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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 ↓

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Buteo jamaicensis
California Slender Salamander 2
Batrachoseps attenuatus
Wavy-leafed Soap Plant 3
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Valley Oak 4
Quercus lobata
Indian Warrior 5
Pedicularis densiflora
Pipestem Clematis 5
Clematis lasiantha
red larkspur 6
Delphinium nudicaule
Douglas iris 7
Iris douglasiana
False Solomon's Seal 8
Maianthemum racemosum
Pacific Poison Oak 9
Toxicodendron diversilobum
White Globe Lily 10
Calochortus albus
Santa Clara red ribbons 11
Clarkia concinna automixa
California buttercup 12
Ranunculus californicus
California Blackberry 13
Rubus ursinus
Red-cage Fungus 14
Clathrus ruber
Gray Pine 15
Pinus sabiniana
stone pine 16
Pinus pinea
Persian Walnut 17
Juglans regia
windpoppy 18
Papaver heterophyllum
Black Mustard 19
Brassica nigra
Pileated Woodpecker 20
Dryocopus pileatus
Ensatina 11
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Wood Ants, Mound Ants, and Field Ants 21
Formica
Millipedes 22
Diplopoda
Common Douglas-Fir 23
Pseudotsuga menziesii
California fetid adderstongue 24
Scoliopus bigelovii
coastal woodfern 25
Dryopteris arguta
Coccora 26
Amanita calyptroderma
Dog Vomit Slime Mold 27
Fuligo septica
Sessile Earthstar 28
Geastrum saccatum
Coast Douglas-Fir 29
Pseudotsuga menziesii menziesii
Tanoak 30
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
California groundcone 10
Kopsiopsis strobilacea
Yellow-eyed Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica
Villa 31
Rusty Pineneedle Weevil 32
Pachyrhinus californicus
Gouty Stem Gall Wasp
Callirhytis quercussuttoni
Xerasia grisescens 33
Tree Swallow 34
Tachycineta bicolor
Western Kingbird 35
Tyrannus verticalis
Red-breasted Sapsucker 36
Sphyrapicus ruber
Wild Turkey 37
Meleagris gallopavo
California Quail 38
Callipepla californica
Solitary Sandpiper 39
Tringa solitaria
Killdeer 40
Charadrius vociferus
Red-shouldered Hawk 41
Buteo lineatus
Hooded Merganser 42
Lophodytes cucullatus
House Wren 8
Troglodytes aedon
Steller's Jay 43
Cyanocitta stelleri
Yellow-billed Magpie 35
Pica nuttalli
Bullock's Oriole 8
Icterus bullockii
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 8
Aimophila ruficeps
Dark-eyed Junco 44
Junco hyemalis
Lazuli Bunting 35
Passerina amoena
Brewer's Blackbird 45
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Lark Sparrow 46
Chondestes grammacus
Oak Titmouse 47
Baeolophus inornatus
White-breasted Nuthatch 48
Sitta carolinensis
Olive-sided Flycatcher 8
Contopus cooperi
Empid Flycatchers 49
Empidonax
Nuttall's Woodpecker 50
Picoides nuttallii
Hairy Woodpecker 51
Picoides villosus
Great Horned Owl 38
Bubo virginianus
Ringneck Snake 52
Diadophis punctatus
Pacific Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus amabilis
California Tiger Salamander 53
Ambystoma californiense
Sharp-tailed Snake 54
Contia tenuis
Racer 55
Coluber constrictor
Arboreal Salamander 53
Aneides lugubris
Common Garter Snake 56
Thamnophis sirtalis
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 57
Thamnophis elegans
Aquatic Garter Snake 58
Thamnophis atratus
Diablo Range Garter Snake 59
Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus
Western Black-headed Snake 60
Tantilla planiceps
Southern Alligator Lizard 61
Elgaria multicarinata
California Alligator Lizard 62
Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata
Western Fence Lizard 63
Sceloporus occidentalis
Coast Range Fence Lizard 64
Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii
slider turtles 65
Trachemys
Bobcat 66
Lynx rufus
Coyote 67
Canis latrans
Gray Fox 68
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Wild Pig 69
Sus scrofa
Mule Deer 70
Odocoileus hemionus
Black-tailed Deer 71
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
California Vole 72
Microtus californicus
Lupines 73
Lupinus
Flowering Plants 74
Magnoliophyta
currant 75
Ribes
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies 76
Hymenoptera
Western Tiger Swallowtail 77
Papilio rutulus
purple Chinese houses 5
Collinsia heterophylla
Tarantulas 66
Aphonopelma
Coast Live Oak 30
Quercus agrifolia
Dragonflies 78
Anisoptera
Widow Skimmer 79
Libellula luctuosa
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake 11
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Western Rattlesnake 80
Crotalus oreganus
Monarch Butterfly 81
Danaus plexippus
shooting stars 4
Dodecatheon

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