ANIMALS AND PLANTS OF

SOUTH CAROLINA'S
CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

February, 1994

The animals and plants listed here are those that are known to
occur or very likely to occur in the Catawba River corridor in
South Carolina.

Compiled by:

Flora/Fauna Habitat Subcommittee

South Carolina Catawba River Task Force

Produced by:
SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803/734-0173

For more information or to report additional species, contact:

SC Wildlife and Marine Resources Department

P.O. Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202
803/734-3888
 Table of Contents

Fish.................................................................................... 1

Amphibians and Reptiles.................................................. 4

Birds.................................................................................. 7

Mammals........................................................................... 13

Trees.................................................................................. 16

Flowering Wild Plants and Shrubs................................... 20

 FISH OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

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│ Key to Abbreviations │
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│ │
│N - Native C - Common │
│ I - Introduced U - Uncommon │
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LEPISOSTEIDAE - GARS

_____Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus) N, U

AMIIDAE - BOWFINS

_____Bowfin Amia calva (Linnaeus) N, U

ANGUILLIDAE - FRESHWATER EELS

_____American eel Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) N, U

CLUPEIDAE - HERRINGS

_____Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur) N, U

_____Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense (Gunther) N, U
ESOCIDAE - PIKES

_____Redfin pickerel Esox americanus (Gmelin) N, U

_____Chain pickerel E. niger (Lesueur) N, U
CYPRINIDAE - MINNOWS AND CARPS

_____Rosyside dace Clinostomus funduloides (Girard) N, C

_____Carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) I, C
_____Bluehead chub Nocomis leptochephalus (Girard) N, C
_____Silvery minnow Hybognathus regius (Girard) N, C
_____Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) N, C
_____Highfin shiner Notropis altipinnis (Cope) N, C
_____Greenfin shiner N. chloristius (Jordan & Brayton) N, C
_____Dusky shiner N. cummingsae (Myers) N, U
_____Spottail shiner N. hudsonius (Clinton) N, C
_____Yellowfin shiner N. lutipinnis (Jordan & Brayton) N, C

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_____Whitefin shiner N. niveus (Cope) N, C
_____Coastal shiner N. petersoni (Fowler) N, U
_____Swallowtail shiner N. procne (Cope) N, C
_____Fieryblack shiner N. pyrrhomelas (Cope) N, C
_____Sandbar shiner N. scepticus (Jordan & Gilbert) N, C
_____Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas (Rafinesque) I, U
_____Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchell) N, C
CATOSTOMIDAE - SUCKERS

_____Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur) N, U

_____Highfin carpsucker C. velifer (Rafinesque) N, U
_____White sucker Catostomus commersoni (Lacepede) N, C
_____Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchell) N, C
_____Lake chubsucker E. sucetta (Lacepede) N, C
_____Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus N, U
_____Smallmouth buffalo I. bubalus (Rafinesque) N, U
_____Spotted sucker Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque) N, C
_____Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque) N, C
_____Shorthead redhorse M. macrolepidotum (Lesueur) N, C
_____Suckermouth redhorse M. pappillosum (Cope) N, U
_____Smallfin redhorse M. robustum (Cope) N, C
_____Striped jumprock M. rupiscartes (Jordan & Jenkins) N, C
ICTALURIDAE - CATFISHES

_____Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) N, C

_____Blue catfish I. furcatus (Lesueur) I, U
_____White catfish Ameiuru catus (Linnaeus) N, C
_____Yellow bullhead A. natalis (Lesueur) N, C
_____Brown bullhead A. nebulosus (Lesueur) N, C
_____Snail bullhead A. brunneus (Jordan) N, U
_____Flat bullhead A. platycephalus (Girard) N, C
_____Margined madtom Noturus insignis (Richardson) N, C
APHREDODERIDAE - PIRATE PERCHES

_____Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams) N, U

POECILIIDAE - LIVEBEARERS

_____Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard) N, C

PERCICHTHYIDAE - TEMPERATE BASSES

_____White perch Morone americana (Gmelin) I, U

_____White bass M. chrysops (Rafinesque) I, C
_____Striped bass M. saxatilis (Walbaum) I, C
CENTRARCHIDAE - SUNFISHES

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_____Flier Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepede) N, U
_____Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus) N, C
_____Green sunfish L. cyanellus (Rafinesque) N, C
_____Pumpkinseed L. gibbosus (Linnaeus) N, V
_____Warmouth L. gulosus (Cuvier) N, C
_____Bluegill L. macrochirus (Rafinesque) N, C
_____Dollar sunfish L. marginatus (Holbrook) N, U
_____Redear sunfish L. microlophus (Gunther) N, C
_____Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede) N, C
_____White crappie Pomoxis annularis (Rafinesque) N, U
_____Black crappie P. nigromaculatus (Lesueur) N, C
PERCIDAE - PERCHES

