TableA7. Rare species tracked by the NCNHP in Chatham County (NCNHP 2010). This list of species is separated into those with current, historic/obscure, and removed records as of May 2010. G-Rank = Global Rank; S-Rank = State Rank. For more information on ranks and statuses and descriptions of species, see Tables A3 – A6.
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CURRENT RECORDS (30)
1 amphibian, 4 birds, 1 crustacean (crayfish), 3 fish, 3 insects, 11 mussels, and 7 plants
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Taxa Group
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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G-Rank
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S-
Rank
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State Status
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Federal Status
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Survey Status
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Habitat
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Amphibian
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Hemidactylium scutatum
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Four-toed salamander
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S3
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G5
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SC
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---
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C
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vernal pools, bogs, seeps, in hardwood forests
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Bird
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Aimophila aestivalis
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Bachman's sparrow
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S3B,
S2N
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G3
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SC
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FSC
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C
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open longleaf pine forests, old fields [breeding season only]
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Bird
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Bald eagle
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S3B,
S3N
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G5
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T
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---
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C
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mature forests near large bodies of water (for nesting); lakes and sounds [nesting sites; regular non-breeding sites]
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Bird
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Lanius ludovicianus
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Loggerhead shrike
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S3B,
S3N
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G4
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SC
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---
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C
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fields and pastures [breeding season only]
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Bird
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Phalacrocorax auritus
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Double-crested cormorant
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S1B,
S5N
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G5
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SR
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---
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C
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lakes with scattered trees for nesting [breeding sites only]
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Crustacean
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Cambarus davidi
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Carolina ladle crayfish
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S2S3
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G3
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SR
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---
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C
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small perennial streams and springs (endemic to North Carolina)
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Fish
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Etheostoma collis pop. 2
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Carolina darter - Eastern Piedmont population
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S2
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G3T3Q
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SC
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FSC
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C
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slow-flowing shallow areas in rocky creeks and small rivers
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Fish
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Moxostoma sp. 3
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Carolina redhorse
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S1
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G1G2Q
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T
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FSC
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C
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large rocky streams and rivers with gravel shoals
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Fish
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Notropsis mekistocholas
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Cape Fear shiner
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S1
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G1
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E
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E
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C
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large rocky streams and rivers with Podostemum and Justicia
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Insect
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Choroterpes basalis
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A mayfly
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S2
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G5
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SR
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---
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C
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large flowing streams and rivers, sandy to rocky
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Insect
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Gomphus septima
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Septima's clubtail
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S1S2
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G2
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SR
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FSC
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C
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large flowing streams and rivers with cobble and boulder
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Insect
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Neurocordulia virginensis
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Cinnamon shadowdragon
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S2S3
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G4
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SR
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---
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C
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large flowing streams and rivers with cobble and boulder
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Mussel
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Alasmidonta undulata
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Triangle floater
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S2
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G4
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T
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---
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C
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large streams with clay, sand, gravel; can also live in lakes
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Mussel
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Alasmidonta varicosa
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Brook floater
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S1
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G3
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E
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FSC
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C
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large flowing streams with sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Elliptio roanokensis
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Roanoke slabshell
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S1
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G3
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T
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---
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C
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large flowing streams with sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Fusconaia masoni
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Atlantic pigtoe
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S1
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G2
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E
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FSC
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C
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small to large flowing streams with sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Lampsilis cariosa
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Yellow lampmussel
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S1
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G3G4
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E
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FSC
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C
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large flowing streams with sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Lampsilis radiata
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Eastern lampmussel
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S1S2
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G5
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T
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---
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C
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river systems
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Mussel
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Strophitus undulatus
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Creeper
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S2
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G5
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T
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---
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C
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small to large flowing streams with clay, sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Toxolasma pullus
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Savannah lilliput
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S1
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G2
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E
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FSC
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C
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large streams with clay, sand, gravel; can also live in lakes
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Mussel
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Villosa constricta
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Notched rainbow
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S3
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G3
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SC
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---
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C
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small to large flowing streams with clay, sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Villosa delumbis
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Eastern creekshell
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S3
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G4
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SR
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---
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C
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small to large flowing streams with clay, sand, gravel and cobble
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Mussel
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Villosa vaughaniana
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Carolina creekshell
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S2
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G2
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E
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FSC
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C
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small to large flowing streams with clay, sand, gravel and cobble
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Plant
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Collinsonia tuberosa
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Piedmont horsebalm
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S1
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G3G4
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SR-P
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---
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C
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rich hardwood forests
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Plant
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Eurybia spectabilis
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Showy Aster
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S2?
