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.
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Downy WoodpeckerPicoides pubescens
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
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.













































































