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Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)Observer
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I used to love blowing the seeds off these suckers when I was a kid. Then I learned about invasive species.
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Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)Observer
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Intriguing little plant
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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
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Not the happiest encounter I have made with a plant
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
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They're everywhere and I love it.
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Cascade Oregon-Grape (Berberis nervosa)Observer
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Check out the opposite leaves on THIS plant!
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)Observer
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This purple plant appears to be in the pea family.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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This very simple plant dwells on land but does not spread a seed!
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Lip Ferns (Genus Cheilanthes)Observer
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This scruffy little shrub has lovely pinnate leaves
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Heath Family (Family Ericaceae)Observer
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This petite little flowered plant is actually a member of the sunflower family!
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Prickly Phlox (Linanthus californicus)Observer
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This dicot has nice purple flowers and an interesting fuzzy stalk.
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Pines (Genus Pinus)Observer
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This sturdy tree has long, needle-like leaves and petite pokey cones
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Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)Observer
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Purple irregular flowers and long green leaves
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Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)Observer
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Clover-type leaves with regular purple flowers
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Fawn Lilies (Genus Erythronium)Observer
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Dainty yellow flowers on this monocot
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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)Observer
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Lots of tiny purple flowers nestled amongst branches of sharp needle-like leaves
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Creeping Mahonia (Berberis repens)Observer
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The yellow flowers are cute, but the real eye catcher in this plant is its deep reddish leaves.
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Bermuda Buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae)Observer
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Clover with a nice rich yellow flower
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Little-Robin (Geranium purpureum)Observer
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Tiny purple flowers adding a pleasant pop of color to a weedy green slope near campus
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Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major)Observer
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Gorgeous purple flower with a stiff, sturdy green leaf emerging from a bark-covered slope
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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This tree has common ivy growing up its trunk. The two plants' leaves appear to be cohabitation well on the tree's branches.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
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Another Rollie pollie making himself comfortable on some ivy
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Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)Observer
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This butterfly is interacting with some morning glory flowers.
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Common Ivy (Hedera helix)Observer
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Ivy with a bug living on it, which appears to be very damaged, possible by this guy eating it or something completely different.
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
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Is this California's state flower?
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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)Observer
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Brave little weeds staking out unclaimed territory along the trail
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
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This is another organism that was covering tree trunks and rocks in very dry area.
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Cork Oak (Quercus suber)Observer
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Can anyone tell me what's up with this tree's crazy trunk?
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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)Observer
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This is a cool looking plant! Is it a flower or just a very convincing weed?
