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Pteridium aquilinum 

 Polypodium polypodioides 

 Vitis aestivalis 

 Usnea sp. 



Forest Types: The mixed-hardwood and pine forest is the dominant 

 type along the creek bank and bluff, although Beech and Bald 

 Cypress appear infrequently. Beech occurs infrequently on 

 protected bluffs, and Cypress appears occasionally along the 

 creek margin, where the salinity has dropped to a low level. 

 Common forest trees are: 



Acer rubrum 

 Carya pallida 

 Fagus grandifolia 

 Juniperus virginiana 

 Liquidambar styraciflua 

 Liriodendron tulipifera 

 Fraxinus caroliniana 

 Magnolia virginiana 

 Persea borbonia 

 Pinus taeda 



Stewartia malacodendron 

 Taxodium distichum 

 Ilex opaca 

 Ostrya virginiana 

 Pinus taeda 



Unlike most brackish creeks in the area, Hadnot Creek is relatively 

 undisturbed, and very few dwellings or buildings are found along 

 it. In this regard, this creek is unique for Carteret County. 



Physical Features: The creek meanders southwest and empties into 

 the south-flowing White Oak River. Along the margins of the 

 creek is a 20' bluff over marl (limestone), supporting a 

 mixed hardwood forest. 



Rare Plants and Animals: 



Chinese Lilaeopsis 



American Alligator 



Lilaeopsis chinensis 

 locally abundant; rare. 



Alligator mississippiensis 

 probably breeds in area; 

 endangered 



References; 



Kuenzler, E. J. 1976. unpublished class notes from 

 Wetlands Ecology Class, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. 



Radford, A. E. et al, 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora 

 of the Carolinas. UNC Press, Chapel Hill. 



