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These survey windows were determined using information from species recovery plans, field observations, herbaria specimens, and SC Natural Heritage Program information. If suitable habitat for species is present in the proposed impact area, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will likely request species surveys, conducted by a qualified biologist, during the optimal survey window. Projects are reviewed on a case-by-case-basis and you are encouraged to contact a Section 7 Section 7
Section 7 Consultation
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) directs all Federal agencies to work to conserve endangered and threatened species and to use their authorities to further the purposes of the Act. Section 7 of the Act, called "Interagency Cooperation," is the mechanism by which Federal agencies ensure the actions they take, including those they fund or authorize, do not jeopardize the existence of any listed species.
Learn more about Section 7 coordinator early in the project planning process.
SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | STATUS | SURVEY WINDOW |
Amaranthus pumilus | seabeach amaranth | T | July - October |
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana | Georgia lead-plant | ARS | late April – October |
Amphianthus pusillus | little amphianthus or pool sprite | T | late March-April |
Balduina atropurpurea | purple balduina | ARS | August – November |
Carex impressinervia | impressed-nerved sedge | ARS | April - May |
Carex lutea | Golden sedge | E | May |
Coreopsis integrifolia | ciliate-leaf tickseed | ARS | August - November |
Dionaea muscipula | venus flytrap | ARS | late May – June |
Echinacea laevigata | smooth coneflower | E | late May – October |
Eupatorium paludicola | bay boneset | ARS | August - September |
Fimbristylis perpusilla | Harper’s fimbristylis | ARS | July – September |
Gymnoderma lineare | rock gnome lichen | E | year round |
Helianthus schweinitzii | Schweinitz's sunflower | E | late August – October |
Helonias bullata | swamp pink | T | April – May |
Hexastylis naniflora | dwarf-flowered heartleaf | T | March – May |
Isoetes melanospora | Black-spored quillwort | E | May – October |
Isotria medeoloides | small whorled pogonia | T | mid May - early July |
Lindera melissifolia | pondberry | E | February – March; |
Lindera subcoriacea | bog spicebush | ARS | March - August |
Lobelia boykinii | Boykin’s Lobelia | ARS | May – July |
Ludwigia ravenii | Raven’s seedbox | ARS | June - October |
Lysimachia asperulaefolia | rough-leaved loosestrife | E | mid May – June |
Macbridea caroliniana | Carolina birds-in-a-nest | ARS | July – November |
Minuartia godfreyi | Godfrey’s stitchwort | ARS | April – June |
Narthecium americanum | bog asphodel | ARS-C | June-July |
Oxypolis canbyi | Canby's dropwort | E | Late July – September |
Platanthera integrilabia | white fringeless orchid | T | mid July - September |
Ptilimnium nodosum | harperella | E | July – early September |
Ribes echinellum | Miccosukee gooseberry | T | June-September |
Rhus michauxii | Michaux's sumac | E | May – October |
Rudbeckia heliopsidis | sun-facing coneflower | ARS | July – September |
Sagittaria fasciculata | bunched arrowhead | E | mid May – July |
Sarracenia purpurea var. montana | mountain purple pitcher-plant | ARS | April – October |
Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii | mountain sweet pitcher-plant | E | April – October |
Schwalbea americana | American chaffseed | E | May - August |
Scutellaria ocmulgee | ocmulgee skullcap | ARS | late June-early October |
Sisyrinchium dichotomum | white irisette | E | late May – July |
Symphyotrichum georgianum | Georgia aster | ARS-C | October - mid November |
Sporobolus teretifolius | wire-leaved dropseed | ARS | July – September |
Trillium persistens | persistent trillium | E | early March – mid April |
Trillium reliquum | relic trillium | E | mid-March - April |
Tsuga caroliniana | Carolina hemlock | ARS | year round |
For most species survey is good for 3 years. For seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) survey is only good for 1 year.
For additional information, reach out to the South Carolina Field Office.
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