North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter F - PLANT CONSERVATION › Section .0300 - ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES LIST: THREATENED PLANT SPECIES LIST: LIST OF SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN › Section 48F .0301 - PROTECTED PLANT SPECIES LIST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The North Carolina Plant Conservation Board hereby
					 establishes the following list of protected plant species (** indicates
					 federally listed):
Species Status
Species
Status
(1)
Acmispon helleri
Carolina Prairie-trefoil;
Threatened
(2)
Acrobolbus ciliatus A liverwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(3)
Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus Hair
								Fern;
Threatened
(4)
Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(5)
Aeschynomene virginica** Sensitive
								Jointvetch;
Threatened
(6)
Agalinis virgata
Branched Gerardia;
Threatened
(7)
Agrostis mertensii Arctic
								Bentgrass;
Endangered
(8)
Aletris lutea
Yellow Colic-root;
Threatened
(9)
Allium allegheniense Allegheny
								Onion;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(10)
Allium keeverae Keever's Onion;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(11)
Alnus crispa Green Alder;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(12)
Amaranthus pumilus** Seabeach
								Amaranth;
Threatened
(13)
Amorpha confusa Savanna
								Indigo-bush;
Threatened
(14)
Amorpha georgiana Georgia
								Indigo-bush;
Endangered
(15)
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Florida Goober Grass, Blue
								Maidencane;
Endangered
(16)
Anemone berlandieri Southern
								Anemone;
Endangered
(17)
Anemone caroliniana Prairie
								Anemone;
Endangered
(18)
Arabis adpressipilis Hairy
								Rockcress;
Endangered
(19)
Arethusa bulbosa Bog Rose;
Endangered
(20)
Aristida condensata Big Three-awn
								Grass;
Threatened
(21)
Aristida simpliciflora Chapman's
								Three-awn;
Endangered
(22)
Arnoglossum ovatum var. lanceolatum Savanna
								Indian-plantain;
Endangered
(23)
Asclepias cinerea
Carolina Milkweed;
Special Concern, Historical
(24)
Asclepias pedicellata Savanna
								Milkweed;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(25)
Asplenium heteroresiliens
Carolina Spleenwort;
Endangered
(26)
Asplenium monanthes
Single-sorus Spleenwort;
Endangered
(27)
Asplenium ruta-muraria var. cryptolepis American
								Wall-rue;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(28)
Astragalus michauxii Sandhills
								Milkvetch;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(29)
Baccharis glomeruliflora
								Silverling;
Endangered
(30)
Bacopa caroliniana
Blue Water-hyssop;
Threatened
(31)
Bacopa innominata
Tropical Water-hyssop;
Special Concern, Historical
(32)
Balduina atropurpurea
Purple-disk Honeycomb-head;
Endangered
(33)
Baptista aberrans
Eastern Prairie Blue Wild Indigo
Endangered
(34)
Baptisia alba
Thick-pod White Wild Indigo;
Threatened
(35)
Baptisia bracteata
Creamy Wild Indigo;
Special Concern, Historical
(36)
Berberis canadensis American
								Barberry;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(37)
Betula cordifolia
Mountain Paper Birch;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(38)
Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Sideoats
								Grama;
Threatened
(39)
Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Brome;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(40)
Buchnera americana
American Bluehearts;
Endangered
(41)
Buckleya distichophylla Piratebush;
Threatened
(42)
Bulbostylis warei Ware's Hair
								Sedge;
Special Concern, Historical
(43)
Calamagrostis cainii Cain's
								Reedgrass;
Endangered
(44)
Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis Canada
								Reedgrass;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(45)
Calopogon multiflorus
Many-flowered Grass-pink;
Endangered
(46)
Caltha palustris var. palustris Marsh
								Marigold;
Endangered
(47)
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth;
Threatened
(48)
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebells;
Endangered
(49)
Campylium stellatum
Yellow Starry Fen Moss;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(50)
Cardamine dissecta
