Rare Plant Profiles

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The Natural Heritage Program monitors the status of over 800 native New Jersey plant species, including 356 species listed as endangered in the state. However, little to no research has been conducted on many of these species, leaving their natural history and management requirements largely unknown. The Heritage Program has long recognized the need to compile and present information about these rarest elements of New Jersey’s biodiversity.

Each Profile provides a concise summary of the natural history, conservation status, and threats for each species. Additional topics may include diagnostic characteristics, seed dispersal and plant reproduction, pollinator dynamics, interspecies interactions, associated species, general habitat requirements, national and state distribution and range, and management recommendations.

Profiles were primarily developed through scientific literature review, but other sources of information included herbaria records and personal communication and/or interviews. It is hoped that these profiles will be a useful resource for botanists, land managers, and everyone interested in New Jersey’s biodiversity.

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    Fraxinus profunda (Pumpkin Ash)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-06) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Dicentra eximia (Wild Bleeding-heart)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-07) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Carex oligocarpa (Few-fruit Sedge)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-07) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Cardamine rotundifolia (Round-leaf Bittercress)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-05) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Bolboschoenus Novae-Angliae (New England Bulrush)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-06) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Xyris montana (Northern Yellow-eyed-grass)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-08) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Xyris chapmanii (Chapman's Yellow-eyed-grass)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2023-11) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Vulpia elliotea (Squirrel-tail Six-weeks Grass)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2024-03) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Vicia caroliniana (Carolina Wood Vetch)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-11) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Viburnum lantanoides (Witch-hobble)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2023-06) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Veronica catenata (Sessile Water-speedwell)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2023-01) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Verbena simplex (Narrow-leaf Vervain)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-02) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Veratrum virginicum (Virginia Bunchflower)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-07) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Valerianella radiata (Beaked Cornsalad)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-10) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Vaccinium oxycoccos Small Cranberry
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2023-10) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Utricularia olivacea (Dwarf White Bladderwort)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-02) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Triphora trianthophoros (Three Birds Orchid)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-04) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flower Trillium)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-03) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Triglochin maritima (Seaside Arrow-grass)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-02) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.
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    Trichostema brachiatum (False Pennyroyal)
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Lands Management, 2022-08) New Jersey. Department of Environmental Protection. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program; Dodds, Jill S.