Habitats in Virginia

43 habitats

1. 
   Cliffs, ledges and rocky summitsCliffs, ledges, rock outcrops, talus and rocky summits where the source does not name the rock. A named rock files the place under its own glade or outcrop type instead.150 plants, 23 animals
2. 
   Coastal dunes and beachesOpen sand of beaches, dunes and the hollows between them.109 plants, 147 animals
3. Coastal Plain seepage bogsOpen, wet, seepage-fed bogs of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, often with pitcher plants.43 plants, 0 animals
4. Coastal tidal marshes (salinity not stated)Tidal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts where the source does not say whether the water is fresh, brackish or salt. A stated salinity files the marsh under freshwater tidal marshes or salt and brackish marshes instead.37 plants, 105 animals
5. Depression ponds and limesinksShallow ponds in Coastal Plain depressions, such as limesinks and the ponds in some Carolina bays, that rise and fall with the seasons.78 plants, 98 animals
6. Disturbed and introduced wetlandsWet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.24 plants, 178 animals
7. Dry forests and woodlandsForests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.230 plants, 129 animals
8. Floodplain and bottomland forestsForests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.381 plants, 151 animals
9. 
   Forest edges and thicketsBorders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.244 plants, 99 animals
10. Forests and woodlandsForest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.809 plants, 0 animals
11. Freshwater marshesOpen, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water.259 plants, 0 animals
12. Freshwater tidal marshesMarshes along tidal rivers where the water is fresh but rises and falls with the tide.30 plants, 107 animals
13. 
    Glades, barrens and outcrops on limestoneOpen, thin-soil openings and rock on limestone, dolomite or other lime-rich rock, including cedar glades.144 plants, 86 animals
14. Glades, barrens and outcrops on mafic or serpentine rockOpen, thin-soil openings, outcrops and cliffs on dark, magnesium- or iron-rich rock such as serpentine, diabase or gabbro.99 plants, 0 animals
15. Granite and other acidic rock outcropsBare or thin-soil rock on granite, gneiss, sandstone, quartzite and similar acidic rock, including granite flatrocks and domes.52 plants, 77 animals
16. Hardwood and oak flatwoodsFlat, poorly drained uplands and terraces with oaks, sweetgum and sometimes loblolly pine, wet in winter and dry in summer, but neither a floodplain nor a swamp.9 plants, 99 animals
17. 
    Hemlock forestsShady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.0 plants, 101 animals
18. Maritime forests and thicketsSalt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.32 plants, 70 animals
19. MeadowsOpen, grassy or flowery ground that is not wet, such as mountain meadows; wet meadows are separate.74 plants, 0 animals
20. Moderately dry forestsForests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.23 plants, 107 animals
21. 
    Moist forestsForests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.363 plants, 112 animals
22. 
    Mountain baldsTreeless grassy or shrubby summits and ridges in the high mountains.70 plants, 67 animals
23. Mountain bogs and fensWet, open, peaty mountain wetlands fed by seepage, often with sphagnum moss.110 plants, 73 animals
24. 
    Northern hardwood forestsHigh mountain forests of beech, yellow birch and sugar maple, including boulderfield forests.47 plants, 95 animals
25. 
    Oak savannas and openingsOpen-grown oaks over grass and wildflowers, kept open by fire or thin soil; not the treeless prairies or the Coastal Plain's pine savannas.9 plants, 0 animals
26. 
    Pine flatwoodsFlat, sandy Coastal Plain pine woodlands, wetter than sandhills and denser than savannas.102 plants, 78 animals
27. 
    Pine savannasOpen, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.209 plants, 78 animals
28. 
    Pocosins and bay forestsDense evergreen shrub wetlands and bay forests on wet, acid peat of the Coastal Plain.77 plants, 92 animals
29. 
    Ponds, lakes and their shoresStill water and its edges: ponds, lakes, millponds and reservoirs.210 plants, 125 animals
30. 
    Prairies and grasslandsOpen, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies.195 plants, 0 animals
31. 
    Rich cove forestsSheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.79 plants, 103 animals
32. Roadsides, fields and disturbed groundGround opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.1,283 plants, 151 animals
33. 
    Salt and brackish marshesCoastal marshes flooded by salty or brackish tides.50 plants, 115 animals
34. SandhillsDry, deep-sand ridges with longleaf pine and turkey oak, kept open by fire.174 plants, 0 animals
35. 
    Seeps and springsPlaces where groundwater keeps the soil or rock wet, such as seepage slopes and spring runs.265 plants, 0 animals
36. Shale barrensSteep, sun-baked slopes of loose shale with sparse oaks and Virginia pine and their own endemic wildflowers. Linked only where the source names shale barrens; calcareous shale stays with the limestone glades.37 plants, 53 animals
37. Sinkhole pondsPonds and wet depressions in limestone sinkholes of the interior valleys and plateaus (karst), separate from the Coastal Plain's limesink ponds.17 plants, 0 animals
38. Sounds, bays and tidal flatsSalt and brackish open water of sounds, bays and estuaries, with the mud and sand flats and seagrass beds that tides cover and uncover; the vegetated marsh is salt and brackish marshes.9 plants, 93 animals
39. 
    Spruce-fir forestsCool, evergreen forests of red spruce and Fraser fir on the highest mountains.17 plants, 59 animals
40. 
    Streams, rivers and their banksFlowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.315 plants, 129 animals
41. 
    SwampsForested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps.318 plants, 144 animals
42. Tree plantations and managed pinePlanted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.2 plants, 100 animals
43. Wet meadowsOpen, wet, grassy or sedgy ground that is not a bog.109 plants, 0 animals

