Iconic Taxa
Here are five taxa:
Insect - wasp gall growing on the side of a willow branch.
Amphibian - the abundant California Salamander.
Animal - A millipede living by the Salamander.
Mushroom - in the waxycap family
Plant - thimbleberry
Observations
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What
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
elliot_goldstein310Description
Flowrering rubus parviflorus (timbleberry) located on the North side of the Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley CA.
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
elliot_goldstein310Description
Under a log on the North side of Strawberry canyon on the left side of the fire trail.
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Waxcaps (Genus Hygrocybe)Observer
elliot_goldstein310Description
Bright orange waxy cap mushroom on the banks of Strawberry creek.
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Spirobolid Millipedes (Family Spirobolidae)Observer
elliot_goldstein310Description
Dark millipede about 3 inches in length.
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Gouty Stem Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercussuttoni)Observer
elliot_goldstein310Description
Gall Wasp bulge in willow tree branch. Galls or cecidia are outgrowths on the surface of lifeforms.
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