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Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)Observer
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Very spread out leaves, the temperature was in the 70F. Received shade from a tree, hard and dry soil.
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Planes (Genus Platanus)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
It is barely growing, it has very thin leafs with a light green color. Close to another tree, grass growing around it.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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The alfalfa flower was small, and 15 cm tall. It got direct sunlight.
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Prickly Sowthistle (Sonchus asper)Observer
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It looks like it has spines in the leafs. Dry soil, with shades from a tree.
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)Observer
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It was a little bit of it, in dry soil with direct sunlight. Windy with some grass around it.
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Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Observer
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Pink with purple flower, has a good smell, very rocky dry soil. Temperature in the 70 F.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
A dark green color on the leaves, growing upwards, spread out, it was 70 F.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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The plant had shade from a tree, it was growing close to the ground, the temperature was in 75 F. The soil was hard and dry.
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Chollas (Genus Cylindropuntia)Observer
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It looked like it was drying, it was in a open area, the sun light hit directly no shade. The temperature was in the 80 F.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Yellow flower with small petals, surrounded by other plants species, sunny weather temperature in the 72 F.
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Garden Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)Observer
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Purple flower growing in between rocks. Sunny day temperature in the 70 F.
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
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You can barely see in the picture, it was in a green leaf. It looked reddish brown. It was windy day, there was many dry leafs.
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Pigeons and Doves (Family Columbidae)Observer
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This doves where in a group looking for food in the ground. The weather was cloudy and windy.
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Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens (Genus Populus)Observer
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Very bright green in the plants, it looks like a little tree, it was close to other trees.
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Indian Rushpea (Hoffmannseggia glauca)Observer
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A flower with orange in the outside and yellow in the inside. Receiving shade from a tree. Found it by itself
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Dandelions (Genus Taraxacum)Observer
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A yellow flower by itself surrounded by other plant. There was dry soil and also grass in the area.
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Amazon Parrots (Genus Amazona)Observer
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They where in a group. I could barely get a picture.
It look they where migrating southwest.
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Observer
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The caterpillar is black with yellow spots.
It is 13 cm long, very attractive colors. Found in flowered plants.
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Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes ssp. asterius)Observer
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It has a pattern of a monarch, but has shiny blue. It has also a pattern of spots in its body. Found in hummed area.
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
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The lady bug was eating from the flower. It was by itself. It was .2 com long
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Sotols (Genus Dasylirion)Observer
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Between rocks, Shade from the rocks.Cooler temperature 67 F.
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Arachnids (Class Arachnida)Observer
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The spider was .4 cm long. Had narrow body, it had a black spot in the upper body. It blend in with its environment.
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Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)Observer
samaraDescription
It was close to a tree. Dry soil with direct sunlight, 75 F in temperate, some wind, height 5'5 inches.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
samaraDescription
The spider has long legs, a narrow body. In the head it has a black nark. It may be .5 cm long, I found it in a rock, with similar colors of its environment.
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Wolf Spiders and Allies (Superfamily Lycosoidea)Observer
samaraDescription
The spider has long legs, a narrow body. In the head it has a black nark. It may be .5 cm long, I found it in a rock, with similar colors of its environment.
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Engelmann Prickly Pear Complex (Complex Opuntia engelmannii)Observer
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IT was coming between the rocks. The cactus had dry patches, it had direct sunlight. The spines are missing in parts of the cactus. It was 70 F .
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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It is the size of a penny, has circle body in front legs longer. It blends in with the environment, it has the color of the rock.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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The soil was dry with rocks, little yellow flowers not many. It was separated from other plants.
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)Observer
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The Dove is gray with white in the wings. It was looking for food, it has a small beak and a big body.