Plants that support Douglas's squirrel
4 plants
Big-leaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
tree
Primary seed harvest and caching Sep-Oct
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Bigcone Pine
Pinus coulteri
tree
Harvest large Coulter pine cones; important seed predator and occasional disperser
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Knobcone Pine
Pinus attenuata
tree
Harvest and cache seeds from cones; significant seed predator reducing reproductive success
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Western Chinkapin
Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor
tree
Primary seed dispersal and caching Sep-Nov; critical fall food source
Bay Area native