Patsy Pond Natural Area 



Name of Area: Patsy Pond* ^ 



Location: Carteret County, North Carolina; 0.5 miles due N of NC 24, 

 12 mi. SE Swansboro 34°43'35" N, 76°57'44" W; Salter Path, N.C. 

 7h\ 1949; Atlantic Coastal Plain; Outer Coastal Plain. See 

 Maps 10-1 1 . 



Elevation: 20'; 6.1 m 



Size: ca. 70 Acres 



Ownership: Croatan National Forest 



Administration: Croatan National Forest 



Land Use: Hunting, recreation, timber 



Dangers to Integrity: Damage done to area by vehicles 



Significance and Protection Priority: Appears to be highly significant; 

 Site is in some jeopardy 



Reasons for Priority Rating: Area offers excellent examples of plant 

 communities and zonation. Many rare and endangered or threatened 

 plants of North Carolina (Hardin et al) are found here: Eleocharis 

 robbinsii , Litsea aestivalis , Ludwigia linifolia , Myriophyllum 

 laxum , Ploygonella articulata . Polygonum hirsutum , Rhynchospora 

 inundata , and Utricular ia olivacea . Moreover, a plant new to 



the State of North Carolina occurs here Sagittaria isoetiformis . 



The area is also unique geologically. 



Management Recommendations: Natural Area should be managed for 

 endangered and threatened species preservation, for unique 

 community preservation, for scientific research, and as an 

 education resource. Some periodic control burning should be 

 done. Vehicular traffic (including motorcycles) should be stopped. 



Data Sources: None. ^^ 



General Scientific References: None. See bibliography after discussion. 



General Documentation and Authentication: Area analyzed in the Fall of 

 1976. Specimens deposited in the NCU Herbarium by R. David Whetstone 

 and Deborah Otte in 1977. Complete documentation available from 

 authors. 





*Contributed by Deborah K. Strady Otte and R. David Whetstone, 

 Department of Botany, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

 (1979). 



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