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Habitat in North Carolina

Northern hardwood forests

High mountain forests of beech, yellow birch and sugar maple, including boulderfield forests. Schafale

Plants
51
Birds
95
Frozen northern hardwood forest, Baxter Creek Trail
Northern hardwood forest in winter. Baxter Creek Trail near Mount Sterling, Haywood County, North Carolina Frozen northern hardwood forest, Baxter Creek Trail, Brian Stansberry, undated. CC BY 3.0. Source.

Plants

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

Most characteristic plants of this habitat 51

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 32

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

Near water in this habitat 4

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

Widespread birds also seen here (59)

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.