Forty Acre Rock is set in the upper part of the Piedmont region of South Carolina. Forty Acre Rock is actually in the transition zone of the Piedmont and Sandhills. The Piedmont region has been heavily built upon in the past few years and signs of deforestation are evident. This wonderful park, however, remains untouched in its pristine beauty. A well-known group, the Flat Creek Heritage Preserve is the caretaker of this wonderful South Carolina treasure.
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A Flowering Dogwood found at Forty Acre Rock in South Carolina.
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• Anolis carolinensis • Often referred to as a Chameleon, but not a true one • Slight in build with narrow head • Slender with long thin tail • Pink dewlap under throat in male hangs down • Ability to...
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Genus Polytrichum Stems are rigid Long, pointy leaves arranged spirally around stem Name means "many hairs" Hairy cap covers the capsule before it is fully mature Grows in woods, wetlands in acidic...
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Please note: this image contains two plants. In the foreground are Japanese Honeysuckle leaves : • Lonicera japonica • Perennial • Trailing woody vine • Reaches up to 30 feet in length • Nonnative to...
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Diospyros virginiana • Native to Eastern United States • Distinctive dark thick bark • Leaves somewhat thickened • Leaves egg shaped and not toothed • Yellow flowers • Grows up to 50 feet tall •...
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Amphianthus pusillus • Rarest plant in South Carolina Piedmont • Annual plant • Snapdragon family • Fibrous roots • 5 - 10 cm tall (2 - 4 inches) • Grows in vernal pools • Submerged and floating...
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• Sassafras albidum • Medium to large size tree • Flowers appear before leaves • Leaves not toothed, lobed or not, in three patterns • Patterns have "thumb and mitten" outline, 3 fingers or smooth egg...
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• Ambystoma maculatum • Widespread in the United States • Stoutly built, 15.2 - 24.8 cm (6 - 9.75 inches) • Black, blue-black, dark gray or dark brown above • Two irregular rows of round, yellow or...
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• Sedum smallii • Sedum Family (Crassulaceae) • 35 genera and 1,500 species • Succulent herb or small shrub • Leaves simple, alternate or opposite, fleshy • Sepals 4 or 5; petals 4 or 5, free or...
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• Order Anura • Hatches from eggs laid in water • Some eggs laid in moist land areas or dropped into water or swept into water by rains or carried to water by parent • Developmental stage between egg...