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Raf. (1833) The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant native to the temperate and subtropical wetlands of North Carolina and South Carolina, on the East Coast of the United States. [4] Although various modern hybrids have been created in cultivation, D. muscipula is the only species of the monotypic genus Dionaea.
Pocosin wetland in North Carolina. Pocosin is a type of palustrine wetland [1] with deep, acidic, sandy, peat soils. Groundwater saturates the soil except during brief seasonal dry spells and during prolonged droughts. Pocosin soils are nutrient-deficient (oligotrophic), especially in phosphorus. [2]
Sphagnum is a genus of moss that is found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as in some areas of South America, New Zealand and Tasmania. Sphagnum moss is notable because it forms peat. Sporobolus, cordgrasses. Typha, known as cattails or bulrushes, are found throughout the world and a characteristic plant of wetland environments.
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1989 to protect and enhance wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River. The extensive bottomland hardwood habitat of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge is part of what the ...
Green Swamp (North Carolina) The Green Swamp is a swamp that lies in Brunswick and Columbus counties in North Carolina. The 15,907-acre (6,437 ha) swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. [1] The carnivorous plant known as the Venus flytrap is found within this swamp, and it is important for other unique and endangered species.
Salix caroliniana, commonly known as the coastal plain willow, is a shrub or small tree [2] native to the southeastern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America and the Caribbean. It is an obligate wetland species and grows as an emergent species in the Everglades. In the absence of fire, S. caroliniana can convert herbaceous wetlands ...
The Scuppernong River region has diverse plants and wildlife that are characteristic of North Carolina wetlands. Plant Life. The forested areas near the river are riverine swamp forests. Common tree species in these forests are bald cypress, black gum, water tupelo, Atlantic white cedar, ti-ti, wax myrtle, and red maple.
The wetland indicator status of this shrub is facultative in all three wetland regions it is present in. [13] It is very common in the pine barrens of New Jersey and the eastern piedmont and coastal plain of North and South Carolina. [14] [8] It most often grows in areas with acidic soils low in nutrients and a shallow organic layer. Blue ...