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Revised 05/28/08

 

About Threatened Species

A threatened species is any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

Information on Michigan's Threatened Plant Species

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    Agoseris glauca, Pale agoseris
          Michigan Natural Features Inventory pdf file 

    Allium schoenoprasum (A. schoenoprasum var. sibiricum),  Wild chives

    Antennaria rosea,  Rosy pussytoes
       

    Arabis perstellata (A. perstellata var. shortii),  Rock cress
        Auburn University
        Wisconsin State Herbarium

    Arenaria macrophylla,  Big-leaf sandwort
        Marion Ownbey Herbarium
        Wisconsin State Herbarium
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Aristida longespica,  Three-awned grass
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Aristida tuberculosa,  Beach three-awned grass
       
Illinois Plant Information Network
        Wisconsin State Herbarium

    Aristolochia serpentaria,  Virginia snakeroot
       
Illinois Native Plant Network

    Armoracia lacustris, Lake cress
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Artemisia ludoviciana,  Western mugwort
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Asclepias hirtella,  Tall green milkweed
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Asclepias sullivantii, Sullivant's milkweed
         Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

     Asplenium rhizophyllum (Camptosorus rhizophyllus),  Walking fern
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum,  Green spleenwort
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Aster furcatus, Forked aster
       
Illinois Plant Information Network   
   
    Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Aster modestus,  Great northern aster
        Wildflowers of the Columbia River Gorge

    Aster sericeus,  Western silvery aster
   
     Wisconsin State Herbarium

    Astragalus canadensis, Canadian milk vetch
       
Illinois Natural History Survey photo

    Bartonia paniculata,  Panicled screw stem
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Beckmannia syzigachne,  Slough grass
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Berula erecta (B. pusilla),  Cut-leaved water-parsnip
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Besseya bullii, Kitten-tails
       
Illinois Plant Information Network
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Botrychium campestre,  Prairie moonwort or Dunewort

        Montana Natural Heritage Program

    Botrychium hesperium,  Western moonwort
        Montana Natural Heritage Program

    Botrychium mormo,  Globlin moonwort
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Bouteloua curtipendula,  Side-oats gramma grass
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Braya humulis,  Low northern rock-cress
   
     Montana Natural Heritage Program

    Bromus pumpellianus,  Pumpelly's brome grass

    Calamagrostis lacustris,  Northern reedgrass
        USDA PLANTS database

    Calamagrostis stricta,  Narrow-leaved reedgrass
        Wisconsin State Herbarium

    Callitriche heterophylla,  Large water-starwort
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Calypso bulbosa,  Calypso orchid
        Orchids of Wisconsin

  
     Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Camassia scilloides,  Wild-hyacinth
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Carex albolutescens,  Greenish-white sedge
       
Illinois Plant Information Network
        Northeast Wetland Flora

    Carex assiniboinensis,  Assiniboia sedge

    Carex atratiformis,  Sedge
        Cyber Sedge
        USDA PLANTS Database

    Carex conjuncta,  sedge
       
Illinois Plant Information Network``

    Carex crus-corvi, Raven's-foot sedge
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Carex lupuliformis,  False hop sedge 
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Carex media, Intermediate sedge
       
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Carex novae-angliae,  New England sedge
        Cyber Sedge
        Wisconsin Vascular Plants

    Carex oligocarpa,  Eastern few-fruited sedge
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Carex platyphylla,  Broad-leaved sedge
       
Illinois Plant Information Network

    Carex rossii,  Ross's sedge
        Cyber Sedge
        Fire Effects Information System

    Carex scirpoidea,  Bulrush sedge
        Cyber Sedge
        Cyperaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
        Northeast Wetland Flora

    Carex seorsa,  sedge
        Cyber Sedge
        Wisconsin Vascular Plants

    Carex typhina, Cat-tail sedge
       
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Carex wiegandii,  Wiegand's sedge
        Cyber Sedge

    Castilleja septentrionalis, Pale Indian paintbrush

    Ceanothus sanguineus,  Redstem ceanothus or Wild lilac

    Chasmanthium latifolium (Uniola latifolium),Broadleaf uniola
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Cirsium pitcheri, Pitcher's thistle
        Pitcher's Thistle
         photographs
         Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources
         The Nature Conservancy - Element Stewardship Abstract

    Collinsia parviflora,  Small blue-eyed mary

    Coreopsis palmata,  Prairie coreopsis
         Illinois Natural History Survey

    Corydalis flavula,  Yellow fumewort
       
Illinois Plant information Network

    Cypripedium candidum, White lady slipper
        Orchids of Wisconsin
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources
        Endangered Plants of Ontario

    Dalibarda repens,  False-violet

    Dasistoma macrophylla (Seymeria macrophylla), Mullein foxglove
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Dentaria maxima,  Large toothwort

