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American Vetch (Vicia americana)Observer
johngrothDescription
compared to v. allefeldii (right) on west facing slope under black oak and pink-bract manzanita
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California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)Observer
johngrothDescription
Flowers and early leaves. Locally common oak.
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Wavyleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus)Observer
johngrothDescription
Occasional locally. Growing near frangula californica, ceanothus perplexans, quercus sp.
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Cupped Leaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus perplexans)Observer
johngrothDescription
Common locally. Growing near quercus and arctostaphylos sp.
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San Diego Pea (Lathyrus vestitus ssp. alefeldii)Observer
johngrothDescription
Common locally. Growing on heteromeles arbutifolia
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California Pinkbract Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)Observer
johngrothDescription
Locally common manzanita. Growing near ceanothus greggii, hesperoyucca whipplei, quercus sp.
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Strigose Lotus (Acmispon strigosus)Observer
johngrothDescription
Common roadside plant
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Cushing Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana)Observer
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Western Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus olivascens)Observer
johngrothDescription
Note: this mushroom is not bioluminescent.
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
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Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)Observer
johngrothDescription
female black-chinned hummingbird
