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Woollypod Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa)

Observer

jaspermullins

Date

June 3, 2021 08:57 AM PDT

Place

Temecula (Google, OSM)

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What

Coastal Rosy Boa (Lichanura orcutti)

Observer

frostioe

Date

March 2024

Description

One out of four seen today

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What

California Poppy Fairy Bee (Perdita interrupta)

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fhedrick

Date

March 14, 2024 05:05 PM PDT

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What

Red-lined Moth (Heliolonche pictipennis)

Observer

pavelbykau

Date

March 14, 2024 05:07 PM PDT

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What

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Observer

packardr90

Date

February 11, 2021 09:59 AM HST

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What

Broad-nosed Weevils (Subfamily Entiminae)

Observer

keirmorse

Date

January 11, 2024 02:03 PM PST

Description

Scale in mm. On Quercus durata var. gabrielensis.

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Purple Alpine Paintbrush (Castilleja rubida)

Observer

markegger

Date

August 6, 1996 12:00 AM PDT

Description

NOTE: location is approximate, and the GPS coordinates are not precise. This is a very rare species and should be treated as such. It should be considered highly endangered, despite its entire range being within the designated Eagle Cap Wilderness area, global warming and the resultant climate change being an existential threat to its survival, which is likely dependent on sufficient, reliable, and well-timed snowmelt.

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Leopard Lily (Lilium pardalinum)

Observer

thomasabenson

Date

July 9, 2023 09:27 AM PDT

Description

I do not know if these are naturally occurring at this location or were planted as part of restoration efforts.

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Coahuila Frasera (Frasera parryi)

Observer

ltbloomer

Date

July 2, 2023 11:35 AM PDT

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What

Palomar Monkeyflower (Erythranthe diffusa)

Observer

leptonia

Date

June 19, 2023 10:55 AM PDT

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What

Seep Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata)

Observer

tracy349

Date

April 30, 2023 11:13 AM PDT

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What

Palomar Monkeyflower (Erythranthe diffusa)

Observer

ronvanderhoff

Date

May 11, 2019 09:41 AM PDT

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What

Palomar Monkeyflower (Erythranthe diffusa)

Observer

ronvanderhoff

Date

June 6, 2019 01:14 PM PDT

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What

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Observer

mathewmullen

Date

February 11, 2024 06:30 AM PST

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What

Oracle Oak (Quercus × morehus)

Observer

connorpoylio

Date

January 6, 2024 03:21 PM PST

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What

Southern Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia)

Observer

patrickdyer

Date

December 18, 2023 09:21 AM PST

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What

American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Observer

rawcomposition

Date

January 6, 2024 01:16 PM PST

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nathantay

Date

January 9, 2024 12:08 PM PST

Description

Stem hairs below the cymules are both hirsute-hispid and appressed-strigose

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What

Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)

Observer

janine66

Date

August 7, 2023 11:23 PM PDT

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What

Wide-throated Yellow Monkeyflower (Diplacus brevipes)

Observer

acorncap

Date

April 20, 2019

Description

lots of patches

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What

Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora)

Observer

acorncap

Date

February 2, 2019 09:19 AM PST

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What

Vasey's Pricklypear (Opuntia × vaseyi)

Observer

jrebman

Date

May 21, 2019 01:46 PM PDT

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What

Coastal Pricklypear (Opuntia littoralis)

Observer

thesafarihiker

Date

May 10, 2023 11:47 AM PDT

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What

Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Observer

packardr90

Date

December 27, 2014 12:56 PM PST

Description

Being killed by Great Blue Heron

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What

Mariposa Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. mariposa)

Observer

pleistocene

Date

December 16, 2023 10:13 AM PST

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What

Me-Wuk Manzanita (Arctostaphylos mewukka ssp. mewukka)

Observer

pleistocene

Date

December 16, 2023 10:38 AM PST

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Mount Tamalpais Manzanita (Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana)

Observer

cmccarron

Date

December 16, 2023 03:49 PM PST

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What

Toro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos montereyensis)

Observer

fredwatson

Date

December 2023

Description

First flowers I’ve noticed this season

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What

California Pinkbract Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)

Observer

shajwa

Date

December 17, 2023 12:31 PM PST

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What

Bonny Doon Manzanita (Arctostaphylos silvicola)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

March 4, 2022 03:56 PM PST

Description

Sandy soils, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

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What

Glossyleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sensitiva)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

March 4, 2022 04:28 PM PST

Description

Sandy soils, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

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Santa Cruz Manzanita (Arctostaphylos andersonii)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

March 4, 2022 04:57 PM PST

Description

Sandy soils, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve. Part shade.