Dissected Toothwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(51)
Cardamine longii Long's
								Bittercress;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(52)
Cardamine micranthera**
Small-anthered Bittercress;
Endangered
(53)
Carex arctata
Black Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(54)
Carex argyrantha Hay Sedge;
Endangered
(55)
Carex barrattii
Barratt's Sedge;
Special Concern, Historical
(56)
Carex basiantha
Widow Sedge;
Endangered
(57)
Carex buxbaumii
Brown Bog Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(58)
Carex calcifugens
Calcium-fleeing Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(59)
Carex careyana Carey's Sedge;
Threatened
(60)
Carex cherokeensis Cherokee Sedge;
Threatened
(61)
Carex conoidea
Cone-shaped Sedge, Field Sedge;
Threatened
(62)
Carex cristatella Crested Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(63)
Carex eburnea
Bristle-leaf Sedge;
Threatened
(64)
Carex exilis
Coastal Sedge;
Endangered
(65)
Carex hormathodes
Marsh Straw Sedge;
Threatened
(66)
Carex impressinervia Ravine Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(67)
Carex jamesii
James's Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(68)
Carex lasiocarpa var. americana Slender
								Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(69)
Carex lutea**
Golden Sedge;
Endangered
(70)
Carex meadii
Mead's Sedge;
Endangered
(71)
Carex oligocarpa
Rich-woods Sedge;
Threatened
(72)
Carex oligosperma Few-seeded Sedge;
Endangered
(73)
Carex pedunculata var. pedunculata Longstalk
								Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(74)
Carex radfordii
Radford's Sedge;
Threatened
(75)
Carex reniformis Kidney Sedge;
Threatened
(76)
Carex superata
Limestone Forest Sedge;
Threatened
(77)
Carex tenax
Wire Sedge;
Endangered
(78)
Carex trichocarpa
Hairy-fruited Sedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(79)
Carex trisperma
Three-seeded Sedge;
Endangered
(80)
Carex utriculata Beaked Sedge;
Endangered
(81)
Carex vesicaria
Inflated Sedge;
Endangered
(82)
Carex vestita
Velvet Sedge;
Threatened
(83)
Carya laciniosa
Big Shellbark Hickory;
Threatened
(84)
Carya myristiciformis Nutmeg
								Hickory;
Endangered
(85)
Caulophyllum giganteum Northern Blue
								Cohosh;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(86)
Celastrus scandens
American Bittersweet;
Endangered
(87)
Cetraria arenaria
Sand-loving Iceland Lichen;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(88)
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum
								Fireweed;
Endangered
(89)
Chasmanthium nitidum Shiny
								Spanglegrass;
Threatened
(90)
Chelone cuthbertii
Cuthbert's Turtlehead;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(91)
Chenopodiastrum simplex Mapleleaf
								Goosefoot;
Threatened
(92)
Chiloscyphus appalachianus A
								liverwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(93)
Chiloscyphus muricatus A liverwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(94)
Chrysoma pauciflosculosa Woody
								Goldenrod;
Endangered
(95)
Cirsium carolinianum Carolina
								Thistle;
Endangered
(96)
Cirsium lecontei
LeConte's Thistle;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(97)
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis Mountain
								Clematis;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(98)
Clinopodium georgianum Georgia
								Calamint;
Endangered
(99)
Collinsonia verticillata Whorled
								Horsebalm;
Threatened
(100)
Conioselinum chinense
								Hemlock-parsley;
Threatened
(101)
Coptis trifolia Goldthread;
Threatened
(102)
Coreopsis aristulata
Short-awned Coreopsis;
Threatened
(103)
Corydalis micrantha Slender
								Corydalis;
Threatened
(104)
Coryphopteris simulata Bog Fern;
Endangered
(105)
Crataegus pallens Pale Hawthorn;
Threatened
(106)
Crinum americanum var. americanum
								Swamp-lily;
Special Concern, Historical
(107)
Crocanthemum bicknellii Plains
								Sunrose;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(108)
Crocanthemum carolinianum Carolina
								Sunrose;
Endangered
(109)
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Pinebarren Sunrose;
Threatened
(110)
Crocanthemum georgianum Georgia
								Sunrose;
Endangered
(111)
Crocanthemum nashii
Florida Scrub Sunrose, Florida Scrub