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G5
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SR-O
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--
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C
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pine barrens and woodland borders
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Plant
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Fothergilla major
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Large witch alder
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S3
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G3
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SR-T
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---
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C
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dry ridgetop or bluff forests, seepage wetlands, and Piedmont longleaf pine forests
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Plant
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Lindera subcoriacea
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Bog spicebush
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S2S3
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G2G3
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T
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FSC
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C
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streamhead pocosins, white cedar swamps, seepage slopes
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Plant
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Monotropsis odorata
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Sweet pinesap
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S3
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G3
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SR-T
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FSC
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C
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dry forests and bluffs
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Plant
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Phacelia covillei
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Buttercup phacelia
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S3
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G3
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SR-T
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FSC
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C
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bottomlands, rich lower slopes
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Plant
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Ptilimnium nudosum
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Harperella
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S1
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G2
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E
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E
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C
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rocky riverbeds
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HISTORIC/OBSCURE RECORDS (11 Historic; 2 Obscure)
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Taxa Group
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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G-Rank
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S-
Rank
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State Status
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Federal Status
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Survey Status
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Habitat
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Bird
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Picooides borealis
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Red-cockaded woodpecker
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S2
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G3
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E
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E
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H
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mature open pine forests, mainly in longleaf pine [breeding evidence only]
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Insect
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Gomphus abbreviatus
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Spine-crowned clubtail
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S3?
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G3G4
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SR
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---
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O
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large flowing streams and rivers, sandy to rocky
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Insect
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Gomphus quadricolor
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Rapids clubtail
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S1?
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G3G4
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SR
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---
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O
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large flowing streams and rivers with cobble and boulder
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Plant
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Carex vestita
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Velvet sedge
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SH
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G5
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SR-P
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--
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H
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low woods
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Plant
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Dicanthelium annulum
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A witch grass
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S1
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GNR
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SR-P
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---
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H
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dry sandy or rocky open woods and borders of thickets
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Plant
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Enemion biternatum
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Eastern isopyrum
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S2
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G5
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SR-P
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---
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H
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rich bottomlands, levees, and lower slopes
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Plant
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Gillenia stipulata
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Indian psychic
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S2
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G5
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SR-P
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---
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H
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forests and open woods, mainly over mafic rocks
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Plant
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Isoetes virginica
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Viginia quillwort
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S1
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G1
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SR-L
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FSC
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H
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upland depression swamp forests, clayey soils
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Plant
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Paspalum fluitans
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Horsetail crown grass
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S1
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G5
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SR-D
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---
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H
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seepage areas in swamp forests
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Plant
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Scutellaria australis
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Southern skullcap
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S1
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G5?Q
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SR-P
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---
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H
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alluvial forests
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Plant
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Scutellaria nervosa
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Veined skullcap
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S1
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G5
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SR-P
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---
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H
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alluvial forests
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Plant
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Thermopsis mollis
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Appalachian golden-banner
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S2
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G3G4
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SR-P
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---
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H
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dry ridges and open woodlands; roadsides
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Plant
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Trifolium reflexum
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Buffalo clover
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S1S2
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G3G4
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SR-T
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---
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H
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open woods, clearings
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CURRENT RECORDS REMOVED (1)
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Taxa Group
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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G-Rank
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S-
Rank
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State Status
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Federal Status
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Survey Status
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Habitat
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Fish
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Ambloplites cavifrons**
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Roanoke bass
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S2
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G3
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SR
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FSC
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C
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not rare in Cape Fear basin (this species has been stocked); rare in Tar and Neuse basins
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