Mineral Springs Preserve

Union County, NC
October 23, 1999

FLORA

Pin-weed
Lechea racemulosa

Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum

Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda

Short-leaf Pine
Pinus echinata

Eastern Red-cedar
Juniperus virginiana

Love Grass
Eragrostis sp.

Oat Grass
Danthonia spicata

Wiregrass
Aristida stricta

Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris

Beard Grass
Gymnopogon brevifolius

Panic Grass
Panicum anceps

Beard Grass; Plume Grass
Erianthus contortus

Little Bluestem
Andropogon scoparius

Broomsedge
Andropogon sp.

Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans

Gamma Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides

* Blazing Star
Liatris squarrosa

Thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium

* Three Awn Grass
Aristida oligantha

Bent Grass
Agrosti perennans

Greenbrier; Bullbrier
Smilax rotundifolia

Sawbrier; Greenbrier
Smilax glauca

False Garlic
Allium bivalve

Slender Blue Flag
Iris prismatica

* Aster
Aster georgianus

Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra

White Oak
Quercus alba

Post Oak
Quercus stellata

Black Jack Oak
Quercus marilandica

Willow Oak
Quercus phellos

Winged Elm
Ulmus alata

Pokeweed; Pokeberry
Phytolacca americana

Grass
Panicum dichotomum

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

* Beard Grass, Broom-straw
Andropogon gerardii

Sweet-gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Cinquefoil; Five-fingers
Potentilla sp.

Wild Rose
Rosa carolina

Black Cherry; Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina

Goat’s-rue
Tephrosia virginiana
Wood-sorrel
Oxalis sp.

Button-rosy
Polygala curtissii

Poison-ivy
Rhus radicans

Winged Sumac
Rhus copallina

Hearts-a’burstin’-with-love
Euonymus americanus

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Passionflower; Maypops
Passiflora incarnata

Black Tupelo; Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica sylvatica

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa

Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

American Ash; White Ash
Fraxinus americana

Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica

Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Leopard’s-bane
Arnica acaulia

Blazing-star
Liatris graminifolia

Dog-fennel
Eupatorium capillifolium

Sea-myrtle; Groundsel-tree
Baccharis halimifolia

Aster
Aster concolor

Frost Aster
Aster pilosus

Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Heterotheca
Heterotheca graminifolia

Heterotheca
Heterotheca mariana

Rosinweed
Silphium compositum

Schweinitz’ Sunflower
Helianthus schweinitzii

Hairy Wood Sunflower
Helianthus atrorubens

Sunflower
Helianthus microcephalus

Destroying-angel
Amanita virosa

Emetic Russula
Russula emetica

FAUNA

* Tricky Forest Snail
Triodopsis fallax

Chimney Crayfish
Cambarus diogenes

Orb-weaver
Neoscona sp.

Marbled Orb-weaver
Araneus marmoreus

Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna

Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper.
Arphia xanthoptera

Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote

Carolina Locust
Dissosteira carolina

Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sp.

American Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana

Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
Scudderia furcata

Bush Katydid
Scudderia sp.

Walking-stick Mantis
Brunneria borealis

Plant-feeding Stink Bug
Euschistus servus servus

Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta

Yellow jacket
Vespula sp.

Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sp.

Honey Bee
Apis mellifera

Common Green Darner
Anax junius

Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta pennsylvanica

Hickory Girdler Beetle
Oncideres cingulata

Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme

Sleepy Orange (butterfly)
Eurema nicippe

Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops

Spring Azure (butterfly)
Celastrina ladon

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

Common Buckeye (butterfly)
Junonia coenia

Monarch (butterfly)
Danaus plexippus

* Leonard’s Skipper
Hesperia leonardus

* Dun Skipper
Euphyes ruricola metacomet

Common Checkered-skipper
Pyrgus communis

* Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

* Brazilian Skipper
Calpodes ethlius

Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina

Carolina Anole
Anolis carolinensis

Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus

Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus

Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis

White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis

Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla

Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus

Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula

Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata

Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis

White-tailed Deer (tracks)
Odocoileus virginianus

* 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 was produced on November 1, 1999