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.
- Creeping DayflowerCommelina diffusa
- Creeping WoodsorrelOxalis corniculata
- Crepe-myrtleLagerstroemia indica
- Crowfoot GrassDactyloctenium aegyptium
- Cut-leaf GermanderTeucrium botrys
- DogweedDyssodia papposa
- Drooping Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum nutans
- Eastern Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea
- European AlderAlnus glutinosa
- European Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
- European VervainVerbena officinalis
- Evergreen BlackberryRubus laciniatus
- Fiddle DockRumex pulcher
- Flaveria trinerviaFlaveria trinervia
- Gaura parvifloraOenothera curtiflora
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Goldmoss StonecropSedum acre
- Gomphrena serrataGomphrena serrata
- Green FlatsedgeCyperus virens
- Greenstem ForsythiaForsythia viridissima
- Hard FescueFestuca trachyphylla
- Harlequin Glory-bowerClerodendrum trichotomum
- Higan CherryPrunus subhirtella
- Himalayan BlackberryRubus bifrons
- Indian StrawberryPotentilla indica
- Itch-grassRottboellia cochinchinensis
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Large Flower Coreopsis; Large Flowered Coreopsis; Largeflower Coreopsis; Largeflowered Coreopsis; Large Flower Tick Seed; Large Flowered Tick Seed; Largeflower Tick Seed; Largeflowered Tick Seed; Large Flower Tickseed; Large Flowered Tickseed; Largeflower Tickseed; Largeflowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora var. harveyana
- Lawn Marsh-pennywortHydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Little-bellIpomoea triloba
- Marshcress; Austrian Yellowcress; Marsh Cress; Austrian Yellow CressRorippa austriaca
- Marshpepper SmartweedPersicaria hydropiper
- Marsilea muticaMarsilea mutica
- Matrimony VineLycium barbarum
- Meadow HawkweedPilosella caespitosa
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- Oat GrassArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
- Oat GrassArrhenatherum elatius var. elatius
- Orange MulleinVerbascum phlomoides
- Orchard GrassDactylis glomerata
- Palmer's AmaranthAmaranthus palmeri
- Pampas GrassCortaderia selloana
- Pasture FlatsedgeCyperus brevifolioides
- PeachPrunus persica
- Perennial RagweedAmbrosia psilostachya
- Pineland Threeseed MercuryAcalypha ostryifolia
- Pink Evening-primroseOenothera speciosa
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.












































































