Habitat in Florida
Pine flatwoods
Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas. Schafale
- Plants
- 315
- Birds
- 127
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.
- Schizachyrium tenerumSchizachyrium tenerum
- Garber's GayfeatherLiatris garberi
- Liatris gracilisLiatris gracilis
- Liatris patensLiatris patens
- Savanna GayfeatherLiatris savannensis
- Thickleaf Wild PetuniaRuellia succulenta
- Hairy BluestemAndropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
- Schizachyrium scoparium var. stoloniferumSchizachyrium stoloniferum
- Apalachicola LobeliaLobelia apalachicolensis
- Digitaria serotinaDigitaria serotina
- Lobelia paludosaLobelia paludosa
- Savanna IrisIris tridentata
- Shortleaf LobeliaLobelia brevifolia
- Virginia IrisIris virginica
- Apalachicola IndiangrassSorghastrum apalachicolense
- Flaxleaf AsterIonactis repens
- Pine-hyacinthClematis baldwinii
- Asimina reticulataAsimina reticulata
- Glade LobeliaLobelia glandulosa
- Lobelia floridanaLobelia floridana
- Manasota PawpawAsimina manasota
- Nuttall's LobeliaLobelia nuttallii
- Panicum abscissumColeataenia abscissa
- Pretty False PawpawAsimina pulchella
- Rugel's False PawpawAsimina rugelii
- Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescensDichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
- Dixie Whitetop AsterSericocarpus tortifolius
- Eryngium aromaticumEryngium aromaticum
- Justicia crassifoliaJusticia crassifolia
- One-flower Honeycomb-headBalduina uniflora
- Rough Hair Witch GrassDichanthelium strigosum var. strigosum
- Hairy ChaffheadCarphephorus paniculatus
- Creeping RushJuncus repens
- Cyperus distinctusCyperus distinctus
- Cyperus drummondiiCyperus drummondii
- Elliott's RushJuncus elliottii
- Florida SkullcapScutellaria floridana
- Leathery RushJuncus coriaceus
- MauveAbutilon hulseanum
- Phlox floridanaPhlox floridana
- Southern Elephants Foot; Southern ElephantsfootElephantopus elatus
- American DodderCuscuta americana
- Carphephorus corymbosusCarphephorus corymbosus
- Common SweetleafSymplocos tinctoria
- Curtiss' BeakrushRhynchospora curtissii
- Florida BeaksedgeRhynchospora eximia
- Hyssop SkullcapScutellaria integrifolia
- Longbristle BeaksedgeRhynchospora megaplumosa
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 116
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American GoldfinchCarduelis tristis
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Eurasian Collared-doveStreptopelia decaocto
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Florida Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia floridana
- Florida Grasshoper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum floridanus
Near water in this habitat 11
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
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.