaver Woodland Poppy-mallow G5 S2S3 Openings in oak-pine forests
Callirhoe triangulata Clustered Poppy-mallow G3 S2 Sandy scrub
Calopogon multiflorus Many-flowered Grass-pink G2G3 SH Wet savannas; pitcherplant bogs
Calycanthus brockiana Brock Sweetshrub G1?Q SU Mesic hardwood forests
Calystegia catesbeiana ssp. catesbeiana Catesby Bindweed G3T2?Q S1? Longleaf pine- wiregrass savannas
Calystegia catesbeiana ssp. sericata Silky Bindweed G3T3Q S2S3 Openings in montane oak-hickory-pine forests
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth G4G5 S2 Floodplain and mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Campanula aparinoides Marsh Bellflower G5 S1 Mountain bogs and wet meadows, sometimes with Polygonum sagittatum
Campylopus sp. 1 Sandhill Awned Moss GNR S2? Fall line sandhills; Altamaha Grit outcrops in partial shade of mesic oak forests
Cardamine clematitis Mountain Bittercress G3 S1 High elevation seepy rock cliffs
Cardamine dissecta Divided Toothwort (Blue Ridge Populat G4? S3 Rich, cove forests
Carex aestivaliformis Sedge GNA S1? Upland submesic oak forests in Blue Ridge
Carex albursina White Bear Lake Sedge G5 S1 Rich, calcareous woods
Carex appalachica Appalachian Sedge G4 S1? Dry to moist, rocky, open woods and heath balds
Carex baltzellii Baltzell's Sedge G3 S1 Beech-magnolia slope forests
Carex barrattii Barratt's Sedge G4 S1? Peaty swamps and wet woods
Carex biltmoreana Granite Dome Sedge G3 S1 High elevation ledges and rock faces
Carex brunnescens Sedge G5 SH High elevation ledges and grass balds
Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge G5 SH Sag ponds, peat bogs
Carex calcifugens Lime-fleeing Sedge G2G4 S2? Rich bluff forests; evergreen maritime forests
Carex careyana Carey Sedge G4G5 S1 Mesic hardwood forests over limestone

Page Number 3 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Carex chapmanii Chapman's Sedge Small stream terraces; hydric hammocks
Carex collinsii Narrow-fruit Swamp Sedge G3 S2S3 R Seepage bogs; Atlantic whitecedar swamps; other habitats?
Carex dasycarpa Velvet Sedge G4 S2 Evergreen hammocks; mesic hardwood forests
Carex decomposita Cypress-knee Sedge G4? S3 T Swamps and lake margins on floating logs
Carex eburnea Black-seed Sedge G3 S2? T Limestone outcrops and ledges
Carex fissa var. aristata Sedge G5 S1 Wet savannas
Carex flexuosa Zigzag Sedge G4?T4? S2? R Open, bouldery woods, granite domes
Carex floridana Florida Sedge G5T5 S2? T Sandy oak-hickory woods
Carex folliculata Sedge G5? S3 R Mountain bogs
Carex gholsonii Gholson's Sedge G4G5 S1 T Calcareous bottomlands; marl flats
Carex godfreyi Godfrey's Sedge G4G5 S2? Forested depressional wetlands.
Carex grayi Asa Gray Sedge G3G4 S2? Calcareous meadows and alluvial woods
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge G4 S2S3 Spring runs; wet meadows
Carex jamesii James' Sedge G5 S2? Limestone ledges
Carex lucorum Southern Fibrous Root Sedge G5 S1? Wet ledges in Tallulah Gorge
Carex lupuliformis Hop Sedge G4 S1? Calcareous swamps; wet meadows; tidal river banks
Carex manhartii Manhart's Sedge G4 S1? Cove hardwood forests; other mesic deciduous forests
Carex misera Wretched Sedge G3G4 S2S3 Grassy balds
Carex oligocarpa Few-fruit Sedge G3 S1 Rich hardwood forests over limestone
Carex pedunculata Longstalk Sedge G4 S2? Cove hardwood forests
Carex platyphylla Broadleaf Sedge G5 S1? Mesic hardwood forests over basic rock
Carex purpurifera Purple Sedge G5 S1 Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Carex radfordii Radford's Sedge G4? S2 Rich woods of marble ravines
Carex reniformis Reniform Sedge G2 S1? Cypress swamps, wet woods and sloughs
Carex roanensis Roan Mountain Sedge G4? S1? Boulderfields and exposed granite ledges
Carex rosea Rosy Sedge G2G3 S1 Dryish hardwood forests
Carex scabrata Sedge G5 S2? High elevation boulderfields
Carex scoparia Broom Sedge G5 S2 Bogs and marshes; seepy ledges
Carex seorsa Weak Stellate Sedge G5 S1? Water tupelo swamps
Carex socialis Social Sedge G4 S1? Alluvial floodplain woods, often with Carex intumescens
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge G4 S1? Sag ponds and other seasonal depression ponds
Carex torta Twisted Sedge G5 S1 Rocky streambeds
Carex venusta var. minor Sedge G5 S1? Floodplains and bottomlands, often with Peltandra virginica
Carex venusta var. venusta A Sedge G4T4 S2? Peat bogs; wet, mossy woods
Carex woodii Sedge G4T4? S1? High elevation rock outcrops
Carphephorus bellidifolius Sandy-woods Chaffhead G4 S1? Sandy scrub
Carphephorus pseudoliatris Lavender Lady G4 S1? Pine flatwoods
Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory G4G5 SH Bottomland forests
Carya myristiciformis Nutmeg Hickory G5 S2? Calcareous flatwoods
Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Indian-paintbrush G4 S1 Open, rocky, chestnut oak woods
Cayaponia quinqueloba Cayaponia G5 S2? Swamp forests; sandy openings in floodplains and on riverbanks
Celastrus scandens Bittersweet G4 S2 Open, rocky areas in thickets and deciduous forests
Cephaloziella obtusilobula Roundleaf Leafy Liverwort G5 S2? Moist cliff faces
Ceratiola ericoides Sandhill Rosemary G1?Q SH Ohoopee Dunes; deep sandridges
Chaerophyllum procumbens Spreading Chervil G4 S2 Low rich woods in circumneutral soil
Chamaecrista deeringiana Florida Senna G5 S2 Sandhill scrub; longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White-cedar G2G4Q S1? Clearwater stream swamps in fall line sandhills
Cheilanthes alabamensis Alabama Lipfern G4 S2 Limestone ledges
Chelone cuthbertii Cuthbert's Turtlehead G4G5 S2 Bogs and wet meadows
Chrysosplenium americanum Golden Saxifrage G3 S1 Pools in rocky montane streams
Cirsium carolinianum Carolina Thistle G5 S1 Prairies; open mixed pine-oak woods, shortleaf pine-blackjack oak savannas over
G5 S3
serpentine

