Cape May Peninsula List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Cape May Peninsula (Complex #1)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Cape May
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
MOLLUSCA									+
Argopecten irradians	bay scallop							BW4	+
Mercenaria mercenaria	northern quahog							BW5	+
Mytilus edulis	blue mussel							BW5	+
Spisula solidissima	Atlantic surfclam							BW5	+
Illex illecebrosus	northern shortfin squid							BW5	+
Loligo pealei	longfin squid							BW5	+
ARTHROPODA									+
INSECTA									+
Anax longipes	comet darner	G5		S2	U	S2?		BW3?	+
Celithemis martha	Martha spotted skimmer	G4		S3	U	S3S4		BW3?	+
Celithemis verna	double-ringed pennant	G5		NA		S1?		BW2	+
Enallagma pictum	painted bluet	G4		S2S3	U (SC)	S3?		BW2	+
Enallagma recurvatum	barrens bluet damselfly	G3	3C	S1S2	U (T)	S3		BW2	+
Libellula axilena	dark-bordered skimmer	G5		S1	U	S1?		BW1	+
Nehalennia intergricollis	round-necked damselfly	G5		S1	U			BW1	+
Somatochlora provocans	treetop emerald skimmer	G3G4				S2S4		BW2	+
Sympetrum ambiguum	blue-faced meadowfly	G5				S1?		BW1	+
Asterocampa clyton	tawny emperor	G5		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Atrytonopsis hianna	dusted skipper	G4		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Boloria selene myrina	silver-bordered fritillary	G5T5		S?	U	S2S3		BW2?	+
Euphyes conspicua	black dash	G4		S2S3	U	C?		BW3	+
Fixsenia favonius ontario	northern hairstreak	G4T4		S1S3	U	NA?		BW2	?
Incisalia henrici	Henry's elfin	G5		S2S3	U (SC)	S3S4		BW2?	+
Incisalia irus	frosted elfin	G4		S1S3	U (T)	SU		BW2	+
Mitoura hesseli	Hessel's hairstreak	G3G4	3C	S1	U (E)	S3S4		BW3	+
Panoquina panoquin	salt marsh skipper	G5		SU	U	S5		BW3?	+
Parrhasius m-album	white m hairstreak	G5		SU	U	C?		BW2?	+
Pieris protodice	checkered white	G5		SU	U	SH		BW2?	+
Problema bulenta	rare skipper	G2G3	C2	NA		S2		BW1	+
Catocala p. pretiosa	precious underwing	G4T2T3	C2	S1	U	S2S3		BW1	+
CRUSTACEA									+
Callinectes sapidus	blue crab							BW5	+
MEROSTOMATA									+
Limulus polyphemus	horseshoe crab							BW5	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Raja eglanteria	clearnose skate (A)							BW5	+
Raja erinacea	little skate (A)							BW5	+
Raja ocellata	winter skate (A)							BW5	+
Ammodytes americanus	American sandlance (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Anguilla rostrata	American eel (A-F/CA)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Menidia beryllina	inland silverside (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U	S4S5		BW4	+
Menidia menidia	Atlantic silverside (A)	G5		S2S3	U			BW4	+
Opsanus tau	oyster toadfish (A)							BW4	+
Paralichthys dentatus	summer flounder (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Scophthalmus aquosus	windowpane (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Alosa aestivalis	blueback herring (A-F/AN)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Alosa pseudoharengus	alewife (A-F/AN)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW4	+
Alosa sapidissima	American shad (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	U	S3S4	W	BW4	?
