California quail
Callipepla californica
Plump tan quail with distinctive curved head plume and scaled underside. Moves in coveys through scrubby areas; forages on ground for seeds and insects. Scatters seeds and controls pest insects.
Plants that support California quail
62 plants
American birdsfoot trefoil
Acmispon americanus
annual
Seeds
Bert Johnson Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'
perennial herb
Shelter
Bicolored lupine
Lupinus bicolor
annual
Seeds
Big Squirreltail
Elymus multisetus
grass
Seeds
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
perennial herb
Fruit
Blue Wildrye
Elymus glaucus
grass
Seeds
Chile Tarweed
Madia sativa
annual
Seeds
Coastal Lipfern*
Myriopteris intertexta
fern
Shelter
Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
annual
Seeds
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
perennial herb
Seeds
Dove Weed
Croton setiger
annual
Seeds
Foothill needlegrass
Stipa lepida
grass
Seeds
Gabilan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos gabilanensis
perennial herb
Seeds
Giant Wild Rye
Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
grass
Seeds
Joyce Coulter Ceanothus
Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'
shrub
Foliage
Kings Mountain Manzanita
Arctostaphylos regismontana
perennial herb
Shelter
Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet'
Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'
shrub
Fruit
Merriam's Coral Bells
Heuchera merriamii
perennial herb
Shelter
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Seeds
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Fruit
Parry Ceanothus
Ceanothus parryi
shrub
Seeds
Red maids
Calandrinia ciliata
annual
Seeds
Rincon Manzanita
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens
perennial herb
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Santa Lucia Bushmallow
Malacothamnus lucianus 'Hanging Valley'
shrub
Shelter
Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)
Garrya elliptica
shrub
Shelter
Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'
perennial herb
Seeds
Anglestem Buckwheat
Eriogonum angulosum
annual
Seeds
Ashy Silk-tassel
Garrya flavescens
shrub
Foliage
Babylon Brodiaea
Brodiaea californica 'Babylon'
geophyte
Seeds
Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
shrub
Seeds
California Barley
Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum
grass
Seeds
California Sheepburr
Acaena californica
perennial herb
Seeds
California oatgrass
Danthonia californica
grass
Seeds
Coast Whitethorn
Ceanothus incanus
perennial herb
Seeds
Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
fern
Shelter
Common Viburnum
Viburnum ellipticum
shrub
Fruit
Conejo Buckwheat
Eriogonum crocatum
perennial herb
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Desert Mallow*
Malacothamnus hallii
shrub
Seeds
Eve Case Coffeeberry
Frangula 'Eve Case'
shrub
Fruit
Franciscan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos franciscana
perennial herb
Shelter
Groundcover Rose*
Rosa spithamea
shrub
Seeds
Hoary Manzanita
Arctostaphylos canescens
perennial herb
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Interior Silktassle
Garrya congdonii
shrub
Foliage
Island Bush Snapdragon
Galvezia speciosa
shrub
Foliage
Menzies' fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia
annual
Seeds
Nodding Needlegrass*
Stipa cernua
grass
Seeds
Pacific Woodrush
Luzula comosa var. comosa
grass
Seeds
Paradise Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'
perennial herb
Seeds
Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom
Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata
perennial herb
Seeds
Rainbow Manzanita
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis
perennial herb
Fruit
Santa Cruz Manzanita
Arctostaphylos andersonii
perennial herb
Seeds
Santa Rosa Island Manzanita
Arctostaphylos confertiflora
perennial herb
Fruit
Shatterberry
Arctostaphylos nummularia
perennial herb
Seeds
Sierra False Bindweed
Calystegia malacophylla subsp. Pedicellata
perennial herb
Seeds
Smutgrass*
Bromus laevipes
grass
Seeds
Snowball Ceanothus
Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'
perennial herb
Seeds
Sonoma Brodiaea
Brodiaea leptandra
perennial herb
Seeds
Spring Lessingia
Lessingia tenuis
annual
Seeds
Threeray Tarweed
Deinandra lobbii
annual
Seeds
Torrey's melicgrass
Melica torreyana
grass
Seeds
Tufted Poppy
Eschscholzia caespitosa
perennial herb
Seeds
White Monkeyflower
Diplacus bifidus 'White'
perennial herb
Seeds