26. Summary - endangered and threatened species 



Name of species: Pryopteris celsa (Logfern) . 



Species legal status and authority: Threatened peripheral in 

 North Carolina (Cooper et al. 1977). 



Number of populations on site: One. 



Number of individuals per population: Several hundred. 



Size or maturity of individuals: Some unusually large (to 

 4 ft high). 



Phenology of population: 

 Eg: vegetative % 

 flowering % 

 fruiting 7. 100% 

 General vigor of population: Robust. 



Disturbance or threats to population: None known. 



Habitat characteristics 



Plant community: Nyssa sylvatica biflora / Acer rubrum- 

 Liriodendron tulipif era-Liquidambar sTyracif iTia /mixed mesophytic 

 Topography: herbs. 



Colluvial /alluvial area at toe of slope. 

 Soil series: 



Microclimate: Same as natural area climate. 



Drainage basin: chowan River. 



Other plants and animal species present: 



Aerial or detailed maps with populations clearly marked 



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