Habitat in Arkansas
Forests and woodlands
Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry. Schafale
- Plants
- 508
- Birds
- 66
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Arkansas. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 508
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- Beaked HawkweedHieracium gronovii
- Hyssop SkullcapScutellaria integrifolia
- Lanceleaf ScurfpeaOrbexilum onobrychis
- Big CarpetgrassAxonopus furcatus
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Culver's-rootVeronicastrum virginicum
- Globe FlatsedgeCyperus echinatus
- Hairy Mock-orangePhiladelphus hirsutus
- Tapertip FlatsedgeCyperus acuminatus
- Summer BluetHoustonia purpurea
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- Field MilkwortSenega sanguinea
- Illinois BundleflowerDesmanthus illinoensis
- Sidebeak Pencil-flowerStylosanthes biflora
- Hair-awn MuhlyMuhlenbergia capillaris
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- Potato Dwarf-dandelionKrigia dandelion
- Smooth RockcressBorodinia laevigata
- Woolly Dutchman's-pipeIsotrema tomentosum
- Eastern BloodleafIresine rhizomatosa
- Red River ScaleseedSpermolepis inermis
- White ColicrootAletris farinosa
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Narrowleaf VervainVerbena simplex
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Climbing RoseRosa setigera
- MuscadineVitis rotundifolia
- Elliptical RushfoilCroton willdenowii
- Devil's-walkingstickAralia spinosa
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Maryland SennaSenna marilandica
- Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
- Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum
- Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
- Waxyleaf Meadow-rueThalictrum amphibolum
- Scarlet Indian-paintbrushCastilleja coccinea
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
- Canadian LousewortPedicularis canadensis
- Pale Indian-plantainArnoglossum atriplicifolium
- Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera
- Silky OatgrassDanthonia sericea
- Longspike FluffgrassTridens strictus
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 10
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicoides borealis
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
Near water in this habitat 1
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
Widespread birds also seen here (55)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-and-White Warbler
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Creeper
- Carolina Chickadee
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Nighthawk
- Cooper's Hawk
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- European Starling
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Gray Catbird
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hermit Thrush
- Lincoln's Sparrow
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Summer Tanager
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- White-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- 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)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.










































