BIOL 453 - Species List for Maritime Communities at Seabrook Island
23 May 2006
The A List
FAMILY	GENUS	SPECIES	MODERN NAME	COMMON NAME	IMAGES
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex	vomitoria	*	yaupon holly	leaves	habit in fruit
Arecaceae	Sabal	palmetto	*	cabbage palmetto	habit
Asteraceae	Iva	imbricata	*	seashore elder	habit	leaves
Bignoniaceae	Anisostichus	capreolata	Bignonia capreolata	cross-vine	habit	flowers
Brassicaceae	Cakile	harperi	C. edentula ssp. harperi	sea rocket	flowers	fruits
Bromeliaceae	Tillandsia	usneoides	*	Spanish moss	leaves
Cactaceae	Opuntia	compressa	Opuntia ficus-indica	prickly pear	habit in fruit	flower
Chenopodiaceae	Salsola	kali	*	Russian thistle	habit	close	dry
Cupressaceae	Juniperus	virginiana	*	eastern red cedar	mature leaves	cones
Euphorbiaceae	Croton	punctatus	*	silver-leaf croton	leaves	close
Euphorbiaceae	Sapium	sebiferum	Triadica sebifera	popcorn tree	leaves	habit	habit in bud	seedlings!!!
Fagaceae	Quercus	laurifolia	*	laurel oak	leaves
Fagaceae	Quercus	virginiana	*	live oak	leaves	trunk
Liliaceae	Smilax	auriculata	Smilacaceae	dunes greenbrier	leaves	fruits
Liliaceae	Smilax	bona-nox	Smilacaceae	greenbrier	leaves
Liliaceae	Yucca	gloriosa	Agavaceae	Spanish bayonet	habit	leaf margin	habit, tall
Loganiaceae	Gelsemium	sempervirens	*	Carolina jessamine	habit	flowers
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia	grandiflora	*	southern magnolia	leaves	habit	flower	fruit
Pinaceae	Pinus	glabra	*	spruce pine	leaves	cone	bark
Poaceae	Panicum	amarum	*	seaside panicum	habit	closer	panicle
Poaceae	Spartina	patens	*	salt hay	clump	on beach
Polypodiaceae	Polypodium	polypodioides	Pleopeltis polypodioides	resurrection fern	green	dry
The B List
FAMILY	GENUS	SPECIES	MODERN NAME	COMMON NAME
Apiaceae	Hydrocotyle	bonariensis	*	seaside pennywort	sorry!!!
Cactaceae	Opuntia	drummondii	O. pusilla	devil joint	habit
Fabaceae	Erythrina	herbacea	*	coral bean	flowers	leaves	fruit
Liliaceae	Yucca	aloifolia	Agavaceae	Spanish bayonet	leaves	close
Poaceae	Uniola	paniculata	*	sea oats	leaves	fruit
Verbenaceae	Callicarpa	americana	*	beautyberry	habit in fruit	fruit, close
The Key List
FAMILY	GENUS	SPECIES	MODERN NAME	COMMON NAME
Apiaceae	Hydrocotyle	bonariensis	*	seaside pennywort	B List
Brassicaceae	Cakile	harperi	C. edentula ssp. harperi	sea rocket	A List
Fabaceae	Erythrina	herbacea	*	coral bean	B List
Other Photos
Angel Oak
Angel Oak
Keying on the beach
Jumping spider