Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Eleocharis palustrisCommon SpikerushB.A. SorriePhoto_non_NC Co.S1 (S1)
Eleocharis cellulosaGulf Coast SpikerushB.A. SorrieDare County, 2012, interdune marsh SW of Buxton, Cape Hatteras National Seashore. S2 (S2)
Cyperus hortensisLow SpikesedgeB.A. SorrieWhispering Pines, moist to mesic grassy yard. S5 (S5)
Carex stipata var. stipataAwl-fruit SedgeB.A. SorriePiedmont, rich roadside, Glendon Road at McLendon's Creek, May 2015. Var. stipata.S4 ([S4])
Carex stipata var. stipataAwl-fruit SedgeB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, floodplain in Deep River, 30 Apr 2024. Var. stipata.S4 ([S4])
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergiiMuehlenberg's SedgeB.A. SorrieSandhills region, disturbed roadside powerline, May 2016. Var. muehlenbergii.S4 (S4 [S4S5])
Carex leptalea var. leptaleaBristly-stalk SedgeB.A. SorrieLily Lake Fen, Beartooth Plateau, WY. July 2025.S2 ([S2])
Carex jamesiiJames's SedgeB.A. SorrieDominant on rich mesic slop, Horseshoe Bend of Deep River. 18 April 2025. Piedmont.S2 (S2)
Carex intumescens var. intumescensBladder SedgeB.A. SorrieMargin of Crain Creek, Moore County, Coastal Plain. 11 May 2021. S5 ([S5])
Carex digitalis var. macropoda Long-spiked Slender Woodland SedgeB.A. SorrieNags Head Woods, mesic slope under maritime hardwoods, Apr 2014. Var. macropoda.S4? ([S4?])
Carex digitalis var. macropoda Long-spiked Slender Woodland SedgeB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, mesic mixed hardwood-pine on upper and mid slopes. April 2024. Var. macropoda.S4? ([S4?])
Juncus biflorusBog Rush Katie Cochran WalshFlowering plant at Walthour Moss Foundation land, Southern Pines. S5 (S5)
Lygodium japonicumJapanese Climbing FernBryan EnglandWake County. SNA (SE)
Andropogon perangustatusNarrowleaf BluestemBryan EnglandSeasonally wet margin of granitic flatrock. December 2025. S2S3 (S2S3)
Andropogon perangustatusNarrowleaf BluestemBryan EnglandSeasonally wet margin of granitic flatrock. December 2025. S2S3 (S2S3)
Ilex collinaLongstalk HollyAster AyerJackson Co.S1 (S1)
Ilex collinaLongstalk HollyAster AyerJackson Co.S1 (S1)
Akebia quinataFive-leaf AkebiaJess SchanerCaldwell County; November 2025; naturalized, possibly at an old home siteSNA (SE)
Tridens chapmaniiChapman's RedtopAlicia JacksonFort Bragg, near jct. of King and Plank Roads, 9 October 2025. S2 (S2)
Helianthus schweinitziiSchweinitz's SunflowerLori ArentRandolph County; 7 October 2025S3 (S3)
Adlumia fungosaAllegheny-vinePenny LonghurstTransylvania County; Connestee Falls; 6 October 2025S2 (S2)
Bidens albaHairy BeggarticksWeb Tuckerhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317146859SNA (SE)
Viola arcuataCurved-stemmed VioletPenny LonghurstTransylvania County, at an elevation around 3,000 feet; 9 April 2025SNA (SE)
Mosla scabraMiniature Beefsteak-plant Becky DillAnson County roadside, 28 Sept 2025. SNA (SE)
Mosla scabraMiniature Beefsteak-plant Becky DillAnson County roadside, 28 Sept 2025. SNA (SE)
Mosla scabraMiniature Beefsteak-plant Becky DillAnson County roadside, 28 Sept 2025. SNA (SE)
Gentiana saponariaSoapwort GentianTim MartinFound on his property in Piedmont near Eagle Springs, Moore Co. Sept 2025.S3 (S3)
Leucospora multifidaNarrowleaf Paleseed Larry ChenBy a sushi/ramen place, Havelock, July 2025. SU (SU [SE])
Carex roseaRosy SedgeB.A. SorrieMoore Co, Piedmont, mesic slope above Big Governor's Creek, S of powerline, May 2015. S4 (S4 [S5])
Carex leavenworthiiLeavenworth's SedgeB.A. SorrieBladen County, 2018, Elwell Ferry Road E of Cape Fear River, roadside through brownwater floodplain. S3 (S3)
Carex jooriiCypress-swamp SedgeBA SorrieCarolina Beach SP, wet woods by marina parking lot. September.S3 (S3 [S4])
Carex bromoides ssp. bromoidesBrome-like Sedge B.A. SorrieHarnett Co., N side Cape Fear River, floodplain, May 2006.S3? (S3?)
