Habitat in Arkansas
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time. Schafale
- Plants
- 313
- Birds
- 161
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Arkansas. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 313
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Taperleaf BugleweedLycopus rubellus
- American ColumboFrasera caroliniensis
- Beaked CornsaladValerianella radiata
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- White AvensGeum canadense
- Carolina FoxtailAlopecurus carolinianus
- Creeping CucumberMelothria pendula
- Cream AvensGeum virginianum
- Yellow FumewortCorydalis flavula
- Southern Lady FernAthyrium filix-femina subsp. asplenioides
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Southern Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Stemless Evening PrimroseOenothera triloba
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- September ElmUlmus serotina
- Giant IronweedVernonia gigantea
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Short Stemmed IrisIris brevicaulis
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Frightful SedgeCarex molestiformis
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Northern CatalpaCatalpa speciosa
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Nodding Rattlesnake-rootPrenanthes crepidinea
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- American GroundnutApios americana
- Hyssop SkullcapScutellaria integrifolia
- Big CarpetgrassAxonopus furcatus
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- Wirestem MuhlyMuhlenbergia frondosa
- Woodland MuhlyMuhlenbergia sylvatica
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 101
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American CootFulica americana
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Widespread birds also seen here (60)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Harris's Sparrow
- Hooded Merganser
- Indigo Bunting
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Orchard Oriole
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Wood Thrush
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
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)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.













































































