Plants that support Spotted Towhee
8 plants
Bearberry Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
shrub
Late season fruit resource for year-round California residents
Bay Area native
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Fall and winter ground forager, consumes fallen berries
Bay Area native
California vanilla grass
Anthoxanthum occidentale
grass
scratches leaf litter for seeds in grassland habitats; important fall food source
Bay Area native
Chile Tarweed
Madia sativa
annual
Ground-foraging seed consumption in fall and winter
Bay Area native
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
shrub
Fall and winter foraging; year-round resident in California using berries seasonally
Bay Area native
Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry
Ribes speciosum
shrub
fruits consumed during fall migration and winter months
Bay Area native
Hollyleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
shrub
Winter dietary supplement; ground forager in scrubland
Bay Area native
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Fall and winter ground-foraging staple
Bay Area native