Species of Concern for Camp Lejeune

  Thirty-seven state protected species may occur, or have been recorded in Onslow County at some time.  Some of these include:   

Endangered :

Sea Beach Amaranth,  Golden Crest,  Golden Sedge,  Tennessee Bladder Fern,

   Hirst's Panic Grass,  Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus,    

Rough-Leaved Loosestrife,  Carolina Goldenrod, 

Eastern Cougar,  Manatee,  Red-Cockaded Woodpecker,  Bald Eagle,

 Leatherback Turtle,  Shortnose Sturgeon,  Carolina Spleenwort,  

Many-flower Grass Pink,        Cooley's Meadow Rue  

Threatened :

Awned Meadow-beauty,  Dwarf Bladderwort,  Eastern Woodrat,  Gull-billed Tern,

Piping Plover,  American Alligator,  Loggerhead Sea Turtle,  Green Sea Turtle,

Yellow fringed orchid

Not pictured : Pineland plantain, Pine-barren smokegrass, Spring flowering goldenrod, Loosewatermilfoil

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Environmental Management Division	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Installations & Environment Department	Last Updated:  October 09, 2002