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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 25, 2014

Description

The trunk of the tree is very long and the branches are drooping down. The green leaves of the tree is long and flat. This tree is still consider to be young because there are still branches on the lower bottom of the trunk. The trunk color is red-brown and the texture of the trunk is rough.

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Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 25, 2014

Description

This plant has a tree trunk that is light brown with a patchwork of white. The width of the tree is very thick and it is chubby and tall. It has leaves that are green and the leaves are shaped similarly to maple tree leaves. Apparently, some of the twigs of this tree are dried up. I have seen no seeds or pods on this particular tree yet. There are like about four huge branches on the trunk.

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Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 14, 2014 07:10 PM PDT

Description

This plant is also called Purple Fountain Grass because it grows out purplish maroon blades. The plant is also drought tolerant. This plant mainly expand in width and height. The leaves of this plant is dark purple, but it is rough. When the maroon dries up the color fades and turns into light brown. The maroon of this plant is very soft and fluffy like a cat tail. This plant grows at a very fast pace when it is let out into the soil because there are more space.

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Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:57 PM PDT

Description

This type of plant has a very small size flowers. The flowers are white and there are four rounded petals per flower. Inside the flower, there is six stamens that are yellow. The leaves of this plant is green and narrow. The stem of each bunch of flowers are long and circular. The flowers of each stem grows with each other at the same time allowing the whole plant to be swirling with white tiny flowers.

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Geraniums and Storksbills (Genus Pelargonium)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:55 PM PDT

Description

This plant has leaves that are suppose to be dark green, but apparently, it had stayed in the sun too much that it begins to dry up. When this plant blooms, there is going to be many light purple flowers surrounding the green leaves. The green leaves are rough and also shaped into threes. When it dries up the outer layer of the leaves turn light brown while the middle of the leaf have a green color that starts to fade.

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Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:53 PM PDT

Description

This plant is a silvery foliage that has grayish long leaves. The leaves of the plant thin and long causing it to drop down to the ground whenever it is too long. The leaves of the plant is mainly silver, but in a closer look there is a turquoise color mixed up with silver. The stem is bulky and also long allowing the plant to be able to stand up straight.

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Trailing African Daisy (Dimorphotheca fruticosa)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:52 PM PDT

Description

This kind of flowers does not require gardeners to cut it's flowers because new flowers will replace the old ones. the petals are orange and it is thin. The middle of the flower is black on the outer layer, oranges on the next layer, and a dark green spot on the middle. This type of plant makes a long trail with the green stems. It does not grow much in height, but it spreads out like vines.

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Agapanthus (Genus Agapanthus)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:48 PM PDT

Description

This plant is often called a round-headed leek. Basically, it is like a round ball that is stick to a stem. In that round ball-like shape, there are many small flowers that blooms each by one. The flowers are blue and violet. When these flowers grow out, that ball-like shaped will be tightly packed. This plant has many thin dark green long leaves that grow at the very bottom of the plant. The stem of the plant grow very high in a circular tube-like shape.

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Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:48 PM PDT

Description

This plant has a funnel like petal that is white. Inside the petal is a long yellow spadix that grow out. There are small white dots that are spread throughout the spadix. It has large arrow shaped leaves that are grown in clumps. The flowers only blooms during spring and summer. This type of plant grows very long in height. It is forty centimeters long. The stem of the flowers are long and circular like sticks. This plants soaks up a lot of water.

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Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:43 PM PDT

Description

This type of plant has dark red color that is covered up on the middle of the leaves. On the outer layer of the leaves there is a light green color. This only happens when the leaves are fully developed meaning that they are large. If there is baby leaves growing, the whole leaf would be all light green until when the leaf is large enough, it begins to turn red in the middle of the leaf. It grows really fast when there is a lot of sun shining on it.

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Orange Dewplant (Lampranthus aureus)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:51 PM PDT

Description

This plant spreads all around the soil as it grows more in the summer. There are stocky leaves growing in pairs. These stock leaves are mostly green, but sometimes there are some bight red color on the stem of the plant. The plant blooms all seasons, but blooms even more in the summer. The flower is orange and the petals are very thin and smooth like daisies. This type of plant doesn't need as much water as other plant does.

