Habitat in Virginia

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots. Schafale

Plants: 1283
Birds: 151

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.

Carolina Bristle-mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Shrub. Not native
Carpet-bugle
Ajuga reptans
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Castor-bean
Ricinus communis
Tree. Not native
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Centipede Grass
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Grass or sedge. Not native
Chamber-bitter
Emblica urinaria
Not native
Chameleon-plant
Houttuynia cordata
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Changing Forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chaste-tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Tree. Not native
Cheat-grass
Bromus tectorum
Grass or sedge. Not native
Cherry Silverberry
Elaeagnus multiflora
Shrub. Not native
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Childing Pink
Petrorhagia prolifera
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Chinese Boxthorn
Lycium chinense
Shrub. Not native
Chinese Cupgrass
Eriochloa villosa
Not native
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Tree. Not native
Chinese Parasol-tree
Firmiana simplex
Tree. Not native
Chinese Violet Cress
Orychophragmus violaceus
Not native
Chocolate-weed
Melochia corchorifolia
Shrub. Not native
Cinnamon Rose
Rosa cinnamomea
Not native
Clammy Goosefoot; Clammy Goose Foot
Dysphania pumilio
Not native
Clasping Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Clustered Dock
Rumex conglomeratus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Coast Tarweed
Madia sativa
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Shrub. Not native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Commom Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Blanketflower; Firewheel; Indian Blanket; Common Blanket Flower; Fire Wheel
Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella
Not native
Common Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Tree. Not native
Common Canary-grass
Phalaris canariensis
Grass or sedge. Not native
Common Caraway
Carum carvi
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Centaury
Centaurium erythraea
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Comfrey
Symphytum officinale
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Cottonrose
Filago germanica
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Flax
Linum usitatissimum
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Shrub. Not native
Common Grape-hyacinth
Muscari botryoides
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Hard Grass
Sclerochloa dura
Not native
Common Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
Shrub. Not native
Common Mallow
Malva neglecta
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Morning-glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Vine. Not native
Common Nipplewort
Lapsana communis
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Common Oat
Avena sativa
Grass or sedge. Not native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 116

Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Winter
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Year-round
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Summer
Thayer's Gull
Larus thayeri
Winter
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Year-round
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Summer
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Year-round
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Winter
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
Winter
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Winter
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Winter
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Summer
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Summer

Near water in this habitat 35

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Winter, only within 120 m of water
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Winter, only within 500 m of water
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Winter, only within 30 m of water
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Winter, only within 500 m of water
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Brant
Branta bernicla
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Summer, only within 2,000 m of water
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
Summer, only within 1,000 m of water
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Winter, only within 500 m of water
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Year-round, only within 500 m of water
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Winter, only within 30 m of water
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Year-round, only within 60 m of water
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Winter, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Sora
Porzana carolina
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Winter, only within 250 m of water
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Winter, only within 60 m of water
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Year-round, only within 500 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.