_____Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare (Rafinesque) N, U

_____Swamp darter Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard) N, C
_____Tessellated darter E. olmstedi (Storer) N, C
_____Seagreen darter E. thalassinum (Jordan & Brayton) N, U
_____Yellow perch Perca flavescens (Mitchell) N, C
_____Piedmont darter Percina crassa (Jordan & Brayton) N, C

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 AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

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│ Key to Abbreviations │
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│ C -Species for which there is a confirmed │
│ sighting (or museum specimen) from │
│ S.C. Catawba River corridor │
│ A - Aquatic species that are live in water and │
│ seldom, if ever, leave river │
│ T - Terrestrial species (live on land but depend │
│ heavily on natural buffer adjacent to river) │
│ W - Wetland species (live mainly in swamps, │
│ marshes, springs, or small streams adjoining │
│ river) │
│ B - Aquatic species that also depend heavily on │
│ a natural buffer adjacent to river │
│ ? - Status unclear; may occur in corridor │
│ * - Very uncommon or rare │
│ │
│ All reptiles, including aquatic turtles, must lay │
│their leathery-shelled eggs on dry land; nearly all │
│amphibians lay their jelly-covered eggs in water │
│(occasionally on land in very moist habitats). │
│ │
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AMPHIBIANS

Salamanders (12 Species)

_____Eastern Newt (Red-spotted Newt) Notophthalmus viridescens W

_____Two-toed Amphimua? Amphiuma means W
_____Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum W
_____Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum W
_____Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus W
_____Two-lined Salamander Eurycea-bislineata W
_____Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata W
_____Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus W
_____Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum W
_____Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus W
_____Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus W
_____Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber W

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 Toads (3 species)

_____Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scapiopus holbrooki W

_____American Toad Bufo americanus W
_____Common (Fowler's) Toad Bufo woodhousei W

Frogs (10 species)

_____Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans W

_____Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor or H. chrysoscelis W
_____Spring Peeper Hyla crucifier W
_____Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella W
_____Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata W
_____Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana W,
B
_____Green Frog Rana clamitans W
_____Pickerel Frog Rana palustris W
_____Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala W
_____Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Gastrophyryne carolinensis W

REPTILES

Turtles (8 species)

_____Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina B

_____Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum B
_____Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus B
_____River Cooter Chrysemys concinna B
_____Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta B
_____Yellowbelly Slider Chrysemys scripta B
_____Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina T
_____Spiny Softshell Trionyx spiniferus
C,B

Lizards (8 species)

_____Carolina Anole Anolis carolinensis T

_____Eastern Fence Swift Sceloporus undulatus T
_____Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus T
_____Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus T
_____Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps T
_____Ground Skink Scincella lateralis T
_____Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus T
_____Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus T

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 Snakes (26 species)

_____Worm Snake Carphopis amoenus T

_____Scarlet Snake* Cemophora coccinea T
_____Black Racer Coluber constrictor T
_____Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus T
_____Corn Snake Elaphe guttata T
_____(Black) Rat Snake Elaphe Obsoleta T
_____Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos T
_____Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster T
_____Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus T
_____Eastern Milk Snake
(Scarlet Kingsnake) Lampropeltis triangulum T
_____Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum T
_____Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon W,B
_____Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota W,B
_____Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus T
_____Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus T
_____Queen Snake Regina septemvittata W,
B
_____Brown Snake Storeria dekayi T
_____Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata T
_____Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata T
_____Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus T
_____Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis T
_____Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula T
_____Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae T
_____Northern Copperhead (poisonous) Agkistrodon contortrix T
_____Timber Rattlesnake (poisonous) Crotalus horridus T
_____Pigmy rattlesnake (poisonous) Sistrurus miliarius T

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 BIRDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

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│ Key to Abbreviations │
│ │
│R - Resident (year-round) │
│ N - Confirmed Nesting Record │
│Su - Summer Only (including spring and/or │
│ fall migration) │
│W - Winter Only (including spring and/or │
│ fall migration) │
│Sp - Spring Migrant (non-breeding) │
│F - Fall Migrant (non-breeding) │
│* - Extremely uncommon or rare │
│ (#) - Species of Special Interest (see endnotes) │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Gaviidae

