Observations by kueda

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What

Reticulated Cowry Cypraea maculifera

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 24, 2012 06:34 PM HST

Place

Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, HI, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Very common in the urchin holes above Shark's Cove.

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What

ballscale (Atriplex fruticulosa)

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

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Variety Cuscuta salina major

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 02:02 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

I didn't realize there were so many options! There were chenopods around, but this was mostly growing on the super common spurry-looking thing that I of course neglected to photograph.

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ID Please!

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Genus Atriplex

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

I've decided Atriplex is not my favorite genus ever.

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Western Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor ssp. mormon

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 05:09 PM PDT

Place

Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

2 ID's

Research Grade

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Genus Dasymutilla

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Place

Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

1 ID

Research Grade

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Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Place

Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

1 ID

Research Grade

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Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 05:49 PM PDT

Place

Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

2 ID's

Research Grade

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Genus Atriplex

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Very small, whole plant maybe 3-4 cm tall.

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What

seaside heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 02:18 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

2 ID's

Research Grade

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California eryngo Eryngium aristulatum

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

1 ID

Research Grade

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What

Entypus unifasciatus ssp. californicus

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 02:26 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Apparently there's Pepsis, Hemipepsis, and Entypus, so I can't just call them all Pepsis. Oi.

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Livermore tarplant Deinandra bacigalupii

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Throwing me a bit. Very common, soft glandular leaves. In the zoomed out pic it's the plant behind Centromadia.

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What

palmate salty bird's-beak Chloropyron palmatum

Observer

kueda

Date

Jun 30, 2012 03:08 PM PDT

Place

Springtown Preserve, Livermore, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Third visit to Springtown in search of these guys yielded some results! C. molle is also supposed to occur in that area, but this was pretty soft, so I'm calling it C. palmatum.