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European Orchard Bee (Osmia cornuta)Observer
bzandDescription
Found by homeowner at mason bee house.
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Tree Ruffle Liverwort (Porella navicularis)Observer
rambryumDescription
Attempt at drawing a photograph-based liverwort life cycle. Missing spore germination into protonema and development of gametophyte. Cluttered. Spore images (from different species) taken from Wikipedia (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porella_platyphylla_%28d,_144628-474752%29_8662.JPG by Hermann Schachner). On alder.
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Dagger Moths (Genus Acronicta)Observer
saxifragesDescription
We've seen this species several times over the years in Strathcona Park alpine areas. I've shown to some experts, but no one yet has recognized it.
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Western Leafcutter Bee (Megachile perihirta)Observer
juliabugDescription
Western Leafcutter bee capsules accidentally unearthed in soil pile at native plant nursery
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Vancouver Island Beggarticks (Bidens amplissima)Observer
meganpawlukDescription
Hundreds of plants scattered near the river
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Section DroseraObserver
bradenjudsonDescription
Growing between anglica and rotundifolia. Few scattered plants with intermediate phenotypes.
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Western Panther (Amanita pantherinoides)Observer
vicmordaDescription
Brown cap with white raised spots, round caps turning flat up to 6" in diameter as they mature. Gills underneath, stem widens toward the bottom and it has a skirt around the stem below the half way mark.
