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What is a Century Plant? | Palmetto Scene

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What is a Century Plant? | Palmetto Scene
Many Columbians will recognize the large plant that seems to spill over on to Rosewood Drive. But the plant saw more buzz in the Summer of 2017, due to the fact it started to resemble something out of...
Yellow Rat Snake | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Yellow Rat Snake | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata • Long, powerful constrictor 86.4 - 256.5 cm (34 - 101 inches) long • Skillful climber • Three different adult color patterns; plain, striped and blotched • Mates April...
Yellow Jessamine | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Yellow Jessamine | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Gelsemium sempervirens • Sometimes called "Jasamer" in South Carolina • Other common names are Woodbine, Carolina, Evening Trumpet Flower • South Carolina's state flower • Woody climbing vine with...
Wild Turkey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Wild Turkey | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Melegris gallopavo • Males 122 cm (48 inches); females 91 cm (36 inches) • Tail tipped with chestnut • Familiar "gobble" sound • Often roost over water • Polygamous • Swift runners • Habitats...
White Tailed Deer | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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White Tailed Deer | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Odocoileus virginianus • Important game mammal, but illegal to hunt in wildlife refuge • Similar to Mule Deer, Elk, Caribou, Moose and Pronghorn • Large white tail • Capable of running 56 - 64 kmps...
Southern Magnolia | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Southern Magnolia | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
Magnolia grandiflora • Leathery leafed evergreen tree • Foliage shiny above and rusty-hairy below • Leaves rounded at base • Twigs and buds rusty-hairy • Height 60 - 80 feet • White and fragrant...
Yucca Skipper | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Yucca Skipper | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Megathymus yuccae • Head narrower than thorax • Antennae not hooked at tip, but with large club • Hind tibiae with only one pair of spurs • Fast flying with wingspan of 40 mm or more • Holds wings...
Sand Dollar | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Sand Dollar | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Mellita quinquiesperforata • Flat version of sea urchin • Fused skeletal plate forms rigid exoskeleton (test) • Lives in shallow water, using sand as protection • Male and female cannot be...
Red Winged Blackbird | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Red Winged Blackbird | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Agelaius phoeniceus • Gregarious bird • Scarlet markings often concealed with only yellow margin visible • Immature male sooty brown and mottled with red shoulders • Brown female and juvenile...
Red Bellied Woodpecker | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Red Bellied Woodpecker | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
• Melanerpes carolinus • Robin-sized 25 cm (10 inches) long • Barred black and white above • Sexes similar in appearance • Red crown and nape in males • Female has red nape only • Common in South •...