Teucrium canadenseAmerican GermanderJess SchanerYancey County; 2025S4 (S4 [S5])
Magnolia tripetalaUmbrella MagnoliaJess SchanerYancey County; on a higher pH site at a low elevation; August 2025S5 (S5)
Andropogon cretaceusChalky BluestemB.A. SorrieCumberland Co.,Fayetteville, wet shrubby margin of Kornbow Lake, Oct 2012. S3S4 ([S3S4])
Crataegus collinaHillside HawthornBryan EnglandWake County; 2025; fruitS4? ([S4?])
Crataegus collinaHillside HawthornBryan EnglandWake County; 2025S4? ([S4?])
Viburnum dilatatumLinden ViburnumBryan Englandglands on underside of leaf; Wake County, 2025SNA (SE)
Viburnum dilatatumLinden ViburnumBryan EnglandWake County; 2025SNA (SE)
Hexalectris spicataCrested CoralrootJess SchanerMcDowell County; mid-July 2025S2 (S2)
Ludwigia hirtellaRafinesque's SeedboxB.A. SorrieMoist streamhead ecotone, Camp Mu-Sha-Ni, 3 July 2025. S4 (S4)
Liparis loeseliiFen OrchidJames PetrankaMitchell Co.S1 (S1)
Cleistesiopsis bifariaAppalachian Small Spreading Pogonia James PetrankaMitchell County; growing in a powerline corridor at 3650-3700 feet elevationS2 (S2)
Vandenboschia boschianaAppalachian Filmy-fernMargaret WoodbridgeMacon Co.S1 (S1)
Vandenboschia boschianaAppalachian Filmy-fernMargaret WoodbridgeMacon Co.S1 (S1)
Carex emoryiEmory's SedgeEric UngbergRockingham Co.SNR (S1)
Carex emoryiEmory's SedgeEric UngbergRockingham Co.SNR (S1)
Carex emoryiEmory's SedgeEric UngbergRockingham Co.SNR (S1)
Cyperus hystricinusBristly FlatsedgeB.A. SorrieRichmond Co.S1 (S1)
Cyperus hystricinusBristly FlatsedgeB.A. SorrieRichmond Co.S1 (S1)
Juncus dichotomusForked RushB.A. SorrieFort Bragg, xeric sandhill scrub E of Gravel Pit Road, 12 June 2025.S3S4 (S3S4 [S5])
Commelina erecta var. angustifoliaSlender DayflowerB.A. SorrieFort Bragg, xeric sandhill scrub E of Gravel Pit Road, 12 June 2025.S3S4 (S3S4)
Polypremum procumbensJuniper-leafB.A. SorrieFort Bragg, xeric sandhill scrub E of Gravel Pit Road, 12 June 2025. S5 (S5)
Carex tenaxWire SedgeB.A. SorrieMoore Co.S1 (S1)
Carex tenaxWire SedgeB.A. SorrieMoore Co.S1 (S1)
Bryodesma acanthonotaSand Spikemoss B.A. SorrieFort Bragg, same population, 12 June 2025.S2S3 (S2S3)
Bryodesma acanthonotaSand Spikemoss B.A. SorrieFort Brag, same population, 12 June 2025. S2S3 (S2S3)
Stylisma angustifoliaNarrowleaf Dawnflower B.A. SorrieFt. Bragg, E of Gravel Pit Road, xeric sandhill scrub, 12 June 2025. S2 (S2 [S3])
Dendrolycopodium dendroideumTree Ground-pineA.B. HambyOff route 194, West Jefferson, June 2025. S2 (S2)
Laphangium luteoalbumJersey CudweedBryan Englandedges of parking area at Falls Lake, Wake County; June 2025SNA (SE)
Borodinia canadensisCanada RockcressCarol Ann McCormickSame Data.S4 (S4)
Borodinia canadensisCanada RockcressCarol Ann McCormickRockingham County, late May 2025. S4 (S4)
Senega appendiculataSwamp MilkwortB.A. SorriePender Co.SNR ([S1])
Dionaea muscipulaVenus FlytrapB.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, 31 May 2025.S2 (S2)
Dionaea muscipulaVenus FlytrapB.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, 31 May 2025.S2 (S2)
Linum floridanum var. floridanumFlorida Yellow FlaxB.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, moist roadside, 31 May 2025.S4 (S4)
Juncus longiiLong's RushB.A. SorriePender Co.S1S2 (S1S2 [S3])
Rhynchospora colorataStarrush Whitetop Sedge B.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, moist roadside, 31 May 2025.S3 (S3 [S4])
