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Thick-leaved Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon crassifolium)Observer
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Thick leaved Yerba Santa, smells fantastic! Plenty of plants in the Little Oak Canyon area.
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Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)Observer
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9 (2 Male) Pronghorn Antelope were walking slowly and foraging. About an hour and a half later they were only about a half mile further along and most were sitting together. 1 more had joined them.
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Great Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)Observer
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Many of these were along the creek. Oak woodland. Sycamores, poison oak, buckeyes.
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Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus gilbertsonii)Observer
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Oak woodlands, fallen tree on the bank of a dry creek. Sycamores shading the area.
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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3 lizards were catching small flying insects near riparian zone.
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Tamarisks (Genus Tamarix)Observer
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Invasive, many seedlings were growing in the area along the creeks.
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Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea)Observer
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Flying along the dirt road near a small stream, desert foothills.
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Iodinebush (Allenrolfea occidentalis)Observer
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Found in desert foothills, 2 springs/creeks nearby, salty.
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Vinegar Weed (Trichostema lanceolatum)Observer
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Fragrant, at first like vinegar and then mellows. Desert foothills.
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)Observer
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Hidden in the grass he is a little hard to see in the pic. Desert foothills near springs.
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Observer
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4 Deer were foraging near the side of a dirt road in oak woodland. As a group they were not too concerned with the vehicle keeping about twice the distance as a cow would. Mother and fawn, pictured, did run off when we approached. The road separated them from the other 2.
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Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina)Observer
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There are a few of these mixed in oak woodlands higher up in the foothills near the Antelope Valley.
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Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia)Observer
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Many of these in the desert, location approx.
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Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia)Observer
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Dense growth among willows near creek.
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
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Oak woodland, there must have been hundreds of squirrels in the area. It was practically impossible to look anywhere and not see one, often in twos and threes.
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California Wild Grape (Vitis californica)Observer
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Growing among other trees and brush along the creek, in places trees were almost completely covered.
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Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)Observer
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Oak woodland, many trees. A lot of trees in this area and throughout the ranch are quite large.
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Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)Observer
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Mixed in with other plants, willows, valley oak, wild grapes, wild oats in the area.
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Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum)Observer
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Female. Olive, yellow, reddish browns.
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White Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)Observer
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Found in oak woodland, some in riparian areas, cattle graze in the area.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
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Just saw this outside my office window foraging for something to eat.
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Turkey Mullein (Croton setiger)Observer
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Pretty common, in the center of dirt roads, along the side, etc. Cattle graze in the area.
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Cithara Buckwheat (Eriogonum cithariforme)Observer
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Found on the sandy, dry side of the road near Bronco Creek. Colors varied, white to pinkish/purple.
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California Juniper (Juniperus californica)Observer
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Sharing the south facing hillside with Chaparral Yucca.
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Spiny Cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)Observer
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Many growing along pond that cattle and Pronghorn Antelope use.
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Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)Observer
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Very large trees are in the Beale Adobe area, near sag pond and lining the edges of the creek and wetlands.
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Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)Observer
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While very dry in the area for sometime these were doing fine. Sag pond nearby, Yucca Night Lizard found in the area.
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Duckweeds (Genus Lemna)Observer
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A lot of these were in the sag pond at the Beale Adobe. Small fish were using it for cover. Dragonflies and bees were landing on it to drink from the pond.