Habitat in Florida
Mangrove swamps
Tidal forests and thickets of red, black and white mangrove along sheltered tropical and subtropical shores. NatureServe
- Plants
- 28
- Birds
- 85
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.
- Florida Hammock MilkpeaGalactia striata
- Tree Seaside OxeyeBorrichia arborescens
- White TwinevineFunastrum clausum
- Browne's Indian RosewoodDalbergia brownei
- Dalbergia ecastaphyllumDalbergia ecastaphyllum
- White MangroveLaguncularia racemosa
- Potbelly AirplantTillandsia paucifolia
- Tillandsia setaceaTillandsia setacea
- Twisted AirplantTillandsia flexuosa
- Batis maritimaBatis maritima
- Golden Leather FernAcrostichum aureum
- Ribbon FernPleopeltis marginata
- Mangrove SpiderlilyHymenocallis latifolia
- RubbervineRhabdadenia biflora
- SwampbushPavonia paludicola
- Wormvine OrchidVanilla barbellata
- Bindweed Dwarf Morning-gloryEvolvulus convolvuloides
- Coot Bay Dancinglady OrchidTrichocentrum carthagenense
- Mule-ear OncidiumTrichocentrum undulatum
- Wild AllamandaPentalinon luteum
- Dollar OrchidProsthechea boothiana var. erythronioides
- Florida Dancinglady OrchidOncidium ensatum
- BraceletwoodJacquinia arborea
- Australian AlmondTerminalia muelleri
- Madagascar RubbervineCryptostegia madagascariensis
- Black MimosaMimosa pigra
- KripaLumnitzera racemosa
- Serpent FernMicrosorum grossum
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 85
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed SparrowAmmodramus caudacutus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
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.