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.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1485
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Commom DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- Common Grape-hyacinthMuscari botryoides
- Common NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common PepperweedLepidium densiflorum
- Common TimothyPhleum pratense
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Creeping DayflowerCommelina diffusa
- Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis corniculata
- Crepe-myrtleLagerstroemia indica
- Crowfoot GrassDactyloctenium aegyptium
- Crown-vetchSecurigera varia
- Cyperus sanguinolentusCyperus sanguinolentus
- Diamond's StonecropSedum diffusum
- Dominican SignalgrassUrochloa adspersa
- Drooping Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum nutans
- Dysphania anthelminticaDysphania anthelmintica
- European Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
- European VervainVerbena officinalis
- False MallowMalvastrum corchorifolium
- Fiddle DockRumex pulcher
- Fiddle Leaf TobaccoNicotiana repanda
- Florida Tick-trefoilDesmodium tortuosum
- Fortune's Holly-fernCyrtomium fortunei
- Gaura sinuataOenothera sinuosa
- Giant ArrowheadSagittaria montevidensis
- Goldmoss StonecropSedum acre
- Gomphrena serrataGomphrena serrata
- Gray VervainVerbena canescens
- Greenstem ForsythiaForsythia viridissima
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Hardy BegoniaBegonia grandis
- Himalayan BlackberryRubus bifrons
- Hoary VervainVerbena stricta
- Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
- Indian StrawberryPotentilla indica
- Interrupted beardgrassPolypogon interruptus
- Itch-grassRottboellia cochinchinensis
- Japanese BarberryBerberis thunbergii
- Japanese Painted FernAnisocampium niponicum
- JonquilNarcissus jonquilla
- Kallstroemia maximaKallstroemia maxima
- Kenilworth IvyCymbalaria muralis
- Ladder BrakePteris vittata
- Lawn Marsh-pennywortHydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Lax Panic GrassSteinchisma laxum
- Lindheimer's BeeblossomOenothera lindheimeri
- Manihot grahamiiManihot grahamii
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 85
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
Near water in this habitat 32
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (35)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bank Swallow
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- 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)
- Old-Salem-fields-tn1, Brian Stansberry habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.







































































































