NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Listings
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Fraser Fir, Southern Balsam, She Balsam | Abies fraseri | NC Native
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Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple | Acer floridanum [= Acer barbatum, Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum] | NC Native
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Chalk Maple | Acer leucoderme [= Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme] | NC Native
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Striped Maple, Moosewood, Whistlewood, Goosefoot Maple | Acer pensylvanicum | NC Native
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Red Maple | Acer rubrum | NC Native |
Silver Maple, Soft Maple | Acer saccharinum | NC Native
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Northern Sugar Maple, Hard Maple, Sugar Tree | Acer saccharum | NC Native
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American Yarrow, American Thousandleaf, Yarrow, Milfoil | Achillea borealis [= Achilllea millefolium ssp. lanulosa] | NC Native |
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Trailing Wolfsbane, White Monkshood, White Aconite | Aconitum reclinatum | NC Native |
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Southern Blue Monkshood, Eastern Blue Monkshood, Appalachian Blue Monkshood | Aconitum uncinatum | NC Native |
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White Baneberry, Doll's-eyes, White Cohosh | Actaea pachypoda | NC Native |
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Common Black Cohosh, Early Black Cohosh | Actaea racemosa [= Cimicifuga racemosa] | NC Native |
Southern Maidenhair, Venus'-hair Fern | Adiantum capillus-veneris | NC Native | |
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Northern Maidenhair | Adiantum pedatum | US Native |
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Yellow Buckeye | Aesculus flava [= Aesculus octandra] | NC Native |
Bottlebrush Buckeye | Aesculus parviflora | S.E. Native
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Red Buckeye | Aesculus pavia | NC Native | |
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Painted Buckeye | Aesculus sylvatica | NC Native |
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Scaleleaf False Foxglove | Agalinis aphylla [= Gerardia aphylla] | NC Native |
Common Agalinis, Purple Gerardia | Agalinis purpurea [= Gerardia purpurea] | NC Native
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Threadleaf Gerardia, Threadleaf False Foxglove | Agalinis setacea [= Gerardia setacea] | NC Native |
Agarista, Florida Hobblebush, Pipe-plant, Fetterbush, Coast Leucothoe, Florida Leucothoe | Agarista populifolia [= Leucothoe populifolia] | NC Native
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Purple Giant Hyssop | Agastache scrophulariifolia | NC Native
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White Snakeroot, Common Milk-poison | Ageratina altissima [= Eupatorium rugosum] | NC Native |
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Mimosa, Silk Tree | Albizia julibrissin | Not Native to US
Rank 1 - Severe Threat |
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Golden Colicroot | Aletris aurea | NC Native |
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Northern White Colic-root, Mealy Colic-root, Stargrass | Aletris farinosa | NC Native |
Yellow Colic-root | Aletris lutea | NC Native
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Allegheny Onion | Allium allegheniense | NC Native |
Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum | NC Native
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Keever's Onion | Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii] | NC Native
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Ramps, Red Ramps, Wild Leek, Rampscallions | Allium tricoccum [= Validallium tricoccum] | NC Native |
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Tag Alder, Hazel Alder, Common Alder, Smooth Alder | Alnus serrulata [= Alnus incana, Alnus noveboracensis] | NC Native |
Common Ragweed, American Wormwood, Bitterweed, Carrotweed, Blackweed, Hay-fever Weed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | NC Native | |
Giant Ragweed | Ambrosia trifida | NC Native
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Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Shadtree, Sarvis Tree | Amelanchier arborea | NC Native
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Eastern Serviceberry, Sarvisberry, Shad | Amelanchier canadensis | NC Native
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Smooth Serviceberry, Allegheny Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush | Amelanchier laevis [= Amelanchier arborea var. laevis] | NC Native |
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Coastal Plain Serviceberry | Amelanchier obovalis [= Amelanchier canadensis] | NC Native |
Dwarf Serviceberry, Shadbush | Amelanchier spicata [= Amelanchier stolonifera] | NC Native
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Fly Poison | Amianthium muscaetoxicum | NC Native |
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Dwarf Indigo Bush, Clusterspike False Indigo | Amorpha herbacea | NC Native |
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Climbing Aster | Ampelaster carolinianus [= Aster carolinianus] | NC Native |
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Fringed Bluestar, Sandhill Bluestar | Amsonia ciliata | NC Native |
Threadleaf Bluestar, Hubricht's Bluestar, Hubricht's Slimpod | Amsonia hubrichtii | US Native | |
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Bluestar, Blue Dogbane, Willow Amsonia | Amsonia tabernaemontana | NC Native |
Chain fern | Anchistea virginica [= Woodwardia virginica] | NC Native
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Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Andropogon gerardi [= Andropogon gerardii] | NC Native
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Common Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem, Bog Broomsedge | Andropogon glomeratus [= Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus] | NC Native
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Elliott's Bluestem, Elliott's Broomsedge, Sheathed Bluestem | Andropogon gyrans [= Andropogon elliottii] | NC Native
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Splitbeard Bluestem, Bunchgrass, Silver Bluestem, Split Bluestem | Andropogon ternarius | NC Native
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Old-field Broomstraw, Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Sedge Grass, Sage Grass | Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus | NC Native
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Sharp-lobed Liverleaf | Anemone acutiloba [= Hepatica acutiloba] | NC Native |
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Round-lobed Liverleaf | Anemone americana [= Hepatica americana] | NC Native |
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Prairie Anemone, Carolina Anemone | Anemone caroliniana | US Native |
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Lanceleaf Anemone | Anemone lancifolia [= Anemone quinquefolia var. lancifolia] | NC Native |
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Wood Anemone | Anemone quinquefolia | NC Native |
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Thimbleweed; Tall Anemone | Anemone virginiana | NC Native |
Filmy Angelica, Mountain Angelica, Appalachian Angelica | Angelica triquinata | NC Native
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Field Pussytoes | Antennaria neglecta | NC Native
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Plaintain Pussytoes | Antennaria plantaginifolia [= Antennaria caroliniana] | US Native |
Southern Single-head Pussytoes, Solitary Pussytoes | Antennaria solitaria | NC Native
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Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile | Anthemis cotula | Not Native to US |
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Cancer-Root, One-Flowered Cancer-Root, One-Flowered Broomrape, Ghost Pipe, Naked Broomrape | Aphyllon uniflorum [= Orobanche uniflora] | NC Native |
Common Groundnut | Apios americana | NC Native
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Puttyroot, Adam and Eve | Aplectrum hyemale | NC Native |
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Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis [= Aquilegia australis] | NC Native |
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Smooth Rockcress | Arabis laevigata [= Boechera laevigata] | NC Native |
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Devil's Walkingstick, Hercules' Club, Prickly Ash | Aralia spinosa | NC Native |
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Bog Rose | Arethusa bulbosa | NC Native |
Green Dragon | Arisaema dracontium [= Muricauda dracontium] | NC Native | |
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | NC Native |
Southern Wiregrass, Beyrich Threeawn | Aristida beyrichiana [= Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana] | S.E. Native
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Carolina Wiregrass, Pineland Three-awn | Aristida stricta [= Aristida stricta var. stricta] | NC Native
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Pale Indian-plantain | Arnoglossum atriplicifolium [= Cacalia atriplicifolia] | NC Native
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Red Chokeberry | Aronia arbutifolia [= Photinia pyrifolia, Sorbus arbutifolia, Pyrus arbutifolia] | NC Native |
Black Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa [= Photinia melanocarpa, Sorbus melanocarpa, Pyrus melanocarpa] | NC Native
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Eastern Goat's-beard | Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus | NC Native
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Hill Cane | Arundinaria appalachiana [split from Arundinaria gigantea and Arundinaria tecta] | NC Native
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Giant Cane, River Cane, Switchcane | Arundinaria gigantea | NC Native
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Switchcane, Switch Cane, Small Cane | Arundinaria tecta [split from Arundinaria gigantea; Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta] | NC Native
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Common Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense | NC Native | |
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Clasping Milkweed, Sand Milkweed, Bluntleaf Milkweed | Asclepias amplexicaulis | NC Native |
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Poke Milkweed, Tall Milkweed | Asclepias exaltata | NC Native |
Eastern Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra | NC Native
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Few-flower Milkweed | Asclepias lanceolata | NC Native
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Purple Milkweed | Asclepias purpurascens | NC Native
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Fourleaf Milkweed | Asclepias quadrifolia | NC Native |
Purple Savana Milkweed, Red Milkweed | Asclepias rubra | NC Native
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Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | NC Native |
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Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower | Asclepias tuberosa | NC Native |
Redring Milkweed, White Milkweed | Asclepias variegata | NC Native | |
Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata | NC Native
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Little Green Milkweed, Green Antelope-horn, Spider Milkweed | Asclepias viridis | S.E. Native
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Slimleaf Pawpaw, Dwarf Pawpaw | Asimina angustifolia | S.E. Native
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Flag Pawpaw, Polecat Bush, Woolly Pawpaw | Asimina incana | S.E. Native
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Bigflower Pawpaw, Florida Dogwood, Scrub Pawpaw, Flag Pawpaw | Asimina obovata | S.E. Native
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dwarf pawpaw | Asimina parviflora | NC Native |
Netleaf Pawpaw | Asimina reticulata | S.E. Native
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Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | NC Native |
Ebony spleenwort | Asplenium platyneuron | NC Native | |
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Walking Fern | Asplenium rhizophyllum | NC Native |
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False Goat's Beard | Astilbe biternata | NC Native |
Northern Lady fern | Athyrium angustum [= Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum] | NC Native | |
Southern Lady Fern | Athyrium asplenioides [= Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenoides] | NC Native | |
Common Hairgrass, Wavy Hairgrass | Avenella flexuosa [= Deschampsia flexuosa] | NC Native
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Common Carpetgrass, Narrowleaved Carpetgrass | Axonopus fissifolius | NC Native
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Fairy Moss, Mosquito fern | Azolla caroliniana | US Native | |
Silverling, High-tide Bush, Mullet Bush, Groundsel Tree, Sea Myrtle | Baccharis halimifolia | NC Native
Rank 3 - Lesser Threat |
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Blue Water-hyssop, Sweet Water-hyssop, Carolina Water-hyssop, Lemon Bacopa | Bacopa caroliniana | NC Native
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Monier's Water-hyssop, Coastal Water-hyssop, Herb-of-grace | Bacopa monnieri | NC Native
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Thick-pod White Wild Indigo | Baptisia alba [= Baptisia pendula] | NC Native
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Spiked Wild Indigo | Baptisia albescens | NC Native |
Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo, Glade Wild Indigo | Baptisia australis var. aberrans [= Baptisia aberrans] | NC Native
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Carolina Wild Indigo | Baptisia cinerea [= Baptisia villosa] | NC Native |
Bush Pea, Yellow Wild Indigo, Green Wild Indigo, Yellow Wisteria | Baptisia sphaerocarpa | US Native
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Honesty-weed, Rattleweed, Black Wild Indigo, Northern Wild Indigo, Horsefly-weed | Baptisia tinctoria | NC Native
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White Screwstem, Spring Bartonia, White Bartonia | Bartonia verna [= Centaurella verna] | NC Native |
Tarflower, Flycatcher, Flyweed | Bejaria racemosa [= Befaria racemosa] | S.E. Native
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Supplejack, American Rattan, Alabama Supplejack, Carolina Supplejack | Berchemia scandens | NC Native
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Yellow Birch | Betula alleghaniensis [= Betula lutea] | NC Native
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Black Birch, Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, "Mahogany" | Betula lenta var. lenta | NC Native
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River Birch, Red Birch | Betula nigra | NC Native
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Crossvine | Bignonia capreolata | NC Native |
Downy Woodmint, Downy Pagoda-plant, Ohio Horsemint | Blephilia ciliata | NC Native
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Eastern Marsh-daisy, Eastern Doll's-daisy, Carolina Doll's-daisy | Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia [= Boltonia asteroides] | NC Native
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Sea Ox-eye, Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | NC Native |
Rattlesnake Fern | Botrypus virginianus [= Botrychium virginianum] | NC Native | |
Water-shield, Purple Wen-dock | Brasenia schreberi | NC Native
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Paper Mulberry, Otaheite | Broussonetia papyrifera | Not Native to US
Rank 2 - Significant Threat |
Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata [= Calamagrosis cinnoides] | NC Native
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Beautyberry, American Beautyberry, French-mulberry | Callicarpa americana | NC Native
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Bearded Grass Pink | Calopogon barbatus | NC Native |
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Many-flowered Grass-pink | Calopogon multiflorus [= Limodorum multiflorum] | NC Native |
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Pale Grass Pink | Calopogon pallidus [= Limodorum pallidum] | NC Native |
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Grass Pink | Calopogon tuberosus | NC Native |
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Sweet shrub; Sweet Betsy, Carolina allspice | Calycanthus floridus | NC Native |
Wild Hyacinth, Quamash Lily, Eastern Camas Lily | Camassia scilloides | NC Native | |
Tall Bellflower, American Bellflower | Campanula americana [= Campanulastrum americanum] | NC Native
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Southern Harebell | Campanula divaricata | NC Native |
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Trumpet Creeper; Trumpet Vine, Cow Itch | Campsis radicans [= Bignonia radicans] | NC Native |
Golden Canna, Yellow Canna, Bandana-of-the-Everglades | Canna flaccida | S.E. Native
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Cutleaf Toothwort | Cardamine concatenata [= Dentaria laciniata] | NC Native |
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Crinkleroot, Toothwort | Cardamine diphylla [= Dentaria diphylla] | NC Native |
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Thread-Leafed Toothwort, Dissected Toothwort | Cardamine dissecta [= Dentaria dissecta] | NC Native |
Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge | Carex amphibola | NC Native
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Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | NC Native
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Meadow Sedge, Blue Wood Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | NC Native
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Fraser's Sedge | Carex fraseriana [= Cymophyllus fraseri] | NC Native |
Wax Sedge, Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge | Carex glaucescens | NC Native
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Asa Gray's Sedge, Gray's Sedge, Bur Sedge | Carex grayi | NC Native
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Spreading Sedge | Carex laxiculmis | NC Native
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Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | NC Native
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Pennsylvania Sedge | Carex pensylvanica | NC Native
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Plantain-leaved Sedge, Seersucker Sedge | Carex plantaginea | NC Native |
Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge | Carex platyphylla | NC Native
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Chaffhead | Carphephorus bellidifolius | NC Native |
American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood, Blue Beech | Carpinus caroliniana | NC Native
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Wild Olive, Devilwood | Cartrema americana [= Osmanthus americanus] | NC Native |
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Water Hickory, Bitter Pecan | Carya aquatica | NC Native |
Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory | Carya cordiformis | NC Native
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Pignut Hickory, Smooth Pignut | Carya glabra | NC Native
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Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | US Native |
Red Hickory, False Pignut Hickory | Carya ovalis [= Carya glabra var. odorata] | NC Native
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Common Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | NC Native
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Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory | Carya tomentosa | NC Native
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American Chestnut | Castanea dentata | NC Native
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Common Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinquapin, Chinkapin, Dwarf Chinquapin | Castanea pumila | NC Native
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Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Painted Cup | Castilleja coccinea | NC Native |
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Catawba Tree, Monkey Cigar Tree | Catalpa speciosa | US Native |
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Blue Cohosh, Papooseroot | Caulophyllum thalictroides | NC Native |
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New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | NC Native |
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Oriental Bittersweet | Celastrus orbiculatus | Not Native to US
Rank 1 - Severe Threat |
American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | NC Native
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Southern Hackberry, Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | NC Native
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Dwarf Hackberry, Georgia Hackberry | Celtis tenuifolia | NC Native
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Spurred Butterfly Pea | Centrosema virginianum | NC Native |
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Buttonbush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | NC Native |
Eastern Redbud, Judas-tree | Cercis canadensis var. canadensis | NC Native
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Common Partridge-pea, Partridge Sensitive-pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata [= Cassia fasciculata] | NC Native
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Sensitive Partridge-pea, Common Sensitive-plant | Chamaecrista nictitans [= Chamaecrista aspera] | NC Native |
Atlantic White Cedar, Juniper | Chamaecyparis thyoides | NC Native | |
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Fairy Wand, Fairy-wand, Devil's Bit, Devil's-bit | Chamaelirium luteum [= Chamaelirium obovale] | NC Native |
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Woolly Sunbonnets, Pineland Daisy, Night-nodding Bog-dandelion | Chaptalia tomentosa | NC Native |
River Oats, Fish-on-a-pole | Chasmanthium latifolium [= Uniola latifolia] | NC Native
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Slender Spikegrass, Slender Wood-oats | Chasmanthium laxum [= Uniola laxa] | NC Native
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White Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | NC Native |
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Turtlehead | Chelone lyonii | NC Native |
Purple Turtlehead, Red Turtlehead | Chelone obliqua var. obliqua | NC Native
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Spotted Wintergreen, Striped Pipsissawa | Chimaphila maculata | NC Native |
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Fringe tree, Old man's beard | Chionanthus virginicus | NC Native |
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Green And Gold | Chrysogonum virginianum | NC Native |
Cottony Goldenaster | Chrysopsis gossypina | NC Native | |
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Maryland Goldenaster | Chrysopsis mariana [= Heterotheca mariana] | NC Native |
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Chicory | Cichorium intybus | Not Native to US
Rank 3 - Lesser Threat |
Common Yellow Thistle | Cirsium horridulum [= Carduus spinosissimus] | NC Native
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Virginia Thistle | Cirsium virginianum [= Cirsium revolutum] | NC Native |
Yellow-wood, Yellowwood, American Yellowwood | Cladrastis kentukea [= Cladrastis lutea] | NC Native
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Carolina Spring-beauty | Claytonia caroliniana | NC Native
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Virginia Spring Beauty | Claytonia virginica | NC Native |
Interrupted Fern | Claytosmunda claytoniana [Osmunda claytoniana] | NC Native
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Small Spreading Pogonia | Cleistesiopsis bifaria [= Cleistes bifaria] | NC Native |
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Spreading Pogonia | Cleistesiopsis divaricata [= Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata] | NC Native |
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Swamp Leatherflower, Southern Leatherflower | Clematis crispa [= Viorna crispa] | NC Native |
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Curlyheads, Curly Heads | Clematis ochroleuca [= Viorna ochroleuca] | NC Native |
Sweet Autumn Virginsbower, Leatherleaf Clematis | Clematis terniflora | Not Native to US
Rank 2 - Significant Threat |
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Leather Flower | Clematis viorna | NC Native |
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Virgin's Bower, Devil's darning needles | Clematis virginiana | NC Native |
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush, Mountain White-alder | Clethra acuminata | NC Native
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Coastal Sweet-pepperbush, Coastal White-alder, Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | NC Native
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Downy Sweet-pepperbush, Downy White-alder, Summersweet | Clethra tomentosa [= Clethra alnifolia var. tomentosa] | S.E. Native
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Black Ti-ti, Buckwheat Tree | Cliftonia monophylla | S.E. Native
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Scarlet Calamint, Scarlet Wild Basil, Red Mint Shrub, Red Savory | Clinopodium coccineum [= Calamintha coccinea, Satureja coccinea] | S.E. Native
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Georgia Calamint, Georgia Basil | Clinopodium georgianum [= Satureja georgiana, Calamintha georgiana] | NC Native
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Clinton's Lily, Yellow Clintonia, Bluebead Lily | Clintonia borealis | NC Native |
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Speckled Wood Lily | Clintonia umbellulata | NC Native |
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Butteryfly Pea | Clitoria mariana | NC Native |
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Tread Softly, Spurge Nettle | Cnidoscolus stimulosus | NC Native |
Coralbeads, Carolina Moonseed, Snailseed, Red Moonseed | Cocculus carolinus | NC Native
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Beaked Panic Grass | Coleataenia anceps ssp. anceps [= Panicum anceps var. anceps, Panicum anceps] | NC Native
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Southern Horsebalm, Anise Horsebalm | Collinsonia anisata [= Colllinsonia serotina, Collinsonia canadensis var. punctata] | S.E. Native
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Canada Horsebalm, Richweed, Hardhack, Heal-All, Horseweed, Ox-Balm and Stone root. | Collinsonia canadensis | NC Native | |
Stoneroot, Late Stoneroot, Tuberous Horsebalm | Collinsonia tuberosa | NC Native
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Whorled Horsebalm, Early Stoneroot, Deepwoods Horsebalm | Collinsonia verticillata | NC Native
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Mistflower, Ageratum, Hardy Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Conoclinium coelestinum [= Eupatorium coelestinum] | NC Native
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Bearcorn, Cancer Root | Conopholis americana | NC Native | |
Gray Rosemary, False Rosemary, Woolly Rosemary, Blue-sage | Conradina canescens | S.E. Native
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Cumberland Rosemary | Conradina verticillata | S.E. Native
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Appalachian Lily-of-the-Valley | Convallaria pseudomajalis [= Convallaria majalis var. montana] | NC Native |
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Spotted Coral Root | Corallorhiza maculata | NC Native |
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Autumn Coral Root | Corallorhiza odontorhiza | NC Native |
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Spring Coral Root | Corallorhiza wisteriana | NC Native |
Lobed Coreopsis, Lobed Tickseed, Mouse-ear Coreopsis | Coreopsis auriculata | NC Native
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Swamp Coreopsis, Coastal Plain Tickseed | Coreopsis gladiata | NC Native
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Large-flowered Coreopsis | Coreopsis grandiflora | NC Native
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Longstalk Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Tickseed, Lanceleaf Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | NC Native | |
Broadleaf Coreopsis, Broadleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis latifolia | NC Native
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Woodland Coreopsis, Forest Tickseed | Coreopsis major | NC Native
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Tall Coreopsis, Golden Crown, Tall Tickseed | Coreopsis tripteris | NC Native
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Threadleaf Coreopsis, Cutleaf Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis | Coreopsis verticillata | NC Native
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Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Cornel, Pagoda Dogwood | Cornus alternifolia [= Swida alternifolia] | NC Native
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Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum [= Swida amomum] | NC Native
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Flowering Dogwood | Cornus florida [= Benthamidia florida] | NC Native
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Southern Swamp Dogwood, Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina [= Cornus stricta] | NC Native |
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Southern Corydalis | Corydalis halei [= Corydalis micrantha ssp. australis] | NC Native |
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American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | NC Native |
Beaked Hazelnut, Beaked Filbert | Corylus cornuta var. cornuta [= Corylus cornuta] | NC Native
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American Smoketree | Cotinus obovatus | S.E. Native
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Mayhaw, Eastern Mayhaw | Crataegus aestivalis | NC Native
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Fanleaf Hawthorn, Bigfruit Hawthorn | Crataegus macrosperma | NC Native |
Parsley Hawthorn, Parsley Haw | Crataegus marshallii | NC Native
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Washington Hawthorn, Washington Thorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | NC Native
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Dotted Hawthorn | Crataegus punctata [= Crataegus collina] | NC Native |
Littlehip Hawthorn, Pasture Hawthorn, Smallfruit Hawthorn | Crataegus spathulata | NC Native
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Oneflower Hawthorn, One-flowered Hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn | Crataegus uniflora | NC Native
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Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | NC Native
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Swamp-lily, String-lily, Seven-sisters, American Crinum Lily, Southern Swamp Lily | Crinum americanum var. americanum | NC Native
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Hoary Frostweed, Plains Frostweed, Plains Sunrose, Bicknell's Hoary Rockrose | Crocanthemum bicknellii | NC Native |
Alabama Croton | Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis | S.E. Native
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Blue Waxweed, Clammy Cuphea, Tarweed | Cuphea viscosissima [=Cuphea petiolata, Parsonsia petiolata] | NC Native
