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.
- Maryland Black-snakerootSanicula marilandica
- One-flowered Cancer-rootAphyllon uniflorum
- Resurrection FernPleopeltis michauxiana
- Rose's HeartleafHexastylis rosei
- Harbinger-of-springErigenia bulbosa
- Clustered Black-snakerootSanicula odorata
- American Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria pseudomajalis
- Showy OrchisGalearis spectabilis
- Common Ground-pineDendrolycopodium obscurum
- Broadleaf Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea canadensis
- TwinleafJeffersonia diphylla
- Appalachian Oak-fernGymnocarpium appalachianum
- Bayard's Adder's-mouthMalaxis bayardii
- GoldensealHydrastis canadensis
- Stiff ClubmossSpinulum annotinum
- Sweet PinesapMonotropsis odorata
- Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium angustifolium
- Paleleaf SunflowerHelianthus strumosus
- Smith's SunflowerHelianthus smithiorum
- Smooth BlackberryRubus canadensis
- Southern CrabappleMalus angustifolia
- Atlantic GoldenrodSolidago vaseyi
- Common WinterberryIlex verticillata
- Purpledisk SunflowerHelianthus atrorubens
- Roughleaf DogwoodSwida asperifolia
- Smooth SunflowerHelianthus laevigatus
- Thinleaf SunflowerHelianthus decapetalus
- Gray GoldenrodSolidago nemoralis
- Great Smoky Mountains RhododendronRhododendron smokianum
- Northern DewberryRubus flagellaris
- Sand BlackberryRubus cuneifolius
- Buffalo CloverTrifolium reflexum
- Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosa
- Flame AzaleaRhododendron calendulaceum
- Cliffside GoldenrodSolidago simulans
- Cutleaf GoldenrodSolidago arguta
- Late GoldenrodSolidago tarda
- White GoldenrodSolidago bicolor
- Carolina ThistleCirsium carolinianum
- Hairy LettuceLactuca hirsuta
- Allegheny ChinquapinCastanea pumila
- Sand Post OakQuercus margaretiae
- Upland BonesetEupatorium sessilifolium
- Mountain LaurelKalmia latifolia
- Roundleaf RagwortPackera obovata
- Black HuckleberryGaylussacia baccata
- Fringed Climbing BuckwheatParogonum ciliinode
- Yellow CrownbeardVerbesina occidentalis
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.






















































