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Plants that support Wrentit

9 plants

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

high

shrub

Year-round resident, coffeeberry berries important winter food source

Bay Area native

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

high

vine

dense vine growth provides year-round cover and nesting habitat in chaparral

Bay Area native

Hollyleaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus crocea

moderate

shrub

Dense shrub provides cover and fruit resources in chaparral

Bay Area native

Interior Silktassle

Garrya congdonii

high

shrub

construct cup nests in dense foliage; critical breeding habitat Apr-Jul

Bay Area native

Pacific Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

moderate

shrub

Year-round scrub dweller; uses for food and shelter

Bay Area native

Pink Honeysuckle

Lonicera hispidula

moderate

vine

Fall-winter berries supplement local diet

Bay Area native

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

high

perennial herb

Dense shrub cover used for nesting and year-round refuge

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Wax Myrtle

Morella californica

high

tree

Year-round resident; berries supplement diet fall through spring

Bay Area native

Windpoppy

Papaver heterophyllum

moderate

annual

Year-round resident utilizing seed resources in chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitats

Bay Area native