Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species - Rawlings ...

Scientific Name Common Name Rank Status
Province: Habitat (Counties of occurrence) N.C. Global N.C. U.S.
Trillium rugelii Southern Nodding Trillium S2? G3 W7
PM: rich woods and coves over mafic
and calcareous rocks (Avery,
Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Davie*,
Guilford*, Haywood, Henderson*,
McDowell, Mecklenburg*, Mitchell*,
Polk, Richmon d, Rutherford, Yancey)
Triosteum angustifolium Narrowleaf Tinker's-weed S2? G5 W7
P: thin woodlands over mafic rocks
(Cabarrus*, Durham, Granville,
Guilford*, Mecklenburg*, Orange*,
Rand olph*)
Triosteum aurantiacum Coffee Tinker's-weed S2? G5 W7
M: rich cove forests over mafic rocks
(Ashe, Clay*, Graham*, Haywood,
Iredell*, Jackson, Macon, McDowell*,
Mecklenburg*, Mitchell*, Swain*,
Transylvania, Watauga*)
Triphora trianthophora Three Birds Orchid S2? G3G4 W7
MC: moist forests (Ashe*, Buncombe,
Burke, Carteret, Clay, Dare*, For syth*,
Graham, Haywood, Hender son*,
Jackson*, Macon*, McDowell,
Northampton*, Polk*, Rutherford*,
Swain*, Transylvania*, Yancey*)
Typha domingensis Southern Cattail S2? G4G5 W7
CT: brackish marshes (Beaufort*,
Brun swick, Carteret*, Dare, Hyde*,
New Hanover*, Pamlico*, P ender*)
Utricularia foliosa Leafy Bladderwort SNR G5 W3
C: habitat in North Carolina not known
Vaccinium hirsutum Hairy Blueberry S3 G3 W1
M: ridgetop red oak forests, oak
hickory forests, pine oak heath
(Cherokee, Graham, Swain)
Valerianella umbilicata Woodland Cornsalad SU G3G5 W7
PM: rich woods and disturbed sites
(For syth*, Randolph*, Stokes*,
Swain*)
Verbena scabra Sandpaper Vervain S2? G5 W7
CT: marsh edges, shell middens
(Bladen*, Brun swick*, Carteret*,
Chowan*, Currituck*, Hyde*, New
Hanover*, Onslow*, Pender, Pitt)
Verbesina helianthoides A Crownbeard SNR G5 W3
M: open woods and glades
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water Speedwell S1 G5 W7
M: bogs, streambanks, rivulets (Avery,
Madi son*, Mitchell*)
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root S2? G4 W7
MP: bogs, wet meadows, dry soils over
mafic rocks (Alleghany*, Ashe,
Avery*, Bun combe*, Durham*,
Forsyth*, Granville, Jackson,
Madison*, Orange*, Person*, Vance,
Wake, Warren+, Yancey*)
Vigna luteola Wild Cowpea S1? G5 W7
C: marsh edges, wet open areas
(Brunswick, New Han over*)
Viola brittoniana Northern Coastal Violet S2? G4G5 W7
CSP: moist slopes and low wet places
(Columbus, Cumberland, Currituck*,
Gates, Harnett, Hertford*, Jones,
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