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Grassleaf Roseling | Cuthbertia graminea [= Callisia graminea, Tradescantia rosea var. graminea] | NC Native |
Common Roseling, Piedmont Roseling | Cuthbertia rosea [= Tradescantia rosea var. rosea, Callisia rosea] | NC Native
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False Nutsedge, Straw-colored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | NC Native
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Pink Lady's-slipper, Stemless Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium acaule | NC Native |
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Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum [= Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum] | NC Native |
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Large Yellow Lady's-slipper, Whippoorwill Shoes | Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens [= Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens] | NC Native |
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Showy Lady'-slipper, Queen Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium reginae | US Native |
Littleleaf Titi, Dwarf TIti | Cyrilla parvifolia [Cyrilla racemiflora var. parvifolia] | S.E. Native
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Swamp Titi, Swamp Cyrilla | Cyrilla racemiflora | NC Native |
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Long-bracted Frog Orchid, Frog Orchid | Dactylorhiza viridis [= Coeloglossum viride var. virescens, Habenaria viridis var. bracteata] | NC Native |
Mountain Oat-grass, Allegheny Flyback, Flattened Oatgrass | Danthonia compressa | NC Native
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Silky Oat-grass, Downy Danthonia | Danthonia sericea | NC Native
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Poverty Oat-grass, Moonshine Grass | Danthonia spicata | NC Native
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Water-oleander, Water-willow, Water-loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | NC Native | |
Climbing Hydrangea, Woodvamp, Decumary | Decumaria barbara [= Hydrangea barbara] | NC Native
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Dwarf Larkspur | Delphinium tricorne | NC Native |
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Flat-branched Tree Clubmoss, Common Ground-Pine | Dendrolycopodium obscurum [= Lycopodium obscurum] | NC Native |
Hay scented fern | Dennstaedtia punctilobula | NC Native | |
Tufted Hairgrass | Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca [= Deschampsia caespitosa var. glauca, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia anadyrensis] | NC Native
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Deptford Pink | Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria | Not Native to US |
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Squirrel Corn | Dicentra canadensis | NC Native |
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Dutchman's Breeches, Dutchman's Britches | Dicentra cucullaria | NC Native |
Wild Bleeding Heart, Fringed Bleeding Heart | Dicentra eximia | NC Native
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Deer-tongue Witchgrass, Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum [= Panicum clandestinum] | NC Native
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Southern Bush-honeysuckle, Smoooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle | Diervilla sessilifolia | NC Native
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Poorjoe, Rough Buttonweed | Diodella teres [= Diodia teres, Hexasepalum teres] | NC Native |
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Virginia Buttonweed, Large Buttonweed | Diodia virginiana | NC Native |
Venus Flytrap, Meadow Clam, Tippitiwichet | Dionaea muscipula | NC Native | |
Wild Yam | Dioscorea villosa | NC Native
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Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood | Diospyros virginiana | NC Native |
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Common Running-cedar, Fan Ground-pine | Diphasiastrum digitatum [= Lycopodium digitatum] | NC Native |
Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol | Diphylleia cymosa | NC Native | |
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Leatherwood, Leatherbark, Wicopy, Wicopee, Rope-bark | Dirca palustris | NC Native |
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Dwarf Sundew | Drosera brevifolia | NC Native |
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Pink Sundew, Bog Sundew | Drosera capillaris | NC Native |
Threadleaf Sundew | Drosera filiformis | NC Native | |
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Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew | Drosera intermedia | NC Native |
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Roundleaf Sundew | Drosera rotundifolia | NC Native |
Tracy's Sundew | Drosera tracyi | S.E. Native | |
Three-way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum [= Dulichium arundinaceum] | NC Native
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Smooth Purple Coneflower | Echinacea laevigata [=Echinacea purpurea var. laevigata] | NC Native
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Eastern Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | NC Native |
Tennessee Purple Coneflower | Echinacea tennesseensis | S.E. Native
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Coastal Plain Elephant's-foot, Pineland Elephant's-foot | Elephantopus nudatus | NC Native |
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Common Elephant's-foot, Elephant's Foot, Devil's Grandmother | Elephantopus tomentosus | NC Native |
Southern-plume, Georgia-plume | Elliottia racemosa | S.E. Native
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Bottlebrush Grass, Eastern Bottle-brush Grass | Elymus hystrix [= Hystrix patula] | NC Native
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Wild Rye, Virginia Wild Rye, Terrell Grass | Elymus virginicus | NC Native
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Virginia Snakeroot, Turpentine-root, Serpent Birthwort | Endodeca serpentaria [= Aristolochia serpentaria] | NC Native |
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False Rue-anemone, Atlantic Isopyrum | Enemion biternatum [= Isopyrum biternatum] | NC Native |
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Green-fly Orchid, Green Fly Orchid | Epidendrum conopseum [= Epidendrum magnoliae] | NC Native |
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Beechdrops, Beech-drops | Epifagus virginiana | NC Native |
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Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower, Ground Laurel | Epigaea repens | NC Native |
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Broad-leaved Helleborine, Eastern Helleborine, Weed Orchid | Epipactis helleborine | Not Native to US |
Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | NC Native
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Tall Scouring-rush, River Scouring-rush | Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine [= Equisetum hyemale var. affine] | NC Native
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Purple Lovegrass, Tumblegrass, Petticoat Climber | Eragrostis spectabilis | NC Native
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Silver Plume Grass, Foxtail Plume-grass | Erianthus alopecuroides [= Saccharum alopecuroides] | NC Native
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Brown Plume Grass, Compressed Plume Grass | Erianthus coarctatus [= Saccharum coarctatum] | NC Native
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Bent-awn Plume Grass | Erianthus contortus [= Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum] | NC Native
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Sugarcane Plume Grass, Giant Plume Grass | Erianthus giganteus [= Saccharum giganteum] | NC Native
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Annual Fleabane, Daisy Fleabane, Sweet Scabious | Erigeron annuus | NC Native |
Philadelphia-daisy, Philadelphia Fleabane, Common Fleabane | Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus [= Erigeron philadelphicus] | NC Native
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Robin's-plantain | Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus [= Erigeron pulchellus] | NC Native
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Common Rough Fleabane, Lesser Daisy Fleabane, Slender Daisy-fleabane | Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus | NC Native
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Common Ten-angled Pipewort, Bog-hatpins, Hard Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare [= Eriocaulon decangulare] | NC Native
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Tawny Cottongrass, Tawny Cottonsedge | Eriophorum virginicum | NC Native |
Rattlesnake-master, Button Eryngo | Eryngium yuccifolium | NC Native
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Coral Bean, Coralbean, Coral-bean, Redcardinal, Cardinal-spear | Erythrina herbacea | NC Native |
American Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet, Fawn Lily | Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum | NC Native
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Dimpled Trout Lily, Dog-tooth Violet, Fawn Lily | Erythronium umbilicatum [split from Erythronium americanum] | NC Native |
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Coastal Fetterbush, Swamp Sweetbells, Swamp Doghobble, Coastal-plain Doghobble | Eubotrys racemosus [= Leucothoe racemosa] | NC Native |
Mountain Fetterbush, Redtwig Doghobble | Eubotrys recurvus [= Leucothoe recurva] | NC Native
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Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush, Winged Wahoo | Euonymus alatus | Not Native to US
Rank 2 - Significant Threat |
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Hearts-a-bustin', Strawberry-bush | Euonymus americanus | NC Native |
White-bracted Thoroughwort, White Thoroughwort | Eupatorium album | NC Native | |
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Mohr's Thoroughwort | Eupatorium mohrii | NC Native |
Boneset, White Boneset, Common Boneset, Boneset Thoroughwort | Eupatorium perfoliatum | NC Native
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Common Roundleaf Eupatorium, Round-leaved Thoroughwort | Eupatorium rotundifolium | NC Native |
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Southern Seaside Spurge, Dixie Sandmat | Euphorbia bombensis [= Euphorbia ammannioides, Chamaesyce bombensis] | NC Native |
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Flowering Spurge, Tramp's Spurge | Euphorbia corollata | NC Native |
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Wild Poinsettia, Painted Leaf, Fire-on-the-Mountain, Fiddler's Spurge, Mexican Fireplant | Euphorbia cyathophora [= Euphorbia heterophylla; see Notes, below] | NC Native |
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Cypress Spurge, Graveyard Spurge | Euphorbia cyparissias | Not Native to US |
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Northern Seaside Spurge, Northern Dune Spurge, Northern Sandmat | Euphorbia polygonifolia [= Chamaesyce polygonifolia] | NC Native |
Mountain Wood-aster, Blue Ridge White Heartleaf Aster, Appalachian Heartleaf Aster, Mountain Aster | Eurybia chlorolepis [=Aster chlorolepis] | NC Native
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White Wood Aster, Common White Heart-Leaved Aster | Eurybia divaricata [= Aster divaricatus] | NC Native |
Big-leaved Aster, Large-leaved Wood-aster | Eurybia macrophylla [= Aster macrophyllus] | NC Native
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Slender Fragrant Goldenrod, Slender Goldentop | Euthamia caroliniana [= Euthamia tenuifolia, Solidago tenuifolia] | NC Native |
Three-nerved Joe-Pye-weed, Coastal Plain Joe-Pye-weed, Joe-Pye Thoroughwort | Eutrochium dubium [= Eupatorium dubium] | NC Native
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Hollow-stem Joe-Pye-weed, Queen of the Meadow | Eutrochium fistulosum [= Eupatorium fistulosum] | NC Native |
Spotted Joe-Pye-weed | Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum [= Eupatorium maculatum] | NC Native
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Purple-node Joe-Pye-weed, Sweet-scented Joe-Pye-weed, Purple Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum [= Eupatorium purpureum] | NC Native
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American Beech, Gray Beech, Red Beech, White Beech | Fagus grandifolia | NC Native
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Red Fescue | Festuca rubra ssp. rubra [= Festuca rubra] | Undetermined
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Coastal Witch-alder, Dwarf Fothergilla | Fothergilla gardenii | NC Native
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Large Witch-alder, Mountain Witch-alder, Tall Fothergilla | Fothergilla major | NC Native
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Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana | NC Native |
Carolina Buckthorn | Frangula caroliniana [= Rhamnus caroliniana] | NC Native
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Franklinia, Franklin Tree | Franklinia alatamaha | S.E. Native |
White Ash, American Ash | Fraxinus americana | NC Native
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Carolina Ash, Water Ash, Pop Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | NC Native
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Green Ash, Red Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | NC Native |
Beach Blanket-flower | Gaillardia pulchella var. drummondii | NC Native
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Galax, Beetleweed | Galax urceolata [= Galax aphylla] | NC Native |
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Showy Orchis | Galearis spectabilis [= Orchis spectabilis] | NC Native |
Eastern Teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry | Gaultheria procumbens | NC Native
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Black Huckleberry, Crackleberry | Gaylussacia baccata | NC Native
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Southern Dwarf Huckleberry, Dwarf Huckleberry | Gaylussacia dumosa | NC Native
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Blue Huckleberry, Dangleberry | Gaylussacia frondosa | NC Native
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Swamp Jessamine, Rankin's Trumpetflower | Gelsemium rankinii |
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Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | NC Native |
Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii | US Native | |
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Pinebarren Gentian, Autumn Gentian | Gentiana autumnalis | NC Native |
Elliott's Gentian, Catesby's Gentian, Coastal Plain Gentian | Gentiana catesbaei | NC Native
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Bottle Gentian, Meadow Closed Gentian, | Gentiana clausa | NC Native
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Soapwort Gentian, Harvestbells | Gentiana saponaria | NC Native
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Striped Gentian | Gentiana villosa | NC Native |
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Stiff Gentian, Eastern Agueweed | Gentianella quinquefolia var. quinquefolia | NC Native |
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Eastern Fringed-gentian, Fringed Gentian | Gentianopsis crinita [= Gentiana crinita] | NC Native |
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Wild Geranium, Spotted Crane's-bill | Geranium maculatum | NC Native |
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Southern Barren Strawberry | Geum donianum [= Waldsteinia fragarioides var. parviflora] | NC Native |
Northern Barren Strawberry | Geum fragarioides [=Waldsteinia fragarioides] | NC Native
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Appalachian Avens, Cliff Avens, Spreading Avens | Geum radiatum | NC Native |
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American Ipecac, Midwestern Indian-physic, Bowman's-root | Gillenia stipulata [= Porteranthus stipulatus] | NC Native |
