# Occurrence Code Plants Scientific Name Common Name Notes LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES > >2002 AEPA Aesculus pavia red buckeye FAC >2003 ALSE2 Alnus serrulata tag, hazel, (brookside)FACW > alder >2004 ALVIC Alnus viridis ssp.crispa (A. American green alderFAC > crispa) >2005 ALNUS Alnus spp. alder, upland FAC >2006 ARSP2 Aralia spinosa devil's-walking-stick,FAC > hercules club >2007 ASTR Asimina triloba pawpaw FAC >2008 Other Asimina spp (not A.triloba) CP >2009 Albizzia julibrissin mimosa disturbed > forests >2010 Baccharis spp. Grounsel tree >2011 SILY Sideroxylon (Bumelia) lycoides L. buckthorn bully se, FACW >2020 Calycanthus spp. Sweetshrub FACU >2021 CAAM2 Callicarpa americana L. American beautyberryFACU >2022 CEOC2 Cephlanthus occidentalis L. common buttonbush OBL >2023 CEAC3 Clethra spp. sweet pepperbush - >2024 COFO Cornus foemina P.Mill C.stricta swamp dogwood FACW > Lam., (COST13) >2025 COPE80 Comptonia (Myrica aspleniifolia) sweetfern - > peregrina >2026 CORYL Corylus spp. hazelnut FACU >2028 Cyrilla spp. titi FACW >2030 Cornus spp. Dogwood spp. Other than > C.alternifolia, C. > florida, C. foemina; >2031 Cornus alternifolia alternate-leaf dogwood >2036 Cliftonia spp. Buckwheat tree, CP, OBL > black titi >2041 EVONY Evonymus(Euonymus)spp. (shrubs strawberry bush FAC > only) >2051 FOAC Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) eastern swamp privetOBL > Poir. >2061 GAYLU Gaylussacia spp. huckleberry FAC >2071 HAVI4 Hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel FACU >2072 HYQU3 Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr. oakleaf hydrangea - >2073 HYDRA Hydrangea spp. hydrangea FACU >2074 HYPER Hypericum spp. St. Johnswort - >2080 ILEXC Ilex spp. haw, yaupon FACW >2081 ILDE Ilex decidua Walt. possumhaw FACW >2082 Ilex glabra Gallberry FACW >2083 ITVI Itea virginica Va. sweetspire (Va. FACW > willow) >2091 KACA2 Kalmia carolina Small. (K. Carolina laurel FACW > augustifolia v. caroliniana) >2092 KALA Kalmia latifolia L. mountain laurel FACU > > # Occurrence >Code Plants Scientific name Common Name Notes > >LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES - CONTINUED > >2101 LEBU Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) sandmyrtle e. FACU > Ell. >2102 LERA4 Leucothoe racemosa dog hobble FACW >2103 LIGUS Ligustrum spp. privet FAC >2104 LIBE3 Lindera benzoin northern spicebush FACW >2105 LONIC Lonicera spp. honeysuckle shrubs - >2108 Lyonia spp. Fetterbush, staggerbush >2111 MYGA Myrica gale sweetgale OBL >2112 evergreen Myrica spp.(including Waxmyrtle e,CP > M. cerifera) >2113 deciduous Myrica spp.(including Bayberry, other CP,FAC > M. pennsylvania) than M.gale >2115 Persea palustris swampbay,(not P.borbonia)acid,CP >2121 PHOP Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) common ninebark FAC > Maxim >2122 PYPU Pyrularia pubera (parastic?) buffalo-nut FACU >2131 RHAMN Rhamnus spp. buckthorn OBL >2132 RHCA4 Rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea UPL >2133 RHCA8 Rhodendron catawbiense mountain or Catawba e, - > rosebay >2134 RHMA Rhododendron maximum rosebay, great e, FAC > laurel >2135 RHODO Rhododendron spp. rhododendron spp., - > azalea >2136 Rhizophora spp. Mangrove OBL >2140 RHUSC Rhus spp. sumac spp. - >2141 RHAR3 Rhus aromatica Ait. fragrant sumac igneous rock >2142 RHCO Rhus copallinum (R. copallina) flameleaf, winged UPL > sumac >2150 RIBES Ribes spp. currant, gooseberry - >2151 RIGL Ribes glandulosum skunk current FACW >2160 ROSAC Rosa spp. rose spp. - >2171 RUBUS Rubus