Nova Scotia's Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora Species and their Status
Scientific Name (Kartesz 1999 bracketed if diff.)	Common Name (NatureServe bracketed if diff.)	Global Rank	S-Rank	N-Rank	COSEWIC 1	NS ESA 2	Canada General Status Rank	NS DNR General Status Rank
Agalinis maritima	Salt-Marsh False-Foxglove	G5	S1		-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Agalinis neoscotica	Nova Scotia False-Foxglove	G2G3	S4		-	-	Secure	Green
Alnus serrulata	Brook-Side Alder	G5	S2		-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Amelanchier nantucketensis	Nantucket Shadbush	GNR	S1	N1	-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Aronia arbutifolia (Photinia pyrifolia)	Red Chokeberry	G5	S4S5		-	-		Green
Baccharis halimifolia	Groundseltree	GNR	S1		-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Bartonia paniculata	Screw-stem (Twining Bartonia)	G5T?	S4S5		-	-		Green
Bartonia virginica	Yellow Screwstem	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Calamagrostis coarctata	Nuttall's Small-Reedgrass	GNA	SH		-	-	Extirpated	Blue - Historic
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica	Atlantic Sedge	G5T4	S4		-	-		Green
Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea	Howe Sedge	G5T5	S2		-	-		Undetermined
Carex bullata	Button Sedge	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Carex longii	Greenish-White Sedge	GNR	S1?	N1	-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush (Common Buttonbush)	G5	S2S3		-	-	Secure	Yellow
Clethra alnifolia	Sweet Pepperbush (Coast Pepper-Bush)	G5	S1S2	N2	SC	V	Sensitive	Red
Coreopsis rosea	Pink Coreopsis	G3	S1		E	E	At-risk	Red
Cyperus dentatus	Toothed Sedge	GNA	S3		-	-	Secure	Green
Decodon verticillatus	Water-willow (Hairy Swamp Loosestrife)	G5	S2S3		-	-	Secure	Yellow
Drosera filiformis	Thread-leaved Sundew	G4G5	S1	N1	E	E	At-risk	Red
Eleocharis flavescens var. olivacea (Eleocharis olivacea)	Capitate Spikerush	G5	S2		-	-	Secure	Yellow
Eleocharis rostellata	Beaked Spikerush	G5	S2	N3	-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Eleocharis tuberculosa	Tubercled Spike-rush (Long-Tubercled Spike-rush)	G5	S1		T	T	At-risk	Red
Elymus virginicus var. halophilus	Terrell Grass	G5	S?		-	-		Undetermined
Eupatorium dubium	Joe-pye-weed (Joe-Pye Thoroughwort)	G5	S2	N1	-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Euthamia galetorum	Narrow-Leaf Fragrant Golden-Rod	G3	S3S4		-	-		Green
Euthamia tenuifolia (Euthamia caroliniana)	Grass-Leaved Goldenrod	G5	S3		-	-		Yellow
Galium obtusum	Large Marsh Bedstraw	G5	S1		-	-	Secure	Red
Gaylussacia dumosa	Bog Huckleberry (Dwarf Huckleberry)	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Glyceria obtuse	Blunt Manna-Grass	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Gratiola aurea	Golden-pert (Golden Hedge-Hyssop)	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Hudsonia ericoides	Hudsonia (Golden-Heather)	G4	S2	N2N3	-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Hydrocotyle umbellata	Water-pennywort (Many-Flowered Pennywort)	G5	S1	N2	T	E	At-risk	Red
Ilex glabra	Inkberry	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Iris prismatica	Slender Blue Flag	G5	S1		-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Iva frutescens ssp. oraria	Marsh Elder	G5	S2SE		-	-	Undetermined	Undetermined
Juncus caesariensis	New Jersey Rush	G2	S1S2		SC	V	Sensitive	Red
Juncus marginatus	Grassleaf Rush	G5	S2S3		-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Juncus militaris	Bayonet Rush	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Juncus subcaudatus	Rush (Woods-Rush)	G5T?	S3		-	-	May be at-risk	Undetermined
Lachnanthes caroliana	Redroot (Carolina Redroot)	G4	S1		T	T	At-risk	Red
Lilaeopsis chinensis	Eastern Lilaeopsis	G5	S1		SC	V	Sensitive	Red
Lophiola aurea	Golden Crest	G4	S2		T	T	At-risk	Red