								Frostweed;
Endangered
(112)
Crocanthemum propinquum
Creeping Sunrose;
Threatened
(113)
Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium Rosemary
								Sunrose;
Threatened
(114)
Croton monanthogynus Prairie-tea
								Croton;
Endangered
(115)
Cyperus dentatus
Toothed Flatsedge;
Special Concern, Historical
(116)
Cyperus granitophilus Granite
								Flatsedge;
Threatened
(117)
Cyperus lecontei
LeConte's Flatsedge;
Threatened
(118)
Cyperus subsquarrosus
Small-flowered Halfchaff;
Special Concern, Historical
(119)
Cyperus tetragonus
Four-angled Flatsedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(120)
Cyperus virens
Greens Flatsedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(121)
Cystopteris tennesseensis
Tennessee Bladder-fern;
Endangered
(122)
Dactylorhiza viridis
Long-bracted Frog Orchid;
Threatened
(123)
Dalibarda repens Robin Runaway;
Endangered
(124)
Delphinium exaltatum Tall Larkspur;
Threatened
(125)
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca Tufted
								Hairgrass;
Threatened
(126)
Desmodium ochroleucum
White Tick-trefoil, Creamy
								Tick-trefoil;
Special Concern, Historical
(127)
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile
								Tick-trefoil;
Special Concern, Historical
(128)
Diarrhena americana Eastern
								Beakgrain;
Threatened
(129)
Dichanthelium annulum Ringed
								Witchgrass;
Endangered
(130)
Dichanthelium caerulescens Blue
								Witchgrass;
Threatened
(131)
Dichanthelium hirstii
Hirst Brothers' Witchgrass;
Endangered
(132)
Dichanthelium spretum Eaton's
								Witchgrass;
Endangered
(133)
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens Hairless
								Witchgrass;
Threatened
(134)
Diervilla rivularis
Riverbank Bush-honeysuckle;
Threatened
(135)
Dionaea muscipula
Venus Flytrap;
Threatened
(136)
Diplachne maritima Salt-meadow
								Grass;
Endangered
(137)
Drosera filiformis var. filifformis Threadleaf
								Sundew;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(138)
Echinacea laevigata** Smooth
								Coneflower;
Endangered
(139)
Eleocharis cellulosa
Gulfcoast Spikerush;
Threatened
(140)
Eleocharis elongata Florida
								Spikerush;
Endangered
(141)
Eleocharis parvula Dwarf Spikerush;
Threatened
(142)
Eleocharis robbinsii
Robbins' Spikerush;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(143)
Eleocharis vivipara
Viviparous Spikerush;
Threatened
(144)
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus Slender
								Wheatgrass;
Threatened
(145)
Enemion biternatum Eastern
								Isopyrun;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(146)
Epidendrum conopseum Green-fly
								Orchid;
Threatened
(147)
Erigenia bulbosa
Harbinger-of-spring;
Threatened
(148)
Eriocaulon aquaticum
Seven-angled Pipewort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(149)
Eriocaulon parkeri Estuary
								Pipewort;
Threatened
(150)
Eriocaulon texense Texas Hatpins;
Endangered
(151)
Eriogonum tomentosum
Southern Wild-buckwheat
Special Concern, Historical
(152)
Erythrina herbacea Coralbean;
Endangered
(153)
Eupatorium leptophyllum Limesink
								Dog-fennel;
Endangered
(154)
Eupatorium paludicola Bay Boneset;
Endangered
(155)
Euphorbia commutata Cliff Spurge;
Threatened
(156)
Euphorbia cordifolia Heartleaf
								Sandmat;
Threatened
(157)
Euphorbia mercurialina Cumberland
								Spurge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(158)
Filipendula rubra
								Queen-of-the-Prairie;
Endangered
(159)
Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper's
								Fimbry;
Threatened
(160)
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis Sandhills
								Blanket-flower;
Endangered
(161)
Galactia mollis Soft Milk-pea;
Threatened
(162)
Gaylussacia brachycera Box
								Huckleberry;
Endangered
(163)
Gaylussacia nana Dwarf Dangleberry;
Endangered
(164)
Gaylussacia orocola
Appalachian Dwarf Huckleberry;
Endangered
(165)
Gelsemium rankinii Swamp Jessamine;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(166)
Gentiana alba Pale Gentian;
Special Concern, Historical
(167)
Gentiana latidens
Balsalm Mountain Gentian;
Threatened
(168)
Gentianopsis crinita
Eastern Fringed Gentian;
Endangered
(169)
Geum aleppicum Yellow Avens;
Endangered
(170)
