26. Summary - endangered and threatened species 

 Name of species: Dryopteris celsa (Log fern) 



Species legal status and authority: Threatened in North 

 Carolina. Cooper et al., 1977. 



Number of populations on site: One large, irregularly dist- 

 ributed population. 



Number of individuals per population: Over 1,000 plants 

 reported by Lytton J. Musselman. 



Size or maturity of individuals: Large, reproducing plants. 



Phenology of population: 



Eg: vegetative % Most individuals producing abundant sori. 

 flowering % 

 fruiting % 

 General vigor of population: Robust 



Disturbance or threats to population: 



Potential logging, likely widening of US 158 at some future date. 



Habitat characteristics 



Plant community: CT-A 



Topography: Swampy toe of relict marine scarp 

 Soil series: Bladen loam (1929 classification) 

 Microclimate: Cooler and wetter than natural area climate. 

 Drainage basin: Perquimans River 

 Other plants and animal species present : 

 Red maple, american holly, seven other Dryopteris taxa. 



Aerial or detailed maps with populations clearly marked; 



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