What Are Plants And Animals That Are Commonly Found In Georgia

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The natural history of Georgia covers many establish and animal species. The boiling subtropical climate of Georgia influences its constitute and animal life.

Flora [edit]

The land of Georgia has approximately 250 tree species and 58 protected plants. Georgia'southward native trees include red cedar, a diversity of pines, oaks, maples, palms, sweetgum, scaly-bark and white hickories, as well as many others. Xanthous jasmine, flowering quince, and mount laurel brand up but a few of the flowering shrubs in the country.^[1]

Tree species [edit]

Georgia'southward approximately 250 tree species include crimson cedars and a medium-sized evergreen. These are found throughout Georgia and are very beneficial to many wild fauna species. Specifically, the red cedar is a host plant for a variety of butterflies including the neat purple hairstreak, the juniper hairstreak and the olive hairstreak.^[2] Amidst pine trees, the eastern white pino is plant in Due north Georgia. Eastern white pines are typically fourscore to 100 ft (24 to 30 m) tall. They are useful both to humans and wildlife in that they provide wood products for human use and seeds for many birds and animals as well as providing a nesting surface area for baldheaded eagles.^[3] Virtually of central and south Georgia house the longleaf pine, a tree which can grow in excess of 100 feet (xxx yard) in height.

The live oak, Georgia's country tree, grows forth the declension too every bit sure wooded areas. The woods of the live oak is strong and heavy, but not often used. The acorns that abound on the tree are eaten by birds and animals.^[four] Saccharide maples are found in Georgia. They can commonly abound above 100 feet (xxx chiliad) and are useful for a diverseness of products, from the making of maple syrup to the creation of household products.^[v] Needle palms, a variety of palm tree found near the Flint River in Georgia, reside in hardwood forests. The needle palm usually merely reaches nearly four to 6 anxiety (120 to 180 cm) tall.^[6]

Beast [edit]

Regarding fauna, white-tailed deer tin exist institute in approximately 50 counties. The mockingbird and brown thrasher are just 2 of the 347 bird species that can exist plant in the state.^[7] The eastern diamondback, copperhead, and cottonmouth as well as salamanders, frogs, and toads are among 79 species of reptile and 63 amphibians that brand Georgia their home. The virtually pop freshwater game fish are trout, bream, bass, and catfish, all but the last of which are produced in state hatcheries for restocking. Dolphins, porpoises, whales, shrimp, oysters, and blue crabs are found off the coast.^[1]

On land [edit]

Mammals [edit]

Georgia is habitation to more 90 species of mammals.^[8] ^[9] Many of those mammals who alive on Georgia's land take been extirpated, that is they are no longer constitute in Georgia but exist in other areas. Examples of extirpated species are the bison and the ruby-red wolf.^[8] Many others are endangered, such as the gray bat and the Indiana bat.^[viii]

Amphibians and reptiles [edit]

More than 150 species of amphibians and reptiles species alive in Georgia, divided into approximately fourscore species of amphibians and lxx species of reptiles.^[10] Of the amphibians, 50 are salamanders and thirty are frog species.^[10] Twenty-seven species of turtle and forty-ane species of serpent alive in Georgia.^[ten] Some of the amphibians and reptiles that are native to Georgia are the Pigeon Mount salamander, the bullfrog, the loggerhead sea turtle and the rat serpent.^[10]

Avifauna [edit]

Virtually 347 bird species make their home in Georgia.^[seven] Many of these birds are migratory. These species are divided into four categories: permanent residents birds, summer-breeding birds, winter residents and spring/fall migrants.^[7] Species of birds in Georgia are the chocolate-brown thrasher, Georgia'southward land bird and the northern bobwhite, the land gamebird.^[7]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b Georgia – Flora and fauna – city-data.com, accessed February 3, 2007
^ Georgia Wildlife Federation: Eastern Reddish Cedar. gwf.org
^ Eastern white pino. Ncsu.edu. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
^ Georgia Symbols, Tree: Live Oak. Shgresources.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
^ The life of a carbohydrate maple tree. Maple.dnr.cornell.edu. Retrieved on 2012-06-19.
^ The Natural Georgia Series: The Flint River. Sherpaguides.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-nineteen.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Birds, Accessed June 20, 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c Mammals, Accessed June 20, 2008
^ University of Georgia, Museum of Natural History: Full List of Species – Mammalia, Accessed June 20, 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Reptiles and Amphibians, Accessed June xx, 2008