Habitat in Louisiana
Swamps
Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps. Schafale
- Plants
- 237
- Birds
- 153

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Louisiana. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 237
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- Early St. John's-wortHypericum nudiflorum
- PeppervineNekemias arborea
- Trailing LoosestrifeLysimachia radicans
- Anglestem Primrose-willowLudwigia leptocarpa
- Winged SeedboxLudwigia alata
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Tussock SedgeCarex stricta
- Broad Leaf Arrow HeadSagittaria latifolia var. latifolia
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Pond CypressTaxodium ascendens
- Leathery RushJuncus coriaceus
- TitiCyrilla racemiflora
- False NettleBoehmeria cylindrica
- Southern BeaksedgeRhynchospora microcarpa
- Bald SpikerushEleocharis erythropoda
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Twisted SpikerushEleocharis tortilis
- Golden-clubOrontium aquaticum
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Lacelip Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes laciniata
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
- Dixie Wood-fernDryopteris australis
- Creeping SpotflowerAcmella oppositifolia var. repens
- WaterpodHydrolea quadrivalvis
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- White-nymphTrepocarpus aethusae
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
- Red MilkweedAsclepias rubra
- Climbing HempweedMikania scandens
- Virginia IrisIris virginica
- Bald CypressTaxodium distichum
- Fragrant BedstrawGalium triflorum
- Stalked PanicgrassPanicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum
- Blue WitchgrassDichanthelium caerulescens
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 119
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Seaside SparrowAmmodramus maritimus
- Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
- Eurasian WigeonAnas penelope
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- RedheadAythya americana
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
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)
- The Land of Evangeline, Joseph Rusling Meeker habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.


















































































