ANIMALS AND PLANTS OF

SOUTH CAROLINA'S

CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

February, 1994

The animals and plants listed here are those that are known to occur or
very likely to occur in the Catawba River corridor in South Carolina.

Compiled by:
Flora/Fauna Habitat Subcommittee
South Carolina Catawba River Task Force
Produced by:
SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803/734-0173

For more information or to report additional species, contact:
SC Wildlife and Marine Resources Department
P.O. Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
803/734-3888

Table of Contents

Fish
Amphibians and Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Trees
Flowering Plants and Shrubs

FISH OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Key to Abbreviations
N - Native C – Commom
I - Introduced U - Uncommon

LEPISOSTEIDAE - GARS

____Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus) N, U

AMIIDAE - BOWFINS

____Bowfin Amia calva (Linnaeus) N, U

ANGUILLIDAE - FRESHWATER EELS

____American eel Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) N, U

CLUPEIDAE - HERRINGS

____Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur) N, U
____Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense (Gunther) N, U

ESOCIDAE - PIKES

____Redfin pickerel Esox americanus (Gmelin) N, U
____Chain pickerel E. niger (Lesueur) N, U

CYPRINIDAE - MINNOWS AND CARPS

____Rosyside dace Clinostomus funduloides (Girard) N, C
____Carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) I, C
____Bluehead chub Nocomis leptochephalus (Girard) N, C
____Silvery minnow Hybognathus regius (Girard) N, C
____Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) N, C
____Highfin shiner Notropis altipinnis (Cope) N, C
____Greenfin shiner N. chloristius (Jordan & Brayton) N, C
____Dusky shiner N. cummingsae(Myers) N, U
____Spottail shiner N. hudsonius (Clinton) N, C
____Yellowfin shiner N. lutipinnis (Jordan & Brayton) N, C
____Whitefin shiner N. niveus (Cope) N, C
____Coastal shiner N. petersoni (Fowler) N, U
____Swallowtail shiner N. procne (Cope) N, C
____Fieryblack shiner N. pyrrhomelas (Cope) N, C
____Sandbar shiner N. scepticus (Jordan & Gilbert) N, C
____Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas (Rafinesque) I, U
____Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchell) N, C

CATOSTOMIDAE - SUCKERS

____Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur) N, U
____Highfin carpsucker C. velifer (Rafinesque) N, U
____White sucker Catostomus commersoni (Lacepede) N, C
____Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchell) N, C
____Lake chubsucker E. sucetta (Lacepede) N, C
____Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus N, U
____Smallmouth buffalo I. bubalus (Rafinesque) N, U
____Spotted sucker Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque) N, C
____Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque) N, C
____Shorthead redhorse M. macrolepidotum (Lesueur) N, C
____Suckermouth redhorse M. pappillosum (Cope) N, U
____Smallfin redhorse M. robustum (Cope) N, C
____Striped jumprock M. rupiscartes (Jordan & Jenkins) N, C

ICTALURIDAE - CATFISHES

____Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) N, C
____Blue catfish I. Furcatus (Lesueur) I, U
____White catfish Ameiuru catus (Linnaeus) N, C
____Yellow bullhead A. natalis (Lesueur) N, C
____Brown bullhead A. nebulosus (Lesueur) N, C
____Snail bullhead A. brunneus (Jordan) N, U
____Flat bullhead A. platycephalus (Girard) N, C
____Margined madtom Noturus insignis (Richardson) N, C

APHREDODERIDAE - PIRATE PERCHES

____Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams) N, U

POECILIIDAE - LIVEBEARERS

____Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard) N, C

PERCICHTHYIDAE - TEMPERATE BASSES

____White perch Morone Americana (Gmelin) I, U
____White bass M. chrysops (Rafinesque) I, C
____Striped bass M. saxatilis (Walbaum) I, C

CENTRARCHIDAE - SUNFISHES

____Flier Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepede) N, U
____Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus) N, C
____Green sunfish L. cyanellus (Rafinesque) N, C
____Pumpkinseed L. gibbosus (Linnaeus) N, V
____Warmouth L. gulosus (Cuvier) N, C
____Bluegill L. macrochirus (Rafinesque) N, C
____Dollar sunfish L. marginatus (Holbrook) N, U
____Redear sunfish L. microlophus (Gunther) N, C
____Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede) N, C
____White crappie Pomoxis annularis (Rafinesque) N, U
____Black crappie P. nigromaculatus (Lesueur) N, C

