Habitat in West Virginia

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines. Schafale

Plants: 328
Birds: 111

Plants

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

Rich-woods Sedge
Carex oligocarpa
Grass or sedge. Native
Rock Buttercup
Ranunculus micranthus
Wildflower or fern. Native
Woodland Bluegrass
Poa sylvestris
Grass or sedge. Native
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
Grass or sedge. Native
Carey's Sedge
Carex careyana
Grass or sedge. Native
Carolina Sedge
Carex caroliniana
Grass or sedge. Native
Drooping Sedge
Carex prasina
Grass or sedge. Native
Eastern Star Sedge
Carex radiata
Grass or sedge. Native
Fibrous-root Sedge
Carex communis
Grass or sedge. Native
Flat Spiked Sedge
Carex planispicata
Grass or sedge. Native
Frank's Sedge
Carex frankii
Grass or sedge. Native
Frightful Sedge
Carex molestiformis
Grass or sedge. Native
Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge
Carex hirsutella
Grass or sedge. Native
Greater Straw Sedge
Carex normalis
Grass or sedge. Native
Hitchcock's Sedge
Carex hitchcockiana
Grass or sedge. Native
Inflated Narrow Leaf Sedge
Carex grisea
Grass or sedge. Native
Krals Sedge
Carex kraliana
Grass or sedge. Native
Maryland Senna
Senna marilandica
Shrub. Native
Midland Sedge
Carex mesochorea
Grass or sedge. Native
Necklace Sedge
Carex projecta
Grass or sedge. Native
Oval-leaf Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Grass or sedge. Native
Pretty Sedge
Carex woodii
Grass or sedge. Native
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Grass or sedge. Native
Rigid Sedge
Carex tetanica
Grass or sedge. Native
Slender Woodland Sedge
Carex digitalis var. digitalis
Grass or sedge. Native
Summer Sedge
Carex aestivalis
Grass or sedge. Native
Thicket Sedge
Carex abscondita
Grass or sedge. Native
Willdenow's Sedge
Carex willdenowii
Grass or sedge. Native
Epling's Hedge-nettle
Stachys eplingii
Wildflower or fern. Native
Flowering Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis florida
Wildflower or fern. Native
Glade Spurge
Euphorbia purpurea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Great Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis grandis
Wildflower or fern. Native
Heartleaf Hedge-nettle
Stachys cordata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Mountain Silverbell
Halesia tetraptera
Tree. Native
Mountain Sweet-pepperbush
Clethra acuminata
Tree. Native
Shining Bedstraw
Galium concinnum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Tinted Spurge
Euphorbia commutata
Wildflower or fern. Native
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Shrub. Native
American Senna
Senna hebecarpa
Wildflower or fern. Native
Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
Wildflower or fern. Native
Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Heartleaf Peppervine
Ampelopsis cordata
Vine. Native
Lowland Loosestrife
Lysimachia hybrida
Wildflower or fern. Native
Common Golden-Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Wildflower or fern. Native
Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Wildflower or fern. Native
Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Wildflower or fern. Native
Waxyleaf Meadow-rue
Thalictrum amphibolum
Wildflower or fern. Native
Cutleaf Toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
Wildflower or fern. Native

Wildlife

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

Birds 96

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Winter
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Year-round
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Winter
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Winter
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Summer
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Year-round
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Summer
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Year-round
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Winter
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Summer
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Summer
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Summer
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Summer
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Year-round, beside its main habitat
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
Summer
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Year-round
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Year-round
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Year-round
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Year-round
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Year-round
Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
Winter
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Year-round
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Year-round
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
Winter
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Winter
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Year-round
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Year-round
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Year-round
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Winter, beside its main habitat
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Summer
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Winter
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Summer
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Year-round
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Summer
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Year-round
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Summer
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Year-round
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Year-round
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Year-round
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Winter
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Year-round
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Summer
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Summer
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Year-round
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Summer
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Winter

Near water in this habitat 15

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

Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Summer, only within 500 m of water
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Year-round, only within 60 m of water, for banks and other nest sites
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Year-round, only within 250 m of water
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Summer, only within 60 m of water
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Summer, only within 60 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
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Summer, only within 120 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
Swainson's Warbler
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Summer, only within 250 m of water
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Summer, only within 120 m of water

Sources

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