ps ela e ▁with ▁a ▁p app us ▁of ▁white ▁br ist les . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁Ser ic oc arp us ▁lin if ol ius ▁is ▁widely ▁distributed ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁United ▁States , ▁although ▁local ▁distribution ▁may ▁be ▁spot ty . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁Connecticut , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Del aware , ▁Georgia , ▁Indiana , ▁Kentucky , ▁Louisiana , ▁Massachusetts , ▁Maryland , ▁Mississippi , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁New ▁York , ▁Ohio , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Tennessee , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁Ser ic oc arp us ▁lin if ol ius ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁threatened ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁Virginia ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁habit ats ▁such ▁as ▁dry ▁wood lands , ▁bar r ens , ▁rivers ide ▁pra i ries , ▁clear ings , ▁and ▁me adows . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁appropriate ▁habitat , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁an ▁area ▁by ▁development , ▁changes ▁in ▁land ▁use , ▁or ▁competition ▁with ▁invas ive ▁species . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : A st ere ae ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Ach r ast en us ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁broad - n osed ▁we ev ils ▁in ▁the ▁be et le ▁family ▁Cur cul ion