Brevoortia tyrannus	Atlantic menhaden (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Clupea harengus	Atlantic herring (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Fundulus diaphanus	banded killifish (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW3	+
Fundulus heteroclitus	mummichog (A-F)	G5		S3	U	S5		BW4	+
Fundulus luciae	spotfin killifish (A-F)	G3G4		S1	U	S3		BW3	+
Anchoa mitchilli	bay anchovy (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Pollachius virens	pollack (A)	G?		SA	U			BW4	+
Urophycis chuss	red hake (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Apeltes quadracus	fourspine stickleback (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S4			+
Gobiosoma bosci	naked goby (A-F)	G5		S2S3	U			BW3?	+
Gobiosoma ginsburgi	seaboard goby (A)	G?		S2S3	U			BW3?	+
Tautoga onitis	tautog (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Tautogolabrus adspersus	cunner (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	+
Mugil cephalus	striped mullet (A-F)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
Morone americana	white perch (A-F)	G5		S4	U	S5		BW4	+
Morone saxatilis	striped bass (A-F/AN)	G5		S4	P	S4	W	BW4	+
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Pleuronectes americanus	winter flounder (A)	G5?		S3?	P			BW4	+
Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Cynoscion regalis	weakfish (A)	G?		SN	P			BW4	+
Leiostomas xanthurus	spot (A)	G5		SN	U			BW4	+
Menticirrhus saxatilis	northern kingfish (A)	G?		SA	U			BW4?	+
Micropogonias undulatus	Atlantic croaker (A)	G5		SN	U			BW3	+
Scomber scombrus	Atlantic mackerel (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Centropristis striata	black sea bass (A)	G?		SN	P			BW5	+
Trinectes maculatus	hogchoker (A-F)	G5		S3	U			BW3	+
Stenotomus chrysops	scup (A)	G?		SN	U			BW4	+
Peprilus triacanthus	butterfish (A)	G?		SN	U			BW5	+
Syngnathus fuscus	northern pipefish (A)	G?		S3	U			BW4	+
Prionotus carolinus	northern searobin (A)	G?		SN	U			BW3	+
AMPHIBIANS									+
Hyla andersonii	pine barrens treefrog	G4	3C	NA		S3	E	BW1	+
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope's gray treefrog	G5		NA		S2	E	BW1	+
Ambystoma t. tigrinum	eastern tiger salamander	G5		S3	E	S2	E	BW2	+
REPTILES									+
Pituophis m. melanoleucus	northern pine snake	G5T4	C2	NA		S3	T	BW2	+
Caretta caretta	loggerhead sea turtle	G3	T	SZN	T	SN	E	BW2	+
Malaclemys t. terrapin	northern diamondback terrapin	G5T5	C2	S4	U/SC	SU		BW3	+
BIRDS									+
Gavia immer	common loon	G5		S3	P/SC	SN	S	BW2	M
Gavia stellata	red-throated loon	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M/W
Podiceps auritus	horned grebe	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	M/W
Podilymbus podiceps	pied-billed grebe	G5		S3	P (T)	S1	E/S	BW2	B/W
Pelicanus occidentalis	brown pelican	G4		SA	P	S1	INC	BW1	S
Phalacrocorax auritus	double-crested cormorant	G5		S3	P	SN	INC	BW3	S/M
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	B?/M/W
Bubulcus ibis	cattle egret	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/INC	BW3	B/M
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B/M
Egretta caerulea	little blue heron	G5		S2	P	S3	T/S	BW2	B/M
Egretta thula	snowy egret	G5		S2S3	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B/M
Egretta tricolor	tricolored heron	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	B/M
Nycticorax violaceus	yellow-crowned night-heron	G5		S2	P	S2	T/T	BW2	B/M
Nycticorax nycticorax	black-crowned night-heron	G5		S3	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Plegadis falcinellus	glossy ibis	G5		S2	P	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Cygnus columbianus	tundra swan	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Branta bernicla	brant	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Chen caerulescens	snow goose	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas acuta	northern pintail	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	M/W
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	M/W
Anas crecca	green-winged teal	G5		S3	G	SN		BW2BW3	M/W
Anas discors	blue-winged teal	G5		S5	G	S5		BW4	M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M/W
Anas strepera	gadwall	G5		S3	G	S5		BW3	B/M/W
Aythya valisineria	canvasback	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Aythya marila	greater scaup	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Aythya affinis	lesser scaup	G5		SA	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Clangula hyemalis	oldsquaw	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3	M/W
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	M/W
Melanitta nigra	black scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Melanitta fusca	white-winged scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Melanitta perspicillata	surf scoter	G5		SN	G	SN		BW3?	M/W
Mergus serrator	red-breasted merganser	G5		S1S2	G	SN		BW4	M/W
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	M
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	B/M
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	B/M/W
Falco columbarius	merlin	G4		SN	P	SN	S	BW2	M
Falco peregrinus	peregrine falcon	G3	E (SA)	S2	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	bald eagle	G3G4	T	S1B,S1N	E	S1	E	BW1	B?/M/W
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	B/M
Fulica americana	American coot	G5		S3	G	S1	D	BW2	W
Gallinula chloropus	common moorhen	G5		S4	P	S4		BW3	B
Laterallus jamaicensis	black rail	G4?	C2	S1	P/SC (E)	S3	T	BW1	B
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	M
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Rallus longirostris	clapper rail	G5		S3	P	S5		BW4	B/M
Charadrius melodus	piping plover	G3	T	S2B	E	S1	E	BW2	B/M
Charadrius semipalmatus	semipalmated plover	G5		SN	P	S?	S	BW3BW4	M
