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| Symbol |
Scientific Name |
State Common Name |
State Protected Status† |
| ADCA |
Adiantum capillus-veneris L. |
venus hair fern |
E |
| AEVI3 |
Aeschynomene virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. |
sensitive jointvetch |
E |
| AMGEG |
Amorpha georgiana Wilbur var. georgiana |
Georgia indigo-bush |
E |
| ARBU |
Arethusa bulbosa L. |
bog rose |
E |
| ASHE4 |
Asplenium ×heteroresiliens W.H. Wagner (pro sp.) [heterochroum × resiliens] |
Carolina spleenwort |
E |
| ASMO |
Asplenium monanthes L. |
single-sorus spleenwort |
E |
| BRVI6 |
Bryocrumia vivicolor (Dix.) W.R. Buck |
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| BRAN8 |
Bryocrumia andersonii (E.B. Bartram) L.E. Anderson |
gorge moss |
E |
| BUDI |
Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr. |
piratebush |
E |
| CACA2 |
Calamagrostis cainii Hitchc. |
Cain's reed grass |
E |
| CAMU10 |
Calopogon multiflorus Lindl. |
many-flowered grass-pink |
E |
| CAMI19 |
Cardamine micranthera Rollins |
small-anthered bittercress |
E |
| CABA9 |
Carex barrattii Schwein. & Torr. |
Barratt's sedge |
E |
| CALU26 |
Carex lutea LeBlond |
golden sedge |
E |
| CAOL3 |
Carex oligosperma Michx. |
few-seeded sedge |
E |
| CASC9 |
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein. |
Schweinitz's sedge |
E |
| CASI12 |
Carex siccata Dewey |
|
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| CAAE |
Carex aenea Fernald |
Fernald's hay sedge |
E |
| CHPA18 |
Chrysoma pauciflosculosa (Michx.) Greene |
woody goldenrod |
E |
| COCH2 |
Conioselinum chinense (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. |
hemlock parsley |
E |
| DARE |
Dalibarda repens L. |
robin runaway |
E |
| DIHI13 |
Dichanthelium hirstii (Swallen) Kartesz |
|
|
| PAHI10 |
Panicum hirstii Swallen |
Hirst's panic grass |
E |
| ERLI3 |
Eriocaulon lineare Small |
linear pipewort |
E |
| FIRU2 |
Filipendula rubra (Hill) B.L. Rob. |
queen-of-the-prairie |
E |
| GRNI |
Grammitis nimbata (Jenman) Proctor |
dwarf polypody fern |
E |
| GYAP |
Gymnocarpium appalachianum Pryer |
Appalachian oak fern |
E |
| HEBR |
Helenium brevifolium (Nutt.) Alph. Wood |
littleleaf sneezeweed |
E |
| HEVE |
Helenium vernale Walter |
spring sneezeweed |
E |
| HESC3 |
Helianthus schweinitzii Torr. & A. Gray |
Schweinitz's sunflower |
E |
| HECO19 |
Hexastylis contracta Blomquist |
mountain heartleaf |
E |
| HIOD |
Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv. |
holy grass |
E |
| HOPUM |
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell |
mountain bluet |
E |
| HUMO |
Hudsonia montana Nutt. |
mountain golden heather |
E |
| ISME2 |
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf. |
small whorled pogonia |
E |
| JUCA2 |
Juncus caesariensis Coville |
rough rush |
E |
| JUTR2 |
Juncus trifidus L. |
|
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| JUTRC |
Juncus trifidus L. ssp. carolinianus Hämet-Ahti |
one-flowered rush |
E |
| LIME7 |
Lindera melissifolia (Walter) Blume |
southern spicebush |
E |
| LISU8 |
Lindera subcoriacea B.E. Wofford |
bog spicebush |
E |
| LOAU |
Lophiola aurea Ker Gawl. |
golden crest |
E |
| LYAS2 |
Lysimachia asperulifolia Poir. |
rough-leaf loosestrife |
E |
| LYFR2 |
Lysimachia fraseri Duby |
Fraser's loosestrife |
E |
| MIGO |
Minuartia godfreyi (Shinners) McNeill |
Godfrey's sandwort |
E |
| MIUN |
Minuartia uniflora (Walter) Mattf. |
single-flowered sandwort |
E |
| MUTO |
Muhlenbergia torreyana (Schult.) Hitchc. |
Torrey's muhly |
E |
| MYGA |
Myrica gale L. |
sweet gale |
E |
| NAAM |
Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl. |
bog asphodel |
E |
| OLAL2 |
Oligoneuron album (Nutt.) G.L. Nesom |
|
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| SOPT4 |
Solidago ptarmicoides (Nees) B. Boivin |
prairie goldenrod |
E |
| ORMA2 |
Orbexilum macrophyllum (Rowlee) Rydb. |
bigleaf scurfpea |
E |
| ORKE |