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Bowman's-root, Mountain Indian-physic | Gillenia trifoliata [= Porteranthus trifoliatus] | NC Native |
Rose Vervain, Rose Mock Vervain, Creeping Vervain | Glandularia canadensis [=Verbena canadensis] | NC Native
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Downy Rattlesnake-orchid, Downy Rattlesnake-plantain | Goodyera pubescens | NC Native |
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Lesser Rattlesnake-orchid, Lesser Rattlesnake-plaintain | Goodyera repens | NC Native |
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Loblolly Bay, Gordonia | Gordonia lasianthus | NC Native |
Kentucky Coffeetree, Kentucky Mahogany | Gymnocladus dioicus | NC Native
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Water-spider Orchid, Floating Orchid | Habenaria repens | NC Native |
Carolina Silverbell, Little Silverbell | Halesia carolina [= Halesia parviflora] | S.E. Native | |
Two-wing silverbell | Halesia diptera | S.E. Native | |
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Common Silverbell, Mountain Silverbell, Snowdrop-tree | Halesia tetraptera [split from Halesia carolina] | NC Native |
Vernal Witchhazel, Ozark Witchhazel | Hamamelis vernalis | US Native | |
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Northern Witch-hazel | Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana | NC Native |
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English Ivy, Common Ivy | Hedera helix var. helix | Not Native to US
Rank 1 - Severe Threat |
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Bitterweed, Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks | Helenium amarum var. amarum | US Native |
Common Sneezeweed, Dogtooth-daisy, Autumn Sneezeweed, Large-flowered Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | NC Native
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Purple-headed Sneezeweed, Southern Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum [=Helenium nudiflorum] | NC Native
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Narrowleaf Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | NC Native
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Purpledisk Sunflower, Appalachian Sunflower | Helianthus atrorubens | NC Native
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Thinleaf Sunflower, Forest Sunflower | Helianthus decapetalus | NC Native
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Woodland sunflower, Rough sunflower | Helianthus divaricatus (= Helianthus divaricatus var. angustifolius) | NC Native
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Small Wood Sunflower, Small-headed Sunflower, Small Woodland Sunflower | Helianthus microcephalus | NC Native
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Fewleaf Sunflower, Naked-stem Sunflower | Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis [=Helianthus occidentalis var. dowellianus] | NC Native
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Resinous Sunflower, Resindot Sunflower | Helianthus resinosus | NC Native
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Schweinitz's Sunflower | Helianthus schweinitzii | NC Native |
Paleleaf Sunflower, Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower, Roughleaf Sunflower | Helianthus strumosus | NC Native
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Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke | Helianthus tuberosus | US Native | |
Eastern Oxeye, Eastern Sunflower-everlasting, Smooth Oxeye, | Heliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides | NC Native
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Swamp Pink | Helonias bullata | NC Native
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Orange Day-lily, Tawny Day-lily | Hemerocallis fulva | Not Native to US |
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Cow-parsnip, American Hogweed | Heracleum maximum [= Heracleum lanatum] | NC Native |
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Dune Camphorweed | Heterotheca subaxillaris | NC Native |
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American Alumroot | Heuchera americana | NC Native |
Hairy Alumroot, Giant Alumroot | Heuchera villosa var. macrorhiza [=Heuchera macrorhiza] | S.E. Native
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Hairy Alumroot, Rock Alumroot, Crag-jangle | Heuchera villosa var. villosa | NC Native | |
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Crested Coralroot, Crested Coral-root, Brunetta | Hexalectris spicata | NC Native |
Little Brown Jug, Arrowleaf Heartleaf, Piggies Ginger | Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia | NC Native | |
Variable-leaf Heartleaf, Variable-leaf Ginger | Hexastylis heterophylla [split from Hexastylis virginica] | NC Native | |
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Little Heartleaf, Little Ginger | Hexastylis minor | NC Native |
Dwarf-flower Heartleaf | Hexastylis naniflora [=Hexastylis virginica, Asarum naniflorum] | NC Native
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Harper's Heartleaf, Largeflower Heartleaf | Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. harperi [=Asarum shuttleworthii var. harperi] | S.E. Native
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Large-flower Heartleaf, Shuttleworth's Ginger | Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii | NC Native |
Showy Heartleaf, Harper's Heartleaf, Harper's Ginger | Hexastylis speciosa [=Hexastylis speciosum, Asarum speciosum] | S.E. Native | |
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Pineland Hibiscus, Savanna Hibiscus, Comfort-root | Hibiscus aculeatus | NC Native |
Scarlet Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow, Red Hibiscus | Hibiscus coccineus | S.E. Native | |
Velvet Mallow, Swamp Rosemallow, Large-flowered Hibiscus | Hibiscus grandiflorus | S.E. Native | |
Smooth Rose-mallow, Halberd-leaved Marsh-mallow, Showy Hibiscus | Hibiscus laevis [= Hibiscus militaris] | NC Native
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Swamp Rosemallow, Eastern Rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | NC Native
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Little Barley | Hordeum pusillum [= Critesion pusillum] | NC Native
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Quaker Ladies, Innocence, Common Bluet | Houstonia caerulea | NC Native | |
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Eastern Longleaf Bluet | Houstonia longifolia var. compacta | NC Native |
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Tiny Bluet, Early Bluet | Houstonia pusilla | NC Native |
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Sand Heather, Woolly Beach-heather, Beach Heath, Poverty Grass | Hudsonia tomentosa | NC Native |
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Appalachian Clubmoss, Appalachian Fir-clubmoss | Huperzia appressa [= Huperzia appalachiana, Lycopodium selago var. appressum] | NC Native |
Shining Firmoss, Shining Clubmoss | Huperzia lucidula [= Lycopodium lucidulum] | NC Native
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Cliff Saxifrage, Michaux's Saxifrage | Hydatica petiolaris [= Saxifraga michauxii, Micranthes petiolaris] | NC Native | |
Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark | Hydrangea arborescens | NC Native
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Oakleaf Hydrangea | Hydrangea quercifolia | S.E. Native | |
Silverleaf Hydrangea, Snowy Hydrangea | Hydrangea radiata [= Hydrangea arborescens ssp. radiata] | NC Native | |
Goldenseal | Hydrastis canadensis | NC Native
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Eastern Waterleaf, Virginia Waterleaf, Appalachian Waterleaf | Hydrophyllum virginianum | NC Native |
Shoals Spider-lily, Cahaba Lily | Hymenocallis coronaria | S.E. Native | |
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Coastal Spiderlily | Hymenocallis crassifolia | NC Native |
Northern Spider-lily, Woodland Spiderlily, Hammock Spiderlily | Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis | NC Native
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Mountain Bushy St. John's-wort | Hypericum densiflorum var. densiflorum | NC Native
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Cedarglade St. Johnswort, Golden St. Johnswort | Hypericum frondosum [=Hypericum aureum] [=Hypericum splendens] | S.E. Native | |
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St. Andrew's Cross | Hypericum hypericoides [= Ascyrum hypericoides] | NC Native |
Sandhill St. John's-wort | Hypericum lloydii [=Hypericum galioides var. lloydii] | NC Native
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Shrubby St. John's-wort | Hypericum prolificum [=Hypericum spathulatum] | NC Native
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St. Andrew's-cross, Low St. John's-wort, Straggling St. John’s-wort | Hypericum stragulum [=Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule] | NC Native
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Atlantic St. John's-Wort, Sandhill St. John's-wort | Hypericum tenuifolium [=Hypericum reductum] | NC Native
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Pinesap, Yellow Pinesap, False Beechdrops | Hypopitys monotropa [= Monotropa hypopithys] | NC Native |
Common Stargrass, Eastern Stargrass, Upland Stargrass | Hypoxis hirsuta | NC Native | |
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Dahoon, Dahoon Holly, Cassena | Ilex cassine | NC Native |
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Long-stalked Holly, Cherry Holly | Ilex collina | NC Native |
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Big Gallberry, Sweet Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | NC Native |
Possumhaw Holly, Possum-haw | Ilex decidua var. decidua | NC Native
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Inkberry Holly, Little Gallberry | Ilex glabra | NC Native |
Mountain Holly, Mountain Winterberry | Ilex montana [=Ilex ambigua var. montana] | NC Native
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Myrtle Holly, Myrtle Dahoon | Ilex myrtifolia [= Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia] | NC Native |
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American Holly, Christmas Holly | Ilex opaca | NC Native |
Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | NC Native
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Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | NC Native | |
Florida Anisetree, Anise Tree, Florida Star-anise | Illicium floridanum | S.E. Native | |
Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree | Illicium parviflorum | S.E. Native | |
Orange Jewelweed, Orange Touch-me-not, Spotted Touch-me-not | Impatiens capensis [=Impatiens biflora] | NC Native
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Yellow Jewelweed, Yellow Touch-me-not, Pale Touch-me-not | Impatiens pallida | NC Native
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Scarlet Creeper, Red Morning-glory, Redstar | Ipomoea coccinea [=Quamoclit coccinea] | Undetermined
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Beach Morning-glory | Ipomoea imperati [=Ipomoea stolonifera] | NC Native
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Wild Potato-vine, Wild Sweet Potato, Manroot, Man-of-the-earth | Ipomoea pandurata | NC Native
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Dwarf Crested Iris | Iris cristata | NC Native |
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Slender Blue Flag, Slender Blue Iris | Iris prismatica | NC Native |
Savanna Iris | Iris tridentata | NC Native
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Dwarf Iris, Dwarf Violet Iris | Iris verna | NC Native |
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Southern Blue Flag, Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | NC Native |
Pipevine, Dutchman's-pipe | Isotrema macrophyllum [=Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia durior] | NC Native
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Small Whorled Pogonia, Little Five-leaves | Isotria medeoloides | NC Native |
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Large Whorled Pogonia, Large Five-fingers | Isotria verticillata | NC Native |
Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia-willow, Sweet-spire, Tassel-white | Itea virginica | NC Native
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Maritime Marsh-elder, Hightide Bush, Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | NC Native |
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Twinleaf | Jeffersonia diphylla | NC Native |
Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | NC Native
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Common Rush, Soft Rush | Juncus effusus var. solutus | NC Native
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Ground Juniper, Mountain Juniper, Common Juniper | Juniperus communis var. depressa | NC Native
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Eastern Red Cedar | Juniperus virginiana | NC Native
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American Water-willow, Common Water-willow | Justicia americana | NC Native | |
Sheep Laurel, Northern Sheepkill | Kalmia angustifolia | NC Native
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Sand-myrtle, Sand Myrtle | Kalmia buxifolia [= Leiophyllum buxifolium] | NC Native |
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Carolina Sheep Laurel, Southern Sheepkill, Carolina Wicky, Carolina Bog Myrtle | Kalmia carolina [= Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina] | NC Native |
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White Wicky | Kalmia cuneata | NC Native |
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Mountain Laurel, Ivy, Calico-bush | Kalmia latifolia | NC Native |
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Seashore-mallow, Saltmarsh-mallow, Fen-rose | Kosteletzkya pentacarpos [= Kosteletzkya virginica] | NC Native |
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Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliniana [= Lachnanthes tinctoria] | NC Native |
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Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea | Lathyrus latifolius | Not Native to US |
Tiny Duckweed, Minute Duckweed | Lemna perpusilla | NC Native
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Roundhead Bush-clover, Roundhead Lespedeza, Bush-clover | Lespedeza capitata | NC Native
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Slender Lespedeza, Virginia Lespedeza, Slender Bush-clover | Lespedeza virginica | NC Native
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Coastal Doghobble, Coastal Plain Doghobble | Leucothoe axillaris | NC Native |
Highland Doghobble, Mountain Doghobble, Switch-ivy, Drooping Leucothoe, Drooping Fetterbush | Leucothoe fontanesiana [=Leucothoe axillaris var. editorum, Leucothoe walteri, Leucothoe catesbaei, Leucothoe editorum] | NC Native
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Rough Blazing-star, Tall Blazing-star | Liatris aspera | NC Native
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Shaggy Blazing-star | Liatris pilosa [=Liatris graminifolia] | NC Native
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Dense Blazing-star | Liatris spicata var. resinosa | NC Native
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Dense Blazing-star, Florist's Gayfeather | Liatris spicata var. spicata [Liatris spicata var. typica] | NC Native
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Scaly Blazing-star | Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa | NC Native
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Southern Blazing-star, Earle's Blazing-star, Appalachian Blazing-star, Appalachian Gayfeather | Liatris squarrulosa [= Liatris earlei] | NC Native |
Wand Blazing-star, Grass-leaved Blazing-star (the name generally applied to the former L. graminifolia) | Liatris virgata [=Liatris graminifolia var. smallii] | NC Native
