Plants that support Western Harvest Mouse
8 plants
California bottlebrush grass
Elymus californicus
grass
primary grass seed consumer in California grasslands; sustained foraging throughout year
Bay Area native
California skullcap
Scutellaria californica
perennial herb
late summer and fall seed foraging
Bay Area native
Pale Claytonia
Claytonia exigua subsp. exigua
annual
Seasonal seed predator of small annual plants in spring
Bay Area native
Serpentine Reed Grass
Calamagrostis ophitidis
perennial herb
seed collection and caching Sep-Nov; critical pre-winter food source
Bay Area native
Smutgrass*
Bromus laevipes
grass
small rodent foraging on grass seeds in native grasslands
Bay Area native
Spring Lessingia
Lessingia tenuis
annual
Late season seed foraging in grassland-scrub ecotone
Bay Area native
Thingrass
Agrostis pallens
grass
Seeds essential for overwinter food caching; Oct-Nov peak
Bay Area native
Windpoppy
Papaver heterophyllum
annual
Seed collection and caching for winter stores September-November
Bay Area native