Habitat in North Carolina
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time. Schafale
- Plants
- 367
- Birds
- 150

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 367
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Kidney-shape SedgeCarex reniformis
- Low Woodland SedgeCarex socialis
- Smooth-sheath SedgeCarex laevivaginata
- Yellowfruit SedgeCarex annectens
- Wild PoinsettiaEuphorbia cyathophora
- Flowering Yellow WoodsorrelOxalis florida
- Heartleaf PeppervineAmpelopsis cordata
- Mountain SilverbellHalesia tetraptera
- Kidneyleaf ButtercupRanunculus abortivus
- Fringed LoosestrifeSteironema ciliatum
- Climbing HydrangeaHydrangea barbara
- Yellow Water-buttercupRanunculus flabellaris
- Swamp LeatherflowerClematis crispa
- Spotted-sheath WitchgrassDichanthelium yadkinense
- Creeping EryngoEryngium prostratum
- Great Indian-plantainArnoglossum reniforme
- Limestone BittercressCardamine douglassii
- Hairy Woodland BromeBromus pubescens
- Blue Ridge Golden-bannerThermopsis villosa
- Carolina Canary-grassPhalaris caroliniana
- Marsh ParsleyCyclospermum leptophyllum
- Sharpwing Monkey-flowerMimulus alatus
- Mad-dog SkullcapScutellaria lateriflora
- Southern SkullcapScutellaria australis
- Veined SkullcapScutellaria nervosa
- Virginia BluebellsMertensia virginica
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- New York FernAmauropelta noveboracensis
- American BittersweetCelastrus scandens
- Catchfly CutgrassLeersia lenticularis
- Water-shieldBrasenia schreberi
- Swamp AgrimonyAgrimonia parviflora
- Sandbar LovegrassEragrostis frankii
- Taperleaf BugleweedLycopus rubellus
- Virginia BugleweedLycopus virginicus
- White AvensGeum canadense
- Irisleaf Yellow-eyed-grassXyris iridifolia
- Cream AvensGeum virginianum
- Log FernDryopteris celsa
- Rough AvensGeum laciniatum
- Catesby's TrilliumTrillium catesbyi
- Little Sweet TrilliumTrillium cuneatum
- MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
- Virginia WaterleafHydrophyllum virginianum
- Virginia Chain-fernAnchistea virginica
- Carolina FoxtailAlopecurus carolinianus
- Ribbed BishopweedPtilimnium costatum
- Beaked CornsaladValerianella radiata
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.
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
Widespread birds also seen here (78)
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-and-White Warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- 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
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Fox Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray Catbird
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Green Heron
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- 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 recently flooded bottomland hardwood wetland Roanoke River NWR Kristie Gianopulos (7), Kristie Gianopulos / NC Wetlands (ncwetlands.org) habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.











































































