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Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella)Observer
sandquistlabDescription
I’m no expert, so I’m just guessing, but the pervasive black spots match, visually, the photos of black crystalwort, and they are not seen on hairy or common crystalwort. Note too that this colony is growing adjacent to many hairy crystalworts (lower in photo)
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Observer
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No idea. Looks like someone spit out their toothpaste. But it’s abundant on the sandy path, especially in shaded areas.
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Southern Candy Cap (Lactarius rufulus)Observer
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Guess based on iNat suggestion.
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Skeleton Fork Fern (Psilotum nudum)Observer
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Interesting place to be growing.
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Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)Observer
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On road cut
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California Asterella (Asterella californica)Observer
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Love seeing these.
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
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Young gopher snake.
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Davidson's Buckwheat (Eriogonum davidsonii)Observer
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In area burned in 2020 El Dorado fire
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Narrow-leaved Bedstraw (Galium angustifolium)Observer
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In area burned in 2020 El Dorado fire
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Chia (Salvia columbariae)Observer
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In area burned in 2020 El Dorado fire
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San Luis Blazingstar (Mentzelia micrantha)Observer
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In area burned in 2020 El Dorado fire
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Hairy Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon trichocalyx)Observer
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In area burned in 2020 El Dorado fire