_____Common Loon W
Podicipedidae

_____Pied-billed Grebe W
Phalacrocoracidae

_____Double-crested Cormorant W
Ardeidae & Threskiornithidae

_____Great Blue Heron W

_____Great Egret
_____Little Blue Heron
_____Cattle Egret
_____Green-backed Heron
_____White Ibis F
Anatidae

_____Snow Goose*
_____Canada Goose
_____Wood Duck
_____Green-winged Teal
_____American Black Duck
_____Mallard R
_____Northern Pintail

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_____Blue-winged Teal
_____Northern Pintail
_____Blue-winged Teal
_____Northern Shoveler
_____Gadwall
_____American Wigeon
_____Canvasback
_____Redhead
_____Ring-necked Duck
_____Lesser Scaup
_____Bufflehead
_____Hooded Merganser
_____Red-breasted Merganser W
_____Ruddy Duck
Cathartidae, Accipitridae, & Falconidae

_____Black Vulture R
_____Turkey Vulture R
_____Osprey Sp, F
_____Bald Eagle* (1) R
_____Northern Harrier
_____Sharp-shinned Hawk
_____Cooper's Hawk
_____Red-shouldered Hawk
_____Broad-winged Hawk
_____Red-tailed Hawk R
_____American Kestrel W
Phasianidae

_____Wild Turkey
_____Northern Bobwhite
Rallidae

_____American Coot
Charadriidae

_____Killdeer
_____Greater Yellowlegs
_____Lesser Yellowlegs
_____Solitary Sandpiper
_____Spotted Sandpiper
_____Dunlin*
_____Common Snipe
_____American Woodcock
Laridae

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_____Franklin's Gull* F
_____Bonaparte's Gull W
_____Ring-billed Gull W
_____Herring Gull W
Columbidae

_____Rock Dove R
_____Mourning Dove
Cuculidae

_____Yellow-billed Cuckoo Su
Strigidae

_____Common Barn-Owl
_____Eastern Screech-Owl
_____Great Horned Owl
_____Barred Owl
Caprimulgidae

_____Common Nighthawk
_____Chuck-will's-widow
_____Whip-poor-will
Apodidae

_____Chimney Swift
_____Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Alcedinidae

_____Belted Kingfisher R
Picidae

_____Red-headed Woodpecker
_____Red-bellied Woodpecker R
_____Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
_____Downy Woodpecker
_____Hairy Woodpecker
_____Northern Flicker
_____Pileated Woodpecker R
Tyrannidae

_____Eastern Wood-Pewee

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_____Acadian Flycatcher
_____Eastern Phoebe
_____Great Crested Flycatcher
_____Eastern Kingbird

Hirundinidae

_____Purple Martin
_____N. Rough-winged Swallow
_____Cliff Swallow
_____Barn Swallow
Corvidae

_____Blue Jay R
_____American Crow R
_____Fish Crow
R?
Paridae

_____Carolina Chickadee R
_____Tufted Titmouse R
Sittidae

_____Red-breasted Nuthatch
_____White-breasted Nuthatch
_____Brown-headed Nuthatch
Certhiidae

_____Brown Creeper
Troglodytidae

_____Carolina Wren R
_____House Wren
_____Winter Wren
Muscicapidae (Sylviinae)

_____Golden-crowned Kinglet
_____Ruby-crowned Kinglet
_____Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Muscicapidae (Turdinae)

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_____Eastern Bluebird
_____Veery
_____Gray-cheeked Thrush
_____Swainson's Thrush
_____Hermit Thrush
_____Wood Thrush
_____American Robin

Mimidae

_____Gray Catbird
_____Northern Mockingbird
_____Brown Thrasher
Bombycillidae

_____Cedar Waxwing
Laniidae

_____Loggerhead Shrike
Sturnidae

_____European Starling
Vireonidae

_____White-eyed Vireo
_____Solitary Vireo
_____Yellow-throated Vireo
_____Red-eyed Vireo

Emberizidae (Parulinae)

_____Tennessee Warbler
_____Northern Parula
_____Yellow Warbler
_____Chestnut-sided Warbler
_____Magnolia Warbler
_____Cape May Warbler
_____Black-throated Blue Warbler
_____Yellow-rumped Warbler
_____Yellow-throated Warbler
_____Pine Warbler
_____Prairie Warbler

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_____Palm Warbler
_____Blackpoll Warbler
_____Black-and-white Warbler
_____American Redstart
_____Prothonotary Warbler
_____Worm-eating Warbler
_____Ovenbird
_____Northern Waterthrush
_____Lousiana Waterthrush
_____Kentucky Warbler
_____Common Yellowthroat
_____Hooded Warbler
_____Yellow-breasted Chat
Emberizidae (Thraupinae)

