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.
- Hairy Mock-orangePhiladelphus hirsutus
- Lanceleaf ScurfpeaOrbexilum onobrychis
- Leonard's SkullcapScutellaria leonardii
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. trifoliata
- Culver's-rootVeronicastrum virginicum
- Fragrant Rabbit-tobaccoPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- Summer BluetHoustonia purpurea
- Virginia BunchflowerMelanthium virginicum
- White CutgrassLeersia virginica
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- Pink MilkwortSenega incarnata
- Western Stiff GentianGentianella occidentalis
- Hoary FrostweedCrocanthemum bicknellii
- Shriver's Frilly OrchidPlatanthera shriveri
- Potato Dwarf-dandelionKrigia dandelion
- Tower MustardTurritis glabra
- Smooth RockcressBorodinia laevigata
- Mountain PimpernelTaenidia montana
- Little Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes tuberosa
- Oblong-fruit PinweedLechea racemulosa
- Flaccid Nut RushScleria flaccida
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- GalaxGalax urceolata
- White Blue-eyed-grassSisyrinchium albidum
- WaterpodHydrolea quadrivalvis
- Eastern Feather BellsStenanthium gramineum var. gramineum
- Partridge-berryMitchella repens
- Common LeopardbaneArnica acaulis
- PiratebushBuckleya distichophylla
- Bluebead-lilyClintonia borealis
- Two-flower MelicgrassMelica mutica
- Northern Highbush BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum
- Woolly RagwortPackera tomentosa
- Blue Ridge RagwortPackera millefolium
- Late-flowering ThoroughwortEupatorium serotinum
- Eastern HawthornCrataegus macrosperma
- Wild Potato-vineIpomoea pandurata
- Fragrant Sumac; Squawbush; Squaw BushRhus aromatica var. aromatica
- Roundleaf ThoroughwortEupatorium rotundifolium
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- Appalachian GooseberryRibes rotundifolium
- Broadleaf IronweedVernonia glauca
- Climbing RoseRosa setigera
- Narrowleaf VervainVerbena simplex
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Yellow Wild IndigoBaptisia tinctoria
- Cooper's MilkvetchAstragalus neglectus
- Sun-facing ConeflowerRudbeckia heliopsidis
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.




















































