April 24, 1999
FLORA
Dead Man’s Fingers Seaweed
Codium sp.
Green Alga
* Enteromorpha flexuosa
Hollow Green Weed (algae)
Enteromorpha sp.
Lichen
Pannaria tavaresii
* Graphina marescens
Graphina columbina
Glyphis cicatricosa
Phaeographis sp.
Bacidia sp.
Byssoloma leucoblepharum
Cladina subtenuis
Cladonia coniocraea
Cladonia leporina
Pertusaria paratuberculifera
Lecanora varia
* Lecanora argentata
Lecanora caesiorubella
f. prolifera
Loxospora cismonica
Hypotrachyna livida
Parmotrema dilitatum
Parmotrema hypotropum
Parmotrema michauxianum
Parmotrema perforatum
Parmotrema tinctorum
Flavoparmelia caperata
Canoparmelia caroliniana
Rimelia subisidiosa
Usnea mutabilis
Usnea strigosa
Buellia caloosensis
Buellia curtisii
Dirinaria confusa
Physcia americana
Heterodermia albicans
Heterodermia speciosa
Caloplaca sp.
Ochrolechia africana
Pyrenula cruenta
Pink Lichen
Cryptothecia rubrocincta
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis spectabilis
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Resurrection Fern
Polypodium polypodioides
Long-leaf Pine
Pinus palustris
Slash Pine
Pinus elliotti
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Pond Pine
Pinus serotina
Southern Red-cedar
Juniperus silicicola
Narrow-leaved Cat-tail
Typha angustifolia
Bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
Frog’s-bit
Limnobium spongia
Cane; Switch Cane
Arundinaria gigantea
Giant Reed
Arundo donax
Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata
Needle Grass
Stipa avenacea
Cord Grass
Spartina patens
Spartina cynosuroides
Smooth Cord Grass
Spartina alterniflora
Bulrush
* Scirpus validus
Saw-grass
Cladium jamaicense
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Golden-club
Orontium aquaticum
Duckweed
* Spirodela polyrrhiza
Bogmat
Wolffiella floridana
Spanish-moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Black Needle Rush
Juncus roemerianus
Bamboo Smilax
Smilax laurifolia
Bear-grass
Yucca filamentosa
Wild Leek
Allium ampeloprasum
False Garlic
Allium bivalve
Atamasco-lily
Zephyranthes atamasco
Blue-eyed-grass
Sisyrinchium sp.
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Green-fly Orchid
Epidendrum conopseum
Lizard’s-tail
Saururus cernuus
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Wax-myrtle; Southern Bayberry
Myrica cerifera
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Tag Alder
Alnus serrulata
White Oak
Quercus alba
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata
Black Jack Oak
Quercus marilandica
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Blue-jack Oak
Quercus incana
Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Glasswort
Salicornia bigelovii
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia virginica
Wire-plant
Stipulicida setacea
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum
Pearlwort
Sagina decumbens
Redbay
Persea borbonia
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Wart-cress
Coronopus didymus
Sweet-gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Black Cherry; Wild Cherry
Prunus serotina
Redbud; Judas-tree
Cercis canadensis
Common Lupine
Lupinus diffusus
Black Medic
Medicago lupulina
Cranesbill
Geranium carolinianum
Hercules’-club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Tread-softly
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Chinese Tallow-tree
Sapium sebiferum
Carolina Ipecac
Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Poison-ivy
Rhus radicans
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria
Inkberry
Ilex glabra
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Virginia-creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Muscadine; Bullace
Vitis rotundifolia
Summer Grape
Vitis aestivalis
Pepper-vine
Ampelopsis arborea
Bog White Violet
Viola lanceolata
Prickly-pear
Opuntia compressa
Devil-joint
Opuntia drummondii
Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Dune Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Intelligence-plant
Centella asiatica
* Spermolepis divaricata
Swamp Tupelo; Swamp Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica biflora
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Fetterbush
Lyonia lucida
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Deerberry; Squaw-
huckleberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Low-bush Blueberry
Vaccinium tenellum
Sea-lavender
Limonium carolinianum
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Horse-sugar; Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
Ground-ivy; Ponyfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Woolly Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Toadflax
Linaria canadensis
Cross Vine
Anisostichus capreolata
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Button-bush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Venus’-looking-glass
Specularia sp.
