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

ID Fort Ord: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=fort-ord-flora-and-fauna&quality_grade=needs_id&subview=map

Burned Landscapes of California (ADD observations):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2020-01-01&has%5B%5D=photos&not_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