Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Diphasiastrum digitatumSouthern Ground-cedar Shanhong LuoNorth-facing mesic hardwood-pine roadside slope in Piedmont, Rascob Road, 13 April 2025. Note 2024 strobili. S5 (S5)
Rhodotypos scandensBlack JetbeadJess SchanerMadison County, on a logging road; April 2024SNA (SE)
Ambrosia psilostachyaPerennial Ragweed Becky DillScotland County, same data, subsurface stolons.S2S3 ([S2S3])
Ambrosia psilostachyaPerennial Ragweed Becky DillScotland County, same data, underside of leaf.S2S3 ([S2S3])
Ambrosia psilostachyaPerennial Ragweed Becky DillSandhills Game Land, bean dip beside Watson-Hoffman Road, abundant, 8 April 2025.S2S3 ([S2S3])
Myosotis macrospermaLargeseed Forget-me-notB.A. SorriePee Dee NWR, moist slope above floodplain. Anson County.S4 (S4 [S5])
Carex disjunctaSilvery SedgeB.A. SorrieSame data.S2 (S2) *
Carex disjunctaSilvery SedgeB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, edge of beaver pond by Watson-Hoffman Road, 8 April 2025. Large tussocks. S2 (S2) *
Amelanchier canadensisCanadian ServiceberryB.A. SorrieSame data. S4 (S4)
Amelanchier canadensisCanadian ServiceberryB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, edge of beaver pond, Watson Road, 8 April 2025. Plants up to 7 feet tall, petals recently dropped.S4 (S4)
Symplocos tinctoriaCommon SweetleafB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, shrubby streamhead on S side Laurel Hill Burn Site, 8 April 2025.S5 (S5)
Viola hirsutulaSouthern Woodland VioletB.A. SorrieRavine N of Sorrell Road, Apr 2008. Anson County.S3 (S3 [S4S5])
Carex laxifloraBroad Looseflower Sedge B.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, dry-mesic hardwood-pine slope, 10 April 2025. S4 (S4 [S5])
Montia fontanaFountain Miner's-lettuceJennifer StanleyOrange County; lawn; 2 April 2025SNA (SE)
Montia fontanaFountain Miner's-lettuceJennifer StanleyOrange County; lawn; 2 April 2025SNA (SE)
Myosotis macrospermaLargeseed Forget-me-notB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, upper portion of floodplain of Deep River, 4 April 2025. S4 (S4 [S5])
Erythronium americanumYellow Trout-lilyB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, floodplain of Rocky River, base of steep beech-oak slope, rare, 4 April 2025. S3? (S3?)
Viola hirsutulaSouthern Woodland VioletB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, trailside on dry-mesic slope, 4 April 2025. Flowers reddish violet.S3 (S3 [S4S5])
Viola affinisLeConte's VioletB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, mesic lower slope of shallow ravine, 4 April 2025.S4 (S4 [S5])
Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbensSpreading ChervilB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, mesic upper portion of floodplain of Deep River, 4 April 2025. S3 (S3 [S3S4])
Carex willdenowiiWilldenow's SedgeB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Nature Preserve, toe of steep, mesic beech-oak slope facing Rocky River, 4 April 2025. Locally abundant.S2 (S2 [S3])
Carex nigromarginataBlack-edge SedgeB.A. SorrieDry-mesic slope above Deep River, E of mouth of Rocky River, April 2021. S3? (S3? [S5])
Arundinaria tectaSwitch Cane Jimmy RandolphSandhills Game Land, Scotland Lane, large patch of flowering plants, 29 March 2025.S5 (S5)
Asarum reflexumReflexed Wild-gingerB.A. SorrieRich mesic soil, toe of slope and onto floodplain, Deep River W of Carbonton Road, 29 March 2025.S4S5 ([S4S5])
Stellaria mediaCommon ChickweedB.A. SorrieDeep River just W of Carbonton Road, exposed silty bank, 29 March 2025. Plants and leaves exceptionally large.SNA (SE)
Cardamine concatenataCutleaf ToothwortB.A. SorrieDeep River, 29 March 2025.S4 (S4 [S5])
Cardamine concatenataCutleaf ToothwortB.A. SorrieDeep River, steep mesic slope W of Carbonton Road, 29 March 2025.S4 (S4 [S5])
Micranthes virginiensisEarly SaxifrageB.A. SorrieSame place and date.S5 (S5)
