Fragilaria vaucheriae - (Kützing) Petersen

This taxon is distributed in many of the park's streams primarily as an epiphyte. It also occurs among mixed periphyton communities on rocks in reduced current.



We have collection records from Abrams Creek, west end of park from Cade’s Cove to Chilhowee Lake, Blount Co., TN, Bower Creek, a tributary of Forge Creek in Abrams Creek watershed, Blount Co., TN, Beech Flats Prong, the westernmost tributary of the Oconaluftee River, Swain Co., NC, Cooper Creek, a tributary of the Tuckasegee River, Swain Co., NC, Indian Creek, eastern tributary of Deep Creek, Swain Co., NC, Madcap Branch and TW (Twin Creeks?