Waites Island

Horry County, SC
September 26, 1998

FLORA

Lichens
Graphis scripta
Candelaria concolor
Parmotrema michauxianum
Parmotrema perforatum
Usnea strigosa
Physcia millegrana
Pyrenula cruenta

Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum

Long-leaf Pine
Pinus palustris

Slash Pine
Pinus elliotti

Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda

Southern Red-cedar
Juniperus silicicola

Common Cat-tail
Typha latifolia

Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana

Reed
Phragmites communis

Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata

Smooth Cord Grass
Spartina alterniflora

Giant Foxtail Grass
Setaria magna

Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides

Panic Grass
Panicum sp.

Broomsedge
Andropogon sp.

Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense

Sedge
Carex sp.

Black Needle Rush
Juncus roemerianus

Fringed Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox

Greenbrier; Catbrier
Smilax sp.

Mound-lily Yucca
Yucca gloriosa

Black Willow
Salix nigra

Swamp Cottonwood
Populus heterophylla

Wax-myrtle; Southern Bayberry
Myrica cerifera

Hickory
Carya sp.

Live Oak
Quercus virginiana

Water Oak
Quercus nigra

Willow Oak
Quercus phellos

Dotted Smartweed
Polygonum punctatum

Red Bay
Persea borbonia

Poison-ivy
Rhus radicans

Poison-oak
Rhus toxicodendron

American Holly
Ilex opaca

Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria

Virginia-creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Muscadine; Bullace
Vitis rotundifolia

Pepper-vine
Ampelopsis arborea

Dune Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans

Dog-fennel
Eupatorium compositifolium
Sea-Myrtle; Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia

Goldenrod
Solidago sp.

Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris

FAUNA

Sea-whip
Leptogorgia virgulata

Deadman’s-fingers (sponge)
Briareum asbestinum

Netted Sea Star
* Luidia clathrata

Common Sea-star
Asterias forbesii

Brown Rock Urchin
Arbacia punctulata

Five-holed Keyhole Urchin
Mellita quinquiesperforata

Marsh Periwinkle; Mud Snail
Littorina irrorata

Common Slipper (snail)
Crepidula fornicata

Southern Moon Snail (shell and gelatinous
egg collar)
Polineces duplicatus

Baby’s-ear (shell)
Sinum perspectivum

Common Fig Shell
Ficus communis

Channeled Whelk
Busycon canaliculatum

Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica

Banded Tulip (snail)
Fasciolaria hunteria

Lettered Olive (snail)
Oliva sayana

Atlantic Nut Clam
Nucula proxima

Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa

Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa

Amber Pen (shell)
Pinna carnea

Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica

Cat’s-paw; Kitten’s-paw
Plicatula gibbosa

Jingle Shell
Anomia simplex

Yellow Cockle; Common Cockle
Trachycardium muricatum

Atlantic Razor Clam
Ensis directus

Lined Tellin (shell)
Tellina alternata

Coquina (shell)
Donax sp.

Cross-barred Venus (shell)
Chione cancellata

Disk (shell)
Dosinia discus

False Angel-wing (shell)
Petricola pholadiformis

Angel-wing (shell)
Cyrtopleura costata

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus

Gulf Calico Crab
Hepatus epheliticus

Mottled Purse Crab
Persephona mediterranea

Speckled Crab
Arenaeus cribrarius

Common Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus

Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus

Stone Crab
Menippe mercenaria

Ghost Crab (crab and tracks)
Ocypode quadrata

Orchard Spider
Leucauge sp.

Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum

Carpenter Ant
Camponotus sp.

Tiger Beetle
Cicindela dorsalis media

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae eubule

Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa

American Lady (butterfly)
Vanessa virginiensis

Queen (butterfly)
Danaus gilippus

Skate (egg case)
Raja sp.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (nest and egg shells)
Caretta caretta

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Great Egret
Casmerodius albus

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Wood Stork
Mycteria americana

White Ibis
Eudocimus albus

Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris

Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola

Sanderling
Calidris alba

Herring Gull
Larus argentatus

Forster’s Tern
Sterna forsteri

Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus

Raccoon (tracks)
Procyon lotor

White-tailed Deer (tracks and bones)
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 produced on September 27, 1998.