What
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum)Observer
asjonesDescription
Dominant at edge of riparian area
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Arroyo Willow (Salix lasiolepis)Observer
asjonesDescription
Dense thickets along stream course
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Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)Observer
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Lots of pellets at the edge of dirt road and scrub
Photos / Sounds
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Rabbit-Tobaccos (Genus Pseudognaphalium)Observer
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Edge of scrubby section of coastal prairie and riparian zone. Possibly P. californicus but flowers seem small
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Yellow Clustered Broomrape (Aphyllon franciscanum)Observer
asjonesDescription
In area burned in 2020
Photos / Sounds
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Purple Sanicle (Sanicula bipinnatifida)Observer
asjonesDescription
On the edge of dirt road in grassland
Photos / Sounds
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Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)Observer
asjonesDescription
Many in bloom but no dense patches
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Four-spurred Assassin Bug (Zelus tetracanthus)Observer
asjonesDescription
On bridge rail about 15 feet from paved road
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Bog St. John's-Wort (Hypericum anagalloides)Observer
asjonesDescription
Tinkers penny in seasonally wet/inundated spot along narrow section of coastal prairie trail and forest edge
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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)Observer
asjonesDescription
Asking edge of polo grounds perimeter path
Photos / Sounds
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Sisal Weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus)Observer
asjonesDescription
In coastal prairie on bare ground trail
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
asjonesDescription
On trail in coastal prairie, about 5 mm long
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Western Boxelder Bug (Boisea rubrolineata)Observer
asjonesDescription
Many flying in sunny section of trail, planted big leaf maple common along trail. Some pairs mating in ground as in photo