Habitat in Mississippi
Dry forests and woodlands
Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine. Schafale
- Plants
- 190
- Birds
- 85

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 190
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Purple LovegrassEragrostis spectabilis
- Summer BluetHoustonia purpurea
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- Oblong-fruit PinweedLechea racemulosa
- Woodland Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes sylvatica
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Two-flower MelicgrassMelica mutica
- Wild Potato-vineIpomoea pandurata
- Roundleaf ThoroughwortEupatorium rotundifolium
- Broadleaf IronweedVernonia glauca
- Maryland Golden-asterChrysopsis mariana
- Devil's-walkingstickAralia spinosa
- Stiff Tick-trefoilDesmodium obtusum
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Maryland SennaSenna marilandica
- Fragrant BedstrawGalium triflorum
- Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
- Rock ButtercupRanunculus micranthus
- Waxyleaf Meadow-rueThalictrum amphibolum
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Beaked HawkweedHieracium gronovii
- Lanceleaf BluetHoustonia purpurea var. calycosa
- Silky OatgrassDanthonia sericea
- Forked BluecurlsTrichostema dichotomum
- Canadian LousewortPedicularis canadensis
- Thyme-leaf PinweedLechea minor
- Shortleaf Skeleton-grassGymnopogon brevifolius
- Fly-poisonAmianthium muscitoxicum
- Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
- MuscadineVitis rotundifolia
- Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
- Hairy Wild-petuniaRuellia humilis
- Hair-awn MuhlyMuhlenbergia capillaris
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
- Upland BentgrassAgrostis perennans
- Sidebeak Pencil-flowerStylosanthes biflora
- Hairy AngelicaAngelica venenosa
- SupplejackBerchemia scandens
- Cat GreenbrierSmilax glauca
- Moss PhloxPhlox subulata
- Torreys ThoroughwortEupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum
- Blackberry-lilyBelamcanda chinensis
- Tung-oil TreeVernicia fordii
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 43
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
Near water in this habitat 4
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Widespread birds also seen here (38)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue Grosbeak
- 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
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- 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)
- Snake-den-ridge-trail-gsmnp2, Brian Stansberry habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.
















































































