Vascular Plants of North Carolina
100 Most Recent Photos
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Carex seorsaWeak Stellate SedgeB.A. SorrieCarvers Creek SP, Sandhills Access. Sphagnous margin of Little Pond, with Carex turgescens, Eupatorium resinosum. 9 May 2025. S3 (S3 [S4])
Lysimachia terrestrisSwamp-candles Andy WoodNew Hanover County; May 2025S3 (S3)
Amorpha schweriniiPiedmont Indigo-bushB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF. beside Green Gap Road. imm. fruit.S3 (S3)
Amorpha schweriniiPiedmont Indigo-bushAndy WalkerUwharrie NF; peak flowering. S3 (S3)
Taenidia integerrimaYellow PimpernelB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, mesic roadside bank of FR 576, above Yadkin River, 6 May 2025. S3 (S3 [S4])
Taenidia integerrimaYellow PimpernelB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, mesic roadside bank of FR 576, above Yadkin River, 6 May 2025.S3 (S3 [S4])
Clematis viornaVasevine LeatherflowerB.A. SorrieUnion County, rock ledge, May 2011. S5 (S5)
Clematis viornaVasevine LeatherflowerB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, roadbank beside FR 576, 6 May 2025.S5 (S5)
Clematis viornaVasevine LeatherflowerB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, roadbank beside FR 576, 6 May 2025. S5 (S5)
Oenothera fruticosa var. fruticosaNarrowleaf SundropsB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, roadside of FR 553, 6 May 2025.S5 (S5)
Oenothera fruticosa var. fruticosaNarrowleaf SundropsB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, roadside of FR 553, 6 May 2025.S5 (S5)
Amorpha schweriniiPiedmont Indigo-bushB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, beside Green Gap Road, 6 May 2025. Immature fruits. S3 (S3)
Scutellaria ellipticaHairy SkullcapB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, side of FR 553, rare, 6 May 2025. S5 (S5)
Marshallia obovata var. obovataSpoon-shaped Barbara's-buttonsB.A. SorrieAbundant along River Road, 6 May 2025. Note discreet patches.S3 (S3)
Marshallia obovata var. obovataSpoon-shaped Barbara's-buttonsB.A. SorrieAbundant along River Road, 6 May 2025. S3 (S3)
Gaylussacia frondosaDangleberryB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, rocky hilltop off FR 1137. Plants abundant here, 6 May 2025.S5 (S5)
Magnolia acuminata var. subcordataPiedmont Cucumber MagnoliaB.A. SorrieMontgomery Co.S1? (S1? [S2?])
Magnolia acuminata var. subcordataPiedmont Cucumber MagnoliaB.A. SorrieMontgomery Co.S1? (S1? [S2?])
Lupinus perennisSundial LupineB.A. SorrieFort Bragg, Morganton Road, May 2018. S3S4 (S3S4) [S2S3]
Drosera brevifoliaDwarf SundewGene NimocksCarvers Creek SP, April 2025.S3 (S3)
Physalis virginianaVirginia Ground-cherryB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, multi-stemmed plant on trailside below rock outcrop, 27 April 2025.S4 (S4 [S5])
Carex crinita var. brevicrinisShort-fringed Sedge B.A. SorrieCommon in floodplain pools, White Pines Preserve, 27 April 2025.SNA ([S5?])
Euonymus americanusAmerican Strawberry-bushB.A. SorrieWhite Pines Preserve, near a floodplain pool, 27 April 2025.S5 (S5)
Euonymus americanusAmerican Strawberry-bushB.A. SorrieOld Cheraw Road near Solomon's Creek, Oct 2015.S5 (S5)
Quercus elliottiiRunning OakB.A. SorrieRobeson Co.S1S2 (S1S2)
Quercus elliottiiRunning OakB.A. SorrieRobeson Co.S1S2 (S1S2)
Oxalis articulataWindowbox WoodsorrelB.A. SorrieCommon on roadside, NC 904 just NW of Fair Bluff, 4-23-2025. SNA (SE)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescensLarge Yellow Lady's-slipperCrystal CockmanVery local in Montgomery County, 17 April 2011. Population discovered by Moni Bates.S3 (S3)
Veronica persicaBird's-eye SpeedwellB.A. SorrieRoadside, Valley View Road, Southern Pines. 19 April 2025.SNA (SE)
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.S1 (S1)
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])