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Plants of Cape Lookout

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Thanks to Jeannie Kraus, Natural Science Curator at NCMM and author of A Guide to Ocean Dune Plants Common to North Carolina, for verifying these IDs. Click on photo to enlarge.

These plant photos are dedicated to the students and professors from the Barton College Field Biology Course. The plants are in alphabetical order by scientific name. This is not a complete a list, but a work in progress.

Seabeach Amaranth
Seabeach Amaranth
Pigweed
Amaranthus pumilus 		False Willow
False Willow
Narrow-leaved Groundsel
Baccharis angustifolia 		False Willow
False Willow
Narrow-leaved Groundsel
Baccharis angustifolia
Groundsel-tree
Groundsel-tree
Cottonbush
Baccharis halimifolia 		Groundsel-tree
Groundsel-tree
Cottonbush
Baccharis halimifolia 		Sea Ox-eye
Sea Ox-eye
Borrichia frutescens
Sea Ox-eye
Sea Ox-eye
Borrichia frutescens 		Sea-rocket
Sea-rocket
Cakile edentula 		Sea-rocket
Sea-rocket
Cakile edentula
Bull Thistle
Bull Thistle
Cirsium horridulum 		Day Flower
Day Flower
Commelina erecta L. 		Horseweed
Horseweed
Conyza canadensis var. pusilla
Silver-leaf Croton
Silver-leaf Croton
Croton punctatus 		Whitetop Sedge
Whitetop Sedge
Dichromena colorata 		Whitetop Sedge
Whitetop Sedge
Dichromena colorata
Whitetop Sedge
Whitetop Sedge
Dichromena colorata 		Rattle Bush
Rattle Bush
Daubentonia punicea 		Rattle Bush
Rattle Bush
Daubentonia punicea
Daisy fleabane
Daisy fleabane
Erigeron quercifolius 		Dune Spurge
Dune Spurge
Euphorbia polygonifolia 		Dune Spurge
Dune Spurge
Euphorbia polygonifolia
Gaillardia
Indian Blanket
Fire-wheel
Gaillardia pulchella 		Gaillardia
Gaillardia
Fire-wheel
Gaillardia pulchella 		 

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