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Appendix 5
Table 16. Broad risk measures (e.g., state or federal listing status, NatureServe conservation status ranks for North Carolina) and climate vulnerability measures (e.g., ecological niche model outputs).
Species
Broad Risk Measures
Climate Vulnerability Measures
Nature Serve Status
State Status
ESA Status
Niche Models Output
NC CC Threat Analysis
Common name
Scientific name
RSGCN
CCVIs
Longsolid
Fusconaia subrotunda
Y
E
T
S1
Highly Vulnerable
Very High Threat
Green Floater
Lasmigona subviridis
Y
E
PT
S2
Highly Vulnerable
Low Threat
Littlewing Pearlymussel
Pegias fabula
Y
E
E
S1
NA
Medium Threat
Tennessee Pigtoe
Pleuronaia barnesiana
Y
E
PE
S1
NA
Medium Threat
Tennessee Clubshell
Pleurobema oviforme
Y
E
PE
S1
Highly Vulnerable
Medium Threat
Creeper
Strophitus undulatus
N
T
S3
Presumed Stable (LA and TN)
Stable
Medium Threat
Eastern Creekshell
Villosa delumbis
N
Na
na
S4
NA
Increase; Low thermal limit (median lethal temp low)
Medium Threat
Trees and shrubs
Fraser Fir
Abies fraseri
Y
S2
S2
Moderatel y Vulnerable /Highly Vulnerable (USFS) Extremely Vulnerable
Large Decrease (lawler; MOsher)
?
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
N
S3
S3
Large Decrease (Iverson)
?
Carolina Rhododendron
Rhododendron carolinianum
N
S3
S3
?
Rosebay Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
S5
Large Decrease (Lawler)
Pinksehll Azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi
Y
S3
S3
?
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