Habitat in Alabama

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale

Plants: 1485
Birds: 152

Plants

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

Button Rush
Cyperus leptocarpus
Not native
Caley Pea
Lathyrus hirsutus
Vine. Not native
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Wildflower or fern. Not native
California Privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Tree. Not native
Calloose Grape
Vitis shuttleworthii
Not native
Canada Bluegrass
Poa compressa
Grass or sedge. Not native
Carolina Dayflower
Commelina caroliniana
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Carolina Prairie-trefoil
Acmispon helleri
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Carpet-bugle
Ajuga reptans
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius
Not native
Castor-bean
Ricinus communis
Tree. Not native
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Ceasar Weed
Urena lobata
Not native
Celery
Apium graveolens
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Centaurea melitensis
Centaurea melitensis
Not native
Centipede Grass
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Grass or sedge. Not native
Ceylon Spinach
Basella alba
Not native
Chamaesyce ophthalmica
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Not native
Chameleon-plant
Houttuynia cordata
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Changing Forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chaste-tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Tree. Not native
Cheat-grass
Bromus tectorum
Grass or sedge. Not native
Cherry Silverberry
Elaeagnus multiflora
Shrub. Not native
Chevreul's Sharp Lawn-weed
Chevreulia acuminata
Not native
Chick Pea
Cicer arietinum
Not native
Chicken-spike
Sphenoclea zeylanica
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Childing Pink
Petrorhagia prolifera
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chinese Chaste Tree
Vitex negundo
Tree. Not native
Chinese Chives
Allium tuberosum
Not native
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Tree. Not native
Chinese Firethorn; Chinese Fire Thorn
Pyracantha fortuneana
Not native
Chinese Flame Tree
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Not native
Chinese Silver-grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Grass or sedge. Not native
Chinese Yam
Dioscorea polystachya
Vine. Not native
Chocolate-weed
Melochia corchorifolia
Shrub. Not native
Chufa Flat Sedge; Earth Almond
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus
Grass or sedge. Not native
Citron Melon
Citrullus amarus
Not native
Citron Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes citrina
Not native
Clammy Goosefoot; Clammy Goose Foot
Dysphania pumilio
Not native
Clasping Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Clerodendrum indicum
Clerodendrum indicum
Not native
Clustered Dock
Rumex conglomeratus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Coatbuttons
Tridax procumbens
Not native
Cockroach-berry
Solanum capsicoides
Shrub. Not native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Shrub. Not native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Wildflower or fern. Not native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 117

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Year-round
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Summer
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
Winter
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Year-round
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Summer
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Year-round
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Winter
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Winter
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Year-round
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
Winter
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Winter
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Winter
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Summer
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Summer

Near water in this habitat 35

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Winter, only within 120 m of water
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Winter, only within 500 m of water
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Winter, only within 30 m of water
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Winter, only within 500 m of water
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Summer, only within 2,000 m of water
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Summer, only within 1,000 m of water
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Year-round, only within 120 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Winter, only within 500 m of water
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Winter, only within 30 m of water
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Year-round, only within 60 m of water
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Winter, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Sora
Porzana carolina
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Summer, only within 500 m of water
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Year-round, only within 4,000 m of water
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Year-round, only within 500 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.