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Plants that support Eurasian skylark

6 plants

Bog Lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

moderate

perennial herb

seed and foliage consumption in grasslands

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

California Brome

Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

high

grass

grass seed consumption throughout year; nests in grass sods

Bay Area native

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

high

grass

Introduced population in coastal California; primary forage grass

Bay Area native

Hair Grass*

Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. holciformis

high

grass

Primary grass-foraging species; gleaning seeds and invertebrates from grass tufts

Bay Area native

Sitka Brome

Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus

high

grass

Staple seed and foliage resource; ground forager in grasslands

Bay Area native

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulus

moderate

grass

seed head consumption in late season; also nesting habitat within dense grass

Bay Area native