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What

Crinite Manzanita (Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crinita)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

March 4, 2022 05:00 PM PST

Description

Part shade in sandy soils, Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

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What

Dacite Manzanita (Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. daciticola)

Observer

fredwatson

Date

December 2023

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What

Kings Mountain Manzanita (Arctostaphylos regismontana)

Observer

jeanne153

Date

August 2015

Description

Arctostaphylos ?

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What

Cushing Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana)

Observer

grnleaf

Date

December 19, 2023 10:41 AM PST

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What

Hooker's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri)

Observer

grnleaf

Date

December 19, 2023 11:27 AM PST

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Little Sur Manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii)

Observer

grnleaf

Date

December 2023

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Glandular Woollyleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. bracteosa)

Observer

grnleaf

Date

December 19, 2023 11:32 AM PST

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Santa Margarita Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pilosula)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

March 2022

Description

Potentially? Glaucous leaves, long non-glandular hairs on stems, no obvious burl present. Sunny opening at edge of oak woodland, lower Rinconada Trail. Currently, there doesn't appear to be any Calflora observations for A. pilosula along Rinconada or Santa Lucia Wilderness.

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Observer

tchester

Date

November 12, 2023 02:33 PM PST

Description

We sampled the fruit from ten plants of Arctostaphylos glandulosa along a 1.8 mile section of the PCT to see how many segments the stones split into. The ten plants included six plants of ssp. glandulosa; three plants of ssp. adamsii, and one plant that had some stems of adamsii, and some stems of ssp. glandulosa, on different parts of the same burl.

We split a total of 128 fruit from 10 different plants, and found they split into 405 segments, for an average of 3.2 segments per fruit.

Individual plants had a wide range in the number of segments per fruit, from 1.7 to 4.3 segments per fruit, with some stones remaining intact, and others splitting into up to six segments.

This plant was #7, with an average of 3.3 segments per fruit. It had glandular nascent infl and glandular twigs.

Number of fruit with 1,2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 stone segments is 1,2,4,3,1,1.

e.g., 1 fruit had intact stones, and 4 fruit had stones that split into 3 segments.

The results of our study, along with other observations we made during the fieldwork, are given here:

https://tchester.org/plants/analysis/arctostaphylos/glandulosa_subspecies_number_stone_segments.html

See also Don's post of this plant:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190867404

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Parry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos parryana)

Observer

nathantay

Date

December 2, 2023 03:31 PM PST

Description

No burl

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Titus's Sweat Bee (Lasioglossum titusi)

Date

July 3, 2023 01:50 PM PDT

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Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Date

September 9, 2021 01:51 AM PDT

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What

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

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jaretcross

Date

September 17, 2023 05:22 PM PDT

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Rainbow Manzanita (Arctostaphylos rainbowensis)

Observer

nathantay

Date

December 2022

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Red-breasted × Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber × nuchalis)

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guyincognito

Date

October 29, 2022 12:26 PM PDT

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

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thomasabenson

Date

December 29, 2022 12:03 PM PST

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jimandre

Date

July 1, 2019 05:30 PM PDT

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What

Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)

Date

October 5, 2020 08:59 AM PDT

Description

Identified by Greg Gray

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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Date

November 28, 2022 02:02 PM CST

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What

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Observer

liamhuber

Date

December 29, 2021 09:51 PM PST

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What

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Observer

cuckoo_bird

Date

January 29, 2022 08:04 AM PST

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What

Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Observer

billhubick

Date

January 2021

Description

I was listening for owls not too long after dusk. The temperature was in the 50s and the half moon shone brightly. Owls had been vocal. Standing in the dark, I heard a very loud, unfamiliar call that I thought must be either Great Horned or Spotted Owl. It called again, nearby and more intensely. I found myself getting in my car quickly without quite knowing why - it was an involuntary response faster than my brain consciously moved on to IDs like this one. But my brain did get there as I found myself rolling up the window in addition to closing the door, leaving just enough room to record. It was too loud and intense. The sounds moved very quickly from roughly behind my car to in front of my car. When I turned on the car and drove slowly forward, I quickly spotted these two individuals (presumably immature), which I somehow half expected I would see up the road. They were occasionally responding to other calls from the woods (presumably their mother). Photo taken by headlights at 12800 ISO.