What causes these colors on toyon leaves and what insect makes these patterns?
8" lizard found in sandy wash; might be dipsosaurus or sceloporous graciousus, or??
Jack London SHP redwood forest
Found in coast redwood habitat along upper Sonoma creek in sugarloaf ridge st park
In wood chips at Quarryhill Botanical Garden
This newt had almost a complete bright green membrane over both eyes. I’ve seen light green eyelids b4 but covering the entire eye. Is this a nictitating membrane? It could move it up or down also - a rough skin or a pacific/California newt?
Fungus? Mold? Under sword ferns north slope channel drive Annadel SP
I think this is a prostrate oak found in a mixed forest of P ponderosa, ceanothus and manzanita. No acorns or seeds present. Is it an oak? If so, what sp in the northern Sierra foothills / about 3,000’?
Naturalized invasive on slope below lodge
Naturalized invasive on slope below lodge
small viney-flower/plant found at Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa. Native/non-native? Any idea what it is?
Growing in water, lake Cleone on the coast
Similar cocoon ? found on armenian blackberry on Santa Rosa Creek
Similar cocoon ? found on Oregon oak along Santa Rosa Creek
Cocoon? found on sweet fennel along Santa Rosa Creek
Some sort of millipede? We saw a hundred of them in Jed Smith State Park in redwood/fern groves
need ID for the roadside weed - perhaps in carrot family?
Moss? Asilomar tide pools
On rocky outcrops -possibly serpentine
Pepperwood Preserve, mayacamas mts grassland