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Sequoia National Park Scavenger Hunt

This guide was originally created for use in high school field trips, but hopefully all will enjoy! Please feel free to add to it with species that may possible by observed in the foothills, chaparral, and montane ecosystems.

All 17

chaparral yucca ¹
Hesperoyucca whipplei

ponderosa pine ²
Pinus ponderosa

salal ³
Gaultheria shallon

giant sequoia ⁴
Sequoiadendron giganteum

redwood sorrel ⁵
Oxalis oregana

blue oak ⁶
Quercus douglasii

California buckeye ⁷
Aesculus californica

California Black Bear ⁸
Ursus americanus californiensis

Western Gray Squirrel ⁹
Sciurus griseus

Mule Deer ¹⁰
Odocoileus hemionus

Acorn Woodpecker ¹¹
Melanerpes formicivorus

Western Tanager ¹²
Piranga ludoviciana

Western Fence Lizard ¹³
Sceloporus occidentalis

Red-tailed Hawk ¹⁴
Buteo jamaicensis

lupines ¹⁵
Lupinus

common cowparsnip ¹⁶
Heracleum maximum

farewell-to-spring ¹⁷
Clarkia amoena

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Sequoia National Park Scavenger Hunt

chaparral yucca 1 Hesperoyucca whipplei

ponderosa pine 2 Pinus ponderosa

salal 3 Gaultheria shallon

giant sequoia 4 Sequoiadendron giganteum

redwood sorrel 5 Oxalis oregana

blue oak 6 Quercus douglasii

California buckeye 7 Aesculus californica

California Black Bear 8 Ursus americanus californiensis

Western Gray Squirrel 9 Sciurus griseus

Mule Deer 10 Odocoileus hemionus

Acorn Woodpecker 11 Melanerpes formicivorus

Western Tanager 12 Piranga ludoviciana

Western Fence Lizard 13 Sceloporus occidentalis

Red-tailed Hawk 14 Buteo jamaicensis

lupines 15 Lupinus

common cowparsnip 16 Heracleum maximum

farewell-to-spring 17 Clarkia amoena