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.
- Toothed SpurgeEuphorbia dentata
- Vietnamese BalmElsholtzia ciliata
- Wild Four-o'clockMirabilis nyctaginea
- Woolly CrotonCroton capitatus
- Wright's PlantainPlantago wrightiana
- David's SpurgeEuphorbia davidii
- False Maiden-fernMacrothelypteris torresiana
- Illinois BundleflowerDesmanthus illinoensis
- Japanese Holly-fernCyrtomium falcatum
- Northern CatalpaCatalpa speciosa
- Purple BeautyberryCallicarpa dichotoma
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- SaltcedarTamarix ramosissima
- Sandhill AmaranthAmaranthus arenicola
- Southern SedgeCarex austrina
- Stemless Evening PrimroseOenothera triloba
- Weeping WillowSalix babylonica
- Annual Water Aster; Annual Yard AsterSymphyotrichum divaricatum
- Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera
- Standing-cypressIpomopsis rubra
- Wild Goose PlumPrunus munsoniana
- Hortulan PlumPrunus hortulana
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Longspike FluffgrassTridens strictus
- Siberian ElmUlmus pumila
- Canada BluegrassPoa compressa
- ChinaberryMelia azedarach
- Common TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Beefsteak-plantPerilla frutescens
- Canada ThistleCirsium arvense
- CogongrassImperata cylindrica
- Common PeriwinkleVinca minor
- Ivyleaf SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
- Japanese Virgin's-bowerClematis terniflora
- Johnson GrassSorghum halepense
- Oriental Lady's-thumbPersicaria longiseta
- Bradford PearPyrus calleryana
- Chinese Silver-grassMiscanthus sinensis
- Floating Water PrimroseLudwigia peploides var. glabrescens
- KudzuPueraria montana var. lobata
- Mile-a-minute-weedPersicaria perfoliata
- MimosaAlbizia julibrissin
- Asiatic DayflowerCommelina communis
- Black JetbeadRhodotypos scandens
- Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Common TimothyPhleum pratense
- Crown-vetchSecurigera varia
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 0
Near water in this habitat 27
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
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
Widespread birds also seen here (60)
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
- Brown Thrasher
- Canada Goose
- 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 Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Starling
- Fish Crow
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- 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
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-eyed Vireo
- 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.


























































