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 0
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.



