Micranthes virginiensisEarly SaxifrageB.A. SorrieDeep River, steep mesic slope W of Carbonton Road, 29 March 2025.S5 (S5)
Corylus americanaAmerican HazelnutB.A. SorrieFloodplain of Deep River, 3-25-2025. Male catkin. S5 (S5)
Dirca palustrisEastern LeatherwoodB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, shrub at base of steep rocky slope facing Rocky River, flowering 3-25-2025. S3 (S3)
Luzula echinataHedgehog Woodrush B.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, mossy narrow terrace along Rocky River, 3-25-2025.S5 (S5)
Sclerolepis unifloraPink BogbuttonAndy WalkerScotland Co.S2 (S2 [S1S2])
Parthenocissus insertaThicket CreeperB.A. SorriePhoto_non_NC Co.S1 (S1)
Spiranthes longilabrisGiant-spiral Ladies'-tressesZack BradfordBeaufort Co.S1 (S1)
Spiranthes longilabrisGiant-spiral Ladies'-tressesZack BradfordBeaufort Co.S1 (S1)
Polygonella articulataCoastal JointweedZack BradfordGates Co.S1 (S1)
Polygonella articulataCoastal JointweedZack BradfordGates Co.S1 (S1)
Scrophularia lanceolataLanceleaf FigwortHarry LeGrand Co.S1 (S1)
Monotropsis odorataSweet PinesapJimmy RandolphWhite Pines Preserve, 27 November 2024, plants in bud. S3 (S3)
Sicyos angulatusOne-seed Bur-cucumberB.A. SorrieAt bridge over small creek, George P Road in Piedmont. 10 Nov 2024.S3 (S3 [S4])
Cenchrus purpurascensChinese FountaingrassBryan EnglandWake County; November 2024SNA (SE) *
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniSoftstem BulrushKristie GianopulosMarch at Walnut Creek. Oct 2024.S4 (S4)
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniSoftstem BulrushKristie GianopulosSame data.S4 (S4)
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniSoftstem BulrushKristie GianopulosMarsh at Walnut Creek, Oct 2024. S4 (S4)
Quercus lyrataOvercup OakFloyd WilliamsMerchants Millpond State Park, 2016-09-04S5 (S5)
Ampelopsis glandulosaPorcelain-berryDavid GeorgeDurham County, along the American Tobacco Trail; 2024SNA (SE)
Indigofera hirsutaHairy IndigoHerb AmyxWakefield subdivision, North Raleigh, 23 Oct 2024, beside a sidewalk. SNR (SE)
Fallopia baldschuanicaRussian VineB.A. SorrieSame data.SNA (SE)
Fallopia baldschuanicaRussian VineB.A. SorrieSame data. SNA (SE)
Fallopia baldschuanicaRussian VineB.A. SorrieHedgerow in Carthage, Moore County, 23 Oct 2024. SNA (SE)
Cyperus metziiAsian SpikesedgeDavid ParkerYard in Smithfield, Johnston County; 17 October 2024. Photo by David ParkerSNA (SE)
Fothergilla majorLarge Witch-alderSteve HallRock ledge facing Rocky River, 17 Oct 2024. S3 (S3)
Patrinia villosaWhite PatriniaTracy FeldmanSame data. SNA (SE)
Patrinia villosaWhite PatriniaTracy FeldmanDurant Nature Preserve, Raleigh, 5 Sept. 2024. Edge of dam by lake. SNA (SE)
Matteuccia struthiopterisOstrich FernBryan EnglandAlien variety struthiopteris, Wake County, 2024. SNA (SE)
Schoenoplectiella purshianaWeakstalk BulrushB.A. SorrieEdge of quarry pond, SE of Lilesville, 11 Oct 2024. Discovered in county by B. Dill. S4? (S4? [S4])
Cyperus lancastriensisManyflower FlatsedgeB.A. SorrieWet marshy roadside, Old River Road, Moore Co., 8 Oct 2024. S3? (S3? [S4S5])
Solidago erectaSlender GoldenrodB.A. SorrieShaded roadbank among Sourwood sprouts, Old River Road, Moore Co., 8 Oct 2024.S5 (S5)
Helianthus angustifoliusNarrowleaf SunflowerB.A. SorrieMoist roadside of Red Branch Road, Piedmont, 8 Oct 2024. S5 (S5)
Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifoliumThin PaspalumB.A. SorrieRoadside in Piedmont NE of Carthage, 8 Oct 2024. Note erect solitary spike. S4 ([S4])
Aristida oliganthaPrairie Three-awnB.A. SorrieGravelly sand of roadside, Piedmont of Moore Co., 8 Oct 2024. S5 (S5)
Bidens aristosaBearded Beggarticks B.A. SorrieWet roadside NE of Carthage, 8 Oct 2024. Fruiting stage. S5 (S5)
Collinsonia canadensisCanada HorsebalmBecky DillPee Dee NWR, steep slope along seasonal creek, 1 Oct 2024. Showing contorted root. S5 (S5)
Eurybia divaricataWhite Wood-asterB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, River Trail at outcrop beside Rocky River, 22 Sept 2024.S5 (S5)
