Habitat in Florida

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines. Schafale

Plants: 174
Birds: 91

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.

Star Chickweed
Stellaria puber
Wildflower or fern. Native
Violet Woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Woodland Bluegrass
Poa sylvestris
Grass or sedge. Native
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Grass or sedge. Native
Carolina Sedge
Carex caroliniana
Grass or sedge. Native
Godfrey's Sedge
Carex godfreyi
Grass or sedge. Native
Heartleaf Peppervine
Ampelopsis cordata
Vine. Native
Krals Sedge
Carex kraliana
Grass or sedge. Native
Oval-leaf Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Grass or sedge. Native
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Grass or sedge. Native
Rezniceks Sedge
Carex reznicekii
Grass or sedge. Native
Slow Sedge
Carex pigra
Grass or sedge. Native
Thicket Sedge
Carex abscondita
Grass or sedge. Native
Widow Sedge
Carex basiantha
Grass or sedge. Native
Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
Tree. Native
Virginia Dayflower
Commelina virginica
Wildflower or fern. Native
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Shrub. Native
Carolina Wild-petunia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea barbara
Native
Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Lowland Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata var. hybrida
Wildflower or fern. Native
Virginia Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginiana
Vine. Native
Bosc's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium boscii
Grass or sedge. Native
Carolina False-dandelion
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Wildflower or fern. Native
False Solomon's-seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Tree. Native
Cutleaf Toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Thicket Creeper
Cissus verticillata
Vine. Native
Carolina Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus carolinianus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Common Golden-Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Common Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
Tree. Native
Kidneyleaf Buttercup
Ranunculus abortivus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Turk's-cap Lily
Lilium superbum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Bristly Buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Virginia Wild-rye
Elymus virginicus
Grass or sedge. Native
Hairy Woodland Brome
Bromus pubescens
Grass or sedge. Native
Pale Indian-plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Mountain Golden-Alexanders
Zizia trifoliata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Upland Bentgrass
Agrostis perennans
Grass or sedge. Native
Slender Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Waxyleaf Meadow-rue
Thalictrum amphibolum
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Leaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum albescens
Wildflower or fern. Native
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
Wildflower or fern. Native
Nodding Fescue
Festuca subverticillata
Grass or sedge. Native
Canadian Lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
Shrub. Native
Smallfruit Agrimony
Agrimonia microcarpa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Shrub. Native
Florida Yew
Taxus floridana
Native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 77

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Year-round
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Year-round
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Year-round, beside its main habitat
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Year-round
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Year-round
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Winter
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Year-round
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Winter
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Year-round
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Year-round
Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Year-round
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Year-round
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Year-round
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Year-round
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Winter
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Year-round
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Year-round
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Year-round
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Summer
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Year-round
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Summer
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Year-round
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Year-round
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Summer, beside its main habitat
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Winter
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Year-round
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Year-round
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Winter
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Summer
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Year-round
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Year-round
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Summer
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Year-round
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Year-round
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Winter
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Winter
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Year-round
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Summer
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Year-round
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Winter
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Summer
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Summer
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Winter
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Year-round

Near water in this habitat 14

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Summer, only within 60 m of water
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Summer, only within 60 m of water
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Summer, only within 1,000 m of water
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.