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 0
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.









































