(4) Name of species: Parnassia caroliniana (SAXIFRAGACEAE) Carolina 

 parnassia 



Species legal status and authority: NC threatened (Cooper et al. 1977) 



Number of populations on site: 1, possibly others 



Number of individuals per population: 40 



Size or maturity of individuals: Mature 



Phenology of population: Vegetative: 100% 



General vigor of population: Fair 



Disturbance or threats to population: None 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Longleaf pine/wiregrass savanna 



Topography: Level 



Soil series: Invershiel and/or Meggett 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: Andropogon sp. 



Asclepias lanceolata , Marshallia graminifolia , Aster sp. , Polygala 



ramosa, Dichromena latifolia ; Animals: see attached master species 



lists. 



(5) Name of species: Agalinis aphylla ( SCROPHULARIACEAE ) Scale 

 leaf gerardia 



Species legal status and authority: NC endangered peripheral (Cooper 



et al. 1977) 



Number of populations on site: 1 



Number of individuals per population: 25 



Size or maturity of individuals: Mature 



Phenology of population: Vegetative: 0%; Flowering: 20%; Fruiting: 80% 



General vigor of population: Vigorous 



Disturbance or threats to population: None 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Wiregrass savanna 



Topography : Level 



Soil series: Invershiel and/or Meggett 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Northeast Cape Fear River 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: Agalinis purpurea , 



Eryngium integrifolium . Coreopsis helianthoides , Helenium autumnale, 



Oxypolis ternata , Andropogon sp. , Allium stellatum , Zigadenus glaberrimus ; 



Animals: see attached master species lists. 



(6) Note: Late in the survey, during a brief inspection of the area, 

 numerous plants of Agalinis fasciculata were seen in the general area. 

 Population and habitat characterisitcs were not determined, due to time 

 constraints. 



(See FIGURE 14 for detailed map of endangered and threatened species locations.) 



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