Habitat in Mississippi
Pine flatwoods
Flat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas. Schafale
- Plants
- 170
- Birds
- 94
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 170
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Small ButterwortPinguicula pumila
- Pinguicula planifoliaPinguicula planifolia
- Helianthus radulaHelianthus radula
- Sarvis HollyIlex amelanchier
- Quercus myrtifoliaQuercus myrtifolia
- Largeroot Morning-gloryIpomoea macrorhiza
- Dwarf HuckleberryGaylussacia dumosa
- Confederate HuckleberryGaylussacia nana
- Asclepias connivensAsclepias connivens
- Bedstraw St. John's-wortHypericum galioides
- Coppery St. John's-wortHypericum denticulatum
- Hairy St. John's-wortHypericum setosum
- Schizachyrium tenerumSchizachyrium tenerum
- Carpet Witchgrass; Carpet Witch GrassDichanthelium chamaelonche
- Digitaria serotinaDigitaria serotina
- White-edge WitchgrassDichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue
- Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescensDichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
- Savanna Mountain-mintPycnanthemum flexuosum
- Slender CrabgrassDigitaria filiformis
- Dixie Whitetop AsterSericocarpus tortifolius
- Lobelia floridanaLobelia floridana
- Smooth Elephant's-footElephantopus nudatus
- Fringed Meadow-beautyRhexia petiolata
- Maryland Meadow Beauty; Pale Meadow BeautyRhexia mariana var. mariana
- Yellow Meadow-beautyRhexia lutea
- Baldwins Flat SedgeCyperus croceus
- Carolina Yellow-eyed-grassXyris caroliniana
- Coastal-plain Yellow-eyed-grassXyris ambigua
- Common CarpetgrassAxonopus fissifolius
- Florida Yellow-eyed-grassXyris difformis var. floridana
- Xyris elliottiiXyris elliottii
- Polygala crenataSenega crenata
- Southern BrackenPteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum
- Narrowleaf Rose-pinkSabatia brachiata
- Eaton's Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes eatonii
- Scarlet ToothcupAmmannia coccinea
- Longleaf Three-awnAristida palustris
- Nashs Blue Eyed GrassSisyrinchium nashii
- ViperinaZornia bracteata
- False RosemaryConradina canescens
- Golden ColicrootAletris aurea
- Woolly SunbonnetsChaptalia tomentosa
- Few Flower Nut RushScleria pauciflora var. pauciflora
- Tuberous Grass PinkCalopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus
- Whip NutrushScleria triglomerata
- Small Black BlueberryVaccinium tenellum
- InkberryIlex glabra
- Pine Barren GoldenrodSolidago fistulosa
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 14
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Great EgretArdea alba
Widespread birds also seen here (32)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Chimney Swift
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- 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
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Turkey Vulture
- 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.




































