OPTIMAL SURVEY WINDOWS FOR NORTH CAROLINA’S FEDERALLY THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES
|
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
STATUS |
SURVEY WINDOW |
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Aeschynomene virginica |
Sensitive joint-vetch |
Threatened |
mid July - October |
|
Amaranthus pumilus |
Seabeach amaranth |
Threatened |
July - October |
|
Cardamine micranthera |
Small-anthered bittercress |
Endangered |
April - May |
|
Carex lutea |
Golden sedge |
Endangered |
mid April - mid June |
|
Echinacea laevigata |
Smooth coneflower |
Endangered |
late May - October |
|
Geum radiatum |
Spreading avens |
Endangered |
June - September |
|
Gymnoderma lineare |
Rock gnome lichen |
Endangered |
year round |
|
Hedyotis purpurea montana |
Roan Mountain bluet |
Endangered |
June - July |
|
Helianthus schweinitzii |
Schweinitz's sunflower |
Endangered |
late August - October |
|
Helonias bullata |
Swamp pink |
Threatened |
April - May |
|
Hexastylis naniflora |
Dwarf-flowered heartleaf |
Threatened |
March - May |
|
Hudsonia montana |
Mountain golden heather |
Threatened |
late May - early June |
|
Isotria medeoloides |
Small whorled pogonia |
Threatened |
mid May through early July |
|
Liatris helleri |
Heller's blazing star |
Threatened |
July - September |
|
Lindera melissifolia |
Pondberry |
Endangered |
February - October |
|
Lysimachia asperulaefolia |
Rough-leaved loosestrife |
Endangered |
mid May - June |
|
Oxypolis canbyi |
Canby's dropwort |
Endangered |
mid August - September |
|
Ptilimnium nodosum |
Harperella |
Endangered |
July - October in periods of low water |
|
Rhus michauxii |
Michaux's sumac |
Endangered |
May - October |
|
Sagittaria fasciculata |
Bunched arrowhead |
Endangered |
mid May - July |
|
Sarracenia oreophila |
Green pitcher-plant |
Endangered |
late April - October |
|
Sarracenia rubra jonesii |
Mountain sweet pitcher-plant |
Endangered |
April - October |
|
Schwalbea americana |
American chaffseed |
Endangered |
May - August (1-2 months after a fire) |
|
Sisyrinchium dichotomum |
White irisette |
Endangered |
late May - July |
|
Solidago spithamaea |
Blue Ridge goldenrod |
Threatened |
July - September |
|
Spiraea virginiana |
Virginia spiraea |
Threatened |
May - early July |
|
Thalictrum cooleyi |
Cooley's meadowrue |
Endangered |
mid June - early July |
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These recommended survey windows were determined from species recovery plans, field observations, and herbarium specimens at the North Carolina State University herbarium. For additional information about these species, please visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service web pages at http://endangered.fws.gov/ or http://nc-es.fws.gov. Dale Suiter, USFWS, Raleigh Ecological Services, 919-856-4520 ext. 18, Dale_Suiter@fws.gov, revised May 2006 |
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