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Arrowleaf Senecio (Senecio triangularis)

Observer

rileypollom

Date

June 25, 2021 11:09 AM PDT

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Wetherill's Buckwheat (Eriogonum wetherillii)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 15, 2021 09:13 AM MDT

Description

The only plant like this that I could find.

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Granite-cracked Monkeyflower (Diplacus graniticola)

Observer

faerthen

Date

October 14, 2014 02:12 PM PDT

Description

Glandular-sticky, and resinous plant.

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Mid-Bladderpod (Physaria intermedia)

Observer

faerthen

Date

June 12, 2021 12:10 PM MDT

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faerthen

Date

April 27, 2022 12:49 PM CEST

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Click Beetles (Family Elateridae)

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faerthen

Date

July 9, 2023 12:01 PM PDT

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Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum)

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zharkikh

Date

May 9, 2015 03:44 PM MDT

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Desert Green Gentian (Frasera albomarginata)

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aspidoscelis

Date

May 7, 2023 03:16 PM MDT

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Green Gentians (Genus Frasera)

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robberbride

Date

May 8, 2021 04:22 PM MDT

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Paniculate Frasera (Frasera paniculata)

Date

June 22, 2022 08:02 PM MDT

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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Observer

likes2hike

Date

April 29, 2012 04:23 PM MDT

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What

Meadow Deathcamas (Toxicoscordion venenosum)

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pemoore

Date

July 9, 2023 10:09 AM PDT

Description

Tepals small, stamens longer than perianth segments; inflorescence racemose

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Elmer's Yellow-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium elmeri)

Observer

kaitlin

Date

May 20, 2015 03:10 PM PDT

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Goldspeck Lichens (Genus Candelariella)

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cpmaceface

Date

January 22, 2024 02:57 PM MST

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American Hard Pines (Section Trifoliae)

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lindam

Date

August 2, 2015

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Sierra Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila spatulata)

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pemoore

Date

July 9, 2023 10:02 AM PDT

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Three-petal Bedstraw (Galium trifidum)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 23, 2014 03:35 PM PDT

Description

Minute, 3-petal blossom.

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Hiker's Gentian (Gentianopsis simplex)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 30, 2013

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Straightbeak Buttercup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus)

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pemoore

Date

July 9, 2023 10:55 AM PDT

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Bog Wintergreen (Pyrola asarifolia)

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faerthen

Date

July 18, 2014 12:57 PM PDT

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Utah Desertparsley (Lomatium parryi)

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currenfrasch

Date

June 6, 2020 05:14 PM CDT

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Biscuitroots (Genus Lomatium)

Observer

enhunn323

Date

June 16, 2023 01:15 PM PDT

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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)

Observer

faerthen

Date

November 20, 2012

Place

Moab, Ut (Google, OSM)

Description

Researching this guy was a surprise. I found four spiders in the same woodpile. One was a classic black, large, bulbous and glossy female; another looked just like her, but smaller and with some stripes (male).

Then there was this guy, who ran away before I could flip him over. Turns out that this is also a male Black Widow. They are apparently often grey or brown like this.

The fourth was a wolf spider who zipped off before being photographed :)

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Common Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 22, 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Description

Old garden?

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Longstalk Starwort (Stellaria longipes)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 3, 2016 07:02 PM PDT

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faerthen

Date

August 8, 2019 07:33 PM PDT

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Whip Cicadas (Genus Okanagana)

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kueda

Date

July 24, 2018 11:59 AM PDT

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Columbia Ragwort (Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus)

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megeddy

Date

May 13, 2022 04:00 PM PDT

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Water Ragwort (Senecio hydrophilus)

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kueda

Date

July 20, 2016 04:21 PM PDT

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Tall Western Groundsel (Senecio integerrimus)

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faerthen

Date

June 10, 2019 05:21 PM PDT

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What

Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. elegans)

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kueda

Date

August 10, 2015 12:06 PM PDT

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What

Greene's Goldenbush (Ericameria greenei)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 2, 2021 03:31 PM PDT

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What

Chaparral Pricklypear (Opuntia oricola)

Observer

microm

Date

June 15, 2013

Description

Fairly short spines

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Casebearing Moths (Family Coleophoridae)

Observer

faerthen

Date

November 21, 2018 02:39 PM MST

Description

Straw-like egg cases(?) stuck to walls and glass.

