Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

• No statutes or acts will be found at this website.

The Pennsylvania Code website reflects the Pennsylvania Code changes effective through 54 Pa.B. 488 (January 27, 2024).

17 Pa. Code § 45.13. Pennsylvania Threatened.

§ 45.13. Pennsylvania Threatened.

 Plant species classified as Pennsylvania Threatened are as follows:

Scientific NameCommon Name
Aconitum uncinatum L.Blue Monkshood
Ageratina aromatica (L.) SpachSmall White-Snakeroot
Ammophila breviligulata FernaldAmerican Beachgrass
Arabis patens Sull.Spreading Rockcress
Arceuthobium pusillum PeckDwarf Mistletoe
Aristida purpurascens Poir.Arrow-Feather Three-Awned Grass
Asclepias verticillata L.Whorled Milkweed
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.Blue False Indigo
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.Tall Gramma
Bromus kalmii A. GrayKalm’s Brome
Carex alata Torr.Broad-Winged Sedge
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.Water Sedge
Carex collinsii Nutt.Collins’ Sedge
Carex cryptolepis Mack.Northeastern Sedge
Carex diandra SchrankLesser Panicled Sedge
Carex flava L.Yellow Sedge
Carex longii Mack.Long’s Sedge
Carex oligosperma Michx.Few-Seeded Sedge
Carex prairea DeweyPrairie Sedge
Carex tetanica SchkuhrWood’s Sedge
Carex wiegandii Mack.Wiegand’s Sedge
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.Eastern Paintbrush
Chamaesyce polygonifolia (L.) SmallSeaside Spurge
Chrysopsis mariana (L.) ElliottMaryland Golden-Aster
Dodecatheon amethystinum (Fassett) FassettJeweled Shooting-Star
Eleocharis intermedia (Muhl.) Schult.Matted Spike-Rush
Eleocharis robbinsii OakesRobbins’ Spike-Rush
Ellisia nyctelea L.Ellisia
Erigenia bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt.Harbinger-of-Spring
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) FernaldThin-Leaved Cottongrass
Euthamia caroliniana (L.) Greene ex Porter & BrittonGrass-Leaved Goldenrod
Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult.Annual Fimbry
Galium latifolium Michx. Purple Bedstraw
Hypericum densiflorum PurshBushy St. John’s-Wort
Hypericum majus (A. Gray) BrittonCanadian St. John’s-Wort
Ilex opaca AitonAmerican Holly
Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix in Vill. ssp. nodulosus (Wahlenb.) Hämet-Ahti.Richardson’s Rush
Juncus arcticus Willd. var. littoralis (Engelm.) Boivin.Baltic Rush
Juncus brachycephalus (Engelm.) L. Buch.Small-Headed Rush
Juncus torreyi CovilleTorrey’s Rush
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.Beach Pea
Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook.Wild Pea
Linnaea borealis L.Twinflower
Lobelia dortmanna L.Water Lobelia
Lycopodiella appressa (Chapm.) CranfillAppressed Bog Clubmoss
Magnolia tripetala (L.) L.Umbrella Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana L.Sweetbay Magnolia
Melica nitens Nutt.Three-Flowered Melic Grass
Minuartia glabra (Michx.) Mattf.Appalachian Sandwort
Myrica gale L.Sweet-gale
Myriophyllum tenellum BigelowSlender Water-Milfoil
Najas gracillima (A. Braun) MagnusBushy Naiad
Nymphoides cordata (Elliott) FernaldFloating-Heart
Oenothera argillicola Mack.Shale-Barren Evening-Primrose
Panicum tuckermanii FernaldTuckerman’s Panic-Grass
Passiflora lutea L.Passion-Flower
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.Round-Leaved Fameflower
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.Yellow Fringed Orchid
Platanthera peramoena (A. Gray) A. GrayPurple Fringeless Orchid
Poa paludigena Fernald & WiegandBog Bluegrass
Potamogeton confervoides Reichenb.Tuckerman’s Pondweed
Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb.Red-Head Pondweed
Ptelea trifoliata L.Hoptree
Ranunculus ambigens S. WatsonWater-Plantain Spearwort
Ranunculus longirostris GodronEastern White Water-Crowfoot
Ribes triste PallasWild Red Currant
Ruellia strepens L.Limestone Petunia
Salix serissima (Bailey) FernaldAutumn Willow
Scirpus pedicellatus FernaldStalked Bulrush
Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd.Few-Flowered Nutrush
Solidago roanensis PorterMountain Goldenrod
Solidago uliginosa Nutt.Bog Goldenrod
Stellaria borealis BigelowNorthern Stitchwort
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DCTwisted-Stalk
Symphyotrichum depauperatum (Fernald) NesomSerpentine Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom var. novi-belgiiNew York Aster
Thalictrum coriaceum (Britton) SmallThick-Leaved Meadow-Rue
Utricularia intermedia HayneFlat-Leaved Bladderwort
Viola appalachiensis L. K. HenryAppalachian Blue Violet
Vittaria appalachiana Farrar & MickelAppalachian Grass-Fern

Authority

   The provisions of this §  45.13 amended under section 7 of the Wild Resource Conservation Act (32 P.S. §  5307); and sections 305(a)(9) and 313(g) of the Conservation and Natural Resources Act (71 P.S. § §  1340.305(a)(9) and 1340.313(g)).

Source

   The provisions of this §  45.13 adopted December 4, 1987, effective January 1, 1988, 17 Pa.B. 5027; amended June 18, 1993, effective June 19, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 2816; amended December 21, 2018, effective December 22, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 7757; amended September 22, 2023, effective September 23, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 5892. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (394748) to (394751).

Cross References

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  128.102 (relating to protected designated areas).



No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.


This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.