Habitat in Mississippi
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time. Schafale
- Plants
- 346
- Birds
- 132
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 346
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Creeping CucumberMelothria pendula
- Ribbed BishopweedPtilimnium costatum
- Beaked CornsaladValerianella radiata
- Carolina Doll's-daisyBoltonia caroliniana
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Swamp AgrimonyAgrimonia parviflora
- White AvensGeum canadense
- Carolina FoxtailAlopecurus carolinianus
- Jacobs Ladder; Greek ValerianPolemonium reptans var. reptans
- Atamasco LilyZephyranthes atamasca
- Log FernDryopteris celsa
- Curtiss's Star-grassHypoxis curtissii
- FoamflowerTiarella wherryi
- Yellow FumewortCorydalis flavula
- Carolina Pony's-footDichondra carolinensis
- SpiderlilyHymenocallis occidentalis var. occidentalis
- Southern Lady FernAthyrium filix-femina subsp. asplenioides
- Spring Spider LilyHymenocallis liriosme
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Partridge-berryMitchella repens
- Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
- Bay StarvineSchisandra glabra
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglecta
- Devil's-bitChamaelirium luteum
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Southern Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Southern TwaybladeListera australis
- Boykins Cluster PeaLackeya multiflora
- CupseedCalycocarpum lyonii
- Stemless Evening PrimroseOenothera triloba
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Crataegus brachyacanthaCrataegus brachyacantha
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- Long Leaf Ground CherryPhysalis longifolia var. longifolia
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Eastern Smooth BeardtonguePenstemon laevigatus
- Giant IronweedVernonia gigantea
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Short Stemmed IrisIris brevicaulis
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Fescue SedgeCarex festucacea
- Frightful SedgeCarex molestiformis
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 88
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- American CootFulica americana
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Widespread birds also seen here (44)
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
- 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
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Purple Finch
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Tufted Titmouse
- 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.



































































