What
Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
kevindinh3Description
Found at 5:01 at UC Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon on the Fire Trial. A thin tree with red leaves as well as green ones. Looks healthy. Tree has a covering of green bark and some moss. Found during the late afternoon.
What
Cherry-Plum (Prunus cerasifera)Observer
kevindinh3Description
Found at 5:01 at UC Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon on the Fire Trial. A thin tree with red leaves as well as green ones. Looks healthy. Tree has a covering of green bark and some moss. Found during the late afternoon.
What
Australian Tortoise Beetle (Trachymela sloanei)Observer
kevindinh3Description
Found at 5:11 pm at UC Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon near the fire trail.
A bug crawling on the ground and looks reminiscent of a bettle or ladybug.
Camouflages well and blends in with the ground.
Did not fly.
What
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Observer
kevindinh3Description
Found at 4:30 pm
A spiky flower with pink petals. It rather looked like like a weed and seemed to have a "feather-like" texture. Found during the afternoon in sunny dry weather at UC Berkeley's Strawberry canyon on the fire trail.The petals and leaves seemed healthy and the flower was facing in the sun.