Habitat in Mississippi
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale
- Plants
- 1094
- Birds
- 161
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Mississippi. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1094
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- PineweedHypericum gentianoides
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Globefruit SeedboxLudwigia sphaerocarpa
- Oakleaf HydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia
- Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum
- Fragrant BedstrawGalium triflorum
- Stalked PanicgrassPanicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum
- Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
- Appalachian Small Flower PhaceliaPhacelia dubia var. dubia
- Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
- American Halfchaff SedgeLipocarpha maculata
- Creeping RushJuncus repens
- Elliott's RushJuncus elliottii
- Nash's Meadow-beautyRhexia nashii
- Globe FlatsedgeCyperus echinatus
- Le Conte's FlatsedgeCyperus lecontei
- American Barnyard GrassEchinochloa muricata var. microstachya
- Cymose BeaksedgeRhynchospora recognita
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Big CarpetgrassAxonopus furcatus
- Beaked HawkweedHieracium gronovii
- Silky OatgrassDanthonia sericea
- Forked BluecurlsTrichostema dichotomum
- Kentucky CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Little Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes tuberosa
- Thyme-leaf PinweedLechea minor
- Pineland SquareheadTetragonotheca helianthoides
- Juniper-leafPolypremum procumbens
- American BlueheartsBuchnera americana
- AxilflowerMecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
- Florida BlueheartsBuchnera floridana
- Standing-cypressIpomopsis rubra
- Scoparia dulcisScoparia dulcis
- Lax HornpodMitreola petiolata
- Low NutrushScleria verticillata
- Foxtail ClubmossLycopodiella alopecuroides
- Branched Hedge-hyssopGratiola ramosa
- Thread Stalk BeeblossomGaura filipes
- Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- MuscadineVitis rotundifolia
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Florida PaspalumPaspalum floridanum
- Southern Winged LoosestrifeLythrum alatum var. lanceolatum
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 96
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Purple FinchCarpodacus purpureus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
Near water in this habitat 36
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Interior Least TernSternula antillarum athalassos
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (29)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- 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
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Turkey Vulture
- 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.














































































































