Habitat in Virginia
Forests and woodlands
Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry. Schafale
- Plants
- 809
- Birds
- 78
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 809
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- White SnakerootAgeratina altissima
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria virginiana
- False GarlicNothoscordum bivalve
- Downy ArrowwoodViburnum rafinesqueanum
- False Indigo-bushAmorpha fruticosa
- Longleaf PinePinus palustris
- Carolina SilkgrassPityopsis aspera var. adenolepis
- Gray BirchBetula populifolia
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Limber HoneysuckleLonicera dioica
- Painted BuckeyeAesculus sylvatica
- Shrubby St. John's-wortHypericum prolificum
- St. Peter's-wortHypericum crux-andreae
- Canadian MilkvetchAstragalus canadensis var. canadensis
- Blue Ridge St. John's-wortHypericum mitchellianum
- Sharpleaf St. John's-wortHypericum virgatum
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Davis SedgeCarex davisii
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis pumila
- Fibrous-root SedgeCarex communis
- Mead's SedgeCarex meadii
- Stalk Grain Sedge; Owlfruit SedgeCarex stipata var. maxima
- Velvet SedgeCarex vestita
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Hooked Buttercup; Recurved ButtercuoRanunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus
- Kidney Leaf RosinweedSilphium compositum var. compositum
- Littleleaf Sensitive-briarMimosa microphylla
- American BarberryBerberis canadensis
- Northern Toothache TreeZanthoxylum americanum
- Appalachian Blazing-starLiatris squarrulosa
- Grass Leaf GayfeatherLiatris pilosa
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
- Coastal Virgin's-bowerClematis catesbyana
- Small-anthered BittercressCardamine micranthera
- Lindheimers Witch GrassDichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri
- Western Witch GrassDichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum
- Wiry PanicgrassPanicum flexile
- Nodding Rattlesnake-rootNabalus crepidineus
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Smooth Purple ConeflowerEchinacea laevigata
- Eastern OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides
- FringetreeChionanthus virginicus
- Giant CaneArundinaria gigantea
- CrossvineBignonia capreolata
- Tapertip FlatsedgeCyperus acuminatus
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 22
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicoides borealis
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Bachman's SparrowAimophila aestivalis
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Black-throated Green WarblerDendroica virens
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
Widespread birds also seen here (56)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Bald Eagle
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Vulture
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Brown Creeper
- Brown Thrasher
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Double-crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Screech-owl
- Eastern Towhee
- Eastern Wood-pewee
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Hooded Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Osprey
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- White-throated Sparrow
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- 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)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.






















