Pluvialis squatarola	black-bellied plover	G5		SN	P	SN	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Haematopus palliatus	American oystercatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Arenaria interpres	ruddy turnstone	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Calidris alba	sanderling	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	M/W
Calidris alpina	dunlin	G5		SN	P	SN	INC	BW3?	M/W
Calidris canutus	red knot	G5		SN	P	SN	D	BW3?	M
Calidris fuscicollis	white-rumped sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW2?	M
Calidris maritima	purple sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	INC	BW3?	W
Calidris pusilla	semipalmated sandpiper	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	willet	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Numenius phaeopus	whimbrel	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Scolopax minor	American woodcock	G5		S5	P	S5		BW4	B/W
Larus philadelphia	Bonaparte's gull	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3?	M
Rynchops niger	black skimmer	G5		S2	P (SC)	S2	E	BW3	B/M
Sterna antillarum	least tern	G4		S3B	E (T)	S2	E	BW1	B/M
Sterna forsteri	Forster's tern	G5		S1	P	S3	INC/S	BW3	B/M
Sterna hirundo	common tern	G5		S3B	T	S3	D/S	BW3	B/M
Sterna nilotica	gull-billed tern	G5		S1	P	S3	S	BW2	B/M
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	W
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	B/W
Tyto alba	common barn-owl	G5		S3	P/SC (P)	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M/W
Caprimulgus carolinensis	chuck-will's-widow	G5		S2	P	S4	INC/S	BW2	B
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B/M
Chordeiles minor	common nighthawk	G5		S4	P/SC	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B/M
Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	B
Sphyrapicus varius	yellow-bellied sapsucker	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	M
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Empidonax minimus	least flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Empidonax virescens	acadian flycatcher	G5		S3	P	S4	INC/S	BW3	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B/M
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Hirundo pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2	M
Progne subis	purple martin	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B/M
Riparia riparia	bank swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Certhia americana	brown creeper	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	M/W
Cistothorus platensis	sedge wren	G5		S2	P/SC (T)	S1	E	BW1	B?
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B/W
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	M
Catharus guttatus	hermit thrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M/W
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's thrush	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B/M
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	B/M
Dumetella carolinensis	gray catbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW5	B/M
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	M
Vireo griseus	white-eyed vireo	G5		S4	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Vireo solitarius	solitary vireo	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	M
Dendroica caerulescens	black-throated blue warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Dendroica cerulea	cerulean warbler	G4	C2	S4B	P (SC)	S3	S/S	BW1BW2	M
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	M
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Dendroica dominica	yellow-throated warbler	G5		S1	P	S4	S/S	BW1	B/M
Dendroica fusca	blackburnian warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
Dendroica magnolia	magnolia warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
Dendroica palmarum	palm warbler	G5		S1	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	M
Dendroica striata	blackpoll warbler	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Dendroica virens	black-throated green warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	M
Helmitheros vermivorus	worm-eating warbler	G5		S4	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Icteria virens	yellow-breasted chat	G5		S3	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Oporornis formosus	Kentucky warbler	G5		S2	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Parula americana	northern parula	G5		S3S4	P	S3	P/S	BW1	B/M
Protonotaria citrea	prothonotary warbler	G5		S2	P	S3	INC/S	BW2	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B/M
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Seiurus noveboracensis	northern waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B/M
Vermivora ruficapilla	Nashville warbler	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	M
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
Wilsonia citrina	hooded warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B/M
Piranga rubra	summer tanager	G5		SR	P	S4	S	BW2	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	M
Ammodramus caudacutus	sharp-tailed sparrow	G5		S3	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Ammodramus maritimus	seaside sparrow	G4		S2S3	P (SC)	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	B?/M
Junco hyemalis	dark-eyed junco	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	M/W
Melospiza georgiana	swamp sparrow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B/M/W
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	M/W
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B/W
Pooecetes gramineus	vesper sparrow	G5		S5	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	M/W
Zonotrichia albicollis	white-throated sparrow	G5		S5	P	SN	S/S	BW2	M/W
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	M