spp. blackberry, - > dewberry, raspberry >2179 Sabal minor Sabal Palmetto e, FACW >2181 SACA12 Sambucus canadensis American elderberry FACW >2182 SAPU11 Sambucus pubens brown elderberry FACU >2183 SPAL2 Spiraea alba Du Roi white meadow-sweet bogs, FACW >2184 STTR Staphylea trifolia Am. bladdernut swmp,strm, > FAC >2185 SYOR Symphoricarpos spp. coralberry FAC > (S.orbiculatus) >2186 SYTI Symplocos tinctorea sweetleaf, horse FAC > sugar >2187 Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto FACU,e >2191 TACA Taxus canadensis Canada yew FAC > > # Occurrence >Code Plants Scientific name Common Name Notes > >LIFEFORM 2: SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES-CONTINUED > >2201 VAAR Vaccinium arboreum farkleberry, FACU > sparkleberry >2202 VACO Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry FACW >2203 VAMA Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry FACW >2205 VACCI Vaccinium spp.(incl. low bush blueberry ssp. FACU > blueberry ; deerberry) >2210 VIBUR Viburnum spp. viburnum - >2211 VIAC Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum FACU >2212 VIDE Viburnum dentatum southern arrowwood FAC >2213 VILA11 Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush, FAC > (V.alnifolium) moosewood >2214 VINU Viburnum nudum possumhaw FACW >2215 VIPR Viburnum prunifolium black haw, FACU > honeyberry >2216 VIRA Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood - >2300 SHRUB Shrubs not listed above. Send in other shrubs - > unknowns. >23xx Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9 > >LIFEFORM 3: VINES AND OTHER ARBOREAL SPECIES > >3001 AMAR5 Ampelopsis arborea peppervine - >3002 AMBR2 Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut FAC,annl. >3003 Aristolochia macrophylla Dutchman's Pipe - >3011 BESC Berchemia scandens Al. supplejack, FACW > rattanvine >3012 BICA Bignonia (Anisastichus) crossvine FAC > capreolata >3021 CARA2 Campsis radicans trumpet creeper FAC >3031 DIVI4 Dioscorea villosa wild yam, colic- moist, > root nonwoody >3061 GESE Gelsemium sempervirens St.-Hil. yellow jessamine e, FAC >3101 LOJA Lonicera japonica Jap. honeysuckle e, FAC >3105 LONIC Lonicera spp. honeysuckle vines - >3110 Menispermum canadense Moonseed - >3111 MISC Mikandia scandens climbing hempvine FACW, > nonwoody >3121 PAQU Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper FAC >3122 PHORA Phoradendron ssp. mistletoe - >3123 PULO Pueraria lobata kudzu nonwoody >3130 ROSAC Rosa spp. climbing rose - >3180 SMILA Smilax spp. greenbrier - >3191 TIUS Tillandsia usneoides Spanish moss TN,voucher > needed >3192 TOXIC Toxicodendron spp. (Rhusradicans) poison ivy - >3201 VIAE Vitis spp. wild or summer FAC > grape >3202 USNEA Usnea spp. Beard lichens, e > spanish moss-like > lichen >3203 Wisteria frutescens wisteria - >3300 VINES Vines and other arboreal species Other vines and - > not listed above. Send in arboreal species > unknowns. >33xx Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9 # Occurrence >Code Plants Scientific name Common Name Notes > >LIFEFORM 4: GRASSES/GRASSLIKES > >4001 ANDRO Andropogon spp. bluestem spp. - >4002 Aristida spp. Carol. So. longleaf > Wiregrass assoc. >4005 ARGI Arundinaria gigantea* giant cane FACW >4006 ARGIT8 Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta* switchcane uncommon in > TN, FACW >4011 BOCU Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama - >4012 BROMU Bromus spp. hairy woodland - > brome, others >4025 CAREX Carex spp. common sedges - >4028 Ctenium aromaticum toothache grass FACW >4030 CYPER Cyperus spp. and other sedges other