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