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Flora & Fauna of Howard County, MD

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Current and Historical Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species
of Howard County

Dragonflies	Butterflies	Insects	Lichens & Fungi
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Yellow Sweet Clover Photo by Sue Earp

Amphibians & Reptiles
Snapping Turtle Photo by Sue Neri

Snapping Turtle Photo by Sue Neri

Eastern Chipmunk by June Treekrem

Dragonflies
	Odonates of Maryland/D.C. Compiled by Richard Orr; a listing by family of accepted records for Washington D.C. and counties in Maryland; includes brief habitat description. Checklists for Maryland/D.C. Odonates Links to checklists for each Maryland county and D.C. Photo Guide to Howard County Odonates Several poses of odonates found in Howard County
Howard County Dragonflies & Damselflies Annually updated from “Odonates of Maryland/D.C.; includes all accepted records for Howard County. On the same web page is a link to download "Selected Howard County Odonates" [Pictorial guide to 24 common odonates. 6 pages]	Dragonflies & Damselflies Links Links to Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA), International Odonata Research Institute (IORI), accepted names of the dragonflies & damselflies of North America, distribution summary of the dragonflies of North America and damselflies of North America.

Butterflies
	Howard County Butterflies - ONLINE Based on The Butterflies of Howard County, Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Richard Smith. A web page with photographs. List of Howard County Butterflies On the same web page is a link to download Richard Smith's publication as a PDF file.
Washington Area Butterfly Club Butterfly Checklists, Field Guides Online, Maryland Butterfly Big Year 2010, Other Resources, information about the Washington Area Butterfly Club	Electronic Resources for Lepidoptera This site offers both information about butterflies and moths as well as a comprehensive set of pointers to other sources of electronic information on lepidoptera.

Insects
	Richard Orr’s list of bee species in Howard County updated thru 2012 (PDF file). June Tveekrem’s photos of odonates and butterflies in Howard County. Also includes recommended field guides. Dave Czaplak’s photos of dragonflies, butterflies, and moths. Potomac River, western Maryland, other states. Larry Line’s moths of Maryland (plus others). Most of the Maryland moths were photographed in Clarksville, MD. Richard Orr: Photographs of Mid-Altantic Dragonflies and Damselflies National reference for identifying insects (includes photos): BugGuide

Lichens & Fungi
NEW Second Edition 8.2 MB	Lichens of Howard County, MD Compiled by Richard Orr and sponsored by the Howard County Bird Club. Click on the cover to download a PDF version of the booklet. Fungi of Howard County, MD Compiled by Robert and Joanne Solem and sponsored by the Howard County Bird Club.Click on the cover to download a PDF version of the booklet.	NEW Fourth Edition 24.6 MB

Flowers
	Howard County Wildflowers The report identifies those plants that were found in Howard County in the 1970s-1980s. Compiled by Howard County Bird Club. Link to download PDF version of Howard County Plant List.

Endangered Plants in Maryland (2010) Download PDF file. The report identifies those native Maryland plants that are among the rarest and most in need of conservation efforts as elements of Maryland's natural diversity. Compiled by Wildlife and Heritage Service staff as a result of over 20 years of data gathering.	National Wildflower Research Center The mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is to educate people about the environmental necessity, economic value, and natural beauty of native plants. The Wildflower Center is a botanical garden in Austin, Texas, dedicated to native plants. The vision for the future is to preserve and restore the natural beauty and biological richness of North America by inspiring people to love the land.

Amphibians & Reptiles
	Reptiles & Amphibians of Maryland Download PDF file. Published by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Amphibian & Reptile Atlas Sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Natural History Society of Maryland The purpose of this atlas is to update historical material and document the present distribution of amphibians and reptiles throughout Maryland. This will form a baseline for understanding patterns of change as well as for conservation. On-going results for Howard County are available at HC MARA Maps

Mammals
You never know when you might get a Southern Flying Squirrel in your yard!	Mammals of Maryland Download PDF file. This list includes species considered accidental, vagrant, introduced, or extirpated. Special thanks go to Gene Scarpulla and Susan Knowles for their assistance and information regarding marine mammals. To see a LARGE PICTURE of the squirrel, click on the photo. TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE, click on the left arrow in the upper left corner of your browser.
Endangered Animals in Maryland Download PDF file. Identifies those native Maryland animals among the rarest and most in need of conservation as elements of Maryland’s natural diversity. Compiled by Wildlife and Heritage Service staff as a result of over 20 years of data gathering.	Journey North: Wildlife Migration Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, Bald Eagles, American Robins, hummingbirds, manatees, Whooping Cranes and other birds and mammals, the budding of plants, changing sunlight and other natural events.