PERCIDAE - PERCHES

____Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare (Rafinesque) N, U
____Swamp darter Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard) N, C
____Tessellated darter E. olmstedi(Storer) N, C
____Seagreen darter E. thalassinum (Jordan & Brayton) N, U
____Yellow perch Perca flavescens (Mitchell) N, C
____Piedmont darter Percina crassa (Jordan & Brayton) N, C

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AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Key to Abbreviations

C - Species for which there is a confirmed sighting (or museum specimen) from S.C. Catawba River corridor.
A - Aquatic species that are live in water and seldom, if ever, leave river.
T - Terrestrial species (live on land but depend heavily on natural buffer adjacent to river).
W - Wetland species (live mainly in swamps, marshes, springs, or small streams adjoining river).
B - Aquatic species that also depend heavily on a natural buffer adjacent to river.
? - Status unclear; may occur in corridor.
* - Very uncommon or rare.

All reptiles, including aquatic turtles, must lay their leathery-shelled eggs on dry land; nearly all amphibians lay their jelly-covered eggs in water (occasionally on land in very moist habitats).

AMPHIBIANS

Salamanders (12 Species)

_____Eastern Newt (Red-spotted Newt) Notophthalmus viridescens W
_____Two-toed Amphimua? Amphiuma means W
_____Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum W
_____Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum W
_____Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus W
_____Two-lined Salamander Eurycea-bislineata W
_____Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata W
_____Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus W
_____Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum W
_____Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus W
_____Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus W
_____Red Salamander Pseudotriton rubber W

Toads (3 species)

_____Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scapiopus holbrooki W
_____American Toad Bufo americanus W
_____Common (Fowler's) Toad Bufo woodhousei W
Frogs (10 species)

_____Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans W
_____Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor or H. chrysoscelis W
_____Spring Peeper Hyla crucifier W
_____Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella W
_____Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata W
_____Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana W, B
_____Green Frog Rana clamitans W
_____Pickerel Frog Rana palustris W
_____Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala W
_____Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophyryne carolinensis W
REPTILES

Turtles (8 species)

_____Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina B
_____Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum B
_____Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus B
_____River Cooter Chrysemys concinna B
_____Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta B
_____Yellowbelly Slider Chrysemys scripta B
_____Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene Carolina T
_____Spiny Softshell Trionyx spiniferus C,B
Lizards (8 species)

_____Carolina Anole Anolis carolinensis T
_____Eastern Fence Swift Sceloporus undulates T
_____Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus T
_____Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus T
_____Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps T
_____Ground Skink Scincella lateralis T
_____Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus T
_____Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus T

Snakes (26 species)

_____Worm Snake Carphopis amoenus T
_____Scarlet Snake* Cemophora coccinea T
_____Black Racer Coluber constrictor T
_____Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus T
_____Corn Snake Elaphe guttata T
_____(Black) Rat Snake Elaphe Obsoleta T
_____Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos T
_____Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster T
_____Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus T
_____Eastern Milk Snake (Scarlet Kingsnake) Lampropeltis triangulum T
_____Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum T
_____Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon W,B
_____Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota W,B
_____Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus T
_____Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus T
_____Queen Snake Regina septemvittata W, B
_____Brown Snake Storeria dekayi T
_____Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata T
_____Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata T
_____Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus T
_____Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis T
_____Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula T
_____Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae T
_____Northern Copperhead (poisonous) Agkistrodon contortrix T
_____Timber Rattlesnake (poisonous) Crotalus horridus T
_____Pigmy rattlesnake (poisonous) Sistrurus miliarius T

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BIRDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Key to Abbreviations:

R - Resident (year-round)
N - Confirmed Nesting Record
Su - Summer Only (including spring and/or fall migration)
W - Winter Only (including spring and/or fall migration)
Sp - Spring Migrant (non-breeding)
F - Fall Migrant (non-breeding)
* - Extremely uncommon or rare
(#) - Species of Special Interest (see endnotes)
Gaviidae

_____ Common Loon W

Podicipedidae

_____ Pied-billed Grebe W

Phalacrocoracidae

_____ Double-crested Cormorant W

Ardeidae & Threskiornithidae

_____ Great Blue Heron W
_____ Great Egret
_____ Little Blue Heron
_____ Cattle Egret
_____ Green-backed Heron
_____ White Ibis F

