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.
- Texas Prickly-pearOpuntia lindheimeri
- Texas WeedCaperonia palustris
- Thart's StonecropPetrosedum thartii
- Three Lobe False MallowMalvastrum coromandelianum
- Turk's-cap MallowMalvaviscus drummondii
- Upland CottonGossypium hirsutum
- Upright Prairie ConeflowerRatibida columnifera
- Urochloa maximaMegathyrsus maximus
- Violet CrabgrassDigitaria violascens
- Wand MulleinVerbascum virgatum
- Waxyleaf PrivetLigustrum quihoui
- West Indian BeaksedgeRhynchospora corymbosa
- White MulberryMorus alba
- White SagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
- Windmill GrassChloris verticillata
- Yellow Day-lilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- American Rat's Tail GrassSporobolus jacquemontii
- Annual Rabbit's-foot GrassPolypogon monspeliensis
- Aspidistra elatiorAspidistra elatior
- Baby JumpupMecardonia procumbens
- Carolina Prairie-trefoilAcmispon helleri
- Ceasar WeedUrena lobata
- Chaste-treeVitex agnus-castus
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Chinese YamDioscorea polystachya
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common PearlbrushExochorda racemosa
- Common Velvet-grassHolcus lanatus
- Common Water-primroseLudwigia hexapetala
- Dame's RocketHesperis matronalis
- European CornsaladValerianella locusta
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Inchplant; Wandering Jew; Sebra Plant; Creeping Charlie; Wandering DudeTradescantia zebrina
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Indian HeliotropeHeliotropium indicum
- Japanese Lady FernDeparia petersenii
- Japanese MazusMazus pumilus
- Japanese SpiraeaSpiraea japonica
- Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- Jerusalem CherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
- Lesser Balloon-vineCardiospermum halicacabum
- Little-bellIpomoea triloba
- Long-stem Adder's-tongueOphioglossum petiolatum
- Ludwigia grandifloraLudwigia grandiflora
- Marsh ParsleyCyclospermum leptophyllum
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.
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
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.
































































































