California scrub-jay
Aphelocoma californica
CA Special Concern
California Species of Special Concern
Bright blue jay with white belly, gray back, and bold black necklace marking. Year-round Bay Area resident; vocal and intelligent. Disperses acorns across vast distances; buries thousands annually.
Plants that support California scrub-jay
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California Black Oak
Quercus kelloggii
tree
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Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
tree
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Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana
tree
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Blue oak
Quercus douglasii
tree
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California Bay Laurel
Umbellularia californica
tree
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California Juniper
Juniperus californica
tree
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Cascara Sagrada
Frangula purshiana
shrub
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Desert Mallow*
Malacothamnus hallii
shrub
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Holly-leaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus ilicifolia
shrub
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Joyce Coulter Ceanothus
Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'
shrub
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Parry Ceanothus
Ceanothus parryi
shrub
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Santa Cruz Manzanita
Arctostaphylos andersonii
perennial herb
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Scrub oak
Quercus berberidifolia
tree
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Toro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montereyensis
perennial herb
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California Sheepburr
Acaena californica
perennial herb
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California Sycamore
Platanus racemosa
tree
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Chapparal Monkeyflower
Diplacus linearis
perennial herb
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Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
fern
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Desert Agave
Agave deserti
perennial herb
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Evergreen Currant
Ribes viburnifolium
perennial herb
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Hoary Manzanita
Arctostaphylos canescens
perennial herb
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Popcorn Ceanothus
Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'
perennial herb
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Rainbow Manzanita
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis
perennial herb
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Rincon Manzanita
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens
perennial herb
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Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
tree
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