26. Summary - endangered and threatened species 



Name of species: Dryopteris spinulosa (Spinulose wood fern) 



Species legal status and authority: Threatened in North 

 Carolina. Cooper et al. 1977. 



Number of populations on site: Unknown. 



Number of individuals per population: Unknown (Abundant). 



Size or maturity of individuals: Large plants. 



Phenology of population: 

 Eg: vegetative % 



flowering % 



fruiting % Most individuals producing abundant sori. 



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: Flat lower toe of Suffolk Scarp. 



Soil series: Bladen loam (1929 classification) 



Microclimate: Cooler 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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