Habitat in West Virginia
Glades, barrens and outcrops on mafic or serpentine rock
Open, thin-soil openings, outcrops and cliffs on dark, magnesium- or iron-rich rock such as serpentine, diabase or gabbro. Schafale
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Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in West Virginia. Not a planting list.
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Midwestern Stiff GoldenrodOligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum
- Autumn GoldenrodSolidago sphacelata
- Prairie GoldenrodOligoneuron album
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Fragrant Sumac; Squawbush; Squaw BushRhus aromatica var. aromatica
- Appalachian VioletViola appalachiensis
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Roundleaf ServiceberryAmelanchier sanguinea
- Narrowleaf VervainVerbena simplex
- New York IronweedVernonia noveboracensis
- Pleatleaf KnotweedPolygonum tenue
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Broadleaf MeadowsweetSpiraea alba var. latifolia
- Sharpleaf St. John's-wortHypericum virgatum
- Glade Wild QuinineParthenium auriculatum
- Allegheny OnionAllium allegheniense
- Nodding OnionAllium cernuum
- Common NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Old-pasture BluegrassPoa saltuensis
- Rock ButtercupRanunculus micranthus
- Maryland SennaSenna marilandica
- Earleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis auriculata
- Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginiana
- Glade SpurgeEuphorbia purpurea
- Rough Hedge-nettleStachys aspera
- Tinted SpurgeEuphorbia commutata
- American BarberryBerberis canadensis
- Ashy HydrangeaHydrangea cinerea
- Northern Toothache TreeZanthoxylum americanum
- Big BluestemAndropogon gerardi
- Appalachian Blazing-starLiatris squarrulosa
- Waxyleaf Meadow-rueThalictrum amphibolum
- Sand Bitter CressCardamine parviflora var. arenicola
- Wiry PanicgrassPanicum flexile
- Eastern ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
- Grooved Yellow FlaxLinum sulcatum
- Scarlet Indian-paintbrushCastilleja coccinea
- Hoary PuccoonLithospermum canescens
- Leonard's SkullcapScutellaria parvula var. missouriensis
- Canada YewTaxus canadensis
- Porter's ReedgrassCalamagrostis porteri
- Houghton's FlatsedgeCyperus houghtonii
- Lanceleaf BluetHoustonia purpurea var. calycosa
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. trifoliata
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
No wildlife recorded in this habitat in West Virginia yet.
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.