Joined: Mar 30, 2017 Last Active: Jun 28, 2022 iNaturalist Monthly Supporter since November 2021
Botanist with an interest in California-endemic plants and native communities. Interested in conservation biology and community ecology. Some knowledge of basidiomycete taxa, eager to learn more about birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
Currently interested in differentiating local (Monterey Bay Region) Arctostaphylos, Quercus, Diplacus, and other tricky genera (Lupinus, Eriogonum, etc).
Annotating old observations for flowering/not QUICKLINK:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?reviewed=true&quality_grade=needs_id%2Cresearch%2Ccasual&order_by=random&user_id=yerbasanta&without_term_id=12&taxon_id=47125
IDing old observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&photos&place_id=any&quality_grade=needs_id&subview=map&user_id=yerbasanta&verifiable=any
Burned Landscapes of California (ADD observations):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2020-01-01&has%5B%5D=photos¬_in_project=burned-landscapes-of-california&place_id=14&project_id=czu-lightning-complex-fire-perimeter&verifiable=any&iconic_taxa=Plantae
Leaf morphology:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg
eJepson (taxonomic keys in CA): https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/
CalFlora (search by county for species presence/absence): https://calflora.org
Taxonomy discussions reference:
QUERCUS
https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/70764-Fagaceae-of-California--US
DIPLACUS
Diplacus I (Forum): https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/18699-diplacus-dilemma-in-california-area
Diplacus II (Taxon changes I):https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/39636
Diplacus III (Discussion) :https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/18612-observation-of-the-month-red-sticky-monkeyflower-diplacus-puniceus-phrymaceae
Diplacus IV (Taxon changes II: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/37711
Diplacus V (Section Diplacus):https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/777236-Diplacus
Diplacus Key: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_keys.php?key=11356
Diplacus ID help: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?reviewed=any&quality_grade=needs_id%2Cresearch&page=3&verifiable=true&taxon_id=777236&rank=section
LUPINUS
https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_keys.php?key=9370
CYANOBACTERIA
https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/707293