Page Number 4 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Cirsium lecontei Leconte Thistle Moist pinelands and savannas
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle G2G3 S1S3 LE E Remnant wet prairies
Cirsium virginianum Virginia Thistle G5 S1? E Moist pinelands; moist longleaf pine/wiregrass savannas
Cleistes bifaria Spreading Pogonia G3 S2? R Mountain seeps and wet meadows
Clematis fremontii Fremont's Leatherflower G4? S1? T Grassy openings in flatwoods of mostly lowland oaks and red maple
Clematis ochroleuca Curly-heads G5 S1 R Dry woods in circumneutral soil
Clematis socialis Alabama Leatherflower G4 S2 Grassy openings in flatwoods of mostly lowland oaks and red maple
Clintonia borealis Yellow Bead-lily G1 S1 T Northern hardwood forests
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern G5 SH T Disturbed areas and open upland forests
Convallaria majuscula American Lily-of-the-valley G5 S1 E Rich woods in mountains
Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot G4? S1S2 T High elevation hardwood forests; beech gaps
Coreopsis integrifolia Floodplain Tickseed G5 SH U Floodplain forests, streambanks
Coreopsis latifolia Broadleaf Tickseed G1G2 S1S2 E Mature deciduous forests with open understory
Cornus drummondii Rough-leaved Dogwood G3 S1 R Open woods and cedar glades over calcareous shale and limestone
Corydalis flavula Yellow Corydalis G5 S1? Rocky floodplain forests; hardwood ravines over amphibolite or limestone
Corydalis sempervirens Pale Corydalis G5 S1? T Montane ledges and rocky summits
Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree G4G5 S1 Mixed oak-redcedar forests on rocky limestone slopes
Crataegus aemula Rome Hawthorn G4 S1 E Upland hardwood forests over poorly drained clay
Crataegus ashei G2G3 S2? Limestone woods; prairies over wet clay
Crataegus brachyacantha Blueberry Hawthorn G1 SNA Open pinelands
Crataegus pulcherrima Beautiful Haw G4 SH Rich, open deciduous woods and edges
Crataegus triflora Three-flowered Hawthorn G2G4 S1? Hardwood forests on rocky, limestone slopes
Croomia pauciflora Croomia G2G3 S1 Mesic hardwood forests, usually with Fagus and Tilia
Croton elliottii Elliott Croton G3 S1 Pond margins and wet savannas
Ctenium floridanum Florida Orange-grass G2G3 S2S3 Moist pine barrens
Cuscuta harperi Harper's Dodder G2 S1 Altamaha Grit outcrops; granite outcrops; often with Liatris microcephala as host
Cuscuta rostrata Beaked Dodder G2G3 S1 High elevation hardwood forests
Cymophyllus fraserianus Fraser's Sedge G4 SH Mixed hardwood-hemlock forests
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. macilentus Meagre Hop Flatsedge G4 S1 Dry, open pinelands?
Cyperus thyrsiflorus Thyrsoid Flatsedge G5T5? S1? Wet streambanks and swamps
Cypripedium acaule Pink Ladyslipper G5 S1? Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; piney woods
Cypripedium kentuckiense Kentucky Ladyslipper G5 S4 Forested, springhead seeps in sandy soils
Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow Ladyslipper G3 S1 Montane cove forests; rich deciduous forests
Cystopteris tennesseensis Tennessee Fragile Fern G5 S3 Seepy limestone-shale outcrops
Dalea candida var. candida White Prairie-clover G5 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Dalea carnea var. carnea Pink-tassels G5T4T5 S1 Dry, sandy pinelands
Dalea carnea var. gracilis Sprawling White-tassels G5T3T4 S1? Wet pine savannas, Southwest Georgia
Dalea feayi Feay Pink-tassels G5T3T4 SH Dry pinelands and scrub
Dalea gattingeri Gattinger Prairie Clover G4G5 S1 Limestone glades and barrens
Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie-clover G3G4 S2S3 Limestone glades
Danthonia epilis Bog Oat-grass G5 S1 Mountain bogs
Dasistoma macrophylla Mullein Foxglove G3G4 S1? Rocky limestone woods
Delphinium alabamicum Alabama Larkspur G4 S1? gravel hills in limestone glades
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilu Glade Larkspur G2 SH Limestone glades
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf Larkspur G5T2T4 S2 Mesic hardwood forests in calcareous areas
Desmodium ochroleucum Cream-flowered Tick-trefoil G5 S2? Open, calcareous woodlands, including lower slope of Pigeon Mountain
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaf Tick-trefoil G1G2 S1 Sandhills in oak forest openings; perhaps prairie relict areas?
Diarrhena americana American Dropseed G5 S1? Mesic hardwoods over limestone
Dicentra canadensis Squirrel-corn G4G5 S1 Mesic hardwood forests
Dicentra eximia Bleeding Heart G5 S1? Montane ledges and rocky slopes
Dicerandra radfordiana Radford's Mint G4 S1 Sandridges
G1Q S1

Page Number 5 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Dichanthelium hirstii Hirst's Witch Grass Cypress ponds, wet savannas and sloughs
Diervilla lonicera Northern Bush-honeysuckle G1 SH C E Rocky bluffs
Diphasiastrum tristachyum Ground Cedar G5 S1? E Rocky ledges; upland forests
Draba aprica Sun-loving Draba G5 S1 LE Granite and amphibolite outcrops, usually in redcedar litter
Draba cuneifolia Wedge-leaf Whitlow-grass G3 S1S2 E blackland prairie
Drosera rotundifolia Roundleaf Sundew G5 S1 Seepy montane ledges and sphagnum bogs
Drosera tracyi Tracy's Dew-threads G5 S1? T Pitcherplant bogs; grassy seepage slopes
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Shield Fern G3G4 S1 U Strongly sloping, high altitude granitic outcrop
Dryopteris celsa Log Fern G5 S1 E Floodplain forests; lower slopes of rocky woods
Echinacea laevigata Smooth Purple Coneflower G4 S2 Upland forests over amphibolite
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower G2G3 S2 E Prairies; perhaps longleaf pine/wiregrass savannas
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower G4 S1? E Prairies and glades, circumneutral soils
Echinacea simulata Prairie Purple Coneflower G4 S2? E Remnant prairies in the Coosa flatwoods near Rome
Echinodorus parvulus Dwarf Burhead G3 S2S3 R Shallow pools; limesink depression ponds
Elatine americana American Waterwort G3Q S2? T Georgia habitat information not available
Elatine brachysperma Shortseed Waterwort G4 SNR T Georgia habitat information not available
Eleocharis albida White Spikerush G5 S1? Brackish pools
Eleocharis atropurpurea Spikerush G4G5 S2S3 Limesink pond margins
Eleocharis compressa Spikerush G4G5 S1S3 Limestone glades and barrens
Eleocharis erythropoda Spikerush G4 S2S3 Sag pond margins
Eleocharis fallax Spikerush G5 S1? Brackish marsh
Eleocharis montana Nodose Spikerush G4G5 S1? Marshy shores and peaty depressions on heavy clay soils
Eleocharis montevidensis Spikerush G5 SH Wet sands on barrier islands; maritime wet grasslands
Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa Warty Slender Spikerush G5 S3? Muddy banks of small streams in Coosa Flatwoods
Eleocharis wolfii Spikerush G5T3T5 S2? Shallow pools on granite outcrops
Elliottia racemosa Georgia Plume G3G4 S1 Scrub forests; Altamaha Grit outcrops; open forests over ultramafic rock
Elyonurus tripsacoides Pan-american Balsamscale G2G3 S2S3 Pine savannas
Epidendrum magnoliae Greenfly Orchid G5? SH Epiphytic on limbs of evergreen hardwoods; also in crevices of Altamaha Grit
G4 S3
outcrops
Erigenia bulbosa Harbinger-of-spring G5 S1 Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Erigeron strigosus var. calcicola Cedar Glade Daisy Fleabane G5T3 S1 Limestone glades or cedar glades
Eriocaulon koernickianum Dwarf Hatpins G2 S1 Granite outcrops
Eriocaulon texense Texas Pipewort G4 S2? Altamaha grit outcrops; wet pine savannas
Eriochloa michauxii var. michauxii Michaux's Cupgrass G3G4T3T4 S2? Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes; flatwoods
Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cotton-grass G5 S1 Mountain bogs; peaty wet meadows in alluvial flats in Fall Line sandills; also in

Eupatorium godfreyanum Godfrey's Eupatorium G4 S1? Okefenokee Swamp
Eurybia avita Alexander Rock Aster G3 S3 Upland, open woods in circumneutral soils
Granite outcrops in seepy margins with Solidago gracillima and Spiranthes
Eurybia eryngiifolia Snakeroot-leaf Aster G3G4 S1
Eurybia jonesiae Piedmont Bigleaf Aster G3? S2 cernua
Eustachys floridana Florida Finger Grass G2? S1? Moist pinelands
Evolvulus sericeus Silky Morning-glory G5 S1 Mixed oak-hickory forests
Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus Creeping Morning-glory G5T3T5 S1 Sandhills and flatwoods
Fimbristylis brevivaginata Flatrock Fimbry G2 S2 Altamaha Grit outcrops
Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper's Fimbry G2 S1 Altamaha Grit outcrops; open calcareous uplands
Forestiera godfreyi Godfrey's Wild Privet G2 S1 Granite outcrops
Forestiera segregata Florida Wild Privet G4 S2 Exposed muddy margins of pineland ponds
Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Witch-alder G3G4 S2 Mesic, maritime forests over shell mounds
Fothergilla major Mountain Witch-alder G3 S1 Shell mounds on barrier islands in scrub or maritime forests
Franklinia alatamaha Franklin Tree GXC SX Openings in low woods; swamps
Rocky (sandstone, granite) woods; bouldery stream margins
Sandridges