Geum geniculatum Bent Avens;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(171)
Geum laciniatum Rough Avens;
Endangered
(172)
Geum radiatum** Spreading Avens;
Endangered
(173)
Gillenia stipulata Indian Physic;
Threatened
(174)
Glyceria laxa
Lax Mannagrass;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(175)
Gratiola lutea
Golden Hedge-hyssop;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(176)
Gymnocarpium appalachianum Appalachian Oak
								Fern;
Threatened
(177)
Gymnoderma lineare** Rock Gnome
								Lichen;
Endangered
(178)
Harperella nodosa [Ptilimnium nodosum]**
								Harperella;
Endangered
(179)
Helanthium tenellum Dwarf Burhead;
Endangered
(180)
Helenium brevifolium
Littleleaf Sneezeweed;
Endangered
(181)
Helenium vernale
Spring Sneezeweed;
Endangered
(182)
Helianthus floridanus Florida
								Sunflower;
Threatened
(183)
Helianthus laevigatus Smooth
								Sunflower;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(184)
Helianthus occidenatlis ssp. occidentalis
								Naked-stem Sunflower;
Special Concern, Historical
(185)
Helianthus schweinitzii** Schweinitz's
								Sunflower;
Endangered
(186)
Helonias bullata** Swamp Pink;
Threatened
(187)
Hexastylis contracta Mountain
								Heartleaf;
Endangered
(188)
Hexastylis naniflora**
Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf;
Threatened
(189)
Hibiscus aculeatus Comfortroot;
Threatened
(190)
Hottonia inflata Featherfoil;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(191)
Houstonia montana** Roan Mountain
								Bluet;
Endangered
(192)
Hudsonia montana**
Mountain Golden-heather;
Threatened
(193)
Hudsonia tomentosa Sand Heather;
Threatened
(194)
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(195)
Hymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis
								Hillside Spider-lily;
Special Concern, Historical
(196)
Hymenocallis pygmaea
Waccamaw River Spiderlily;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(197)
Hypericum adpressum Bog St.
								John's-wort;
Special Concern, Historical
(198)
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Coastal Plain St. John's-wort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(199)
Hypericum fasciculatum Peelbark St.
								John's-wort;
Endangered
(200)
Hypericum radfordiorum
Radford's St. John's-wort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(201)
Hypericum suffruticosum Pineland St.
								John's-wort;
Special Concern, Historical
(202)
Hypotrachyna virginica Virginia Loop
								Lichen;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(203)
Ilex collina
Long-stalked Holly;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(204)
Ipomoea imperati
Beach Morning-glory;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(205)
Ipomoea macrorhiza Manroot;
Special Concern, Historical
(206)
Isoetes microvela
Thin-wall Quillwort;
Threatened
(207)
Isoetes piedmontana Piedmont
								Quillwort;
Threatened
(208)
Isotria medeoloides**
Small Whorled Pogonia;
Threatened
(209)
Iva microcephala
Small-headed Marsh Elder;
Threatened
(210)
Jeffersonia diphylla
Twinleaf:
Threatened
(211)
Juncus articulatus Jointleafed
								Rush;
Special Concern, Historical
(212)
Juncus caesariensis New Jersey
								Rush;
Endangered
(213)
Juniperus communis var. depressa Dwarf
								Juniper;
Threatened
(214)
Kalmia angustifolia Sheep-laurel;
Threatened
(215)
Koeleria spicata Spike Trisetum;
Special Concern, Historical
(216)
Lachnocaulon minus Brown Bogbutton;
Threatened
(217)
Lechea maritima var. virginica Maritime
								Pinweed;
Threatened
(218)
Lechea torreyi var. congesta Torrey's
								Pinweed;
Endangered
(219)
Lejeunea blomquistii A liverwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(220)
Liatris aspera
Rough Blazing-star;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(221)
Liatris helleri**
Heller's Blazing-star;
Threatened
(222)
Liatris microcephala
Small-head Blazing-star;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(223)
Lilium canadense Canada Lily;
Endangered
(224)
Lilium grayi Gray's Lily;
Threatened
(225)
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum
								Endangered Wood Lily;
(226)
Lilium pyrophilum Sandhills Lily;
Endangered
(227)
Limosella australis
Awl-leaf, Mudwort;
Threatened
(228)
Lindera melissifolia** Pondberry;
