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 80
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Widespread birds also seen here (81)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bank Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick's Wren
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray Catbird
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Harris's Sparrow
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- Indigo Bunting
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Mallard
- Mississippi Kite
- 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
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Summer Tanager
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Wood Thrush
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
- 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.






























































