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California Thrasher

Toxostoma redivivum

Plants that support California Thrasher

11 plants

Blue Witch

Solanum umbelliferum

moderate

shrub

Important fruit resource especially in dry season

Bay Area native

California Coffeeberry

Frangula californica

moderate

shrub

Regular consumer of coffeeberry fruits throughout year

Bay Area native

California Grape

Vitis californica

high

vine

Year-round resident; significant diet component in fall

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Chaparral Clematis

Clematis lasiantha

moderate

vine

chaparral resident uses vine tangles for cover and foraging substrate

Bay Area native

Chaparral Currant

Ribes malvaceum

moderate

shrub

Year-round resident utilizing berries as forage throughout seasons

Bay Area native

Holly-leaf Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

high

shrub

resident bird utilizing fruit throughout year, especially winter months

Bay Area native

Mexican Elder

Sambucus mexicana

high

shrub

Important frugivore in southern California chaparral and oak woodlands

Bay Area native

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nuttallii

moderate

perennial herb

Feeds on dogwood drupes; important late-season food source for resident California populations

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Pacific Poison Oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

high

shrub

Primary fall fruit source; forages on ground beneath shrubs

Bay Area native

Spice Bush (Silk Tassel)

Garrya elliptica

moderate

shrub

Forages on female plant berries Jan-Mar

Bay Area native

Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia

high

tree

Year-round resident utilizing berries primarily Oct-Feb

Bay Area native