Observations by vicky_waikei

this plant grows on the west mountain with a east slope. only a few of this plant was observed along this trail.

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0948 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this pair of insect moved through the ground covered with dried foliage - grass from the genus bromus, big leaf maple (acer macrophyllum) and canyon live oak (quercus chrysolepis) on the mountain side of the main trail connected to one another from their behind.

location at gabrielino trail. time was 0904 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows by itself. other of this plant grow with california buckwheat (eriogonum fasciculatum), dodder (cuscuta californica), and flower from genus erigeron.

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0830 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant has flowers and seedpods. other of this plant have both, flowers or seedpods.

its flower is yellow with three petals.

its seedpod is green with white fuzz. it is shaped like a combination of a string bean and sweet pea - long and flat.

location at gabrielino trail. time was 0846 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows near the beginning of the upper winter creek trail. it grows under california bay (umbellularia californica) and big leaf maple (acer macrophyllum) in partial sun and shade. shrubs in this location do not grow densely together.

time was 1009 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows on the ground and on the northwest mountain with southeast slope. other plants that grow in this location include heartleaf keckiella (keckiella cordifolia), california everlasting (pseudognaphalium californicum), wild cucumber (marah macrocarpus) and wand buckwheat (eriogonum elongatum).

its white flower have light purple stripes on the underside. its unopened buds are a dark purple.

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0857 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows on the bottom of the west mountain with a east slope.

this plant likes full sun and grows with dense shrubs. it grows with california buckwheat (eriogonum fasciculatum) and dodder (cuscuta californica).

this plant is nearby monkeyflower (mimulius aurantiacus).

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0825 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows on the north mountain with a south slope with california buckwheat (erigonum fasciculatum) and dodder (cuscuta californica). this plant is nearby yucca (hesperoyucca whipplei).

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0754 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows in the crevices of the north mountain with a south slope. it also grows in the crevices of the west mountain with a east slope. the mountains are perpendicular to one another. this plant is more abundant on the north mountain than the west mountain.

location at upper winter creek trail. time was 0755 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this animal is resting on a boulder located at the center of a riparian. this location has partial sun and shade. the plants that grow in this location include, mule fat (baccharis salicifolia), black willow (salix goodingii), arroyo willow (salix lasiolepis), western sycamore (platanus racemosa), sticky snakeroot (ageratina adenophora) and california mugwort (artemisia californica).

time was 1229. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant grows at a low elevation near the stream. its seed pods are winged.

california bay (umbellularia californica) and white alder (alnus rhombifola) grow abundantly in this location.

one white mulberry (morus alba) grows nearby.

time was 1214 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds.

this plant is flowering.

colors of the flowers are a pale white and yellow. the scent of the flowers are light floral and powdery. the flowers dust a yellow pollen.

there are several of this plant in this location.

time was 1053 h. weather was dark and cloudy, gloomy.

this plant grows in small clusters on the ground. several paces away, white horehound (aarrubium vulgare) also grows in clusters. shortpod mustard (brassicus geniculata) sparsely grow here and there. dried grass from the family bromus are abundantly present in some locations.

dried leaves on the ground fall from the coast live oak (quercus agrifolia). this plant receives some shade above from the oak's trunk, branches and leaves.

time was 1107 h. weather was dark and cloudy, gloomy.

this plant grows on the lower slope of the north mountain.

california sagebrush (artemisia californica), dodder (cuscuta californica), california buckwheat (eriogonum fasciculatum) and black sage (salvia mellifera) also grow on the lower slope of the mountain surrounding this plant.

california sagebrush (artemisia californica), caterpillar phacelia (phacelia cicutaria) and other plants grow on the bottom of the mountain on the ground.

there are snake holes in the ground in this location.

time was 1225 h. weather was sunny with a few clouds in the sky.

this plant grows on the bottom of the mountain.

this plant is fruiting. the berries are edible. there may be medicinal uses for the leaves and barks.

this plant can be confused with the big leaf maple (acer macrophyllum) because its leaves have different shapes when they are young to mature. mature leaves of this plant resemble the shape of maple leaves. it also have a smooth underside much like maple. maples also grow in this location.

the underside of the leaves of the western sycamore (platanus racemos) is fuzzy. sycamore does not grow in this location.

california bay (umbellularia californica), sticky snakeroot (ageratina adenophora) and poison oak (toxicodendron diversilobum) grow on the upper mountain slopes in this location.

live canyon oak (quercus chrysolepis) and big leaf maple (acer macrophyllum) grow on the lower mountain slopes in this location.

time was 1107 h. weather was sunny with a few clouds in the sky. this plant is in partial sun and shade.

this plant has female catkins.

its leaves when chewed bleeds an orange-red sap that is astringent in taste. its twigs when cut also bleeds an orange-red sap. when the sap is dried, its color looks like blood.

time was 1130 h. weather was full sun, sunny, no clouds. sun was above.