Section 10. Listing of endangered and threatened plant and insect species


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  • A. The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services hereby adopts the following regulation in order to protect designated plant and insect species that exist in this Commonwealth. All designated species are subject to all sections of the Virginia Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act (§ 3.2-1000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

    B. The following plant and insect species are hereby declared an endangered species:

    1. Boltonia montana, valley doll's-daisy.

    2. Cardamine micranthera, small-anthered bittercress.

    3. Carex juniperorum, juniper sedge.

    4. Corallorhiza bentley, Bentley's coralroot.

    5. Fimbristylis perpusilla, Harper's fimbristylis.

    6. Helenium virginicum, Virginia sneezeweed.

    7. Helonias bullata, swamp-pink.

    8. Ilex collina, long-stalked holly.

    9. Iliamna corei, Peter's Mountain mallow.

    10. Isoetes virginica, Virginia quillwort.

    11. Isotria medeoloides, small whorled pogonia.

    12. Neonympha mitchellii, Mitchell's satyr butterfly.

    13. Pseudanophthalmus holsingeri, Holsinger's cave beetle.

    14. Pseudanophthalmus thomasi, Thomas' cave beetle.

    15. Ptilimnium nodosum, harperella.

    16. Puto kosztarabi, Buffalo Mountain mealybug.

    17. Scirpus ancistrochaetus, Northeastern bulrush.

    18. Sigara depressa, Virginia Piedmont water boatman.

    19. Spiraea virginiana, Virginia spiraea.

    20. Trifolium calcaricum, running glade clover.

    C. The following plant and insect species are hereby declared a threatened species:

    1. Aeschynomene virginica, sensitive-joint vetch.

    2. Amaranthus pumilus, seabeach amaranth.

    3. Arabis serotina, shale barren rockcress.

    4. Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis, Northeastern beach tiger beetle.

    5. Clematis viticaulis, Millboro leatherflower.

    6. Echinacea laevigata, smooth coneflower.

    7. Juncus caesariensis, New Jersey rush.

    8. Lycopodiella margueritiae, Northern prostrate clubmoss.

    9. Nuphar sagittifolia, narrow-leaved spatterdock.

    10. Platanthera leucophaea, Eastern prairie fringed orchid.

    11. Pyrgus wyandot, Appalachian grizzled skipper.

    12. Rhus michauxii, Michaux's sumac.

    13. Scirpus flaccidifolius, reclining bulrush.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR115-04-01 § 1, eff. February 21, 1985; amended, Volume 05, Issue 23, eff. September 14, 1989; Volume 20, Issue 10, eff. February 26, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 11, eff. March 4, 2009; Errata, 25:13 VA.R. 2565 March 2, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 06, eff. December 18, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 3.2-1002 and 3.2-1005 of the Code of Virginia.