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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)Observer
holly_hDescription
This rattlesnake is a dark and light brown color, with square shaped ovals on the back. It was a baby and we could tell because it was only about 1 1/2 feet in length, and it was curled up when found. It was located under a rock in a field by a pond, there was only 1 found in the area.
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
holly_hDescription
The lichen has a whit-grey color and almost resembles to trumpets facing in an upward position. It was in a small group located on a rock, its 3 inches long and 3 1/2 inches wide. There is only 1 in the area and its in the middle of a grassy meadow that is filled with rocks.
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Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)Observer
holly_hDescription
This oak is 30 feet tall with leaves that are 2 inches long but can vary, the leaf color is a blueish-green. There are a lot of moss and lichen on the tree, its location is in a grassy meadow but is next to an oak forest and there are only 50 in the area maybe more.
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Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)Observer
holly_hDescription
The coyote brush was about 2 feet tall with a red stem, small dull green leaves which are 2 cm long. The bush its self looks dead and its location is in a grassy dry land but on the verge of an oak forest. There are about 50 in the area.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
holly_hDescription
The moss is an olive green color which also has a mix of white lichen in it, in certain areas. The moss/lichen covers 1/3 of the tree and the size of the tree is 20 feet long. This was the only log that was fallen in the area to have moss and lichen.
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Brown-spotted Bush-Cricket (Tessellana tessellata)Observer
holly_hDescription
A cricket that is 1/2 inch long, with 1 leg that is 1/4 inch long and 2 cm long antennas. Its camo with the dead grass so its a light brown color and there were about 50 in the area maybe more.
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Genus SchizophyllumObserver
holly_hDescription
It was white as snow and almost looked like it too from the top. From the bottom view it looked more like a mushroom. Its location was on a dead log next to a quite a bit of moss. There were 10 different parts on the log.
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Slime Molds (Phylum Mycetozoa)Observer
holly_hDescription
A yellow glob of fungus which is about 2 1/2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Its location was in a doug fir forest on a dead log and there was only 1 found in the area.
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Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans)Observer
holly_hDescription
A purple flower that has a thin stem and is a bluish color. The bottom of the flower part is a green color and the inside of the flower is a yellow color. There were about 100 of them around on the trail.
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
holly_hDescription
This is a very fluffy plant that is 6 inches long and 1/2 inches wide. It is very similar to a carrot and has a dull green coloring. There was only 1 in the area.
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Harding Grass (Phalaris aquatica)Observer
holly_hDescription
This grass is is very soft at the end/tips were the seeds are located. This grass is invasive and it covers a whole meadow which should be at least 1 thousand of them. Its location is in grassy meadow, it has a height of 5 feet is a yellow green color.
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Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)Observer
holly_hDescription
A very large maple tree which is 30 feet tall and there was only 1 in the area. It was full of green leaves that had the length of 3 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide. It was located in a rocky forest terrain on a hill.
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
holly_hDescription
The frog was very small being 1/2 long and 1/4 wide, with a copper coloring on the body and green coloring under the eye. It was located in a damp grassy pond just on the edge of the water. There were 2 other in the area that I saw.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
holly_hDescription
The Orb Weaver was a yellow/black color on its abdomen and it also has black on its legs. The web that it made was very sticky and bouncy almost like a trampoline and it was located on the side of a damp grassy pond. It is 2 inches long and is 3/4 inches wide. There were 3 Orb Weavers that were located and found by the pond.
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Mantises (Order Mantodea)Observer
holly_hDescription
A lime green mantid that is camo with grass and has orange antenes. Its was found in a grassy pond area, is 4 cm or 1 1/2 inches long and is 1 inch wide. It was very damp in its location. There was only 1 in the area that was found.
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California Torreya (Torreya californica)Observer
holly_hDescription
Tall tree that is about 12 feet tall with sharp needles. It is an evergreen tree and has a thin trunk.
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Purple Nightshade (Solanum xanti)Observer
holly_hDescription
Purple-blueish flower that is in bush, with many strands which have the same flowers on them. The rest of the bush besides the flower is green. Only 1 in the area.
