Habitat in North Carolina
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale
- Plants
- 1314
- Birds
- 152
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in North Carolina. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1314
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Fraser's LoosestrifeLysimachia fraseri
- Lanceleaf LoosestrifeSteironema lanceolatum
- MaidencaneHymenachne hemitoma
- Pale DockRumex altissimus
- Broadleaf CattailTypha latifolia
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Hairy PhloxPhlox amoena
- Goat's-rueTephrosia virginiana
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- American Water-pennywortHydrocotyle americana
- Mosquito BulrushScirpus hattorianus
- Fringed Meadow-beautyRhexia petiolata
- Virginia Meadow-beautyRhexia virginica
- Bighead RushJuncus megacephalus
- Leathery RushJuncus coriaceus
- Sugarcane PlumegrassErianthus giganteus
- Broadfruit Horned BeaksedgeRhynchospora careyana
- Globe BeaksedgeRhynchospora globularis
- Loosehead BeaksedgeRhynchospora chalarocephala
- Starrush Whitetop SedgeRhynchospora colorata
- Sheathed FlatsedgeCyperus haspan
- Slender FlatsedgeCyperus bipartitus
- Tapertip FlatsedgeCyperus acuminatus
- Fragrant Rabbit-tobaccoPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- Summer BluetHoustonia purpurea
- Needle SpikerushEleocharis acicularis
- Variable-leaf Water-milfoilMyriophyllum heterophyllum
- Purple LovegrassEragrostis spectabilis
- Pink MilkwortSenega incarnata
- Bog Yellow-eyed-grassXyris difformis
- Pineland Yellow-eyed-grassXyris stricta
- Tall Yellow-eyed-grassXyris platylepis
- Ten-petal AnemoneAnemone berlandieri
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- Shriver's Frilly OrchidPlatanthera shriveri
- Wirestem MuhlyMuhlenbergia frondosa
- Yellow-fringed OrchidPlatanthera ciliaris
- Potato Dwarf-dandelionKrigia dandelion
- Tower MustardTurritis glabra
- Spoonleaf SundewDrosera intermedia
- Little Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes tuberosa
- Oblong-fruit PinweedLechea racemulosa
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- Zigzag BladderwortUtricularia subulata
- Pineland SquareheadTetragonotheca helianthoides
- Yellow HatpinsSyngonanthus flavidulus
- Creeping SpotflowerAcmella repens
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in North Carolina. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 65
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
Near water in this habitat 27
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- BrantBranta bernicla
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (60)
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
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Brown Thrasher
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Rusty Blackbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- White-throated Sparrow
- 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)
- Old-Salem-fields-tn1, Brian Stansberry habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.










































































































