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Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)Observer
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Found growing on edge of chaparral. Was surrounded my many other plants like it.
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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
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Found growing in chaparral. There was a large bush on other side of trail.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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Found growing on edge of chaparral. All over one side of this bush.
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)Observer
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Found in wetland with rush. Purple bear scat found near by.
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Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans)Observer
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Found on side of trail with others near by. Growing in hard dirt that is dry.
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Rushes (Genus Juncus)Observer
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Growing next to pond alongside penny royal. Orb weaver webs on the rush. Oak woodland beside it.
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North American Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Ammopelmatus)Observer
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Found under rock n oak woodland on side of meadow. About and inch long. In small hole under rock with lichen.
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Lace Lichen (Ramalina menziesii)Observer
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Found on edge of woodland growing on an oak. Growing on most of oaks in area.
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Greater Quaking Grass (Briza maxima)Observer
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Found of edge of meadow under oak. Maybe 1000 other plants in the area
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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Found in pound about one for deep. Surrounded by oaks and penny royal. Red algae grow on other side.
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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Found growing on oak in oak woodland. On slope with no undergrowth. Speckled shade.
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Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)Observer
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Not really sure what this is. My friend thought it was klamath weed or goldwire but i'm not sure. Found in the middle of chaparral. No other plants like it near by.
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Western Deer Mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)Observer
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Found under board in a hole a used to be. Mom not there. A family of newts also taking shelter there. About 15 baby newts and one mom newt. Surrounded by penny royal and oaks on the edge of the pound.
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Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)Observer
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Growing by small stream next to field. Under oak. Next to gravel road. 4 different clusters in area.
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Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)Observer
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Growing on fallen branch in redwood duff. Underneath redwood and tan oak tree. Sorry for the small amount of photos the rest I got were blurry.
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Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)Observer
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Found growing in redwood duff next to bracken fern. Many little ones most had been nibbled on.
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Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris arguta)Observer
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Two small weak looking in a 5 meter area. Growing in deep duff that had moisture at the bottom.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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Growing on fallen redwood log in duff. Was dried out looking and covered in a green like dust.
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Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)Observer
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Growing in redwood forest, in duff. Small tree size. Some dead leaves on forest floor and some still on.
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Crystalline Gall Wasp (Feron crystallinum)Observer
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Fond growing on the underside of a blue oak on the edge of an oak woodland next to a grass field. Looked about 1/4 of an inch across. Looked fuzzy.
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Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)Observer
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Found under rock, in the speckled shade, on a hill, in oak woodland. Hiding under leaf.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
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Under rock, on hill, in shade. In an oak woodland. My guess is it was built my some sort of insect. Each chamber was about 1/4 of an inch.
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Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)Observer
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Growing in a small creek next to meadow it was shaded.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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Found growing in a fallen black oak log on the side of a grassy field.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Growing alongside penny royal by a small pond in grassland.
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
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In web, side of pond in grassland. Web on thistle and penny royal.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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This lizard was under a dry rock near a pond. It was near a pond in a grassland. It was missing its tail. There were no tics on it. Penny royal and thistle were growing near by.
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Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)Observer
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This newt was swimming in a large puddle in a dry creek bed. The pool was about 5.5 feet in diameter and had leaves and grass floating in it. It was about .5 feet deep. It was 4-5 inches long.
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North American Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Ammopelmatus)Observer
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This Jerusalem cricket was hiding under a rock on the side of a field. It was hot out.
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Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)Observer
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It was under a rock in a wooded area with Bay Laurel, Madrone, oak, and Douglas Fir. It was alone. I'm guessing that it was young because it was small.