Page Number 6 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Frullania appalachiana A Liverwort G5 S1S2 LE T On tree trunks and decaying wood above 3800 ft.
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern Umbrella-sedge G1? S1 Pineland depressions, wet savannas with Toxicodendron vernix; often in
G5 S1? C E
LT T maintained rights-of-way
Galactia floridana Florida Milk-pea G3G4 S1? T Pine flatwoods
Galium virgatum Southwestern Bedstraw G4G5 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Gentianopsis crinita Fringed Gentian G5 S1 E Wet meadows and grassy roadsides over circumneutral soils
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnat Dakota Vervain G5T5 S1 T Georgia habitat information not available
Glyceria acutiflora Sharp-scaled Manna-grass G5 S1? Sag pond margins
Glyceria melicaria Slender Manna-grass G5 S1? E Swamps
Glyceria pallida Pale Manna-grass G5 SH T Shallow water of sag ponds
Glyceria septentrionalis Floating Manna-grass G5 S1? Cypress ponds with Hymenocallis choctawensis and Iris brevicaulis; large river

Gymnocolea inflata A Liverwort G5 S1 floodplain sloughs
Gymnoderma lineare Rock Gnome Lichen G2 S1 In spray zones of waterfalls, Altamaha grit outcrops.
Gymnopogon brevifolius Broad-leaved Beardgrass G5 S2? Moist cliff faces
Gymnopogon chapmanianus Chapman Skeleton Grass G3 SH Calcareous glades and relict prairies; dryish clay-loam soils
Habenaria quinqueseta Michaux's Spider Orchid G4G5 S1? Sandy pinelands near Florida, perhaps with Ctenium floridanum
Habenaria quinqueseta var. quinqueseta Michaux Orchid G4G5T4? S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Hartwrightia floridana Hartwrightia G2 S1 Moist shade, Altamaha Grit outcrops; open pine woods
Helenium brevifolium Bog Sneezeweed G4 S1 Wet savannas; ditches, sloughs and flatwood seeps
Helianthemum bicknellii Hoary Frostweed G5 SU Seepage bogs, sometimes with Sarracenia rubra near the Fall Line
Helianthemum canadense Canadian Frostweed G5 S1? Dry, sandy, open upland forests
Helianthus agrestis Southeastern Sunflower G4? SH Dry, sandy scrub in fire-suppressed longleaf pine forest
Helianthus glaucophyllus Whiteleaf Sunflower G3G4 S1 Mucky, wet soils in open flatwoods
Helianthus heterophyllus Wetland Sunflower G4 S1 Open, oak-hickory woods above 2500 ft.
Helianthus occidentalis Barrens Sunflower G5 S1? Bogs; wet pine savannas
Helianthus smithii Smith Sunflower G2Q S1 Limestone glades and barrens; rocky or cherty soils
Helianthus verticillatus Whorled Sunflower G1Q S1 Dry open woods and thickets
Heliotropium tenellum Delicate Heliotrope G5 S2? Remnant prairies
Helonias bullata Swamp Pink G3 S1 Limestone glades and barrens
Heracleum lanatum Masterwort G5 S1 Open swamps
Herpetineuron toccoae A Moss G4G5 S1? Northern hardwood forests and open oak forests
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. harperi Harper Wild Ginger G4T3 S2S3 Appalachian Trail (1999), on rock in mesophytic forests.
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp Hibiscus G4? S2 Low terraces in floodplain forests; edges of bogs
Hieracium scabrum Rough Hawkweed G5 S2? Tidal marshes, coastal flatwoods; wet savannas
Hottonia inflata Featherfoil G4 S1 Upland forests; dry sandy soils
Huperzia appalachiana Fir Clubmoss G4G5 S1 Sag ponds
Huperzia porophila Rock Clubmoss G4 S1 Seepy ledges at high elevations
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal G4 S2 Seepy ledges
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Largeleaf Waterleaf G5 S1 Rich woods in circumneutral soil
Hygrophila lacustris Hygrophila G5? S1? Rich woods in circumneutral soil
Hymenocallis coronaria Shoals Spiderlily G2Q S2 Shallow water of marshy shores
Hymenophyllum tayloriae Taylor Filmy Fern G2 S1 Rocky shoals of broad, open rivers
Hypericum adpressum Bog St. Johnswort G3 S2? Wet ledges along the Chattooga River
Hypericum buckleii Blue Ridge St. Johnswort G3 S1 Swamps
Hypericum denticulatum var. denticulatu St. Johnswort G5 S1? High elevation rocky crevices
Hypericum dolabriforme Glade St. Johnswort G4 S3 Bogs, seeps, and moist pine savannas
Hypericum erythraeae Georgia St. Johnswort G2 S2 Limestone glades and barrens
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Barrens St. Johnswort G5 S1 seepage bogs; roadside ditches
Limestone barrens

Page Number 7 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Hypnum cupressiforme var. filiforme A Moss Hanging as green threads from rocks or bark, perhaps above 3800 ft.
Ilex amelanchier Serviceberry Holly G5TNR S2? LE E Wet, sandy thickets; cypress-gum swamps
Ilex collina Mountain Longstalk Holly G4 S2 LE High elevation bolderfields on seepage slopes
Ilex cuthbertii Cuthbert Holly G3 S1 LT E Open, upland forests, circumneutral
Illicium floridanum Florida Anise G1? SH E Steepheads, floodplain forests
Illicium parviflorum Yellow Anise-tree G5 S1 T Evergreen hammocks, bayheads
Ipomoea macrorhiza Large-stem Morning-glory G2 SH E Exposed sandy soils
Iris brevicaulis Lamance Iris G3G5 S1? R Bogs, seeps, marshy shores and floodplains; often hidden in taller vegetation due
G4 S1
T to its low stature
Iris tridentata Savanna Iris G3G4 S2? T Wet savannas, flatwoods, cypress pond margins
Isoetes appalachiana Bigspore Engelmann's Quillwort G4 S1 T Shallow water (one foot deep) of slow moving streams; mucky stream margins,
T
Isoetes boomii Boom Quillwort G1 S1 periodically droughty
Isoetes butleri Glade Quillwort G4 S1 R Shallow water (one foot deep) of slow moving streams
Isoetes hyemalis Quillwort G2G3 S1 E Limestone glades
In blackwater streams; also emergent on sandy creek banks in deciduous
Isoetes junciformis Rush Quillwort G1?Q S1?
Isoetes melanopoda Black-footed Quillwort G5 S1? swamps
Isoetes melanospora Black-spored Quillwort G1 S1 Low, seasonally flooded swales
Isoetes tegetiformans Mat-forming Quillwort G1 S1 Clayey soils in low woods; sandstone or granite outcrop seeps
Isoetes valida Carolina Quillwort G4? S1 Vernal pools on granite outcrops
Isotria medeoloides Small Whorled Pogonia G2 S2 Vernal pools on granite outcrops
North Georgia seeps, shallow pools, sluggish streams
Jamesianthus alabamensis Alabama Warbonnet G3 S1 Mixed hardwood- pine forests with open understory; history of nearby heavy
Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf G5 S1
Juglans cinerea Butternut (Nut-bearing Only) G4 S2 logging, homesite or road cl
Streambanks, in circumneutral soil
Juncus filipendulus Texas Plains Rush G5 S2? Mesic deciduous forests over limestone
Juncus gymnocarpus Naked-fruit Rush G4 S2S3 Openings in bottomland forests and in the mesophytic hardwood forests of rich
Juniperus communis var. depressa Ground Juniper G5T5 S1
Justicia angusta Narrowleaf Water-willow G3Q S1 mountain coves
Remnant prairies; limestone barrens
Kalmia carolina Carolina Bog Laurel G4 S1 Seepy streamsides; open swamps; mountain bogs
Gneiss ledges
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Southern Bog-button G4 S1? Roadside ditches; perhaps with Hartwrightia in shallow sloughs and wet
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Wild Pea G5 S1?
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua Least Gladecress G4T3 S2 savannas
Leavenworthia uniflora Gladecress G4 S1 Open swamps and wet meadows; mountain bogs and Atlantic white-cedar
Lechea deckertii Deckert Pinweed G4G5 S1?
Leiophyllum buxifolium Sand-Myrtle G4 S1 swamps
Leitneria floridana Corkwood G3 S1 Flatwoods
Lejeunea blomquistii Blomquist Leafy Liverwort G1G2 SH Alluvial meadows, floodplain forests
Leucothoe recurva Recurved Dog-hobble G4G5 S1 Limestone glades
Liatris chapmanii Chapman Gay-feather G5 SH Limestone glades
Liatris pauciflora Few-flower Gay-feather G4G5 S2? Scrub
Liatris secunda Sandhill Gay-feather G4G5 S1? High altitude rocky ledges
Liatris squarrosa var. hirsuta Glade Gay-feather G5T4? S2? Swamps; sawgrass-cabbage palmetto marshes
Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora Blazing Star G4G5T4T5 S1? Waterfall spray zones
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Carolina Lilaeopsis G3G5 SH Rocky open upland forests
Lilium canadense Canada Lily G5 S2? Scrub
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily G5 S1 Sandridge scrub
Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily G5 S1 Fall line sandhills
Glades and barrens over basic rock
Open oak or pine woods
saltwater marshes and muddy shores
Openings in rich woods
Remnant wet prairies andcalcareous flatwoods
Wet meadows over sandstone

