Habitat in Virginia

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes. Schafale

Plants: 32
Birds: 70

Plants

Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.

Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Tree. Native
Pine Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Tree. Native
Laurel Oak
Quercus laurifolia
Tree. Native
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Tree. Native
Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Tree. Native
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Tree. Native
Dune Ground-cherry
Physalis walteri
Wildflower or fern. Native
Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Tree. Native
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Vine. Native
Thicket Creeper
Parthenocissus inserta
Vine. Native
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vine. Native
Buckthorn Bumelia
Sideroxylon lycioides
Tree. Native
Sea-beach Sedge
Carex silicea
Native
Florida Sedge
Carex floridana
Grass or sedge. Native
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Shrub. Native
Hercules-club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Tree. Native
Yellow Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
Vine. Native
Scribner's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Native
Salt-marsh Wild-rye
Elymus virginicus var. halophilus
Grass or sedge. Native
Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
Grass or sedge. Native
Chapman's Redtop
Tridens chapmanii
Grass or sedge. Native
Flaccid Nut Rush
Scleria flaccida
Grass or sedge. Native
Eastern Bloodleaf
Iresine rhizomatosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Partridge-berry
Mitchella repens
Shrub. Native
Pineland Scaly-pink
Stipulicida setacea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Spreading Sandwort
Arenaria lanuginosa var. lanuginosa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Two-flower Melicgrass
Melica mutica
Grass or sedge. Native
Carolina Laurel Cherry
Prunus caroliniana
Tree. Not native
Pineland Hibiscus
Hibiscus aculeatus
Wildflower or fern. Not native
Red Buckeye; Scarlet Buckeye
Aesculus pavia var. pavia
Tree. Not native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Tree. Not native

Wildlife

Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.

Birds 57

Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Winter
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Winter
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Year-round

Near water in this habitat 13

These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.

Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Year-round, only within 120 m of water
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Winter, only within 120 m of water
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Summer, only within 250 m of water
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Year-round, only within 1,000 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Year-round, only within 500 m of water

Sources

Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.