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Habitat in North Carolina

Spruce-fir forests

Cool, evergreen forests of red spruce and Fraser fir on the highest mountains. Schafale

Plants
23
Birds
58
Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spruce-fir forest near Mount Sterling: dark red spruce over boulders buried in deep green moss. Baxter Creek Trail near Mount Sterling, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Miguel Vieira (Miguel.v), Taken on 1. CC BY-SA 3.0. Source.

Plants

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

Most characteristic plants of this habitat 23

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 16

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

Near water in this habitat 1

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

  • Veery
    Catharus fuscescens
    Summer, only within 250 m of water
Widespread birds also seen here (41)

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.