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Bishop Milkvetch (Astragalus sepultipes)Observer
mother_nature86Description
What species of astragalus? Found along Buttermilk Road
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Ewan's Larkspur (Delphinium hansenii ssp. ewanianum)Observer
lithostrotionella
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Congdon's Lewisia (Lewisia congdonii)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
N-facing metamorphic cliffs
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
colejwolfDescription
crossing highway Y heading north
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California Jewelflower (Caulanthus californicus)Observer
jordaniiDescription
Jeez I love this plant, it's so photogenic!
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Scarlet Milkvetch (Astragalus coccineus)Observer
eric_houghPlace
Kofa Mountains--near Wilbanks Rd./Big Horn Pass, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma County, AZ, USA (Google, OSM)Description
Need to look up exact coordinates, but somewhere in this area.
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Munz's Sage (Salvia munzii)Observer
nathantayDescription
On SDSU campus, at the bottom of a steep N-facing slope adjacent to P15. This seems natural, not planted
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Rosy-petalled Cliffbush (Jamesia americana var. rosea)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
Limestone canyon
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Long's Aeolid (Cuthona longi)Observer
divindkDescription
Cuthona longi Long's Aeolid nudibranch Anacapa Island, CA . Depth 30' / 10M. Water temp 52 degrees F / 11 degrees C.
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Ink Stain Dorid (Polycera alabe)Observer
mcduckDescription
Found in rocky subtidal by Steve Lonhart in May 1998. This specimen is recorded in:
LONHART, Steve Istvan, & Jeff W. TUPEN. 2001. New range records of 12 marine invertebrates: the role of El Niño and other mechanisms in southern and central California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 100(3):238-248.
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Ink Stain Dorid (Polycera alabe)Observer
craigahooverDescription
One individual of Polycera alabe was located on a reef wall at a depth of approximately 25 feet. The lenght of this animal was 1 cm. The temperature was 53 degrees F.
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Anderson Thornbush (Lycium andersonii)Observer
chris_gortDescription
Long corolla tube and short corolla lobes, relatively small calyx and calyx lobes
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Hillsborough Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria biflora var. ineziana)Observer
morganstickrodDescription
F. grayana
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Striped Adobe Lily (Fritillaria striata)Observer
charlescrussellDescription
Striped adobe lily, Fritillaria striata. CNPS rank 1B.1
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Peltula radicataObserver
mossgeekDescription
The most mysterious soil crust lichen i found! If this Identification is confirmed, this is first observation in California. There is only known location is the US an that is on the border of Mexico and Texas. Measurement shown is in mm. Many of the larger thalli tend to go deep into the soil like bowl. Photos dry and hydrated. Associated with many soil crust lichens, Peltula richardsii, petallata and obscurans and Clavascidium lacinulatum, and a few other placidiums. K-, C-
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Garrya griseaObserver
joeysantoreDescription
Male Flowers. Leaving point unobscured because I want to see if gets developed in a decade . Lots of land clearance nearby
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Ptelea apteraObserver
joeysantoreDescription
Really pleasant smell here due to the Rutaceae affiliation
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Desert Lily (Hesperocallis undulata)Observer
nathantayDescription
Tom and Don hard at work counting leaves (pics 5 & 6)
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Notch-leaved Locoweed (Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus)Observer
nathantay
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Notch-leaved Locoweed (Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus)Observer
pamtaylor
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Pink Mulla Mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus)Observer
thammerDescription
Voucher specimen: T. Hammer et al. TH 20 (PERTH 08735220)
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Edrudia constipansObserver
cypseloidesDescription
A Southeast Farallon endemic
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Western Amethyst Laccaria (Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis)Observer
mikepottsDescription
~ UV reaction ~
2nd photo shows natural light.
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Genus OctosporaObserver
sadie_hickeyDescription
Small orange cup fungi growing in burnt clay with ruderal mosses, hymenium scarlet orange, smooth, mostly flat to somewhat convex or concave. Margins ornamented with tatters of off-white tissue, ascocarps not stipitate.
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Decker's Pseudo (Pseudobaeospora deckeri)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
Under Monterey cypress, taste mildly farinaceous. Little to no odor. From one of the locations listed in the original species description of P. deckeri.
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White-speckled Dorid (Doriopsilla fulva)Observer
imlichentodayDescription
Hogan Shipwreck ~124ft depth
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Sequoia Gooseberry (Ribes tularense)Observer
chloe_and_trevorDescription
N-facing slope in pine forest, ~1750m. Just starting to bloom now. Very prostrate plant.
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Padre's Shooting Star (Primula clevelandii)Observer
rjadams55Description
Hundreds of these shooting stars were growing in grassy patches along the Rinconada Trail ridgeline.
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Barneby's Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida var. barnebyana)Observer
hollisDescription
gently rolling rock at base of peak
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Palos Verdes Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus ssp. palosverdesensis)Observer
jmortonDescription
From slide of last known individuals from type population of PV blue, taken on a hillside in Rancho Palos Verdes, March, 1983. All previously known sites for this butterfly had been searched without success. This was a new site happened on during hillside searching. Neither this site nor any other in Rancho Palos Verdes showed signs of butterflies in subsequent years.
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Barneby's Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida var. barnebyana)Observer
zazzaraceae
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
sheriff_woody_pctPlace
PrivateDescription
Holotype and Isotypes I, II,and III.
Collection #: 2023MCB156 Sheets 1-4.
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Behrens' Dorid (Doriopsilla davebehrensi)Observer
craigahooverDescription
Doriopsilla davebehrensi was located on reef at a depth of 20 feet. Length was 3 cm. Water temperature was 56 degrees F.
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Aeolid Nudibranchs (Superfamily Aeolidioidea)Observer
thetidepoolerDescription
found by @nudibitch
2nd record of this species! Found at a -.8ft low tide, at night, no wind, no waves
more pictures of this individual: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194171352
More pictures of 1st recorded individual: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90419664
