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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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saw this example of a pine/coniferous type plant with new leaves extending at the top of old. a sign of regrowth in spring?
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Plums, Cherries, and Allies (Genus Prunus)Observer
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saw this example of white flowering plant on campus.
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Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)Observer
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saw this example of an oak tree (not sure exactly what kind) on campus.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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saw this example of an unchanged chaparral on campus
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Section RubertaObserver
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saw this plant that had red leaves/flowers on campus.
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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this bird had a dark (black) head and a tan body with white strips on each of its wings, toward the inside.
have been seeing a lot of these small birds on campus in the last few days.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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saw this sudden oak death on a tree on campus.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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Saw this turkey tail on campus for homework 8 No. 1
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Two-seeded Vetch (Vicia disperma)Observer
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this is an example of a terrestrial non-seed plant because it is low to the ground and i found it near water (if you can count strawberry creek as water)
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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this plant is an example of an opposite leaf structure due to its arrangement.
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
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this plant is an example of a pinnate leaf structure, due to its blade-like leaves that extend outward from the stem.
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Daylilies (Genus Hemerocallis)Observer
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This flower is an example of a monocot.
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Daffodils (Genus Narcissus)Observer
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this flower is an example of a dicot due to its petal number (5).
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Pines (Genus Pinus)Observer
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this tree is an example of a gymnosperm because it has cones but it does not have flowers.
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Common Sow-Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)Observer
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this weed is a dandelion and is a member of the sunflower family, due to its bulbous head.
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Buttercups (Genus Ranunculus)Observer
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this is an example of a regular flower because it has small petals that are arranged like the spokes of a wheel and are thus symmetrical.
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Lawn Daisy (Bellis perennis)Observer
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Saw these daisies in a cluster outside the FPF building on Dwight Way. They seemed like a pretty fair representation of spring approaching and all that, since they just cropped up after the recent rain and were thriving in the nice weather -- as we all are, i guess.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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saw this tree a while ago and then remembered it for this exercise. what i liked was that it was two tree species interacting in a commensalism relationship. like, the tree on top is clearly using the bottom tree for support, but the bottom tree's health doesn't really seem affected by this weird growth pattern.
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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
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saw two squirrels interacting with each other. they were kind of on their own until a human being (me) approached them to take pictures, then they moved closer to each other and the tree. the tree seemed to be an object of security and protection for them -- which makes sense since squirrels make homes and storage centers out of trees.
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Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)Observer
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saw this dog and this boy playing on the field near vlsb on campus. the dog was entirely dependent on the boy in terms of entertainment (in this case, playing fetch) and also probably food and shelter. the dog in question was also a labrador retriever, a particularly happy-go-lucky and loyal breed that essentially lives to please its humans.
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Cypresses, Cedars, Junipers, and Allies (Subfamily Cupressoideae)Observer
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tree with tons of yellow pollen type stuff on its leaves. quite picturesque.
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Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)Observer
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this tree is super awesome looking.
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Sword Ferns (Genus Nephrolepis)Observer
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where the red fern grows ... is not here.