Habitat in West Virginia
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground. NatureServe
- Plants
- 12
- Birds
- 153
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in West Virginia. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 12
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Intermediate Spike RushEleocharis intermedia
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Cuscuta gronovii var. gronoviiCuscuta gronovii var. gronovii
- European Gray WillowSalix cinerea
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- White WillowSalix alba
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 125
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- American CootFulica americana
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
Widespread birds also seen here (28)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Cooper's Hawk
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Towhee
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Least Flycatcher
- Northern Cardinal
- Osprey
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Turkey Vulture
- Yellow-breasted Chat
Sources
- NatureServe, ecological systems of the United States 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.