Portal 33 · Living Atlas

Meet the lives that shape Portal 33.

Explore plants, trees, fungi, wildlife, and the relationships that weave this land together.

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.

Confirmed group

Amphibian

toad

Anaxyrus sp.

High
Five-lined Skink
Confirmed group

Reptile

Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon species

High
Box turtle
Confirmed

Reptile

Box turtle

Terrapene carolina

High
Confirmed

Fern

Fern

Unknown fern

High
Probable

Tree

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

High
Confirmed

Tree

American beech

Fagus grandifolia

High
Confirmed

Tree

Flowering dogwood

Cornus florida

High
Confirmed

Tree

Tulip poplar

Liriodendron tulipifera

High
Confirmed

Tree

Oak, species unknown

Quercus species

High
Confirmed

Tree

Oak, species unknown

Quercus species

High
Probable

Tree

Black cherry

Prunus serotina

Medium
Confirmed

Tree

American holly

Ilex opaca

High
Possible

Tree

Eastern red cedar or juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Low
Confirmed

Tree

Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

High
Confirmed

Tree

Black walnut

Juglans nigra

High
Confirmed

Tree

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

High
Confirmed

Tree

Elm

Ulmus species

High
Possible

Tree

Blackgum, sweetbay magnolia, or native laurel

Unknown

Low
Confirmed

Vine

Muscadine grape

Vitis rotundifolia

High
Probable

Vine

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

High
Possible

Vine

Honeysuckle type

Lonicera species

Low
Probable

Shrub or Bramble

Blackberry or dewberry

Rubus species

Medium
Probable

Herb or Groundcover

Rabbitfoot clover

Trifolium arvense

Medium
Probable

Parasitic Herb

Squawroot, bear corn, or cancer root

Conopholis americana

Medium
Probable

Mushroom

American Caesar

Amanita jacksonii

High
Probable

Mushroom

Red-and-yellow gilled bolete

Phylloporus cf. rhodoxanthus

Medium-High
Probable

Mushroom

Turkey tail

Trametes versicolor

Medium
Possible comparison

Mushroom

False turkey tail

Stereum species

Low
Possible

Mushroom

Puffball or earthball

Unknown

Low-Medium
Needs Verification

Mushroom

Oak-associated non-staining bolete

Unknown bolete

Low
Confirmed

Mammal

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

High
Probable

Mammal

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

High
Confirmed group

Mammal

Rabbit or cottontail

Sylvilagus species

High
Confirmed

Mammal

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

High
Probable

Reptile

Black rat snake or eastern ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

High
Confirmed group

Amphibian

Toad

Anaxyrus species

High
Possible

Amphibian

Salamander

Unknown salamander

Low-Medium
Confirmed

Bird

Northern cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

High
Confirmed group

Bird

Owl

Unknown owl

Medium
Confirmed group

Bird

Hawk

Unknown hawk

Medium
Confirmed group

Insect

Dragonfly

Unknown dragonfly

High
Probable

Mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz

High
Confirmed

Water

Main pond

Not applicable

High
Confirmed

Water

Seasonal creek

Not applicable

High
Confirmed

Habitat

Mixed hardwood woodland

Not applicable

High
Confirmed

Habitat

Forest edge or edge zone

Not applicable

High
Confirmed

Watershed

Dan River watershed context

Roanoke River system

High