Habitat in Mississippi
Moist forests
Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines. Schafale
- Plants
- 270
- Birds
- 92

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 270
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Tinted SpurgeEuphorbia commutata
- Northern SpicebushLindera benzoin
- Spotted JewelweedImpatiens capensis
- James's SedgeCarex jamesii
- Frank's SedgeCarex frankii
- Fuzzy Wuzzy SedgeCarex hirsutella
- Inflated Narrow Leaf SedgeCarex grisea
- Midland SedgeCarex mesochorea
- Rezniceks SedgeCarex reznicekii
- Star ChickweedStellaria pubera
- Dwarf Crested IrisIris cristata
- Heartleaf PeppervineAmpelopsis cordata
- American HazelnutCorylus americana
- Lowland LoosestrifeLysimachia hybrida
- Climbing HydrangeaDecumaria barbara
- Woodland StonecropSedum ternatum
- Kidneyleaf ButtercupRanunculus abortivus
- Carolina False-dandelionPyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Hogpeanut; American Hogpeanut; Hog Peanut; American Hog PeanutAmphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
- Carolina Elephant's-footElephantopus carolinianus
- Rope DodderCuscuta glomerata
- White Leaf Mountain MintPycnanthemum albescens
- Hairy Woodland BromeBromus pubescens
- Carolina Wild-petuniaRuellia caroliniensis
- Nodding FescueFestuca subverticillata
- Scentless Mock-orangePhiladelphus inodorus
- Starry CampionSilene stellata
- Virginia SweetspireItea virginica
- New York FernAmauropelta noveboracensis
- Elliott's GentianGentiana catesbyi
- Virginia BluebellsMertensia virginica
- Mountain CamelliaStewartia ovata
- Purple Fringeless OrchidPlatanthera peramoena
- MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
- American ColumboFrasera caroliniensis
- Thimble Weed; Tall AnemoneAnemone virginiana var. virginiana
- Beaked CornsaladValerianella radiata
- Downy AgrimonyAgrimonia pubescens
- Smallfruit AgrimonyAgrimonia microcarpa
- Jacobs Ladder; Greek ValerianPolemonium reptans var. reptans
- FoamflowerTiarella wherryi
- Yellow FumewortCorydalis flavula
- Green-violetHybanthus concolor
- Carolina CoralbeadCocculus carolinus
- Southern Lady FernAthyrium filix-femina subsp. asplenioides
- Eastern Feather BellsStenanthium gramineum var. gramineum
- Cutleaf GrapefernBotrychium dissectum
- Southern GrapefernBotrychium biternatum
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 42
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- 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
- 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
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
Near water in this habitat 8
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Widespread birds also seen here (42)
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
- 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)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park1, Clarinetguy097 habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.















































































