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

Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Year-round
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Summer
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Year-round
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Winter
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Summer
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Summer
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Summer
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Summer
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Winter
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Summer
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Year-round
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Year-round
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Year-round
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Winter
Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
Winter
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Year-round
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Year-round
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Winter
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Winter
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Year-round
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
Winter
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Year-round
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Year-round
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Winter, beside its main habitat
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Winter
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Year-round
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Year-round
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Summer
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Year-round
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Summer
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Year-round
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
Winter
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Summer
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Summer
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Year-round
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter

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.