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California mouse

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California mouse

Peromyscus californicus

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Large nocturnal mouse with long tail, big ears, and dusky-gray fur. Abundant in Bay Area gardens and wild areas. Disperses acorns and seeds while serving as prey for owls and snakes.

Plants that support California mouse

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Plant Traits

34 plants

California Dichondra

California Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

high

perennial herb

Shelter

Bay Area native
California bottlebrush grass

California bottlebrush grass

Elymus californicus

high

grass

Seeds

Bay Area native
Chamise

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum

high

shrub

Seeds

Bay Area native
Cliff Sword Fern

Cliff Sword Fern

Polystichum imbricans subsp. imbricans

high

fern

Shelter

Bay Area native
Coastal Lipfern*

Coastal Lipfern*

Myriopteris intertexta

high

fern

Shelter

Bay Area native
Coastal Wood Fern

Coastal Wood Fern

Dryopteris arguta

high

fern

Shelter

Bay Area native
Five-finger Fern

Five-finger Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

high

fern

Shelter

Bay Area native
Hooker's Fairybells

Hooker's Fairybells

Prosartes hookeri

high

perennial herb

Seeds

Bay Area native
San Diego Sedge

San Diego Sedge

Carex spissa

high

perennial herb

Seeds
Santa Rosa Island Manzanita

Santa Rosa Island Manzanita

Arctostaphylos confertiflora

high

perennial herb

Seeds

Keystone species
No photo

Smallbract Sedge

Carex subbracteata

high

grass

Seeds

Bay Area native
Western Spicebush

Western Spicebush

Calycanthus occidentalis

high

shrub

Seeds
Andrew's Clintonia

Andrew's Clintonia

Clintonia andrewsiana

geophyte

Seeds

Bay Area native
Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Argentinian Biddy-biddy

Acaena pinnatifida var. californica

perennial herb

Seeds

Bay Area native
Bigcone Pine

Bigcone Pine

Pinus coulteri

tree

Seeds

Bay Area native Keystone species
Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Birdfoot Cliffbrake

Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata

fern

Shelter

Bay Area native
California Fescue

California Fescue

Festuca californica

grass

Seeds

Bay Area native
California Yampah

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

perennial herb

Seeds

Bay Area native
California skullcap

California skullcap

Scutellaria californica

perennial herb

Seeds

Bay Area native
Climbing Bedstraw

Climbing Bedstraw

Galium porrigens var. porrigens

perennial herb

Shelter

Bay Area native
Desert Mallow*

Desert Mallow*

Malacothamnus hallii

shrub

Seeds

Bay Area native
Kings Mountain Manzanita

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Shelter

Bay Area native Keystone species
Leafy Reed Grass

Leafy Reed Grass

Calamagrostis foliosa

perennial herb

Seeds
Little Nootka Grass

Little Nootka Grass

Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'

perennial herb

Seeds
Orcutt's Live-for-ever

Orcutt's Live-for-ever

Dudleya attenuata ssp. attenuata

perennial herb

Foliage
Pale Claytonia

Pale Claytonia

Claytonia exigua subsp. exigua

annual

Seeds

Bay Area native
Rainbow Manzanita

Rainbow Manzanita

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis

perennial herb

Seeds

Keystone species
Santa Lucia Horkelia

Santa Lucia Horkelia

Horkelia yadonii

perennial herb

Seeds
Sedge*

Sedge*

Carex serratodens

grass

Seeds

Bay Area native
Sierra Tidy Tips

Sierra Tidy Tips

Layia pentachaeta ssp. albida

perennial herb

Seeds
Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Garrya elliptica

shrub

Shelter

Bay Area native
Threeray Tarweed

Threeray Tarweed

Deinandra lobbii

annual

Seeds

Bay Area native
W. R. Seaside Daisy

W. R. Seaside Daisy

Erigeron 'WR'

perennial herb

Seeds
No photo

White Monkeyflower

Diplacus bifidus 'White'

perennial herb

Seeds