Habitat in Mississippi
Prairies and grasslands
Open, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies. Schafale
- Plants
- 240
- Birds
- 78
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 240
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Canada GermanderTeucrium canadense var. canadense
- Plains LovegrassEragrostis intermedia
- Tiny BluetHoustonia pusilla
- Sand SpikerushEleocharis montevidensis
- Side Oats Grama; Sideoats GramaBouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula
- Spoonleaf Purple EverlastingGamochaeta purpurea
- Yellow PuffNeptunia lutea
- Lace FlowerPtilimnium nuttallii
- Ribbed BishopweedPtilimnium costatum
- Thimble Weed; Tall AnemoneAnemone virginiana var. virginiana
- Carolina Doll's-daisyBoltonia caroliniana
- Prairie Rose-gentianSabatia campestris
- Rough False PennyroyalHedeoma hispida
- Wedgeleaf DrabaDraba cuneifolia
- Downy WoodmintBlephilia ciliata
- Bearded Skeleton-grassGymnopogon ambiguus
- Pitted JointgrassCoelorachis cylindrica
- Boykins Cluster PeaLackeya multiflora
- Finger DogshadeCynosciadium digitatum
- Ozark GrassLimnodea arkansana
- Prairie ParsleyPolytaenia nuttallii
- Rough Rattlesnake RootPrenanthes aspera
- Stemless Evening PrimroseOenothera triloba
- Nuttall's ThistleCirsium nuttallii
- Southern HorseweedConyza canadensis var. pusilla
- Small Flower VetchVicia minutiflora
- Crataegus brachyacanthaCrataegus brachyacantha
- Crataegus trifloraCrataegus triflora
- False GarlicNothoscordum bivalve
- Long Leaf Ground CherryPhysalis longifolia var. longifolia
- Rose VervainGlandularia canadensis
- Texas VervainVerbena halei
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Clammy Ground-cherryPhysalis heterophylla
- Common Browneyed Susan; Common Three Lobed ConeflowerRudbeckia triloba var. triloba
- Sweet ConeflowerRudbeckia subtomentosa
- Canadian MilkvetchAstragalus canadensis var. canadensis
- Early St. John's-wortHypericum nudiflorum
- Five Lobe St. JohnswortHypericum lobocarpum
- Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
- Paspalum plicatulumPaspalum plicatulum
- Roundhead LespedezaLespedeza capitata
- Green AntelopehornAsclepias viridis
- Lanceleaf RagweedAmbrosia bidentata
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Smallfruit SeedboxLudwigia microcarpa
- Appalachian Blazing-starLiatris squarrulosa
- Woodland BluegrassPoa sylvestris
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.
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Widespread birds also seen here (32)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Purple Finch
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Yellow-breasted Chat
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.

































