Habitat in North Carolina
Seeps and springs
Places where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs. Schafale
- Plants
- 261
- Birds
- 89
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Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 261
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Bog WillowherbEpilobium leptophyllum
- Yellow Meadow-beautyRhexia lutea
- Narrow-panicle RushJuncus tweedyi
- Redpod RushJuncus trigonocarpus
- Brownish BeaksedgeRhynchospora capitellata
- Mad-dog SkullcapScutellaria lateriflora
- Limp MannagrassGlyceria laxa
- Slender MannagrassGlyceria melicaria
- Northern Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis
- Cone-cup SpikerushEleocharis tuberculosa
- White TurtleheadChelone glabra
- Nuttall's MilkwortSenega nuttallii
- Orange MilkwortSenega lutea
- Spring AvensGeum vernum
- Shoreline Sea-purslaneSesuvium portulacastrum
- Slender Sea-purslaneSesuvium maritimum
- Lesser Purple Fringed OrchidPlatanthera psycodes
- Purple Fringeless OrchidPlatanthera peramoena
- Ragged Fringed OrchidPlatanthera lacera
- White Fringeless OrchidPlatanthera integrilabia
- Florida HobblebushAgarista populifolia
- Dwarf SundewDrosera brevifolia
- HarperellaHarperella nodosa
- Swamp SaxifrageMicranthes pensylvanica
- Piedmont False-pimpernelLindernia monticola
- Marsh BellflowerPalustricodon aparinoides
- Venus FlytrapDionaea muscipula
- Queen-of-the-prairieFilipendula rubra
- Slender NutrushScleria minor
- Savanna CowbaneOxypolis ternata
- Appalachian QuillwortIsoetes appalachiana
- Largeleaf Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia grandifolia
- Needle Blue-eyed-grassSisyrinchium capillare
- Lanceleaf Rose-gentianSabatia difformis
- Slender Rose-gentianSabatia campanulata
- False Goat's-beardAstilbe biternata
- Twoleaf MiterwortMitella diphylla
- Petite-plantLepuropetalon spathulatum
- Allegheny BrookfoamBoykinia aconitifolia
- Fen OrchidLiparis loeselii
- Large Whorled PogoniaIsotria verticillata
- Swamp WedgescaleSphenopholis pensylvanica
- Umbrella-leafDiphylleia cymosa
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- Elliott's GoldenrodSolidago latissimifolia
- Southern Roughleaf GoldenrodSolidago salicina
- Black ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
- Red ChokeberryAronia arbutifolia
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 27
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Hooded WarblerWilsonia citrina
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Widespread birds also seen here (62)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Black Duck
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Creeper
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray Catbird
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Green Heron
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron
- 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)
- Carolina Beach State Park seep wetland, ncwetlands.org habitat picture
- Weymouth Woods Gum Swamp Trail seep, ncwetlands.org habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.


























