Orthotrichum keeverae H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson |
Keever's bristle moss |
E |
| OXCA2 |
Oxypolis canbyi (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Fernald |
Canby's cowbane |
E |
| PASC19 |
Packera schweinitziana (Nutt.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve |
|
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| SESC4 |
Senecio schweinitzianus Nutt. |
Schweinitz's groundsel |
E |
| PACA13 |
Parnassia caroliniana Michx. |
Carolina grass-of-parnassus |
E |
| PLCA18 |
Plagiochila caduciloba H.L. Blomq. |
a liverwort |
E |
| PLCO2 |
Plantago cordata Lam. |
heart-leaf plantain |
E |
| PLSP |
Plantago sparsiflora Michx. |
pineland plantain |
E |
| PLIN6 |
Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer |
white fringeless orchid |
E |
| POPA |
Poa paludigena Fernald & Wiegand |
bog bluegrass |
E |
| PTEC2 |
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe |
eulophia |
E |
| PTNO |
Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias |
harperella |
E |
| PYBR |
Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells |
|
|
| PYBAB |
Pyxidanthera barbulata Michx. var. brevifolia (Wells) H.E. Ahles |
Wells' pyxie-moss |
E |
| RHRO3 |
Rhodiola rosea L. |
|
|
| SERO2 |
Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. |
roseroot |
E |
| RHCR3 |
Rhynchospora crinipes Gale |
mosquito beak sedge |
E |
| RHMA5 |
Rhynchospora macra (C.B. Clarke ex Britton) Small |
large beak sedge |
E |
| RHTH |
Rhynchospora thornei Kral |
Thorne's beaksedge |
E |
| RUHE |
Rudbeckia heliopsidis Torr. & A. Gray |
sun-facing coneflower |
E |
| SAFA5 |
Sagittaria fasciculata E.O. Beal |
bunched arrowhead |
E |
| SCAM |
Schwalbea americana L. |
chaffseed |
E |
| SEPU6 |
Sedum pusillum Michx. |
Puck's orpine |
E |
| SIDI5 |
Sisyrinchium dichotomum E.P. Bicknell |
reflexed blue-eyed grass |
E |
| SOPL |
Solidago plumosa Small |
Yadkin River goldenrod |
E |
| SOPU3 |
Solidago pulchra Small |
Carolina goldenrod |
E |
| SOSP6 |
Solidago spithamaea M.A. Curtis |
Blue Ridge goldenrod |
E |
| SPFU70 |
Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. |
brown peatmoss |
E |
| SPVI2 |
Spiraea virginiana Britton |
Virginia spiraea |
E |
| SPHE |
Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray |
prairie dropseed |
E |
| STPIP3 |
Stylisma pickeringii (Torr. ex M.A. Curtis) A. Gray var. pickeringii |
Pickering's morning glory |
E |
| SYPA10 |
Symphyotrichum parviceps (Burgess) G.L. Nesom |
|
|
| ASPA4 |
Aster parviceps (Burgess) Mack. & Bush |
glade aster |
E |
| THCO5 |
Thalictrum cooleyi H.E. Ahles |
Cooley's meadowrue |
E |
| TOAM3 |
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson |
Ammon's tortula |
E |
| TRPU3 |
Trillium pusillum Michx. |
Carolina least trillium |
E |
| TRSP2 |
Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. |
|
|
| TRSPM6 |
Trisetum spicatum (L.) K. Richt. var. molle (Kunth) Beal |
soft trisetum |
E |
| DIMU4 |
Dionaea muscipula Ellis |
venus flytrap |
SC |
| PAQU |
Panax quinquefolius L. |
ginseng |
SC |
| CYTE3 |
Cystopteris tennesseensis Shaver |
Tennessee bladderfern |
SC, E |
| DEEX |
Delphinium exaltatum Aiton |
tall larkspur |
SC, E |
| ECLA |
Echinacea laevigata (C.L. Boynt. & Beadle) S.F. Blake |
smooth coneflower |
SC, E |
| GECR2 |
Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma |
fringed gentian |
SC, E |
| GERA2 |
Geum radiatum Michx. |
spreading avens |
SC, E |
| HYCA |
Hydrastis canadensis L. |
goldenseal, orangeroot |
SC, E |
| KACU |
Kalmia cuneata Michx. |
white wicky |
SC, E |
| PEWR |
Pellaea wrightiana Hook. |
Wright's cliff-brake fern |
SC, E |
| RHMI11 |
Rhus michauxii Sarg. |
Michaux's sumac |
SC, E |
| SAOR3 |
Sarracenia oreophila (Kearney) Wherry |
green pitcher plant |
SC, E |
| SARUJ |
Sarracenia rubra Walter ssp. jonesii (Wherry) Wherry |
|
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| SAJO |
Sarracenia jonesii Wherry |
mountain sweet pitcher plant |
SC, E |
| SHGA |