_____Summer Tanager
_____Scarlet Tanager
Emberizidae (Cardinalinae)

_____Northern Cardinal R
_____Blue Brosbeak
_____Indigo Bunting
Emberizidae (Emberizinae)

_____Rufous-sided Towhee R
_____Chipping Sparow
_____Field Sparrow
_____Fox Sparrow
_____Song Sparrow
_____Swamp Sparrow
_____White-throated Sparrow
_____Dark-eyed Junco
Emberizidae (Icterinae)

_____Red-winged Blackbird
_____Eastern Meadowlark
_____Common Grackle
_____Brown-headed Cowbird
_____Orchard Oriole
Fringillidae

_____Purple Finch
_____Pine Siskin
_____American Goldfinch
_____Evening Grosbeak

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 Passeridae

_____House Sparrow

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ENDNOTES

(1) Southern Bald Eagle is endangered. All age classes have been seen
year-round on the lower Catawba River, implying that one or more
undiscovered nests may be nearby. Closest confirmed nests are at Lake
Wateree.

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 MAMMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Common Name Scientific Name Distribution/Status

_____ Virginia opossum Didelphis Common
virginiana
_____ Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris Probably common
_____ Southern short- Blarina Common
tailed shrew carolinensis
_____ Least shrew Cryptotis parva Probably common
_____ Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus Common
_____ Southeastern myotis1 Myotis Status unknown; rare
austroriparius
_____ Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris Possibly common during
noctivagans migration
_____ Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus Probably common
subflavus
_____ Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Common
_____ Red bat Lasiurus borealis Common
_____ Seminole bat Lasiurus seminolus Probably uncommon
_____ Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Probably uncommon
_____ Evening bat Nycticeius Possibly common
humeralis
_____ Mexican free-tailed Tadarida Possibly common
bat brasiliensis
_____ Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus Common
floridanus
2
_____ Swamp rabbit Sylvilagus Status unknown
aquaticus
_____ Marsh rabbit Sylvilagus Possibly common locally
palustris
_____ Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Probably common
_____ Woodchuck Marmota monax Possible population
expansion
_____ Gray squirrel Sciurus Common
carolinensis
_____ Fox squirrel Sciurus niger Status unknown

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_____ Southern flying Glaucomys volans Common
squirrel
_____ Beaver Castor canadensis Possibly common locally
_____ Marsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris Status unknown,
possibly common locally
_____ Eastern harvest Reithrodontomys Possibly common
mouse humulis
_____ Oldfield mouse Peromyscus Possibly common locally
polionotus
_____ Deer mouse Peromyscus Possibly common locally
maniculatus
_____ White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus Probably common
_____ Cotton mouse Peromyscus Possibly common
gossypinus
_____ Golden mouse Ochrotomys nuttalli Probably common
_____ Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus Common
_____ Meadow vole Microtus Probably uncommon
pennsylvanicus
_____ Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum Probably common
_____ Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Possibly common
_____ Black rat Rattus rattus Probably uncommon
_____ Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Probably common
_____ House mouse Mus musculus Common
_____ Meadow jumping Zapus hudsonius Probably uncommon
mouse
_____ Coyote Canis latrans Probable range
expansion
_____ Red fox Vulpes vulpes Possibly common
_____ Gray fox Urocyon Common
cinereoargenteus
_____ Raccoon Procyon lotor Common
_____ Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Status unknown,
probably uncommon
_____ Mink Mustela vison Probably uncommon
_____ Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Probably common locally

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 _____ River otter3 Lutra canadensis Probably uncommon
_____ Bobcat Felis rufus Possibly common
_____ Wild pig Sus scrofa Probably uncommon or
absent
_____ White-tailed deer Odocoileus Common
virginianus

1
The southeastern myotis is a candidate for listing as a federal
endangered species. There are only a few records of this species and only
one known maternity roost site in South Carolina. Any evidence of their
presence in the Catawba River Corridor should be reported to the Nongame &
Heritage Trust Section of the S.C. Wildlife & Marine Resources Department.
2
Swamp rabbits are on the Heritage Trust list of rare, threatened, or
endangered species. Any evidence of this species should be reported to the
Nongame & Heritage Trust Section of the S.C. Wildlife & Marine Resources
Department.
3
River otter populations are low in this area because of degradation of
feeder streams. Any remaining healthy feeder streams in the Catawba River
corridor should be considered important habitat for otters. Any river
otter population should be considered significant.

