Habitat in Louisiana
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time. Schafale
- Plants
- 267
- Birds
- 142
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Louisiana. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 267
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Beaked CornsaladValerianella radiata
- MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Swamp AgrimonyAgrimonia parviflora
- White AvensGeum canadense
- Carolina FoxtailAlopecurus carolinianus
- Carolina Mosquito-fernAzolla caroliniana
- Log FernDryopteris celsa
- Yellow FumewortCorydalis flavula
- Partridge-berryMitchella repens
- Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglecta
- Devil's-bitChamaelirium luteum
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Southern Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Giant IronweedVernonia gigantea
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- Broadwing SedgeCarex alata
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Northern CatalpaCatalpa speciosa
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Southern LobeliaLobelia amoena
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Softstem BulrushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- False NettleBoehmeria cylindrica
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- American GroundnutApios americana
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- Woolly Dutchman's-pipeIsotrema tomentosum
- Dixie Wood-fernDryopteris australis
- Creeping SpotflowerAcmella oppositifolia var. repens
- Butler's Sand-parsleyAmmoselinum butleri
- White-nymphTrepocarpus aethusae
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Late-flowering ThoroughwortEupatorium serotinum
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 108
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- American CootFulica americana
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Widespread birds also seen here (34)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- 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
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- 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.

















































































