Xantus's murrelet
Xantus's murrelet
Federal: Endangered, CA: Endangered
Listed under ESA and CESA
Plants that support Xantus's murrelet
4 plants
Common Rush
Juncus patens
grass
Dense marsh nesting substrate April-June at coastal California colonies
Bay Area native
Gypsum Springbeauty
Claytonia gypsophiloides
annual
Uses dense gypsum scrub vegetation for nesting shelter and protection
Bay Area native
Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus
Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis
shrub
Dense shrub provides nesting and shelter habitat on coastal mesa
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Smooth scouring-rush
Equisetum laevigatum
perennial herb
coastal wetland habitat structure where present
Bay Area native