Habitat in Mississippi
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
- 26
- Birds
- 189
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 26
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Intermediate Spike RushEleocharis intermedia
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodGlottidium vesicarium
- Cyperus ochraceusCyperus ochraceus
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- AxilflowerMecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
- Hairy BluestemAndropogon hirsutior
- Cuscuta gronovii var. gronoviiCuscuta gronovii var. gronovii
- Ditch FimbryFimbristylis schoenoides
- Tall FlatsedgeCyperus eragrostis
- Cyperus oxylepisCyperus oxylepis
- Cyperus sanguinolentusCyperus sanguinolentus
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Oklahoma SedgeCarex oklahomensis
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 155
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- American CootFulica americana
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
Widespread birds also seen here (34)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Northern Cardinal
- Osprey
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- 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.





















