Habitat in Florida
Coastal Plain hammocks
Dense, evergreen groves of live oak, magnolia and other hardwoods in the southern Coastal Plain, from dry oak domes to wet hydric hammocks and south Florida's tropical hammocks; salt-shaped maritime hammocks are maritime forests. NatureServe
- Plants
- 554
- Birds
- 125
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.
- East Indian BristlegrassSetaria barbata
- Egyptian StarclusterPentas lanceolata
- European Chain FernWoodwardia radicans
- False Maiden-fernMacrothelypteris torresiana
- FivefingersSyngonium angustatum
- Flower AxistreeGlycosmis parviflora
- Foliage FlowerPhyllanthus angustifolius
- Footstool PalmSaribus rotundifolius
- Fragrant PremnaPremna odorata
- FrangipaniPlumeria obtusa
- Gaping Dutchman's-pipeAristolochia ringens
- Giant Sword FernNephrolepis biserrata
- Glossy ShowerSenna surattensis
- Heartleaf PhilodendronPhilodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium
- HiptageHiptage benghalensis
- Hoary BowlesiaBowlesia incana
- Indian JujubeZiziphus mauritiana
- Ipomoea albaIpomoea alba
- Jackie's SaddlePeperomia amplexicaulis
- JamaicanweedNama jamaicensis
- Japanese Mock-orangePittosporum tobira
- Java CinnamonCinnamomum burmannii
- Javanese GlorybowerClerodendrum speciosissimum
- John Charles WeedCondea verticillata
- Largeleaf GeigertreeCordia sebestena
- LemongrassCymbopogon citratus
- LimeberryTriphasia trifolia
- Little-bellIpomoea triloba
- Macarthur PalmPtychosperma macarthurii
- Malaysian PersimmonDiospyros maritima
- MangoMangifera indica
- Mauritius HempFurcraea foetida
- Miniature HollyMalpighia coccigera
- Monk OrchidOeceoclades maculata
- Monkey's-combAmphilophium crucigerum
- MonkeypodPithecellobium dulce
- NettletreeTrema micranthum
- NeverdieKalanchoe crenata
- Nun's-hood OrchidPhaius tancarvilleae
- Odontonema cuspidatumOdontonema cuspidatum
- Oriental False HawksbeardYoungia japonica
- Palay RubbervineCryptostegia grandiflora
- Pale LaeliaLaelia rubescens
- Pantropical FanpetalsSida cordifolia
- Passionfruit; Purple Granadilla; Passion FruitPassiflora edulis
- Purple MombinSpondias purpurea
- Queen Of The NightSelenicereus grandiflorus
- RockrootAgdestis clematidea
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 125
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
- Yellow-rumped WarblerDendroica coronata
Sources
- NatureServe, ecological systems of the United States 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.