Wahlenbergia marginata
Marsh-elder
Iva frutescens
* Picris sp.
Thistle
Carduus spinosissimus
Facelis
Facelis retusa
Cudweed
Gnaphalium purpureum
Sea-myrtle; Groundsel-tree
Baccharis halimifolia
Fleabane
* Erigeron quercifolius
Sea Ox-eye
Borrichia frutescens
Barometer Earthstar
Astraeus hygrometricus
FAUNA
Boring Sponge (sign)
Cliona celata
Sponge
Homaxinella rudis
Moon Jelly
* Aurelia aurita
Jellyball
Stomolophus meleagris
Hydroid
Tubularia crocea
Warty Anemone
* Bunodosoma cavernata
Northern Cup Coral
Astrangia danae
Warty Comb-jelly
Mnemiopsis mccradyi
Brown Rock Urchin
Arbacia punctulata
Common Slipper (snail)
Crepidula fornicata
Moon Snail (sign)
Polinices sp.
Sea-slug
Cratena pilata
Scorched Mussel
Brachidontes exustus
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divaricella quadrisulcata
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
Prickly Cockle
Trachycardium egmontianum
Yellow Cockle; Common Cockle
Trachycardium muricatum
Atlantic Surf Clam
Spisula solidissima
Coquina (shell)
Donax sp.
Cross-barred Venus (shell)
Chione cancellata
Broad-ribbed Chione
Chione latilirata
Northern Quahog Clam
Mercenaria mercenaria
Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella penantis
Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus
Ghost Crab (burrow & tracks)
Ocypode quadrata
Lone Star Tick
Amblyomma americanum
Southeast Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta
Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sp.
Dragonfly Punkie
* Forcipomyia fusicornis
Deer Fly
Chrysops sp.
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens
Common Spreadwing (damselfly)
* Lestes disjunctus
Woodland Ground Beetle
* Loxandrus rectus
* Loxandrus erraticus
* Loxandrus celeris
Ground Beetle
* Calathus opaculus
Dingy Ground Beetle
* Anisodactylus merula
Stenolophus ochropezus
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle
* Chlaenius erythropus
* Chlaenius laticollis
Bombardier Beetle
* Brachinus adustipennis
False Bombardier Beetle
Galerita bicolor
* Galerita lecontei lecontei
Carrion Beetle
* Nicrophorus pustulatus
Small Carrion Beetle
* Ptomophagus consobrinus
Passalus; Bess-beetle
Popilius disjunctus
Tumblebug; Dung Beetle
* Melanocanthon bispinatus
Dung Beetle
Dichotomius carolinus
Earth-boring Dung Beetle
Bolboceras sp.
June Beetle
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa
Rhinoceros Beetle
* Dyscinetus morator
Soldier Beetle
Cantharis sp.
Net-winged Beetle
Caenia dimidiata
Darkling Beetle
Uloma imberbis
Alobates pennsylvanica
False Skin Beetle
Diplocoelus rudis
Round-necked Longhorn Beetle
* Elaphidionoides paralleleum
Ant-like Longhorn Beetle
Euderces picipes
Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle
* Eutrichillus biguttatus
* Saperda lateralis
Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
American Lady (butterfly)
Vanessa virginiensis
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Common Wood-nymph
Cercyonis pegala
Luna Moth
Actias luna
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia miniata
Mosquitofish
Gambusia sp.
Southern Toad
Bufo terrestris
Chicken Turtle
* Deirochelys reticularia
Carolina Anole
Anolis carolinensis
Ground Skink
Scincella lateralis
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Northern Gannet
Morus bassarus
Green-backed Heron
Butorides striatus
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Royal Tern
Sterna maxima
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Chuck-will’s-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Red-Eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheuticus ludovicianus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Rufous-sided Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Virginia Opossum
(dead on road)
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Wild Pig
Sus scrofa
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Pecten (fossil)
Chlamys sp.
* 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 May 8, 1999.
ADDENDA
Manchester State Forest & Poinsett State Park Sumter County, SC
March 27, 1999
Indian Cucumber-root
Medeola virginiana
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Tulip-poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Water Starwort
* Callitriche peploides
Wood Violet
Viola palmata triloba
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
White-lipped Forest Snail (shell)
Triodopsis albolabris major