Lycopodiella appressa	Southern Bog Clubmoss	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Myrica pensylvanica (Morella pensylvanica)	Northern Bayberry	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Myriophyllum humile	Low Water-Milfoil	G5	S3?		-	-		Green
Najas gracillima	Thread-Like Naiad	GNR	S1S2	N2	-	-	May be at-risk	Undetermined
Panicum clandestinum (Dichanthelium clandestinum)	Deer-Tongue Witchgrass	GNA	S3		-	-	Secure	Green
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. puritanorum	Spreading Panic-Grass	G5T4	S1		-	-		Red
Panicum leucothrix (Dichanthelium meridionale)	Matting Witchgrass	G5	SH		-	-		Blue - Historic
Panicum longifolium (Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens)	Redtop Panic Grass	G5T5?	S2		-	-		Yellow
Panicum spretum (Dichanthelium spretum)	Eaton's Witchgrass	G5	S3S4		-	-		Green
Panicum virgatum var. spissum	Old Switch Panic Grass	G5T?	S3S4		-	-		Green
Platanthera blephariglottis	White Fringed Orchid	G4G5	S4		-	-		Green
Platanthera flava var. flava	Fringed Orchid (Southern Rein Orchid)	G4T4?	S2	N1	-	-		Yellow
Polygonum hydropiperoides	Mild Water-pepper	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Polygonum robustius	Water Smartweed (Stout Smartweed)	G5T5	S3S4		-	-		Green
Potamogeton confervoides	Algae-Like Pondweed	G5T5	S3S4	N3N4	-	-	Secure	Green
Potamogeton pulcher	Spotted Pondweed	G5	S1		-	-	May be at-risk	Undetermined
Proserpinaca intermedia	Intermediate Mermaid-Weed	G5T5	S1S2		-	-	May be at-risk	Red
Proserpinaca palustris var. palustris	Marsh Mermaid-Weed	G5T5	S1?		-	-		Red
Proserpinaca pectinata	Comb-Leaved Mermaid-Weed	G5	S3		-	-	Secure	Yellow
Rhexia virginica	Virginian Meadow-beauty	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Rhynchospora capitellata	Brownish Beakrush	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Rosa palustris	Swamp Rose	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Sabatia kennedyana	Plymouth Gentian	G3	S1	N3	T	E	At-risk	Red
Salix sericea	Silky Willow	G5T5	S2		-	-	Secure	Yellow
Schoenoplectus americanus	Three-Square Bulrush	G5	S2		-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Scirpus expansus	Woodland Bulrush	G4	SH		-	-	May be at-risk	Blue - Historic
Scirpus longii	Long's Bulrush	G2	S2	N1	SC	V	Sensitive	Red
Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Pointed Blue-Eyed-Grass	GNR	S3S4	N4?	-	-	Secure	Green
Sisyrinchium atlanticum	Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Sisyrinchium fuscatum	Coastal-Plain Blue-Eyed-Grass	GNR	S1		-	-	Undetermined	Undetermined
Smilax rotundifolia	Catbrier (Common Greenbrier)	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Spiranthes casei var. novaescotiae	Case's Ladies'-Tresses	G4	S2		-	-		Yellow
Suaeda maritima ssp. richii	Rich's Sea-blite	G4	S1	N1	-	-		Undetermined
Symphyotrichum tradescantii	Tradescant Aster	G4	S3		-	-	Secure	Green
Symplocarpus foetidus	Skunk Cabbage	G4	S3	N5	-	-	Secure	Green
Thelypteris simulata	Massachusetts Fern (Bog Fern)	G4G5	S4S5		-	-		Green
Torreyochloa pallida var. pallida	Pale Manna Grass	G5T5	S1		-	-		Blue - Historic
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison-ivy	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Toxicodendron vernix	Poison Sumac	G5T5	S1	N4	-	-	Secure	Red
Triadenum virginicum	Marsh St. John's-wort	G5	S4S5		-	-		Green
Utricularia purpurea	Purple Bladderwort	G5	S4		-	-		Green
Utricularia radiata	Small Swollen Bladderwort	G4	S3		-	-		Green
Utricularia resupinata	Northeastern Bladderwort	G4	S1		-	-	Secure	Red
Utricularia subulata	Zigzag Bladderwort	G5	S3		-	-		Green
Vaccinium corymbosum	Highbush Blueberry	GNR	S3		-	-	Secure	Green
Viola lanceolata	Lance-leaved Violet	G5	S5		-	-		Green
Woodwardia areolata	Dwarf Chain Fern (Netted Chainfern)	G5	S2	N2	-	-	Sensitive	Yellow
Xyris difformis	Yellow-eyed Grass	G5	S4		-	-		Green
1 COSEWIC Status: E = Endangered, T = Threatened, SC = Special Concern
2 NS Endangered Species Act Status: E = Endangered, T = Threatened, V = Vulnerable