Habitat in Mississippi
Swamps
Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps. Schafale
- Plants
- 291
- Birds
- 144

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 291
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Trailing LoosestrifeLysimachia radicans
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Drooping SedgeCarex prasina
- Fescue SedgeCarex festucacea
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Pointed Broom SedgeCarex scoparia
- Southern Waxy SedgeCarex glaucescens
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Broad Leaf Arrow HeadSagittaria latifolia var. latifolia
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- MaidencanePanicum hemitomon
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Coastal Plain WitchgrassDichanthelium longiligulatum
- TitiCyrilla racemiflora
- Leathery RushJuncus coriaceus
- Water HemlockCicuta maculata var. maculata
- False NettleBoehmeria cylindrica
- Broadfruit Horned BeaksedgeRhynchospora careyana
- Loosehead BeaksedgeRhynchospora chalarocephala
- Southern BeaksedgeRhynchospora microcarpa
- Tall Horned BeaksedgeRhynchospora macrostachya
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Bald SpikerushEleocharis erythropoda
- Twisted SpikerushEleocharis tortilis
- Golden-clubOrontium aquaticum
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- WaterpodHydrolea quadrivalvis
- Lacelip Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes laciniata
- Oval Ladies TressesSpiranthes ovalis var. erostellata
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
- Dixie Wood-fernDryopteris australis
- Selaginella ludovicianaSelaginella ludoviciana
- Creeping SpotflowerAcmella oppositifolia var. repens
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Mayaca fluviatilisMayaca fluviatilis
- Pink BogbuttonSclerolepis uniflora
- White-nymphTrepocarpus aethusae
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Pin OakQuercus palustris
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- SilverlingBaccharis glomeruliflora
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 111
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Seaside SparrowAmmodramus maritimus
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Wilson's PloverCharadrius wilsonia
- Eurasian WigeonAnas penelope
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
- RedheadAythya americana
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- American CootFulica americana
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Widespread birds also seen here (33)
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
- 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)
- The Land of Evangeline, Joseph Rusling Meeker habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.













































































