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Iron County Natural Heritage Inventory data
The following is a list of species and natural features on the Natural Heritage Working List that have been documented in Iron County. These data are provided for general planning and assessment purposes only and should not be used for screening or reviewing proposed land development or land management projects. Learn about other methods for obtaining data, including project-specific data.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | WI Status |
Federal Status |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botrychium mormo | Little Goblin Moonwort | END | Rare Plants | |
| Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | END | SOC | Rare Birds |
| Martes americana | American Marten | END | Rare Mammals | |
| Melica smithii | Smith's Melic Grass | END | Rare Plants | |
| Moehringia macrophylla | Large-leaved Sandwort | END | Rare Plants | |
| Black spruce swamp | Black Spruce Swamp | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Boreal forest | Boreal Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Emergent marsh | Emergent Marsh | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Marshes | |
| Ephemeral pond | Ephemeral Pond | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Hardwood Swamp | Hardwood Swamp | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Lake--deep, soft, seepage | Lake--Deep, Soft, Seepage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--deep, very soft, seepage | Lake--Deep, Very Soft, Seepage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--shallow, soft, drainage | Lake--Shallow, Soft, Drainage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--shallow, soft, seepage | Lake--Shallow, Soft, Seepage | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--soft bog | Lake--Soft Bog | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Lake--spring | Lake--Spring | NA | Lakes and Ponds | |
| Mesic cedar forest | Mesic Cedar Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Moist cliff | Moist Cliff | NA | Primary Habitats - Bedrock Dependent | |
| Muskeg | Muskeg | NA | Shrub Communities | |
| Northern dry forest | Northern Dry Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern dry-mesic forest | Northern Dry-mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern mesic forest | Northern Mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern sedge meadow | Northern Sedge Meadow | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Northern Tamarack Swamp | Northern Tamarack Swamp | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern wet forest | Northern Wet Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Northern wet-mesic forest | Northern Wet-mesic Forest | NA | Northern Forests | |
| Open bog | Open Bog | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Patterned peatland | Patterned Peatland | NA | Community Complexes | |
| Poor fen | Poor Fen | NA | Herbaceous Communities - Sedge Meadows, Fens, and Bogs | |
| Shrub-carr | Shrub-carr | NA | Shrub Communities | |
| Stream--fast, hard, warm | Stream--Fast, Hard, Warm | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Stream--slow, hard, cold | Stream--Slow, Hard, Cold | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Stream--slow, hard, warm | Stream--Slow, Hard, Warm | NA | Springs and Streams | |
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Bat Hibernaculum | Bat Hibernaculum | SC | Miscellaneous Elements | |
| Carex novae-angliae | New England Sedge | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Eleocharis robbinsii | Robbins' Spike-rush | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Eriophorum russeolum ssp. leiocarpum | Russet Cotton-grass | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Galium brevipes | Swamp Bedstraw | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Penstemon pallidus | Pale Beardtongue | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Potamogeton vaseyi | Vasey's Pondweed | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Rhynchospora fusca | Brown Beak-rush | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Utricularia resupinata | Northeastern Bladderwort | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia | SC | Rare Plants | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | SC/FL | LE | Rare Mammals |
| Acipenser fulvescens | Lake Sturgeon | SC/H | Rare Fishes | |
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | SC/M | SOC | Rare Birds |
| Ammodramus leconteii | Le Conte's Sparrow | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Regulus calendula | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | SC/M | Rare Birds | |
| Aeshna clepsydra | Mottled Darner | SC/N | Rare Dragonflies and Damselflies | |
| Agabus leptapsis | A Predaceous Diving Beetle | SC/N | Rare Beetles | |
| Brachycentrus lateralis | A Humpless Casemaker Caddisfly | SC/N | Rare Caddisflies | |
| Cochlicopa morseana | Appalachian Pillar | SC/N | Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Snails | |
| Hygrotus farctus | A Predaceous Diving Beetle | SC/N | Rare Beetles | |
| Isogenoides frontalis | A Perlodid Stonefly | SC/N | Rare Stoneflies | |
| Melanoplus scudderi | Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper | SC/N | Rare Grasshoppers and Allies | |
| Napaeozapus insignis | Woodland Jumping Mouse | SC/N | Rare Mammals | |
| Pieris virginiensis | West Virginia White | SC/N | Rare Butterflies and Moths | |
| Psilotreta indecisa | A Caddisfly | SC/N | Rare Caddisflies | |
| Zoogenetes harpa | Boreal Top | SC/N | Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Snails | |
| Alasmidonta marginata | Elktoe | SC/P | Rare Mussels and Clams | |
| Elliptio complanata | Eastern Elliptio | SC/P | Rare Mussels and Clams | |
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | SC/P | Rare Mammals | |
| Ammodramus henslowii | Henslow's Sparrow | THR | SOC | Rare Birds |
| Calypso bulbosa | Calypso Orchid | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Cypripedium arietinum | Ram's-head Lady's-slipper | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Drosera linearis | Linear-leaved Sundew | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | THR | Rare Mammals | |
| Falcipennis canadensis | Spruce Grouse | THR | Rare Birds | |
| Glyptemys insculpta | Wood Turtle | THR | SOC | Rare Reptiles |
| Hendersonia occulta | Cherrystone Drop | THR | Rare Aquatic and Terrestrial Snails | |
| Listera convallarioides | Broad-leaved Twayblade | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Bat | THR | Rare Mammals | |
| Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-eared Bat | THR | LT | Rare Mammals |
| Notropis anogenus | Pugnose Shiner | THR | Rare Fishes | |
| Platanthera flava var. herbiola | Pale Green Orchid | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Polystichum braunii | Braun's Holly-fern | THR | Rare Plants | |
| Potamogeton confervoides | Algae-leaved Pondweed | THR | Rare Plants |
Last revised: July 18, 2017
