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California Bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus)

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kueda

Date

March 20, 2008 12:00 PM PDT

Description

Growing in our office. Maybe this doesn't count since it's captive...

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alison_pollack

Date

February 16, 2024 06:51 PM PST

Description

Found by @graysquirrel

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Brick Scale (Psora crenata)

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desertjules

Date

March 15, 2024 10:44 AM PDT

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graysquirrel

Date

January 16, 2024

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j-dar

Date

February 28, 2018 10:04 AM PST

Description

On bark of Monterey Cypress. Thallus C+R. Spores halonate, becoming brown, 7-8 celled. ~23-28µm x 6.5µm.

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Branch Bumps (Pertusaria pustulata)

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mossgeek

Date

March 2, 2024 01:27 PM PST

Description

First occurance in southern California since 1885. J-Dar also found one in Santa Barbara area.

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Lesser Salted Rocktripe Lichen (Umbilicaria krascheninnikovii)

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connectacopia

Date

March 9, 2024 11:55 AM PST

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alison_pollack

Date

February 23, 2024 11:48 PM PST

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alison_pollack

Date

February 23, 2024 04:37 PM PST

Description

Most beautiful iridescence I have found to date in this species!

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Polychidium Lichen (Genus Polychidium)

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sadie_hickey

Date

February 26, 2024 12:15 PM PST

Description

On soil in serpentine prairie

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zabbey

Date

February 2024

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tetracerus

Date

February 17, 2024 02:06 PM PST

Description

Found by @samzanita at the base of a blade of grass on the underside of a log. Same specimen as this observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199743127

The specimen was collected by Nate Dube and will be examined by them under higher magnification.

It was actively raining that day hence the shiny wet surface of the specimen.

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leptonia

Date

February 14, 2024 11:13 AM PST

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Chocolate Tube Slimes (Genus Stemonitis)

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chilipossum

Date

February 12, 2024

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Banana Slugs (Genus Ariolimax)

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burtosa

Date

February 11, 2024 02:57 PM PST

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Branched Shanklet (Dendrocollybia racemosa)

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burtosa

Date

January 23, 2024 02:26 PM PST

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kueda

Date

March 25, 2013 05:20 PM PDT

Description

This is throwing me. Doesn't seem quite like Ramalina, Bryoria, or Alectoria, at lease based on photo comparisons. Growing in small tufts among the Trentepohlia on cypress branches. Actually Ramalina thrausta looks pretty close, but it's out of range...

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Jelly Lichens (Genus Enchylium)

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zabbey

Date

January 2024

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mossgeek

Date

December 30, 2023 08:18 PM PST

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alan_rockefeller

Date

January 11, 2024 03:46 PM PST

Description

Growing on a well decayed Quercus agrifolia log.

Thanks to Evelyn Chea for showing me the location - it's the same log from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195513390

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Lime-Green Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe virescens)

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kueda

Date

January 15, 2024 01:11 PM PST

Description

Color is accurate, an astonishing yellow green.

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Powdered Wrinkle Lichen (Tuckermanopsis chlorophylla)

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toby_spribille

Date

December 31, 2023 02:14 PM MST

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Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)

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whale_nerd

Date

November 27, 2023 10:33 AM -03

Description

Mother and pup (nursing)

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alison_pollack

Date

September 21, 2023 05:17 PM CDT

Description

With the slime mold Metatrichia vesparia

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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

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zanemoore

Description

curly leaf redwood (somatic mutation in basal sprouts)

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alison_pollack

Date

April 4, 2021

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dzhenzhang

Date

October 29, 2023 10:48 AM PDT
Fungi

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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)

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eullstrom

Date

August 7, 2023 03:41 PM PDT

Description

lichenicolous fungi on Solorina crocea

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Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)

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nelruzam

Date

October 26, 2023 03:34 PM PDT

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alison_pollack

Date

November 3, 2021 04:24 PM PDT

Description

Third photo is when found in the woods; second photo is an hour later in the woods. First photo photographed in my home studio using a 10x microscope objective adapted to my camera.

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Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea)

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alan_rockefeller

Date

October 11, 2023 06:01 PM PDT

Description

In wood chip landscaping. Mild mushroom odor and flavor. Cap extremely viscid!

Spores measure

(6.9) 7.2 - 8 (9) × (3.8) 4.1 - 4.7 (4.8) x (3.6) 3.9 - 4.4 (4.5) µm
Q = (1.6) 1.64 - 1.87 (1.9) ; N = 30
Me = 7.7 × 4.4 µm ; Qe = 1.7

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alison_pollack

Date

March 2022

Description

An unusual find -- the two Didymium are growing atop some maturing Physarum. See the second photo for the insides of another of the Physarum fruiting bodies that was originally in front, and I opened it to see what it was.

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Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

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dpom

Date

October 20, 2023 08:51 AM PDT

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ponerinecat

Date

October 14, 2023 04:00 PM PDT

Description

Undescribed.

