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holfuscDescription
Spike inflorescence and open sheath with overlapping margins; toothed ligule; flumes with short awns and florets with long awns, 3-4 florets per spikelet
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Greater Plantain (Plantago major)Observer
holfuscDescription
Basal large ovate leaves with long petioles
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
holfuscDescription
Large tree (>15ft) with deciduous lobed leaves
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Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)Observer
holfuscDescription
Spadix and spathe inflorescence and very large leaves
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Dusty Miller (Jacobaea maritima)Observer
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Silver leaves and stems and a compound umbel inflorescence
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Bristly Dogtail Grass (Cynosurus echinatus)Observer
holfuscDescription
Grass with long awns and leaf blade that appears to be “clasping”; open leaf sheath and long ligule
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Grass Pea (Lathyrus sphaericus)Observer
holfuscDescription
Very small plant and flower that is bilaterally symmetric
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Tolmie's Pussy Ears (Calochortus tolmiei)Observer
holfuscDescription
Beautiful flower with 3 petals, 3 sepals and a tri-lobed stigma.
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Meadow Deathcamas (Toxicoscordion venenosum)Observer
holfuscDescription
Raceme inflorescence and linear parallel venation leaves
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Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii)Observer
holfuscDescription
Tall tree with smooth red bark
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Flaxes (Genus Linum)Observer
holfuscDescription
Very small forb with terminal flower and alternate linear leaves
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Grassy Tarweed (Madia gracilis)Observer
holfuscDescription
Hairy annual forb with alternate leaves; petals with 3 lobes on end
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Garry Oak (Quercus garryana)Observer
holfuscDescription
Tall tree (>15ft) with deciduous leaves
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Wild Oat (Avena fatua)Observer
holfuscDescription
Grass with short ligule and overlapping or open sheath
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Medusa Head (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)Observer
holfuscDescription
Long awns and the end of inflorescence and short awns near the base
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Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata)Observer
holfuscDescription
Panicle inflorescence and large papery ligule
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Lesser Hop Trefoil (Trifolium dubium)Observer
holfuscDescription
Small annual forb
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California Brome (Bromus carinatus)Observer
holfuscDescription
Perennial grass with panicle inflorescence and long awns on lemmas
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Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica)Observer
holfuscDescription
Vine with two overlapping sepals on flowers
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Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine)Observer
holfuscDescription
Whorled leaves and sticky hairs
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Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)Observer
holfuscDescription
Bilaterally symmetric flower
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Section CeratochloaObserver
holfuscDescription
Perennial plant with awned lemmas and panicle inflorescence
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Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)Observer
holfuscDescription
Unique many branched and many loved thin leaves
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Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)Observer
holfuscDescription
Large hairy or fuzzy large leaves
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English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)Observer
holfuscDescription
Veins parallel on leaves and leaves hairy; forb; found in disturbed area with weedy species
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Common Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)Observer
holfuscDescription
Spurs on petals
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Tall Ryegrass (Lolium arundinaceum)Observer
holfuscDescription
Perennial grass with sheaths of leaves open to base; panicle inflorescence; 4 florets to each spikelet; lemmas awned but short awns; very small if any ligule (less than 1mm it present); found near a lawn so could be considered cultivated or escaped cultivar
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Mediterranean Spurge (Euphorbia characias)Observer
holfuscDescription
Flowers typical of euphoribiaceae family with cypanthium (separate male and female flower)
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White Clover (Trifolium repens)Observer
holfuscDescription
3 leaflets and basal plant