William States Lee III Nuclear Station Environmental Report, Appendix A

APPENDIX A

COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

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APPENDIX A COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Plants Adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Alder Alnus serrulata American beech Fagus grandifolia American ginseng Panax quinquefolius American hepatica Hepatica americana American holly Ilex opaca Arrow-arrum Peltandra virginica Ashy hydrangea Hydrangea cinerea Beech Fagus spp. Biltmore greenbrier Smilax biltmoreana Black cohosh Cimicifuga spp. Black oak Quercus velutina Black willow Salix nigra Blackberry Rubus spp. Black-edged sedge Carex nigromarginata Blue grass Poa alsodes Box elder Acer negundo Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Canada horsebalm Collinsonia canadensis Canada lily Lilium canadense Canada moonseed Menispermum canadense Cane Arundinaria gigantean Chalk maple Acer leucoderme Chestnut oak Quercus montana Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides Coastal plain sedge Carex crebriflora Common needlerush Juncus effuses Common or Creeping spikerush Eleocharis palustris Cottonwood Populus deltoids Creel’s azalea Rhododendron eastmanii Cucumber magnolia Magnolia acuminate

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Culver’s-root Veronicastrum virginicum Deer-tongue laurel Rhododendron minus Dogwood Cornus florida Dwarf bulrush Lipocarpa micrantha Dwarf skullcap Scutellaria parvula Dwarf-flowered heartleaf Hexastylis naniflora Ear-leaved foxglove Agalinis auriculata Early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana Elderberry Sambucus Canadensis False nettle Boehmeria cylindrical False Solomon’s seal Smilacina racemosa Fescue Festuca spp. Flameleaf sumac Rhus copallina Fringed sedge Carex crinita Georgia aster Aster georgianus Georgia rush Juncus georgianus Granite-loving flatsedge Cyperus granitophilus Gravel elimia Elimia catenaria Gray-headed prairie coneflower Ratiba pinnata Great laurel Rhododendron maximum Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Heart-leaved foamflower Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Loblolly pine Pinus taeda Longhair sedge Carex comosa Longleaf pine Pinus palustris Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia Mullein foxglove Dasistoma macrophylla

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Narrow-leaved vervain Verbena simplex Nodding onion Allium cernuum Oglethorpe oak Quercus oglethorpensis One-flowered stichwort Minuartia uniflora Pale manna grass Torreyochloa pallida Partridgeberry Mitchella repens Pawpaw Asimina triloba Piedmont aster Aster patens Piedmont heartleaf Hexastylis minor Piedmont quillwort Isoetes piedmontana Pignut hickory Carya glabra Pipsissewa Chimaphila maculate Pool sprite Amphianthus pusillus Post oak Quercus stellata Prairie birdsfoot-trefoil Lotus purshianus var. helleri Prairie goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides Prairie rosinweed Silphium terebinthinaceum Rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens Red maple Acer rubrum Red oak Quercus rubra Redbud Cercis canadensis Reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa Rigid prairie goldenrod Solidago rigida River oats Uniola latifolia Riverbank wild-rye Elymus riparius Rough sedge Carex scabrata Schweinitz’s sunflower Helianthus schweinitzii Sedge Carex spp. Sessile-leaved bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia Shallow sedge Carex lurida Shoals spider-lily Hymenocallis coronaria Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Shumard oak Quercus shumardii Silverbell Halesia Carolina Slender naiad Najas flexilis Smooth blue aster Aster laevis Smooth sumac Rhus glabra Smooth sunflower Helianthus laevigatus Soft grooveburr Agrimonia pubescens Soft-haired thermopsis Thermopsis mollis Solomon’s seal Polygonum biflorum Sourwood Oxydendrum arboretum Southern adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Southern lady fern Athyrium felix-femina Southern nodding trillium Trillium rugelii Sugarberry Celtis laevigata Sun-facing coneflower Rudbeckia heliopsidis Swamp dogwood Cornus amomum Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Turkey-beard Xerophyllum asphodeloides Uraguayan primrose Ludwigia uraguayensis Vasey’s dogfennel Eupatorium sessilifolium var. vaseyi Violet wood sorrel Oxalis violacea Virginia bunchflower Melanthium virginicum Virginia pine Pinus virginiana Whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata White ash Fraxinus Americana White oak Quercus alba White walnut Juglans cinerea White-edged sedge Carex debilis Wild azalea Rhododendron nudiflorum Wild hyacinth Camassia scilloides

