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.