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GFF: A Field Guide to Silicon Valley

This field guide is comprised of species who reside within the boundaries of Silicon Valley. This field guide is intended as a resource for the Guides from the Field (GFF) project, part of an action research project for an M.S. in Ecological Teaching and Learning from Lesley University in ...more ↓

Gastropods 1
Gastropoda
hillside gooseberry 2
Ribes californicum
Redstem Filaree 3
Erodium cicutarium
Box Elder 4
Acer negundo
Flies 5
Diptera
Isopods 6
Isopoda
California Poppy 7
Eschscholzia californica
Three-spined Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Threespine Sticklebacks
Gasterosteus
Noctuid Moths 8
Noctuidae
Orange Bush Monkeyflower 9
Mimulus aurantiacus
Blue Oak 10
Quercus douglasii
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin 11
Leptocottus armatus
Hottentot-Fig 12
Carpobrotus edulis
Springtails and Allies 6
Collembola
Snout Moths 13
Pyralidae
Black Sage 14
Salvia mellifera
fuchsiaflower gooseberry 15
Ribes speciosum
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Anise Swallowtail 16
Papilio zelicaon
Striped Bass 17
Morone saxatilis
Sage 18
Salvia officinalis
Leopard Shark 19
Triakis semifasciata
canyon gooseberry 20
Ribes menziesii
wild oat 21
Avena fatua
Mugwort 22
Artemisia vulgaris
Acer negundo californicum 23
panicled willowherb 24
Epilobium brachycarpum
fringed willowherb 25
Epilobium ciliatum
Sweet Fennel 26
Foeniculum vulgare
curly dock
Rumex crispus fauriei
common sowthistle 27
Sonchus oleraceus
dwarf nettle 28
Urtica urens
California Buckeye 29
Aesculus californica
California Sagebrush 30
Artemisia californica
Toyon 2
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Silver Bush Lupine 31
Lupinus albifrons albifrons
Red-flowering Currant 32
Ribes sanguineum
Western Pygmy Blue 33
Brephidium exilis
chaparral currant
Ribes malvaceum
Lemonade Berry 34
Rhus integrifolia
common fiddleneck 35
Amsinckia menziesii
common field-speedwell 36
Veronica persica
Calla Lily 37
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Bay Ghost Shrimp 38
Neotrypaea californiensis
Narrowleaf milkweed 2
Asclepias fascicularis
dodder
Cuscuta attenuata
Dodders 39
Cuscuta
Creeping wild rye 14
Leymus triticoides
annual beard grass 40
Polypogon monspeliensis
Pacific ninebark 34
Physocarpus capitatus
Green Fig Beetle 41
Cotinis mutabilis
tocalote 42
Centaurea melitensis
Big Saltbush 14
Atriplex lentiformis
alkali seaheath 14
Frankenia salina
cheeseweed mallow 43
Malva parviflora
Western Sycamore 44
Platanus racemosa
Tree Tobacco 45
Nicotiana glauca
sea clubrush 46
Bolboschoenus maritimus
common tule 47
Schoenoplectus acutus occidentalis
California loosestrife 48
Lythrum californicum
bull mallow 49
Malva nicaeensis
Blue Elderberry
Sambucus nigra caerulea
Common Earwig 50
Forficula auricularia
marsh gumplant 51
Grindelia stricta angustifolia
Surfperches
Embiotocidae
Sonoma sage
Salvia sonomensis
hummingbird sage 52
Salvia spathacea
common spikeweed
Centromadia pungens pungens
annual saltmarsh aster 14
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Pampas Grass 53
Cortaderia selloana
wartleaf ceanothus 11
Ceanothus papillosus
Slender Iceplant 2
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
marsh baccharis
Baccharis glutinosa
bush seepweed 11
Suaeda nigra
New Zealand spinach 54
Tetragonia tetragonioides
italian thistle
Carduus pycnocephalus pycnocephalus
alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum oculatum
Acorn Barnacle 55
Balanus glandula
Common Lilac 56
Syringa vulgaris
Water Boatmen 57
Corixidae
topsmelt silverside 11
Atherinops affinis
rainwater killifish 58
Lucania parva
inland silverside 58
Menidia beryllina
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 59
Regulus calendula
Yellowfin Goby 58
Acanthogobius flavimanus
Tetragonia tetragoniodes
Domestic Cat 60
Felis catus
Fairy shrimp
Anostraca
Copepods 61
Copepoda
Alfalfa Looper 62
Autographa californica
Green-winged Teal 63
Anas crecca carolinensis
Barnacles 11
Thecostraca
Great Egret 64
Ardea alba
Common Gallinule 65
Gallinula galeata
Wilson's Phalarope 66
Phalaropus tricolor
American Goldfinch 67
Spinus tristis
Herring Gull 68
Larus argentatus
Ruff 69
Calidris pugnax
Vesper Sparrow 70
Pooecetes gramineus

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