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alison_pollack

Date

March 18, 2023 10:44 PM PDT

Description

Found by @EthanSaso. His observation is at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151887228

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joe_dimeglio

Date

August 20, 2021 02:59 PM PDT

Description

GenBank: MH374891

Simon, A., Goward, T., Di Meglio, J., Dillman, K., Spribille, T., & Goffinet, B. (2018). Sticta torii sp. nov., a remarkable lichen of high conservation priority from northwestern North America. Graphis Scripta, 30(6).

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alan_rockefeller

Date

October 2, 2023 06:37 PM EDT

Description

Growing on a moth pupae that was in the bark of a hardwood log.

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Juniper-apple Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae)

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csledge

Date

June 25, 2023 03:10 PM CDT

Description

Juniperus virginiana

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

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graysquirrel

Date

October 4, 2023 06:42 PM PDT

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goatprairie

Description

On a west-facing dolomite cliff. Thickly covering parts of the inaccessible rock face

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Fan Ramalina (Ramalina sinensis)

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figaro

Date

April 25, 2014 01:37 PM CDT

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Tinted Rag Lichen (Esslingeriana idahoensis)

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eullstrom

Date

June 8, 2023 04:57 PM PDT

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Lace Lichen (Ramalina menziesii)

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ouzel

Date

October 1, 2023 10:30 PM PDT

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Arctic Butterfingers Lichen (Dactylina arctica)

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ahuereca

Date

September 2, 2023 01:03 PM MDT

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sarahlloyd

Date

September 19, 2023 09:29 AM AEST

Description

Found on dry woody material on the underside of large bryophyte-covered log. Melaleuca swamp forest.

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Urchin Gall Wasp (Cynips quercusechinus)

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leslie_flint

Date

September 7, 2023 09:09 AM PDT

Description

Blue Oak

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Litmus Lichens (Genus Roccella)

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hstewartahn

Date

October 31, 2019 10:25 AM PDT

Description

Growing on St. Catherine’s Castle

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alison_pollack

Date

March 17, 2023 03:12 PM -05

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Moon Lichens (Genus Sticta)

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kueda

Date

March 4, 2023 01:57 PM PST

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toby_spribille

Date

August 18, 2023 02:37 PM MDT
Insects

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Insects (Class Insecta)

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alison_pollack

Date

August 23, 2023 04:50 PM PDT

Description

Found on inside of bark from Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The field of view is about 2mm wide. One day later the egg cases are grayer.

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Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera)

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sarahlloyd

Date

August 20, 2023 10:11 AM AEST

Description

Small wasp found amongst a group of mature Lamproderma gracile (slime moulds).

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brock

Date

August 12, 2023 01:20 PM PDT

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Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)

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zanemoore

Date

May 15, 2020 03:53 PM PDT

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Crinkled Snow Lichen (Flavocetraria nivalis)

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chlorophilia

Date

August 3, 2023 11:56 AM PDT

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American Sunrise (Brigantiaea leucoxantha)

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danielleward212

Date

April 1, 2023 11:34 AM SAST

Description

spores c. 100 µm long

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mycobiont

Date

May 23, 2009 05:12 PM PDT

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Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum)

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ramon_d

Date

July 2005

Place

Panama (Google, OSM)

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Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus)

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sea-kangaroo

Date

July 7, 2023 10:38 AM -10

Description

Snorkeling.

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Acorn Worms (Class Enteropneusta)

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sea-kangaroo

Date

July 7, 2023 11:02 AM -10

Description

Big pile of tailings. Lots of these in this area.

Snorkeling.

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kschnei

Date

July 18, 2023 10:55 AM PDT

Place

Lebec (Google, OSM)

Description

Numerous black ascomata on a dead twig, about 300 microns in diameter. Sections show a hymenium partitioned by dark columns and numerous asymmetric hyaline spores that are unisepate and about 18-20 x 7-8 microns, eight per ascus. I did not see any clear-cut photobionts, so I am now thinking this is a non-lichenized ascomycete? In addition to this dominant finding, I'm also seeing some more elongated multiseptate spores or conidia. When I section the whitish dead wood layer looking for photobionts, I found chains and clumps of rounded 8-10 micron brown spores (?).

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Magnificent Sea Anemone (Radianthus magnifica)

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sea-kangaroo

Date

July 8, 2023 03:11 PM -10

Description

Snorkeling.

SO MUCH of this. A surreal landscape of lumpy furry boulders.

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Beaded Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia apinnata)

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tom_carlberg

Date

March 2, 2019 10:12 AM PST

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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

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zaf2103

Date

July 12, 2023 06:28 PM PDT

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jordanwaits

Date

July 9, 2023 06:47 PM PDT

Description

On lemonade berry

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sarahlloyd

Date

June 27, 2023 02:33 PM AEST

Description

Found on a small stick that had fallen on 'big tree' log.

