aeschynomene virginica
12-22-2016

Aeschynomene virginica

Aeschynomene virginica NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Aeschynomene virginica is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Virginia jointvetch and sensitive jointvetch. It is native to a small section of the East Coast of the United States, where it has a fluctuating annual global population scattered in about 20 mostly small occurrences. Counts and estimates revealed two populations in New Jersey including several thousand individuals, one population of a few hundred plants in Maryland, several variable and unstable populations in ditches in North Carolina, and several populations including about 5000 individuals in Virginia. Habitat

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Detailed information
Full Name: sensitive joint-vetch (Aeschynomene virginica)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 05/20/1992 Northeast Region (Region 5) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the sensitive joint-vetch, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Maryland , New Jersey , North Carolina , Virginia
  • US Counties in which the sensitive joint-vetch, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the sensitive joint-vetch, Wherever found is known to occur: James River National Wildlife Refuge, Presquile National Wildlife Refuge, Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
12/16/2008 73 FR 76373 76375 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 7 Listed Species: Notice of review; request for information
09/02/1994 59 FR 45705 Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Sensitive Joint- Vetch fo Review and Comment
05/20/1992 57 FR 21569 21574 ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for the Sensitive Joint-Vetch (Aeschynomene virgincia); 57 FR 21569 21574
07/26/1991 56 FR 34162 34167 ETWP; Proposal to the List Aeschynomere virginica (Sensitive Joint-Vetch) as a Threatened Species; 56 FR 34162 34167
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the sensitive joint-vetch.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/29/1995 Sensitive Joint Vetch View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/29/1995 Sensitive Joint Vetch View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
12/16/2008 73 FR 76373 76375 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 7 Listed Species: Notice of review; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/02/1994 59 FR 45705 Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Sensitive Joint- Vetch fo Review and Comment
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
Date
Title
09/25/2013 Sensitive Joint-Vetch (Aeschynomene virginica) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
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