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American Lovage, Nondo, Angelico | Ligusticum canadense | NC Native |
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Pine Lily, Catesby's Lily, Leopard Lily | Lilium catesbaei | NC Native |
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Gray's Lily, Roan Lily, Bell Lily | Lilium grayi | NC Native |
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Michaux's Lily, Carolina Lily | Lilium michauxii | NC Native |
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Wood Lily | Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum | NC Native |
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Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily | Lilium pyrophilum | NC Native |
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Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal | Lilium superbum | NC Native |
Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | NC Native
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Large Twayblade, Lily-Leaved Twayblade, Purple Twayblade, Mauve Sleekwort, Brown Widelip Orchid, Russet-witch | Liparis liliifolia | NC Native |
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Fen Orchid, Loesel's Twayblade, Bog Twayblade, Yellow Wide-lip Orchid | Liparis loeselii | NC Native |
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Sweet Gum, Red Gum, Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua | NC Native |
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Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera | NC Native |
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Southern Twayblade | Listera australis | NC Native |
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Heartleaf Twayblade, Lesser Twayblade | Listera cordata var. cordata | NC Native |
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Appalachian Twayblade, Small's Twayblade, Kidneyleaf Twayblade | Listera smallii | NC Native |
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Hoary Puccoon, Indian-paint | Lithospermum canescens | NC Native |
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Pondspice | Litsea aestivalis | NC Native |
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Southern Lobelia | Lobelia amoena | NC Native |
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Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | NC Native |
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Indian-tobacco, Indian Tobacco | Lobelia inflata | NC Native |
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Downy Lobelia | Lobelia puberula | NC Native |
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Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | NC Native |
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Limber Honeysuckle | Lonicera dioica | NC Native |
Yellow Honeysuckle | Lonicera flava | NC Native
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Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral Honeysuckle, Woodbine | Lonicera sempervirens | NC Native |
Netted Chain-fern | Lorinseria areolata [Woodwardia areolata] | NC Native
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Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Tall Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox | Ludwigia alternifolia | NC Native
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Blue Sandhill Lupine, Oak Ridge Lupine, Spreading Lupine, Skyblue Lupine | Lupinus diffusus | NC Native |
Northern Sundial Lupine | Lupinus perennis ssp. perennis | NC Native
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Lady Lupine, Pink Sandhill Lupine, Hairy Lupine | Lupinus villosus | NC Native
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Southern Bog Clubmoss, Appressed Bog-clubmoss | Lycopodiella appressa [= Lycopodim appressum] | NC Native
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Running Clubmoss, Staghorn Clubmoss, Wolf's Claw Clubmoss, Robin Hood's Hatbands | Lycopodium clavatum | NC Native
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Northern Maleberry, He-huckleberry | Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina [=Arsenococcus ligustrinus, Xolisma ligustrina] | NC Native
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Shining Fetterbush, Fetterbush Lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush | Lyonia lucida | NC Native |
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Staggerbush | Lyonia mariana | NC Native |
Fringed Loosestrife | Lysimachia ciliata [=Steironema ciliatum] | NC Native
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Whorled Loosestrife, Whorled Yellow loosestrife, Prairie Loosestrife | Lysimachia quadrifolia | NC Native |
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Carolina Birds-in-a-nest, Carolina Bogmint, Carolina Macbridea, Macbridea | Macbridea caroliniana | NC Native |
Osage-orange, Hedge-Apple, Bowwood | Maclura pomifera [=Toxylon pomiferum] | S.E. Native | |
Cucumber Magnolia, Cucumber-tree, Mountain Magnolia | Magnolia acuminata | NC Native
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Piedmont Cucumber Magnolia, Yellow Cucumber-tree, Showy Cucumber Magnolia | Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata [=Magnolia cordata] | NC Native
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Ashe’s Magnolia | Magnolia ashei [=Magnolia macrophylla ssp. ashei] | S.E. Native
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Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Fraser’s Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree, Eared Magnolia | Magnolia fraseri [=Paramagnolia fraseri var. fraseri] | NC Native
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Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay | Magnolia grandiflora | NC Native |
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Big Leaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree | Magnolia macrophylla | NC Native |
Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella-tree. | Magnolia tripetala [=Houpoea tripetala] | NC Native
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Northern Sweet Bay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana | NC Native |
Canada Mayflower, False Lily-of-the-valley, Canadian Lily-of-the-valley | Maianthemum canadense [=Unifolium canadense] | NC Native
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Eastern Solomon's-plume, False Solomon's-seal, Feathery False Lily-of-the-valley | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum [= Smilacina racemosa] | NC Native |
Appalachian Adder's-mouth, Bayard's Adder's-mouth Orchid | Malaxis bayardii | NC Native | |
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Florida Adder's-mouth, Florida Adder's Mouth | Malaxis spicata | NC Native |
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Green Adder's-mouth, Green Adder's Mouth | Malaxis unifolia | NC Native |
Southern Crabapple, Wild Crabapple, Narrow-leaved Crabapple | Malus angustifolia [=Pyrus angustifolia] | NC Native
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Sweet Crabapple, Wild Crabapple, American Crabapple, Garland Crabapple | Malus coronaria [=Pyrus coronaria] | NC Native
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Musk Mallow, Rose Mallow | Malva moschata | Not Native to US |
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Grassleaf Barbara's-button | Marshallia graminifolia | NC Native |
Oak-barrens Barbara's Buttons, Tall Barbara's Buttons | Marshallia legrandii | NC Native
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Spoon-shaped Barbara's-buttons, Piedmont Barbara's-buttons | Marshallia obovata | NC Native
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Narrowleaf Barbara's-buttons, Slim-leaf Barbara's-buttons | Marshallia tenuifolia [=Marshallia graminifolia var. cynanthera ] | S.E. Native
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Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica | US Native |
Indian Cucumber-root, Indian Cucumber | Medeola virginiana | NC Native
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Meehan's Mint, Creeping Mint, Meehania | Meehania cordata | NC Native |
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Cow-wheat, Common Cow-wheat, Appalachian Cow-wheat, Narrowleaf Cow-wheat | Melampyrum lineare | NC Native |
Moonseed, Common Moonseed, Yellow Parilla, Canada Moonseed | Menispermum canadense | NC Native
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Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip | Mertensia virginica | NC Native |
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Branch-lettuce, Brook Lettuce, Mountain Lettuce, Lettuceleaf Saxifrage | Micranthes micranthidifolia [= Saxifraga micranthidifolia] | NC Native |
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Eastern Swamp Saxifrage | Micranthes pensylvanica [= Saxifraga pensylvanica] | NC Native |
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Early Saxifrage | Micranthes virginiensis [= Saxifraga virginiensis] | NC Native |
Allegheny Monkey-flower | Mimulus ringens var. ringens | NC Native
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Partridge-berry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum | Mitchella repens | NC Native | |
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Miterwort | Mitella diphylla | NC Native |
Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Monarda citriodora | US Native
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Basil Bergamot, White Bergamot, Basil Beebalm | Monarda clinopodia | NC Native |
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Bee-balm, Oswego Tea, Scarlet Beebalm, Red Bergamot | Monarda didyma | NC Native |
Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | NC Native
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Eastern Horse-mint, Spotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm, | Monarda punctata | NC Native |
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Indian Pipes, One-flowered Indian-pipes | Monotropa uniflora | NC Native |
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Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub | Morella cerifera [= Myrica cerifera] | NC Native |
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Dwarf Wax-myrtle, Dwarf Bayberry | Morella pumila [= Myrica cerifera var. pumila] | NC Native |
Red Mulberry, Common Mulberry | Morus rubra | NC Native
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Hair-awn Muhly, Hairgrass, Pink Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris [= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. capillaris] | NC Native
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Cut-over Muhly, Savanna Hairgrass | Muhlenbergia expansa [= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. trichopodes] | NC Native
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Sweet Grass, Dune Hairgrass | Muhlenbergia sericea [= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes, Muhlenbergia filipes] | NC Native
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Muscadine, Scuppernong | Muscadinia rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | NC Native
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Hairy Lipfern | Myriopteris lanosa [= Cheilanthes lanosa] | NC Native |
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Woolly Lippfern | Myriopteris tomentosa [= Cheilanthes tomentosa] | NC Native |
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Rattlesnake-root, Gall-of-the-earth, Lion's Foot, White Lettuce | Nabalus sp. [= Prenanthes sp.] | NC Native |
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American Lotus, Yellow Lotus, American Lotus-lily, Yonkapin, Yockernut, Water-chinquapin, Pond-nut | Nelumbo lutea | NC Native |
Alabama Snow-wreath | Neviusia alabamensis | S.E. Native | |
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False Garlic, Grace Garlic, Crow Poison | Nothoscordum bivalve | NC Native |
Narrowleaf Pond-lily, Cape Fear Spatterdock, Arrowleaf Pond-lily | Nuphar sagittifolia [Nuphar luteum ssp. sagittifolium] | NC Native
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Canada Toadflax, Common Toadflax, Blue Toadflax, | Nuttallanthus canadensis [=Linaria canadensis] | NC Native
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American Water-lily, White Waterlily | Nymphaea odorata ssp. odorata | NC Native
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Little Floating Heart | Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum] | NC Native
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Water Tupelo, Tupelo Gum, Cotton Gum, Large Tupelo, Water Gum | Nyssa aquatica [=Nyssa uniflora] | NC Native
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Ogeechee Lime, Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Plum | Nyssa ogeche | S.E. Native | |
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Blackgum, Black Gum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | NC Native |
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Pennywort | Obolaria virginica | NC Native |
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Sundrops, Southern Sundrops | Oenothera fruticosa | NC Native |
Biennial Beeblossom, Biennial Gaura, Northeastern Gaura | Oenothera gaura [=Gaura biennis] | NC Native
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Four-angled Sundrops, Appalachian Sundrops, Northern Sundrops | Oenothera tetragona | NC Native
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Sensitive fern | Onoclea sensibilis | NC Native | |
Common Adder's-tongue, Southern Adder's-tongue | Ophioglossum pycnostichum [Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pycnostichum] | NC Native
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Dune Prickly-pear, Sand-bur Prickly-pear, Little Prickly-pear, Creeping Cactus, Cockspur Prickly-pear | Opuntia drummondii [=Opuntia pusilla] | NC Native
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Eastern Prickly Pear, Devil's-tongue | Opuntia humifusa [=Opuntia compressa] | S.E. Native | |
Eastern Prickly-pear | Opuntia mesacantha ssp. mesacantha [=Opuntia compressa, Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Opuntia pollardii] | NC Native
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Golden-club, Bog Torch, Bog Torches, Never-wet | Orontium aquaticum | NC Native
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Spiked Medusa, Smooth-lipped Eulophia, Non-crested Eulophia, Giant Orchid | Orthochilus ecristatus [= Eulophia ecristata, Pteroglassapsis ecristata] | NC Native |
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Anise-root, Sweet Cicely, Smooth Sweet Cicely, Longstyle Sweetroot, Licorice Root, Wild Anise | Osmorhiza longistylis | NC Native |
Royal Fern | Osmunda spectablilis | NC Native
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Cinnamon Fern | Osmundastrum cinnamomeum [Osmunda cinnamomea] | NC Native
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American Hop-hornbeam, Eastern Hop Hornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | NC Native
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American Wood-sorrel, Mountain Woodsorrel, White Wood-sorrel, Wood-Shamrock | Oxalis montana | NC Native |
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Common Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Oxalis | Oxalis stricta | NC Native |
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Violet Wood-sorrel | Oxalis violacea | NC Native |
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Sourwood, Sorrel-tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | NC Native |
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Allegheny Spurge | Pachysandra procumbens | NC Native |
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Golden Ragwort, Golden Groundsel, Heartleaf Ragwort, Butterweed | Packera aurea [= Senecio aureus] | NC Native |
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Schweinitz's Ragwort, Schweinitz's Groundsel | Packera schweinitziana [= Senecio schweinitzianus] | NC Native |
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Ginseng, American Ginseng, "Sang" | Panax quinquefolius | NC Native |
