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

Scientific Name Common Name Status Rank
Province: Habitat (Counties of occurrence) N.C. U.S. N.C. Global
Rhynchospora macra Southern White Beaksedge E - S2 G3
S: seepage bogs (Carteret,
Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke,
Moore, Richmond, Scotland)
Rhynchospora odorata Fragrant Beaksedge E - S1 G4
T: maritime wet grasslands
(Brunswick*, Carteret, Hyde,
Pender*)
Rhynchospora pleiantha Coastal Beaksedge T FSC S2 G3
C: limesink ponds (Brunswick,
Carteret, New Hanover, Onslow)
Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beak Baldsedge SR-O - S2S3 G4
C: beaver ponds, limesink ponds,
wet savannas (Bladen,
Brun swick, Carteret, Columbus*,
Craven, Cumberland, Harnett,
Hoke, Moore, New Hanover,
Onslow, Richmond, Tyrrell*,
Washington)
Rhynchospora thornei Thorne's Beaksedge E FSC S2 G3
C: wet savannas (Brunswick,
Onslow, Pender)
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy's Beaksedge SR-P - S2 G4
C: clay-based Carolina bays,
limesink ponds (Brunswick, New
Hanover, Onslow, Scotland)
Robinia hartwegii Hartweg's Locust SR-L - S2 G3T1
M: high elevation granitic domes
(Jackson, Macon, Mitchell*)
Robinia hispida var. fertilis Fruitful Locust SR-O - S1 G4T1Q
M: acidic cove forests, northern
hardwoods forests, high elevation
granitic domes (Alleghany,
Avery, Burke*, Graham*,
Jackson*, McDowell*)
Robinia hispida var. kelseyi Kelsey's Locust SR-O - S1 G4T1
M: high elevation red oak forests,
dry rocky woods (Buncombe*,
Burke*, Haywood*, Hender son*,
Madi son*, Transylvania*)
Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus Red Raspberry SR-P - S2? G5T5
M: high elevation spruce-fir
forests and openings (Buncombe,
Haywood, Jackson, Swain*,
Yancey)
Rudbeckia heliopsidis Sun-facing Coneflower E FSC SH G2
C: moist pine flatwoods and
woodland bord ers (Harnett*,
Moore*)
Rudbeckia triloba var. pinnatiloba Pinnate-lobed Black-eyed Susan SR-T - S1 G5T3
M: mafic cliffs (Buncombe)
Ruellia ciliosa Sandhills Wild-petunia SR-P - S2 G3G4Q
S: sandhills, especially in loamy,
submesic swales (Cumberland+,
Hoke, Richmond, Scotland)
Ruellia humilis Low Wild-petunia T - S1 G5
P: diabase glades (Durham,
Granville, Wake*)
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