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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
maddiblancDescription
maybe a shelf fungus
growing on a mossy log
dry grassy area, shaded
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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)Observer
maddiblancDescription
amongst tall, dry grasses, no others nearby
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
maddiblancDescription
not flowering
near the Hume Observatory
chaparral
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Smallflower Western Rosinweed (Calycadenia pauciflora)Observer
maddiblancDescription
many of these plants, in dry grassy area near gravel path
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
maddiblancDescription
A small douglas fir sprout, about 2 ft tall. There were 2 more nearby, in an area that was dry and under some shade from some oak trees. There were grasses and dry leaves on the ground around it.
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Manzanita Leafgall Aphid (Tamalia coweni)Observer
maddiblancDescription
This is possibly a manzanita leaf gall aphid. It was a small manzanita bush, and inside the galls on the leafs were small aphid-like insects. It was in an open, dry, sunny area where there were grasses growing.
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California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)Observer
maddiblancDescription
In a forested area under redwoods and live oaks, sprouting from the side of a ledge on the side of the path. Located in Redwood Canyon at Pepperwood. The fern was drying up a little, and not very green.
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
maddiblancDescription
A group of about 6 sword ferns on a slope going down from a trail in Redwood Canyon at Pepperwood. There were some large Redwood trees right nearby them, and the area was shady. Some of the leaves were damaged, most likely from being eaten by bugs.
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
maddiblancDescription
Dry deer antler, approximately 10 inches long and 1 inch wide. Had some cracks and fractures. In a sunny area with some grasses but mostly dry fallen leaves from oaks.
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Genus HololenaObserver
maddiblancDescription
The spider web made a sort of tunnel going into a hollow part of a log.
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
maddiblancDescription
There was a rock on the ground that had a space under it, like a small cave, which is where I found this nest. There were 9 small eggs, each about 1-2 inches long. The nest was in an area where there were large boulders and it was shaded under some big live oaks.
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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Observer
maddiblancDescription
Found on the side of the North Road at Pepperwood. The area was dry and grassy, but there was morning dew on everything.
