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.
- Giant ArrowheadSagittaria montevidensis
- Himalayan BlackberryRubus bifrons
- Indigofera suffruticosaIndigofera suffruticosa
- JonquilNarcissus jonquilla
- Marshpepper SmartweedPersicaria hydropiper
- Mexican Primrose-willowLudwigia octovalvis
- Mourning Love GrassEragrostis lugens
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- Nicotiana glaucaNicotiana glauca
- Oat GrassArrhenatherum elatius var. elatius
- Parrot LilyAlstroemeria pulchella
- Pasture FlatsedgeKyllinga gracillima
- PeachPrunus persica
- Pink Evening-primroseOenothera speciosa
- Prickly FanpetalsSida spinosa
- Rose-mossPortulaca grandiflora
- Sawtooth SunflowerHelianthus grosseserratus
- Slender AmaranthAmaranthus viridis
- Slender VervainVerbena rigida
- Slimflower LovegrassEragrostis gangetica
- Smut-grassSporobolus indicus
- Spring DrabaDraba verna
- Starch Grape-hyacinthMuscari neglectum
- Turk's-cap MallowMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
- Upland CottonGossypium hirsutum
- Violet CrabgrassDigitaria violascens
- White SagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
- Yellow Day-lilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- American Wild CarrotDaucus pusillus
- Annual Rabbit's-foot GrassPolypogon monspeliensis
- Carolina Bristle-mallowModiola caroliniana
- Chaste-treeVitex agnus-castus
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Dracopis amplexicaulisDracopis amplexicaulis
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Fragrant SpikesedgeKyllinga odorata
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Indian HeliotropeHeliotropium indicum
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Japanese Lady FernDeparia petersenii
- Japanese MazusMazus pumilus
- Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- Lemon Bee BalmMonarda citriodora var. citriodora
- Long-stem Adder's-tongueOphioglossum petiolatum
- Ludwigia grandifloraLudwigia grandiflora
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 88
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
Near water in this habitat 34
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
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (39)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- 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
- Purple Finch
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- 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.







































































































