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Common Goldfields (Lasthenia gracilis)Observer
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I know that these photos probably aren't enough to make an ID from, but I thought I would post just in case.
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Two-horned Gall Wasp (Dryocosmus dubiosus)Observer
kdffDescription
On Q. agrifolia.
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Diplolepis terrigenaObserver
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Only the first photos show a few spines, but I'm hoping that that's because these are last year's galls. One branch had 7 or 8 of them in varying sizes. I will have go back and hunt for newer galls. On R. californica.
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge (Rabdophaga strobiloides)Observer
kdffDescription
On S. exigua. Follow-up to this observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205635770
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Wall Barley (Hordeum murinum)Observer
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I am pretty clueless about grasses, so this is my best guess. Plus the wind made taking photos tricky. It was growing in a disturbed area along the side of a gravel road.
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Goldfields (Genus Lasthenia)Observer
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ID using lglevanik's reasoning that Lasthenia in Jepson Prairie's uplands are more likely to be californica.
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Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine)Observer
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Not sure about this ID.
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Common Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)Observer
kdffDescription
Shown with Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides,
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Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides)Observer
kdffDescription
Last photo shows the fern with water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)--I think.
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California Wild Rose (Rosa californica)Observer
kdffDescription
Shown with Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp (Diplolepis polita).
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge (Rabdophaga strobiloides)Observer
kdffDescription
On S. exigua.
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Narrowleaf Willow (Salix exigua)Observer
kdffDescription
Shown with Willow Beaked Gall Midge (Rabdophaga rigidae) in photo 3.