Endangered
(229)
Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(230)
Linum floridanum var. chrysocarpum Yellow-fruited
								Flax;
Threatened
(231)
Linum sulcatum Glade Flax;
Special Concern, Historical
(232)
Liparis loeselii Fen Orchid;
Endangered
(233)
Lithospermum canescens Hoary
								Puccoon;
Threatened
(234)
Litsea aestivalis Pondspice;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(235)
Lobelia boykinii
Boykin's Lobelia;
Endangered
(236)
Lophiola aurea Golden-crest;
Endangered
(237)
Ludwigia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Seedbox;
Endangered
(238)
Ludwigia linifolia
Flaxleaf Seedbox;
Threatened
(239)
Ludwigia ravenii
Raven's Seedbox;
Endangered
(240)
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Globe-fruit
								Seedbox;
Endangered
(241)
Ludwigia suffruticosa Shrubby
								Seedbox;
Threatened
(242)
Lupinus villosus
Pink Sandhill Lupine;
Endangered
(243)
Lycopodiella inundata
Northern Bog Clubmoss;
Endangered
(244)
Lysimachia asperulifolia** Rough-leaf
								Loosestrife;
Endangered
(245)
Lysimachia borealis
Northern Starflower;
Threatened
(246)
Lysimachia fraseri
Fraser's Loosestrife;
Endangered
(247)
Macbridea caroliniana
Carolina Birds-in-a-Nest, Carolina
								Bogmint;
Endangered
(248)
Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf
								Magnolia;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(249)
Malaxis spicata
Florida Adder's-mouth;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(250)
Marshallia grandiflora
Large-flowered Barbara's-buttons;
Special Concern, Historical
(251)
Marshallia legrandii
Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttons;
Endangered
(252)
Marshallia trinervia
Broadleaf Barbara's-buttons;
Special Concern, Historical
(253)
Melanthium woodii
Ozark Bunchflower;
Threatened
(254)
Melica nitens
Three-flowered Melic;
Endangered
(255)
Menyanthes trifoliata Buckbean;
Threatened
(256)
Micranthes pensylvanica Swamp
								Saxifrage;
Endangered
(257)
Mnesithea cylindrica Carolina
								Jointgrass;
Special Concern, Historical
(258)
Mononeuria groenlandica Greenland
								Sandwort;
Threatened
(259)
Mononeuria paludicola Godfrey's
								Sandwort;
Endangered
(260)
Mononeuria uniflora
Single-flowered Sandwort;
Endangered
(261)
Moranopteris nimbata
West Indian Dwarf Polypody;
Threatened
(262)
Muhlenbergia glomerata Spiked
								Muhly;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(263)
Muhlenbergia sobolifera Rock Muhly;
Threatened
(264)
Muhlenbergia torreyana Pinebarren
								Smokegrass;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(265)
Myrica gale Sweet Gale;
Endangered
(266)
Myriophyllum laxum Loose
								Water-milfoil;
Endangered
(267)
Myriophyllum tenellum Leafless
								Water-milfoil;
Endangered
(268)
Nabalus albus
White Rattlesnakeroot;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(269)
Narthecium montanum
Appalachian Yellow Asphodel;
Special Concern, Historical
(270)
Oenothera perennis
Perennial Sundrops;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(271)
Oldenlandia boscii
Bosc's Bluet;
Threatened
(272)
Oligoneuron album Prairie
								Goldenrod;
Endangered
(273)
Oligoneuron jacksonii
Southeastern Bold Goldenrod;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(274)
Oligoneuron rigidum
Midwestern Bold Goldenrod;
Threatened
(275)
Orbexilum macrophyllum Bigleaf
								Scurfpea;
Special Concern, Historical
(276)
Orbexilum onobrychis Lanceleaf
								Scurfpea;
Special Concern, Historical
(277)
Orbexilum pedunculatum
Western Sampson's Snakeroot;
Endangered
(278)
Oreojuncus trifidus Highland Rush;
Threatened
(279)
Orthochilus ecristatus Spiked
								Medusa;
Endangered
(280)
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny
								Spurge;
Endangered
(281)
Packera crawfordii
Crawford's Ragwort;
Endangered
(282)
Packera millefolium Blue Ridge
								Ragwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(283)
Packera paupercula var. appalachiana Appalachian
								Ragwort;
Threatened
(284)
Packera paupercula var. paupercula Balsam
								Ragwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(285)
Packera schweinitziana New England
								Ragwort;
Threatened
(286)
Packera serpenticola Buck Creek
								Ragwort;
Threatened
(287)
