The habitat that the
Solano Open Space provides is a key consideration in the
preservation of this land. The area is home to many rare and
endangered species as well as a variety of more common plant and
animal specimens. The following guide can help you know what to look
for when you visit.
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Native Plants -
GRASSES |
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Blue wild-rye
(Elymus glaucus) |
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Bunchgrass |
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Purple needlegrass
(Nassella pulchra) |
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Native Plants - TREES |
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California Buckeye
(Aesculus californica)
blooms May to June |
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Coast live oak
(Quercus agrifolia)
blooms March to April |
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Valley Oak
(Quercus lobata) |
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Native Plants -
WILDFLOWERS |
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Brodiaea
(Brodiaea californica ssp. leptandra)
blooms April to June |
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California Golden Violet
or Johnny Jump-up
(Viola pedunculata)
blooms February to April |
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California Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)
blooms February-September,
peaking in early Spring |
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Dwarf Soaproot
(Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. minus)
CNPS*:
Rare or Endangered
blooms May to August |
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Gairdner’s Yampah
(Perideridia gairdneri)
CNPS*:
on Watch List
blooms June to August |
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Milkmaids
(Cardamine californica)
blooms February to May |
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Sky Lupine
(Lupinus nanus)
blooms April to May |
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Streamside daisy
(Erigeron biolettii)
CNPS*:
Rare
blooms June to September |
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Tiburon buckwheat
(Eriogonum luteolum var. caninum)
CNPS*:
on Review List |
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Tufted Vetch
(Vicia cracca)
blooms April to July |
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White Lupine
(Lupinus albus)
blooms April to May |
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Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium)
blooms March to September |
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California Native Plant Society |
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Wildlife - BIRDS |
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Acorn Woodpecker
(Melanerpes formicivorus)
seen year-round in oak woodlands |
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Black Phoebe
(Sayornis nigricans)
seen year-round, often near water |
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California Towhee
(Pipilo crissalis)
seen year-round on the ground and near bushes |
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Cooper's hawk
(Accipiter cooperii)
seen year-round near woodlands |
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Ferruginous hawk
(Buteo regalis)
State: Special Concern
seen during winter months in areas with scattered
trees |
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Golden eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
Federal & State: Fully Protected
seen year-round in areas with scattered trees |
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Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
seen year-round in marshy or other areas near water |
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Northern Harrier
(Circus cyaneus)
year-round in open grasslands or marshes |
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Bullock's Oriole
(Icterus bullockii)
seen in summer months in riparian and open woodlands |
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Red-shouldered hawk
(Buteo lineatus)
seen year-round in woodlands near water |
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Red-tailed hawk
(Buteo jamaicensis)
seen year-round in areas with scattered trees |
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Short-eared owl
(Asio flammeus)
often seen during winter months
in open grasslands |
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Swainson’s hawk
(Buteo swainsoni)
State: Threatened
April-September in areas with scattered trees, usually in the early
morning or evening |
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Swainson's thrush
(Catharus ustulatus)
primarily seen in summer months
in riparian woodlands |
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Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
primarily seen in summer months near water |
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Western bluebird
(Sialia mexicana)
seen year-round in wooded areas |
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Western burrowing owl
(Athene cunicularia)
State: Special Concern
primarily during the summer months in grasslands |
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Western king bird
(Tyrannus verticalis)
usually during summer months
near shrubs and trees |
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Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
seen year-round in grasslands |
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Wildlife - MAMMALS |
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Black-tailed deer
(Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
most active at dawn and dusk |
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Bobcat
(Lynx rufus)
primarily nocturnal |
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Coyote
(Canis latrans)
primarily nocturnal but often seen during the day |
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Muskrat
(Ondatra zibethicus)
most likely seen at dawn and dusk |
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Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
primarily nocturnal |
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Wildlife - REPTILES &
AMPHIBIANS |
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California newt
or Orange-bellied newt
(Taricha torosa)
State: Special Concern
usually seen near or in water December to March |
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California red-legged
frog
(Rana draytonii)
Federal: Threatened
State: Special Concern
primarily nocturnal, most likely seen November to
March near or in streams or riparian vegetation |
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Northern Alligator
Lizard
(Elgaria coerulea)
primarily diurnal, prefers cool moist areas under brush, rocks, or
other debris; hibernates in winter |
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Western fence lizard
(Sceloporus occidentalis)
primarily diurnal, often seen sunning itself on rocks
or other exposed areas; hibernates in winter |
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Western pond turtle
(Actinemys marmorata)
State: Special Concern
seen sunning around or in water, but hide
quickly when approached |
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Wildlife - INSECTS |
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Callippe silverspot
butterfly
(Speyeria callippe callippe)
Federal: Endangered
seen mid-May to late July, on or near the California Golden Violet
(Johnny Jump-up) |
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Valley Elderberry
Longhorn Beetle
(Desmocerus californicus dimorphus)
Federal:
Threatened Species
seen March to June, on or near red
or blue elderberry bushes |
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Woodland Skipper or Napa
Skipper
(Ochlodes sylvanoides or Ochlodes sylvanoides napa)
seen late July to October, peaking in August |
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