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Pink Beds Trail, Pisgah National Forest

Transylvania County, NC

May 23, 1998

Fauna

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.

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