Page Number 8 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Lindera melissifolia Pond Spicebush Pond margins and wet savannas
Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush G2G3 S2 LE E Bayheads; seepy forested slopes
Lindernia saxicola False Pimpernel G2G3 S1? Rocky streamsides, sometimes submerged
Linum sulcatum var. harperi Harper Grooved Flax G1?Q SH LT R Dry pinelands
Listera australis Southern Twayblade G5T2 SH Poorly drained circumneutral soils
Listera smallii Appalachian Twayblade G4 S2 E Moist rhododendron thickets
Lithospermum latifolium Broadleaf Gromwell G4 S2 Mixed deciduous hardwood forests over limestone
Litsea aestivalis Pond Spice G4 S1 R Cypress ponds; swamp margins
Lobelia boykinii Boykin Lobelia G3 S2 Cypress ponds, sometimes with Oxypolis canbyi; Grady ponds; limesink
G2G3 S2S3 T
R depressions; wet savannas
Lonicera canadensis American Fly-honeysuckle G5 SH T Bouldery, cove hardwood forests
Lonicera dioica Limber Honeysuckle G5 S1 T Mesic, deciduous hardwood forest openings above 3000 ft.
Lophiola aurea Goldcrest G4 S1? R Pine flatwoods, bogs
Lotus helleri Carolina Trefoil G5T3 S1 T Clayey soil over ultramafic rock; post oak-blackjack oak savannas
Ludwigia spathulata Creeping Smallflower Seedbox G2 S1 Exposed shores and bottoms of sinkhole ponds, cypress-gum ponds, bogs; also
R
Lycium carolinianum Carolina Wolfberry G4 S1 T disjunct on granite outcrop
Lycopodium clavatum Ground Pine G5 S1 Coastal sand spits
Lycopus americanus American Bugleweed G5 S1 T Moist oak forests
Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern G4 S2 T Wet meadows and old fields along Conasauga River
Lysimachia fraseri Fraser's Loosestrife G3 S1S2 Acid soils of thickets and open upland forests
Moist, open, bouldery gravel bars and streambanks; edges of sandstone and
Lysimachia graminea Grassleaf Loosestrife GNR S1
Lysimachia loomisii Loomis Loosestrife G3 SH granite outcrops
Lysimachia terrestris Bog Candles G5 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Lythrum curtissii Curtiss' Loosestrife G1 S1 Wet savannas, flatwoods, and margins of Carolina bays (pocosins)
Macbridea caroliniana Carolina Bogmint G2G3 S1 Mountain seeps, wet meadows; streambanks
Macranthera flammea Hummingbird Flower G3 S1? Openings in calcareous swamps
Magnolia pyramidata Pyramid Magnolia G4 S3 Bogs; marshes; alluvial woods
Malaxis spicata Florida Adders-mouth G4? S1 Wet, sandy thickets; pitcherplant bogs
Marshallia mohrii Coosa Barbara Buttons G3 S2 Bluff and ravine forests
Marshallia ramosa Pineland Barbara Buttons G2 S2 Low hammocks; spring-fed river swamps
Marshallia trinervia Broadleaf Barbara's-buttons G3 S1S2 Remnant Coosa Valley prairies; maintained rights-of-way
Matelea alabamensis Alabama Milkvine G2 S1 Altamaha Grit outcrops; open forests over ultramafic rock
Matelea flavidula Yellow Milkvine G4? S3? Streamsides in open, bouldery gravel bars and washed, sandy banks
Matelea floridana Florida Milkvine G2 S1 Open bluff forests; mesic margins of longleaf pine sandridges
Matelea obliqua Limerock Milkvine G4? S2 Open bluff forests; floodplain forests
Matelea pubiflora Trailing Milkvine G3G4 S2 Open bluff forests
Mecardonia acuminata var. microphylla Littleleaf Mecardonia G5TNR S1 Mesic deciduous hardwood forests over limestone
Megaceros aenigmaticus Bighorn Hornwort G2G3 S1 Exposed sandy soils; sandridges
Melanthium latifolium Broadleaf Bunchflower G5 S2? Edges of pond margins, sometimes with Lindera melissifolia
Menziesia pilosa Minniebush G4G5 S1 Shaded rocks in small streams, springs or waterfall spray zones
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells G5 S1S2 Mesic deciduous hardwood forests
Micromeria brownei var. pilosiuscula Savory G5TNR S1? Rocky ridgetops
Mikania cordifolia Heartleaf Climbing Hempweed G5 S1 Floodplain forests in limestone valleys
Mirabilis albida Pale Umbrella-wort G5 S1? Floodplain forests; muddy banks
Mitreola angustifolia Narrowleaf Miterwort G4G5 S1S3 Bottomland hardwoods and hammocks near coast
Monotropsis odorata Sweet Pinesap G3 S1 Sandhills of SW Georgia with Warea sessiliflora
Morella inodora Odorless Bayberry G4 S1? Cypress-gum depressions, wet pine flatwoods
Muhlenbergia sobolifera Sprouting Muhly G5 S1? Upland forests
Muhlenbergia sylvatica Woodland Muhly G5 S1? Bayheads, titi swamps; forests with pond pine
Dry, wooded limestone slopes
Calcareous streambanks

