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.
- Bay StarvineSchisandra glabra
- Devil's-bitChamaelirium luteum
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Downy Rattlesnake-plantainGoodyera pubescens
- Large Whorled PogoniaIsotria verticillata
- Virginia PennywortObolaria virginica
- Apteria aphyllaApteria aphylla
- Ozark GrassLimnodea arkansana
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Crataegus trifloraCrataegus triflora
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Common Browneyed Susan; Common Three Lobed ConeflowerRudbeckia triloba var. triloba
- Early St. John's-wortHypericum nudiflorum
- Trailing LoosestrifeLysimachia radicans
- Woodland BluegrassPoa sylvestris
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Drooping SedgeCarex prasina
- Fibrous-root SedgeCarex communis
- Frightful SedgeCarex molestiformis
- Greater Straw SedgeCarex normalis
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Whitemouth DayflowerCommelina erecta var. erecta
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Eastern OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides
- Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Lance Leaved SpikerushEleocharis lanceolata
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- Woodland MuhlyMuhlenbergia sylvatica
- Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepala
- Dixie Wood-fernDryopteris australis
- Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Two-flower MelicgrassMelica mutica
- White-nymphTrepocarpus aethusae
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Devil's-walkingstickAralia spinosa
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Maryland SennaSenna marilandica
- Oakleaf HydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia
- Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
- Appalachian Small Flower PhaceliaPhacelia dubia var. dubia
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.



















































































