Merriam's chipmunk

geophyte

seed cache during summer fruiting period

shrub

collects and caches seeds in late summer-fall for winter food stores

tree

Caches bay laurel fruits in burrows for winter food stores; peak foraging Sep-Nov

tree

Acorn harvesting and caching Sep-Oct; overwinters on stored acorns

fern

Woodland understory cover for foraging and refuge

perennial herb

Cache seeds for spring emergence and summer provisioning

grass

Seed cache collection September-November for winter storage

shrub

Fall caching behavior; important pre-hibernation food