Southern Anemone
Anemone berlandieri
Rare Plants and Animals
A selection of notable plant and animal species documented in the Morgan Creek Valley.
Plants
Leechbrush
Nestronia umbellula
Glade Milkvine
Matelea decipiens
Animals
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
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Carolina Darter (fish)
Etheostoma collis
Four-Toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
Atlantic Pigtoe
Fusconaia masoni
Pepper-and-Salt Skipper
Amblyscirtes hegon
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Brown Elfin (butterfly)
Callophrys augustinus
For a more complete list of rare species, please refer to Inventory of the Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County, North Carolina (Sather and Hall, 1988). You can also find an up-to-date list of recent natural observations within our watershed on iNaturalist.