Page Number 9 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Muhlenbergia torreyana Torrey Dropseed Seasonally inundated pond shores, swales and savannas
Myriophyllum laxum Lax Water-milfoil G3 SH LE R Bluehole spring runs; shallow, sandy, swift-flowing creeks; clear, cool ponds
Najas filifolia Narrowleaf Naiad G3 S2S3 E Lakes
Nestronia umbellula Indian Olive G1 S1 R Mixed with dwarf shrubby heaths in oak-hickory-pine woods; often in transition
G4 S3 T
areas between flatwoods
Neviusia alabamensis Alabama Snow-wreath G2 S1 E Along wet weather streams over limestone
Oldenlandia boscii Bluets G5 S3? R Cypress pond margins; exposed pond bottoms in limesinks; sag pond margins;
T
Oligoneuron riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod G5 S1 sometimes ditches
Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale Marble-seed G4G5T4? S1 E Wet, calcareous prairies
Ophioglossum engelmannii Limestone Adder-tongue Fern G5 S2S3 E Limestone glades and adjacent woods
Orbexilum virgatum Slender Leather-root G1 SH E Rocky limestone glades; rarely on granite outcrops (Heggies Rock)
Oxalis montana White Woodsorrel G5 S1? Sandridges
Oxypolis canbyi Canby Dropwort G2 S2 R Bouldery woods; northern hardwoods
Oxypolis ternata Savanna Cowbane G3 S2 Cypress ponds and sloughs; wet savannas
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny-spurge G4G5 S1S2 Wet pine savannas and bogs
Packera millefolia Blue Ridge Golden Ragwort G2 S1 Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Palafoxia integrifolia Palafoxia G3G4 S2? High elevation rock outcrops
Palamocladium leskeoides A Moss G3G5 S1? Sandy pine-oak scrub
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng G3G4 S3 Rock face (dry limestone?), Lookout Mountain
Panax trifolius Dwarf Ginseng G5 S1 Mesic hardwood forests; cove hardwood forests
Panicum neuranthum Panic Grass G3 S1? Mesic hardwood-coniferous forests
Panicum tenerum Panic Grass G4 S1 Seasonally wet, pine savanna-pondcypress pond ecotone
Parietaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania Pellitory G5 S1? Wet pine savannas near the coast
Parnassia grandifolia Largeleaf Grass-of-Parnassus G3 S1 Dry, open, calcareous soil
Paronychia argyrocoma Silverling G4 S1 Seeps over ultramafic gravelly substrate
Paronychia patula Pineland Nailwort G3G4 S1? Sandstone and granite outcrops
Paronychia rugelii var. interior Rugel's Nailwort G2?T2?Q S1? Dry pinelands; sandhills
Paronychia rugelii var. rugelii Rugel's Nailwort G2?T2? S2? Longleaf pine-turkey oak scrub, mostly Alapaha River drainage
Paronychia virginica Yellow Nailwort G4 S1 Sandy oak barrens and streambanks
Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort G5 S1 Serpentine outcrops
Pediomelum piedmontanum Dixie Mountain Breadroot G1 S1 Bogs and wet woods
Shallow soils over mafic (serpentine) rock, upland longleaf pine-mixed oak
Pediomelum subacaule Nashville Breadroot G4 S2
Peltandra sagittifolia Arrow Arum G3G4 S2? savanna and powerline rights
Penstemon calycosus Long-sepal Beardtongue G5 SH Limestone glades
Penstemon dissectus Cutleaf Beardtongue G2 S2 Swamps; wet hammocks on pristine sphagnum mats
Penstemon pallidus Beardtongue G5 S1? Limestone ledges and streambanks
Penstemon smallii Small's Beardtongue G3 S1? Altamaha Grit outcrops and adjacent pine savannas; rarely sandridges
Pentodon pentandrus Pentodon G5? S1? Limestone & shale barrens
Phacelia fimbriata Fringed Phacelia G4 S1 Open woods on rocky slopes and bluffs in circumneutral soil
Phacelia purshii Miami-mist G5 S1 Wet meadows; pond edges
Phaseolus polystachios var. sinuatus Trailing Bean-vine G5T3? S2? Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Philadelphus pubescens Hairy Mockorange G5? S1 Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Phlebodium aureum Goldfoot Fern G5 S1 Sandhills; dry pinelands and hammocks
Limestone ledges and rocky banks
Phlox amplifolia Broadleaf Phlox G3G5 S1 Exposed calcareous soil; also epiphytic on live oak and sabal palmetto (cabbage
Phyla lanceolata Fog-fruit G5 S1?
Physalis arenicola Sandhill Groundcherry G3? S1S2 palm)
Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Low woods along streams
Cypress-heads; scrub thickets

Page Number 10 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Physostegia angustifolia Narrowleaf Obedient Plant Rank Rank Status Status
Calcareous, seasonally wet, grassy openings of Southwest Georgia, sometimes
G4G5 S1? T with Lythrum curtissii
R
Physostegia leptophylla Narrowleaf Obedient Plant G4? S2S3 Freshwater tidal marshes; disjunct in wet savannas of extreme SW Georgia
Piloblephis rigida Pennyroyal G3G4 S1 Myrtle oak scrub
Pilularia americana American Pillwort G5 S2 Granite outcrops; seasonally exposed muddy shores
Pinguicula primuliflora Clearwater Butterwort G3G4 S1 In shallow, sandy, clearwater streams and seeps; Atlantic whitecedar swamps
Pityopsis oligantha Narrow-leaved Golden-aster G2G4 S1S2 Flatwoods, bogs and seeps of Southwest Georgia
Pityopsis pinifolia Sandhill Golden-aster G4 S2 Sandhills near fall line
Plagiochila caduciloba Gorge Leafy Liverwort G2 S1? Moist cliff faces
Plagiochila sharpii Sharp's Leafy Liverwort G2G4 S1? Moist cliff faces and spray zones
Plagiochila sullivantii Sullivant's Leafy Liverwort G2 SH Seepy rock cliffs
Plagiomnium carolinianum Mountain Wavy-leaf Moss G3 S2? Moist cliff faces
Plantago sparsiflora Pineland Plantain G3 S2 Open, wet pine savannas; shallow ditches and seeps, especially in mowed rights-

Platanthera blephariglottis var. blepha Northern White Fringed G4G5T4? S1? of-way
Orchis Bogs and seeps; wet savannas
G2 S1
Platanthera chapmanii Chapman's Yellow Fringed Orchid G4G5T3T4 S1S2 open, wet meadows; pine flatwoods
Platanthera conspicua Southern White Fringed Orchid G4T4Q S1? Bogs, seeps, roadsides, wet savannas
Platanthera flava var. herbiola Leafy Southern Tubercled Orchid G5 S1 Red maple-gum swamps
Platanthera grandiflora Large Purple Fringed Orchid G3G4 S2 Wet thickets; seepy open northern hardwood forests
Platanthera integra Yellow Fringeless Orchid G2G3 S1S2 Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Platanthera integrilabia Monkeyface Orchid C T Red maple-gum swamps; peaty seeps and streambanks with Parnassia asarifolia

Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchid G5 S2S3 and Oxypolis rigidior
Platanthera peramoena Purple Fringeless Orchid G5 S1 Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Platanthera psycodes Small Purple-fringe Orchid G5 S1? Wet meadows, openings among bottomland hardwoods
Platyhypnidium pringlei Pringle's Platyhypnidium G2G3 S1 Wet thickets; seepy, open, northern hardwood forests
Polemonium reptans Jacobs Ladder G5 S1 Seepy rock cliffs
Polygala balduinii White Milkwort G4 S1? Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Polygala crenata Crenate Milkwort G4? S1 Wet pine savannas
Polygala leptostachys Georgia Milkwort G3G4 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Water Smartweed G5T5 S1 Oak-pine scrub
Polygonum arifolium Halberd-leaf Tear-thumb G5 S1 Marshy margin of freshwater pond with leitneria floridana
Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed G3 SH Marshes and wet thickets
Coastal beaches in dune depressions and among protected accumulations of
Polygonum meisnerianum var. beyrichianu Meisner's Tear-thumb G5?T5? S1?
Polymnia laevigata Tennessee Leafcup G3 S1 beach wrack
Ponthieva racemosa Shadow-witch Orchid G4G5 S2? Shallow water in and along the Aucilla River
Portulaca biloba Grit Portulaca G1G2 S1 Bouldery slopes
Portulaca umbraticola ssp. coronata Wingpod Purslane G5T2 S2 Calcareous swamps; marly outcrops
Potamogeton amplifolius Bigleaf Pondweed G5 S1 Altamaha Grit outcrops
Potamogeton pusillus Pigmy Pondweed G5 S1? Granite outcrops; Altamaha Grit outcrops
Prenanthes barbata Barbed Rattlesnake Root G3 S2 Sluggish streams; ponds
Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum G4G5 S1? Shallow creeks and rivers over calcareous bedrock
Prunus pensylvanica Fire Cherry G5 S2 R Limestone glades and barrens, edges of remnant prairies
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry G5 S1 Remnant prairies
Psilotum nudum Whisk Fern G5 S1 Rocky summits, especially following fire
Boulderfields in northern hardwood forests
Pteroglossaspis ecristata Crestless Plume Orchid G2G3 S2 Epiphytic in hammocks, Okefenokee Swamp; on palm trunks in coastal habitats;