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 TREE SPECIES OF
SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Pine Family

_____Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda L.

_____Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana Mill.
_____Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata Mill.
_____Pond Pine Pinus rigida var. serotina Loud.
Cedar Family

_____Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana L.

Willow Family

_____Black Willow Salix nigra Marsh.

_____Harbison Willow Salix harbisonii Schneid.
_____Coastalplain Willow Salix longipes Shuttl.
Poplar Family

_____Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Marsh.

Walnut Family

_____Black Walnut Juglans nigra L.

_____Butternut (White Walnut) Juglans cinerea L.
_____Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa Schneid.
_____Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata K. Koch
_____Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa Nutt.
_____Pignut Hickory Carya glabra Sweet
_____Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformes K. Koch
_____Pecan Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch
Birch Family

_____River Birch Betula nigra L.

_____American Hornbeam (Bluebeech) Carpinus caroliniana Walt.
_____Eastern Hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana K. Koch
Beech Family

_____American Beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

_____American Chestnut
_____Allegheny Chinkapin
_____White Oak
_____Swamp White Oak
_____Chinkapin Oak
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borklh.
Castenea pumila (L.) Mill.
Quercus alba L.
Quercus bicolor Willd.
Quercus muehlenbergii Englem.

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_____Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus L.
_____Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata Michx.
_____Swamp Red Oak Quercus laevis Walt.
_____Pin Oak Quercus palustris Muench.
_____Willow Oak Quercus phellos L.
_____Water Oak Quercus nigra L.
Elm Family

_____American Elm Ulmus americana L.

_____Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Muhl.
_____Winged Elm Ulmus alata Michx.
_____Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L.
Mulberry Family

_____Osage Orange Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

Magnolia Family

_____Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L.

_____Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana L.
_____Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata L.
_____Yellow Poplar (Tuliptree) Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Laurel Family

_____Sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees.

Witchhazel Family

_____Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L.

_____Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L.
Sycamore Family

_____Sycamore Plantanus occidentalis L.

Rose Family

_____Southern Crab Malus angustifolia Michx.

_____Downy Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern.
_____Black Cherry Prunis serotina Ehrh.
_____American Plum Prunis americana Marsh.
Pulse or Pea Family

_____Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia L.

_____Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis L.

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 Quassia Family

_____Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

Sumac Family

_____Poison Sumac Rhus vernix L.

_____Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina L.
Holly Family

_____American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.

_____Possumhaw (Deciduous Holly) Ilex decidua Walt.

Maple Family

_____Boxelder Acer negundo L.

_____Red Maple Acer rubrum L.
_____Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Marsh.
Buckeye Family

_____Painted Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica Bartr.

_____Southern Buckeye Aesculus discolor Pursh.
Buckthorn Family

_____Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Walt.

Tupelo Family

_____Black Tupelo (Blackgum) Nysa sylvatica Marsh.

Dogwood Family

_____Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida L.

Heath Family

_____Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum DC.

_____Tree Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.
Ebony Family

_____Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana L.

Storax Family

_____Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina L.

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 Olive Family

_____Carolina Ash Fraxinus caroliniana Mill.

_____White Ash Fraxinus americana L.
Trumpetcreeper Family

_____Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Walt.

Honeysuckle Family

_____Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Raf.

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 FLOWERING WILD PLANTS AND SHRUBS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA'S CATAWBA RIVER CORRIDOR

Alisamataceae (Arrowhead family)

_____Swamp Potato Sagittaria latifolia

Araceae (Arum family)

_____Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema tripyhllum

_____Green dragon Arisaema dracontium
_____Skunk cabbage Symplocarpus Foetidus
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)

_____Spiderwort Tradescantia Ohioensis

_____Rosy spiderwort Tradescantia rosea
_____Day flower Commelina communis
Liliaceae (Lily family)

_____Fly poison Amianthum muscaetoxicum

_____Carolina lily Lilium michauxii
_____Wild onion Allium canadense
_____Wild garlic Allium vineale
_____Yucca Yucca filamentosa
_____Wild Oats Uvularia perfoliata
_____Merry bells Uvularia sessifolia
_____False solomons seal Smilacena racemosa
_____Catesbys trillium Trillium catesbaeii
_____Nodding trillium Trillium cernum
_____Trout lily Erythonium americanum
_____Water hyacinth Camassia scilloides
_____Carrion flower Smilax herbaceae
_____Carrion flower Smilax bono-nox
_____Solomons seal Polygonatum biflorum
_____Devils bit Chamaelirium luteum
_____Day lily Hemerocallis fulva
Amaryllidaceae (Amarylis family)

