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 0
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.






