Palustricodon aparinoides var. aparinoides Marsh
								Bellflower;
Threatened
(288)
Panicum flexile
Wiry Panic Grass;
Threatened
(289)
Parnassia caroliniana
Carolina Grass-of-parnassus;
Threatened
(290)
Parnassia grandifolia
Bigleaf Grass-of-parnassus;
Threatened
(291)
Paronychia herniarioides
Michaux's Whitlow-wort;
Endangered
(292)
Paspalum dissectum
Mudbank Crown Grass;
Endangered
(293)
Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp
								Lousewort;
Threatened
(294)
Pellaea wrightiana
Wright's Cliff-brake;
Endangered
(295)
Persicaria hirsuta
Hairy Smartweed;
Endangered
(296)
Phacelia maculata
Flatrock Phacelia;
Endangered
(297)
Phegopteris connectilis Northern Beech
								Fern;
Endangered
(298)
Phemeranthus piedmontanus Piedmont
								Rock-pink;
Endangered
(299)
Pinguicula lutea
Yellow Butterwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(300)
Pinguicula pumila Small Butterwort;
Threatened
(301)
Pityopsis graminifolia A Silkgrass;
Endangered
(302)
Plantago cordata
Heart-leaf Plantain;
Endangered
(303)
Plantago sparsiflora Pineland
								Plantain;
Threatened
(304)
Platanthera herbiola
Tubercled Rein Orchid;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(305)
Platanthera integra
Yellow Fringeless Orchid;
Threatened
(306)
Platanthera integrilabia** White Fringeless
								Orchid;
Threatened
(307)
Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchid;
Endangered
(308)
Platanthera peramoena
Purple Fringeless Orchid;
Threatened
(309)
Platanthera shriveri
Shriver's Purple Fringed Orchid;
Endangered
(310)
Poa saltuensis
Old-pasture Bluegrass;
Threatened
(311)
Polemonium reptans var. reptans Spreading Jacob's
								Ladder;
Threatened
(312)
Polygala hookeri
Hooker's Milkwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(313)
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(314)
Polygonella articulata
Northern Wireweed, Coast Jointweed;
Special Concern, Historical
(315)
Polygonum glaucum Seabeach
								Knotweed;
Endangered
(316)
Ponthieva racemosa Shadow-witch;
Threatened
(317)
Portulaca smallii Small's
								Portulaca;
Threatened
(318)
Potamogeton illinoensis Illinois
								Pondweed;
Endangered
(319)
Primula meadia
Eastern Shooting-star;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(320)
Pseudognaphalium helleri Heller's
								Rabbit-tobacco;
Endangered
(321)
Ptilimnium costatum Big
								Bishop-weed;
Threatened
(322)
Pyrola elliptica
Elliptic Shinleaf;
Threatened
(323)
Pyxidanthera brevifolia Sandhills
								Pyxie-moss;
Threatened
(324)
Quercus elliottii Running Oak;
Endangered
(325)
Quercus ilicifolia Bear Oak
Endangered
(326)
Quercus minima Dwarf Live Oak;
Endangered
(327)
Quercus prinoides
Dwarf Chinquapin Oak;
Endangered
(328)
Ranunculus ambigens
Water-plantain Spearwort;
Special Concern, Historical
(329)
Ranunculus hederaceus
Ivy-leaved Water Crowfoot;
Threatened
(330)
Rhexia aristosa
Awned Meadow-beauty;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(331)
Rhodiola rosea Roseroot;
Endangered
(332)
Rhododendron prinophyllum Election
								Pink;
Threatened
(333)
Rhus michauxii** Michaux's Sumac;
Endangered
(334)
Rhynchospora crinipes Alabama
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(335)
Rhynchospora decurrens Swamp Forest
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(336)
Rhynchospora harperi Harper's
								Beaksedge:
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(337)
Rhynchospora macra Southern White
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(338)
Rhynchospora microcarpa Southern
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(339)
Rhynchospora odorata Fragrant
								Beaksedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(340)
Rhynchospora pleiantha Coastal
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(341)
Rhynchospora thornei Thorne's
								Beaksedge;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(342)
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy's
								Beaksedge;
Threatened
(343)
Rubus strigosus
American Red Raspberry;
Threatened
(344)
Rudbeckia heliopsidis
Sun-facing Coneflower;
Endangered
(345)
Ruellia ciliosa
Sandhills Wild-petunia;
Threatened
(346)
Ruellia humilis
Low Wild-petunia;
Threatened
(347)
Ruellia purshiana
