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Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubansObserver
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Growing among grass in unmowed greenbelt area along old Putah Creek, Davis, CA.
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Gilled Mushrooms Order AgaricalesObserver
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Along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.
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Wolf Spiders Family LycosidaeObserver
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On plants along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.
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Genus CollopsObserver
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On Grindelia camporum (Gumweed) along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.
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Broad-striped Lady Beetle Paranaemia vittigeraObserver
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On plants along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctataObserver
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On Grindelia camporum (Gumweed) and other plants along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.
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Alpine Flames Pyrrocoma apargioidesObserver
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On red soil around springs at Soda Springs, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA, elev 8600 ft.
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Brewer's Cinquefoil Potentilla breweriObserver
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Edge of subalpine meadow between Dana Fork of Tuolumne River and Hwy 120, ~2.6 road mile south of Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, CA, elev. 9460 ft.
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Western Hawksbeard Crepis occidentalisObserver
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Along Coyote Springs Road in the Bodie Hills, elev. approx. 7630 ft.
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Bush Chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirensObserver
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Conifer forest along Snow Creek Trail in Yosemite National Park, approx. 0.1 mile north of Hwy 120, Mariposa County, CA, elev. 8580 ft.
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Pinemat Manzanita Arctostaphylos nevadensisObserver
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Conifer forest along Snow Creek Trail in Yosemite National Park, approx. 0.2 mile north of Hwy 120, Mariposa County, CA, elev. 8640 ft.
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Pioneer Rockcress Boechera platyspermaObserver
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Fruits glabrous, ~3–5 mm wide, erect, ± constricted between seeds; cauline leaf bases not lobed; basal leaves entire; pedicels ascending, straight. Gravelly granitic soil in mixed conifer forest along Snow Creek Trail in Yosemite National Park, approx. 0.5 mile north of Hwy 120, Mariposa County, CA, elev. 8660 ft.
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Huckleberry Oak Quercus vacciniifoliaObserver
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Conifer forest along Snow Creek Trail in Yosemite National Park, approx. 0.5 mile north of Hwy 120, Mariposa County, CA, elev. 8660 ft. Some of these are growing up the sunny south sides of large granitic boulders.
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Beaked Spindle Gall Wasp Heteroecus pacificusObserver
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On huckleberry oak (Quercus vaccinifolia) in conifer forest along Snow Creek Trail in Yosemite National Park, approx. 0.2 mile north of Hwy 120, Mariposa County, CA, elev. 8650 ft.
Not the longest of beaks here, but these seem to be within the range of variation and the surface color/texture seem to match many other photos.
References:
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=1309637&advanced=1
http://joycegross.com/images.php?taxon=Heteroecus+pacificus&ordr=
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Creeping Saltbush Atriplex prostrataObserver
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Common weed along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, elev. 14 ft.
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Broadleaved Pepperweed Lepidium latifoliumObserver
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Common weed along berms between seasonal wetlands in Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, CA, elev. 14 ft.
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Tundra Aster Oreostemma alpigenumObserver
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Not 100% certain, because I didn't get a good image of the leaves. Moist subalpine meadow along headwaters of Virginia Creek, above highest lake (unnamed) in the basin, Hoover Wilderness, Mono County, California, elev. 10,680 ft.
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Prickly Sowthistle Sonchus asperObserver
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Edge of alkaline wet meadow below hot springs at Grover Hot Springs State Park, Alpine County, CA, elev. 5900 ft.
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In shade of conifer forest beside Hot Springs Creek, above the falls at west end of Hot Springs Valley. Hosackia crassifolia is here also.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatusObserver
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Cooper's? On the sidewalk this morning outside One Capitol Mall in Sacramento, CA. A block from the Sacramento River, west edge of downtown.
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White Sweetclover Melilotus albusObserver
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Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, edge of upland between seasonal ponds.
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Curveseed Butterwort Ranunculus testiculatusObserver
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Above stream bank, disturbed soil at edge of meadow, Grover Hot Springs State Park, Alpine County, CA, elev 5880 ft.
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Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariifoliaObserver
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Dry, rocky soil along crest of ridge northwest from Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, south of Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8660 ft.
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One-seeded Pussypaws Calyptridium monospermumObserver
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Single rosettes with multiple inflorescences. Subalpine scrub; northwest slopes of Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, near Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8550 ft.
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Pinewoods Lousewort Pedicularis semibarbataObserver
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Edge of conifer forest on northwest slopes of Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, near Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8530 ft.
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Mountain Hemlock Tsuga mertensianaObserver
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Edge of conifer forest on northwest slopes of Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, near Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8530 ft.
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Davis' Knotweed Koenigia davisiaeObserver
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Edge of conifer forest on northwest slopes of Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, near Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8530 ft.
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Sunflower Mule-Ears Wyethia helianthoidesObserver
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I came looking for this after seeing observations posted by @mtash. I was too late to find it in flower, but indeed, this appears to be Wyethia helianthoides — far beyond its expected range of the northern Great Basin and eastern OR to western WY (http://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/map/googlemap.php?usethes=1&taxa=105471). There is, apparently, one other location documented in Glenn County, CA (http://intermountainbiota.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=6654723&clid=0). As of 2018, however, it's not even listed in the Jepson eFlora (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=659). One has to wonder if it was planted here on Blue Lakes Road, either deliberately or inadvertently, following some road work, perhaps when the meadow-protecting boulders were brought in (sometime before 2005, based on Google Earth imagery).
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Royal Penstemon Penstemon speciosusObserver
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On ridge northwest from Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, south of Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8650 ft.
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Anguina balsamophilaObserver
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Galls on leaves of Wyethia mollis. Searching for this on the internet, I found this is probably from the nematode Anguina balsamophila. It can also infect Balsamorrhiza sagittata. Photos here show both leaf surfaces, galls cut open with nematodes visible (under dissecting scope), and nematodes (approx. 1.5 mm long) on millimeter ruler.
Observation made on northwest slopes of Jeff Davis Peak, east of Blue Lakes Road, near Thornburg Canyon Trail, Mokelumne Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Alpine County, CA, elev. ~8600 ft.
References:
• http://nemaplex.ucdavis.edu/Taxadata/G006s3.aspx
• https://books.google.com/books?id=BGvlBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302&lpg=PA302&dq=Anguina+balsamophila&source=bl&ots=b-WXjc66lx&sig=3UZHf34jTskVdT2ERsMU12vhk8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwietpTVpcveAhVuZN8KHbHjAIwQ6AEwBnoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Anguina%20balsamophila&f=false
