Plants that support Eurasian Coot
8 plants
Brittle Bladder Fern
Cystopteris fragilis
fern
Coots graze on fern vegetation in freshwater marshes and pond margins
Common Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
fern
Aquatic habitats; forages on horsetail in shallow water year-round
Common rush
Juncus effusus
perennial herb
Year-round resident in California marshes; staple wetland diet component
Giant Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii
perennial herb
Grazes on aquatic macrophytes including horsetail in marshes and shallow water
Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale ssp. Affine
perennial herb
Aquatic forager; consumes horsetail shoots and stems in freshwater wetlands
Mexican Rush
Juncus mexicanus
grass
Year-round resident in California wetlands, dense rush beds provide cover
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
perennial herb
Aquatic bird grazes on watercress in ponds and slow-water wetland habitats
Wire rush
Juncus balticus ssp. ater
perennial herb
Grazes on wire rush shoots and roots; present in California wetlands seasonally