Ptilimnium ahlesii Mock Bishop-weed G1 SH rarely in lawns and sandy
Ptilimnium costatum Eastern Bishopweed G4 S2? T Grassy saw palmetto barrens; longleaf pine grasslands, sometimes with

Schwalbea americana
Tidal freshwater marshes
Remnant wet prairies; bottomland hardwood forests

Page Number 11 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Ptilimnium nodosum Harperella Granite outcrop seeps; shallow seasonal ponds in limesink depressions
Pycnanthemum albescens White-leaved Mountain-mint G2 S1 LE E Open, mesic woods
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain-mint G5 S1S2 Rocky open woods; edges of rock outcrops
Pycnanthemum curvipes Stone Mountain Mint G2G4 S2? LE T Rocky, upland oak-hickory forests
Pycnanthemum floridanum Florida Mountain-mint G3 S2 Pine savannas, open low woods and flatwoods
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain-mint G3 S1? T Wet meadows and barrens
Quercus arkansana Arkansas Oak G5 S1 E Sandy upper ravine slopes
Quercus austrina Bluff White Oak G3 S2S3 Bluff forests, often in circumneutral soils; floodplain hammocks; edges of
G4? S3? E
E Altamaha Grit outcrops
Quercus chapmanii Chapman Oak G4G5 S2 T Sandridges; dunes; oak-pine scrub
Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak G5 S1 R Sandy, moist hardwood flats and headwater slopes
Quercus oglethorpensis Oglethorpe Oak G3 S2 Broad River bottomlands; upland seepage swamps over Iredell and Enon soils

Quercus palustris Pin Oak G5 SH with seasonally wet clay bed
Quercus prinoides Dwarf Chinkapin Oak G5 S2 Floodplain forests; margins of sag ponds
Quercus similis Swamp Post Oak G4 S1 Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; usually over basic soils
Quercus sinuata Durand Oak G4G5 S1S2 Bottomland swamps and other wet habitats
Rhexia aristosa Awned Meadowbeauty G3 S2 Bluff forests; calcareous slopes near streams
Rhexia nuttallii Nuttall Meadowbeauty G4? S1? Pond margins and wet savannas
Rhexia parviflora Small-flowered White Meadowbeauty G2 SH Pine flatwoods; bogs
Rhexia salicifolia Panhandle Meadow-beauty G2 S1 Limesink pond margins, perhaps in openings under pond-cypress
Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea G3 S3 Georgia habitat information not available
Rhus michauxii Dwarf Sumac G2G3 S1 Mesic hardwood forests in ravines and on sandy, seepy streambanks
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac G5 S1 Open forests over ultramafic rock
Rhynchospora alba Northern White Beaksedge G5 S1 Open montane forests
Mountain bogs and seeps; disjunct in Okefenokee Swamp, as is cottongrass
Rhynchospora breviseta Short-bristle Beaksedge G3G4 S1?
Rhynchospora crinipes Bearded Beaksedge G2 S1 (Eriophorum)
Rhynchospora culixa Georgia Beaksedge G1Q S1 Bogs; flatwoods
Rhynchospora decurrens Swamp-forest Beaksedge G3G4 S2? Streambanks and shallow streambeds
Rhynchospora fernaldii Fernald's Beakrush G3G4 S2? Pine savannas; flatwoods
Rhynchospora harperi Harper's Beaksedge G4? S1S2 Swamps
Rhynchospora macra Southern White Beaksedge G3 S1? Sandy, peaty pond margins and depressions
Rhynchospora microcarpa Southern Beaksedge G5 S1S2 Cypress pond margins and wet savannas; limesink depression ponds (dolines)
Rhynchospora oligantha Feather-bristle Beaksedge G4 S1? Peaty, sandhill seepage slopes; streamhead pocosins
Rhynchospora pleiantha Coastal Beaksedge G3 SH clay-based Carolina bays; swamps
Rhynchospora punctata Pineland Beaksedge G1? S1? Bogs; sea-level fens; wet savannas
Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beak Baldrush G4 S2? Margins of limesink depression ponds (dolines)
Rhynchospora solitaria Solitary Beakrush G1 S1 Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Rhynchospora stenophylla Chapman's Beakrush G4 S2 Floating mats in ponds; pond margins
Rhynchospora thornei Thorne's Beakrush G3 S2 Wet, sandy, peaty depressions
Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey Beakrush G4 S1? Wet, sandy, peaty depressions; Chamaecyparis seeps
Ribes curvatum Granite Gooseberry G4 S2 Margins of limesink ponds; moist limestone barrens, wet prairies
Rivina humilis Rouge Plant G5 S1 Bogs; wet savannas
Rudbeckia auriculata Swamp Black-eyed Susan G2 S1 Rocky upland forests; bouldery mesic slopes
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa Showy Orange Coneflower G5T4? S1? Coastal shell hammocks, shade to full sun
Rudbeckia grandiflora Largeflower Coneflower G5 SH Swampy woods
Rudbeckia heliopsidis Little River Black-eyed Susan G2 S1 Limestone barrens; open woods over basic soils
Ruellia noctiflora Night-blooming Wild Petunia G2 SH Limestone glades and barrens
Sabatia capitata Cumberland Rose Gentian G2 S2 Limestone or sandstone barrens and streamsides
Sabatia grandiflora Large-flowered Rose Gentian G3G4 S1 Open, slash pine flatwoods
Meadows over sandstone or shale
Pine flatwoods, extreme SE Georgia

Page Number 12 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Sageretia minutiflora Climbing Buckthorn Calcareous bluff forests; maritime forests over shell mounds
Sagittaria platyphylla Ovate-leaved Arrowhead G4 S2 LT T Marshes and shores
Sagittaria secundifolia Kral's Water-plantain G5 S1? T Crevices in sandstone in fast flowing streams
Salix floridana Florida Willow G1 S1 LE E Spring runs; seepy, sphagnous wetlands with Eleocharis tortilis, Itea, Alnus,
G2 S1 LE
T Orontium, Arnoglossum sul
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Red Elderberry G5T4T5 S1 LT R Boulderfields; high elevation summits (e.g.; Hightower Bald, Brasstwon Bald)
Sanguisorba canadensis Canada Burnet G5 S1 U Seepy meadows and thickets
Sanicula trifoliata Beak-fruit Sanicle G4 S1? E Mesic hardwood forests
Sapindus marginatus Soapberry G5 S1S2 U Shell mound forests
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria Wingleaf Soapberry G5TNR SNR U Georgia habitat information not available
Sarracenia flava Yellow Flytrap G5? S3S4 E Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia leucophylla Whitetop Pitcherplant G3 S1 T Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia minor var. minor Hooded Pitcherplant G4T4 S4 T Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeense Okefenokee Giant G4T2T3 S2S3 E Georgia habitat information not available
Sarracenia oreophila Green Pitcherplant G2 S1 Wet meadows; upland bogs
Sarracenia psittacina Parrot Pitcherplant G4 S2S3 T Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia rubra Sweet Pitcherplant G4 S2 Atlantic white cedar swamps; wet meadows
Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra Red-flower Sweet Pitcherplant G4T3T4 S2 E Georgia habitat information not available
Saxifraga careyana Carey Saxifrage G3 S1 Moist rock ledges
Saxifraga texana Texas Saxifrage G4 S1 T Granite outcrops
Schisandra glabra Bay Star-vine G3 S2 Rich woods on stream terraces and lower slopes
Schoenocaulon dubium Florida Feather-shank G3? SH T Pine savannas
Schoenolirion albiflorum White Sunnybell G3 S1? Wet savannas
Schwalbea americana Chaffseed G2G3 S1 T Open pinelands, as in well-managed, somewhat moist longleaf pine-wiregrass
T
Scirpus cespitosus Tufted Club-rush G5 S1 forests seeps
Scirpus cylindricus Salt-marsh Bulrush G5 SH E Seepy ledges
Scirpus erismanae Bulrush GNRQ S1? Brackish marshes
Scirpus etuberculatus Canby's Club-rush G3G4 S1S2 Pond shores in peaty sands
Marshes; shallow ponds; peaty swamps, as Okefenokee Swamp and Atlantic
Scirpus expansus Woodland Bulrush G4 S1S2
Scirpus hallii Hall Bulrush G2G3 SH whitecedar swamps
Scirpus lineatus Drooping Bulrush G4 S1? Marshes and streambeds
Scutellaria altamaha Altamaha Skullcap G2G3 S2? Pond shores in peaty sands
Scutellaria arenicola Sandhill Skullcap G3G4 SH Georgia habitat information not available
Scutellaria drummondii Drummond's Skullcap G4G5 S1 Sandy, deciduous woods
Scutellaria leonardii Glade Skullcap G4 S2 Sandy scrub
Scutellaria mellichampii Mellichamp's Skullcap G3G4 S2? Georgia habitat information not available
Scutellaria montana Large-flowered Skullcap G3 S2 Limestone glades
Sandy deciduous woods
Scutellaria nervosa Bottomland Skullcap G5 S1 Mesic hardwood-shortleaf pine forests; usually mature forest with open
Scutellaria ocmulgee Ocmulgee Skullcap G2 S2
Scutellaria saxatilis Rock Skullcap G3 S1 understory, sometimes without a
Scutellaria serrata Showy Skullcap G4G5 S1 Floodplain forests
Sedum nevii Nevius Stonecrop G3 S1 Mesic hardwood forests; bluff forests
Sedum pusillum Granite Stonecrop G3 S3 Georgia habitat information not available
Selaginella ludoviciana Louisiana Spikemoss G3G4 S1? Georgia habitat information not available
Senecio pauperculus Meadow Golden Ragwort G5 S1? Gneiss ledges on river bluffs
Shortia galacifolia Oconee Bells G2G3 S1 Granite outcrops, often in mats of Hedwigia moss under Juniperus virginiana
Swamp margins; wet meadows
Moist meadows and prairies
Mesic forests with mountain laurel and rhododendron

