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Brush Rabbit

Sylvilagus bachmani

CA Special Concern

Brush rabbit is a Species of Special Concern

Small reddish-brown rabbit with cottony tail, weighing 1-2 pounds. Stays in dense brush and burrow systems; active at dusk. Preferred prey for raptors; its presence sustains local hawk and fox populations.

Plants that support Brush Rabbit

Sun Exposure
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Plant Traits

47 plants

Bert Johnson Manzanita

Bert Johnson Manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii 'Bert Johnson'

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Brittleleaf Manzanita

Brittleleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Desert Mallow*

Desert Mallow*

Malacothamnus hallii

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Green Witch Manzanita

Green Witch Manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima 'Green Witch'

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Hearst's Ceanothus

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Joyce Coulter Ceanothus

Joyce Coulter Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'

high

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Louis Edmunds Manzanita

Louis Edmunds Manzanita

Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Paradise Manzanita

Paradise Manzanita

Arctostaphylos pajaroensis 'Paradise'

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Parry Ceanothus

Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

high

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Rainbow Manzanita

Rainbow Manzanita

Arctostaphylos rainbowensis

high

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Redwood keckiella

Redwood keckiella

Keckiella corymbosa

high

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Toro Manzanita

Toro Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis

high

perennial herb

Shelter

Keystone species

Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'

perennial herb

Foliage

Blow wives

Blow wives

Achyrachaena mollis

annual

Foliage

Bay Area native
California Angelica

California Angelica

Angelica californica

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
California Balsamroot

California Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza macrolepis

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
California Dichondra

California Dichondra

Dichondra donelliana

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
Chalk Live-for-ever

Chalk Live-for-ever

Dudleya brittonii

perennial herb

Foliage

Coast Dudleya

Coast Dudleya

Dudleya caespitosa

perennial herb

Foliage

Cobb Mountain Lupine

Cobb Mountain Lupine

Lupinus sericatus

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Common Viburnum

Common Viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Common rush

Common rush

Juncus effusus

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Deergrass

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

grass

Foliage

Desert Gold Parsnip*

Desert Gold Parsnip*

Aphyllon tuberosum

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Eve Case Coffeeberry

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula 'Eve Case'

shrub

Foliage

Evergreen Currant

Evergreen Currant

Ribes viburnifolium

perennial herb

Foliage

Gabilan Manzanita

Gabilan Manzanita

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Giant Wakerobin

Giant Wakerobin

Trillium chloropetalum

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Indian Warrior

Indian Warrior

Pedicularis densiflora

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Interior Silktassle

Interior Silktassle

Garrya congdonii

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Kings Mountain Manzanita

Kings Mountain Manzanita

Arctostaphylos regismontana

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Leafy Reed Grass

Leafy Reed Grass

Calamagrostis foliosa

perennial herb

Foliage

Little Nootka Grass

Little Nootka Grass

Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'

perennial herb

Foliage

Manzanita (Vine Hill)

Manzanita (Vine Hill)

Arctostaphylos densiflora

shrub

Foliage

Keystone species
Mexican Elder

Mexican Elder

Sambucus mexicana

shrub

Foliage

Bay Area native
Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom

Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom

Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
Roger's Red Grape

Roger's Red Grape

Vitis 'Roger's Red'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Santa Cruz Manzanita

Santa Cruz Manzanita

Arctostaphylos andersonii

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Shatterberry

Shatterberry

Arctostaphylos nummularia

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native Keystone species
Snowball Ceanothus

Snowball Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

perennial herb

Foliage

Keystone species
Sonoma Brodiaea

Sonoma Brodiaea

Brodiaea leptandra

perennial herb

Foliage

Turkey Pea

Turkey Pea

Sanicula tuberosa

perennial herb

Foliage

Bay Area native
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White Monkeyflower

Diplacus bifidus 'White'

perennial herb

Foliage