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.
- Diffuse RushJuncus diffusissimus
- European BugleweedLycopus europaeus
- European CornsaladValerianella locusta
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Florida BeardgrassChrysopogon pauciflorus
- Golden St. John's-wortHypericum frondosum
- Gray BirchBetula populifolia
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Indian HeliotropeHeliotropium indicum
- Japanese MazusMazus pumilus
- Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus
- Jerusalem CherrySolanum pseudocapsicum
- Kunth's Maiden-fernPelazoneuron kunthii
- Long-stem Adder's-tongueOphioglossum petiolatum
- Mahaleb CherryPrunus mahaleb
- Narrowleaf GumweedGrindelia lanceolata
- Narrowleaf PaleseedLeucospora multifida
- Oklahoma SedgeCarex oklahomensis
- Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva
- Pale Purple ConeflowerEchinacea pallida
- Pitted StripeseedPiriqueta caroliniana
- Plains LovegrassEragrostis intermedia
- Powdery ThaliaThalia dealbata
- Prairie Rose-gentianSabatia campestris
- Purple-osier WillowSalix purpurea
- Red Morning-gloryIpomoea coccinea
- Rough False PennyroyalHedeoma hispida
- Rough-fruit AmaranthAmaranthus tuberculatus
- Sawtooth SunflowerHelianthus grosseserratus
- Sheep SorrelAcetosa acetosella
- Silverleaf NightshadeSolanum elaeagnifolium
- Soft Golden-asterBradburia pilosa
- Southern BluetHoustonia micrantha
- Spring StarflowerIpheion uniflorum
- Texas BluegrassPoa arachnifera
- Texas VervainVerbena halei
- Toothed SpurgeEuphorbia dentata
- Vietnamese BalmElsholtzia ciliata
- Wavyleaf Purple ConeflowerEchinacea simulata
- Wedgeleaf DrabaTomostima cuneifolia
- Wild Four-o'clockMirabilis nyctaginea
- Woolly CrotonCroton capitatus
- Wright's PlantainPlantago wrightiana
- Butler's Sand-parsleyAmmoselinum butleri
- David's SpurgeEuphorbia davidii
- Elliott's MilkpeaGalactia elliottii
- Hairy Four-o'clockMirabilis albida
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.





































































































