Habitat in Alabama

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines. Schafale

Plants: 337
Birds: 109

Plants

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

Southern Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Wildflower or fern. Native
American Beakgrass
Diarrhena americana
Grass or sedge. Native
American Cancer-root
Conopholis americana
Wildflower or fern. Native
Autumn Coralroot
Corallorhiza odontorhiza
Wildflower or fern. Native
Bay Starvine
Schisandra glabra
Vine. Native
Devil's-bit
Chamaelirium luteum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Ditch-stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
Wildflower or fern. Native
Downy Rattlesnake-plantain
Goodyera pubescens
Wildflower or fern. Native
Fly-poison
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Guyandotte Beauty
Synandra hispidula
Wildflower or fern. Native
Hairy-fruit Chervil
Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Wildflower or fern. Native
Indian Cucumber-root
Medeola virginiana
Wildflower or fern. Native
Large Whorled Pogonia
Isotria verticillata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Lowland Bladder Fern
Cystopteris protrusa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Purple Twayblade
Liparis liliifolia
Wildflower or fern. Native
Puttyroot
Aplectrum hyemale
Wildflower or fern. Native
Shadow-witch
Ponthieva racemosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Shiny Wedgescale
Sphenopholis nitida
Grass or sedge. Native
Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Wildflower or fern. Native
Two-flower Melicgrass
Melica mutica
Grass or sedge. Native
Virginia Pennywort
Obolaria virginica
Wildflower or fern. Native
White-nymph
Trepocarpus aethusae
Wildflower or fern. Native
Apteria aphylla
Apteria aphylla
Native
Ozark Grass
Limnodea arkansana
Native
Purple Rocket
Iodanthus pinnatifidus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Autumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Not native
Butler's Sand-parsley
Ammoselinum butleri
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Dame's Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Downy Maiden Fern; Downy Woodfern; Soft Fern; Downy Shield Fern; Downy Maidenfern; Downy Wood Fern; Softfern; Downy Shieldfern
Christella dentata
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Tree. Not native
European Cornsalad
Valerianella locusta
Wildflower or fern. Not native
False Maiden-fern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Shrub. Not native
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Hangchow Wood Fern
Dryopteris hangchowensis
Not native
Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Shrub. Not native
Japanese Cleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Not native
Japanese Holly-fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Japanese Tassel Fern
Polystichum polyblepharum
Not native
Perfoliate Alexanders
Smyrnium perfoliatum
Not native
Selaginella uncinata
Didiclis uncinata
Not native
Simpler Holly Fern
Arachniodes simplicior
Not native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Tree. Not native
Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Shrub. Not native
Cherokee Rose
Rosa laevigata
Vine. Invasive
Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
Shrub. Invasive
Coral Ardisia; Coralberry; Spiceberry; Hens Eyes; Marlberry; Scratchthroat; Coral Berry; Spice Berry; Henseyes; Marl Berry; Scratch Throat
Ardisia crenata
Invasive

Wildlife

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

Birds 93

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Year-round
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Year-round
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Year-round, beside its main habitat
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Year-round
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Year-round
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Year-round
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Year-round
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Year-round
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Year-round
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Year-round
Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Year-round
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Summer
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
Summer
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Summer
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Year-round
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Year-round
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
Year-round
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora pinus
Summer
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Year-round
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Year-round
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Year-round
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Year-round
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Year-round
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Year-round
Cerulean Warbler
Dendroica cerulea
Summer
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
Summer
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Summer
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Year-round
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Year-round
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Year-round
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Summer, beside its main habitat
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Year-round
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Year-round
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Summer
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Year-round
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Winter
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Summer
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Year-round
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Year-round
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Summer
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Year-round
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Winter
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Year-round
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Winter
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Winter
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Summer

Near water in this habitat 16

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

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Summer, only within 60 m of water
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Summer, only within 60 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Summer, only within 120 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water

Sources

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