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.
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglecta
- Florida MudmidgetWolffiella gladiata
- Hairy Umbrella SedgeFuirena squarrosa
- Northern SweetgrassHierochloe hirta
- Tiny MousetailMyosurus minimus
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sweet CrabappleMalus coronaria
- Ashy SunflowerHelianthus mollis
- Black RaspberryRubus occidentalis
- Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- Common Clasping AsterSymphyotrichum patens var. patens
- White Arrowleaf AsterSymphyotrichum urophyllum
- Smooth SumacRhus glabra
- Bearded BeggarticksBidens aristosa
- Early GoldenrodSolidago juncea
- Field ThistleCirsium discolor
- Smooth BeggarticksBidens laevis
- Southeastern Stiff GoldenrodOligoneuron rigidum var. glabratum
- Devil's BeggarticksBidens frondosa
- Tall ThistleCirsium altissimum
- Nodding BeggarticksBidens cernua
- Late-flowering ThoroughwortEupatorium serotinum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- Tall ThoroughwortEupatorium altissimum
- ButterweedPackera glabella
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Schuette's HawthornCrataegus schuettei
- Hollow Joe-pye-weedEutrochium fistulosum
- Hyssopleaf ThoroughwortEupatorium hyssopifolium
- Roundleaf ThoroughwortEupatorium rotundifolium
- White SnakerootAgeratina altissima
- Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
- Swamp SmartweedPersicaria hydropiperoides
- Striped Cream VioletViola striata
- WingstemVerbesina alternifolia
- Rose VervainGlandularia canadensis
- Texas VervainVerbena halei
- Erect KnotweedPolygonum erectum
- Clammy Ground-cherryPhysalis heterophylla
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Woolly CrotonCroton capitatus
- Thicket CreeperParthenocissus vitacea
- Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
- Largebract Tick-trefoilDesmodium cuspidatum
- Smooth Tick-trefoilDesmodium laevigatum
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.

















































































































