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Bleeding Oak Crust (Stereum gausapatum)Observer
nmcnearDescription
On coast live oak in CZU burn zone
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Genus CristulariellaObserver
forest-stream-and-seaDescription
Haven't IDed the leaves yet – cottonwood?
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Genus AnthracobiaObserver
dietelDescription
In ashy soil in controlled burn zone
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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)Observer
vivienneoDescription
Wilder Ranch, Old Cove Landing Trail
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Operculate Ascomycetes (Class Pezizomycetes)Observer
symbiioticaDescription
Found on my driveway near a line of redwood, pine and deciduous oak, right off Cherry Ridge Road
Growing on petiole of deciduous Quercus
Stipiate Ascomycete with long pointed hairs on exciple and smooth, orange hymenophore
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dietelDescription
Tiny cups (0.5cm diam max) on fallen, wet oak leaf. Spores roughly 15 x 5
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White Coral Fungus (Clavulina coralloides)Observer
newtpatrolDescription
This lovely white mushroom was near a somewhat similar brown one; with Redwood
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Black Chanterelle (Craterellus atrocinereus)Observer
escholziaDescription
On private property - no public access.
In live oak grove, amid thick growth of poison oak, blackberry, and pink honeysuckle.
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Genus CalycinaObserver
calochortusDescription
Under manzanita, coyote brush, chamise and coast live oaks
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Dark Club (Clavaria greletii)Observer
thehyphaemovementDescription
F000310
Found in a CHEG zone along the banks of a very tiny stream. All four CHEG families were present within ~10ft.
Last photo has a scale bar that is calibrated at the depth of the numbered tag. That photo has been color edited so that the fruiting bodies can be better seen.
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Pacific Newts (Genus Taricha)Observer
ericoidDescription
Hiding in some honey mushrooms :)
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Bay Polypore (Picipes badius)Observer
dietelDescription
Growing on mossy, fallen log
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Branched Shanklet (Dendrocollybia racemosa)Observer
lilithohlsonDescription
@dietel look what my husband found today! First time seeing this.
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Tawny Funnel Cap (Paralepista flaccida)Observer
watermellernDescription
Found under a bush
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kenkDescription
I first saw the specimen peeking out from a folded piece of kelp. When I repositioned the kelp it it left the leaf and moved across the petri dish. Approximately 3mm
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Shiny Cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea)Observer
pinonbistroDescription
On sand/gravel under white pine and white cedar in mixed woods. Cap 3 cm., alternating hairy bands of brown, orange and cream with sunken center, fringed margin, brown flesh.. Pore surface brownish. Stem brown, felted. cap surface black with KOH.
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Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides)Observer
iamsouporhumanDescription
The color appears wrong from my vehicle headlights. In real life these were a peach/salmon color. Internal hell texture when broken. Didn't notice a distinct smell, but I had been eating peppermint, so 🤣
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Rounded Earthstar (Geastrum saccatum)Observer
reagoDescription
growing under coniferous trees, next to a trail, about a foot away from each other. spores looked to be brown.
my first time finding Geastrum!
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Pacific Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)Observer
morganstickrod
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Cordyceps tenuipesObserver
alan_rockefellerDescription
Growing on a moth pupae that was in the bark of a hardwood log.
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Hearst's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hearstiorum)Observer
alex_wentworth
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Arroyo de la Cruz Manzanita (Arctostaphylos cruzensis)Observer
alex_wentworthDescription
Location: edge of chaparral along a ridgeline, 1km from the coast
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Spined Turban Gall Wasp (Cynips douglasii)Observer
samzanitaDescription
Host Quercus lobata
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Life (Life)Observer
kenkDescription
Appears to be a larval something. Marine specimen
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Olive Salver (Catinella olivacea)Observer
thomas_laxtonDescription
These were growing on the underside of an oak log.
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yerbasantaDescription
On Arctostaphylos morroensis.
Similar observations here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181000725
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177747870
