Habitat in Florida
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale
- Plants
- 1524
- Birds
- 167
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1524
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Red-flower RagleafCrassocephalum crepidioides
- TangleheadHeteropogon contortus
- Urochloa maximaUrochloa maxima
- West Indian AlmondTerminalia catappa
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellata
- Brazilian JasmineJasminum fluminense
- Gold Coast JasmineJasminum dichotomum
- GuavaPsidium guajava
- Japanese Stilt-grassMicrostegium vimineum
- Macfadyena unguis-catiDolichandra unguis-cati
- Moses-in-the-cradleTradescantia spathacea
- Portia TreeThespesia populnea
- Scarlet Wisteria-treeSesbania punicea
- Tung-oil TreeVernicia fordii
- Centipede TongavineEpipremnum pinnatum
- Dwarf PapyrusCyperus prolifer
- Golden BambooPhyllostachys aurea
- Inchplant; Wandering Jew; Sebra Plant; Creeping Charlie; Wandering DudeTradescantia zebrina
- Praxelis clematideaPraxelis clematidea
- Sisal HempAgave sisalana
- Twoleaf NightshadeSolanum diphyllum
- Alligator-weedAlternanthera philoxeroides
- American Rat's Tail GrassSporobolus jacquemontii
- Australian Umbrella TreeHeptapleurum actinophyllum
- Brazilian PepperSchinus terebinthifolia
- Ceasar WeedUrena lobata
- ElephantgrassCenchrus purpureus
- Japanese Lady FernDeparia petersenii
- Old World Climbing FernLygodium microphyllum
- Oxycaryum cubenseCyperus blepharoleptos
- Tradescantia fluminensisTradescantia fluminensis
- Earleaf AcaciaAcacia auriculiformis
- Ludwigia peruvianaLudwigia peruviana
- Woman's TongueAlbizia lebbeck
- Begonia cucullataBegonia cucullata
- Chinese Tallow-treeTriadica sebifera
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 79
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mitred ParakeetAratinga mitrata
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Red-crowned ParrotAmazona viridigenalis
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Buff-bellied HummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensis
- Florida Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia floridana
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Crested CaracaraCaracara cheriway
- Florida Grasshoper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum floridanus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Spot-breasted OrioleIcterus pectoralis
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Near water in this habitat 21
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (67)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Black Duck
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bank Swallow
- Black Vulture
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Boat-tailed Grackle
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Fulvous Whistling-duck
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Henslow's Sparrow
- Indigo Bunting
- Limpkin
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Mallard
- Merlin
- Mottled Duck
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Shoveler
- Painted Bunting
- Palm Warbler
- Peregrine Falcon
- Purple Finch
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Short-eared Owl
- Song Sparrow
- Sora
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Tree Swallow
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-throated Sparrow
- Whooping Crane
- 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)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.












































































