Habitat in North Carolina
Depression ponds and limesinks
Shallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons. Schafale
- Plants
- 123
- Birds
- 118

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 123
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Chapman's ArrowheadSagittaria chapmanii
- Lowland LoosestrifeSteironema hybridum
- Erectleaf WitchgrassDichanthelium erectifolium
- Southeastern PanicgrassColeataenia tenera
- Wright's WitchgrassDichanthelium wrightianum
- Canby's BulrushSchoenoplectus etuberculatus
- Narrow PlumegrassErianthus strictus
- Fascicled BeaksedgeRhynchospora fascicularis
- Longbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora scirpoides
- Southern CutgrassLeersia hexandra
- Horsetail SpikerushEleocharis equisetoides
- Coastal-plain Yellow-eyed-grassXyris ambigua
- Virginia Chain-fernAnchistea virginica
- HarperellaHarperella nodosa
- Little Floating-heartNymphoides cordata
- Longleaf Three-awnAristida palustris
- Slender-fruit NutrushScleria georgiana
- Floating BladderwortUtricularia radiata
- Estuary PipewortEriocaulon parkeri
- Dwarf-burheadHelanthium tenellum
- Erect CoinleafCentella erecta
- Florida Peanut-grassAmphicarpum muehlenbergianum
- Southern BogbuttonLachnocaulon beyrichianum
- Southern TwaybladeNeottia bifolia
- White ScrewstemBartonia verna
- Myrtle HollyIlex myrtifolia
- Silvery SedgeCarex disjuncta
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- Hazel AlderAlnus serrulata
- Barratt's SedgeCarex barrattii
- Fescue SedgeCarex festucacea
- Broadleaf Pond-lilyNuphar advena
- Coastal Plain WitchgrassDichanthelium longiligulatum
- Virginia Meadow-beautyRhexia virginica
- American LotusNelumbo lutea
- Broadfruit Horned BeaksedgeRhynchospora careyana
- Chapman's BeaksedgeRhynchospora chapmanii
- Loosehead BeaksedgeRhynchospora chalarocephala
- Tall Horned BeaksedgeRhynchospora macrostachya
- Slender FlatsedgeCyperus bipartitus
- Pineland Yellow-eyed-grassXyris stricta
- Muehlenberg's NutrushScleria muehlenbergii
- Carolina Mosquito-fernAzolla caroliniana
- Lavender BladderwortUtricularia resupinata
- Zigzag BladderwortUtricularia subulata
- Carolina Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia caroliniana
- Golden-crestLophiola aurea
- Swamp HornpodMitreola sessilifolia
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 72
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
Widespread birds also seen here (46)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Black Duck
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Bank Swallow
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Vulture
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Canada Goose
- Chimney Swift
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Green Heron
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Osprey
- Pine Siskin
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- 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)
- Scene large pond Patsy Pond Trl Croatan NF ncwetlands AM (18), NC Wetlands (ncwetlands.org), photographer initials AM habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.



















































