Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Reptile
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CA Special Concern
California Species of Special Concern due to habitat loss and localized population declines
Plants that support Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
12 plants
Santa Barbara Sedge
Carex barbarae
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native
Birdfoot Cliffbrake
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata
fern
Shelter
Bay Area native
Blue Wildrye
Elymus glaucus
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native
California Melic
Melica californica
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native
Cliff Sword Fern
Polystichum imbricans subsp. imbricans
fern
Shelter
Bay Area native
Fringed False Hellebore
Veratrum fimbriatum
perennial herb
Shelter
Giant Chain Fern
Woodwardia fimbriata
fern
Shelter
Bay Area native
Joyce Coulter Ceanothus
Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'
shrub
Shelter
Keystone species
Little Nootka Grass
Calamagrostis 'Little Nootka'
perennial herb
Shelter
Oakland Mariposa Lily
Calochortus umbellatus
geophyte
Shelter
Bay Area native
Threeray Tarweed
Deinandra lobbii
annual
Shelter
Bay Area native
Western Leatherwood
Dirca occidentalis
shrub
Shelter
Bay Area native