Shortia galacifolia Torr. & A. Gray |
Oconee bells |
SC, E |
| EURE8 |
Eupatorium resinosum Torr. ex DC. |
resinous boneset |
SC, T |
| HEBU |
Helonias bullata L. |
swamp pink |
SC, T |
| LIHE2 |
Liatris helleri Porter |
Heller's blazing star |
SC, T |
| LIGR2 |
Lilium grayi S. Watson |
Gray's lily |
SC, T |
| SAKE |
Sabatia kennedyana Fernald |
Plymouth gentian |
SC, T |
| SCGL7 |
Schisandra glabra (E.P. Bicknell) Rehder |
magnolia vine, magnolia-vine |
SC, T |
| AMPU2 |
Amaranthus pumilus Raf. |
seabeach amaranth |
T |
| AMGEC |
Amorpha georgiana Wilbur var. confusa Wilbur |
Savanna indigo-bush |
T |
| ASMI2 |
Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Herm. |
Sandhills milkvetch |
T |
| BAAUM |
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. var. minor (Lehm.) Fernald |
|
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| BAMI4 |
Baptisia minor Lehm. |
prairie blue indigo |
T |
| CASC5 |
Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory |
wild hyacinth |
T |
| CACO14 |
Carex conoidea Schkuhr ex Willd. |
cone-shaped sedge |
T |
| CAEX7 |
Carex exilis Dewey |
coastal sedge |
T |
| CAMY |
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt. |
nutmeg hickory |
T |
| ELHA2 |
Eleocharis halophila (Fernald & Brack.) Fernald & Brack. |
salt spikerush |
T |
| FIPE |
Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper ex Small & Britton |
Harper's fringe-rush |
T |
| GEGE |
Geum geniculatum Michx. |
bent avens |
T |
| GLNU |
Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson |
Smoky Mountain annagrass |
T |
| GYLI |
Gymnoderma lineare (A. Evans) Yoshim. & Sharp |
gnome finger lichen |
T |
| HENA3 |
Hexastylis naniflora Blomquist |
dwarf-flowered heartleaf |
T |
| ILCO2 |
Ilex collina Alexander |
long-stalked holly |
T |
| ISPI |
Isoetes piedmontana (N.E. Pfeiffer) C.F. Reed |
Piedmont quillwort |
T |
| LICA31 |
Lilaeopsis carolinensis J.M. Coult. & Rose |
Carolina lilaeopsis |
T |
| LIIR |
Lilium iridollae Henry |
pot-of-gold lily |
T |
| MACA |
Macbridea caroliniana (Walter) S.F. Blake |
Carolina bogmint |
T |
| METR3 |
Menyanthes trifoliata L. |
buckbean |
T |
| MYLA2 |
Myriophyllum laxum Shuttlw. ex Chapm. |
loose watermilfoil |
T |
| PAMI25 |
Packera millefolium (Torr. & A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve |
|
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| SEMI2 |
Senecio millefolium Torr. & A. Gray |
divided-leaf ragwort |
T |
| PAGR |
Parnassia grandifolia DC. |
large-leaved grass-of-parnassus |
T |
| PLIN5 |
Platanthera integra (Nutt.) A. Gray ex Beck |
yellow fringeless orchid |
T |
| PLNI |
Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer |
snowy orchid |
T |
| POSM |
Portulaca smallii P. Wilson |
Small's portulaca |
T |
| RHAR |
Rhexia aristosa Britton |
awned meadow-beauty |
T |
| RUHU |
Ruellia humilis Nutt. |
low wild-petunia |
T |
| RUNU2 |
Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapm. |
|
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| CARU16 |
Cacalia rugelia (A. Gray) T.M. Barkley & Cronquist |
Rugel's ragwort |
T |
| SCLA9 |
Schlotheimia lancifolia E.B. Bartram |
highlands moss |
T |
| SOVE2 |
Solidago verna M.A. Curtis ex Torr. & A. Gray |
spring-flowering goldenrod |
T |
| SPLO2 |
Spiranthes longilabris Lindl. |
giant spiral orchid |
T |
| SPTE4 |
Sporobolus teretifolius Harper |
wireleaf dropseed |
T |
| SYGE |
Symphyotrichum georgianum (Alexander) G.L. Nesom |
|
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| ASGE2 |
Aster georgianus Alexander |
Georgia aster |
T |
| THSI2 |
Thelypteris simulata (Davenport) Nieuwl. |
bog fern |
T |
| TRBO |
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm |
Appalachian filmy-fern |
T |
| TRPE2 |
Trichomanes petersii A. Gray |
dwarf filmy-fern |
T |
| TRDI5 |
Trillium discolor Wray ex Hook. |
mottled trillium |
T |
| UTOL |
Utricularia olivacea C. Wright ex Griseb. |
dwarf bladderwort |
T |
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