Habitat in North Carolina
Swamps
Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps. Schafale
- Plants
- 329
- Birds
- 144
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 329
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- Dense-flower SmartweedPersicaria densiflora
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Bent SedgeCarex styloflexa
- Cypress-swamp SedgeCarex joorii
- Dark-green SedgeCarex venusta
- Fringed SedgeCarex crinita
- Ravenfoot SedgeCarex crus-corvi
- Weak Stellate SedgeCarex seorsa
- White-edge SedgeCarex debilis
- Swamp ButtercupRanunculus septentrionalis
- Shield Marsh-pennywortHydrocotyle verticillata
- Drooping BulrushScirpus lineatus
- Spreading BulrushScirpus divaricatus
- Millet BeaksedgeRhynchospora miliacea
- Shiny SpikegrassChasmanthium nitidum
- Slender SpikegrassChasmanthium laxum
- American MistletoePhoradendron leucarpum
- Crested Wood-fernDryopteris cristata
- Southern Wood-fernDryopteris ludoviciana
- Planer-treePlanera aquatica
- Skunk CabbageSymplocarpus foetidus
- Bog Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema stewardsonii
- Large-flowered Barbara's-buttonsMarshallia grandiflora
- Florida Adder's-mouthMalaxis spicata
- Kidneyleaf TwaybladeNeottia smallii
- Marsh Mermaid-weedProserpinaca palustris
- Black Highbush BlueberryVaccinium fuscatum
- Dahoon HollyIlex cassine
- Rosebay RhododendronRhododendron maximum
- Smooth WinterberryIlex laevigata
- Elliott's AsterSymphyotrichum elliottii
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Riverbank Evening-primroseOenothera riparia
- Bog SmartweedPersicaria setacea
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- Swamp TupeloNyssa biflora
- Water TupeloNyssa aquatica
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
- Coral GreenbrierSmilax walteri
- Greater Marsh St. John's-wortTriadenum walteri
- Horsetail CrowngrassPaspalum fluitans
- Swamp TickseedCoreopsis palustris
- Canebrake SedgeCarex austrodeflexa
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 70
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- RedheadAythya americana
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- King RailRallus elegans
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- American CootFulica americana
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
Widespread birds also seen here (74)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Black Duck
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Vulture
- 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
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Fox Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray Catbird
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Green Heron
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- 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)
- Scene cypress swamp Roanoke River NWR Kristie Gianopulos (31), Kristie Gianopulos / NC Wetlands (ncwetlands.org) habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.













































