Pursh's Wild-petunia;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(348)
Ruellia strepens
Limestone Wild-petunia;
Endangered
(349)
Sabal palmetto
Cabbage Palmetto;
Threatened
(350)
Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth
								Gentian;
Threatened
(351)
Sageretia minutiflora
Small-flowered Buckthorn;
Threatened
(352)
Sagittaria chapmanii
Chapman's Arrowhead;
Threatened
(353)
Sagittaria fasciculata** Bunched
								Arrowhead;
Endangered
(354)
Sagittaria isoetiformis Quillwort
								Arrowhead;
Threatened
(355)
Sagittaria macrocarpa
Streamhead Arrowhead;
Threatened
(356)
Sagittaria weatherbiana
Grassleaf Weatherby's Arrowhead;
Endangered
(357)
Sarracenia jonesii**
Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant;
Endangered
(358)
Sarracenia minor var. minor Hooded Pitcher
								Plant;
Endangered
(359)
Sarracenia oreophila** Green Pitcher
								Plant;
Endangered
(360)
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana
Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcher
								Plant;
Endangered
(361)
Sceptridium jenmanii Alabama
								Grape-fern;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(362)
Schisandra glabra Magnolia Vine;
Threatened
(363)
Schwalbea americana** Chaffseed;
Endangered
(364)
Scirpus flaccidifolius Reclining
								Bulrush;
Endangered
(365)
Scirpus lineatus
Drooping Bulrush;
Threatened
(366)
Scleria baldwinii
Baldwin's Nutrush;
Threatened
(367)
Scleria bellii
Smooth-seeded Hairy Nutrush;
Endangered
(368)
Scleria reticularis Netted Nutrush;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(369)
Sclerolepis uniflora Sclerolepis;
Threatened
(370)
Scutellaria australis
Southern Skullcap;
Endangered
(371)
Scutellaria galericulata Hooded
								Skullcap;
Special Concern, Historical
(372)
Scutellaria leonardii
Shale-barren Skullcap;
Endangered
(373)
Scutellaria nervosa
Veined Skullcap;
Endangered
(374)
Sedum pusillum Puck's Orpine;
Endangered
(375)
Senecio suaveolens
Sweet Indian-plantain;
Endangered
(376)
Sesuvium maritimum Slender
								Sea-purslane;
Endangered
(377)
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Shoreline Sea-purslane;
Endangered
(378)
Seymeria pectinata ssp.pectinata Comb
								Seymeria;
Special Concern, Historical
(379)
Shortia brevistyla
Northern Oconee Bells;
Threatened
(380)
Shortia galacifolia
Southern Oconee Bells;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(381)
Sideroxylon tenax Tough Bumelia;
Threatened
(382)
Silene ovata
Mountain Catchfly;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(383)
Silphium connatum
Virginia Cup-plant;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(384)
Silphium perfoliatum Common
								Cup-plant;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(385)
Sisyrinchium dichotomum** White
								Irisette;
Endangered
(386)
Solidago leavenworthii
Leavenworth's Goldenrod;
Endangered
(387)
Solidago plumosa
Yadkin River Goldenrod;
Threatened
(388)
Solidago radula
Endangered
Western Rough Goldenrod;
(389)
Solidago spithamaea** Blue Ridge
								Goldenrod;
Threatened
(390)
Solidago tortifolia
Leafy Pineywoods Godenrod;
Endangered
(391)
Solidago verna
Spring-flowering Goldenrod;
Threatened
(392)
Solidago villosicarpa
Carolina Maritime Goldenrod:
Threatened
(393)
Sparganium acaule Greenfruit
								Bur-reed;
Endangered
(394)
Spartina pectinata
Freshwater Cordgrass;
Threatened
(395)
Sphagnum contortum
Contorted Peatmoss;
Threatened
(396)
Sphagnum warnstorfii Fen Peatmoss;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(397)
Spigelia marilandica Pink-root;
Threatened
(398)
Spiraea corymbosa Rock Spiraea;
Endangered
(399)
Spiraea virginiana**
Virginia Spiraea;
Threatened
(400)
Spiranthes lacera var. lacera
Northern Slender Ladies'-tresses;
Endangered
(401)
Spiranthes laciniata
Lace-lip Ladies'-tresses;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(402)
Spiranthes longilabris Giant Spiral
								Orchid;
Endangered
(403)
Spiranthes lucida
Shining Ladies'-tresses;
Endangered
(404)
Spiranthes ochroleuca
Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses;
Threatened
(405)
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie
								Dropseed;
Threatened
(406)
Sporobolus teretifolius Wireleaf
								Dropseed;
Endangered
(407)
Sporobolus virginicus Seashore
								Dropseed;
