What
Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria)Observer
martyDescription
Volunteer native plant in my garden.
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California-Lilacs (Genus Ceanothus)Observer
martyDescription
Buck Brush (Ceanothus cuneatus Var. cuneatus)
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)Observer
martyDescription
Male White throated sparrow at a feeder.
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
martyDescription
Lady bug beetles
(Hippodamia convergens) on Ponderosa pine
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
martyDescription
Fried Chicken Mushroom
(Lyophyllum decastes)
What
Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
martyDescription
Fried Chicken Mushroom
(Lyophyllum decastes)
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
martyDescription
Small truffle, one inch deep, under Blue Oaks.
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California Groundcone (Kopsiopsis strobilacea)Observer
martyDescription
Possible immature inflorescence of B. strobiliacea, California Groundcone, Orobanchaceae.
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Bog St. John's-Wort (Hypericum anagalloides)Observer
martyDescription
Tiny plant on stream bank, elev.
10,200'
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
martyDescription
Pacific Chorus Frog, Pacific Treefrog, (Pseudacris regilla) Brown morph
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Primrose Monkeyflower (Erythranthe primuloides)Observer
martyDescription
A very tiny plant, photographed at Sagehen Creek field station, Univ. of California. I did not see it in the field, only later in the picture. The plant of interest is the tiny one with leaf hairs, positioned behind the sundew.
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Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)Observer
martyDescription
Location is approximate, pulled from the map.
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Western Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica)Observer
martyDescription
Very large carpenter bee on bee balm (Monarda Lambada).