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Oats (Genus Avena)Observer
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Pretty sure I misidentified this plant as well. However, this is certainly a grass and my best guess is that it is in the bromus family.
Fun fact: If it is a part of the bromus family then it is high in silica content.
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Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)Observer
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I'm pretty sure I misidentified the exact species, although I'm sure it is a thistle.
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Bur Clover (Medicago polymorpha)Observer
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I may be wrong but this is my best guess.
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Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)Observer
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From exploring the internet, I believe this to be a purple nutsedge. Notice the large flowering rod extending out of it, although it is dead.
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Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)Observer
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Hairy vetches all over the place.
From what I have read online, this purple flower plant is an invasive species from Europe and Asia. I saw a bumblebee pollinate some of the vetches in this hill photo.
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
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For the most part, the common California Poppy with some weeds intertwined. This site is a hillside behind our AP Environmental classroom. I believe: the purple flowers are called bird vetch, the clovers with yellow flowers are oxalis, the weed to be a prickly sow thistle and the grass to be nutsedge. Any thoughts?
