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Habitat in West Virginia

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

Source 1

Plants
905
Birds
136

Plants

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

Most characteristic plants of this habitat 905

Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.

Sources 2, 3, 4

Wildlife

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

Most characteristic birds of this habitat 68

Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.

Near water in this habitat 27

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

Widespread birds also seen here (41)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

Sources 5, 6, 7

Sources

  1. Schafale, Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (NC Natural Heritage Program, 2012) habitat description
  2. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
  3. NC Parks species accounts
  4. USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
  5. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
  6. USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
  7. NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)

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