Anatidae

_____ Snow Goose*
_____ Canada Goose
_____ Wood Duck
_____ Green-winged Teal
_____ American Black Duck
_____ Mallard R
_____ Northern Pintail
_____ Blue-winged Teal
_____ Northern Pintail
_____ Blue-winged Teal
_____ Northern Shoveler
_____ Gadwall
_____ American Wigeon
_____ Canvasback
_____ Redhead
_____ Ring-necked Duck
_____ Lesser Scaup
_____ Bufflehead
_____ Hooded Merganser
_____ Red-breasted Merganser W
_____ Ruddy Duck

Cathartidae, Accipitridae, & Falconidae

_____ Black Vulture R
_____ Turkey Vulture R
_____ Osprey Sp, F
_____ Bald Eagle* (1) R
_____ Northern Harrier
_____ Sharp-shinned Hawk
_____ Cooper's Hawk
_____ Red-shouldered Hawk
_____ Broad-winged Hawk
_____ Red-tailed Hawk R
_____ American Kestrel W

Phasianidae

_____ Wild Turkey
_____ Northern Bobwhite

Rallidae

____American Coot

Charadriidae

_____ Killdeer
_____ Greater Yellowlegs
_____ Lesser Yellowlegs
_____ Solitary Sandpiper
_____ Spotted Sandpiper
_____ Dunlin*
_____ Common Snipe
_____ American Woodcock

Laridae

_____ Franklin's Gull* F
_____ Bonaparte's Gull W
_____ Ring-billed Gull W
_____ Herring Gull W

Columbidae

_____ Rock Dove R
_____ Mourning Dove

Cuculidae

_____ Yellow-billed Cuckoo Su

Strigidae

_____ Common Barn-Owl
_____ Eastern Screech-Owl
_____ Great Horned Owl
_____ Barred Owl

Caprimulgidae

_____ Common Nighthawk
_____ Chuck-will's-widow
_____ Whip-poor-will

Apodidae

_____ Chimney Swift
_____ Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Alcedinidae

_____ Belted Kingfisher R

Picidae

_____ Red-headed Woodpecker
_____ Red-bellied Woodpecker R
_____ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
_____ Downy Woodpecker
_____ Hairy Woodpecker
_____ Northern Flicker
_____ Pileated Woodpecker R

Tyrannidae

_____ Eastern Wood-Pewee
_____ Acadian Flycatcher
_____ Eastern Phoebe
_____ Great Crested Flycatcher
_____ Eastern Kingbird

Hirundinidae

_____ Purple Martin
_____ N. Rough-winged Swallow
_____ Cliff Swallow
_____ Barn Swallow

Corvidae

_____ Blue Jay R
_____ American Crow R
_____ Fish Crow R?

Paridae

_____ Carolina Chickadee R
_____ Tufted Titmouse R

Sittidae

_____ Red-breasted Nuthatch
_____ White-breasted Nuthatch
_____ Brown-headed Nuthatch

Certhiidae

_____ Brown Creeper

Troglodytidae

_____ Carolina Wren R
_____ House Wren
_____ Winter Wren

Muscicapidae (Sylviinae)

_____ Golden-crowned Kinglet
_____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
_____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Muscicapidae (Turdinae)

_____ Eastern Bluebird
_____ Veery
_____ Gray-cheeked Thrush
_____ Swainson's Thrush
_____ Hermit Thrush
_____ Wood Thrush
_____ American Robin

Mimidae

_____ Gray Catbird
_____ Northern Mockingbird
_____ Brown Thrasher

Bombycillidae

_____ Cedar Waxwing

Laniidae

_____ Loggerhead Shrike

Sturnidae

_____ European Starling

Vireonidae

_____ White-eyed Vireo
_____ Solitary Vireo
_____ Yellow-throated Vireo
_____ Red-eyed Vireo

Emberizidae (Parulinae)

_____ Tennessee Warbler
_____ Northern Parula
_____ Yellow Warbler
_____ Chestnut-sided Warbler
_____ Magnolia Warbler
_____ Cape May Warbler
_____ Black-throated Blue Warbler
_____ Yellow-rumped Warbler
_____ Yellow-throated Warbler
_____ Pine Warbler
_____ Prairie Warbler
_____ Palm Warbler
_____ Blackpoll Warbler
_____ Black-and-white Warbler
_____ American Redstart
_____ Prothonotary Warbler
_____ Worm-eating Warbler
_____ Ovenbird
_____ Northern Waterthrush
_____ Lousiana Waterthrush
_____ Kentucky Warbler
_____ Common Yellowthroat
_____ Hooded Warbler
_____ Yellow-breasted Chat