    Diarrhena americana, Beak grass
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Disporum trachycarpum (Prosartes trachycarpum), Northern fairy bells

    Draba cana,  Smooth whitlow-grass

    Draba incana,  Twisted whitlow-grass

    Draba reptans,  Creeping whitlow-grass
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Dryopteris celsa,  Log fern

    Eleocharis caribaea,  Spike-rush

    Eleocharis compressa, Flattened spike-rush
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Eleocharis parvula,  Dwarf spike-rush
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Eleocaharis tricostata,  Three-ribbed spike-rush

    Empetrum nigrum,  Black crowberry

    Erigeron hyssopifolium,  Hyssop-leaved fleabane

    Eryngium yuccifolium, Rattlesnake-master
        Illinois Natural History Survey
        Mallorn Computing, Plant of the Month

    Eupatorium fistulosum,  Hollow-stemmed joe-pye-weed
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
        Maine Dept. of Conservation pdf file

    Eupatorium sessilifolium,  Upland boneset
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Euphorbia commutata,  Tinted spurge
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Euphrasia hudsoniana,  Eyebright

    Euphrasia nemorosa,  Common eyeright

    Festuca scabrella (F. altaica var. scabrella), Rough fescue

    Filipendula rubra,  Queen-of-the-prairie
        Illinois Native Plant Network

    Fraxinus profunda,  Pumpkin ash
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Fuirena squarrosa,  Umbrella-grass

    Galearis spectabilis (Orchis spectablilis),  Showy orchis
        Orchids of Wisconsin

    Galium kamtschaticum,  Bedstraw

    Gentiana linearis,  Narrow-leaved gentian

    Gentianella quinquefolia,   Stiff gentian

    Geum triflorum,  Prairie smoke
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Gillenia trifoliata (Porteranthus trifoliata), Bowman's root

    Gnaphalium sylvaticum,  Cudweed

    Gratiola aurea (G. lutea),  Hedge-hyssop
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Gratiola virginiana,  Round-fruited hedge-hyssop
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Gymnocarpium robertianum, Limestone oak fern        
    

    Helianthus mollis,  Downy sunflower
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Hydrastis canadensis,  Goldenseal
   

    Hypericum sphaerocarpum,  Round-fruited St. John's-wort
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Ipomea pandurata,  Wild potato-vine

    Iris lacustris, Dwarf lake iris
        U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
        growing under white cedar
        Cultivating rare plants: Iris lacustris
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources
        The Nature Conservancy - Element Stewardship Abstract

    Isotria verticillata, Whorled pogonia
     

    Juncus brachycarpus, Short-fruited rush
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Juncus militaris,  Bayonet rush

    Juncus scirpoides,  Scirpus-like rush
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Juncus stygius,  Moor rush
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Juncus vaseyi,  Vasey's rush
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Justicia americana, Water-willow
       

    Lactuca floridana, Woodland lettuce

    Latuca pulchella,  Blue lettuce

    Lechea pulchella (L. leggettii),  Leggett's pinweed
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Linum virginianum,  Virgina flax
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Lonicera involucrata,  Black twinberry

    Ludwigia sphaerocarpa,  Globe-fruited seedbox

    Luzula parviflora,  Small-flowered woodrush

    Lycopodiella margueriteae (L. appressum), Northern prostrate clubmoss

    Lycopus virginicus,  Virginia water-horehound
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Mertensia virginica, Virginia bluebells

    Morus rubra, Red mulberry
        Dendrology at Virginia Tech
 

    Mulenbergia richardsonis, Mat muhly
         Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Myriophyllum farwellii,  Farwell's water-milfoil

    Nelumbo lutea, American lotus

    Ophioglossum vulgatum (O. pynostichium),Southeastern adder's tongue
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Oplopanax horridus,  Devil's-club 

    Orobanche fasciculata, Fasicled broomrape
           Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
          Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resouces

    Oryzopsis canadensis,  Canada rice-grass

    Osmorhiza depauperata (O. obutsa),  Sweet cicely

    Oxalis violacea,  Violet wood-sorrel
        Illinois Plant Information Network

   Panax quinquefolius, Ginseng
         Maine Dept. of Conservation pdf file

    Panicum leibergii,  Leiberg's panic grass

    Panicum longifolium,  Long-leaved panic grass
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Panicum verrucosum,  Warty panic grass

    Parnassia palustris, var. neogaea,  Marsh grass-of-parnassus
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Pellaea atropurpurea   Purple cliff-brake fern
        Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide
        Illinois Plant Information Network 

    Penstemon calycosus,  Smooth beard tongue

    Petasites sagittatus, Sweet coltsfoot
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resouces

   Phacelia franklinii, Franklin's phacelia

    Phlox bifida, Cleft phlox
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Phlox maculata,Meadow phlox

    Platanthera ciliaris (Habenaria ciliaris), Orange fringed orchid
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Poa alpina,  Alpine bluegrass

