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Carrizo Plains Plants and Insects Guide

This is a guide to help identify the some of the plants and floral visitors seen in the early spring at the Carrizo Plains National Monument.

Redstem Stork's-bill 1
Erodium cicutarium
creamcups 2
Platystemon californicus
California jewelflower 3
Caulanthus californicus
silverpuffs 4
Uropappus lindleyi
Sea Muilla 5
Muilla maritima
Rose and White Buckwheat 6
Eriogonum gracillimum
Jointfirs 7
Ephedra
clovers 8
Trifolium
lupines 9
Lupinus
Paracotalpa ursina rubripennis 10
Eucera amsinckiae 11
false spineflower 12
Hollisteria lanata
Leptosiphon 13
Mason Bees 14
Osmia
Common Digger Bees 15
Anthophora
Diandrena 16
Freckled Milkvetch 17
Astragalus lentiginosus
Woollystars 5
Eriastrum
Elampus 18
Nomad Bees 19
Nomada
Thread-waisted Sand Wasps 19
Ammophila
Metallic Sweat Bees 20
Dialictus
Mining Bees 21
Andrena
Mountain-digger Bees 22
Habropoda
Pterocheilus 23
High Noon Ant 24
Forelius pruinosus
Robber Flies 25
Asilidae
Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies 26
Sarcophagidae
Bristle Flies 27
Tachinidae
Blow Flies 28
Calliphoridae
Honeypot Ants 29
Myrmecocystus
Heterostylum 30
Greater Bee Flies 31
Bombylius
Large-tailed Aphideater 32
Eupeodes volucris
Carpet Beetles 33
Anthrenus
Megapenthes 34

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