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.
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Appalachian VioletViola appalachiensis
- Southern Flat-top AsterDoellingeria sericocarpoides
- Limber HoneysuckleLonicera dioica
- Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
- St. Peter's-wortHypericum crux-andreae
- Blue Ridge St. John's-wortHypericum mitchellianum
- Grove BluegrassPoa alsodes
- Barratt's SedgeCarex barrattii
- Drooping SedgeCarex prasina
- Fox SedgeCarex vulpinoidea
- Greater Straw SedgeCarex normalis
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Velvet SedgeCarex vestita
- Dense Blazing-starLiatris spicata
- Whorled Wood-asterOclemena acuminata
- Glade LobeliaLobelia glandulosa
- Southern LobeliaLobelia amoena
- Blue Ridge BittercressCardamine flagellifera
- Small-anthered BittercressCardamine micranthera
- Canada LilyLilium canadense
- Gray's LilyLilium grayi
- American Water-pennywortHydrocotyle americana
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- Leafy BulrushScirpus polyphyllus
- Mosquito BulrushScirpus hattorianus
- Switch CaneArundinaria tecta
- Tufted BulrushTrichophorum cespitosum
- Swamp LousewortPedicularis lanceolata
- Globe BeaksedgeRhynchospora globularis
- Savanna BeaksedgeRhynchospora debilis
- Hairy Mock-orangePhiladelphus hirsutus
- Marsh SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Virginia BunchflowerMelanthium virginicum
- Variable-leaf Water-milfoilMyriophyllum heterophyllum
- Elliott's GentianGentiana catesbyi
- Bog Yellow-eyed-grassXyris difformis
- Chapman's Yellow-eyed-grassXyris chapmanii
- Tall Yellow-eyed-grassXyris platylepis
- Dixie Wood-fernDryopteris australis
- Goldie's Wood-fernDryopteris goldieana
- Shriver's Frilly OrchidPlatanthera shriveri
- Southern Blue MonkshoodAconitum uncinatum
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
- Canadian BurnetSanguisorba canadensis
- Lavender BladderwortUtricularia resupinata
- BuckbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
- Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
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.