Emberizidae (Thraupinae)

_____ Summer Tanager
_____ Scarlet Tanager

Emberizidae (Cardinalinae)

_____ Northern Cardinal R
_____ Blue Brosbeak
_____ Indigo Bunting

Emberizidae (Emberizinae)

_____ Rufous-sided Towhee R
_____ Chipping Sparrow
_____ Field Sparrow
_____ Fox Sparrow
_____ Song Sparrow
_____ Swamp Sparrow
_____ White-throated Sparrow
_____ Dark-eyed Junco

Emberizidae (Icterinae)

_____ Red-winged Blackbird
_____ Eastern Meadowlark
_____ Common Grackle
_____ Brown-headed Cowbird
_____ Orchard Oriole

Fringillidae

_____ Purple Finch
_____ Pine Siskin
_____ American Goldfinch
_____ Evening Grosbeak

Passeridae

_____ House Sparrow

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ENDNOTES

(1) Southern Bald Eagle is endangered. All age classes have been seen year-round on the lower Catawba River, implying that one or more undiscovered nests may be nearby. Closest confirmed nests are at Lake Wateree.

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MAMMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Common Name Scientific Name Distribution/Status
_____ Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana Common
_____ Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris Probably common
_____ Southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis Common
_____ Least shrew Cryptotis parva Probably common
_____ Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus Common
_____ Southeastern myotis1 Myotis austroriparius Status unknown; rare
_____ Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Possibly common during migration
_____ Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus Probably common
_____ Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Common
_____ Red bat Lasiurus borealis Common
_____ Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus Probably uncommon
_____ Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Probably uncommon
_____ Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis Possibly common
_____ Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Possibly common
_____ Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Common
_____ Swamp rabbit2 Sylvilagus aquaticus Status unknown
_____ Marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris Possibly common locally
_____ Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Probably common
_____ Woodchuck Marmota monax Possible population expansion
_____ Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common
_____ Fox squirrel Sciurus niger Status unknown
_____ Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans Common
_____ Beaver Castor canadensis Possibly common locally
_____ Marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris Status unknown, possibly common locally
_____ Eastern harvest mouse Reithrodontomys humulis Possibly common
_____ Oldfield mouse Peromyscus polionotus Possibly common locally
_____ Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Possibly common locally
_____ White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus Probably common
_____ Cotton mouse Peromyscus gossypinus Possibly common
_____ Golden mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli Probably common
_____ Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus Common
_____ Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Probably uncommon
_____ Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum Probably common
_____ Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Possibly common
_____ Black rat Rattus rattus Probably uncommon
_____ Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Probably common
_____ House mouse Mus musculus Common
_____ Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius Probably uncommon
_____ Coyote Canis latrans Probable range expansion
_____ Red fox Vulpes vulpes Possibly common
_____ Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Common
_____ Raccoon Procyon lotor Common
_____ Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Status unknown, probably uncommon
_____ Mink Mustela vison Probably uncommon
_____ Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Probably common locally
_____ River otter3 Lutra canadensis Probably uncommon
_____ Bobcat Felis rufus Possibly common
_____ Wild pig Sus scrofa Probably uncommon or absent
_____ White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Common

1. The southeastern myotis is a candidate for listing as a federal endangered species. There are only a few records of this species and only one known maternity roost site in South Carolina. Any evidence of their presence in the Catawba River Corridor should be reported to the Nongame & Heritage Trust Section of the S.C. Wildlife & Marine Resources Department.

2. Swamp rabbits are on the Heritage Trust list of rare, threatened, or endangered species. Any evidence of this species should be reported to the Nongame & Heritage Trust Section of the S.C. Wildlife & Marine Resources Department.

3. River otter populations are low in this area because of degradation of feeder streams. Any remaining healthy feeder streams in the Catawba River corridor should be considered important habitat for otters. Any river otter population should be considered significant.

