Listed Species in DeKalb
County | ||||
Species | Federal Status | State Status | Habitat | Threats |
Bird | ||||
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | T | E | Inland waterways and estuarine areas in Georgia. | Major factor in initial decline was lowered reproductive success following use of DDT. Current threats include habitat destruction, disturbance at the nest, illegal shooting, electrocution, impact injuries, and lead poisoning. |
Fish | ||||
Bluestripe shiner| Cyprinella callitaenia | No Federal Status | T | Brownwater streams | |
Plant | ||||
Bay star-vine Schisandra glabra | No Federal Status | T | Twining on subcanopy and understory trees/shrubs in rich alluvial woods | |
Black-spored quillwort Isoetes melanospora | E | E | Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed. | |
Flatrock
onion Allium speculae | No Federal Status | T | Seepy edges of vegetation mats on outcrops of granitic rock | |
Granite rock stonecrop Sedum pusillum | No Federal Status | T | Granite outcrops among mosses in partial shade under red cedar trees | |
Indian olive Nestronia umbellula | No Federal Status | T | Dry open upland forests of mixed hardwood and pine | |
Piedmont barren strawberry Waldsteinia lobata | No Federal Status | T | Rocky acedic woods along streams with mountain laurel; rarely in drier upland oak-hickory-pine woods | |
Pool
Sprite, Snorkelwort Amphianthus pusillus | T | T | Shallow pools on granite outcrops, where water collects after a rain. Pools are less than 1 foot deep and rock rimmed |