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name

Mammals Beaver Castor Canadensis Black bear Ursus americanus Bobcat Lynx rufus Cougar Puma concolor Eastern cottontail rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern fox squirrel Sciurus niger Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mink Mustela vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Raccoon Procyon lotor Rice rat Oryzomys palustris River otter Lutra canadensis Shorttailed shrew Blarina brevicauda Southeastern myotis bat Myotis austroriparius Weasel Mustela spp. White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-tail deer Odocoileus virginianus

Birds American coot Fulica Americana American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos American kestrel Falco sparverius (formerly known as Sparrow hawk) American robin Turdus migratorius American woodcock Phylohela minor Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Black vulture Coragyps atratus Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus Canada goose Branta Canadensis Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Carolina chickadee Parus carolinensis Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus Common flicker Colaptes auratus Common snipe Capella gallinago Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Downy woodpecker Dendrocopos pubescens Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe European starling Sternus vulgaris Great blue heron Ardea Herodias Green heron Buteroides virescens Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus Herring gull Larus argentatus House sparrow Passer domesticus Killdeer Charadrius vociferous Little blue heron Florida cerulean Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Mallard duck Anas platyrhynchos Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Osprey Pandion haliaetus Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Red-bellied woodpecker Centurus carolinus Red-cockaded woodpecker Dendrocopos borealis Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Spotted sandpiper Actilis macularia Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Wood duck Aix sponsa

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name

Turtles Eastern bog turtle Terrapene carolina

Lizards Northern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

Snakes Black rat snake Elaphe obsoleta Eastern coachwhip Masticophis flagellum Eastern kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus Northern black racer Coluber constrictor Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon

Salamanders Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus fuscus Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens Slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus

Frogs and Toads Fowler’s toad Bufo woodhousei fowleri Northern cricket frog Acris crepitans crepitans Northern spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Pickerel frog Rana palustris Southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala Upland chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata feriarum

Fish Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Bluehead chub Nocomis leptocephalus Brassy jumprock Moxostoma sp. Brown bullhead Ictalurus rebulosus Carolina darter Etheosoma collis Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Common carp Cyprinus carpio Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Fieryblack shiner Cyprinella pyrrhomelas Flat bullhead Ameiurus playtcephalus Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Greenfin shiner Cyprinella chloristia Highfin carpsucker Carpoides velifer Highfin shiner Notropis altipinnis Highback chub Hybopsis hypsinotus Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Margined madtom Noturus insignis Mosquito fish Gambusia affinis Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans Notchlip redhorse Moxostoma collapsum Piedmont darter Percina crassa Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Quillback (carpsucker) Carpoides cyprinus Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus Robust redhorse Moxostoma robustum Sandbar shiner Notropis scepticus Rosyside dace Clinostomus funduloides Santee chub Cyprinella zanema Sandbar shiner Notropis scepticus Seagreen darter Etheostoma thalassinum Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum Silvery minnow Hybognathus regius Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum Smallfin redhorse Moxostoma robustum Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus Snail bullhead Ameiurus brunneus Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius Striped bass Morone saxatilis

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Taxa Common Name (Alphabetical Order) Scientific Name Striped jumprock Moxostoma rupiscartes Suckermouth redhorse Moxostoma pappillosum Sunfish hybrid Lepomis hybrid Swallowtail shiner Notropis procne Tessellated darter Etheostoma olmstedi Thicklip chub Cyprinella labrosa Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense V-lip redhorse Moxostoma pappillosum Warmouth Lepomis gulosus White bass Morone chrysops White catfish Ameiurus catus White crappie Pomoxis annularis White sucker Catostomus commersoni Whitefin shiner Cyprinella nivea Yellow perch Perca flavescens Yellowfin shiner Notropis lutipinnis

Invertebrates Insects Southern pine bark beetle Dendroctonus frontalis

Mussels Carolina lance Elliptio angustata Eastern elliptio Elliptio complanata Eastern floater Pyganodon cataracta Paper pondshell Utterbackia imbecillis Yellow lance E. lanceolata

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