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Endangered Species — 41 items

Link Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
The shortnose sturgeon is brown to gray or black on the back, paling to gold or yellow on the sides and to white under-neath. In the Southeast, adults are ...
Link Small Whorled Pogonia (Isotria medeoloides)
Perennial, showy orchid 15-25 centimeters (6-10in) tall. Growing from the top of the stem is a single whorl of five to six pale, dusty green, drooping, wide ...
Link Smooth Purple Coneflower (Echinacea laevigata)
Perennial showy wildflower with erect, smooth, single stems 0.5-1 meter (1.6-3.3ft) tall that grow in clumps or patches. Grows from a thick fleshy, branched, ...
Link Spotfin Chub (Hybopsis monacha)
The spotfin chub measures about 3.4 inches (8.5 cm). It is light olive on the back and pales to silver below. There is a distinct lateral line from which gold ...
Link Summary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
The purposes of this Act are: to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend may be conserved; to provide a ...
Link Temporary ESA Priority Changes
The USDI-Fish and Wildlife Service has clear priority-setting procedures for listing endangered and threatened species (e.g. Endangered Species Act (ESA) of ...
Link Tennesee Yellow-eyed Grass (Xyris tenneseensis)
A narrow-leaved perennial 0.5 - 0.8 meters (20 - 32 in) tall; grows in clumps from a fleshy bulb-like base wrapped with small, dark-purple outer leaves. ...
Link US Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Page
This is the home page for endangered species.
Link Virginia Spirea (Spiraea virginiana)
One of the rarest shrubs in North America, this is a short shrub about 1 - 2 meters (3.2 - 6.5 ft) tall. Grows in upright clumps and spreads by root sprouting. ...
Link West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Manatees are shaped much like seals or small whales, with a flat bristly snout, front flippers, and a rounded, paddle-shaped tail. They are solid gray, about ...
Link Wood Stork (Myctera americana)
This fact sheet is not for official taxonomic identification or species location purposes. It is inteded to help landowners become aware of federally ...
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