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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
patchDescription
Two vultures were idly circling in the air above some farmland.
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Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)Observer
patchDescription
I think this is either occidentalis (Western) or scopulorum (Rocky Mountain), given the location, but I'm not sure which one.
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Western Stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale)Observer
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Also known as puccoon in the area.
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Common Starlily (Leucocrinum montanum)Observer
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Known as Sand Lily in the area.
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Goosefoot Violet (Viola purpurea)Observer
patchDescription
Believe this to be canary violet, though could possibly be valley (sagebrush) violet. It was a very dry site, in a ponderosa pine/manzanita/currant habitat.
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Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)Observer
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An hour before minimum of -1 tide
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Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle (Lepas anatifera)Observer
patchDescription
At Oregon Coast Aquarium
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Freshwater Bryozoans (Class Phylactolaemata)Observer
patchDescription
Basketball-sized colony at the edge of the fishing dock, another slightly smaller, and some smaller pieces of a colony that had been broken up by something.
