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Speckled Greenshield Lichens (Genus Flavopunctelia)Observer
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Lichen on fallen dead branch. Light green color, long wavy lichen surrounding stick (encasing it).
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Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta)Observer
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Infertile, little black speckles all over. Single frond. About 6 inches in length. Pinnae about 2 inches.
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Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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Unknown stump with moss growing on it. Could be tan oak or bay...hard to tell. Stump is 4 inches in diameter.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Baby Tan Oak with very small trunk. "Trunk" less than half an inch in diameter.
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Round-fruited Sedge (Carex globosa)Observer
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Sedge grass. Mostly green leaves, Some dead dried ones laying flat on the ground.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Brown acorn top with bark-like hairs coming out at all angles. Soft and furry to the touch on inside of top. No acorn. No others seen in area.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Spiderweb hole at base of redwood tree. Spider may have lived inside bark. Web extends about 3.5 inches in length.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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Trunk branches off into 3 trees. Trunk 4 feet at base. 2 of trees 2.5ft, other tree 1.75ft.
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Order PolypodialesObserver
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Only one frond, infertile. Over 6 inches in length.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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Another young redwood. The trunk is about 2.5 inches in diameter. Three indented lines on trunk, possibly stretch marks? Also some redwood sap!
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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This is a baby Redwood tree. Trunk of redwood about 1 3/4 in ch in diameter. New green branches sprouting from base.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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White crust on fallen branch. Along with bumpy white and green lichen. Six inch patch of white crust.
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Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)Observer
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Oregon Ash tree found on side of trail in dry creek bed. Lichen hanging from branches. Other Ashes seen in area. No samaras.
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Rose Clover (Trifolium hirtum)Observer
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Dried plant with poofy dandelion look to it at the tip. May be a member of the mint family. Little empty red casings protruding from "poof."
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus)Observer
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Plant with 3 periwinkle/lilac colored flowers. Flowers are 1 inch in diameter. Entire plant is 3.5ft tall. Plant on inside of creek bed very close to dirt barrier.
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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)Observer
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Three foot patch of empty bean pods that are dry and tan colored. Stalks are about 1.5 feet in length. Bean pods start on upper half of stalk. Bean pods seen in patches every few feet along dry creek bed.
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
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Sword fern on side of rock in dry creek bed. Spores on 2 of 5 fronds. Over 10 dead frond lying against rock. One or two fern per meter in area.
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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
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Poison oak vine on oak tree. Poison oak also covering ground surrounding tree. Also some poison oak berries. Red and green leaves not shiny both on tree and ground.
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
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This baby frog was found under a rock. About a little less than an inch long. Green and brown markings. Very feisty and fast moving.
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Life (Life)Observer
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Seems to be an oak gall, however, I am definitely unsure. It was found under an oak tree. Is kind of in the shape of a mushroom and is a clay brown color. There is lichen growing out of the bottom . Is a little over one inch in length. This mysterious item was found on the ground under an oak tree.
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Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus)Observer
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This beetle is just hanging out on a little milkweed plant. Beetle is possibly sucking nectar or just eating the plant itself. Beetle is about half an inch and is a mixture of blue, turquoise, and purple.
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electralymanDescription
Plants have triangular stock of over a foot. Green stock with green and orange-brown center "poofs" containing seeds. 3 plants per foot in some areas. Living amongst Pennyroyal.
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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
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Huge black bumble bee of about an inch. Extremely furry, all black except for yellow head.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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Found 10-15 feet from lake. 1.5 inches including tail. Very tame, loves to chill on peoples fingers.
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Genus MicrophotusObserver
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A little less than half an inch. 3 larger plates on back with 7 smaller ones continuing around its back. 6 legs. Neon pink surrounding each plate. No others found in area.
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California Eryngo (Eryngium aristulatum)Observer
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Light green/mint color. Looks like round balls with spikes coming out at all angles. This plant forms a ring around long rushes near Double Pond.
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
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Fuzzy lichen on thinner, stick-like branches of an oak tree. Light mint green color.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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Patch of lichen on oak tree. Small section of it a slightly greener color than any other patch.
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California Bay (Umbellularia californica)Observer
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Leaves form bay tree are covered with aphid feces. Aphids are gathered along the backside of the leaf on it's veins.
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Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Observer
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Has 5 point fused petals. White on the inside with purple on the outside. About 1/2 inch in diameter. About 1 plants per square meter.
