Vascular Plants of North Carolina
100 Most Recent Photos
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Exochorda racemosaCommon PearlbrushB.A. SorrieSame data. SNA (SE)
Exochorda racemosaCommon PearlbrushB.A. SorrieRoadside, Russet Court at NC 22, beside alien bamboo. 26 Feb 2018. SNA (SE)
Sesbania puniceaScarlet Wisteria-treeB.A. SorrieGeorgetown County, SC, roadside, July 1989.SNA (SE)
Melilotus officinalisYellow SweetcloverB.A. SorrieTrailside at Tucker Prairie, MO, July 2020.SNA (SE)
Melilotus albusWhite SweetcloverB.A. SorrieRoadside through prairie, Nebraska, July 2020. SNA (SE)
Crotalaria pallidaSmooth RattleboxB.A. SorrieSame data. SNA (SE) *
Crotalaria pallidaSmooth RattleboxB.A. SorrieOpen roadside, Scotland County, October 2014.SNA (SE) *
Ranunculus acrisTall ButtercupB.A. SorrieMacon County, roadside, June 2021. SNA (SE)
Spartina patensSaltmeadow CordgrassB.A. SorrieDare County, Outer Banks, upper margin of brackish marsh, 2012. No variety named.S5 (S5)
Spartina cynosuroidesBig Cordgrass B.A. SorrieColington, Sept. 2022.S5 (S5)
Puccinellia distansWeeping AlkaligrassB.A. SorrieWestern Colorado, wet alkaline seepage. SNA (SE)
Poa bulbosaBulbous BluegrassB.A. SorrieBighorn Mountains, WY; roadside. SNA (SE)
Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifoliumThin PaspalumB.A. SorrieRoadside in Piedmont NE of Carthage, 8 Oct 2024. Note erect solitary spike. Var. ciliatifolium.S4 ([S4])
Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifoliumThin PaspalumB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, dam of Kinney Cameron Lake, June 2015. Var. ciliatifolium.S4 ([S4])
Paspalum setaceum var. setaceumThin PaspalumB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, dam of Kinney Cameron Lake, June 2015. Var. setaceum.S4S5 ([S4S5])
Paspalum lentiferumCurtis's Crowngrass B.A. SorrieScotland Co.S1S2 (S1S2)
Paspalum lentiferumCurtis's Crowngrass B.A. SorrieScotland Co.S1S2 (S1S2)
Panicum virgatum var. cubenseBlunt SwitchgrassB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, 17 Frog Pond, July 2010. Var. cubense. S4S5 ([S4S5])
Panicum virgatum var. cubenseBlunt SwitchgrassB.A. SorrieIntermittently flooded roadbed SSE of 17 Frog Pond, July 2019. Var. cubense.S4S5 ([S4S5])
Panicum virgatum var. spissumTufted SwitchgrassB.A. SorrieDare mainland, brackish marsh, Sept 2013. Var. spissum.S3S4 ([S3S4])
Leptoloma cognataFall WitchgrassB.A. SorrieSame data, Hoke County.S5? (S5? [S5])
Leptoloma cognataFall WitchgrassB.A. SorrieRoadside in Hoke County, Oct 2014. S5? (S5? [S5])
Koeleria spicataNarrow False OatsB.A. SorrieCalcareous thin soil on Hunt Mountain, WY, July 2025.SX (SX)
Hierochloe hirtaNorthern SweetgrassB.A. SorrieSloping fen in Bighorn National Forest, WY, July 2025. SH (SH)
Eragrostis curvulaWeeping LovegrassB.A. SorrieXeric disturbed area, MacDonald Church Road, May 2009. SNA (SE)
Elymus canadensisCanada Wild-ryeB.A. SorrieBuncombe Co.SU (SU [S1?])
Echinochloa walteriCoast Cockspur-grassB.A. SorrieMarsh near Hitchcock Creek, Cordova, Aug 2016. Richmond County.S3S4 (S3S4 [S4])
Arundinaria appalachianaHill CaneBecky DillSlope above Grassy Island Road, Richmond Co. January 2026.S4 (S4)
Arundinaria appalachianaHill CaneBecky DillSlope above Grassy Island Road, Richmond Co. January 2026. S4 (S4)
Arundinaria appalachianaHill CaneTerry SharpePeeDee NWR, January 2026. Note short culms and deciduous or browned leaves. S4 (S4)
Dichanthelium strigosum var. strigosumRough-hair WitchgrassB.A. SorrieWalthour Moss Foundation, seepage slope recently burned, 2001. Var. strigosum.S3 ([S3])
Dichanthelium spretumEaton's WitchgrassB.A. SorriePhoto_non_NC Co.S1 (S1)
Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthesHeller's WitchgrassB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, loamy flat by Cognac Road, May 2015. Vernal form.S3? (S3?)
Dichanthelium commutatum subsp. commutatumVariable WitchgrassB.A. SorrieSandhills Game Land, May 2010. Subspecies commutatum.S5 ([S5])
Dichanthelium annulumRinged WitchgrassB.A. SorrieRichmond Co.S1 (S1 [S2S3])
Dichanthelium aciculareNeedleleaf WitchgrassB.A. SorrieSame data. S4? (S4? [S5])
Dichanthelium aciculareNeedleleaf WitchgrassB.A. SorrieDisturbed soil of yard, Whispering Pines. Vernal plant. S4? (S4? [S5])
Coleataenia rigidula ssp. condensaDense Redtop PanicgrassB.A. SorrieCape Hatteras NS, interdune marsh/pond, S of Buxton, Oct 2012. Subspecies condensa.S3 ([S3])
Coleataenia longifolia ssp. combsiiCombs' Long-leaved PanicgrassB.A. SorrieAntioch Bay, Oct 2019. Subspecies combsii. S2 ([S2])
Coleataenia longifolia ssp. longifoliaLong-leaved PanicgrassB.A. SorrieFish hatchery, NW end McKinney Lake, wet seepy ecotone, Aug 2011. Subspecies longifolia.S3 ([S3])
Coleataenia anceps ssp. rhizomataSmall Beaked PanicgrassB.A. SorrieNarrow rim between Big Cypress Meadow and Tunstall's Bay, Aug 2020. Subspecies <I>rhizomata</I>. S3? ([S3?])
Anthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassB.A. SorrieRoadside, Niagara-Carthage Road, Whispering Pines, April 2015. Flowering.SNA (SE)
Anthenantia villosaGreen SilkyscaleB.A. SorrieSame place and date.S3 (S3)
Scleria pauciflora var. paucifloraFewflower NutrushB.A. SorriePiedmont, roadside powerline, July 2013. Var. pauciflora.S4? (S4?) *
Rhynchospora tracyiTracy's BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieOnslow County, 2014, Camp Lejeune. S2 (S2)
Rhynchospora torreyanaTorrey's BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieNantucket Island, MA, 1987. S3? (S3? [S4])
Rhynchospora megalocarpaSandy-field BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieSame data.S2? (S2? [S3])
Rhynchospora inundataNarrow-fruit Horned BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieCarolina Beach SP, natural depression pond.S3 (S3 [S2?])
Rhynchospora cephalantha var. cephalanthaSmall Bunched BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieSeepage in gasline, extension of Tilley Street, Hoffman, July 2009. Var. cephalantha.S3 (S3 [S3S4])
Rhynchospora cephalantha var. attenuataSmall Bunched BeaksedgeB.A. SorrieScotland County, 2015, Sandhills Game Land, The Dismal, natural depression recently clearcut. Var. attenuata. S3 (S3)
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)