_____Atamasco lily Zephrantes atamasco

_____Spider lily/Rocky shoals lily Hymenocallis occidentalis
_____Yellow star-grass Hypoxis hairsuta
Iridaceae (Iris family)

_____Blue eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum

_____Blue eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium

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_____Crested iris Iris cristata
_____Blackberry lily Belamcanda chinensis
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)

_____Yellow lady slipper Cypripedium calceous

_____Pink lady slipper Cypripedium acaule
_____Small green orchid Habenaria clavellata
_____Ragged orchid Habenaria lacera
_____Grass pink Calopogon puchellus
_____Lady tresses Spiranthes grayii
_____Rattlesnake orchid Goodyera pubescens
_____Cranefly orchid Tipularia discolor
_____Autumn coralroot orchid Corallorhiza odontorhiza
Saururaceae (Lizards tail family)

_____Lizards tail Saururus cernus

Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)

_____Bastard toadflax Comandra umbrellata

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

_____Sorrel Rumex hastatulus

_____Knotweed Polyganum pensylvanicum
Phytolaccaceae (Poke family)

_____Pokeberry Phytolacca americana

Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family)

_____Little brown jug Hexastylis arifolia

Caryopyhllaceae (Pink family)

_____Pink Silene caroliniana

_____Fire pink Silene virginica
_____Starry campion Silene stellata
_____Catchfly Silene antirrhina
_____Giant chickweed Stellaria pubera
_____Chickweed Stellaria media
_____Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium holosteoides
_____Mouse-ear chickwood Cerastium glomeratum
_____Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium brachypetalum
_____Sandwort Arenaria groenlandica
_____Pinks Dianthus ameria
_____Corn cockle Agrostema githago

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_____Soapwort/Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis
Portulaceae (Portulaca family)

_____Spring beauty Claytonia virginica

Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)

_____Buttercup Ranunculus sardous

_____Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
_____Rue anemone Anemonella thalictroides
_____Wood anemone Anemone lancifolia
_____Wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
_____Thimble weed Anemone virginiana
_____Windflower Anemone caroliniana
_____Hepatica Hepatica americana
_____Leather flower Clematis viorna
_____Virgins bower Clematis virginiana
_____No known common name Clematis ochreoleuca
_____Shrub yellow-root Xanthorhiza simplissima
_____Windflower Thalictrum thalictroides
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)

_____Blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictriodes

_____Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Menispermaceae

_____Coral beads Cocculus carolinsis

Annonaceae (Custard-apple family)

_____Pawpaw Asimina triloba

Calycanthaceae

_____Sweet shrub Calycanthus floridus

Lauraceae

_____Sassifras Sassifras albidum

_____Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)

_____Bloodroot Sanguisorba Canadensis

Fumariaceae (Fumewort family)

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_____Yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

_____Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum

_____Cutleaf toothwort Dentaria lacianata
_____Wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum
_____Winter cress Barbarea verna
Sarraceniaceae (Pitcherplant family)

_____Pitcher plant Sarracenia rubra

Crassulaceae (Sedum family)

_____Stonecrop Sedum ternatum

_____Puck's orpine Sedum pussillium
_____No known common name Sedum smalli
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

_____Lettuce Saxifraga virginiensis

_____Wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
_____Alumroot Heuchera americana
_____Foam flower Tiarella cordifolia
Hamamelidaceae (Witch hazel family)

_____Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana

Rosaceae (Rose family)

_____Wild strawberry Fragaria virginianum

_____Mock strawberry Duchesnea indica
_____Five fingers Potentilla canadensis
_____Blackberry Rubus argutus
_____Dewberry Rubus flagellaris
_____Avens Geum canadense
_____Cocklebur Agrimony pubescens
_____Carolina rose Rosa carolina
_____Numerous Hawthorns Crataegus
_____Wild plum Prunus americana
_____Chicksaw plum Prunus angustifolia
_____Black cherry Prunus serotina
_____Serviceberry Amalanchier arborea
Fabaceae (Bean family)

