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Habitat in North Carolina

Mountain balds

Treeless grassy or shrubby summits and ridges in the high mountains. Schafale

Plants
76
Birds
64
Andrews Bald, Forney Ridge Trail, July 2020
Grassy mountain bald with shrub islands. Andrews Bald, Forney Ridge Trail, Swain County, North Carolina Andrews Bald, Forney Ridge Trail, July 2020, Andrea Walton / Great Smoky Mountains National Park, July 2020. Public domain. Source.

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.

Most characteristic plants of this habitat 76

Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.

Most characteristic birds of this habitat 22

Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.

Near water in this habitat 2

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

Widespread birds also seen here (40)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.