• Cliffs, ledges and rocky summits150 plants, 23 animals
• Coastal dunes and beaches109 plants, 147 animals
• No picture yetCoastal Plain seepage bogs43 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetCoastal tidal marshes (salinity not stated)37 plants, 105 animals
• No picture yetDepression ponds and limesinks78 plants, 98 animals
• No picture yetDisturbed and introduced wetlands24 plants, 178 animals
• No picture yetDry forests and woodlands230 plants, 129 animals
• No picture yetFloodplain and bottomland forests381 plants, 151 animals
• Forest edges and thickets244 plants, 99 animals
• No picture yetForests and woodlands809 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetFreshwater marshes259 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetFreshwater tidal marshes30 plants, 107 animals
• Glades, barrens and outcrops on limestone144 plants, 86 animals
• No picture yetGlades, barrens and outcrops on mafic or serpentine rock99 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetGranite and other acidic rock outcrops52 plants, 77 animals
• No picture yetHardwood and oak flatwoods9 plants, 99 animals
• Hemlock forests0 plants, 101 animals
• No picture yetMaritime forests and thickets32 plants, 70 animals
• No picture yetMeadows74 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetModerately dry forests23 plants, 107 animals
• Moist forests363 plants, 112 animals
• Mountain balds70 plants, 67 animals
• No picture yetMountain bogs and fens110 plants, 73 animals
• Northern hardwood forests47 plants, 95 animals
• Oak savannas and openings9 plants, 0 animals
• Pine flatwoods102 plants, 78 animals
• Pine savannas209 plants, 78 animals
• Pocosins and bay forests77 plants, 92 animals
• Ponds, lakes and their shores210 plants, 125 animals
• Prairies and grasslands195 plants, 0 animals
• Rich cove forests79 plants, 103 animals
• No picture yetRoadsides, fields and disturbed ground1,283 plants, 151 animals
• Salt and brackish marshes50 plants, 115 animals
• No picture yetSandhills174 plants, 0 animals
• Seeps and springs265 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetShale barrens37 plants, 53 animals
• No picture yetSinkhole ponds17 plants, 0 animals
• No picture yetSounds, bays and tidal flats9 plants, 93 animals
• Spruce-fir forests17 plants, 59 animals
• Streams, rivers and their banks315 plants, 129 animals
• Swamps318 plants, 144 animals
• No picture yetTree plantations and managed pine2 plants, 100 animals
• No picture yetWet meadows109 plants, 0 animals

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