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Bristly Langloisia (Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima)Observer
matsonburger
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Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)Observer
blevineDescription
Chasing Bare-faced Ibis
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Nevares Spring Naucorid Bug (Ambrysus funebris)Observer
nmoorhatchDescription
With an amphipod (?) buddy in foreground (not in focus).
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Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)Observer
lonnyholmesDescription
Second C.T. observed. The first joined theis one on the ground and they went feeding together.
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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis ssp. canadensis)Observer
jdanielson
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Genus TrichocorixaObserver
hubertszczDescription
I'm guessing this is one of the main sources of food for the Salt Creek Pupfish
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
calebstrohDescription
5th instar cat feeding on Showy Milkweed
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
bunchgrassmargDescription
Along old road above drum lot near ditch
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Western Forest Scorpion (Uroctonus mordax)Observer
bunchgrassmargDescription
Found under another tarp (about 1 sq ft) in eucalyptus/grassland
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Stonecrop Phacelia (Phacelia saxicola)Observer
wildgiftsDescription
Collection #2172
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Globose Cymopterus (Cymopterus globosus)Observer
jdmoreDescription
ballhead spring parsley, Cymopterus globosus, Nevada, Mineral County, White Mountains, Teels Marsh watershed, elevation 1902 m (6240 ft).
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Cushion Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium)Observer
jdmoreDescription
butterballs, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium, Nevada, Mineral County, White Mountains, Teels Marsh watershed, elevation 1986 m (6515 ft).
Populations of var. ovalifolium in this area vary from bright yellow to pale yellow to cream to greenish-white, but do not have the diffuse pinkish coloration typical of var. purpureum.
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Fremont's Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii)Observer
jdmoreDescription
dapplepod, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii, Nevada, Mineral County, White Mountains, Teels Marsh watershed, elevation 1902 m (6240 ft).
Specimen collected # Morefield 5969.
This facultatively annual variant usually assigned to var. fremontii seems to be characteristic of sandy habitats in this area of west-central Nevada, and may deserve its own name. Besides being short-lived, it tends to be distinguished by lighter-colored pinkish flowers with banners reflexed near 90°, legumes solid green and not mottled, and sometimes more leaflets.
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Rockcresses (Genus Boechera)Observer
jdmoreDescription
Boechera species, Nevada, Mineral County, White Mountains, Teels Marsh watershed, elevation 1981 m (6500 ft).
Specimen collected # Morefield 5971.
This doesn't seem to fit any named taxa and may be an undescribed species. Several individuals were observed in the local area. The combination of entire basal leaves and dentate cauline leaves is unusual if not unique in the genus.
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Cushion Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium)Observer
jdmoreDescription
butterballs, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium, Nevada, Mineral County, White Mountains, Teels Marsh watershed, elevation 1986 m (6515 ft).
Populations of var. ovalifolium in this area vary from bright yellow to pale yellow to cream to greenish-white, but do not have the diffuse pinkish coloration typical of var. purpureum.