Page Number 13 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Shortia galacifolia var. galacifolia Southern Oconee Bells Rocky slope beneath rosebay rhododendron
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Mountain Cinquefoil G2G3T2T3 SNA LE E Rocky summits
Sida elliottii Elliott's Fanpetals G5 S1 R Dry or moist openings in sandy woods; limesink pond margins, limestone glades
G4G5 S2? LT R
R and barrens
Sideroxylon alachuense Silver Buckthorn G1 S1 E Sandy hammocks; islands in Okefenokee Swamp; shell middens
Sideroxylon macrocarpum Ohoopee Bumelia G3Q S3 E Dry longleaf pine woods with oak understory; often hidden in wiregrass
Sideroxylon thornei Swamp Buckthorn G2 S2 Forested limesink depressions; calcareous swamps
Silene caroliniana Carolina Pink G5 S2? E Granite outcrops and sandhills near the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers
Silene ovata Ovate Catchfly G3 S1S2 Mesic deciduous or beech-magnolia forests over limestone; bouldery, high
T
Silene polypetala Fringed Campion G2 S2 elevation oak forests
Silene regia Royal Catchfly G3 S1 E Mesic deciduous forests
Silene rotundifolia Roundleaf Catchfly G4 S1 Limestone barrens; remnant prairies
Silphium mohrii Cumberland Rosinweed G3?Q S1? R Moist sandstone ledges and cliffs, often with Heuchera villosa
Silphium radula Rosinweed G4 SH T Rocky hardwood forests
Sium floridanum Florida Water-parsnip G1Q S1? T Rocky hardwood forests
Smilax lasioneuron Carrion-flower G5 S2? Calcareous swamps; floodplains
Smilax leptanthera Catbrier GHQ SH Pine-oak-hickory forests; bluff forests
Solanum pumilum Dwarf Horse-nettle G5T1 SH Deciduous forests
Solidago porteri Porter Goldenrod GHQ SH Thickets; calcareous barrens
Solidago simulans Cliffside Goldenrod G2 S1 Upland forests
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Goldenrod G5T4 S1 Seepy summits of granite domes; moist, steep, rocky slopesand cliffs
Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa Bog Goldenrod G4G5T4T5 S1 Limestone barrens
Sorbus americana American Mountain-ash G5 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass G5 S1? Grassy balds; northern hardwood forests
Spermacoce glabra Smooth Buttonweed G4G5 S2? Relict prairies in calcareous flatwoods
Spermolepis inermis Rough-fruited Spermolepis G5 S1 Alluvial woods; margins of sloughs and oxbow lakes
Spiraea alba var. latifolia Broadleaf White Spirea G5T5 S1 Relict prairies in the Black Belt over marly Oktibbeha soils
Spiraea tomentosa Hardhack G5 S1 Mountain bogs; roadside seepage slopes
Spiraea virginiana Virginia Spirea G2 S1 Wet meadows
Spiranthes brevilabris Downy Slender Ladies-tresses G1 SH Bouldery gravel bars and ledges along major streams
Spiranthes eatonii Eaton's Ladies-tresses G2G4 S2? Wet, pine savannas and flatwoods, well-managed by fire
Spiranthes floridana Florida Ladies-tresses G1 S1? Cemeteries, roadsides; drier pine flatwoods
Spiranthes longilabris Giant Spiral Ladies-tresses G3 S1 Wet savannas; mowed grassy openings in Okefenokee area
Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains Ladies-tresses G4 S1 Pine flatwoods, wet savannas, low hammocks with saw palmetto
Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata Self-pollinating Oval Ladies-tresses G5?T4? S2S3 Limestone glades
Spiranthes sylvatica Pale Green Ladies-tresses GNR S1? Seepy margins of small streams; floodplain woods
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed G5 S1 Live oak hammocks; other open woodlands
Sporobolus pinetorum Pineland Dropseed G3 S2? Calcareous glades and barrens
Sporobolus teretifolius Wire-leaf Dropseed G2 S2? Wet savannas with wiregrass
Stachys eplingii Epling's Hedge-nettle G5 S1? Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Stachys hispida Hispid Hedge-nettle G4Q S2? Mesic forests, wet meadows, over mafic or calcareous soils
Stachys hyssopifolia var. lythroides Tallahassee Hedge-nettle G5T1Q S1 Wet meadows, mesic forests, swampy woods, seeps, and boulderfields
Stachys latidens Broad-toothed Hedge-nettle G4G5 S2? Moist longleaf pine savannas; roadside ditches
Stachys nuttallii Nuttall's Hedge-nettle G5? S2 Cove hardwoods and mesic forests
Stewartia malacodendron Silky Camellia G4 S2 Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils; alluvial bottomlands
Along streams on lower slopes of beech-magnolia or beech-basswood-Florida
Stokesia laevis Stokes Aster G4 S1
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus Rosy Twisted Stalk G5T5? S1 maple forests
Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii Pickering's Morning-glory G4T3 S2 Pitcherplant bogs
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy G5 S1 High elevations boulderfields
Open, dry, oak scrub of sandhills
Mesic hardwood forests over limestone