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Dwarf Ginseng | Panax trifolius | NC Native |
Seabeach Grass, Coastal Switchgrass, Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | NC Native
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Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | NC Native
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Kidney-leaved Grass-of-Parnassus, Appalachian Grass-of-Parnassus, Brook Parnassia | Parnassia asarifolia | NC Native |
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Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright | Parnassia caroliniana | NC Native |
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Bigleaf Grass-of-Parnassus, Limeseep Parnassia, Largeleaf Grass-of-Parnassus | Parnassia grandifolia | NC Native |
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Silverling, Silver Whitlow-wort, Silvery Nailwort | Paronychia argyrocoma | NC Native |
Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | NC Native
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Florida Paspalum, Crowngrass | Paspalum floridanum | NC Native
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Purple Passionflower, Passion-vine, Maypops | Passiflora incarnata | NC Native
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Yellow Passionflower | Passiflora lutea | NC Native |
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Eastern Lousewort, Canadian Lousewort, Forest Lousewort, Wood-betony | Pedicularis canadensis | NC Native |
White Arrow-arum, Spoonflower | Peltandra sagittifolia [=Peltandra luteospadix, Peltandra glauca, Peltandra virginica ssp. luteospadix] | NC Native
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Green Arrow-arum, Tuckahoe | Peltandra virginica | NC Native
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Eustis Lake Beardtongue, Southern Beardtongue, Sandhill Beardtongue | Penstemon australis | NC Native
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Appalachian Beardtongue, Eastern Gray Beardtongue, Eastern Gray Penstemon | Penstemon canescens | NC Native |
Foxglove Beardtongue, Tall White Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Undetermined
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Eastern Beardtongue, Smooth Beardtongue, Appalachian Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue | Penstemon laevigatus [= Penstemon pentstemon] | NC Native
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Small's Beardtongue, Blue Ridge Beardtongue | Penstemon smallii | NC Native
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Red Bay | Persea borbonia | NC Native
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Swamp Bay | Persea palustris | NC Native |
Fernleaf Phacelia, Purple Phacelia, Forest Phacelia, Loose-flowered Phacelia | Phacelia bipinnatifida | NC Native
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Eastern Buttercup Phacelia, Coville's Phacelia, Buttercup Scorpionweed | Phacelia covillei [split from Phacelia ranunculacea] | NC Native |
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Trailing Wild Bean, Sandhills Bean | Phaseolus sinuatus | NC Native |
Broad Beech Fern | Phegopteris hexagonoptera | NC Native
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Piedmont Rock-pink, Piedmont Fameflower | Phemeranthus piedmontanus [Split from Phemeranthus mengesii, Talinum mengesii] | NC Native |
Appalachian Mock-orange | Philadelphus inodorus | NC Native
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Ten-point Phlox, Cleft Phlox. | Phlox bifida | US Native | |
Carolina Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Giant Phlox, Summer Phlox | Phlox carolina | NC Native
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Wild Blue Phlox, Eastern Blue Phlox, Timber Phlox, Wild Sweet William | Phlox divaricata | NC Native |
Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | NC Native
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Wild Sweet William, Speckled Phlox, Meadow Phlox | Phlox maculata | NC Native
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Trailing Phlox, Pine Phlox | Phlox nivalis | NC Native
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Fall Phlox, Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Tall Phlox | Phlox paniculata | NC Native
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Downy Phlox, Deam’s Phlox | Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa | NC Native |
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Creeping Phlox | Phlox stolonifera | NC Native |
Moss Phlox, Mountain-pink | Phlox subulata | NC Native
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American Lopseed | Phryma leptostachya | NC Native |
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Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark, Common Ninebark | Physocarpus opulifolius | NC Native |
Eastern False-Dragonhead, Savanna Obedient-plant | Physostegia purpurea [=Dracocephalum denticulatum, Physostegia obovata] | NC Native
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Obedient-plant, Northern Obedient-plant | Physostegia virginiana | NC Native
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Pokeweed, American Pokeweed, Great Pokeweed, Pokeberry, Red Ink Plant, Pigeonberry | Phytolacca americana | NC Native |
Red Spruce, He Balsam | Picea rubens | NC Native
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Mountain Andromeda, Evergreen Mountain Fetterbush | Pieris floribunda | NC Native
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Vine-wicky, Climbing Fetterbush | Pieris phillyreifolia [=Ampelothamnus phillyreifolius] | S.E. Native | |
Fevertree | Pinckneya bracteata [=Pinckneya pubens] | S.E. Native | |
Blue Butterwort, Blueflower Butterwort | Pinguicula caerulea | NC Native | |
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Yellow Butterwort | Pinguicula lutea | NC Native |
Chapman's Butterwort | Pinguicula planifolia | S.E. Native | |
Clearwater Butterwort, Southern Butterwort | Pinguicula primuliflora | S.E. Native | |
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Small Butterwort, Dwarf Butterwort, Bog Violet | Pinguicula pumila | NC Native |
Sand Pine | Pinus clausa | S.E. Native | |
Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | NC Native
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Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | S.E. Native | |
Spruce Pine, Walter's Pine | Pinus glabra | S.E. Native | |
Longleaf Pine, Southern Pine | Pinus palustris | NC Native
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Table Mountain Pine, Bur Pine, Hickory Pine | Pinus pungens | NC Native
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Pitch Pine, Hard Pine | Pinus rigida | NC Native
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Pocosin Pine, Pond Pine, Marsh Pine | Pinus serotina [= Pinus rigida ssp. serotina] | NC Native
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Eastern White Pine, Northern White Pine, Weymouth Pine, and Soft Pine | Pinus strobus | NC Native
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Loblolly Pine, Old Field Pine | Pinus taeda | NC Native
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Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine | Pinus virginiana | NC Native
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Eastern Needlegrass, Black Oatgrass, Blackseed Speargrass | Piptochaetium avenaceum [= Stipa avenacea] | NC Native
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Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid, Orange Plume, Bobwhite's-mocassin, Owl's-head | Platanthera ciliaris [= Habenaria ciliaris] | NC Native |
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Small Green Wood Orchid, Small Woodland Orchid, Little Club-spur Bog Orchid | Platanthera clavellata [= Habenaria clavellata] | NC Native |
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Large White Fringed Orchid, White-fringed Orchid | Platanthera conspicua [= Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua; Habenaria blephariglottis var. conspicua]] | NC Native |
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Yellow Crested Orchis, Crested Fringed Orchid, Golden Fringed Orchid | Platanthera cristata [= Habenaria cristata] | NC Native |
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Southern Rein Orchid, Palegreen Orchid, Southern Gypsy-spike | Platanthera flava var. flava [= Habenaria flava var. flava] | NC Native |
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Tubercled Rein Orchid, Northern Gypsy-spike, Northern Green Orchid | Platanthera flava var. herbiola [= Habenaria flava var. herbiola] | NC Native |
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Large Purple Fringed Orchid, Greater Purple Fringed Orchid, Greater Purple Fringed Bog-orchid, Plume-royal | Platanthera grandiflora [= Habenaria psychodes var. grandiflora] | NC Native |
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Golden Fringeless Orchid, Yellow Fringeless Orchid, Golden Frog Arrow | Platanthera integra [ = Habenaria integra] | NC Native |
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White Fringeless Orchid, Monkey-face Orchid | Platanthera integrilabia [= Habenaria blephariglottis var. integrilabia] | NC Native |
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Green Fringed Orchid, Ragged Fringed Orchid, Ragged Orchid | Platanthera lacera [= Habenaria lacera] | NC Native |
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Snowy Orchid, Bog-spike, Frog Spear, Bog Torch, White Frog Arrow, White Rein Orchid | Platanthera nivea [= Habenaria nivea] | NC Native |
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Large Round-leaved Orchid, Dinner-plate Orchid, Lesser roundleaved orchid, Roundleaf Rein Orchid | Platanthera orbiculata [= Habenaria orbiculata] | NC Native |
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Purple Fringeless Orchid, Purple Spire Orchid, Pride-of-the-peak | Platanthera peramoena [= Habenaria peramoena] | NC Native |
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Small Purple Fringed Orchid, Butterfly Orchid, Lesser Purple Fringed orchid | Platanthera psycodes [= Habenaria psychodes var. psychodes] | NC Native |
Shriver’s Purple Fringed Orchid, Shriver’s Frilly Orchid | Platanthera shriveri [= Platanthera psychodes var. grandiflora] | NC Native | |
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Bicolor Bog Orchid | Platanthera x bicolor {P. blephariglottis x P. ciliaris} [= Habenaria x bicolor] | NC Native |
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Fringed Orchid Hybrid | Platanthera x channellii {P. ciliaris x P. cristata} [= Habenaria x channellii] | NC Native |
American Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | NC Native
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Rush Featherling | Pleea tenuifolia [= Tofieldia tenuifolia] | NC Native | |
Resurrection fern | Pleopeltis michauxiana [= Polypodium polypodioides, Pleopeltis polypodioides] | NC Native | |
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Stinking Fleabane, Pallid Marsh-fleabane, Stinking Camphorweed | Pluchea foetida var. foetida | NC Native |
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Saltmarsh Fleabane | Pluchea odorata [= Pluchea purpurascens] | NC Native |
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Mayapple, May-apple, American Mandrake, Wild Mandrake, Indian Apple, Pomme de Mai, Podophylle Pelt | Podophyllum peltatum | NC Native |
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Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth, Beardflower, Ettercap, Addermouth | Pogonia ophioglossoides | NC Native |
Jacob's-ladder | Polemonium reptans var. reptans | NC Native
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Orange Milkwort, Yellow Milkwort, Red-hot-poker, Candy Weed, Candyroot | Polygala lutea | NC Native |
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Gay wings, Fringed Polygala, Flowering Wintergreen, Bird-on-the-wing | Polygaloides paucifolia [= Polygala paucifolia] | NC Native |
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Solomon's Seal, Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum biflorum | NC Native |
Hairy Solomon's-seal, Downy Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum pubescens | NC Native
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October-flower, October Flower, Jointweed | Polygonum polygamum [= Polygonella polygama] | NC Native |
Appalachian polypody | Polypodium appalachianum | NC Native | |
Rock Polypody, Rock Cap Fern | Polypodium virginianum [= Polypodium vulgare] | NC Native | |
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Christmas Fern | Polystichum acrostichoides | NC Native |
Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | NC Native
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Shadow Witch, Shadow-witch, Hairy Shadlow-witch | Ponthieva racemosa | NC Native |
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Dwarf Cinquefoil, Running Five-fingers | Potentilla canadensis | NC Native |
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Sulphur Cinquefoil, Sulphur Five-fingers | Potentilla recta | Not Native to US |
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Eastern Shooting Star, Pride of Ohio, Roosterheads, Prairie Pointers | Primula meadia [= Dodecatheon meadia] | NC Native |
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Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Fairybells | Prosartes lanuginosa [= Disporum lanuginosum] | NC Native |
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American Self-heal, American Heal-all | Prunella vulgaris | Undetermined |
American Plum, Wild Plum, American Wild Plum | Prunus americana | NC Native
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Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | NC Native
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Carolina Laurel Cherry | Prunus caroliniana [= Laurocerasus caroliniana] | NC Native
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Wild Black Cherry, Wild Cherry, Cabinet Cherry, Rum Cherry | Prunus serotina var. serotina | NC Native |
Hog Plum, Flatwoods Plum, Black Sloe, Sloe Plum | Prunus umbellata | NC Native
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Chokecherry, Choke Cherry | Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | NC Native |
Fragrant Rabbit-tobacco,Rabbit-tobacco, Sweet Everlasting, Old Field Balsam, Eastern Rabbit-tobacco, Fragrant Cudweed | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium [= Gnaphalium obtusifolium] | NC Native
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Common Hoptree, Wafer-tree, Stinking-ash | Ptelea trifoliata | NC Native
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Eastern Bracken, Bracken Fern, Brake | Pteridium latiusculum [= Pteridium aquilinum] | NC Native |
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Blackroot, Wingstem, Densespike Blackroot, Fox-tail, Coastal Blackroot | Pterocaulon pycnostachyum | NC Native |
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Hoary Mountain-mint, Silverleaf Mountain-mint | Pycnanthemum incanum | NC Native |
Clustered Mountain-mint, Short-toothed Mountain-mint, Blunt Mountain-mint | Pycnanthemum muticum | NC Native
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Slender Mountain-mint,Narrowleaf Mountain-mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | NC Native
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Common Pyxie-moss, Big Pyxie | Pyxidanthera barbulata | NC Native |
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Little Pyxie, Sandhills Pyxie-moss, Well's Pyxie-moss | Pyxidanthera brevifolia | NC Native |
White Oak | Quercus alba | NC Native
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Scarlet Oak | Quercus coccinea | NC Native
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Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak | Quercus falcata | NC Native
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Darlington Oak, Sand Laurel Oak | Quercus hemisphaerica | NC Native
