Habitat in West Virginia
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time. Schafale
- Plants
- 303
- Birds
- 143
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in West Virginia. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 303
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Eastern WahooEuonymus atropurpureus
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
- Plantainleaf SedgeCarex plantaginea
- Cattail SedgeCarex typhina
- Eastern Narrowleaf SedgeCarex amphibola
- Flat Spiked SedgeCarex planispicata
- Gray's SedgeCarex grayi
- Greenish-white SedgeCarex albolutescens
- Hirsute SedgeCarex complanata
- Limestone Meadow SedgeCarex granularis
- Lined SedgeCarex striatula
- Longs SedgeCarex longii
- Squarrose SedgeCarex squarrosa
- Heartleaf Hedge-nettleStachys cordata
- Common PawpawAsimina triloba
- Smooth PhloxPhlox glaberrima
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
- Cerastium nutans var. nutansCerastium nutans var. nutans
- Largeseed Forget-me-notMyosotis macrosperma
- Floating MannagrassGlyceria septentrionalis
- Purple Giant-hyssopAgastache scrophulariifolia
- Smooth False-buttonweedSpermacoce glabra
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- American BugleweedLycopus americanus
- Virginia BugleweedLycopus virginicus
- Eastern Marsh FernThelypteris palustris var. pubescens
- Bushs MuhlyMuhlenbergia bushii
- Log FernDryopteris celsa
- Yellow AvensGeum aleppicum
- Sessile-leaf BellwortUvularia sessilifolia
- Wild CucumberEchinocystis lobata
- Eastern LeatherwoodDirca palustris
- Goosefoot Cornsalad; Goose Foot Cornsalad; Goosefoot Corn Salad; Goose Foot Corn SaladValerianella chenopodiifolia
- Hairy WoodmintBlephilia hirsuta
- Canada MoonseedMenispermum canadense
- Common Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum
- Carolina Mosquito-fernAzolla caroliniana
- False Rue-anemoneEnemion biternatum
- Scouring RushEquisetum praealtum
- Waterpod; Aunt Lucy; Water PodEllisia nyctelea
- Bluntlobe GrapefernBotrychium oneidense
- Rattlesnake FernBotrychium virginianum
- Spreading ChervilChaerophyllum procumbens
- Sweet WoodreedCinna arundinacea
- Clammy Hedge-hyssopGratiola neglecta
- Devil's-bitChamaelirium luteum
- Purple TwaybladeLiparis liliifolia
- Shiny WedgescaleSphenopholis nitida
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 105
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
Widespread birds also seen here (38)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- 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
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Osprey
- Purple Finch
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Wild Turkey
- 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.







































