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.
- Carolina Doll's-daisyBoltonia caroliniana
- Southern Lady FernAthyrium asplenioides
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Navel CornsaladValerianella umbilicata
- Creeping CucumberMelothria pendula
- Atamasco LilyZephyranthes atamasco
- Yellow FumewortCorydalis flavula
- Dwarf GinsengNanopanax trifolius
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglecta
- Devil's-bitChamaelirium luteum
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Southern Adder's-tongueOphioglossum pycnostichum
- Southern TwaybladeNeottia bifolia
- Sweet Indian-plantainHasteola suaveolens
- WhiskfernPsilotum nudum
- Stiff DogwoodSwida foemina
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Box KnotweedPolygonum buxiforme
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Thicket CreeperParthenocissus inserta
- Painted BuckeyeAesculus sylvatica
- Spotted JewelweedImpatiens capensis
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Fescue SedgeCarex festucacea
- Frightful SedgeCarex molestiformis
- Hop SedgeCarex lupulina
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Woodland StonecropSedum ternatum
- Southern LobeliaLobelia amoena
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Blue Ridge BittercressCardamine flagellifera
- Nodding Rattlesnake-rootNabalus crepidineus
- Small-anthered BittercressCardamine micranthera
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- Leafy BulrushScirpus polyphyllus
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.
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- American CootFulica americana
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
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.




























