Epifagus virginianaBeechdropsB.A. SorrieSame data, White Pines Preserve. Flower open.S5 (S5)
Epifagus virginianaBeechdropsB.A. SorrieCommon at White Pines Preserve, 23 Sept 2024. Buds not yet open. S5 (S5)
Epifagus virginianaBeechdropsB.A. SorriePiedmont, under beech. Fruits. 18 Feb 2018.S5 (S5)
Fatoua villosaMulberry-weedB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, weedy gravel parking lot, 22 Sept 2024.SNA (SE)
Collinsonia punctataFlorida HorsebalmBecky Dill Co.S1 (S1 [SRF])
Collinsonia punctataFlorida HorsebalmBecky Dill Co.S1 (S1 [SRF])
Collinsonia punctataFlorida HorsebalmB.A. Sorrie Co.S1 (S1 [SRF])
Collinsonia punctataFlorida HorsebalmB.A. Sorrie Co.S1 (S1 [SRF])
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorumFall PanicgrassB.A. SorrieFlat grass-dominated area between Boys Camp Road and dirt pile, just S of Atkins Road. 10 Sept 2024. Common; plants +- erect. S5 ([S5])
Hydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating Marsh-pennywortB.A. SorriePondlet at Maple Lawn Farm, Vass, on Vass-Carthage Road. 10 Sept 2024. S3 (S3 [S4])
Triadenum walteriGreater Marsh St. John's-wortB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, edge of small pond, 3 Sept 2024. Immature fruits. S4 (S4 [S5])
Sceptridium biternatumSouthern GrapefernB.A. SorrieSame data.S4 (S4 [S5])
Sceptridium biternatumSouthern GrapefernB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, 1-pole powerline, 3 Sept 2024.S4 (S4 [S5])
Perilla frutescensBeefsteak-plantB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, roadside, 3 Sept 2024.SNA (SE)
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicusBroomsedgeB.A. SorrieSame place, January 2022. S5 (S5)
Cyperus rotundusPurple NutsedgeB.A. SorrieWhispering Pines, disturbed sandy soil by walking trail, open to full sun. 1 Sept 2024.SNA (SE) *
Physostegia virginianaObedient-plantB.A. SorrieLarge clonal population on Wildlife Road, no houses or gardens nearby. 24 Aug 2024.S4 (S4 [S3S4])
Melothria pendulaCreeping CucumberB.A. SorrieBackyard among pinestraw, Lonicera japonica, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca. August 2024.S4 (S4 [S5])
Caulophyllum thalictroidesCommon Blue CohoshJamie Cameronfruiting; Buncombe Co. 2024-08-02S5 (S5)
Eutrochium purpureum var. carolinianumDowny Sweet Joe-pye-weedBecky DillDry-mesic hardwood slope burned this spring. Underside of leaf showing dense pubescence. 18 July 2024.S2 (S2)
Elymus macgregoriiEarly Wild-ryeB.A. SorrieFloodplain of Rocky River, White Pines Preserve, 27 July 2024. Plants senescing. S3? (S3? [S3])
Heuchera parviflora var. saurensis Sauratown Cave AlumrootJessica SchanerAvery Co.S1 (S1)
Heuchera parviflora var. saurensis Sauratown Cave AlumrootJessica SchanerAvery Co.S1 (S1)
Oldenlandia bosciiBosc's BluetAlan WeakleyRichmond Co.S2 (S2 [S1S2])
Platanthera peramoenaPurple Fringeless OrchidCrystal CockmanEno River SP, 11 July 2024.S2 (S2)
Phryma leptostachyaAmerican LopseedB.A. SorrieOn mesic slope with mafic rocks. Small size due to June drought. 2 July 2024. S5 (S5)
Goodyera repensLesser Rattlesnake-plantainM. BasingerMcDowell Co., Pisgah NF, Curtis Creek Rd., 16 May 2024.S2S3 (S2S3)
Centunculus minimusChaffweedM. BasingerRowan Co.SNR ([S1])
Turritis glabraTower MustardLori ArentAshe Co.S1 (S1)
Turritis glabraTower MustardLori ArentAshe Co.S1 (S1)
Turritis glabraTower MustardLori ArentAshe Co.S1 (S1)
Spiranthes praecoxGrassleaf Ladies'-tressesB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, in narrow powerline 29 May 2024. Note short green lines on lip.S3 (S3 [S3S4])
Phlox glaberrimaSmooth PhloxHarry LeGrandShocco Creek Game Land, Franklin County; 21 May 2024S3 (S3 [S4])
Lysimachia quadrifoliaWhorled LoosestrifeHarry LeGrandShocco Creek Game Land, Franklin County; 21 May 2024S5 (S5)
Tilia americana var. carolinianaCarolina BasswoodB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, Shiner's Way, soil very stony. 20 May 2024.S2? (S2? [S3])