Habitat in Mississippi
Coastal dunes and beaches
Open sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them. Schafale
- Plants
- 118
- Birds
- 159
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 118
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Beach Morning-gloryIpomoea imperati
- Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotrilobaIpomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba
- Northern Seaside SpurgeEuphorbia polygonifolia
- Southern Seaside SpurgeEuphorbia bombensis
- Mound-lily YuccaYucca gloriosa
- Agalinis harperiAgalinis harperi
- Panicum amarum var. amarumPanicum amarum var. amarum
- Rough American Barnyard GrassEchinochloa muricata var. muricata
- Northern Seabeach OrachAtriplex mucronata
- Atriplex cristataAtriplex cristata
- Dune Marsh-elderIva imbricata
- Pinewoods FingergrassEustachys petraea
- Gulf Coast Sea RocketCakile constricta
- Sea OatsUniola paniculata
- Woody GoldenrodChrysoma pauciflosculosa
- Seabeach Evening-primroseOenothera humifusa
- Dune Ground-cherryPhysalis walteri
- Gulf CrotonCroton punctatus
- CamphorweedHeterotheca subaxillaris
- Cottony Golden-asterChrysopsis gossypina
- Common WaxmyrtleMorella cerifera
- Earleaf GreenbrierSmilax auriculata
- Glowing NightshadeSolanum pseudogracile
- Gulfdune PaspalumPaspalum monostachyum
- Aloe YuccaYucca aloifolia
- Dune BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium subsp. littorale
- Commelina erecta var. angustifoliaCommelina erecta var. angustifolia
- Panicum amarum var. amarulumPanicum amarum var. amarulum
- Chenopodium berlandieri var. boscianumChenopodium berlandieri var. boscianum
- Ovateleaf FlatsedgeCyperus ovatus
- PoorjoeDiodia teres
- Nuttallanthus floridanusNuttallanthus floridanus
- Lycium carolinianumLycium carolinianum
- Roundleaf BluetHoustonia procumbens
- Coastal Sand FrostweedCrocanthemum arenicola
- Ceratiola ericoidesCeratiola ericoides
- Fimbristylis castaneaFimbristylis castanea
- Perennial SandgrassTriplasis americana
- Purple SandgrassTriplasis purpurea
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Solidago sempervirens var. mexicanaSolidago sempervirens var. mexicana
- Early Whitetop FleabaneErigeron vernus
- Quercus myrtifoliaQuercus myrtifolia
- Largeroot Morning-gloryIpomoea macrorhiza
- Saltwater False-willowBaccharis angustifolia
- Upland RedbayTamala borbonia
- KnotgrassPaspalum distichum
- Wild PoinsettiaEuphorbia cyathophora
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 0
Widespread birds also seen here (34)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Kestrel
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- 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.