Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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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
Dioscorea quaternataFourleaf Wild YamB.A. SorrieUwharrie NF, near base of steep, rich-mesic hardwood slope facing Uwharrie River, 23 May 2025. 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)
Carex vestitaVelvet SedgeAlicia JacksonCumberland Co.S1 (S1)
Carex vestitaVelvet SedgeAlicia JacksonCumberland Co.S1 (S1)
Carex vestitaVelvet SedgeAlicia JacksonCumberland Co.S1 (S1)
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])