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
- Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx
serripennisAmerican 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.