Pink Beds Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Transylvania County, NC

May 23, 1998

FLORA

* Rock-tripe Lichen
Groundpine
Lycopodium obscurum
Running-Pine
Lycopodium flabelliforme
Rattlesnake Grape Fern
Botrychium virginianum
Southern Adder’s-tongue
* Ophioglossum vulgatum pycnostichum
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis spectabilis
Hay-Scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
New York Fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Resurrection Fern
Polypodium polypodioides
White Pine
Pinus strobus
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Orchard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
Broomsedge
Andropogon virginicus
Sedges
Carex spp.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Fringed Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
Greenbrier
* Smilax hispida
Painted Trillium
Trillium undulatum
Trillium
Trillium sp.
Indian Cucumber-root
Medeola virginiana
Speckled Wood-lily
Clintonia umbellulata
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Swamp-Pink
Helonias bullata
Fly-Poison
Amianthium muscaetoxicum
White Hellebore
Veratrum viride
Dog’s-tooth-violet
Erythronium americanum
Blue-eyed-grass
Sisyrinchium sp.
Dwarf Iris
Iris verna
Appalachian Twayblade
Listera smallii
Downy Rattlesnake-plantain
Goodyera pubescens
Puttyroot; Adam-and-Eve
Aplectrum hyemale
Willow
Salix sp.
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Tag Alder
Alnus serrulata
Yellow Birch
Betula lutea
Cherry Birch
Betula lenta
White Oak
Quercus alba
Rock Chestnut Oak
Quercus prinus
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
Buffalo Nut
Pyrularia pubera
Wild Ginger
Hexastylis shuttleworthii
Heartleaf
Hexastylis sp.
Sheep-sorrel; Sour Grass
Rumex acetosella
Chickweed; Stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Yellow Root
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Tall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum polygamum
Tulip Tree; Yellow-poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Umbrella Tree
Magnolia fraseri
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Five-fingers
Potentilla canadensis
Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
Shadbush; Serviceberry
Amelanchier sp.
Black Cherry; Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina
Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Hop Clover; Yellow Clover
* Trifolium agrarium
Black Locust
Robinia pseudo-acacia
Poison Ivy
Rhus radicans
Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Spotted Touch-me-not
Impatiens capensis
Grape
Vitis sp.
Common Blue Violet
Viola papilionacea
Primrose-leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
Halberd-leaved Violet
Viola hastata
Violet
Viola sp.
Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata
Cow-bane
Oxypolis rigidior
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Mountain Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra acuminata
Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
Indian Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Rosebay; Great Laurel
Rhododendron maximum
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Smooth Azalea
* Rhododendron arborescens
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Maleberry
Lyonia ligustrina
Dog Hobble
Leucothoe axillaris editorum
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Trailing-arbutus
Epigaea repens
Huckleberry
Gaylussacia ursina
Deerberry; Squaw-huckleberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Blueberry
Vaccinium sp.
Galax; Galaxy; Coltsfoot
Galax aphylla
Loosestrife
Lysimachia sp.
Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Lyre-leaved Sage
Salvia lyrata
Veronica
Veronica officinalis
Cow-wheat
Melampyrum lineare
Squaw-root
Conopholis americana
Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens
Bluet
Houstonia caerulea
Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
Bluet
Houstonia purpurea
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
King Devil; Hawkweed
Hieracium pratense
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Eupatorium
Eupatorium sp.
Robin’s Plantain
Erigeron pulchellus
Milfoil; Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Ox-eye Daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Green Stain
Chlorociboria aeruginascens

FAUNA

Zonite Snail
Mesomphix sp.
Bowl & Doily Spider
Frontinella sp.
Grass Spider
Agelenopsis sp.
Wolf Spider
Lycosa sp.
Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper
Tettigidea lateralis
Sulfur-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea
Green-striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata
Meadow Plant Bug
* Leptopterna dolabrata
Oak Apple Gall Wasp
Amphibolips inanis
Bumblebee
Bombus sp.
Hover Fly
* Volucella bombylans
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
Twin-spotted Spiketail
* Cordulegaster maculata
Common Whitetail (dragonfly)
Libellula lydia
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
Tiger Beetle
Cicindela tranquebarica
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Orange Sulfur
Colias eurytheme
Sleepy Orange (butterfly)
Eurema nicippe
Spring Azure (butterfly)
Celastrina ladon
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Question Mark (butterfly)
Polygonia interrogationis
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Red-Spotted Purple (butterfly)
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy; Mimic
Limenitis archippus
Silver-Spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Juvenal’s Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis
* Hobomok Skipper
Poanes hobomok
Orange-patched Smoky Moth
Pyromorpha dimidiata
Mournful Thyris Moth
Thyris sepulchralis
Chickweed Geometer (moth)
* Haematopis grataria
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma americanum
Four-spotted Fungus Moth
* Metalectra quadrisignata
Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla chrysoscelis
Eastern Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Least Flycatcher
* Empidonax minimus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rufous-sided Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Beaver (gnaw mark)
Castor canadensis
* First Time Recorded by SCAN

Note: This flora/fauna list is produced by the South Carolina Association of Naturalists, and is subject to revision as needed. This list produced on 1 June 1998.