grasslikes, - > flatsedges >4060 JUNCU Juncus spp. rushes - >4122 PANIC Panicum spp. panicums - >4123 PASPA Paspalum spp. paspalum, - > dallisgrass >4126 PHAUB Phragmites australis var. reeds FACW > berlandieri (P.communis) >4182 SORGA Sorghastrum spp. Indiangrass FACU >4183 SPART Spartina spp. marsh-grass FACW, OBL >4184 SPORO Sporobolus spp. smutgrass, dropseed - >4190 Typha spp. Cattail marshland > transition >4201 UNIOL Uniola (Chasmanthium) spp. woodoats, uniolas, FACU > sea oats >4300 GRASS Grasses, grasslikes not listed other grasses - > above. Send in unknowns. >43xx Record on ID slip: last two > digits 1-9 > >LIFEFORM 5: FERNS AND FERN ALLIES > >5001 ATFIA2 Athyrium felix-femina v./spp. asplenium, ladyfern FAC > asplenioides > (Michx.) Far >5021 CYPR4 Cysopteris protrusa spreading - > bladderfern >5031 DEPU2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented rocky,dry > fern >5032 DRCA3 Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern h. rocky >5121 ONSE Onoclea sensibilis L. sensitive fern seeps,FACW >5122 OSRE Osmunda regalis royal fern OBL >5123 OSCI Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern strmbnks, > FACW >5124 POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern e, FAC >5125 POAP Polypodium appalachianum* Appalachian - > polypody >5130 Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern FACU >5300 FERNS Ferns and fern allies not listed ferns and fern - > above. Send in unknowns allies >53xx Record on ID slip: last two > digits 1-9 > # Occurrence >Code Plants Scientific name Common Name Notes > >LIFEFORM 6: FORBS AND OTHERS > >6001 AGAL5 Ageratina (Ageratum) altissima white snakeroot FACU > (Eupatorium rugosum) >6003 ASCA Asarum canadense L. Canadian wildginger - >6004 ASTER Compositae composites - >6011 BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. smallspike false FACW > nettle >6021 CHMA3 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh (pipsissewa, e > (subshrub) spotted > wintergreen) >6022 CROTO Croton spp. (Crotonopsis spp. in pineland croton, sandy, > Radford) narrowleaf rushfoil rocky, > FACW >6031 DITE2 Diodia teres diodia, poorjoe disturbed, > FACU >6032 DROSE Drosera spp. sundews bogs, OBL >6033 DUIN Duchesnea indica indian strawberry, e, > snakeberry disturbed, > UPL, FAC >6051 FABAC Fabaceae legumes - >6075 Lamiaceae family Mint family squarestems >6101 LICHE Lichens (ground layer) lichens e >6111 MOSSE Mosses mosses e >6115 OPUNT Opuntia spp. cactus FACU >6181 SARRA Sarracenia spp. pitcher plants OBL >6300 FORBS Forbs and others not listed other forbs - > above. Send in unknowns. >63xx Record on ID slip: last two digits 1-9 > >LIFEFORM CODE 7: SNOW OR WATER > >7001 SNOWG Snow zone 1 only >7002 WATER Water zone 1 only > > > NOTE: Genus and species reference is Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized > checklist of the vascular flora of the U.S., Canada, > and Greenland. Synonyms used by Radford et. al. (1968. Manual of the > vascular flora of the Carolinas.) are in parentheses. Botanical > references prior to 1994 will, in some cases, > use different scientific names for the same species. > > Occurrence (percent likelihood to appear in a wetland or upland) and other > notes: > FAC = 50% wetland or upland > FACU = > 66% upland > FACW = > 66% wetland > OBL = > 99% wetland > UPL = > 99% upland > e = evergreen, se = semievergreen > * = Not in Radford et al. or see supplementary references >See also SRSFIA, ECOFIA, Worldwide
Prepared by Vic
Rudis August 9, 1997.
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