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Scientific Name

Common Name

Family

Genus

Specimens

Photo(s)

Infraspecies

Infraspecies Author

Duration

Ecology

Native

Endemic

Global Rank

Global Rank Comment

Growth Habit

Nature Serve

Persisting

Plant Notes

Plant Type

Species

Species Author

State Rank

State Rank Comment

Status State

Status US

Taxon Notes

USDA Symbol

NWPL_NCNE

NWPL_EMP

Accepted Name

Androsace maxima

large rock jasmine

Primulaceae

Androsace

Annual

Herbaceous

32628

Vascular

maxima

SNA

ANMA14

Accepted Name

Prosartes lanuginosa

yellow mandarin

Liliaceae

Prosartes

Perennial

Mesic often rich hardwood forests. Somewhat local and usually occurring in small populations.

Forb/herb

35381

Vascular

lanuginosa

(Michx.) D. Don

S4?

DILA5

Accepted Name

Rosa ×alba

cabbage rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNA

Shrub

Vascular

×alba

SNA

ROAL3

Accepted Name

Rosa ×centifolia

white rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNR

Shrub

35191

Vascular

×centifolia

SNA

ROCE

Accepted Name

Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi

bristly rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

ssp. sayi

(Schwein.) W.H. Lewis

Perennial

G5T5

Shrub

9311

Vascular

acicularis

Lindl.

Endangered-State

ROACS

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa arkansana

prairie rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

G5T5

Subshrub, Shrub

34206

Vascular

arkansana

Porter

SNA

ROARS

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa blanda

smooth rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Shrub

33942

Vascular

blanda

Aiton

ROBLB

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa blanda × R. carolina = R. ×gilmaniana

Gilman’s rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

GNA

Vascular

blanda × R. carolina = R. ×gilmaniana

W.H. Lewis

SNA

Accepted Name

Rosa blanda × R. palustris = R. ×palustriformis

hybrid swamp rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNA

Shrub

34799

Vascular

blanda × R. palustris = R. ×palustriformis

Rydb.

SNA

ROPA4

Accepted Name

Rosa blanda × R. virginiana = R. ×hainesii

Haines’ rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

GNA

Vascular

blanda × R. virginiana = R. ×hainesii

W.H. Lewis

SNA

Accepted Name

Rosa canina

dog rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Successional fields, pastures, thickets, and hedgerows.

GNR

Vine, Shrub

35582

Vascular

canina

SNA

ROCA3

Accepted Name

Rosa carolina

Rosaceae

Rosa

Vascular

carolina

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa carolina × R. virginiana = R. ×novae-angliae

New England rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

GNA

Vascular

carolina × R. virginiana = R. ×novae-angliae

W.H. Lewis

SNA

Accepted Name

Rosa carolina ssp. carolina

eastern pasture rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

ssp. carolina

Perennial

Edges of forests, thin canopied forests, woodlands, edges of paths and dirt roads through forests, successional fields, and forests openings. Generally in dry to dry-mesic soils.

G5T5

Subshrub, Shrub

33265

Records that came in as R. carolina are placed here since this is by far the more common variety in New York but should be examined to determine their true placement (i.e. var. carolina or var. subserrulata).

Vascular

carolina

SNR

ROCAC

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa carolina ssp. subserrulata

midwestern pasture rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

ssp. subserrulata

(Rydb.) W.H. Lewis

Perennial

Shrub

35073

Vascular

carolina

SNR

ROHO3

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa cinnamomea

cinnamon rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNR

Shrub

32532

Vascular

cinnamomea

SNA

ROCI2

Accepted Name

Rosa gallica

French rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNR

Shrub

35827

Vascular

gallica

SNA

ROGA

Accepted Name

Rosa glauca

red-leaved rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNR

Shrub

32549

Vascular

glauca

Pourr.

SNA

RORU2

Accepted Name

Rosa lucieae

memorial rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

GNR

Shrub

34236

Vascular

lucieae

Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép.

SNA

ROWI

Accepted Name

Rosa micrantha

small-flowered sweetbriar rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Shrub

35833

Vascular

micrantha

Borrer

SNA

ROMI

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa multiflora

multiflora rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Pastures, successional fields, hedgerows, thickets, disturbed sites, forest edges, and hardwoods forests (particularly successional or disturbed forests). Generally in mesic soils but tolerating drier and wetter situations.

GNR

Vine, Shrub

9313

Vascular

multiflora

Thunb.

SNA

ROMU

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa palustris

swamp rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Swamps, edges of streams and lakes, marshes, and rich shrubby fens.

Shrub

35072

Vascular

palustris

Marshall

ROPA

OBL

Accepted Name

Rosa rubiginosa

sweetbriar rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Successional fields, pastures, thickets, and hedgerows.

GNR

Shrub

34143

Vascular

rubiginosa

SNA

ROEG

FACU

UPL

Accepted Name

Rosa rugosa

Japanese rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

Perennial

Maritime dunes and thickets, successional fields, and disturbed soils. Quite abundant along the coast but also occurring inland.

Shrub

9315

Vascular

rugosa

Thunb.

SNA

RORU

FACU

Accepted Name

Rosa rugosa × R. ? = R. ×hollandica

Holland rose

Rosaceae

Rosa

GNA

Vascular

rugosa × R. ? = R. ×hollandica

Pers. ex Steud.

SNA

Listed Status:	(New York):Rare plants have been protected in New York State since 1933. After a long history of expanded protection efforts, the latest regulation was enacted in June 1989 and includes three rarity categories (endangered, threatened, and rare) and one non-rare protection category (exploitably vulnerable). Rare plants included on the list are protected under New York State Environmental Conservation Law section 9-1503. Part (f) of the law reads as follows: "It is a violation for any person, anywhere in the state to pick, pluck, sever, remove, damage by the application of herbicides or defoliants, or carry away, without the consent of the owner, any protected plant. Each protected plant so picked, plucked, severed, removed, damaged or carried away shall constitute a separate violation." Violators of the regulation are subject to fines of $25 per plant illegally taken. At this time, the Atlas only identifies those species listed as threatened or endangered.
Endangered: 5 or fewer extant sites, or fewer than 1,000 individuals, or restricted to fewer than 4 U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 minute topographical maps, or species listed as endangered by the U. S. Department of Interior, as enumerated in the Code of Federal Regulations 50 CFR 17.11.
Threatened: 6 to fewer than 20 extant sites, or 1,000 to fewer than 3,000 individuals, or restricted to not less than 4 or more than 7 U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 minute topographical maps, or listed as threatened by the U. S. Department of the Interior, as enumerated in the Code of Federal Regulations 50 CFR 17.11.
Rare: 20 to 35 extant sites, or 3,000 to 5,000 individuals statewide.
Exploitably vulnerable:	listed species are likely to become threatened in the near future throughout all or a significant portion of their range within the state if causal factors continue unchecked.

Listed Status: US	(U.S.) Source - List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered:	Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened:	Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

OBL:	Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC:	Facultative. Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
FACU:	Facultative Upland. Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).