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.
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- King RailRallus elegans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
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.




























































