Sweet Bay

1. Sweet Bay • Found in the sandhills and inner coastal plain. • Sweetbays grow on acid soils with low base saturation and poor to very poor drainage and are frequently flooded during the winter • Not usually found in bottoms of major rivers

2. Sweet pepperbush • Found in the sandhills and inner coastal plain. • It is found on moderate to poorly drained sites, in acid swamps or in sandy soils.

3. Fetterbush • Found in the sandhills and inner coastal plain • Fetterbush occurs on sites where flooding is common and soils that are strongly to extremely acidic, poorly drained, peaty, and organic

4. Cinnamon fern • Found in all regions of NC. • Cinnamon ferns are found acidic, damp soil, water-logged areas, moist and shady places, especialy around swamp edges.

5. Royal fern • Found in the piedmont region of NC • Royal ferns can be found in places where the soil is kept moist for periods of time. • Often found in or around ditches

6. Jewelweed • Found in the piedmont region of NC • Jewelweed grows in huge clusters in shady forested areas, particularly where it can find moist soil.

7. References • http://www.floridata.com/ref/g/gord_las.cfm • http://www.washington.edu/home/treetour/sbmagnolia.html • http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/dendrology/index/plantae/vascular/seedplants/gymnosperms/conifers/pine/pinus/australes/pond/serotina.html • http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/lyoluc/botanical_and_ecological_characteristics.html • http://www.sfasu.edu/ag/arboretum/plants/cyrillaracemiflora/