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Umber Skipper (Lon melane)Observer
tim4Description
thought it was a common buckeye, but it's wings are folded and it has no eyespots (and furry tipped antenae).
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Wild and Domestic Radishes (Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. sativus)Observer
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small 4 lobed light purple flower with dark purple veins
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Tribe ConvolvuleaeObserver
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white or sometimes pinkish morning glory flower on a ground vine. quite common in the park
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Skimmers (Family Libellulidae)Observer
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Thick bodied red dragonfly. We usually only have thin blue, brown, or big green dragonlies
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Mediterranean Lineseed (Bellardia trixago)Observer
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Small white + puplish pink flower
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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Common western lizard about 4 inches long
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
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Not many of these left.
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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Common curly rock lichen
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Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus)Observer
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Beautiful yellow "tri" flower with tiger colored flecks
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Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)Observer
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red flowerlets running up green striped stem. did not see many of these mixed in with the grasses
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Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans)Observer
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Nice trumpet shape, purple and white.
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Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)Observer
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Solid black beelte with nice pinchers.
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Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)Observer
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Small flower, thin stem with few leaves
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
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This rich set of lichen and other plants was pretty common on exposed soil on any small "barren" slopes.
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Cherry Millipedes (Family Xystodesmidae)Observer
tim4Description
Found under a rock in very dry soil. No idea what it is.
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Crusty Gold-dust Lichen (Chrysothrix granulosa)Observer
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Very common on many of the oak trees.
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California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)Observer
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Lots of these on thistle plants eating aphids, etc. Hardly any had spots, but a few had a small number.
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Observer
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Saw several of these "green ladybugs"
