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Brewer's Cliffbrake Pellaea breweriObserver
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In meta-sedimentary talus and outcrops on low ridge between Blue Lake and Big Virginia Lake, at Virginia Lakes, Mono County, California; elev. 9920 ft.

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Snowfield Sagebrush Artemisia spiciformisObserver
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Not sure of the species—A. spiciformis? A. rothrockii? In meta-sedimentary talus and outcrops on low ridge between Blue Lake and Big Virginia Lake, at Virginia Lakes, Mono County, California; elev. 9920 ft.

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Darners Family AeshnidaeObserver
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Dragonfly? Exuviae under the edge of a rock at the edge of Shealor Lake, El Dorado County, California, elev. 7200 ft.

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Common Flesh Flies Genus SarcophagaObserver
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Sarcophaga sp.? On Ammi visnaga at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California.

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Swamp Pricklegrass Sporobolus schoenoidesObserver
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Bottom of seasonal wetland pond (very dry in mid-summer), Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Yolo County, California, elev. approx. 15 ft.

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Bigflower Agoseris Agoseris grandifloraObserver
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Grassland opening between stands of woodland, along trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~600 feet.

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Bigflower Agoseris Agoseris grandifloraObserver
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Near Spanish Gulch bridge along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~720 feet.

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Spotted Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctataObserver
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Found on Agoseris grandiflora, west of canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California.

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Coffeeberry Frangula californicaObserver
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Edge of woodland, along trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~600 feet.

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Creamcups Platystemon californicusObserver
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Grassland opening between stands of woodland, along trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~600 feet.

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Woodrushes Genus LuzulaObserver
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Fresher material and closer examination needed for keying, but based on geography, probably either L. parviflora parviflora, L. subsessilis, or L. comosa comosa.
In woodland and grassland along trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~620 feet.

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California Skullcap Scutellaria californicaObserver
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Corollas white; upper cauline leaf blades entire, oblong (https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=43883).
West of canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~740 feet.

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Sand Fringepod Thysanocarpus curvipesObserver
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Lower pedicels in fruit ~5 mm, recurved in a continuous arc; fruit obovate to round, wing not incurved; cauline leaves lanceolate, bases lobed, clasping. Not sure which subspecies (https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=46552).
West of canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~760 feet.

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Fleabanes and Horseweeds Genus ErigeronObserver
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Near canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~780 feet.

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Lip Ferns Genus MyriopterisObserver
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Myriopteris sp., probably either M. covillei or M. gracillima (based on location in central Sierra foothills). Crevice in rock outcrop (not limestone) near canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~760 feet.

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Observer
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Eriophyllum lanatum, seems to fit var grandiflorum (subshrub; tube of disk flower glandular/hairy; ray fls ~10-11; phyllaries ~12–15, flat; leaves woolly-hairy, but ± green adaxially, nearly compound, margins rolled under, 3–8 cm long) (key: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_keys.php?key=430, description: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=7374).
Near canyon overlook on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~780 feet.

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White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrysObserver
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Juvenile white crown?

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Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleucaObserver
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Or Lesser yellowlegs?

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Wavy-leafed Soap Plant Chlorogalum pomeridianumObserver
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Grassy openings on hillside along the trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~760 feet

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Emery Rocktripe Lichen Umbilicaria phaeaObserver
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Along trail west from Rich Gulch trail access on Gwin Mine Road, Calaveras County, California, elev. ~750 feet.

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California Mugwort Artemisia douglasianaObserver
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Along trail through meadow near Forestdale Creek Trail, Faith Valley, Alpine County, California, elev. 7530 ft.