Wildlife of DeLaveaga Park and Golf Course

This is a guide of sorts to the biodiversity of DeLaveaga Park and Golf Course in Santa Cruz, California. The park is extremely rich in species, due in part to its diversity of habitats. Dry oak-pine forest, a grove of redwoods, a riparian tract of woodland, and lands dominated by introduced ...more ↓

western azalea 1
Rhododendron occidentale
broad-leaved sweet pea 2
Lathyrus latifolius
Pale pink-sorrel 3
Oxalis incarnata
topped lavender 4
Lavandula stoechas
bristly oxtongue 5
Helminthotheca echioides
Pacific Spiketail 6
Cordulegaster dorsalis
orange bonnet 7
Mycena acicula
Western Trillium 8
Trillium ovatum ovatum
sticky snakeroot 9
Ageratina adenophora
Fragrant Everlasting 10
Pseudognaphalium beneolens
Stinking iris 11
Iris foetidissima
Large White Leucopax 12
Leucopaxillus albissimus
golden ear 13
Tremella aurantia
western jack-o'-lantern 14
Omphalotus olivascens
Red Net-winged Beetle 15
Dictyoptera simplicipes
Sun Cup 16
Taraxia ovata
Rosy sandcrocus 5
Romulea rosea
California Glowworm 17
Ellychnia californica
Foothill Carpenter Bee 18
Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
stream violet 19
Viola glabella
California Towhee 20
Melozone crissalis
Brittleleaf Manzanita 21
Arctostaphylos crustacea
glossyleaf manzanita 22
Arctostaphylos sensitiva
California sun cup 23
Camissoniopsis bistorta
Fernald's iris 24
Iris fernaldii
watercress 25
Nasturtium officinale
Cretan brake 26
Pteris cretica
small-leaf spiderwort 27
Tradescantia fluminensis
Forest Sharp-tailed Snake 17
Contia longicaudae
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 28
Regulus calendula
common greenshield lichen 29
Flavoparmelia caperata
Hooded Tube Lichen 30
Hypogymnia physodes
Veiled Polypore 31
Cryptoporus volvatus
Netted Crust 29
Byssomerulius corium
Dyer's Polypore 32
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Purplepore Bracket 33
Trichaptum abietinum
Pungent Slippery Jack 12
Suillus pungens
Fairy Parachutes 34
Marasmiellus candidus
Redwood Rooter 7
Caulorhiza umbonata
Yellow Stainer 31
Agaricus xanthodermus
Sandy Stilt-puffball 35
Battarrea phalloides
Sierran Tree Frog 36
Pseudacris sierra
Chip Cherries 37
Leratiomyces ceres
Yellow-eyed Ensatina 17
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica
Mulch Maids 31
Leratiomyces percevalii
Black-tailed Bumble Bee 38
Bombus melanopygus
blue elder 39
Sambucus cerulea
Pacific Wren 40
Troglodytes pacificus
Wilson's Warbler 41
Cardellina pusilla
False Puffball 31
Reticularia lycoperdon
bolete mould 42
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Funeral Bell 29
Galerina marginata
Common Powderhorn 43
Cladonia coniocraea
Tilesius Wormwood
Artemisia tilesii
House Finch 44
Haemorhous mexicanus
California manroot 18
Marah fabacea
California Red-shouldered Hawk 50
Buteo lineatus elegans
Stubble Rosegill 12
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Western Jumbo Gym 12
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Pacific hound's tongue 55
Adelinia grande
orange bush monkeyflower 56
Diplacus aurantiacus
Gilled Polypore 57
Trametes betulina
scarlet pimpernel 58
Lysimachia arvensis
Hairy Woodpecker 59
Dryobates villosus
California Harebell 6
Campanula prenanthoides
California milkwort 60
Rhinotropis californica
brown-staining cheese polypore 61
Fuscopostia fragilis
Elegant Fringe Lichen 62
Heterodermia leucomelos
Orange-crowned Warbler 63
Leiothlypis celata
Umber Skipper 64
Lon melane

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