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Old-growth cypress forest threatened by bridge construction

Natural Communities

Batture Vulnerable - State
Bottomland Hardwood Forest Protected due to Concern - State
Cypress-Tupelo-Blackgum Swamp Protected due to Concern - State

Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Alligator Snapping Turtle S3 G3
Gulf Coast Box Turtle S3 G5T4
Bald Eagle S3
Big Brown Bat S2
Loggerhead Shrike S4
Osprey S3
Roseate Spoonbill S3
Swallow Tail Kite S1S2B
White-breasted Nuthatch S3
Wood Stork S3N
Woodcock S1B S5N
Corydalis flavula S2
Hottonia Inflata S3
Batture S3
Bottomland Hardwood Forest S4
Cypress-Tupelo Swamp S4 G3G5

Plants

Box elder Acer negundo FACW
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Swamp red maple Acer rubrum var. drummondii FAC
Giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida FAC
Pepper vine Ampelopsis arborea FAC
Pepper vine Ampelopsis cordata FAC
Green dragon Arisaema dracontium FACW
lady fern Athyrium filix-femina FAC
Carpet grass Axonopus furcatus OBL
false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW
Lady's eardrop vine Brunnichia ovata FACW
water starwort Callitriche sp.
Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans FAC
bittercress Cardamine parviflora
sedge Carex annectens
sedge Carex cf. amphibola
sedge Carex cf. blanda
Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis FACW
Raven's Foot Sedge Carex crus-corvi OBL
sedge Carex festucacea FACW
Louisiana Sedge Carex louisianica OBL
Pointed broom sedge Carex scoparia FACW
Pecan (sweet pecan) Carya illinoinensis FACU
hackberry (sugar berry) Celtis laevigata FACW
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis OBL
hairy chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum FAC
Carolina snailseed Cocculus caroliniana FAC
Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica FACW
blue mist flower Conoclinium coelestinum FAC
Rough Leaf dogwood Cornus drumondii FAC
yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula Imperiled - State
Native haw Crataegus viridis FACW
climbing milkweed Cynanchum laeve
finger dogshade Cynosciadium digitatum
green flat sedge Cyperus virens FACW
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana FAC
Carolina Elephant's foot Elephantopus cf. carolinianus FAC
Common Elephant's foot Elephantopus tomentosus NI
wild rye Elymus virginicus FAC
horse tail or scouring rush Equisetum hyemale FACW
pumpkin ash Fraxinus cf. profunda OBL
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW
Southern Umbrella-sedge Fuirena scirpoidea OBL
sticky willy Galium aparine FACU
Carolina crane's bill Geranium carolinianum NI
white avens Geum canadense FAC
honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos FAC
anglepod Gonolobus gonocarpus FACW
indian heliotrope Heliotropium indicum FAC
featherfoil Hottonia inflata Vulnerable - State
Spring spider lily Hymenocalis liriosome OBL
Deciduous holly Ilex decidua FACW
morning glory Ipomoea cordatotriloba FACU
giant blue iris Iris cf. giganticaerula OBL
copper iris Iris fulva
leathery rush Juncus coriaceus FACW
forked rush Juncus dichotomus FACW
soft rush Juncus effusus FACW
Looseflower water-willow Justicia lanceolata OBL
wild lettuce Lactuca serriola FAC
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides OBL
virginia cutgrass Leersia virginica FACW
duckweed Lemna cf. valdiviana
glossy privet Ligustrum lucidum FAC
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense FAC
spice bush Lindera benzoin FACW
Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua FAC
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonicum FAC
rattlebox Ludwigia alternifolia OBL
Japanese climbing fern Lygodium japonica FAC
loosestrife Lythrum lineare OBL
creeping cucumber Melothria pendula
Climbing hemp vine Mikania cf. scandens FACW
heartleaf hempvine Mikania cordifolia FACW
forget me not Myosotis macrosperma
baby blue-eyes Nemophylla aphylla
Water tupelo Nyssa aquatica OBL
tupelo gum / black gum / black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica FAC
basket grass Oplismenus setarius FAC
wood sorrel Oxalis corniculata
wood sorrel Oxalis debilis
butterweed Packera glabella
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia FAC
Vasey Grass Paspalum urvillei FAC
passionflower Passiflora incarnata
canarygrass Phalaris angusta
Savannah Panicum Phanopyrum gymnocarpon OBL
seedleaf Phyllanthus caroliniensis FAC
Carolina groundcherry Physalis
Poke salad Phytolacca americana FACU
clear weed Pilea pumila FACW
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis FACW
marsh fleabane Pluchea cf.camphorata FACW
smart weed Polygonum hydropiperoides OBL
jumpseed Polygonum virginianum FAC
cottonwood Populus deltoides FAC
barren strawberry Potentilla indica FACU
Black Cherry Prunus serotina FACU
Herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum OBL
southern red oak Quercus falcata FACU
laurel oak Quercus laurifolia FACW
Cow oak Quercus michauxii FAC
water oak Quercus nigra FAC
Nutall Oak Quercus nuttallii FACW
Cherry Bark Oak Quercus pagoda FAC
Live oak Quercus virginiana FAC
beak sedge Rhynchospora corniculata OBL
crystalwort Riccia fluitans
heartwort Riccia natans
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia UPL
yellowcress Rorripa sessiliflora
blackberry Rubus argutus FAC
southern dewberry Rubus trivialis FACU
swamp dock Rumex verticillatus
palmetto Sabal minor FACW
Black Willow Salix nigra OBL
elderberry Sambucus canadensis FACW
sanicle Sanicula canadensis FACU
sanicle Sanicula gregaria
Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus OBL
Bear's paw Smallanthus uvedalia NI
Saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox FAC
roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides FAC
Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense FACU
Tropical soda apple Solanum viarum NI
common chickweed Stellaria media
Coral berry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus FACU
bald cypress Taxodium distichum OBL
American Germander Teucrium canadense FACW
southern shield fern Thelypteris kunthii FACW
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans FAC
American Elm Ulmus americana FACW
cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia FAC
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra FAC
brazilian vervain Verbena brasiliensis FAC
Common blue violet Viola sororia FAC
Summer grape Vitis aestivalis FACU
gray bark grape Vitis cinerea FAC
muscadine Vitis rotundifolia FACW
japanese hawkweed Youngia japonica
giant cutgrass Zizaniopsis miliacea OBL

