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.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 1283
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Spring VetchVicia lathyroides
- Stalked BurgrassTragus racemosus
- Sticky ChickweedCerastium glomeratum
- Sticky NightshadeSolanum sisymbriifolium
- StinkgrassEragrostis cilianensis
- Stinking Chamomile*Anthemis cotula
- Strict Forget-me-notMyosotis stricta
- Suckling Hop CloverTrifolium dubium
- Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta
- Summer-cypressBassia scoparia
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Sweet AlyssumLobularia maritima
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Sweet William CatchflySilene armeria
- Sweet WormwoodArtemisia annua
- Tall False HawksbeardYoungia thunbergiana
- Tall FescueLolium arundinaceum
- Tapertip Cup Grass; Southwestern Cup GrassEriochloa acuminata var. acuminata
- Texas Signal-grassUrochloa texana
- Threadleaf SundropsOenothera linifolia
- Thunberg's GeraniumGeranium thunbergii
- Tiger LilyLilium lancifolium
- Tiny VetchVicia hirsuta
- Tropical Mexican-cloverRichardia brasiliensis
- Tumble MustardSisymbrium altissimum
- Turkish RocketBunias orientalis
- Tyrol KnapweedCentaurea nigrescens
- Variable FlatsedgeCyperus difformis
- Vasey-grassPaspalum urvillei
- Vegetable SpongeLuffa aegyptiaca
- VelvetleafAbutilon theophrasti
- Virginia Mallow; Arrowleaved Sida; Arrow Leaf Sida; Arrow Leaved Sida; Arrowleaf SidaSida rhombifolia var. rhombifolia
- Wall BedstrawGalium anglicum
- Wall BedstrawGalium divaricatum
- Water-grassBulbostylis barbata
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatus
- Weeping AlkaligrassPuccinellia distans
- Weeping LovegrassEragrostis curvula
- White AmaranthAmaranthus albus
- White Ball-mustardCalepina irregularis
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- White SweetcloverMelilotus albus
- Wild ChervilAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wild LeekAllium ampeloprasum
- Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa
- Willowleaf LettuceLactuca saligna
- Windowbox WoodsorrelOxalis articulata
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 70
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysoptera
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
Near water in this habitat 29
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- American WigeonAnas americana
- BrantBranta bernicla
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (52)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bank Swallow
- Black Vulture
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- 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-throated Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- 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.









































