Aesculus paviaRed BuckeyeB.A. SorrieRoadside near Rocky Point, 31 May 2025.S4 (S4 [S3])
Pterocaulon pycnostachyumDense-spike BlackrootB.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass, 31 May 2025.S3 (S3)
Pterocaulon pycnostachyumDense-spike BlackrootB.A. SorrieHolly Shelter Game Land, Longleaf Pine-Wiregrass, 31 May 2025.S3 (S3)
Carex lupuliformisFalse Hop SedgeEtienne Lacroix-CarignanJohnston Co.S1 (S1 [S2])
Carex lupuliformisFalse Hop SedgeEtienne Lacroix-CarignanJohnston Co.S1 (S1 [S2])
Carex lupuliformisFalse Hop SedgeEtienne Lacroix-CarignanJohnston Co.S1 (S1 [S2])
Carex lupuliformisFalse Hop SedgeEtienne Lacroix-CarignanJohnston Co.S1 (S1 [S2])
Carya myristiciformisNutmeg HickoryRichard LeBlondPender Co.S1 (S1)
Carex gholsoniiGholson's SedgeEric UngbergJones Co.S1S2 (S1S2)
Chasmanthium nitidumShiny SpikegrassEric UngbergPender Co.S1 (S1)
Carya myristiciformisNutmeg HickoryEric UngbergPender Co.S1 (S1)
Dioscorea quaternataFourleaf Wild YamB.A. SorrieSame plant, same data.S4 (S4)
Dioscorea quaternataFourleaf Wild YamB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, near base of steep, rich-mesic hardwood slope facing Uwharrie River, 23 May 2025. S4 (S4)
Zephyranthes atamascoAtamasco LilyB.A. SorrieSuther Prairie, 29 April 1999. Cabarrus County.S4S5 (S4S5)
Sanicula canadensis var. grandisLarge Black-snakerootB.A. SorrieSame plant, same data. S2? ([S2?])
Sanicula canadensis var. grandisLarge Black-snakerootB.A. SorrieRoadside in rich mesic slope, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025. S2? ([S2?])
Sedum glaucophyllumCliff StonecropB.A. SorrieSame data. S2 (S2)
Sedum glaucophyllumCliff StonecropB.A. SorrieMossy rock ledge by road, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025.S2 (S2)
Hylodesmum glutinosumPointedleaf Tick-trefoilB.A. SorrieRich mesic forest slope, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025.S2? (S2? [S3])
Ulmus rubraSlippery ElmB.A. SorrieNarrow floodplain of Uwharrie River, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025. S5 (S5)
Smilax herbaceaSmooth Carrion-flowerB.A. Sorriesame data. S5 (S5 [S4?])
Smilax herbaceaSmooth Carrion-flowerB.A. Sorrieroadside bank, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025. S5 (S5 [S4?])
Hylodesmum nudiflorumNaked Tick-trefoil B.A. SorrieRoadside bank, dense population, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025.S5 (S5)
Bromus pubescensHairy Woodland BromeB.A. SorrieRoadside bank, Uwharrie NF, 23 May 2025. S4 (S4)
Lobelia spicataPalespike LobeliaB.A. SorrieRoadside bank, Uwharrie NF, lower leaf, 23 May 2025. S5 (S5)
Sanicula canadensis var. floridanaFlorida Black-snakerootBA SorrieVar. floridana, Nags Head Woods.S4? ([S4?])
Sanicula canadensis var. floridanaFlorida Black-snakerootBA SorrieVar. floridana, Nags Head Woods, Sept 2022, plant turning to fall color. S4? ([S4?])
Baptisia aberransEastern Prairie Blue Wild IndigoCrystal CockmanPicture Creek Barrens, 20 May 2010. S2 (S2)
Baptisia aberransEastern Prairie Blue Wild IndigoNot KnownPicture Creek Barrens, 14 August 2014. S2 (S2)
Carex barrattiiBarratt's SedgeAlicia JacksonHarnett Co.S1 (S1)
Carex barrattiiBarratt's SedgeAlicia JacksonHarnett Co.S1 (S1)
Carex barrattiiBarratt's SedgeAlicia JacksonHarnett Co.S1 (S1)