Habitat in Louisiana
Coastal dunes and beaches
Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them. Schafale
- Plants
- 84
- Birds
- 156
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Louisiana. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 84
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Winged SeedboxLudwigia alata
- Coastal Virgin's-bowerClematis catesbyana
- Bighead RushJuncus megacephalus
- Le Conte's FlatsedgeCyperus lecontei
- Starrush Whitetop SedgeRhynchospora colorata
- Gulf Coast SpikerushEleocharis cellulosa
- Fragrant Rabbit-tobaccoPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Late-flowering ThoroughwortEupatorium serotinum
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- Shaggy CrabgrassDigitaria villosa
- Juniper-leafPolypremum procumbens
- Standing-cypressIpomopsis rubra
- MuscadineVitis rotundifolia
- Common YuccaYucca filamentosa
- Bog RushJuncus biflorus
- Chapman's RedtopTridens flavus var. chapmanii
- Lizard's-tailSaururus cernuus
- Eastern BloodleafIresine rhizomatosa
- Carolina GrasswortLilaeopsis carolinensis
- Lanceleaf FrogfruitPhyla lanceolata
- Anglestem BeaksedgeRhynchospora caduca
- Seaside BrookweedSamolus parviflorus
- Largeleaf PennywortHydrocotyle bonariensis
- Railroad VineIpomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis
- Rough American Barnyard GrassEchinochloa muricata var. muricata
- Beach WormwoodArtemisia stelleriana
- Broadleaved SpurgeEuphorbia platyphyllos
- Common FigFicus carica
- Common SaltwortSalsola kali
- Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis corniculata
- Crowfoot GrassDactyloctenium aegyptium
- PoorjoeDiodia teres
- Slender AmaranthAmaranthus viridis
- SaltcedarTamarix ramosissima
- Puncture-vineTribulus terrestris
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 130
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Widespread birds also seen here (26)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Kestrel
- Bald Eagle
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Canada Goose
- Chimney Swift
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Pine Siskin
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- 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.




















