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Bluejack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Sandyjack Oak, Cinnamon Oak | Quercus incana [= Quercus cinerea] | NC Native
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Turkey Oak | Quercus laevis [= Quercus catesbaei] | NC Native
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Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak | Quercus laurifolia [= Quercus obtusa] | NC Native
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Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | NC Native |
Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | US Native | |
Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak, Scrubby Post Oak, Dwarf Post Oak | Quercus margarettae [=Quercus stellata var. margaretta] | NC Native
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Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica var. marilandica | NC Native
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Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak | Quercus michauxii [= Quercus prinus] | NC Native |
Dwarf Live Oak, Minimal Oak | Quercus minima | NC Native
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Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Rock Oak, Mountain Chestnut Oak | Quercus montana [=Quercus prinus] | NC Native
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Water Oak, Paddle Oak | Quercus nigra | NC Native
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Cherrybark Oak, Pagoda Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak | Quercus pagoda [=Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia] | NC Native
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Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | NC Native
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Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | NC Native
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Northern Red Oak | Quercus rubra | NC Native
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Shumard Oak, Shumard’s Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak | Quercus shumardii | NC Native
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Post Oak, Iron Oak | Quercus stellata [= Quercus villosa] | NC Native
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Nuttall Oak, Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana [= Quercus nuttallii, Q. shumardii var. texana] | US Native | |
Black Oak, Eastern Black Oak | Quercus velutina | NC Native
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Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | NC Native |
Needle Palm, Blue Palmetto | Rhapidophyllum hystrix | S.E. Native | |
Savanna Meadow-beauty, Smooth Meadow-beauty | Rhexia alifanus | NC Native
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Yellow Meadow-beauty, Golden Meadow-beauty | Rhexia lutea | NC Native
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White Meadow-beauty | Rhexia mariana var. exalbida [= Rhexia lanceolata] | NC Native
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Maryland Meadow-beauty, Dull Meadow-beauty, Pale Meadow-beauty | Rhexia mariana var. mariana | NC Native
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Fringed Meadow-beauty,Ciliate Meadow-beauty, Short Meadow-beauty, Bog Meadow-beauty, Short-stemmed Meadow-beauty | Rhexia petiolata [= Rhexia ciliosa] | NC Native
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Virginia Meadow-beauty, Wingstem Meadow-beauty, Handsome Harry, Deergrass | Rhexia virginica [= Rhexia stricta] | NC Native
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Alabama Azalea | Rhododendron alabamense [= Azalea alabamensis] | S.E. Native | |
Smooth Azalea, Sweet Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens [= Azalea arborescens] | NC Native
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Dwarf Azalea, Coastal Azalea, | Rhododendron atlanticum | NC Native |
Florida Flame Azalea, Orange Azalea | Rhododendron austrinum [= Azalea austrinum] | S.E. Native | |
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Flame Azalea | Rhododendron calendulaceum | NC Native |
Piedmont Azalea, Southern Pinxter Azalea, Wild Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Mountain Azalea, Florida Pinxter Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | NC Native
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Carolina Rhododendron, Punctatum | Rhododendron carolinianum | NC Native
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Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay, Catawba Rosebay, Purple Rhododendron, Purple Laurel, Rosebay Laurel, Pink Laurel | Rhododendron catawbiense | NC Native
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Chapman's Rhododendron | Rhododendron chapmanii [= R. minus var. chapmanii] | S.E. Native | |
Red Hills Azalea | Rhododendron colemanii | S.E. Native
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Cumberland Azalea | Rhododendron cumberlandense | NC Native
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May White Azalea, Eastman's Azalea | Rhododendron eastmanii [split from Rhododendron alabamense] | S.E. Native
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Oconee Azalea, Piedmont Azalea | Rhododendron flammeumm [= Rhododendron speciosum] | S.E. Native
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Great Rhododendron, Rosebay Rhododendron | Rhododendron maximum | NC Native |
Gorge Rhododendron, Punctatum, Dwarf Rhododendron, Carolina Laurel | Rhododendron minus [split from Rhododendron carolinianum] | NC Native
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Pinxterflower, Pinxter-flower, Wild Honeysuckle, Swamp Honeysuckle, PInxterbloom, Wild Azalea | Rhododendron periclymenoides [= Rhododendron nudiflorum] | NC Native |
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Minniebush, Hairy Minnie-bush | Rhododendron pilosum [= Menziesia pilosa] | NC Native |
Election Pink, Early Azalea, Roseshell Azalea | Rhododendron prinophyllum [= Rhododendron roseum] | NC Native
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Pinkshell Azalea | Rhododendron vaseyi | NC Native
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Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | NC Native |
Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum [= Rhododendron serrulatum] | NC Native
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Fragrant Sumac | Rhus aromatica var. aromatica | NC Native |
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Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Dwarf Sumac | Rhus copallinum [= Rhus copallina] | NC Native |
Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | NC Native
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Michaux's Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, False Poison Sumac | Rhus michauxii | NC Native |
Staghorn Sumac | Rhus typhina | NC Native
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Twining Snoutbean, Climbing Snoutbean | Rhynchosia difformis | NC Native |
Narrowleaf White-topped Sedge, White-top Sedge, Star Rush, Star Sedge | Rhynchospora colorata [= Dichromena colorata] | NC Native
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Broadleaf White-topped Sedge, Giant White-topped Sedge, White-top Sedge, White-bracted Sedge, Star Sedge, Sandswamp Whitetop | Rhynchospora latifolia [= Dichromena latifolia] | NC Native
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Short-beaked Beaksedge, Short-beaked Baldrush, Shortbeak Beaksedge | Rhynchospora nitens [= Psilocarya nitens] | NC Native |
Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia [= Robinia pseudo-acacia] | NC Native
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Carolina Rose | Rosa carolina | NC Native
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Multiflora Rose, Hedge Rose | Rosa multiflora | Not Native to US
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Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | NC Native |
Allegheny Blackberry | Rubus allegheniensis | NC Native
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Smooth Blackberry, Thornless Blackberry | Rubus canadensis | NC Native
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Sand Blackberry | Rubus cuneifolius | NC Native
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Common Dewberry, Prickly Dewberry | Rubus flagellaris | NC Native
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Swamp Dewberry, Bristly Dewberry, Evergreen Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | NC Native
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Black Raspberry, Blackcap | Rubus occidentalis | NC Native
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Purple-flowering Raspberry, Eastern Maple-leaf Raspberry, Thimbleberry | Rubus odoratus | NC Native
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Pennsylvania Blackberry, Eastern Blackberry, Common Blackberry | Rubus pensilvanicus [includes Rubus argutus + many others] | NC Native
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Southern Dewberry, Coastal Plain Dewberry | Rubus trivialis | NC Native
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Eastern Coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida | NC Native
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Black-eyed Susan, Black-eyed Coneflower | Rudbeckia hirta | NC Native
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Cutleaf Coneflower, Goldenglow, Green-headed Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | NC Native
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Sweet Coneflower, Sweet Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia subtomentosa | S.E. Native
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Browneyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba | NC Native | |
Carolina Wild-petunia , Hairy Wild-petunia, Common Wild Petunia | Ruellia caroliniensis | NC Native | |
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Dwarf Palmetto, Blue Stem Palmetto | Sabal minor | NC Native |
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Cabbage Palmetto | Sabal palmetto | NC Native |
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Rose Pink, Bitter-bloom, Bitterbloom, Common Marsh-pink, Common Centaury | Sabatia angularis | NC Native |
Perennial Sea-pink, Large Marsh Rose-pink | Sabatia dodecandra | NC Native
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Plymouth Gentian, Plymouth Rose-gentian | Sabatia kennedyana [= Sabatia dodecandra var. kennedyana] | NC Native
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Annual Sea-pink, Marsh Pink, Rose of Plymouth | Sabatia stellaris | NC Native
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Duck Potato, Bulltongue Arrowhead | Sagittaria lancifolia var. media [= Sagittaria falcata] | NC Native |
Broadleaf Arrowhead, Duck-potato | Sagittaria latifolia | NC Native
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Giant Arrow Leaf | Sagittaria montevidensis | Not Native to US |
Carolina Willow, Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | NC Native
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Black Willow | Salix nigra | NC Native
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Blue Sage | Salvia azurea | NC Native | |
Scarlet Sage, Blood Sage, Tropical Sage | Salvia coccinea | S.E. Native
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Lyreleaf Sage, Lyre-leaf Sage | Salvia lyrata | NC Native |
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Common Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis | NC Native |
Red Elderberry | Sambucus racemosa var. pubens [= Sambucus pubens, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa] | NC Native
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Bloodroot, Red Puccoon | Sanguinaria canadensis | NC Native | |
Pale Pitcherplant, Yellow Trumpets, Flycatcher | Sarracenia alata | S.E. Native
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Yellow Pitcherplant | Sarracenia flava | NC Native | |
Mountain Sweet Pitcherplant | Sarracenia jonesii | NC Native | |
Whitetop Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant | Sarracenia leucophylla | S.E. Native
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Hooded Pitcherplant | Sarracenia minor var. minor | NC Native |
Green Pitcherplant | Sarracenia oreophila | NC Native | |
Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcherplant, Huntsman's Cups, Sidesaddle Flytrap, Frog's Britches | Sarracenia purpurea var. montana | NC Native | |
Northern Purple Pitcherplant | Sarracenia purpurea var. purpurea | US Native | |
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Southern Purple Pitcherplant, Pitcher-plant | Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa | NC Native |
Rose Pitcherplant | Sarracenia rosea [= Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii, Sarracenia purpurea var. burkii] | S.E. Native
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Sweet Pitcherplant, Red Pitcherplant, Sweet Pitcher-plant | Sarracenia rubra ssp. rubra | NC Native |
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Catesby's Hybrid Pitcherplant, Pitcher-plant | Sarracenia X catesbaei {S. flava X S. purpurea} | NC Native |
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Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Sassy Tree | Sassafras albidum | NC Native |
Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon, American Swamp Lily | Saururus cernuus | NC Native
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Cut-leaf Grape Fern, Dissected Grape Fern | Sceptridium dissectum [= Botrychium dissectum] | NC Native |
Star-vine, Climbing-magnolia, Magnolia-vine | Schisandra glabra | NC Native
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Common Little Bluestem, Prairie Beardgrass | Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium [= Andropogon scoparius] | NC Native
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Woolgrass Bullrush. Wool-grass, Common Woolsedge | Scirpus cyperinus | NC Native
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Hairy Skullcap | Scutellaria elliptica | NC Native
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Hoary Skullcap, Downy Skullcap | Scutellaria incana | NC Native
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Helmet Skullcap, Helmet Flower, Common Large Skullcap | Scutellaria integrifolia | NC Native |
Heartleaf skullcap | Scutellaria ovata ssp. ovata | ||
Snowy skullcap | Scutellaria serrata | NC Native | |
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Mountain Stonecrop, Wild Stonecrop, Woodland Stonecrop | Sedum ternatum | NC Native |
Saw palmetto | Serenoa repens | S.E. Native | |
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Shortia, Oconee Bells | Shortia galacifolia | NC Native |
Wild Pink, Catchfly, Sticky Catchfly | Silene caroliniana | NC Native
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Royal Catchfly | Silene regia | S.E. Native |
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Starry Campion, Widow's Frill | Silene stellata | NC Native |
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Fire-pink, Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly | Silene virginica var. virginica | NC Native |
Rosinweed, Starry Rosinweed | Silphium asteriscus [includes Silphium dentatum] | NC Native
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Kidney-leaf Rosinweed, Rosinweed | Silphium compositum | NC Native |
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Compass Plant | Silphium laciniatum | S.E. Native |
Needle-tip Blue-eyed-grass, Slender Blue-eyed-grass | Silphium mucronatum | NC Native
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Common Cup-plant, Compass-plant | Silphium perfoliatum | NC Native
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Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock, Prairie-dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum | NC Native |
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Narrowleaf Blue-eyed grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | NC Native |
