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Spittlebugs and Froghoppers (Superfamily Cercopoidea)Observer
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Large amount of foamy substance found on branch of shrub, presumed to be a spit bug or frog hopper
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Wolf's Milk (Lycogala epidendrum)Observer
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Some type of slime mold, light orange color with a spherical shape on a dead log in Discovery park
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Oyster Mushrooms (Genus Pleurotus)Observer
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Bright white fungi growing on a dead tree branch, looks very fleshy and kind of like an oyster mushroom in the way it grows horizontally
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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Found near UW campus scavenging for food
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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Resident honey bees at the UW farm
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)Observer
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Found in UBNA in a large patch with thorny stem and large three pronged leaves
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Hybrid Rhododendron (Rhododendron × hybridum)Observer
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Found on a pathway on the UW campus with bright pink flowers
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Primroses (Genus Primula)Observer
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Distinct plant found on UW campus on the side of pathway. Plant is only a few inches from the ground with dark green leaves that look leathery and very veiny. Flowers are coming out through the leaves and are a deep purple color and long and thin
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White Clover (Trifolium repens)Observer
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White clover found growing amongst grass at UBNA. Lots of them bunched and distributed throughout the grassy meadow and also near some red clover
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)Observer
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Found at union bay natural area in a high grassy area. Hidden below the grass and has single flower with long thin leaves
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Suborder AgaricineaeObserver
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Found in UBNA in a large patch of woodchips and grass. Older specimen that's cap is collapsing and has many different fibers
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Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)Observer
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Found in UBNA, looks as if it is not in good condition with a thin stem which at the end splits into many smaller branches with what look like dead flowers on the end of them
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Lawn Daisy (Bellis perennis)Observer
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White flower with yellow center with many small thin petals surrounding it
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Bracket Fungi (Family Polyporaceae)Observer
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Found fungi on side of a downed tree in deception pass, very dark brown color and situated horizontally and terraced, looks related to oyster mushroom
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Virginia Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)Observer
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Small white flower a few inches from the ground with a yellow center and five petals, leaves are dark green and serrated and branch off in pairs of three
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Some sort of fungi growing on a medium sized tree, roughly spherical shaped with a light brown-white coloration, firm to the touch, found at deception pass
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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)Observer
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Found right off shore at deception pass in large clusters, large bulb with long dark green colored leaves
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Thatched Barnacle (Semibalanus cariosus)Observer
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Acorn barnacles found at low tide at deception pass. Found on large boulder on the beach in large clusters
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Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)Observer
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Very small star shaped wildflower found, flower is a bright white color with four leaves of which three were the same size
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Harsh Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida)Observer
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This plant has a hairy stalk and thin leaves with five points, the leaves have vertical lines along of them and there is a bright orange-red flower at the top.
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Sierra Nevada Peavine (Lathyrus nevadensis)Observer
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Small plant about a foot tall with opposite branching leaves, small, single purple ish flower
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Broad-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium)Observer
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Small weird looking plant with a red stem and green leaves with yellow flowers, leaves and flowers are clustered and the plant was located on a gravel and rocky substrate
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Menzies' Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii)Observer
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Small wildflower about a foot off the ground with a thin green stem and thin oval shaped leaves, flowers are purple and open from a cylinder base to a flower with four petals
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
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Located on a rocky substrate about 2 feet off the ground with a hairy stem and leaves that look like fern leaves. Near top of stem there are large bundles of small white flowers that form a bouquet like structure
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Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)Observer
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Large shrub with visible thorns and is fruiting with bright yellow raspberry looking fruits and leaves that are in bunches of three
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Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Observer
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Found on the UW campus the only remaining sequoia tree on UW campus. Very large with soft bark