Threatened
(408)
Stachys appalachiana
Appalachian Hedge-nettle;
Endangered
(409)
Stachys eplingii
Epling's Hedge-nettle;
Endangered
(410)
Stachys matthewsii
Yadkin Hedge-nettle;
Endangered
(411)
Stenanthium gramineum Featherbells;
Endangered
(412)
Stenanthium leimanthoides
Pinebarrens Death-camas;
Threatened
(413)
Stylisma aquatica Water Dawnflower;
Endangered
(414)
Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii Pickering's
								Dawnflower;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(415)
Swida asperifolia
Roughleaf Dogwood;
Endangered
(416)
Swida racemose
Special Concern, Vulnerable
Gray Dogwood;
(417)
Symphyotrichum concinnum
Narrow-leaved Smooth Aster;
Endangered
(418)
Symphyotrichum depauperatum Serpentine
								Aster;
Endangered
(419)
Symphyotrichum georgianum Georgia
								Aster;
Threatened
(420)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Eastern Aromatic
								Aster;
Threatened
(421)
Symphyotrichum rhiannon Buck Creek
								Aster;
Threatened
(422)
Synandra hispidula Synandra;
Threatened
(423)
Taxus canadensis Canada Yew;
Threatened
(424)
Thalictrum cooleyi** Cooley's
								Meadowrue;
Endangered
(425)
Thalictrum macrostylum
Small-leaved Meadowrue;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(426)
Thaspium pinnatifidum Mountain
								Thaspium;
Endangered
(427)
Thermopsis fraxinifolia
Ash-leaved Golden-banner;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(428)
Tiedmannia [Oxypolis] canbyi** Canby's
								Dropwort;
Endangered
(429)
Triantha glutinosa
Sticky Bog Asphodel;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(430)
Trichostema brachiatum Glade
								Bluecurls;
Endangered
(431)
Trichostema nesophilum Dune
								Bluecurls;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(432)
Tridens ambiguus
Pineland Triodia;
Endangered
(433)
Tridens chapmanii
Chapman's Triodia;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(434)
Tridens strictus Spike Triodia;
Special Concern, Historical
(435)
Trifolium carolinianum Carolina
								Clover;
Special Concern, Historical
(436)
Trifolium reflexum
Buffalo Clover;
Threatened
(437)
Trillium discolor
Pale Yellow Trillium;
Threatened
(438)
Trillium flexipes
Bent White Trillium;
Threatened
(439)
Trillium pusillum var. ozarkanum Alabama Least
								Trillium;
Endangered
(440)
Trillium pusillum var. pusillum Carolina Least
								Trillium;
Endangered
(441)
Trillium pusillum var. virginianum Virginia Least
								Trillium;
Endangered
(442)
Trillium recurvatum
Prairie Trillium;
Threatened
(443)
Trillium sessile
Sessile-flowered Trillium;
Threatened
(444)
Trillium simile
Special Concern, Vulnerable
Sweet White Trillium;
(445)
Turritis glabra
Tower Mustard;
Endangered
(446)
Urtica chamaedryoides Dwarf Stinging
								Nettle;
Threatened
(447)
Utricularia cornuta
Horned Bladderwort;
Threatened
(448)
Utricularia geminiscapa
Two-flowered Bladderwort;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(449)
Utricularia minor
Small Bladderwort;
Special Concern, Historical
(450)
Utricularia olivacea
Dwarf Bladderwort:
Threatened
(451)
Utricularia resupinata
Northeastern Bladderwort;
Endangered
(452)
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry;
Threatened
(453)
Vandenboschia boschiana Appalachian
								Filmy-fern;
Endangered
(454)
Veronica americana
American Speedwell;
Threatened
(455)
Waldsteinia lobata
Lobbed Barren-strawberry;
Endangered
(456)
Warea cuneifolia
Carolina Pineland-cress;
Endangered
(457)
Woodsia ilvensis Rusty Cliff Fern;
Endangered
(458)
Xyris floridana
Florida Yellow-eyed-grass;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(459)
Xyris scabrifolia
Roughleaf Yellow-eyed-grass;
Special Concern, Vulnerable
(460)
Xyris serotina
Acid-swamp Yellow-eyed-grass;
Special Concern, Historical
(461)
Xyris stricta
Pineland Yellow-eyed-grass;
Endangered
(462)
Zephyranthes simpsonii Florida
								Atamasco-lily.
Endangered
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-202.15;
Eff. July 1,
					 1980;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2010; August 1, 2006; March 1, 2004;
					 July 1, 1998; April 1, 1993; December 1, 1992; September 1, 1991; August 1,
					 1990;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017;
Amended Eff. May
					 1, 2021.