Habitat in Arkansas

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine. Schafale

Plants: 152
Birds: 96

Plants

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

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Tree. Native
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Small Wood Sunflower
Helianthus microcephalus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Common Clasping Aster
Symphyotrichum patens var. patens
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Arrowleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Sweet Goldenrod
Solidago odora
Wildflower or fern. Native
Western Rough Goldenrod
Solidago radula
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Oak
Quercus alba
Tree. Native
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Tree. Native
Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
Tree. Native
Wild Potato-vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Vine. Native
Roundleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Thoroughwort
Eupatorium album
Wildflower or fern. Native
Ozark Crownbeard
Verbesina helianthoides
Wildflower or fern. Native
Arrowleaf Violet
Viola sagittata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Downy Arrowwood
Viburnum rafinesquianum
Shrub. Native
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Tree. Native
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Shrub. Native
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Wildflower or fern. Native
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Wildflower or fern. Native
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Tree. Native
McCree's Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Vine. Native
Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
Shrub. Native
Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vine. Native
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
Wildflower or fern. Native
Small-headed Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia var. tenuifolia
Wildflower or fern. Native
St. Andrew's-cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Shrub. Native
Cat Greenbrier
Smilax glauca
Shrub. Native
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Vine. Native
Devil's-walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
Tree. Native
Large Spotted St. Johnswort
Hypericum pseudomaculatum
Shrub. Native
Tall Lespedeza
Lespedeza stuevei
Wildflower or fern. Native
Naked Tick-trefoil
Desmodium nudiflorum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Prostrate Tick-trefoil
Desmodium rotundifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Sessileleaf Tick-trefoil
Desmodium sessilifolium
Wildflower or fern. Native
Stiff Tick-trefoil
Desmodium obtusum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Shrub. Native
Green Antelopehorn
Asclepias viridis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Mobile Onion
Allium canadense var. mobilense
Wildflower or fern. Native
Drummond's St. John's-wort
Hypericum drummondii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Wildflower or fern. Native
American Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Tree. Native
Southeastern Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia pubentissima
Wildflower or fern. Native
Maryland Senna
Senna marilandica
Shrub. Native
Violet Woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
Wildflower or fern. Native

Wildlife

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

Birds 86

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
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
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Summer
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Summer
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Year-round
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Winter
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Year-round
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Summer
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Winter
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Year-round
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Picoides borealis
Year-round
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
Summer
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Year-round
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
Year-round
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Summer
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Year-round
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Winter
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-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Winter
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Summer
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Winter
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter

Near water in this habitat 10

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
Summer, 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
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
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.