Here are ten endangered species that you can learn to identify and watch out for. Click on the plant to see a full-sized picture. Torreya taxifolia , Florida Torreya Endangered Known in one county in SW Georgia. Endangered due to wasting disease that we cannot control at this time. Species not sexually reproducing in the wild.
Range extends up to Maine and down to Mississippi.
Rare due to loss of habitat, draining and clearing for conversion to agricultural land. Has suffered over-harvesting for telephone poles. Isoetes tegetiformans , Mat-forming Quillwort Endangered Found in Piedmont of eastern Georgia, discovered in 1978, found in nine sites, three destroyed. Endangered due to loss of habitat due to granite quarrying, foot traffic. Some sites reduced to less than five individuals.