Habitat in Louisiana
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground. NatureServe
- Plants
- 20
- Birds
- 197
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Louisiana. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 20
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodGlottidium vesicarium
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Ditch FimbryFimbristylis schoenoides
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- White WillowSalix alba
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- European Gray WillowSalix cinerea
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- Marsh DewflowerMurdannia keisak
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 171
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- American CootFulica americana
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
Widespread birds also seen here (26)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Canada Goose
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- European Starling
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Cardinal
- Osprey
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
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.







































