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Significant Statement 



These small natural upland ponds are restricted to a 

 limited geographic region. Their origin is uncertain, but 

 their flora is unique and of considerable interest to 

 botanists. A number of plants of very limited distribution 

 occur in these ponds. The series of ponds at the Sunny 

 Point Military Ocean Terminal is quite characteristic of 

 certain stages of this community type. They are in a 

 protected area and should remain as good examples of this 

 rare ecosystem. 



These ponds are of national significance as good 

 examples of a rare and interesting ecosystem of limited 

 geographic extent. Of particular importance is the 

 probable occurrence of such rare aquatic plants as the 

 bladderwort ( Utricularia olivaceae) , Litsea aestivalis , 

 Lindera melissaef olium , Myriophyllum laxum, and Lacnocaulon 

 beyrichianum . All of the above are on the proposed 

 national list of threatened and endangered plants 

 (Smithsonian 1975) . 



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