Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve

Oconee County, SC

May 24, 1997

FLORA

Running-Pine
Lycopodium flabelliforme

Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum

Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum

Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides

Silvery Spleenwort
Athyrium thelypteroides

Christmas Fern
Polystichum
acrostichoides

Broad Beech-Fern
Thelypteris hexagonoptera

New York Fern
Thelypteris
noveboracensis

Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis

Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron

White Pine
Pinus strobus

Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda

Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida

Short-leaf Pine
Pinus echinata

Scrub Pine
Pinus virginiana

Canada Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Wapato; Duck-Potato
Sagittaria latifolia
pubescens

Cane; Switch Cane
Arundinaria gigantea

Melic Grass
Melica mutica

Fescue
Festuca sp.

Nut Rush
Scleria sp.

Green Dragon
Arisaema dracontium

Spiderwort
Tradescantia subaspera

Fringed Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox

Greenbrier; Catbrier
Smilax smallii

Catesby’s Trillium
Trillium catesbaei

Trillium sp.

Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum biflorum

Blazing Star
Chamaelirium luteum

Cinnamon Vine
Dioscorea batatas

Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa

Yellow Star-grass
Hypoxis sp.

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera pubescens

Black Willow
Salix nigra

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa

Tag Alder
Alnus serrulata

River Birch
Betula nigra

American Hornbeam; Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana

Beech
Fagus grandifolia

White Oak
Quercus alba

Red Oak
Quercus rubra

Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata

Water Oak
Quercus nigra

Willow Oak
Quercus phellos

Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra

Winged Elm
Ulmus alata

Sugarberry; Hackberry
Celtis laevigata

Red Mulberry
Morus rubra

Buffalo Nut
Pyrularia pubera

Mistletoe
Phoradendron serotinum

Fire Pink
Silene virginica

Yellow Root
Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga racemosa

Clematis sp.

Meadow Rue
Thalictrum sp.

Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum

Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera

Umbrella Tree
Magnolia fraseri

PawPaw
Asimina triloba

Sweet-shrub; Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

Spicebush
Lindera benzoin

Virginia Willow
Itea virginica

Climbing Hydrangea
Decumaria barbara

Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
arborescens

Alumroot
Heuchera americana

Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia

Sweet-Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana

American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Dewberry
Rubus sp.

Crab-apple
Malus angustifolia

Hawthorn
Crataegus sp.

Downy Serviceberry,
Amelanchier arborea

Black Cherry
Prunus serotina

Mimosa; Silk-tree
Albizia julibrissin

Sensitive Brier
Schrankia microphylla

Redbud
Cercis canadensis

Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos

Black Locust
Robinia pseudo-acacia

Hog Peanut
Amphicarpa bracteata

Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum

Racemed Milkwort
Polygala polygama

Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata

Poison Ivy
Rhus radicans

Poison Oak
Rhus toxicodendron

Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra

American Holly
Ilex opaca

Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus

Box Elder
Acer negundo

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Sugar Maple; Hard Maple
Acer saccharum

Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus octandra

Spotted Touch-me-not
Impatiens capensis

New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus

Buckthorn
Rhamnus caroliniana

Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia

Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia

Basswood
Tilia americana

St. Andrew’s Cross
Hypericum hypericoides

St. Peter’s-wort
Hypericum stans

Primrose-leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia

Canada Violet
Viola canadensis

Violet
Viola conspersa
Viola walteri

Yellow Passion Flower
Passiflora lutea

Devil’s Walking Stick
Aralia spinosa

Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica sylvatica

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum

Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata

Rosebay; Great Laurel
Rhododendron maximum

Carolina Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus

Azalea
Rhododendron sp.

Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia

Dog Hobble
Leucothoe axillaris
editorum

Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum

Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum

Squaw Huckleberry
Vaccinium stamineum

Low-bush Blueberry
Vaccinium vacillans

Galax
Galax aphylla

Whorled Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia

Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria

Silverbell
Halesia carolina

Storax
Styrax grandifolia

American Ash; White Ash
Fraxinus americana

Red Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
subintegerrima

Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense

Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica

White Milkweed
Asclepias variegata

Penstemon sp.

Cross-Vine
Anisostichus capreolata

Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans

Partridge Berry
Mitchella repens

Bluet
Houstonia purpurea

Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica

Maple-leaved Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Venus’ Looking-glass
Specularia perfoliata

Rattlesnake-Weed
Hieracium venosum

Hawkweed
Hieracium sp.

Eupatorium sp.

Pussy Toes
Antennaria
plantaginifolia

Robin’s Plantain
Erigeron pulchellus

Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron sp.

Goldenrod
Solidago sp.

Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
australe

Coreopsis auriculata

FAUNA

Bowl and Doily Spider
Frontinella communis

Basilica Spider
Mecynogea lemniscata

Funnel-web Spider
Agelenopsis naevia

Carolina Wolf Spider
Lycosa carolinensis

Velvet Mite
Trombidium sp.

Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper
Tettigidea lateralis

Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sp.

Toad Bug
Gelastocoris oculatus

Spiny Witch Hazel Gall
Hamamelistes spinosus

Dark Fishfly
Nigronia serricornis

Giant Hornet
Vespa crabro germana

Scorpionfly
Panorpa rufuescens*

Gray Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi

Cinnamon Shadowfly (Dragonfly)
Neurocordulia
virginiensis*

White-spangled Skimmer
Libellula cyanea

Common Whitetail
Libellula lydia

Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx maculata

Striped Click Beetle
Ctenicera sp.

Long-horned Leaf Beetle
Donacia emarginata *

Spring Azure
Celastrina ladon

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta rubria

Red-Spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis
astyanax

Creole Pearly-Eye
Enodia creola

Carolina Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius

Silver-Spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus

Orange-patched Smoky Moth
Pyromorpha dimidiata

Luna Moth
Actias luna

Tulip-tree Silkmoth
Callosamia angulifera*

Cope’s Gray Treefrog (call)
Hyla chrysoscelis

Northern Water Snake
Nerodia sipedon

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo

Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris

Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus

Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens

  1. Rough-winged Swallow
    Stelgidopteryx
    serripennis

    American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos
    Tufted Titmouse
    Parus bicolor

Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis

Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea

Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius

Red-Eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus

Northern Parula
Parula americana

Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica

Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus

Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis

Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea

Rufous-sided Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Beaver (gnaw mark)
Castor canadensis

*first time recorded

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 6/3/97.