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.
- Maryland Golden-asterChrysopsis mariana
- Elliptical RushfoilCroton willdenowii
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Roundhead LespedezaLespedeza capitata
- Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Beaked Hazel Nut; Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta var. cornuta
- Old-pasture BluegrassPoa saltuensis
- Pennsylvania SedgeCarex pensylvanica
- Summer SedgeCarex aestivalis
- Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum
- Maryland SennaSenna marilandica
- Lyreleaf SageSalvia lyrata
- Waxyleaf Meadow-rueThalictrum amphibolum
- Stalked PanicgrassColeataenia pulchra
- Bosc's WitchgrassDichanthelium boscii
- Small Fruit WitchgrassDichanthelium microcarpon
- Pale Indian-plantainArnoglossum atriplicifolium
- Appalachian Small Flower PhaceliaPhacelia dubia var. dubia
- Goat's-rueTephrosia virginiana
- Fringed BromeBromus ciliatus
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
- Canadian LousewortPedicularis canadensis
- Globe FlatsedgeCyperus echinatus
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Beaked HawkweedHieracium gronovii
- Silky OatgrassDanthonia sericea
- Big CarpetgrassAxonopus furcatus
- Coastal LovegrassEragrostis refracta
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- Field MilkwortSenega sanguinea
- Kentucky CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus
- SweetshrubCalycanthus floridus
- Thyme-leaf PinweedLechea minor
- Eastern Hay-scented FernSitobolium punctilobulum
- Wild HyacinthCamassia scilloides
- Hemlock-parsleyConioselinum chinense
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Swamp ThistleCirsium muticum
- Dotted HawthornCrataegus punctata
- Northern Coastal VioletViola brittoniana
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Devil's-walkingstickAralia spinosa
- Red SprucePicea rubens
- Big BluestemAndropogon gerardii
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.





















