    Poa paludigena, Bog bluegrass
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resouces

   Polemonium reptans,Jacob's ladder

    Polygonum careyi,  Carey's smartweed
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Polygonum viviparum,  Alpine bistort

    Polymnia uvedalia, Leafcup
        Plants For A Future

    Potamogeton bicupulatus (P. capillaceus), Waterthread pondweed

    Potamogeton hillii,  Hill's pondweed

    Potamogeton pulcher,  Spotted pondweed
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Potamogeton vaseyi,  Vasey's pondweed
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Potentilla paradoxa,  Sand cinquefoil
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Potentilla pensylvanica,  Prairie cinquefoil

    Psilocarya scirpoides (Rhnchospora scirpoides),  Bald-rush

    Pterospora andromedea, Pine-drops
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Pycnanthemum muticum,  Mountain mint
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Pycnanthemum pilosum,  Hairy mountain mint
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Ranunculus ambigens,  Spearwort
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Ranunculus cymbalaria, Seaside crowfoot
        Flora of North America 
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Ranunculus lapponicus,  Lapland buttercup
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Ranunculus macounii,  Macoun's buttercup

    Ranunculus rhomboideus,  Prairie buttercup
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Rhexia mariana var. mariana,  Maryland meadow-beauty
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Ruellia humulis,  Hairy ruellia
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Ruellia strepens,  Smooth ruellia
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Ruppia maritima,  Widgeon-grass

    Sabatia angularis,  Rose-pink
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Sagina nodosa,  Pearlwort

    Sagittaria montevidensis (Saggitaria calycina)(Lophotocarus calycinus), Arrowhead
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Salix planifolia,  Tea-leaved willow
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Sanguisorba canadensis,  Canadian burnet
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Sarracenia purpurea f. heterophylla,  Yellow pitcher-plant

    Saxifraga paniculata,  Encrusted saxifrage

    Saxifraga tricuspidata,  Prickly saxifrage

    Scirpus hallii (Schoenoplectus hallii),  Hall's bulrush

    Scirpus olneyi,  Olney's bulrush

    Scleria reticularis,  Netted nut-rush
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Scutellaria nervosa,  Skullcap
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Scutellaria parvula,  Small skullcap
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Senecio indecorus,  Rayless mountain ragwort

    Silene stellata,  Starry campion

    Silene virginica, Fire pink

    Silphium integrifolium,  Rosinweed
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Silphium laciniatum,  Compass plant

    Silphium perfoliatum,  Cup-plant
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
        Mallorn Computing, Plant of the month

    Sisyrinchium atlanticum,  Atlantic blue-eyed-grass

    Solidago houghtonii, Houghton's goldenrod
        U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
        The Nature Conservancy - Element Stewardship Abstract

    Solidago missouriensis,  Missouri goldenrod
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Spiranthes ovalis,  Lesser ladies'-tresses
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Stellaria crassifolia,  Fleshy stitchwort
   
     Montana Natural Heritage Program

    Tanacetum huronense,  Lake Huron tansy
       Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Tipularia discolor,  Cranefly orchid
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Tofieldia pusilla,  Falso asphodel 
   
     Montana Natural Heritage Program       

    Trichostema brachiatum (Isanthus brachiatum), False pennyroyal
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Trichostema dichotomum,  Bastard pennyroyal
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Trillium nivale,  Snow trillium
        Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Trillium recurvatum, Prairie trillium
         Wisconsin Plant of the Week - WDNR

    Trillium sessile, Toadshade

    Triphora trianthophora,  Three-birds pogonia
        Orchids of Wisconsin

    Utricularia sublata,  Zigzag bladderwort
        Texas A&M Vascular Plant Gallery, flower
        Texas A&M Vascular Plant Gallery , habit with sphagnum

    Vaccinium cespitosum,  Dward bilberry
       Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources

    Vaccinium uliginosum,  Alpine blueberry

    Valeriana edulis var. ciliata (V. ciliata), Edible valerian
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Valerianella chenopodifolia,  Goosefoot corn-salad
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Valerianella umbilicata,  Corn-salad
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Viburnum edule,  Squashberry or Mooseberry
        Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

    Viola epipsila,  Northern marsh violet

    Viola novae-angliae, New England violet
        Wisconsin State Herbarium

    Viola pedatifida,  Prairie birdfoot violet
        Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide
        Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

    Vitus vulpina,  Frost grape
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Wisteria frutescens,  Wisteria
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Wolffia papulifera (W. brasiliensis), Water-meal
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Woodsia alpina,  Northern woodsia

    Woodsia obtusa,  Blunt-lobed woodsia 
     

    Zizania aquatica var. aquatica, Wild-rice
        Illinois Plant Information Network

    Zizia aptera,  Prairie golden alexanders
        Illinois Plant Information Network


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