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Seurat's Hermit Crab (Calcinus seurati)

Observer

faerthen

Date

December 9, 2021 11:29 AM HST

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Observer

faerthen

Date

May 2013

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What

Square-leaved Crestwort (Chiloscyphus polyanthos)

Observer

belinda

Date

August 18, 2012

Description

From the Fen-Dango Workshop

Notes: pale green, almost glaucous; need to count oil bodies in fresh specimen to positively identify

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Carrotleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum)

Date

June 25, 2023 09:18 AM PDT

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Carrotleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum)

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jzzipkin

Date

June 3, 2017 07:52 AM PDT

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Carnivorans (Order Carnivora)

Date

December 28, 2023 02:07 PM MST

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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

Observer

justin2

Date

March 30, 2013 03:35 PM PDT

Description

A naturalized feral cat - based on its extremely avoidant behvior around humans - and carcass - like a scene from the African savannah.

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Silver Pussytoes (Antennaria argentea)

Date

June 25, 2023 11:41 AM PDT

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Pussytoes (Genus Antennaria)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 9, 2023 06:06 PM PDT

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Canyonlands Biscuitroot (Lomatium latilobum)

Observer

jbranham

Date

January 2024

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Western Dodder (Cuscuta occidentalis)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 16, 2019 03:04 PM PDT

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Fendler's Meadow-Rue (Thalictrum fendleri)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 10, 2023 11:39 AM PDT

Description

A shot of both male (bottom) and female (top) flowers.

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Common Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha)

Observer

justin2

Date

March 9, 2008 03:45 PM PDT

Description

Desert centipede husk floating in a tinaja in Calico Hills, Red Rock Canyon.

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Long-stalked Clover (Trifolium longipes)

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clairelawrenson

Date

May 24, 2021 02:55 PM PDT

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What

Long-stalked Clover (Trifolium longipes)

Observer

bethashley

Date

July 18, 2019 11:29 AM PDT

Description

BAA-19-010-F

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Phoenicean Juniper (Juniperus phoenicea)

Observer

faerthen

Date

March 25, 2013

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Clovers (Genus Trifolium)

Observer

sylviefinn95

Date

June 14, 2023 04:10 PM PDT

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Oregon Fireweed (Epilobium oreganum)

Date

June 2023

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Brown-spined Pricklypear (Opuntia phaeacantha)

Observer

faerthen

Date

September 27, 2012

Place

Moab, Ut (Google, OSM)

Description

Species?

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Observer

kueda

Date

October 6, 2017 01:39 PM PDT

Description

Unknown fungus on the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.

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Coral Fungi (Genus Ramaria)

Observer

faerthen

Date

May 2013

Description

Genus Clavulina or Ramaria?

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Maples (Genus Acer)

Observer

faerthen

Date

May 7, 2021 10:23 AM MDT

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Stansbury's Cliffrose (Purshia stansburyana)

Observer

aidan-decker

Date

December 18, 2023 03:48 PM MST

Description

Devil's Garden

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Cochineal Scale Bugs (Genus Dactylopius)

Observer

faerthen

Date

June 18, 2023 04:53 PM MDT

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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Observer

bobcatbrad

Date

December 5, 2023 01:08 PM EST

Description

Almost certainly porcupine tracks but I can’t figure out what in the world the orange is or where it came from. It continued along the tracks for more than 50 yards. Such an unnatural color and it was found in an area pretty far from any human interference

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Blue Button (Porpita porpita)

Observer

fmoretzsohn

Date

August 3, 2018 10:23 PM CDT

Description

A small live Porpita porpita was found near Packery Channel, Padre Island. The diameter of the round float was about 12 mm, about half of the maximum diameter.

Porpita porpita is a condrophore, a colony of organisms in the phylum Cnidaria. It drifts on the surface of the sea. A close relative is Velella velella, which also has a disc with a sail. Physalia physalis is also colonial, but belongs to a different order, Siphonophorae.

The specimen was placed in a container for photos. The second photo shows the underside of the disc. All photos were taken with a cell phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 with a macro lens).

Several beached and mostly dried specimens of Blue Button were also observed. Also observed were some purple snails, Janthina globosa:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15218146

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Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis)

Observer

tiwane

Date

December 22, 2016 05:13 PM HST

Description

Probably my worst sting since I was a kid.

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Beckwith's Clover (Trifolium beckwithii)

Date

June 24, 2023 04:39 PM PDT

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Cochineal Scale Bugs (Genus Dactylopius)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 15, 2023 09:15 AM MST

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Observer

faerthen

Date

December 11, 2004

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Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)

Observer

twillrichardson

Date

March 17, 2023 11:53 AM PDT

Description

Drama. These guys all normally get along pretty well, but here a squirrel decided to start something and nearly got kicked in the head as reward. Moments later they were back to munching sunflower seeds side-by-side again.

