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.
- American Field PansyViola rafinesquei
- Carolina VioletViola villosa
- Lance's HawthornCrataegus lancei
- Woolly Dwarf HawthornCrataegus pexa
- Carolina VetchVicia caroliniana
- Dwarf HawthornCrataegus munda
- Gray-hairy Wild IndigoBaptisia cinerea
- Dwarf CinquefoilPotentilla canadensis
- Pitch PinePinus rigida
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
- St. Andrew's-crossHypericum hypericoides
- Virginia Ground-cherryPhysalis virginiana
- Eastern MilkpeaGalactia regularis
- Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia
- Carolina HemlockTsuga caroliniana
- Clammy LocustRobinia viscosa
- Common CinquefoilPotentilla simplex
- Creeping AsterEurybia surculosa
- Dwarf LocustRobinia nana
- Long-sepal BeardtonguePenstemon calycosus
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Trailing LespedezaLespedeza procumbens
- White Wood-asterEurybia divaricata
- Creeping LespedezaLespedeza repens
- Thicket BeanPhaseolus polystachios
- Violet LespedezaLespedeza frutescens
- Wand LespedezaLespedeza violacea
- Prostrate Tick-trefoilDesmodium rotundifolium
- Blue Ridge Carrion-flowerSmilax lasioneura
- Red RampsAllium tricoccum
- American SpikenardAralia racemosa
- Appalachian Woodland SedgeCarex austrolucorum
- Fourleaf MilkweedAsclepias quadrifolia
- Curtis's SpurgeEuphorbia curtisii
- Lobed TickseedCoreopsis auriculata
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
- Black-edge SedgeCarex nigromarginata
- Blue SedgeCarex glaucodea
- Calcium-fleeing SedgeCarex calcifugens
- Coastal Plain SedgeCarex crebriflora
- Eastern Narrowleaf SedgeCarex amphibola
- Gholson's SedgeCarex gholsonii
- Glomerate SedgeCarex aggregata
- Limestone Meadow SedgeCarex granularis
- Lined SedgeCarex striatula
- Mitchell's SedgeCarex mitchelliana
- Nerveless Woodland SedgeCarex leptonervia
- Northern Long SedgeCarex folliculata
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.

























































