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Sea-Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)Observer
buntyl21Description
Dense and thorny plants 2-3m in height. Found in mountain riparian valley.
Extremely tart orange berries found up to 5mm in diameter, and grow in clusters around main branches.
Lanceolate, silvery green leaves are up to 8cm long, and 1.5cm wide.
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Asian Spotted Tortoise Beetle (Aspidimorpha miliaris)Observer
buntyl21Description
Mid-afternoon
Transparent and orange elytral is structure wide and flat, up to 1cm.
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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)Observer
buntyl21Description
A भिंडी (bhindi), okra, or ladyfinger growing atypically, but it still looks delicious despite extensive Coccinelid damage to foliage .
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Neem (Azadirachta indica)Observer
buntyl21Description
नीम - Neem (Hindi)
10 year old tree with opposite, pinnate leaves
Height: ~10m
Note: The fruit and flowers are eaten, and oil used medicinally and in disease and pesticide control.
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Boletes (Family Boletaceae)Observer
buntyl21Description
Dry velvety cap, smooth wine colored stem. Flesh yellow, stem bruises blue, but tubes and cap flesh do not bruise.
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Conic Morel (Verpa conica)Observer
buntyl21Description
Odor and taste earthy and pleasant. Found in understory of confers and hardwoods on a dry sunny day. Stem hollow with cottony fibers. No gills, velvety cap.
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Apple Scab (Venturia inaequalis)Observer
buntyl21Description
Hazelnut leaf spot growing in the orchard at the Evergreen Organic Farm. Associates: Growing on apple, pear, and hazelnut trees close by.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
buntyl21Description
Downy mildew found on lettuce
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
buntyl21Description
Fungal scabs found on strawberry leaves - possibly crown rot
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Host: lettuce
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Apple Scab (Venturia inaequalis)Observer
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Conidia of V. inaequalis observed on apple cross section mounted in a semi-permanent gelatin-thymol medium.
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Observer
buntyl21Description
Allium root rot on leek. Note sclerotia growing on a leek stem. From a field at Common Ground Farm. Associates: Other leeks present, but no other plants.
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Genus SclerotiniaObserver
buntyl21Description
White mold growing on beets. Note sclerotia growing on foliage and soil. Masses of mycelium overwintering near beets in field. Associates: Morphologically unaffected mangelwurzels nearby, no other plants in row.
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Apple Scab (Venturia inaequalis)Observer
buntyl21Description
Apple scab growing in the orchard at the Evergreen Organic Farm. Associates: Apple, pear, and hazelnut trees close by.
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Witch's Hair Lichens (Genus Alectoria)Observer
buntyl21Description
L-TB09
Altitude: 1191m
sunny, near lake
Found mixed with Bryoria sp.
Habitat: 85% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
buntyl21Description
L-TB07
Altitude: 1191m
Sunny, near lake
Hollow-lobed lichen found on loose bark.
Habitat: 85% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Horsehair Lichens (Genus Bryoria)Observer
buntyl21Description
L-TB08
Altitude: 1191m
Sunny, near lake
Found mixed with Alectoria sp.
Habitat: 85% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Varied Rag Lichen (Platismatia glauca)Observer
buntyl21Description
Found growing on Quercus garryana
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Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata)Observer
buntyl21Description
Found growing on Quercus garryana
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Rim Lichens (Genus Lecanora)Observer
buntyl21Description
Found growing on Quercus garryana
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Devil's Matchstick (Pilophorus acicularis)Observer
buntyl21Description
I got stung by a bee peeling this off an igneous boulder.
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Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)Observer
buntyl21Description
Found growing on Quercus garryana
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Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata)Observer
buntyl21Description
Found growing on a sycamore tree in the Red Square at The Evergreen State College
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Farinose Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina farinacea)Observer
buntyl21Description
found on P. menziesii
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
buntyl21Description
L-TB21
Altitude: 69m
Subpendent/tufted Usnea found. Soredia open up into medulla creating craters.
Habitat: 80% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)Observer
buntyl21Description
F-TB05
Time: 1249
Altitude: 69m
Orang peel mushrooms found grouped on humus at the root base of a fallen A. rubra.
Habitat: 80% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Genus TrichaptumObserver
buntyl21Description
Found on a fallen T. heterophyllum
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
buntyl21Description
L-TB11
Time: 1511
Altitude: 69m
Foliose, subpendant lichen with inflated hollow lobes. Photobiont green, lower cortex black. Lichen found vagrant, but likely fell from canopy.
Habitat: 80% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
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Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)Observer
buntyl21Description
F-TB17
Time: 1249
Altitude: 69m
Plum colored mushrooms found grouped on humus. Light colored gills are thick and widely spaced. Cap/stipe ratio (3:1), relatively small.
Habitat: 80% canopy cover, Pseudostuga menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Gaultheria shallon, Mahonia nervosa, Vaccinium spp.
