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.
- Northern Green-and-goldChrysogonum virginianum
- Oak Barrens Barbara's-buttonsMarshallia legrandii
- White Death-camasAnticlea glauca
- Alabama GrapefernSceptridium jenmanii
- Bluntlobe GrapefernSceptridium oneidense
- Narrow Triangle MoonwortBotrychium angustisegmentum
- Southern Ground-cedarDiphasiastrum digitatum
- NestroniaNestronia umbellula
- Yellow MandarinProsartes lanuginosa
- American ChaffseedSchwalbea americana
- Bulbous Adder's-tongueOphioglossum crotalophoroides
- Crested CoralrootHexalectris spicata
- Green Adder's-mouthMalaxis unifolia
- Indian PinkSpigelia marilandica
- Prairie WedgescaleSphenopholis obtusata
- Slender WedgescaleSphenopholis intermedia
- Spotted MandarinProsartes maculata
- YellowrootXanthorhiza simplicissima
- Appalachian Small Spreading PogoniaCleistesiopsis bifaria
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Flowering DogwoodBenthamidia florida
- Woodland SunflowerHelianthus divaricatus
- Sweet CrabappleMalus coronaria
- Black RaspberryRubus occidentalis
- Carolina HollyIlex ambigua
- Resindot SunflowerHelianthus resinosus
- Whiteleaf SunflowerHelianthus glaucophyllus
- Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria
- MinniebushRhododendron pilosum
- Wavyleaf AsterSymphyotrichum undulatum
- Field ThistleCirsium discolor
- Autumn GoldenrodSolidago sphacelata
- Downy GoldenrodSolidago puberula
- Pasture ThistleCirsium pumilum
- Prairie GoldenrodSolidago ptarmicoides
- Roan Mountain GoldenrodSolidago roanensis
- Smooth SumacRhus glabra
- Sweet GoldenrodSolidago odora
- Tall ThistleCirsium altissimum
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Scarlet HawthornCrataegus coccinea
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Smooth Threepart VioletViola glaberrima
- Black MapleAcer nigrum
- Lesser SnakerootAgeratina aromatica
- Tall ThoroughwortEupatorium altissimum
- Albany HawthornCrataegus furtiva
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
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.


















































