Topography: Flat 



Soil series: Invershiel and/or Meggett 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: Drosera capillaris , 



Drosera leucantha , Polygala lutea , Polygala cruciata , Rhexia mariana, 



Rhexia al if anus, Habenaria spp. , Marshallia graminifolia ; Animals: 



see attached master species lists. 



(2) Name of species: (Proposed, new to North Carolina) Allium 

 stellatum (LILIACEAE) Prairie onion 



Species legal status and authority: None 



Number of populations on site: 2 



Number of individuals per population: 10 and 40 



Size or maturity of individuals: Mature 



Phenology of population: Vegetative: Not determined; Flowering: 100%; 



Fruiting: 80% 



General vigor of population: Very vigorous to fair 



Disturbance or threats to population: The larger population subject 



to eradication if road to quarry is widened. 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Ecotonal margin between wiregrass savanna and 



mixed hardwood/cypress drainage; also mixed hardwoods 



Topography: Level to slightly concave 



Soil series: Invershiel and/or Meggett 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Agalinis purpurea , Oxypolis 



ternata , Andropogon sp. , Aristida stricta, Zigadenus glaberrimus , 



Coreopsis helianthoides , Helenium autumnale ; Animals: see attached 



master species lists. 



(3) Name of species: Thalictrum cooleyi (RANUNCULACEAE) Cooley's 

 meadow rue 



Species legal status and authority: NC endangered endemic (Cooper 



et al. 1977) 



Number of populations on site: 1 



Number of individuals per population: Ca. 25 



Size or maturity of individuals: Immature and mature 



Phenology of population: Vegetative: 60%; Flowering: 40%; Fruiting: 



not determined 



General vigor of population: Fair 



Disturbance or threats to population: Shading 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Ecotone of wiregrass savanna and mixed hardwoods 



Topography: Flat to slightly concave 



Soil series: Invershiel and/or Meggett 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: Car ex sp.. 



Elephantopus carolinianus , Rosa palustris , Myrica cerifera, 



Asclepias lanceolata; Animals: see attached master species lists. 



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