Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Tiny yellow and black finch with white wing bars and pointed bill. Year-round Bay Area resident; acrobatic feeder on thistle and native seeds. Attracted to teasels, sunflowers, and native wildflower seed heads.
Plants that support Lesser Goldfinch
19 plants
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Seeds
California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica
shrub
Seeds
Chamise
Adenostoma fasciculatum
shrub
Seeds
Chile Tarweed
Madia sativa
annual
Seeds
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
annual
Seeds
Hayfield Tarweed
Hemizonia congesta subsp. lutescens
annual
Seeds
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
tree
Seeds
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
shrub
Seeds
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
perennial herb
Seeds
California Sycamore
Platanus racemosa
tree
Seeds
Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
annual
Seeds
Dotseed Plantain
Plantago erecta
annual
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Dove Weed
Croton setiger
annual
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Elegant Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
annual
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Hooker's Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri
annual
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Purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
shrub
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Red Alder
Alnus rubra
tree
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Red maids
Calandrinia ciliata
annual
Seeds
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Seeds