_____Mimosa Albizia julibrissin

_____No known common name Desmanthus illinoisensis

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_____Sensitive briar Shrankia microphylla
_____Redbud tree Cercis canadensis
_____Partridge pea Cassia fasciculata
_____Wild sensitive plant Cassia nicitans
_____Lupine Lupinus diffusus
_____Several rattleboxes Crotolaria
_____Several clovers Trifolium
_____Several beggarlice/ticks Desmodium
_____Goats rue Tephrosia virginica
_____Spreading goats rue Tephrosia spicata
_____Vetch Vicia caroliana
_____Vetch Vicia villosa
_____Vetch Vicia angustifolia
_____Indigo bush Amorpha fructicosa
_____Black locust Robina pseuda-acacia
_____Butterfly pea Clitoria mariana
_____Butterfly pea Centrosema virginiana
_____False Blue indigo Baptisia australis
Oxilidaceae (Oxalis family)

_____Pink wood sorrel Oxalis violaceae

_____Sour grass Oxalis grandis
_____No known common name Oxalis dillenii
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)

_____Storks bill Geranium carolinianum

_____Wild geranium Geranium maculata
Polygalaceae (Milwort family)

_____Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega

_____Polygala Polygala curtissii
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

_____Stinging nettle Cnidoscolus stimulosus

_____Painted leaf Euphorbia heterophyllua
_____Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
Anacardiaceae

_____Poison sumac Rhus vernix

_____Poison ivy Rhus radicans
_____Poison oak Rhus toxicodendron
_____Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
_____Dwarf sumac Rhus copallina
_____Common sumac Rhus glabra

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 Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)

_____American holly Ilex opaca

_____Black alder Ilex verticillata
_____Mountain holly Ilex montana
_____Possum haw Ilex decidua
Celastraceae

_____Strawberry bush Euonymous Americanus

Hippocastanaceae (Horse chestnut family)

_____Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica

Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)

_____Spotted jewel weed Impatiens carpensis

Rhamnaceae

_____New jersey tea Ceanothus americanus

_____Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana
Malvaceae (Mallow family)

_____High mallow Malva sylvestris

_____Swamp mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
Hyperiaceae (St. Johns-wort family)

_____St. Andrews cross Hypericum hypercoides

_____St. Johns-wort Hypericum punctatum
Violaceae (Violet family)

_____Violet Viola triloba

_____Blue violet Viola papilionaceae
_____Field pansy/Johnny jump-up Viola rafinesque
_____Birds foot violet Viola pedata
Passifloriaceae (Passion flower family)

_____Maypops Passiflora incarnata

_____Yellow maypop Passiflora lutea
Cactaceae (Cactus family)

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_____Prickly pear Opuntia compressa
Eleagnaceae (Oleaster family)

_____Silverberry Eleagnus umbrellata

Melastomataceae (Meadow-beauty family)

_____Deergrass Rhexia mariana

Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)

_____Evening primrose Oenothera biensis

_____Sundrops Oenothera fruticosa
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)

_____Ginseng Panax Quinquefolium

Apiaceae

_____Queen Anne's lace Dacus carota

_____Golden alexander Zizia trifoliata
_____Meadow parsnip Thaspium trifoliata
_____Angelica Angelica venosa
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)

_____Dogwood Cornus florida

Ericaceae (Heath family)

_____Honeysuckle/Pinxter-flower Rhododendron nudiflorum

_____Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum
_____Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
_____Trailing arbutus Epigea repens
_____Pipsissewa Chimaphila maculata
_____Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora
_____Pinesap Monotropa hypopithys
_____Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
_____Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium vacillans
Primulaceae (Primrose family)

_____Fringed loostrife Lysimachia ciliata

_____Whorled loostrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
Symplocaceae

_____Horse sugar Symplocus tinctora

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 Styraceae

_____Silverbell Halesia carolina

Oleaceae (Olive family)

_____Fringe tree Chionanthus virginia

Loganaceae

_____Yellow jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens

_____Indian pink Spigelia marylandica

Gentianaceae (Gentian family)

_____Rose pink Sabatia angularis

_____Sampsons snakeroot Gentiana villosa
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

_____Blue star Amsonia tabernaemontana

_____Indian hemp Apocynum cannabinum
_____Periwinkle Vinca minor
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)

_____Butterfly-weed Asclepias tuberosa

_____Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
_____Variegated milkweed Asclepias variegata
_____Milkweed Asclepias verticillata
_____Milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
_____Four leaf milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea caroliensis
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea suberosa
_____Climbing milkweed Matelea gonocarpa
Convulvulaceae (Morning-glory family)

_____Compact dodder Cuscuta compacta

_____Morning glory Ipomoena lacunosa
_____Morning glory Ipomoena hederaceae
_____Morning glory Ipomoena purpurea
_____Man-root/Morning glory Ipomoena pandurata
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)

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_____Pinks Phlox nivalis
_____Phlox Phlox carolina
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