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TREE SPECIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Pine Family

_____Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda L.
_____Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana Mill.
_____Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata Mill.
_____Pond Pine Pinus rigida var. serotina Loud.
Cedar Family

_____Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana L.
Willow Family

_____Black Willow Salix nigra Marsh.
_____Harbison Willow Salix harbisonii Schneid.
_____Coastalplain Willow Salix longipes Shuttl.
Poplar Family

_____Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoids Marsh.
Walnut Family

_____Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.
_____Butternut (White Walnut) Juglans cinerea L.
_____Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa Schneid.
_____Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata K. Koch
_____Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa Nutt.
_____Pignut Hickory Carya glabra Sweet
_____Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformes K. Koch
_____Pecan Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Birch Family

_____River Birch Betula nigra L.
_____American Hornbeam (Bluebeech) Carpinus carolinianaWalt.
_____Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginianaK. Koch
Beech Family

_____American Beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
_____American Chestnut Castanea dentate (Marsh.) Borklh.
_____Allegheny Chinkapin Castenea pumila (L.) Mill.
_____White Oak Quercus alba L.
_____Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Willd.
_____Chinkapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Englem.
_____Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus L.
_____Southern Red Oak Quercus falcate Michx.
_____Swamp Red Oak Quercus laevis Walt.
_____Pin Oak Quercus palustris Muench.
_____Willow Oak Quercus phellos L.
_____Water Oak Quercus nigra L.
Elm Family

_____American Elm Ulmus americanaL.
_____Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Muhl.
_____Winged Elm Ulmus alata Michx.
_____Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L.
Mulberry Family

_____Osage Orange Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.
Magnolia Family

_____Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L.
_____Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana L.
_____Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata L.
_____Yellow Poplar (Tuliptree) Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Laurel Family

_____Sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees.
Witchhazel Family

_____Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L.
_____Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L.
Sycamore Family

_____Sycamore Plantanus occidentalis L.
Rose Family

_____Southern Crab Malus angustifolia Michx.
_____Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern.
_____Black Cherry Prunis serotina Ehrh.
_____American Plum Prunis americana Marsh.
Pulse or Pea Family

_____Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia L.
_____Eastern Redbud Cercis Canadensis L.
Quassia Family

_____Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Sumac Family

_____Poison Sumac Rhus vernix L.
_____Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina L.
Holly Family

_____American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.
_____Possumhaw (Deciduous Holly) Ilex decidua Walt.
Maple Family

_____Boxelder Acer negundoL.
_____Red Maple Acer rubrum L.
_____Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Marsh.
Buckeye Family

_____Painted Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica Bartr.
_____Southern Buckeye Aesculus discolor Pursh.
Buckthorn Family

_____Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Walt.
Tupelo Family

_____Black Tupelo (Blackgum) Nysa sylvatica Marsh.
Dogwood Family

_____Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida L.
Heath Family

_____Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum DC.
_____Tree Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.
Ebony Family

