Habitat in Alabama
Freshwater marshes
Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water. Schafale
- Plants
- 261
- Birds
- 59
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Alabama. Not a planting list.
- Lace FlowerPtilimnium nuttallii
- Mock BishopweedPtilimnium capillaceum
- Common Rose-pinkSabatia angularis
- Large Flower Rose GentianSabatia grandiflora
- One Flower False FiddleleafHydrolea uniflora
- Saltmarsh FingergrassEustachys glauca
- Wand BlackrootPterocaulon virgatum
- WaterpodHydrolea quadrivalvis
- Climbing DogbaneThyrsanthella difformis
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Spring Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes vernalis
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Lesser ClearweedPilea fontana
- Scarlet ToothcupAmmannia coccinea
- Seaside BrookweedSamolus parviflorus
- Swamp AgrimonyAgrimonia parviflora
- Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepala
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Dwarf GlasswortSalicornia bigelovii
- Hemlock Water-parsnipSium suave
- Meadow SpikemossSelaginella apoda
- AxilflowerMecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
- Fimbristylis carolinianaFimbristylis caroliniana
- Lowland RotalaRotala ramosior
- Water-spider OrchidHabenaria repens
- Golden-crestLophiola aurea
- Scoparia dulcisScoparia dulcis
- Seven-angle PipewortEriocaulon aquaticum
- Ten Angled Pipewort; Hat Pin; Bog ButtonEriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare
- Lax HornpodMitreola petiolata
- Widgeon-grassRuppia maritima
- Low NutrushScleria verticillata
- Tansy DogshadeLimnosciadium pinnatum
- Three-rib ArrowgrassTriglochin striata
- Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda linearis
- Branched Hedge-hyssopGratiola ramosa
- Carolina GrasswortLilaeopsis carolinensis
- Fuirena scirpoideaFuirena scirpoidea
- Green Arrow-arumPeltandra virginica
- Mayaca fluviatilisMayaca fluviatilis
- Shaggy Hedge-hyssopSophronanthe pilosa
- Short's Hedge-hyssopGratiola viscidula
- Yeatesia viridifloraYeatesia viridiflora
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Colombian WaxweedCuphea carthagenensis
- Cyperus entrerianusCyperus entrerianus
- Cyperus oxylepisCyperus oxylepis
- European SweetflagAcorus calamus
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 59
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
Sources
- Schafale, Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (NC Natural Heritage Program, 2012) habitat description
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
- NC Parks species accounts
- USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
- NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)
- Georgia pond and emergent wetland, Robert 'Bob' Hynes habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.