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.
- Chinese ChestnutCastanea mollissima
- Chinese PeppervineAmpelopsis aconitifolia
- Chinese SweetgumLiquidambar formosana
- European LarchLarix decidua
- Food-Wrapper-PlantMallotus japonicus
- Holly OsmanthusOsmanthus heterophyllus
- Ivy-leaved CyclamenCyclamen hederifolium
- Japanese Angelica-treeAralia elata
- Japanese AraliaFatsia japonica
- Japanese BeautyberryCallicarpa japonica
- Japanese Raisin-treeHovenia dulcis
- Japanese Snowball ViburnumViburnum plicatum
- Japanese-LaurelAucuba japonica
- Japanese-spurgePachysandra terminalis
- Maidenhair TreeGinkgo biloba
- Oshima CherryPrunus speciosa
- Plum-YewCephalotaxus harringtonia
- Taiwanese RedtipPhotinia serratifolia
- Tea ViburnumViburnum setigerum
- Cockroach-berrySolanum capsicoides
- Common GorseUlex europaeus
- Common Grape-hyacinthMuscari botryoides
- Common NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Crepe-myrtleLagerstroemia indica
- Drooping Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum nutans
- European Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
- Greenstem ForsythiaForsythia viridissima
- Japanese Mock-orangePittosporum tobira
- Japanese Painted FernAnisocampium niponicum
- Japanese-roseKerria japonica
- Large-flower Evening-primroseOenothera grandiflora
- Pineland Threeseed MercuryAcalypha ostryifolia
- Plumleaf CrabappleMalus prunifolia
- Sour CherryPrunus cerasus
- Starch Grape-hyacinthMuscari neglectum
- Toringo CrabappleMalus toringo
- Weeping ForsythiaForsythia suspensa
- Autumn FernDryopteris erythrosora
- Balsam PoplarPopulus balsamifera
- Chaste-treeVitex agnus-castus
- Common PearlbrushExochorda racemosa
- Dahurian BuckthornRhamnus davurica
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum
- Gray BirchBetula populifolia
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Kunth's Maiden-fernPelazoneuron kunthii
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.