_____Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana L.
Storax Family

_____Carolina Silverbell Halesia Carolina L.
Olive Family

_____Carolina Ash Fraxinus carolinianaMill.
_____White Ash Fraxinus americana L.
Trumpetcreeper Family

_____Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Walt.
Honeysuckle Family

_____Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Raf.

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FLOWERING WILD PLANTS AND SHRUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Alisamataceae (Arrowhead family)
_____Swamp Potato Sagittaria latifolia
Araceae (Arum family)
_____Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema tripyhllum
_____Green dragon Arisaema dracontium
_____Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus Foetidus
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
_____Spiderwort Tradescantia Ohioensis
_____Rosy spiderwort Tradescantia rosea
_____Day flower Commelina communis
Liliaceae (Lily family)
_____Fly poison Amianthum muscaetoxicum
_____Carolina lily Lilium michauxii
_____Wild onion Allium canadense
_____Wild garlic Allium vineale
_____Yucca Yucca filamentosa
_____Wild Oats Uvularia perfoliata
_____Merry bells Uvularia sessifolia
_____False solomons seal Smilacena racemosa
_____Catesbys trillium Trillium catesbaeii
_____Nodding trillium Trillium cernum
_____Trout lily Erythonium americanum
_____Water hyacinth Camassia scilloides
_____Carrion flower Smilax herbaceae
_____Carrion flower Smilax bono-nox
_____Solomons seal Polygonatum biflorum
_____Devils bit Chamaelirium luteum
_____Day lily Hemerocallis fulva
Amaryllidaceae (Amarylis family)
_____Atamasco lily Zephrantes atamasco
_____Spider lily/Rocky shoals lily Hymenocallis occidentalis
_____Yellow star-grass Hypoxis hairsuta
Iridaceae (Iris family)
_____Blue eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum
_____Blue eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
_____Crested iris Iris cristata
_____Blackberry lily Belamcanda chinensis
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
odontorhiza
_____Yellow lady slipper Cypripedium calceous
_____Pink lady slipper Cypripedium acaule
_____Small green orchid Habenaria clavellata
_____Ragged orchid Habenaria lacera
_____Grass pink Calopogon puchellus
_____Lady tresses Spiranthes grayii
_____Rattlesnake orchid Goodyera pubescens
_____Cranefly orchid Tipularia discolor
_____Autumn coralroot orchid Corallorhiza
Saururaceae (Lizards tail family)
_____Lizards tail Saururus cernus
Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)
_____Bastard toadflax Comandra umbrellata
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
_____Sorrel Rumex hastatulus
_____Knotweed Polyganum pensylvanicum
Phytolaccaceae (Poke family)
_____Pokeberry Phytolacca Americana
Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)
_____Little brown jug Hexastylis arifolia
Caryopyhllaceae (Pink family)
_____Pink Silene caroliniana
_____Fire pink Silene virginica
_____Starry campion Silene stellata
_____Catchfly Silene antirrhina
_____Giant chickweed Stellaria pubera
_____Chickweed Stellaria media
_____Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium holosteoides
_____Mouse-ear chickwood Cerastium glomeratum
_____Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium brachypetalum
_____Sandwort Arenaria groenlandica
_____Pinks Dianthus ameria
_____Corn cockle Agrostema githago
_____Soapwort/Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis
Portulaceae (Portulaca family)
_____Spring beauty Claytonia virginica
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
_____Buttercup Ranunculus sardous
_____Columbine Aquilegia Canadensis
_____Rue anemone Anemonella thalictroides
_____Wood anemone Anemone lancifolia
_____Wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
_____Thimble weed Anemone virginiana
_____Windflower Anemone caroliniana
_____Hepatica Hepatica Americana
_____Leather flower Clematis viorna
_____Virgins bower Clematis virginiana
_____No known common name Clematis ochreoleuca
_____Shrub yellow-root Xanthorhiza simplissima
_____Windflower Thalictrum thalictroides
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
_____Blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictriodes
_____Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Menispermaceae
_____Coral beads Cocculus carolinsis
Annonaceae (Custard-apple family)
_____Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Calycanthaceae
_____Sweet shrub Calycanthus floridus
Lauraceae
_____Sassifras Sassifras albidum
_____Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
_____Bloodroot Sanguisorba Canadensis
Fumariaceae (Fumewort family)
_____Yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
_____Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum
_____Cutleaf toothwort Dentaria lacianata
_____Wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum
_____Winter cress Barbarea verna
Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant family)
_____Pitcher plant Sarracenia rubra
Crassulaceae (Sedum family)
_____Stonecrop Sedum ternatum
_____Puck's orpine Sedum pussillium
_____No known common name Sedum smalli
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
_____Lettuce Saxifraga virginiensis
_____Wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
_____Alumroot Heuchera Americana
_____Foam flower Tiarella cordifolia
Hamamelidaceae (Witch hazel family)
