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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Observer

wyattbaxter

Date

May 2024
Mourning Dove - Photo (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
dgrimmphd's ID: Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

Observer

locomotive

Date

December 2023
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Photo (c) Zane Shantz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Zane Shantz
dgrimmphd's ID: Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Added on May 17, 2024
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Observer

luck

Date

May 2024
American Crow - Photo (c) Joe McKenna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
dgrimmphd's ID: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Ashy Silktassel (Garrya flavescens)

Observer

aaronddhh

Date

May 13, 2024 12:14 AM PDT
Ashy Silktassel - Photo (c) Matt Gruen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Matt Gruen
dgrimmphd's ID: Ashy Silktassel (Garrya flavescens)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Observer

aaronddhh

Date

May 13, 2024 12:22 AM PDT
Western Wallflower - Photo (c) Mike and Mikelle Hebeka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike and Mikelle Hebeka
dgrimmphd's ID: Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Fringed Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum)

Observer

aaronddhh

Date

May 16, 2024 02:46 PM PDT

Description

Did not know these grew as weeds

Fringed Willowherb - Photo (c) K D, all rights reserved, uploaded by K D
dgrimmphd's ID: Fringed Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:36 PM PDT
Telegraphweed - Photo (c) Edward Rooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edward Rooks
dgrimmphd's ID: Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:37 PM PDT

Description

This Coast Live Oak is growing along the Santiago Creek Trail.

Coast Live Oak - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:46 PM PDT

Description

This Coast Live Oak is growing along a small unnamed trail. It has dried flowers stuck in its branches.

Coast Live Oak - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:50 PM PDT

Description

This Telegraphweed is flowering and fruiting at the bottom, and budding on top.

Telegraphweed - Photo (c) Edward Rooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edward Rooks
dgrimmphd's ID: Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:50 PM PDT

Description

This flowering and fruiting Telegraphweed is growing between the Willows Trail and Barham Ridge Trail.

Telegraphweed - Photo (c) Edward Rooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edward Rooks
dgrimmphd's ID: Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:51 PM PDT

Description

This Telegraphweed is growing between the Willows Trail and Barham Ridge Trail.

Telegraphweed - Photo (c) Edward Rooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edward Rooks
dgrimmphd's ID: Telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Shortpod Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:55 PM PDT

Description

Shortpod Mustards are very abundant throughout the park and OC wild spaces in general.

Shortpod Mustard - Photo (c) R.J. Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by R.J. Adams
dgrimmphd's ID: Shortpod Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Palo Verde (Genus Parkinsonia)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:57 PM PDT

Description

There were more than 5 of these plants along the Barham Ridge Trail and the Santiago Creek Trail. They look introduced. They're thorny.

Palo Verde - Photo (c) Prosperoid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Palo Verde (Genus Parkinsonia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Palo Verde (Genus Parkinsonia)

Date

May 14, 2024 05:58 PM PDT

Description

There were more than 5 of these plants along the Barham Ridge Trail and the Santiago Creek. They look introduced. They're thorny.

Other ones I photographed with more angles:

Palo Verde - Photo (c) Prosperoid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Palo Verde (Genus Parkinsonia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Chilicothe (Marah macrocarpa)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:11 PM PDT

Description

This yellowing Chilicothe is growing on a dead bush.

Chilicothe - Photo (c) Sing to the Mountain Studio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sing to the Mountain Studio
dgrimmphd's ID: Chilicothe (Marah macrocarpa)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:12 PM PDT

Description

This Thick-leaved Yerba Santa is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail.

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa - Photo (c) Anne, all rights reserved
dgrimmphd's ID: Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:13 PM PDT

Description

I found this old stem-based Oak Gall in a Coast Live Oak. It's likely a Live Oak Apple Gall. I broke part of it away and it broke like a gall (picture 6).

Host plant: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216014840

Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY)
dgrimmphd's ID: Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips quercuspomiformis)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:12 PM PDT

Description

This Cottonwood is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail.

Fremont Cottonwood - Photo (c) naturecandids, all rights reserved, uploaded by naturecandids
dgrimmphd's ID: Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:14 PM PDT

Description

This Thick-leaved Yerba Santa is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail.

Host to: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216014854

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa - Photo (c) Anne, all rights reserved
dgrimmphd's ID: Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Blue Elder (Sambucus cerulea)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:14 PM PDT

Description

This Blue Elder is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. It's flowering.

Insects on it:

Blue Elder - Photo (c) Matthew Zlatunich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matthew Zlatunich
dgrimmphd's ID: Blue Elder (Sambucus cerulea)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:16 PM PDT

Description

This Coast Live Oak is growing near the Roadrunner Loop Trail. It's small.

Coast Live Oak - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:17 PM PDT

Description

This Coast Live Oak is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. It's right up against the trail.

Coast Live Oak - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:17 PM PDT

Description

This spiky thistle is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. Italian?

Host to:

Italian Thistle - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Don Loarie
dgrimmphd's ID: Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:18 PM PDT

Description

This Toyon is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. It has old dried up berries.

Toyon - Photo (c) Kristin Komatsubara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kristin Komatsubara
dgrimmphd's ID: Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:19 PM PDT

Description

This Thick-leaved Yerba Santa is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. At the time it was shaded.

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa - Photo (c) Anne, all rights reserved
dgrimmphd's ID: Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:19 PM PDT

Description

This juvenile Coast Live Oak is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail.

Coast Live Oak - Photo (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
dgrimmphd's ID: Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Prickly Sowthistle (Sonchus asper)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:20 PM PDT

Description

This spiky Sow Thistle is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail.

Prickly Sowthistle - Photo (c) Michelle, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle
dgrimmphd's ID: Prickly Sowthistle (Sonchus asper)
Added on May 17, 2024
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California Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium californicum)

Date

May 14, 2024 06:34 PM PDT

Description

This California Cudweed is growing along the Roadrunner Loop Trail. The leaves smell strongly like orange juice (as they always do to me).

California Cudweed - Photo (c) 🦋 Melissa 🦋, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 🦋 Melissa 🦋
dgrimmphd's ID: California Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium californicum)
Added on May 17, 2024
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Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)

Observer

grnleaf

Date

May 16, 2024 01:19 PM PDT
Cardinal Meadowhawk - Photo (c) Cameron Eckert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cameron Eckert
dgrimmphd's ID: Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum)
Added on May 17, 2024
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