_____Phacelia Phacelia dubia

_____Phacelia Phacelia maculata
Boraginaceae (Borage family)

_____Corn gromwell Lithospermum arvense

_____Forget-me-not Myosotis verna
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

_____Verbena Verbena simplex

_____Verbena Verbena brasiliensis
_____Verbena Verbena urticifolia
_____Beauty-berry Callicarpa americana
Phrymaceae

_____Lop-seed Phyrma leptostastachya

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

_____Blue-curls Tricostema dichotum

_____Wood sage Teucrium canadense
_____Skullcap Scutellaria parvula
_____Skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia
_____Skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
_____Self-heal Prunella vulgaris
_____Obedient plant Dracocephalum virginianum
_____Henbit Lamium amplexicaule
_____Salvia Salvia urticifolia
_____Salvia Salvia azurea
_____Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
_____Monarda Monarda clinopodia
_____Horse balm Collinsonia canadensis
Solonaceae (Potato family)

_____Ground cherry Physalis virginiana

_____Horse nettle Solanum carolinense
_____Horse netle Solanum americanum
_____Jimpson weed Datura stramonium
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon family)

_____Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens

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_____Monkeyflower Mimulus alatus
_____Hedge hyssop Gratiola viscidula
_____Wolly mullein Verbascum thapsus
_____Mullein Verbacscum blattaria
_____Turtlehead Chelone glabra
_____Beard tongue Penstemon laevigatus
_____Penstemon Penstemon australis
_____Figwort Scrophularia marylandica
_____Toad flax Linaria canadensis
_____Veronica Veronica peregrina
_____Veronica Veronica arvensis
_____Speedwell Veronica persica
_____False foxglove Aureolaria pedicularis
_____Downy false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
_____Gerardia Agalinis purpurea
_____Gerardia Agalinis tenuifolia
_____Indian paint brush Castilleja coccinea
_____Wood betony/Lousewort Pedicularis canadensis

Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family)

_____Beech drops Epifagus virginiana

_____Squaw root Conopholis americana
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)

_____Cow itch vine Campsis radicans

_____Cross vine Anisostichus capreola
_____Catawba tree Catalpa speciosa
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)

_____Wild petunia Ruelia caroliniensis

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

_____Several bedstraws Galium

_____Button bush Cephalanthus occidentalis
_____Partridge berry Mitchella repens
_____Bluets/Quaker ladies Houstonia caerulea
_____Bluets Houstonia purpurea
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)

_____Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens

_____Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica
_____Elderbery Sambucus canadensis

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_____Maple-leaved virburnam Viburnam acerifolium
_____Black haw Viburnam prunifolium
_____Black haw Viburnam rufidulum
Valerianaceae (Valerian family)

_____Corn salad Valerianella radiata

Campanulaceae (Bluebell family)

_____Venus looking-glass Specularia perfoliata

_____Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
_____Lobelia Lobelia puberula
Asteraceae (Aster family)

_____Chickory Chickory intybus

_____Gall-of-the-earth Prenanthes serpentaria
_____Rattlesnake root Prenanthes altissima
_____Rattlesnake weed Hieracium venosum
_____Hawkweed Hieracium gronovii
_____Three species dwarf dandelion Krigia
_____Dandelion Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
_____Bull thistle Carduus lanceolatus
_____Bull thistle Carduus pumilus
_____Ironweed Veronia acaulis
_____Ironweed Veronia noveboracenis
_____Elephants foot Elephantopus carolinianus
_____Elephants foot Elephantopus tormentosus
_____Blazing star Liatris graminifolia
_____Queen-of-the-meadow Eupatorium fistulosum
_____Plantain pussy toes Antennaria plantaginifolia
_____White-topped aster Aster paternus
_____White-topped aster Aster solidagineus
_____Aster Aster undulatus
_____Frost aster Aster pilosus
_____Numerous goldenrods Solidago
_____Green and gold Chrysoganum virginianum
_____Coneflower Rudbeckia lacicnata
_____Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta
_____Schweinitz sunflower Helianthus Schweinitzii
_____Sunflower Helianthus atrorubens
_____Sunflower Helianthus divaricata
_____Smooth coneflower Echinacea laevigata
_____Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
_____Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
_____Coreposis Coreopsis major
_____Gaillardia Gaillardia punchella
_____Sneeze-weed Helenium autunmale
_____Sneeze-weed Helenium amarum

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_____Yarrow Achillea millefolium
_____Ox-eye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
_____Mugwort Artemesia vulgaris

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