Atlantic Blue-eyed-grass, Eastern Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium atlanticum [= Sisyrinchium mucronatum var. atlanticum] | NC Native
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Fairy Stars, Lawn Blue-eyed Grass, Annual Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium rosulatum | NC Native |
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Bearsfoot, Leafcup | Smallanthus uvedalia [= Smallanthus uvedalius] | NC Native |
Catbriar/Catbrier, Tramp's Troubles, Sawbriar/Sawbrier, Chinabriar/Chinabrier, Bullbriar/Bullbrier | Smilax bona-nox | NC Native
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Whiteleaf Greenbriar, Wild Sarsaparilla, Sawbriar, Glaucous-leaved Greenbriar | Smilax glauca | NC Native
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Common Carrionflower, Carrion-vine | Smilax herbacea | NC Native
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Bullbriar/Bullbrier, Common Greenbriar/Greenbrier, Horsebriar/Horsebrier, Roundleaf Greenbriar/Greenbrier | Smilax rotundifolia | NC Native
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Jackson-vine, Jackson-briar, Lanceleaf Greenbriar | Smilax smallii | NC Native
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Coral Greenbriar, Red-berried Swamp Smilax | Smilax walteri | NC Native |
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Axillary Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod | Solidago caesia var. caesia | NC Native |
Harger's Common Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis var. hargeri | NC Native
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Graceful Goldenrod, Virginia Goldenrod, Southern Bog Goldenrod, | Solidago gracillima | NC Native |
Southern Seaside Goldenrod | Solidago mexicana [split from Solidago sempervirens; = Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana] | NC Native
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Gray goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis | NC Native | |
Licorice Goldendrod, Anise Goldenrod, Sweet Goldenrod | Solidago odora | NC Native
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Yadkin River Goldenrod, Plumed Goldenrod | Solidago plumosa | NC Native | |
Bold Goldenrod, Stiff Goldenrod, Stiff-leaved Goldenrod | Solidago rigida [= Oligoneuron rigidum] | NC Native
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Rough Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | NC Native
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Northern Seaside Goldenrod | Solidago sempervirens [= Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens] | NC Native
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Limestone Goldenrod, False Goldenrod, Heartleaved Goldenrod, Autumn Goldenrod, Golden-fleece Goldenrod | Solidago sphacelata | NC Native
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Mountain-ash, Mountain Ash, American Rowan, American Mountain-ash | Sorbus americana | NC Native
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Yellow Indiangrass, Prairie Indiangrass | Sorghastrum nutans | NC Native
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Indian Pink, Woodland Pinkroot, Pinkroot, Wormgrass | Spigelia marilandica | NC Native | |
Narrowleaf Meadowsweet, White Meadowsweet, Pipestem | Spiraea alba [= Spiraea alba var. alba] | NC Native
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Hardhack, Steeplebush, Rosy Meadowsweet | Spiraea tomentosa | NC Native
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Short-lipped Ladies'-tresses, Texas Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes brevilabris | S.E. Native | |
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Nodding Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | NC Native |
Eaton's Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes eatonii | NC Native | |
Florida Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes floridana | NC Native | |
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Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis | NC Native |
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Northern Slender Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes lacera var. lacera | NC Native |
Lace-lip Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes laciniata | NC Native | |
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Giant Spiral Orchid, Long-lipped Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes longilabris | NC Native |
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Shining Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes lucida | NC Native |
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Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes ochroleuca | NC Native |
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Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes odorata | NC Native |
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Oval Ladies'-tresses, Lesser Ladies'-tresses, October Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata | NC Native |
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Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses, Greenvein Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes praecox | NC Native |
Woodland Ladies'-tresses, Pale Green Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes sylvatica | NC Native | |
Little Ladies'-tresses, Little Pearl-Twist, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes tuberosa | NC Native | |
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Twisted Ladies'-tresses, Spring Ladies'-tresses, Ladies' Tresses | Spiranthes vernalis | NC Native |
Greater Duckweed, Minnow-fole, Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | NC Native
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Bladdernut, American Bladdernut | Staphylea trifolia | NC Native
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Tennessee Starwort | Stellaria corei | NC Native
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Star Chickweed, Common Starwort, Giant Chickweed, Great Chickweed. | Stellaria pubera | NC Native |
Crow-poison, Crow Poison, Savanna Camass, Black Death Camas, Osceola's-plume | Stenanthium densum [= Zigdenus densus] | NC Native
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Featherbells | Stenanthium gramineum | NC Native |
St. Augustine Grass, Carpet Grass, Charleston Grass, Buffalo Grass, Centipede Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | NC Native
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Silky Camellia, Virginia Stewartia | Stewartia malacodendron | NC Native |
Mountain Camellia, Mountain Stewartia | Stewartia ovata | NC Native
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Pineland Scalypink, Coastal Plain Wireplant | Stipulicida setacea | NC Native |
Stokes Aster, Stokesia, Blue Stokesia, Stokes's Aster, Cornflower Aster | Stokesia laevis | S.E. Native
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Rosy Twisted-stalk, Eastern Rose Mandarin, Eastern Twisted-stalk | Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus [= Streptopus roseus] | NC Native |
Celandine-poppy, Yellow Wood Poppy | Stylophorum diphyllum | S.E. Native
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American Snowbell, American Storax | Styrax americanus var. americanus [= Styrax americana] | NC Native
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Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax | Styrax grandifolius [= Styrax grandifolia] | NC Native
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Coralberry, Buckbrush, Indian Currant, Red Snowberry | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | NC Native
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Eastern Silvery Aster | Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor [= Aster concolor] | NC Native |
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Blue Wood Aster, Heart-leaved Aster, Broad-leaf Aster | Symphyotrichum cordifolium [= Aster cordifolius] | NC Native |
Long-stalked Aster, Bushy Aster, Rice-button Aster, Bushy American-aster | Symphyotrichum dumosum [= Aster dumosus] | NC Native
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Heath Aster, Heath American-aster, Squarrose White Aster, Downy Aster, White Old-field Aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides [= Aster ericoides] | S.E. Native
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George Aster, | Symphyotrichum georgianum [= Aster georgianus, Aster patens var. georgianus] | NC Native
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Big-Headed Aster, Wild Blue Aster, Large-flowered Aster | Symphyotrichum grandiflorum [= Aster grandiflorus] | NC Native |
Smooth Blue Aster, Smooth American-aster | Symphyotrichum laeve [= Aster laevis] | NC Native
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Starved Aster, Calico Aster, Calico American-aster | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum [= Aster lateriflorus] | NC Native
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New England Aster, New England American-aster, Michaelmas-daisy | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae [= Aster novae-angliae] | NC Native
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Aromatic Aster | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium [= Aster oblongifolius; includes var. angustatus] | NC Native | |
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Common Clasping Aster, Late Purple Aster | Symphyotrichum patens var. patens [= Aster patens] | NC Native |
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Hairy White Oldfield Aster, Frost Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum [= Aster pilosus var. pilosus] | NC Native |
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Rigid Whitetop Aster | Symphyotrichum retroflexum [= Aster curtisii] | NC Native |
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Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | NC Native |
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Horsesugar, Common Sweetleaf | Symplocos tinctoria | NC Native |
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Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium [= Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium] | Not Native to US |
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Pond Cypress | Taxodium ascendens [Split from Taxodium distichum] | NC Native |
Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Swamp Cypress | Taxodium distichum | NC Native | |
Florida Yew | Taxus floridana | S.E. Native
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Virginia Goat's-rue, Common Goat's-rue | Tephrosia virginiana | NC Native
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Powdery Thalia, Powdery Alligator-flag, Hardy Canna, Water Canna | Thalia dealbata | S.E. Native
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Cooley's Meadowrue, Savanna Meadowrue. | Thalictrum cooleyi | NC Native |
Purple Meadowrue | Thalictrum dasycarpum | US Native
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Early Meadowrue, Early Meadow-rue | Thalictrum dioicum | NC Native
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Common Tall Meadowrue, Late Meadowrue, King-of-the-meadow. | Thalictrum pubescens [= Thalictrum polygamum] | NC Native |
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Rue-anemone, Windflower | Thalictrum thalictroides [= Anemonella thalictroides] | NC Native |
Meadow-parsnip, Hairyjoint Meadow-parsnip | Thaspium barbinode | NC Native
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Marsh fern | Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens [= Dryopteris thelypteris] | NC Native | |
Blue Ridge Golden-banner, Aaron's-rod, Carolina Lupine, Carolina Bushpea, Carolina False-lupine, Southern Lupine | Thermopsis villosa [= Thermopsis caroliniana] | NC Native
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American Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, Flat Cedar | Thuja occidentalis | US Native
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Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar | Thuja plicata | US Native
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Foamflower, False Miterwort | Tiarella cordifolia | NC Native |
American Basswood, American Linden, Northern Basswood | Tilia americana var. americana | NC Native
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Carolina Basswood, Southern Basswood | Tilia americana var. caroliniana | NC Native
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Mountain Basswood, White Basswood | Tilia americana var. heterophylla | NC Native
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Spanish-moss, Long-moss | Tillandsia usneoides [Dendropogon usneoides] | NC Native
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Cranefly Orchid, Crippled Cranefly | Tipularia discolor | NC Native |
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Carolina Bog Asphodel, White Asphodel, White Featherling, White False Asphodel | Tofieldia glabra | NC Native |
Florida Nutmeg, Florida Torreya, Stinking-cedar | Torreya taxifolia | S.E. Native | |
Poison Oak | Toxicodendron pubescens | NC Native | |
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Eastern Poison Ivy | Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans [= Rhus radicans] | NC Native |
Poison Sumac | Toxicodendron vernix [= Rhus vernix] | NC Native | |
Hairy Spiderwort, Hairystem Spiderwort | Tradescantia hirsuticaulis | NC Native
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Ohio Spiderwort, Smooth Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis | NC Native
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Virginia Spiderwort | Tradescantia virginiana | NC Native
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Coastal False-asphodel, Southern Bog Asphodel, Coastal Plain Bog Asphodel | Triantha racemosa [=Tofieldia racemosa] | NC Native
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Forked Bluecurls, Common Blue Curls, Blue-curls | Trichostema dichotomum | NC Native |
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Dune Blue Curls, Carolina Blue Curls | Trichostema species 1 | NC Native |
Redtop, Tall Redtop, Purpletop , Purpletop Tridens | Tridens flavus [= Tridens flavus var. flava] | NC Native
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Carolina Clover, Wild White Clover | Trifolium carolinianum | NC Native
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Buffalo Clover | Trifolium reflexum | NC Native
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Hairy Chaffhead, Trilisa | Trilisa paniculata [=Carphephorus paniculatus] | NC Native
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Catesby's Trillium, Bashful Wakerobin, Bashful Trillium, | Trillium catesbaei | NC Native |
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Purple Toadshade, Sweet Betsy, Little Sweet Trillium, Little Sweet Betsy, Bloody Butcher | Trillium cuneatum | NC Native |
Chattahoochee Trillium, Chattahoochee River Wakerobin, Deceptive Trillium | Trillium decipiens | S.E. Native | |
Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Wakerobin | Trillium decumbens | S.E. Native | |
Pale Yellow Trillium, Mottled Trillium, Pale Trillium, Small Yellow Toadshade. | Trillium discolor | NC Native | |
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Wake Robin, Red Trillium, Purple Trillium, Stinking Benjamin, Stinking Willie, Birthwort | Trillium erectum | NC Native |
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Bent Trillium, Bent White Trillium, Declined Trillium | Trillium flexipes | NC Native |
Large-flowered Trillium, White Trillium, Great White Trillium | Trillium grandiflorum | NC Native | |
Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium, lanceleaf Wakerobin | Trillium lancifolium [=Trillium lanceolatum] | S.E. Native | |
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Yellow Trillium, Yellow Toadshade, Wax Trillium, Lemon-scented Trillium | Trillium luteum | NC Native |
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