_____Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Rosaceae (Rose family)
_____Wild strawberry Fragaria virginianum
_____Mock strawberry Duchesnea indica
_____Five fingers Potentilla Canadensis
_____Blackberry Rubus argutus
_____Dewberry Rubus flagellaris
_____Avens Geum canadense
_____Cocklebur Agrimony pubescens
_____Carolina rose Rosa Carolina
_____Numerous Hawthorns Crataegus
_____Wild plum Prunus Americana
_____Chicksaw plum Prunus angustifolia
_____Black cherry Prunus serotina
_____Serviceberry Amalanchier arborea
Fabaceae (Bean family)
_____Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
_____No known common name Desmanthus illinoisensis
_____Sensitive briar Shrankia microphylla
_____Redbud tree Cercis Canadensis
_____Partridge pea Cassia fasciculate
_____Wild sensitive plant Cassia nicitans
_____Lupine Lupinus diffuses
_____Several rattleboxes Crotolaria
_____Several clovers Trifolium
_____Several beggarlice/ticks Desmodium
_____Goats rue Tephrosia virginica
_____Spreading goats rue Tephrosia spicata
_____Vetch Vicia caroliana
_____Vetch Vicia villosa
_____Vetch Vicia angustifolia
_____Indigo bush Amorpha fructicosa
_____Black locust Robina pseuda-acacia
_____Butterfly pea Clitoria mariana
_____Butterfly pea Centrosema virginiana
_____False Blue indigo Baptisia australis
Oxilidaceae (Oxalis family)
_____Pink wood sorrel Oxalis violaceae
_____Sour grass Oxalis grandis
_____No known common name Oxalis dillenii
Geraniaceae(Geranium family)
_____Storks bill Geranium carolinianum
_____Wild geranium Geranium maculata
Polygalaceae (Milwort family)
_____Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega
_____Polygala Polygala curtissii
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
_____Stinging nettle Cnidoscolus stimulosus
_____Painted leaf Euphorbia heterophyllua
_____Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
Anacardiaceae
_____Poison sumac Rhus vernix
_____Poison ivy Rhus radicans
_____Poison oak Rhus toxicodendron
_____Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
_____Dwarf sumac Rhus copallina
_____Common sumac Rhus glabra
Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
_____American holly Ilex opaca
_____Black alder Ilex verticillata
_____Mountain holly Ilex Montana
_____Possum haw Ilex deciduas
Celastraceae
_____Strawberry bush Euonymous Americanus
Hippocastanaceae (Horse chestnut family)
_____Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica
Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)
_____Spotted jewel weed Impatiens carpensis
Rhamnaceae
americanus
_____New jersey tea Ceanothus
_____Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
_____High mallow Malva sylvestris
_____Swamp mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
Hyperiaceae (St. Johns-wort family)
_____St. Andrews cross Hypericum hypercoides
_____St. Johns-wort Hypericum punctatum
Violaceae (Violet family)
_____Violet Viola triloba
_____Blue violet Viola papilionaceae
_____Field pansy/Johnny jump-up Viola rafinesque
_____Birds foot violet Viola pedata
Passifloriaceae (Passion flower family)
_____Maypops Passiflora incarnata
_____Yellow maypop Passiflora lutea
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
_____Prickly pear Opuntia compressa
Eleagnaceae (Oleaster family)
_____Silverberry Eleagnus umbrellata
Melastomataceae (Meadow-beauty family)
_____Deergrass Rhexia mariana
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
_____Evening primrose Oenothera biensis
_____Sundrops Oenothera fruticosa
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
_____Ginseng Panax Quinquefolium
Apiaceae
_____Queen Anne's lace Dacus carota
_____Golden alexander Zizia trifoliate
_____Meadow parsnip Thaspium trifoliate
_____Angelica Angelica venosa
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
_____Dogwood Cornus florida
Ericaceae (Heath family)
_____Honeysuckle/Pinxter-flower Rhododendron nudiflorum
_____Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum
_____Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
_____Trailing arbutus Epigea repens
_____Pipsissewa Chimaphila maculata
_____Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora
_____Pinesap Monotropa hypopithys
_____Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
_____Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium vacillans
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
_____Fringed loostrife Lysimachia ciliata
_____Whorled loostrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
Symplocaceae
_____Horse sugar Symplocus tinctora
Styraceae
_____Silverbell Halesia Carolina
Oleaceae (Olive family)
_____Fringe tree Chionanthus Virginia
Loganaceae
_____Yellow jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens
_____Indian pink Spigelia marylandica
Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
_____Rose pink Sabatia angularis
_____Sampsons snakeroot Gentiana villosa
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
_____Blue star Amsonia tabernaemontana
_____Indian hemp Apocynum cannabinum
_____Periwinkle Vinca minor
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
_____Butterfly-weed Asclepias tuberosa
_____Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
_____Variegated milkweed Asclepias variegata
_____Milkweed Asclepias verticillata
_____Milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
_____Four leaf milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea caroliensis
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea suberosa
