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Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)Observer
woodcloudDescription
Saw one adult Pacific Treefrog 100 yards downstream in the dry section of Parson's Creek. Up stream several joined pools had tadpoles in the shallows and Steelhead Fry in a deeper pool, the tadpoles were not mixing with the young Steelhead. Two stages of tadpoles, young black and second stage green with black spots of the Pacific Treefrogs were present.
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Common Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)Observer
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Bright sunlight in meadows where a group of these show-off sunflowers were attracting various pollinators.
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Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)Observer
woodcloudDescription
Found in Oak/Madrone leaf litter in a cool shaded area along road margin. Five broad leaves suspended 4 inches above ground with one lavender starflower in peak bloom. You need to zoom in to capture the lavender color that confirms this as a Pacific Star flower
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Orange Bush Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus)Observer
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Found three feet off road in mixed Oak/Madrone leaf litter in filtered sunlight. Saw my first Variable Checkerspot nearby. Stickey Monkeyflower is the alternate name as listed in the checklist for the Hopland Field Station.
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Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)Observer
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Multiple sitings of this Checkerspot butterfly after we spotted some Monkeyflowers nearby, which is a known host plant for this species. Around a bend in the road, several dozen were feeding on the flowers of a Yerba Santa (Eridictyon californicum) shrub.
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Diogenes' Lantern (Calochortus amabilis)Observer
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Found in forest litter in filtered sunlight with madrone and oak forest adjacent, within 3 feet of road while walking with Citizen Naturalist group.
