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Poaceae | |
Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) Widespread, but nowhere near ubiquitous, in moist areas in NC, Cane is the caterpillar host plant for a number of interesting butterfly species. |
Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata) Dare Co., NC 6 Nov 2005 Common in sand dunes along the immediate coast, Sea Oats are incredibly salt tolerant and critical to stabilizing dunes. | |
Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata) Dare Co., NC 6 Nov 2005 |
Araceae | |
Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) Moore Co., NC 10 Apr 04 Essentially statewide in wet areas, but more common in the coastal plain, this species blooms in the Spring. | |
same as above | |
Liliaceae | |
Pine Lily (Lilium catesbaei) Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005 Uncommon in NC; grows in pine flat woods, savannahs, bogs | |
Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Spring to summer bloomer in the NC mountains | |
Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 | |
Wake Robin, white variety (Trillium erectum var. album) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 | |
Wake Robin, white variety (Trillium erectum var. album) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 | |
Wake Robin, white variety (Trillium erectum var. album) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 | |
Catesby's Trillium, aka Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005 Locally common in the NC piedmont; uncommon in the NC mountains. Found in fairly rich coves, wooded slopes, etc. | |
Catesby's Trillium, aka Bashful Wakerobin (Trillium catesbaei) Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005 | |
Showy Trillium, aka Snow Trillium, aka Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Spring to summer bloomer in rich woodlands in the NC mountains & upper piedmont | |
Showy Trillium, aka Snow Trillium, aka Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Fresh flowers are white, then they turn pinkish as they age. | |
Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Spring to summer bloomer in the NC mountains | |
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Spring to summer bloomer in the NC mountains | |
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 | |
Southern Cloudywing on Colic-root (Aletris farinosa) Alamance Co., NC 6 June 2004 Spring to Summer blooming and statewide in NC, Colic-root is a good nectar source for butterflies. | |
Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) Durham Co., NC 2 Apr 2006 Common in moist woods in the piedmont & mountains of NC | |
Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) Durham Co., NC 2 Apr 2006 | |
Bellwort (Uvularia sp.) Durham Co., NC 1 May 2005 | |
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) Orange Co., NC 20 Apr 2006 Also known as Sleepydick, this pretty little flower is native to Eurasia and can be found naturalized in lawns and alluvial woods in the NC piedmont. | |
Allium Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 | |
Allium Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 | |
Yucca (Yucca filamentosa) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 Caterpillar host plant for Yucca Giant-Skippers, this uncommon plant, commonly called Bear Grass, Yucca or Adam's Needles, occurs in dry, open woodlands across NC. | |
Amaryllidaceae | |
Atamasco Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco) Durham Co.,NC 1 May 2005 Fairly common in central NC in moist woods & meadows. | |
Iridaceae | |
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) Orange Co., NC 21 Apr 2006 Five species of Blue-eyed Grass are found in NC. | |
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) Orange Co., NC 21 Apr 2006 | |
Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) Scotland Co., NC 10 Apr 04 In NC, found mostly in the piedmont, sandhills, and coastal plain in nutrient poor soils. | |
Dwarf Iris (Iris verna verna) | |
Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 Common in rich woods in the NC mountains & piedmont | |
Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 | |
Iris prismatica Harnett Co., NC 29 May 2005 | |
same as above | |
Orchidaceae | |
Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Uncommon in rich woodlands in the mountains and NC piedmont | |
Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005 Uncommon in the NC coastal plain (rare in the piedmont and mountains), this orchid is generally found in bog, seepage, or wet savannah habitats. | |
Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 An uncommon to rare plant of pine savannahs & meadows of the southeast coastal plain in NC. | |
Bearded Grasspink (Calopogon barbatus) Pender Co., NC 23 Apr 2006 | |
Brown Widelip Orchid, aka Lily-leaved Twayblade (Liparis lilifolia) Orange Co., NC 27 May 2005 Uncommon but widespread in NC with more records from the mountains than from the coast. |
Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) Craven Co., NC 28 Aug 2005 | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... April 3, 2005 | Updated ... Feb 19, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com