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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)Observer
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I don't remember having seen this flower before. It doesn't really stand out but it's beautiful.
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California Fetid Adderstongue (Scoliopus bigelovii)Observer
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The very first time I see one.
Although I was not looking for them, my attention got caught by a strange plant growing on the side of the trail. Big shiny green leaves with dark spots...
I looked closer, hoping to see some future flower growth of some sort and didn't find any. And then it dawned on me. Those barely noticeable things on the sides were flowers, and they were those Fetid Adderstongues I had heard about, but never seen before. Very cool.
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Banana Slugs (Genus Ariolimax)Observer
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The only one we saw today...
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Along Brushy Peaks trail. Not sure what that is. A seedling? A fern just getting out of the ground?
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Rosy Conk (Fomitopsis cajanderi)Observer
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Along the Brushy Peaks trail. We would never have paid any attention to them if the brighter part of those fungi was white. But it was pink...
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Dove's-foot Crane's-Bill (Geranium molle)Observer
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Along the New Almaden trail...
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Milkmaids (Cardamine californica)Observer
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Lots of then already along the New Almaden trail
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
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I am not sure what this is. Looks like trumpets coming out of the tree trunk
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Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)Observer
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Seen along the New Almaden trail.
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)Observer
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Stunning, beautiful red mushrooms.
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Banana Slugs (Genus Ariolimax)Observer
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This Banana Slug was roaming around on the Sweeney Ridge.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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I saw this Great Blue Heron flying low, very close and he landed very close to the parking lot. Seeing him land was quite a sight!
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Cacti (Family Cactaceae)Observer
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Saw this cute little cactus between a few big volcanic rocks, in the northern part of the park, in the petroglyphs area.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
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This pretty coyote was roaming around Kelso Depot (Mojave National Preserve).
He came quickly to my car and then waited, just as if he was expecting me to give him food. He's probably used to tourists feeding him :-(
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Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)Observer
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Not sure if it's a little plant or a future tree...
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Not sure what it is.
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Porcini and Allies (Genus Boletus)Observer
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Not sure what it is.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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We saw several of those in a limited area.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Nice big mushroom. I don't know how to identify them.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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The second newt of the day, really close to the first one. Even though he was not moving fast, I was not fast enough to get his head. He went back to his hole.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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The first one of the season. I didn't expect to see newts that early. I thought it would be more February/March.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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Interesting fungus that looks like (pattern-wise) the shell of an oyster.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
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This was the season. At this time of the year, those little creatures are everywhere, especially close to water.
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Liberty Cap (Psilocybe semilanceata)Observer
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This mushroom looked nice but I don't know what it is.
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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)Observer
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One of the two salsifys I saw this year.
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Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)Observer
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It was the season... Those common wildflowers can be found all over the place.
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Section SisyrinchiumObserver
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"Regular" blue-eyed grass flowers were all around us when a small cluster of white flowers caught my attention. The first time I've seen the white version of this common wildflower.
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Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)Observer
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Possibly the only one Elegant Clarkia I have seen this year.
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Genus AphonopelmaObserver
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A third tarantula, on a hike along the Hunting Hollow road.
