Habitat in Mississippi

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes. Schafale

Plants: 40
Birds: 74

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.

Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus caroliniana
Tree. Native
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Tree. Native
Pine Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Tree. Native
Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Tree. Native
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Tree. Native
Pineland Hibiscus
Hibiscus aculeatus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Tree. Native
Buckthorn Bumelia
Sideroxylon lycioides
Tree. Native
Dune Ground-cherry
Physalis walteri
Wildflower or fern. Native
Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
Tree. Native
Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Tree. Native
Upland Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Tree. Native
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vine. Native
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Wildflower or fern. Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Tree. Native
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Vine. Native
Red Buckeye; Scarlet Buckeye
Aesculus pavia var. pavia
Tree. Native
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Tree. Native
Serenoa repens
Serenoa repens
Native
Carex dasycarpa
Carex dasycarpa
Native
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Shrub. Native
Hercules-club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Tree. Native
Florida Sedge
Carex floridana
Grass or sedge. Native
Southern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
Tree. Native
Yellow Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
Vine. Native
Ovateleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus ovatus
Grass or sedge. Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Grass or sedge. Native
Coral-bean
Erythrina herbacea
Tree. Native
Chapman's Redtop
Tridens flavus var. chapmanii
Grass or sedge. Native
Georgia Frostweed
Crocanthemum georgianum
Shrub. Native
Pinebarren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Shrub. Native
Rain Lily
Zephyranthes simpsonii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Eastern Bloodleaf
Iresine rhizomatosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Flaccid Nut Rush
Scleria flaccida
Grass or sedge. Native
Partridge-berry
Mitchella repens
Shrub. Native
Pineland Scaly-pink
Stipulicida setacea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Small-flowered Buckthorn
Sageretia minutiflora
Shrub. Native
Spreading Sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Two-flower Melicgrass
Melica mutica
Grass or sedge. Native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 61

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Year-round
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Year-round
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Year-round, beside its main habitat
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Year-round
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Year-round
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Winter
Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Winter
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Year-round
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Year-round
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Winter
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Winter
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Year-round
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Year-round
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Year-round
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Year-round
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Year-round
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Summer
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Year-round
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Summer, beside its main habitat
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Winter
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Year-round
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Year-round
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Summer
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Year-round
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Year-round
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Year-round
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Winter
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Winter
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Year-round
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Summer
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Year-round
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Winter
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Summer
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Winter
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Winter
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Year-round
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Year-round
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Year-round
Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
Winter
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Winter
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Winter
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Winter
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Year-round
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Winter, beside its main habitat

Near water in this habitat 13

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Year-round, only within 500 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.