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.
- Wing-stem SpurrySpergula pentandra
- Wolf's-milk, Leafy SpurgeEuphorbia virgata
- Wood BluegrassPoa nemoralis
- Woolly Hedge-nettle, Lamb's-earStachys byzantina
- Wormseed Sandmat, Hairy SpurgeEuphorbia vermiculata
- Wormseed WallflowerErysimum cheiranthoides
- WoundwortStachys palustris
- Yellow AlyssumAlyssum alyssoides
- Yellow Bugle, Ground-pine BugleAjuga chamaepitys
- Yellow HairgrassAira praecox
- Yellow Horned-poppy, Sea-poppyGlaucium flavum
- Yellow Rocket-cressBarbarea vulgaris
- Yellow SalsifyTragopogon dubius
- Yellow Star-thistleCentaurea solstitialis
- Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis
- Amur MapleAcer ginnala
- Annual Blue-eyed-grassSisyrinchium micranthum
- Annual Marsh-elderIva annua
- Annual Rabbit's-foot GrassPolypogon monspeliensis
- Beach WormwoodArtemisia stelleriana
- BeautybushKolkwitzia amabilis
- Bicknell's SedgeCarex opaca
- Big MarshelderCyclachaena xanthiifolia
- Bigpodded SesbaniaSesbania herbacea
- Bracted VervainVerbena bracteata
- Brazilian VervainVerbena brasiliensis
- Bristly ScaleseedSpermolepis echinata
- Brook CinquefoilPotentilla rivalis
- Buffalo GrassBouteloua dactyloides
- BushkillerCausonis japonica
- Calliopsis; Plains Coreopsis; Golden Tickseed; Ojos De Gato; Golden Tick SeedCoreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria
- Chameleon-plantHouttuynia cordata
- Chinese BoxthornLycium chinense
- Chinese CupgrassEriochloa villosa
- Chinese ElmUlmus parvifolia
- Chinese Parasol-treeFirmiana simplex
- Colt's-footTussilago farfara
- Commom DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- Common Blanketflower; Firewheel; Indian Blanket; Common Blanket Flower; Fire WheelGaillardia pulchella var. pulchella
- Common GorseUlex europaeus
- Common Grape-hyacinthMuscari botryoides
- Common NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common PepperweedLepidium densiflorum
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Common RueRuta graveolens
- Common SaltwortSalsola kali
- Common SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
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.
- Cape May WarblerDendroica tigrina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachus
- Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Hoary RedpollCarduelis hornemanni
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopus
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Blue-winged WarblerVermivora pinus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
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.


































































































