Habitat in North Carolina
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground. NatureServe
- Plants
- 23
- Birds
- 182

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 23
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodSesbania vesicaria
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Mid-Atlantic Flat-top GoldenrodEuthamia floribunda
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Ditch FimbryFimbristylis schoenoides
- Tall FlatsedgeCyperus eragrostis
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- White WillowSalix alba
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- European Gray WillowSalix cinerea
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Oklahoma SedgeCarex oklahomensis
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- Marsh DewflowerMurdannia keisak
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 122
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- DovekieAlle alle
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Eastern Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Nelson's Sharp-tailed SparrowAmmodramus nelsoni
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black RailLaterallus jamaicensis
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Widespread birds also seen here (60)
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-and-White Warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Fox Sparrow
- Gray Catbird
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Green Heron
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- Northern Cardinal
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Sources
- NatureServe, ecological systems of the United States 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)
- Phragmites (6887921959), Steve Hillebrand / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.


























































