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.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 328
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Ditch-stonecropPenthorum sedoides
- Downy Rattlesnake-plantainGoodyera pubescens
- Fly-poisonAmianthium muscitoxicum
- Large Whorled PogoniaIsotria verticillata
- Sweet Indian-plantainHasteola suaveolens
- Two-flower MelicgrassMelica mutica
- Purple RocketIodanthus pinnatifidus
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum nudum var. cassinoides
- White SnakerootAgeratina altissima
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevis
- Appalachian VioletViola appalachiensis
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Common Browneyed Susan; Common Three Lobed ConeflowerRudbeckia triloba var. triloba
- Bushy St. John's-wortHypericum densiflorum
- Purple BurgamotMonarda media
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Spotted JewelweedImpatiens capensis
- Bristly ButtercupRanunculus hispidus
- Woodland BluegrassPoa sylvestris
- Carolina SedgeCarex caroliniana
- Drooping SedgeCarex prasina
- Fibrous-root SedgeCarex communis
- Frightful SedgeCarex molestiformis
- Greater Straw SedgeCarex normalis
- Thicket SedgeCarex abscondita
- Mountain Sweet-pepperbushClethra acuminata
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Fall PhloxPhlox paniculata
- Woodland StonecropSedum ternatum
- Red MulberryMorus rubra
- Eastern OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides
- Nodding Rattlesnake-rootPrenanthes crepidinea
- Virginia DayflowerCommelina virginica
- Whitemouth DayflowerCommelina erecta var. erecta
- Tall Hairy AgrimonyAgrimonia gryposepala
- Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- Showy Lady's-slipperCypripedium reginae
- NimblewillMuhlenbergia schreberi
- Woodland MuhlyMuhlenbergia sylvatica
- Southern Blue MonkshoodAconitum uncinatum
- GalaxGalax urceolata
- Eastern Feather BellsStenanthium gramineum var. gramineum
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Northern Maidenhair FernAdiantum pedatum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Appalachian GooseberryRibes rotundifolium
- Cooper's MilkvetchAstragalus neglectus
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 61
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- Black-and-White WarblerMniotilta varia
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Near water in this habitat 12
These use it only close to water, such as stream banks for nesting.
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
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)
- Woods Scene, Harvey Joiner habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.





























































