Habitat in Arkansas
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale
- Plants
- 888
- Birds
- 151
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Arkansas. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 888
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Long-stem Adder's-tongueOphioglossum petiolatum
- Loose MilkwortSenega ambigua
- Marshpepper SmartweedPersicaria hydropiper
- Matrimony VineLycium barbarum
- Mexican Primrose-willowLudwigia octovalvis
- Mississippi Mud-plantainHeteranthera missouriensis
- Nodding Evening PrimroseOenothera nutans
- Palmer's AmaranthAmaranthus palmeri
- PeachPrunus persica
- Poet's NarcissusNarcissus poeticus
- Prickly FanpetalsSida spinosa
- SaltcedarTamarix ramosissima
- Sharpleaf CancerwortKickxia elatine
- Slender VervainVerbena rigida
- Smut-grassSporobolus indicus
- Sour CherryPrunus cerasus
- Spring DrabaDraba verna
- Starch Grape-hyacinthMuscari neglectum
- Stringy StonecropSedum sarmentosum
- Striped BladderwortUtricularia striata
- Turk's-cap MallowMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
- Violet CrabgrassDigitaria violascens
- Weeping ForsythiaForsythia suspensa
- Yellow Day-lilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- Chaste-treeVitex agnus-castus
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Colombian WaxweedCuphea carthagenensis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Fragrant SpikesedgeKyllinga odorata
- Hairy SeedboxLudwigia pilosa
- Heartleaf Ground-cherryPhysalis cordata
- Indian HeliotropeHeliotropium indicum
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Japanese MazusMazus pumilus
- Ludwigia grandifloraLudwigia grandiflora
- Mahaleb CherryPrunus mahaleb
- Oriental False HawksbeardYoungia japonica
- Scabrous Roundleaf ThoroughwortEupatorium rotundifolium var. scabridum
- Spring StarflowerIpheion uniflorum
- Standing-cypressIpomopsis rubra
- Texas BluegrassPoa arachnifera
- Torreys ThoroughwortEupatorium hyssopifolium var. laciniatum
- Weakleaf YuccaYucca flaccida
- Wedgeleaf DrabaDraba cuneifolia
- Common Three Square BulrushSchoenoplectus pungens var. pungens
- Common YuccaYucca filamentosa
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 64
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
- Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueii
- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
Near water in this habitat 24
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Interior Least TernSternula antillarum athalassos
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- American WigeonAnas americana
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Ross's GooseChen rossii
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (63)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bank Swallow
- Bewick's Wren
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Thrasher
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Cliff Swallow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Great Horned Owl
- Harris's Sparrow
- Indigo Bunting
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Mallard
- Mississippi Kite
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Orchard Oriole
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Prairie Warbler
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Summer Tanager
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- 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.









































































































