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Black-tailed deer

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Black-tailed deer

Odocoileus hemionus

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Slender-legged deer with large black-tipped ears and small black tail. Browses gardens at dawn/dusk; prefers native shrubs and tender plants. Heavy browsing pressure shapes Bay Area vegetation composition.

Plants that support Black-tailed deer

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Plant Traits

63 plants

Bracken

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

high

fern

Foliage

Bay Area native
Brittleleaf Manzanita

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

high

tree

Foliage

Bay Area native
California blackberry

California blackberry

Rubus ursinus

high

shrub

Fruit

Bay Area native Keystone species
Eastwood's Manzanita

Eastwood's Manzanita

Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Fescue

Fescue

Festuca 'Siskiyou Blue'

high

grass

Foliage
Gabilan Manzanita

Gabilan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Hoary Manzanita

Hoary Manzanita

Arctostaphylos canescens

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Interior Silktassle

Interior Silktassle

Garrya congdonii

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Morro Manzanita

Morro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos morroensis

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray

Holodiscus discolor

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Parry Ceanothus

Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

high

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Red Willow

Red Willow

Salix laevigata

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Shatterberry

Shatterberry

Arctostaphylos nummularia

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Sierran Woodbeauty

Sierran Woodbeauty

Drymocallis lactea

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Toro Manzanita

Toro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Western Leatherwood

Western Leatherwood

Dirca occidentalis

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native

Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'

perennial herb

Foliage
Alameda Manzanita

Alameda Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pallida

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Bert Johnson Manzanita

Bert Johnson Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Blackfruit Dogwood

Blackfruit Dogwood

Cornus sessilis

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Brownhead Rush

Brownhead Rush

Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
California Alder

California Alder

Alnus rhombifolia

tree

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
California Balsamroot

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
California Sheepburr

California Sheepburr

Acaena californica

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
California bottlebrush grass

California bottlebrush grass

Elymus californicus

grass

Foliage

Bay Area native
Canyon Sparkles Manzanita

Canyon Sparkles Manzanita

Arctostaphylos insularis 'Canyon Sparkles'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Castlegar's Hawthorn

Castlegar's Hawthorn

Crataegus castlegarensis

perennial herb

Foliage
Coast Black Gooseberry

Coast Black Gooseberry

Ribes divaricatum var. pubiflorum

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Coast Whitethorn

Coast Whitethorn

Ceanothus incanus

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Cobb Mountain Lupine

Cobb Mountain Lupine

Lupinus sericatus

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Common Horsetail

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

fern

Foliage

Bay Area native
Common Viburnum

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Desert Gold Parsnip*

Desert Gold Parsnip*

Aphyllon tuberosum

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Desert Grape

Desert Grape

Vitis girdiana

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Evergreen Currant

Evergreen Currant

Ribes viburnifolium

perennial herb

Foliage
Franciscan Manzanita

Franciscan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Fringed False Hellebore

Fringed False Hellebore

Veratrum fimbriatum

perennial herb

Foliage
Green Witch Manzanita

Green Witch Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima 'Green Witch'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Hansen's Larkspur

Hansen's Larkspur

Delphinium hansenii

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Hearst's Ceanothus

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Hybrid Dogwood

Hybrid Dogwood

Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder'

tree

Foliage

Keystone species
Indian Rhubarb

Indian Rhubarb

Darmera peltata

perennial herb

Foliage
Joyce Coulter Ceanothus

Joyce Coulter Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Kings Mountain Manzanita

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Louis Edmunds Manzanita

Louis Edmunds Manzanita

Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet'

Manzanita 'Emerald Carpet'

Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet'

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Merriam's Coral Bells

Merriam's Coral Bells

Heuchera merriamii

perennial herb

Foliage
Mexican Elder

Mexican Elder

Sambucus mexicana

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Montara Manzanita

Montara Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montaraensis

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Munchkin Dudleya

Munchkin Dudleya

Dudleya gnoma

perennial herb

Foliage
Oak Gooseberry

Oak Gooseberry

Ribes quercetorum

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Paradise Manzanita

Paradise Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Primrose Monkey Flower

Primrose Monkey Flower

Erythranthe linearifolia

perennial herb

Foliage
Rincon Manzanita

Rincon Manzanita

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana ssp. decumbens

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Sacramento Valley Buttercup

Sacramento Valley Buttercup

Ranunculus canus var. canus

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Salmonberry

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

perennial herb

Fruit

Bay Area native Keystone species
Santa Barbara Sedge

Santa Barbara Sedge

Carex barbarae

grass

Foliage

Bay Area native
Santa Cruz Manzanita

Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos andersonii

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Southern Silktassle

Southern Silktassle

Garrya veatchii

perennial herb

Foliage
Swamp Carex

Swamp Carex

Carex senta

grass

Foliage

Bay Area native
Western Red Cedar

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata 'Emerald Cone'

tree

Foliage