Animals

Bullfrog Frog Amphibian
Green Tree Frog Amphibian
Southern Leopard Frog Amphibian
Boat-tailed Grackle Blackbird Bird
Brown-headed Cowbird Blackbird Bird
Common Blackbird Bird
Red-winged Blackbird Bird
Indigo Bunting Bird
Painted Bunting Bird
Northern Cardinal Bird
Carolina Chickadee Bird
American Crow Bird
Fish Crow Bird
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Bird
Eurasian Collared Dove Bird
Mourning Dove Bird
White-winged Dove Bird
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Bird
Blue-winged Teal Duck Bird
Wood Duck Bird
Bald Eagle Bird Vulnerable - State
Snowy Egret Bird
Western Cattle Egret Bird
American Kestrel Falcon Bird
House Finch Bird
Lesser Goldfinch Finch Bird
Alder Flycatcher Bird
Eastern Kingbird Flycatcher Bird
Great Crested Flycatcher Bird
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Bird
Mississippi Kite Hawk Bird
Red-shouldered Hawk Bird
Red-tailed Hawk Bird
Swallow-Tailed Kite Hawk Bird
Great Blue Heron Bird
Little Blue Heron Bird Vulnerable - State
Yellow Crowned Night (Grosbec) Heron Bird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Bird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Bird
White (bec-croche) Ibis Bird
White-faced Ibis Bird
Blue Jay Bird
Golden-Crowned Kinglet Bird
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Bird
Gray Catbird Mockingbird Bird
Northern Mockingbird Bird
Eastern Whip-poor-will Nightjar Bird
White-breasted Nuthatch Bird Vulnerable - State
Baltimore Oriole Bird
Osprey Osprey Bird Vulnerable - State
Barn Owl Bird
Barred Owl Bird
Eastern Screech Owl Bird
Great Horned Owl Bird
Eastern Phoebe Bird
Killdeer Plover Bird
Northern Bobwhite Quail Bird
Loggerhead Shrike Bird Protected due to Concern - State
House Sparrow Bird
White-throated Sparrow Bird
Roseate Spoonbill Bird Vulnerable - State
European Starling Bird
Wood Stork Bird Vulnerable - State
Purple Martin Swallow Bird
American Robin Thrush Bird
Eastern Bluebird Thrush Bird
Hermit Thrush Thrush Bird
Tufted Titmouse Bird
Black-crested Titmouse Bird
Wild Turkey Turkey Bird
Red-eyed Vireo Bird
White eyed Vireo Bird
Black Vulture Bird
American Redstart Warbler Bird
Northern Parula Warbler Bird
Northern Waterthrush Warbler Bird
Prothonotary Warbler Bird
Tennessee Warbler Bird
Yellow Warbler Bird
Yellow Rumped Warbler Bird
Cedar Waxwing Bird
American Woodcock Woodcock Bird Imperiled - State
Downy Woodpecker Bird
Hairy Woodpecker Woodpecker Bird
Red-bellied Woodpecker Bird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Woodpecker Bird
Carolina Wren Bird
Winter Wren Bird
Crawfish Crustacean
Red Admiral Butterfly Insect
Dragonfly Insect
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Insect
Broad-tipped Conehead Katydid Insect
Green Katydid Insect
True Ladybug Insect
Catocala maestosa (sad underwing) Moth Insect
Walking stick Stick Insect Insect
Armadillo Mammal
Big Brown Bat Mammal Imperiled - State
Beaver Mammal
Bobcat Mammal
Coyote Mammal
Whitetail Deer Mammal
Fox Mammal
Mink Mammal
River Otter Mammal
Possum Mammal
Rabbit Mammal
Raccoon Mammal
Skunk Mammal
Flying Squirrel Mammal
Fox Squirrel Mammal
Gray Squirrel Mammal
American Alligator Alligator Reptile
Broad-headed Skink Lizard Reptile
Green Anole Lizard Reptile
Garter Snake Reptile
Ribbon Snake Reptile
Speckled King Snake Reptile
Alligator Snapping Turtle Reptile Vulnerable - Global and State
Common Snapping Turtle Reptile
Common Box Turtle Reptile
Gulf Coast Box Turtle Reptile Vulnerable - State; Protected due to Concern - Global
Gasropods Snail
Rosy Wolfsnail Snail

Fungi

Yellow american blusher Amanita flavorubens
Honey mushrooms Armillaria
Wood ear fungi Auricularia
Reishi Ganoderma
Mapledust Lichen Lecanora Lecanora thysanophora
Oyster Mushrooms Pleurotus
Splitgill mushroom Schizophyllum Schizophyllum commune
Crowded parchment Stereum Stereum rameale
Christmas Lichen Cryptothecia rubrocincta
Golden ear Naematelia aurantia
Shelf fungi - Polyporales