Habitat in West Virginia
Swamps
Forested wetlands with standing water much of the year, such as cypress and gum swamps. Schafale
- Plants
- 185
- Birds
- 88

Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in West Virginia. Not a planting list.
Most characteristic plants of this habitat 185
Natives first, plants found in fewer other habitats first.
- Littlehead NutrushScleria oligantha
- Grove Sandwort, Blunt-leaf SandwortMoehringia lateriflora
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
- Pin OakQuercus palustris
- Appalachian GooseberryRibes rotundifolium
- Swamp RoseRosa palustris
- Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Beaked Hazel Nut; Beaked HazelnutCorylus cornuta var. cornuta
- Northern White CedarThuja occidentalis
- Fragrant BedstrawGalium triflorum
- Stalked PanicgrassPanicum rigidulum subsp. elongatum
- Knotted RushJuncus nodosus
- Panicum virgatum var. virgatumPanicum virgatum var. virgatum
- Water HemlockCicuta maculata var. maculata
- Trumpet-creeperCampsis radicans
- Lanceleaf FrogfruitPhyla lanceolata
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- Kentucky CoffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Swamp ThistleCirsium muticum
- Showy Tick TrefoilDesmodium canadense
- Glade SpurgeEuphorbia purpurea
- Canadian RushJuncus canadensis
- Cuscuta gronovii var. gronoviiCuscuta gronovii var. gronovii
- Royal FernOsmunda spectabilis
- Seaside BrookweedSamolus parviflorus
- Carolina Tassel-rueTrautvetteria caroliniensis
- Common GreenbrierSmilax rotundifolia
- Common NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius
- Upland BentgrassAgrostis perennans
- Common ElderberrySambucus nigra subsp. canadensis
- Coastal Plain Joe-pye-weedEutrochium dubium
- American Barnyard GrassEchinochloa muricata var. microstachya
- Indian HeliotropeHeliotropium indicum
- PeppervineNekemias arborea
- Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Winter-creeperEuonymus fortunei
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in West Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
Most characteristic birds of this habitat 55
Ranked by how much of their habitat model this habitat is.
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Widespread birds also seen here (33)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
- Alder Flycatcher
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Robin
- Belted Kingfisher
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Raven
- Cooper's Hawk
- Eastern Kingbird
- European Starling
- Fox Sparrow
- 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)
- The Chickahominy Swamp LCCN2004661405, William McIlvaine (1813-1867) habitat picture
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.

































