Habitat in North Carolina
Forests and woodlands
Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry. Schafale
- Plants
- 782
- Birds
- 77

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 782
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Lanceleaf RagweedAmbrosia bidentata
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis pumila
- Fibrous-root SedgeCarex communis
- Mead's SedgeCarex meadii
- Velvet SedgeCarex vestita
- Clingman's Hedge-nettleStachys clingmanii
- Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
- Littleleaf Sensitive-briarMimosa microphylla
- American BarberryBerberis canadensis
- Appalachian Blazing-starLiatris squarrulosa
- Ashy HydrangeaHydrangea cinerea
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Fraser's LoosestrifeLysimachia fraseri
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
- Hairy PhloxPhlox amoena
- Coastal Virgin's-bowerClematis catesbyana
- Wiry PanicgrassPanicum flexile
- Goat's-rueTephrosia virginiana
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Nodding Rattlesnake-rootNabalus crepidineus
- Small-anthered BittercressCardamine micranthera
- Smooth Purple ConeflowerEchinacea laevigata
- Grooved Yellow FlaxLinum sulcatum
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- FringetreeChionanthus virginicus
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Southern BeaksedgeRhynchospora microcarpa
- Tapertip FlatsedgeCyperus acuminatus
- Hairy Mock-orangePhiladelphus hirsutus
- Lanceleaf ScurfpeaOrbexilum onobrychis
- Culver's-rootVeronicastrum virginicum
- Fragrant Rabbit-tobaccoPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- Summer BluetHoustonia purpurea
- Virginia BunchflowerMelanthium virginicum
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- Pink MilkwortSenega incarnata
- Hoary FrostweedCrocanthemum bicknellii
- Shriver's Frilly OrchidPlatanthera shriveri
- Smooth RockcressBorodinia laevigata
- Potato Dwarf-dandelionKrigia dandelion
- Tower MustardTurritis glabra
- American ColumboFrasera caroliniensis
- Carolina WiregrassAristida stricta
- Little Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes tuberosa
- Oblong-fruit PinweedLechea racemulosa
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 19
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicoides borealis
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
Widespread birds also seen here (58)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Vulture
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- 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)
- Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain., Unidentified in HFC record habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.


















































