Portal 33 · Living Atlas
Meet the lives that shape Portal 33.
A relational field guide to the plants, trees, fungi, wildlife, and ecological zones of this land — and the relationships that weave them together.
94
Life Records
27
Confirmed IDs
0
Field Observations
13
Ecological Zones
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.
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All Life · 94 records
Tree
Unresolved Native Evergreen/Broadleaf Tree
Unresolved
Low
Tree
Oak, species unknown
Quercus species
High
Tree
Oak, species unknown
Quercus species
High
Habitat
Mixed hardwood woodland
Not applicable
High
Habitat
Forest edge or edge zone
Not applicable
High
Mushroom
Ringless Caesar-Type Amanita
Amanita sect. Caesareae
Medium-HighTree
Oak
Quercus spp.
High
Tree
Pine (Legacy / Preservation Tree)
Pinus sp. (probable Pinus taeda)
Medium
Fern
Unresolved Fern / Sword-Fern-Type Plant
Unknown
Low
Woody Seedling
Unidentified Serrated Woody Seedling
Unknown
Low
Tree
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Medium
Tree
Eastern red cedar or juniper
Juniperus virginiana
Low
Tree
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
High
Tree
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
High
Tree
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
High
Tree
Elm
Ulmus species
High
Tree
Blackgum, sweetbay magnolia, or native laurel
Unknown
Low
Herb or Groundcover
Rabbitfoot clover
Trifolium arvense
Medium
Parasitic Herb
Squawroot, bear corn, or cancer root
Conopholis americana
Medium
Mushroom
American Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
High
Mushroom
Red-and-yellow gilled bolete
Phylloporus cf. rhodoxanthus
Medium-High
Mushroom
Turkey tail
Trametes versicolor
Medium
Mushroom
False turkey tail
Stereum species
Low
Mushroom
Puffball or earthball
Unknown
Low-Medium
Mushroom
Oak-associated non-staining bolete
Unknown bolete
Low
Water
Main pond
Not applicable
High
Water
Seasonal creek
Not applicable
High
Watershed
Dan River watershed context
Roanoke River system
HighMushroom
American Caesar / Jackson's Slender Caesar
Amanita jacksonii
High
Mushroom
White Grisette / Grisette-type Amanita
Amanita sect. Vaginatae (A. vaginata complex)
Medium
Mushroom
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria group / Amanita chrysoblema complex
Medium-HighMushroom
Red-and-Yellow Gilled Bolete
Phylloporus cf. rhodoxanthus
Medium-HighMushroom
Unresolved Oak Bolete
Boletaceae sp.
Low-MediumMushroom
Turkey Tail
Trametes versicolor
MediumMushroom
False Turkey Tail
Stereum sp.
Low
Mushroom
Black Pinwheel-type Fungus
Resupinatus sp. (cf. R. applicatus)
LowMushroom
Puffball / Earthball
Unresolved (Puffball taxa vs Scleroderma)
Low-Medium
Mushroom
Little Brown Mushrooms (LBM Guild)
Multiple possible taxa
Low
Mushroom
Unresolved Stump/Wood Decomposer
Unknown
Low
Tree
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
High
Tree
Tulip Poplar / Tuliptree / Yellow Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
HighTree
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
HighTree
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
High
Tree
American Holly
Ilex opaca
HighTree
Elm
Ulmus sp.
High
Tree
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
HighTree
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Medium
Tree
Hickory
Carya sp.
Medium
Tree
Willow Oak (Candidate)
Quercus phellos
Low-MediumTree
Eastern Red Cedar (Candidate)
Juniperus virginiana
Low
Tree
Red Mulberry (Candidate)
Morus rubra
Low
Tree
Tree-of-Heaven (Candidate)
Ailanthus altissima
Low
Herbaceous Wildflower
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
High
Herbaceous Wildflower
Sensitive Partridge Pea / Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Medium-High
Perennial Wildflower
Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina cf. occidentalis
Medium-High
Perennial Wildflower
Carolina Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus carolinianus
Medium
Herbaceous Plant
Dayflower (Asiatic Dayflower Candidate)
Commelina sp. (cf. C. communis)
MediumHerbaceous Plant
Rabbitfoot Clover / Hare's-foot Clover
Trifolium arvense
Medium
Bramble / Shrub
Blackberry / Dewberry
Rubus sp.
Medium-High
Woody Vine
Muscadine Grape
Vitis rotundifolia
High
Woody Vine
Wild Grape
Vitis sp.
High
Woody Vine
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
High
Climbing Vine
Greenbrier
Smilax sp.
High
Shrub
Winged Sumac
Rhus copallinum
High
Vine
Honeysuckle (Type)
Lonicera sp.
Low
Fern
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
HighParasitic Plant
Squawroot / Bear Corn / Cancer Root
Conopholis americana
Medium-High
Shrub / Succulent
Yucca
Yucca sp.
Medium
Herbaceous Plant
Evening-Primrose-Family Plant
Possibly Ludwigia or related Onagraceae
Low-Medium
Herbaceous Plant
Unidentified Compound-Leaf Plant
Unknown
Low
Grass
Unidentified Grass
Unknown Poaceae
Low
Ground Flora
Unknown Groundcover / 'Weed' Community
Multiple unresolved taxa
Low
Tree
American holly
Ilex opaca
High
Vine
Honeysuckle type
Lonicera species
Low
Vine
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
High
Vine
Muscadine grape
Vitis rotundifolia
High
Dragonfly
Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Plathemis lydia
Medium
Mineral
Milky quartz
Quartz
High
Tree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
High
Tree
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
High
Bird
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
High
Insect
Dragonfly
Unknown dragonfly
High
Bird
Owl
Unknown owl
Medium
Bird
Northern cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
High
Bird
Hawk
Unknown hawk
Medium
Reptile
Black rat snake or eastern ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
High
Mammal
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
High
Mammal
Rabbit or cottontail
Sylvilagus species
High
Mammal
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
High
Mammal
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
High
Amphibian
toad
Anaxyrus sp.
High
Fern
Fern
Unknown fern
High
Reptile
Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon species
High
Reptile
Box turtle
Terrapene carolina
High