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sarahlloyd

Date

June 30, 2023 03:51 PM AEST

Description

Scattered fruiting bodies on live Blechnum nudum.

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Moss Crab (Loxorhynchus crispatus)

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kestrel

Date

July 6, 2023 09:12 AM PDT

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Clown Dorid (Triopha catalinae)

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kueda

Date

July 4, 2023 08:08 AM PDT

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g_heaton

Date

June 2, 2023 06:23 PM PDT

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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)

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damontighe

Date

June 30, 2023 09:11 AM PDT

Description

HAY-F-005430

Permit: private land, approval by owner.

microscopy:
conidial mature spores round and ~ 4-4.5 µm in diameter

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Gray Lung Lichen (Lobaria hallii)

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ahuereca

Date

June 28, 2023 05:57 PM MST

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Rimmed Navel Lichens (Genus Rhizoplaca)

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burtosa

Date

June 25, 2023 11:41 AM PDT

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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

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philwarren

Date

June 1, 2023 09:31 AM PDT

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Frosted Finger Lichen (Dactylina ramulosa)

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ahuereca

Date

June 20, 2023 02:49 PM MST

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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)

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ericclark2003

Date

June 22, 2023 06:51 AM PDT

Description

I am a photographer and I saw this animal at the parking lot in Fort Funston in San Francisco yesterday. It was small, the body (without the tail) maybe six inches in length at most, it seemed that it might be a juvenile? It was hiding from ravens under the cars, the ravens were very interested in it. It ran under that wooden walkway that leads to the lookout platform on the cliff. I posted the few photos that I had managed to take of it on Facebook and someone commented with an article about a sighting of one of these in the Presidio in May 2022. iNaturalist was mentioned in the article - so I'm posting one of the pics of it here.

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Clubs and Corals (Genus Clavulinopsis)

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kueda

Date

January 16, 2010 08:45 AM PST

Description

Possibly C. laeticolor, but MD provides so many alternatives that seem to be distinguishable only by the spores that I can't really be sure.

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Oak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)

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leslie_flint

Date

June 18, 2023 11:20 AM PDT

Description

Canyon Live Oak; unidentified

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mossgeek

Date

June 4, 2023 08:38 AM PDT

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Rusty Firedot Lichen (Blastenia ferruginea)

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gyrrlfalcon

Date

June 18, 2023 01:51 PM PDT

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Cypress Gall Midge (Walshomyia cupressi)

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graysquirrel

Date

June 14, 2023 02:12 PM PDT

Description

On Sargent Cypress

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Tiburon Mariposa Lily (Calochortus tiburonensis)

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dgreenberger

Date

June 2023

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Sausage Flower Gall Wasp (Callirhytis congregata)

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sea-kangaroo

Date

June 3, 2023 01:27 PM PDT

Description

On Coast Live Oak.

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Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi)

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arheyman01

Date

June 7, 2023 10:22 AM PDT

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Jelly Babies (Genus Leotia)

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alan_rockefeller

Date

June 4, 2023 12:28 PM NZST

Description

Third photo shows the lack of a KOH reaction. Under Kunzea robusta.

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Woven-spored Microlichen (Texosporium sancti-jacobi)

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snakeinmypocket

Date

February 2023

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Bouquet Sea-Fog Lichen (Niebla combeoides)

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zabbey

Date

May 28, 2023 02:06 PM PDT

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zabbey

Date

May 28, 2023 02:11 PM PDT

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Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus)

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dpom

Date

May 2023

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California Manroot (Marah fabacea)

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virusmanbob

Date

April 30, 2023 09:05 AM PDT

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Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)

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virusmanbob

Date

May 15, 2023 10:51 AM PDT

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Sea Fog Lichens (Genus Niebla)

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leptonia

Date

May 13, 2023 09:25 AM PDT

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leslie_flint

Date

May 14, 2023 04:43 PM MDT

Description

Excited to find these today. 3 days ago the Gambel leaves were barely showing and today I found these stem galls

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Fan Pelt Lichen (Peltigera venosa)

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kkellman

Date

May 14, 2023 11:04 AM PDT

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Pink Dimple Lichen (Coenogonium pineti)

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toby_spribille

Date

May 12, 2023 05:58 PM CDT

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California Swollenstinger Scorpion (Anuroctonus pococki)

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max_benningfield

Date

May 5, 2023 10:25 PM PDT

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Barnacles and Allies (Subclass Thecostraca)

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sloppydemon

Date

April 22, 2023 12:51 PM CEST

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Flame Firedot Lichen (Polycauliona ignea)

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serpophaga

Date

June 25, 2019 01:23 PM PDT

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Junipers (Genus Juniperus)

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leslie_flint

Date

April 22, 2023 10:32 AM PDT

Description

California Juniper

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alison_pollack

Date

March 19, 2023 03:26 PM -05

Description

Such a beautiful species!