Plants that support Mute Swan
5 plants
Amphibious Bistort
Persicaria amphibia
perennial herb
Year-round aquatic macrophyte consumption
Bay Area native
Broad-leaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
grass
Introduced species that grazes emergent vegetation in California wetlands
Bay Area native
Giant Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii
perennial herb
Grazes on emergent and submerged aquatic vegetation in wetlands
Bay Area native
Lesser Water-parsnip
Berula erecta
perennial herb
Aquatic plant grazer; year-round consumption in California wetlands and slow water bodies
Bay Area native
Wire rush
Juncus balticus ssp. ater
perennial herb
Grazes on wire rush shoots and establishes nesting territories in rush beds
Bay Area native