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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Lost two legs. 2 cm long. Found on crab grass next to walking path. Drizzly day.
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White-tipped Ctenucha (Ctenucha rubroscapus)Observer
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Wings moved in interesting circular pattern, seeming to float. Were probably about 10 in a 20 feet span of trail, all that I saw. I've never seen anything like it!
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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Black lichen, thin and spread over pumice and obsidian. Along with other lichen
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Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)Observer
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About 6 inches tall. Small bunches of needles, with pollen cones on ground below.
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
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Found under rocks in Big Obsidian Flow in Newberry Crater. About 50 meters up hill from small, very green pond. Grayish with black stripe around both eyes.
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Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)Observer
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Also found near Paulina lake. About 3 feet tall.
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Virginia Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)Observer
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Found near lichen on shore of Paulina Lake in Oregon.
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Horsehair Lichens (Genus Bryoria)Observer
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Looked so much like a ton of horse hair hanging from a tree, I had to take a picture. Bunches hanging were about 7 inches long. Blackish-greenish in color. Hanging from a pine, next to Paulina Lake in Oregon.
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Panicled Willowherb (Epilobium brachycarpum)Observer
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About 1/4 inch in width. Four petals, each split in two. Growing in meadow along path.
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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Observer
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Found on bank of Deschutes River in Oregon. Stalks about a foot tall.
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American Asters (Genus Symphyotrichum)Observer
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Pinkish-purplish petals with a yellow center. Looks like a daisy or aster. Found in bunches along the path in a meadow.
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Hairy Pine Borer (Tragosoma harrisii)Observer
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Found at 9:30 pm on post under light. About 2inches long. Fuzzy underbelly.
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California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. multicarinata)Observer
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Skin found inside a dead bay laurel trunk. About 5 inches long, not including tail. Pattern smaller around legs and neck. Head "split" in two. A mature one found in area.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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On branch of a dead bay laurel. Covering most of 20 foot branch. In different stages of maturity. Some short and brown and some green and long.
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
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Found in grasses near deer trail. About 3 inches long. Very active in sun, hot outside.
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Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)Observer
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On redwood bark, covering about 4 square inches. Very large and flat leaves.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Catkin from a tanoak. Only a few on the ground, right under a large tan oak. About 3.5 inches long. Fuzzy small bits of "pollen" on "strings."
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Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)Observer
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Two types of lichen. One is larger and more flat (far side), the other is smaller and more filamented (near side). Found under tan oak tree.
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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
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About 5 plants (4 inches tall) in plot. Dark green. Growing next to bracken ferns.
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Coast Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)Observer
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Cones. Covering whole plot. About 3 inches long. Little spiky tassels coming out from under cone layers.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Main tree is about 30 feet tall. Many small branches/trees coming from bottom, about 5 feet tall. Herbivory, and possibly sudden oak death.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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Blue green, flat. Backside is black and hairy. On branch with other mosses and lichen
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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Moss same as previous observation. Growing into cracks of burrel on fallen redwood stump. Covering a 4x8 inch area. Some of it hanging down.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Baby, 4 leaves. Growing next to a fallen redwood. Herbivory on edges. Stem about 4 inches tall.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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Growing on dead branch of redowood. Covering about 4 square inches. Growing vine-like with filaments.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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Crustose. 12x4 inches patch of powdery green lichen. Found on very base of redwood. Only one patch visible in 5x5 m square. On side with dead oak foliage.
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Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)Observer
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Only one sprig. Found next to another small, green plant. Under redwood. No flowers.
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California Bay (Umbellularia californica)Observer
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About 2 feet tall. Lots of fallen debris nearby. Large bay tree within 15 feet. Herbivory on most leaves. Nearly all eaten.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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3 redwoods and 3 feet away from each other in a triangle. All about 12 inches in diameter. Light covering of moss (barely visible). Not much foliage until 30 feet up.
