Habitat in Louisiana
Maritime forests and thickets
Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes. Schafale
- Plants
- 33
- Birds
- 58
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Louisiana. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 33
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Florida SedgeCarex floridana
- Darlington OakQuercus hemisphaerica
- Dune Ground-cherryPhysalis angustifolia
- Slash PinePinus elliottii
- Swamp RedbayTamala palustris
- Upland RedbayTamala borbonia
- Glowing NightshadeSolanum pseudogracile
- Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
- Hercules-clubZanthoxylum clava-herculis
- Southern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana var. silicicola
- Ovateleaf FlatsedgeCyperus ovatus
- Coral-beanErythrina herbacea
- Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria
- Buckthorn BumeliaSideroxylon lycioides
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- Georgia FrostweedCrocanthemum georgianum
- Partridge-berryMitchella repens
- Pine Barren GoldenrodSolidago fistulosa
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Pineland HibiscusHibiscus aculeatus
- PeppervineNekemias arborea
- Pineland Scaly-pinkStipulicida setacea
- Two-flower MelicgrassMelica mutica
- Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
- Big CarpetgrassAxonopus furcatus
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
- Chapman's RedtopTridens flavus var. chapmanii
- Eastern BloodleafIresine rhizomatosa
- Cabbage PalmettoSabal palmetto
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 0
Near water in this habitat 3
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Widespread birds also seen here (32)
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
- 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
- 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.