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Sturnella magna	eastern meadowlark	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3BW4	B/M/W
Carduelis pinus	pine siskin	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1BW2	M/W
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
MAMMALS									+
Balaenoptera physalus	finback whale	G2	E	S1	E	SN	E	BW1	+
Delphinus delphis	common dolphin	G5		S4	U	SN	U	BW4	+
Lagenorhynchus acutus	Atlantic white-sided dolphin	G4		SN	U			BW4	+
Megaptera novaeangliae	humpback whale	G3	E	SZN	E	SA	E	BW2	+
Stenella coeruleoalba	striped dolphin	G5		SN	U	SN	U	BW4?	+
Tursiops truncatus	bottle-nosed dolphin	G5		S3	U	SN	S	BW4	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Carex mitchelliana	Mitchell's sedge	G3G4		S2	E	S2		BW1BW2	+
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis	coast flatsedge	G5T5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Eleocharis brittonii	Britton's spikerush	G4G5		NA		S1.1	E	BW1	+
Eleocharis melanocarpa	black-fruited spikerush	G4		S3	U	S1	E	BW2	+
Eleocharis quadrangulata	angled spikerush	G4		S1	T	S2		BW2	+
Eleocharis tortilis	twisted spikerush	G5		SX	U	S1	E	BW1?	+
Rhynchospora filifolia	thread-leaved beaked rush	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Rhynchospora globularis	grass-like beaked rush	G5		SX	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Rhynchospora inundata	horned beaked rush	G4		S1	E	S2	LP	BW2	+
Rhynchospora rariflora	rare-flowering beaked rush	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Juncus coriaceus	leathery rush	G5		SRF	U	S1	E	BW2	+
Juncus torreyi	Torrey's rush	G5		C		SU		BW3BW4	+
Arethusa bulbosa	swamp pink	G4		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Listera australis	southern twayblade	G4		S1S2	R	S2	LP	BW2	+
Platanthera flava var. herbiola	tubercled rein orchid	G4T4Q	3C	S5	V	S2		BW3	+
Platanthera nivea	snowy orchid	G5		NA		SH	E	BW1	+
Spiranthes laciniata	lace-lip ladies'-tresses	G4G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Spiranthes odorata	fragrant ladies'-tresses	G5		NA		S2		BW1	+
Tipularia discolor	cranefly orchid	G4G5		S1	T	S3		BW3	+
Coelorachis rugosa	wrinkled jointgrass	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Dichanthelium aciculare	bristling witchgrass	G4G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Gymnopogon brevifolius	short-leaved skeleton grass	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Muhlenbergia torreyana	pine barren smoke grass	G3	3C	SX	U	S3	LP	BW2	+
Sacciolepis striata	American cupscale	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Sphenopholis pensylvanica	swamp oats	G4		S1	U	S3		BW2	+
Xyris jupicai	Richard's yellow-eyed grass	G5		NA		SH		BW1	+
Hydrocotyle verticillata	water-pennywort	G5		S1	E	S2		BW2	+
Asclepias variegata	white milkweed	G5		S1	T	S2		BW2	+
Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia	boltonia	G5T?		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Pluchea foetida	stinking fleabane	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Hypericum adpressum	creeping St. John's-wort	G2G3	C2	S1	E	S2	E	BW1BW2	+
Cuscuta polygonorum	smartweed dodder	G5		S1	R	S2		BW2	+
Euphorbia purpurea	glade spurge	G3	C2	NA		S1	E	BWH?	+
Clitoria mariana	butterfly pea	G5		SX	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Desmodium strictum	pineland tick-trefoil	G4		NA		S2	LP	BW2	+
Galactia volubilis	downey milk-pea	G5		SX	U	SH	E	BW1?	+
Quercus nigra	water oak	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Gentiana autumnalis	pine barren gentian	G3	3C	NA		S3	LP	BW2	+
Utricularia resupinata	reversed bladderwort	G4		C		S1	E(LP)	BW3?	+
Linum intercursum	sandplain flax	G4G5		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Rotala ramosior	tooth-cup	G5		S2	R	S3		BW3	+
Rhexia aristosa	awned meadowbeauty	G3	C2	NA		S1	E(LP)	BW1	+
Ludwigia hirtella	hairy ludwigia	G5		NA		S2	LP	BW1	+
Oenothera humifusa	sea-side evening-primrose	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Oenothera oakesiana	Oakes' evening-primrose	G4?Q		S2	U	S2		BW2?	+
Polygonum densiflorum	stout smartweed	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Polygonum setaceum var. injectum	swamp smartweed	G5T4		S1S2	U	S2?		BW1?	+?
Hottonia inflata	featherfoil	G4		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Diodia virginiana	larger buttonweed	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Galium hispidulum	coast bedstraw	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Oldenlandia uniflora (=Hedyotis uniflora)	clustered bluets	G5		S1	T	S3		BW2	+
Populus heterophylla	swamp cottonwood	G5		S1	T	S2		BW2	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Low Salt Marsh		G5		S3S4		S5		BW5	+
High Salt Marsh		G5		S4S4		S5		BW5	+
Salt Panne		G5		S3		S5		BW4	+
Brackish Tidal Marsh		G4		S2S3	U	S2?		BW3	+
Freshwater Tidal Marsh		G3G4		S2		S3?		BW3	?
Coastal Plain Pond (lacustrine)		G3G4		S2	U			BW2	?
Coastal Plain Vernal Pond		G3?		S2	U	S2S3		BW3	+
Cape May Lowland Swamp		G1		NA		S1?		BW1	+
Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp		G3G4		S1	U	S4?		BW3	+
Maritime Dunes		G4		S3	U			BW3	+
Coastal Dune Shrubland		G4				S2?		BW2	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Bald Eagle Wintering Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Coastal Heron Rookery		GU				S3		BW3	+
Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site		G?				S?		BW2	+
Waterbird Nesting Colony				S?				BW4	+
Raptor Concentration Area				S?	U			BW2	+
Waterfowl Concentration Area				S3S4				BW4	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Cape May column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Cape May Peninsula habitat complex :
+ = 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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