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Observer

winniev

Date

April 12, 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Description

This type of plant is also called a mexican white rose since the overall shape of this plant is similar to a rose. The petals of the plant has a red dot at the top of the petal and the rest of the petal is light green. This plant mainly grow in height, but most of the time it grows in width. As it grows bigger, the plants starts to grow long thin pink flowers with yellow tips in spring.

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Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 3, 2014 03:28 PM PDT

Description

The housefly is black and plump. It has one pair of transparent wing and has many segments. The wing are in a triangular shape which allows them to balance in the air. This type of fly has two dark red and round eyes. The fly has six medium sized legs that are thin. It flies around things that have a strong smell and uses it's sponge-like mouth to suck up blood from other organisms. The fly has a reddish-brown skin.

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Nematoceran Flies (Suborder Nematocera)

Observer

winniev

Date

April 2, 2014 11:35 PM PDT

Description

This type of midge is a small and slender gnat that has thin legs. The head of the midge is relatively round and broad like a circle. The antenna are also thin and short in length. The antenna has no hair and it is brown.There is one pair of wing attached and it's wings are in an oval shape. The wings are light gray, but it is also transparent. The midge has six thin and long legs attached to the bottom of its body.

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Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Description

This type of earwig has no pincers. It has two red antenna and a grayish tube-like body. This earwig is relatively small and tiny. The earwig are active at the late evening and hard to find in the morning. This earwig is about nine millimeters long in length. It crawls very fast allowing predators to have a hard time finding it. This earwig is relatively small because of it's young age.

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Observer

winniev

Date

April 1, 2014 09:47 PM PDT

Description

This type of cricket chirps at night which means it is nocturnal. The cricket has long, thin antenna and also large jumping hind legs that helps them move. There are suppose to be two hind legs, but apparently this cricket is missing one due to an accident. It is yellowish brown in color and it has three bands on their lower bottom. This cricket is found under some rocks in s garden.

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Earthworms (Family Lumbricidae)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:39 PM PDT

Description

The earthworm is a tube shaped worm that is found in the soil. This type of worm is long but consider to be as thin as a chopstick. The skin is smooth and it is reddish- gray. The earthworm has to live in moist area in order for them to move easily. It's skin has ring-liked segments that allows them to move since they have no legs. The earthworm moves to the surface of the water when it rains to prevent it from drowning.

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Black House Spider (Badumna insignis)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:19 PM PDT

Description

This spider is black and has eight legs. It is consider to be small, maybe because of it's age. The abdomen is also black but it is also chubby. This spider has two eyes. It is also covered with black hair. The spider is about eleven millimeters long.

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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:16 PM PDT

Description

The pill bug is a small bug with a skin that is layered into eight pieces because it help them roll up into a ball easily when tit's predator tries to prey on it. Rolling up into a ball when there is an emergency allows the pill bug to survive which makes this a defense mechanism. It has an oval shaped body that is about one centimeter long. The pill bug has seven pairs of small and thin black leg. The skin color is dark black and this type of bug has to live in wet lands to survive.

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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:30 PM PDT

Description

The bee is yellow and has a very thick and pale fur located on the thorax. It has black markings on the lower part of the body. It has one pair of transparent long wing. The bee has two black eyes and antennas. It's antennas are very short and thin. The eyes are in an oval shape. This type of bee is attracted to brightly colored flowers like yellow. The bee can sting many other insects if they try to consume him because that is it's defense mechanism.

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Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:15 PM PDT

Description

The snail has a spiral shell that is dark brown with black circular markings. It leaves behind a slime when it moves in a very slow pace. The snail has two thin and wrinkled grayish antennas. It has two eyes that are short and gray. The shell is hard and the length of the snail is about four centimeters long. This snail is able to move upside down due to the slime it gives out when it is moving. The snail is rather seen during the late evening rather than in the morning or afternoon.

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Typical Spiders (Suborder Araneomorphae)

Observer

winniev

Date

March 30, 2014 05:43 PM PDT

Description

The spider is yellowish and brownish in color. It runs really fast that it is hard to take a picture of it. This spider has eight legs and it is about eight millimeters long. It also have slanted legs that allow them to hold in position when it is resting. The spider has small black markings on the tip of it's legs. It's legs are very long and slim.

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