Page Number 14 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Symphyotrichum ericoides Heath Aster Limestone glades
Symphyotrichum georgianum Georgia Aster G5 S1 C T Upland oak-hickory-pine forests and openings; sometimes with Echinacea
G2G3 S2
LE E laevigata or over amphibolite
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Smooth Aster G5T5 S2? T Mesic hardwood forests in circumneutral soil
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster G5 S1 LE E Remnant prairies
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. novi-be Longleaf Aster G5TNR SH Georgia habitat information not available
Symphyotrichum phlogifolium Phlox-leaved Aster G5 S1 LE E Mesic hardwood forests over basic soil
Symphyotrichum praealtum Willow-leaf Aster G5 S1? LE Lowland forests over limestone
Symphyotrichum pratense Silky Aster G4? S1 E Limestone glades
Symphyotrichum sericeum Silky Aster G5 S1 E Limestone glades
Teloschistes exilis Orange Fructicose Bark Lichen G3G5 S1? E Relict Blackland prairies; on bark, especially on stunted Campsis radicans and in
E
Tephrosia chrysophylla Sprawling Goats Rue G4G5 S1 Cornus asperifolia th
Tephrosia mohrii Dwarf Goats Rue G3 S1? Dry, sandy scrub
Thalia dealbata Powdery Alligator-flag G4 S1 Scrub; longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Thalia geniculata Bent alligator-flag G4 S1 Brackish sloughs and marshes
Thalictrum cooleyi Cooley Meadowrue G2 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Thalictrum coriaceum Leatherleaf Meadowrue G4 S1? Pond margins and wet savannas
Thalictrum debile Trailing Meadowrue G2 S1 Rich woods
Thalictrum subrotundum Roundleaf Meadowrue G1G2Q SH Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Thaspium chapmanii Creamy Meadow-parsnip GNR S3? Swamp edges, streamsides; mesic ravine forests
Hardwood forests and glades, near edges of gumbo flats and rocky outcrops of
Thaspium pinnatifidum Glade Meadowparsnip G2G3 S1
Thelypteris ovata Ovate Maiden Fern G3G5 S2S3 limestone or amphibolite
Thermopsis fraxinifolia Ash-leaf Bush-pea G3? S2? Limestone outcrops and barrens
Thermopsis mollis Downy Bush-pea G3G4 S1? Calcareous hammocks; limesinks; mesic hardwood forests
Thermopsis villosa Aaron's Rod G3? S1? Oak and oak-pine ridge forests
Tillandsia bartramii Bartram's Air-plant G4 S2 Dry slopes and ridges; mostly in open pine-oak forests
Tillandsia fasciculata Quill-leaf Airplant G5 S1 Mesic forests, floodplains and roadsides; mostly in sandy soils
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss G5 S1 Epiphytic in bay swamps, freshwater tidal swamps; beech-magnolia bluff forests
Tillandsia setacea Needle-leaf Airplant G5 S1? Epiphytic on evergreen oaks
Tofieldia glutinosa Sticky False Asphodel G4G5 SH Epiphytic in live oak maritime forests
Torreya taxifolia Florida Torreya G1 S1 Epiphytic in bluff forests on evergreen hardwoods
Tradescantia roseolens Rosy Spiderwort G5 S2? Open peaty swamps
Tragia cordata Heartleaf Nettle Vine G4 S2? Rich ravines in extreme Southwest Georgia
Dry, sandy woods
Trepocarpus aethusae Trepocarpus G4G5 S2? Dry, usually rocky, calcareous woods; also relict prairie openings on the Fort
Triadenum tubulosum Broadleaf Marsh St. Johnswort G4? S1S3
Trichomanes boschianum Appalachian Filmy Fern G4 S1 Valley Plateau
Trichomanes petersii Dwarf Filmy Fern G4G5 S2 Floodplain forests
Tridens carolinianus Carolina Redtop G3G4 S2? Swamps
Trientalis borealis Starflower G5 S1S2 Acidic ledges and overhangs
Trillium decipiens Mimic Trillium G3 S3? Acidic boulders, ledges and overhangs; Altamaha Grit outcrops
Trillium discolor Pale Yellow Trillium G4 S1S2 Dry, open mixed oak-pine forests of the Fall Line Sandhills
Trillium flexipes Bent Trillium G5 S1 Rocky, northern hardwood forests
Trillium lancifolium Lanceleaf Trillium G3 S3 Mesic hardwood forests; limesink forests
Trillium persistens Persistent Trillium G1 S1 Mesic hardwood forests only in Savannah River watershed
Trillium pusillum Dwarf Trillium G3 S1 Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Trillium reliquum Relict Trillium G3 S3 Floodplain forests; also lower rocky slopes over basic soils
Trillium simile Sweet White Trillium G3 S2 Mesic hardwood forests, upland forests
Trillium sulcatum Barksdale Trillium G4 S2 Red maple-blackgum swampy woods in sticky clay soils
Triosteum angustifolium Narrowleaf Wild Coffee G5 S1? Mesic hardwood forests; limesink forests; usually with Fagus and Tilia
Cove hardwoods, sometimes with Rhododendron maximum
Mesic hardwood forests
Mesic hardwood forests over limestone

Page Number 15 of 15 Report Generated 7 March 2011
707 Total Taxa
Tracking List of Special Concern Plants of Georgia
Nongame Conservation Section, 2065 US Hwy 278 SE, Social Circle, GA 30025, (770) 918-6411

Species COMMON NAME Global State Federal State Habitat in Georgia
Rank Rank Status Status
Triosteum aurantiacum Wild Coffee Open woodlands over circumneutral or calcareous soils
Triphora trianthophora Three-birds Orchid G5 S2? LE E Loamy soils of rhododendron thickets; hardwood forests
Tsuga caroliniana Carolina Hemlock G3G4 S2? Rocky bluffs
Ulmus serotina September Elm G3 S1 R Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Utricularia olivacea Leafless Dwarf Bladderwort G4 S1 E Shallow ponds, especially limesink ponds or dolines of Southwest Georgia
Utricularia resupinata Lavender Bladderwort G4 S1? Pools in pine flatwoods of Southwest Georgia; also disjunct in Northeast Georgia
G4 S1? R
R mountain swamps
Vaccinium crassifolium Evergreen Lowbush Blueberry G4G5 SH E Open margins of Carolina bays
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Bearberry G5 S1 Mixed oak-heath forests
Veratrum viride American False Hellebore G5 S2 Seepy northern hardwood forests
Veratrum woodii Ozark Bunchflower G5 S2 Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Verbesina helianthoides Hairy Wingstem G5 SH Prairies; dry woods
Verbesina heterophylla Diverse-leaf Crownbeard G2 S1 Georgia habitat information not available
Verbesina walteri Carolina Crownbeard G4 S1? Moist slopes of hardwood bluffs and edges of colluvial swamps with calcareous

Viburnum bracteatum Limerock Arrow-wood G1G2 S1 substrate; along Savannah
Viburnum carolinianum Carolina Arrow-wood G4G5Q S1 Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Viburnum lantanoides Witch-hobble G5 SH Mountain bogs and openings in red maple-blackgum swamps
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. affine Limerock Downy Arrowwood G5TNR S1 Northern hardwood forests
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. rafinesqui Downy Arrowwood G5T4T5 S1? Limestone bluffs along major rivers
Vicia minutiflora Pygmy-flower Vetch G5 S1? Rocky woods and bluffs; both granite and limestone
Vigna luteola Wild Yellow Cowpea G5 S2? Georgia habitat information not available
Viola egglestonii Glade Violet G4 S2 Open swamps; maritime beaches and tidal flats
Vitis palmata Riverbank Grape G4 SH Limestone glades
Vitis rotundifolia var. munsoniana Munson Grape G5T4? S1 Floodplain forests; river banks
Vittaria lineata Shoestring Fern (Sporophyte) G4 S1 Floodplain forests; blackwater streamsides
Waldsteinia lobata Barren Strawberry G2G3 S2 Altamaha Grit outcrops; epiphytic on cabbage palms; rocky slopes
Warea sessilifolia Sandhill-cress G2G4 S1 Stream terraces and adjacent gneiss outcrops
Websteria confervoides Algal Bulrush G3G5 S1? Sandhills scrub
Woodsia scopulina ssp. appalachiana Appalachian Cliff Fern G5T4 S1 Lakes and ponds
Xerophyllum asphodeloides Eastern Turkeybeard G4 S1 Sandstone and shale cliffs
Xyris chapmanii Chapman Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1? Xeric oak-pine forests
Streamhead seepage bogs in deep muck with numerous other xyrids and
Xyris drummondii Drummond Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1
Xyris scabrifolia Harper Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1 graminoids
Xyris tennesseensis Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass G2 S1 Pine flatwoods
Zamia integrifolia Florida Coontie G3G4Q SH Sedge bogs; pitcherplant bogs; pine flatwoods
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly-ash G5 S1? Seepy margins of limestone spring runs
Zenobia pulverulenta Honey-cups G4? S1 Maritime live oak forests
Zephyranthes simpsonii Simpson Rain Lily G2G3 S1 Rocky, openly wooded slopes; river banks and terraces
Zigadenus leimanthoides Pinebarrens Death-camus G4Q S1 Cypress gum pond margins and sandhill depressions
Pine flatwoods; edges of sloughs on southcentral coastal plain
Sandhill bogs; pine flatwoods