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Spiny Phlox (Phlox hoodii)

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dee_gobbs

Date

April 16, 2023 01:37 PM MDT

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Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

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mikelesnik

Date

October 30, 2014 09:52 AM MDT

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Desert Madwort (Alyssum desertorum)

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thesunisbig

Date

April 25, 2018 06:34 PM MDT

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Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida)

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loribrummer

Date

May 16, 2023 07:26 PM MDT

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Heermann's Buckwheat (Eriogonum heermannii)

Observer

knbuchi

Date

May 24, 2020 10:53 AM MDT

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Double Bladderpod (Physaria acutifolia)

Observer

chris_earle

Date

May 23, 2023 12:31 PM MDT

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Long-stem Evening-Primrose (Oenothera longissima)

Observer

chelshaz951

Date

September 4, 2023 10:36 AM MDT

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Russian Thistles (Genus Salsola)

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henicorhina

Date

September 13, 2023 09:34 AM MDT

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What

Desert Green Gentian (Frasera albomarginata)

Observer

zharkikh

Date

May 1, 2021 04:30 PM MDT

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Observer

twillrichardson

Date

October 3, 2017 11:53 AM PDT

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celiacook

Date

August 12, 2021 03:00 PM MDT

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Seep Monkeyflowers (Section Simiolus)

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mtash

Date

July 13, 2019 03:48 PM PDT

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What

Western Bloodsucking Conenose (Triatoma protracta)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 20, 2020 08:19 AM MDT

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What

Basidiomycete Fungi (Phylum Basidiomycota)

Observer

jzzipkin

Date

June 11, 2016 01:47 PM MST

Description

Tahoe Donner Nature Tr

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What

Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 24, 2013 04:26 PM PDT

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Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

Observer

coco_claire

Date

June 28, 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Description

First 5 photos of this Leucistic Hummingbird are from June 28, 2017, first sighting in Palm Desert, CA. The last 4 photos are from August 16, 2017. This gorgeous creature is so friendly with a huge personality. It comes when called and eats one gnat after another with so much to say! I feel he/she likes the yard because the concrete walls and house are painted bright white making this hummer feel protected. Keep in mind there are no feeders on the property. 1. Can you please help me identify the type of Leucistic this is. 2. Male or female? 3. Does this Hummingbird look healthy? I've noticed possible missing feathers on its wings. I'm not sure if it has worsened over time.Thank you :) all photos are mine and taken by me, Nicole Campanaro

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Western Dog Tick (Dermacentor similis)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 19, 2016 10:29 AM PDT

Description

Ugh. They're here. Thanks, climate change. This is the 4th tick that Kaitlin has found here.

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Vanclevea (Chrysothamnus stylosus)

Observer

tkoffel

Date

July 4, 2014 07:51 PM EDT

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What

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium holosteoides)

Observer

faerthen

Date

June 5, 2023 01:52 PM CEST

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What

Woolly Bluestar (Amsonia tomentosa)

Observer

periscopehorse

Date

September 16, 2021 08:55 AM MDT

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Observer

disco___very

Date

September 4, 2023 02:47 PM MDT

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What

Engelmann's Pricklypear (Opuntia engelmannii)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 19, 2023 09:08 AM MST

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What

Dwarf Woollyheads (Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 13, 2018 02:49 PM PDT

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What

Parrothead Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja pilosa)

Date

June 25, 2023 10:54 AM PDT

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What

Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera pallida)

Observer

rea_orthner

Date

April 23, 2022 08:46 AM MDT

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What

False Buffalograss (Munroa squarrosa)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 21, 2023 01:11 PM MST

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What

Long-stem Evening-Primrose (Oenothera longissima)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 18, 2023 01:16 PM MST

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What

Climbing Wartclub (Commicarpus scandens)

Observer

faerthen

Date

August 20, 2023 07:51 AM MST

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Observer

faerthen

Date

August 4, 2012

Description

On a blue elderberry umbel.

Tags

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American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus ssp. atricapillus)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 21, 1994

Description

On Hunt's Creek.

From Ted Beedy.

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Date

July 26, 2023 07:03 PM MDT

Description

Two sets of galls on different branches of the same juniper tree, on the trail to Landscape Arch, Arches NP. Discussion with a ranger at the visitor’s center suggested this might be caused by an Eriophyid mite, but I have not been able to find other photos of galls caused by these mites on juniper for comparison. Any help would be welcome! See my observation on 7/24/23 for a similar gall.

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Date

July 24, 2023 07:05 PM MDT

Description

These galls are near the tip of a branch on a juniper by the side of the road, in Arches NP. Rangers at the visitor’s center suggested either Juniper Tip Midge or Eriophyd mites, though it doesn’t look like the pictures I’ve found of the galls formed by the midge. I can’t seem to find reference photos of galls caused by mites on juniper at all. Any help would be welcome!

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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)

Observer

limpkin

Date

May 31, 2021 06:46 PM CDT

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Heartleaf Arnica (Arnica cordifolia)

Observer

faerthen

Date

July 9, 2023 07:25 PM PDT