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea gonocarpa
Convulvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
_____Compact dodder Cuscuta compacta
_____Morning glory Ipomoena lacunose
_____Morning glory Ipomoena hederaceae
_____Morning glory Ipomoena purpurea
_____Man-root/Morning glory Ipomoena pandurata
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
_____Pinks Phlox nivalis
_____Phlox Phlox Carolina
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
_____Phacelia Phacelia dubia
_____Phacelia Phacelia maculata
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
arvense
_____Corn gromwell Lithospermum
_____Forget-me-not Myosotis verna
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
_____Verbena Verbena simplex
_____Verbena Verbena brasiliensis
_____Verbena Verbena urticifolia
_____Beauty-berry Callicarpa americana
Phrymaceae
leptostastachya
_____Lop-seed Phyrma
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
canadensis
_____Blue-curls Tricostema dichotum
_____Wood sage Teucrium canadense
_____Skullcap Scutellaria parvula
_____Skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia
_____Skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
_____Self-heal Prunella vulgaris
_____Obedient plant Dracocephalum virginianum
_____Henbit Lamium amplexicaule
_____Salvia Salvia urticifolia
_____Salvia Salvia azurea
_____Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
_____Monarda Monarda clinopodia
_____Horse balm Collinsonia
Solonaceae (Potato family)
_____Ground cherry Physalis virginiana
_____Horse nettle Solanum carolinense
_____Horse netle Solanum americanum
_____Jimpson weed Datura stramonium
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon family)
s pedicularis
_____Monkeyflower Mimulus ringen
_____Monkeyflower Mimulus alatus
_____Hedge hyssop Gratiola viscidula
_____Wolly mullein Verbascum thapsus
_____Mullein Verbacscum blattaria
_____Turtlehead Chelone glabra
_____Beard tongue Penstemon laevigatus
_____Penstemon Penstemon australis
_____Figwort Scrophularia marylandica
_____Toad flax Linaria Canadensis
_____Veronica Veronica peregrina
_____Veronica Veronica arvensis
_____Speedwell Veronica persica
_____False foxglove Aureolaria
_____Downy false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
_____Gerardia Agalinis purpurea
_____Gerardia Agalinis tenuifolia
_____Indian paint brush Castilleja coccinea
_____Wood betony/Lousewort Pedicularis Canadensis
Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family)
americana
_____Beech drops Epifagus virginiana
_____Squaw root Conopholis
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)
_____Cow itch vine Campsis radicans
_____Cross vine Anisostichus capreola
_____Catawba tree Catalpa speciosa
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
_____Wild petunia Ruelia caroliniensis
Rubiaceae (Madder family)
_____Several bedstraws Galium
_____Button bush Cephalanthus occidentalis
_____Partridge berry Mitchella repens
_____Bluets/Quaker ladies Houstonia caerulea
_____Bluets Houstonia purpurea
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
_____Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
_____Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
_____Elderbery Sambucus Canadensis
_____Maple-leaved virburnam Viburnam acerifolium
_____Black haw Viburnam prunifolium
_____Black haw Viburnam rufidulum
Valerianaceae (Valerian family)
_____Corn salad Valerianella radiata
Campanulaceae (Bluebell family)
_____Venus looking-glass Specularia perfoliata
_____Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
_____Lobelia Lobelia puberula
Asteraceae (Aster family)
serpentaria
_____Chickory Chickory intybus
_____Gall-of-the-earth Prenanthes
_____Rattlesnake root Prenanthes altissima
_____Rattlesnake weed Hieracium venosum
_____Hawkweed Hieracium gronovii
_____Three species dwarf dandelion Krigia
_____Dandelion Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
_____Bull thistle Carduus lanceolatus
_____Bull thistle Carduus pumilus
_____Ironweed Veronia acaulis
_____Ironweed Veronia noveboracenis
_____Elephants foot Elephantopus carolinianus
_____Elephants foot Elephantopus tormentosus
_____Blazing star Liatris graminifolia
_____Queen-of-the-meadow Eupatorium fistulosum
_____Plantain pussy toes Antennaria plantaginifolia
_____White-topped aster Aster paternus
_____White-topped aster Aster solidagineus
_____Aster Aster undulates
_____Frost aster Aster pilosus
_____Numerous goldenrods Solidago
_____Green and gold Chrysoganum virginianum
_____Coneflower Rudbeckia lacicnata
_____Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta
_____Schweinitz sunflower Helianthus Schweinitzii
_____Sunflower Helianthus atrorubens
_____Sunflower Helianthus divaricata
_____Smooth coneflower Echinacea laevigata
_____Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
_____Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
_____Coreposis Coreopsis major
_____Gaillardia Gaillardia punchella
_____Sneeze-weed Helenium autunmale
_____Sneeze-weed Helenium amarum
_____Yarrow Achillea millefolium
_____Ox-eye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
_____Mugwort Artemesia vulgaris

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