Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Plant Species List

Rare Plants of Louisiana's Coastal Zone Fact Sheets

Scientific Name Common Name State Rank Global Rank
Agalinis filicaulis purple false-foxglove S2 G3G4
Agalinis linifolia flax-leaf false-foxglove S2 G4?
Amaranthus greggii Gregg's amaranth S3 G4?
Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed S2 G5
Astragalus nuttallianus milk-vetch S2S3 G5
Calopogon barbatus bearded grass-pink S1 G4?
Canna flaccida golden canna S4? G4?
Carex decomposita cypress-knee sedge

S3

G3
Celastrus scandens climbing bittersweet S1 G5
Cenchrus myosuroides big sandbur S1 G4
Cenchrus tribuloides dune sandbur S2 G5
Ceratopteris pteridoides floating antler-fern S2 G5?
Chamaelirium luteum fairy wand S2S3 G5
Chamaesyce bombensis sand dune spurge S1 G4G5
Chasmanthium ornithorhynchum bird-bill spikegrass S2 G4
Cirsium lecontei LeConte's thistle S2 G2G3
Collinsonia canadensis richweed S2? G5
Collinsonia serotina Blue Ridge horsebalm S1 G3G4
Coreopsis nudata Georgia tickseed S2 G3?
Croomia pauciflora croomia SH G3
Cyperus cephalanthus buttonbush flatsedge S2 G1?Q
Cyperus distinctus marshland flatsedge S1 G4
Dalea emarginata wedge-leaf prairie clover S2 G5
Diplazium lonchophyllum lance-leaved glade fern S1 G3G5
Diplazium pycnocarpon glade fern S2 G5
Draba cuneifolia wedge-leaf whitlow-grass S1 G5
Dryopteris ludoviciana southern shield wood-fern S2 G4
Echinochloa polystachya river grass S2 G5
Eleocharis elongata slim spikerush S3 G5?
Eleocharis geniculata Canada spike-sedge S1? G5
Eleocharis radicans rooted spike-rush S1? G5
Eriochloa punctata punctate cupgrass S2 G5
Fuirena scirpoidea southern umbrella-sedge S1 G5
Halodule beaudettei shoalweed S1S2 G5
Halophila engelmannii Gulf halophila S1 G3G5
Ilex amelanchier Sarvis holly S2 G4
Ilex myrtifolia myrtle holly S2 G5?
Isoetes louisianensis Louisiana quillwort S2 G2
Justicia americana common water-willow S2 G5
Lipocarpha micrantha small flower hemicarpha SH G5
Lithospermum incisum narrow-leaved puccoon S1 G5
Lophiola aurea golden crest S2S3 G4
Ludwigia alata winged primrose willow S1 G3G5
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa grapefruit primrose willow S2 G5
Melanthera nivea snow melanthera S2 G5
Mimulus ringens square-stemmed monkey flower S2 G5
Monanthochloe littoralis saltflat grass S1 G4G5
Nymphaea elegans blue water lily S2S4 G4?
Nymphoides cordata little floatinghearts SH G5
Paronychia erecta var. corymbosa square flower S1 G3G4T2T4
Pediomelum rhombifolium roundleaf scurf-pea S2S3 G5
Physalis angustifolia coastal ground cherry S1? G3G4
Physalis carpenteri carpenter's ground cherry S1 G3
Physostegia correllii Correll's false dragon-head S1 G2
Poa sylvestris woodland bluegrass S1 G5
Polygala crenata scalloped milkwort S2 G4?
Potamogeton perfoliatus clasping leaf pondweed SH G5
Pterocaulon virgatum wand blackroot S2 G5
Ratibida peduncularis Mexican hat S2S3 G4G5
Rhynchospora ciliaris ciliate beakrush S2 G4
Rhynchospora compressa flat-fruit beakrush  S2 G4
Rhynchospora miliacea millet beakrush S2 G5
Rhynchospora nitens short-beaked bald sedge S3 G4?
Rhynchospora scirpoides long-beaked bald sedge S3 G4
Rudbeckia triloba three-lobed coneflower S3 G5
Sabatia arenicola sand rose-gentian S1 G3G5
Salix caroliniana coastal plain willow S1 G5
Samolus ebracteatus brookweed S1 G4G5
Sarracenia psittacina parrot pitcher plant S3 G4
Scaevola plumieri ink-berry SH G5
Schisandra glabra bay starvine S3 G3
Schizachyrium maritimum Gulf bluestem S1 G3G4Q
Selaginella ludoviciana Louisiana spikemoss S1 G3G4
Serenoa repens saw palmetto S1 G4G5
Sida elliottii Elliott's sida SH G4G5
Sideroxylon reclinatum Florida bully S1 G4G5
Sium suave hemlock water-parsnip S1S2 G5
Smilax auriculata ared greenbrier S2 G4?
Stipulicida setacea pineland scalypink S1 G4G5
Tephrosia hispidula hoary pea S2? G4G5
Thalassia testudina turtle-grass S2? G4G5
Thalia dealbata powdery thalia S2S3 G4
Thelypteris interrupta Willdenow fern S1 G5?
Tidestromia lanuginosa woolly honeysweet S1 G5
Tofieldia racemosa coastal false asphodel S2S3 G5
Tradescantia subaspera broad-leaved spiderwort S2 G5
Triglochin striata arrow-grass S1 G5
Uniola paniculata sea oats S2 G5
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