This is a list of species I’ve encountered in 2019. I’ll do a more detailed list for 2020 and will compare it to this year’s list.
Total of All Species Identified in 2019: 1,110
Amphibians
| American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus |
| California Newt, Taricha torosa |
| California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense |
| Golden Mantella Frog, Mantella aurantiaca |
| Green & Black Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus |
| Green Mantella Frog, Mantella viridis |
| Northern Leopard Frog, Lithobates pipiens |
| Pacific Pond Turtle, Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys marmorata |
| Phantasmal Dart Frog, Epipedobates tricolor |
| Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans |
| Smoky Jungle Frog , Leptodactylus pentadactylus |
| White’s Tree, Frog, Smiling Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea |
| Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates leucomelas |
Arachnids
| American Yellow Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium inclusum |
| California Funnel Web Spider, False Tarantula, Calisoga longitarsis |
| California Jumping Spider, Phidippus californicus |
| Cat-Faced Orb Weaver Spider, Araneus gemmoides |
| Cross Spider, Pumpkin Spider, Araneus diadematus (orange-brown egg sac) |
| Harvestman, Phalangium opilio |
| Jumping Spider, Hentzia sp. |
| Jumping Spider, Phidippus sp. |
| Long-Jawed Orb Weaver, Tetragnatha sp . |
| Long-Jawed Orb Weaver, Tetragnatha extensa |
| Long-Jawed Orb-Weaver Spider, Tetragnatha elongata |
| Sheet-web spider, Family: Linyphiidae |
| Spotted Orb Weaver Spider, Neoscona crucifera |
| Swift Crab Spider, Mecaphesa celer |
| Trashline Orb Weaver Spider, Cyclosa conica |
| Western Spotted Orbweaver Spider, Neoscona oaxacensis |
| White Crab Spider, Misumessus sp. |
Bacteria & Other Pathogens
| Alcoholic Flux bacteria, Foamy Canker, Slime Flux |
| Drippy Nut, Brenneria quercina |
| Sudden Oak Death pathogen, Phytophthora ramorum |
Birds
| Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus |
| Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus |
| American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus |
| American Coot, Fulica americana |
| American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis |
| American Kestrel, Falco sparverius |
| American Pipit, Anthus rubescens |
| American Robin, Turdus migratorius |
| American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
| American Wigeon, Anas americana |
| Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna |
| Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens |
| Audubon’s Warbler, Setophaga coronata auduboni |
| Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyanus |
| Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia |
| Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica |
| Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon |
| Bewick’s Wren, Thryomanes bewickii |
| Black-Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Black-Headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus |
| Black-Necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus |
| Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans |
| Brewer’s Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus |
| Brown Creeper, Certhia americana |
| Brown-Headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater |
| Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola |
| Bullock’s Oriole, Icterus bullockii |
| Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia |
| Bushtit, American Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus |
| Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii |
| California Gull, Larus californicus [dark eye, yellow legs, spot on lower bill] |
| California Quail, Callipepla californica |
| California Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica |
| California Towhee, Melozone crissalis |
| Canada Goose, Branta canadensis |
| Canvasback Duck, Aythya valisineria |
| Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber |
| Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis |
| Cayuga Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Cayuga |
| Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum |
| Chinese Goose, Anser cygnoides |
| Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera |
| Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota |
| Common Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos |
| Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata |
| Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula |
| Common Loon, Gavia immer |
| Common Merganser, Mergus merganser |
| Common Raven, Corvus corax |
| Cooper’s Hawk, Acipiter cooperii |
| Crested Coua, Coua cristata |
| Crested Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Crested |
| Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon morph), Junco hyemalis |
| Double-Crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auratus |
| Downy Woodpecker, Picoides pubescens (short bill) |
| Dunlin, Calidris alpina |
| Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe |
| Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae |
| Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto |
| European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor |
| Gadwall duck, Mareca strepera |
| Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos |
| Golden Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla |
| Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias |
| Great Egret, Ardea alba |
| Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus |
| Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus |
| Greater White-Fronted Goose, Anser albifrons |
| Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca |
| Great-Tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus |
| Green Heron, Butorides virescens |
| Green-Winged Teal, Anas carolinensis |
| Hammond’s Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii |
| Hawk-Headed Parrot, Red Fan Parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus |
| Herring Gull, Larus argentatus [spot on bill, gray legs, pale eye] |
| Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus |
| Himalayan Monal, Lophophorus impejanus |
| Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus |
| House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus |
| House Sparrow, Passer domesticus |
| House Wren, Troglodytes aedon |
| Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus |
| Indian Runner Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Indian Runner |
| Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous |
| Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae |
| Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena (stripe across wing) |
| Lesser Goldfinch, Spinus psaltria |
| Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus |
| Long-Billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos |
| Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris |
| Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura |
| Mute Swan, Cygnus olor |
| Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus |
| Northern Harrier, Marsh Hawk, Circus hudsonius |
| Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos |
| Northern Pintail, Anas acuta |
| Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Sophia, Aegolius acadicus |
| Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata |
| Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii |
| Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus |
| Orpington Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Buff Orpington |
| Peafowl, Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus |
| Pekin Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Pekin |
| Peregrine Falcon, Wek-Wek, Falco peregrinus |
| Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens |
| Pied-Billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps |
| Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus |
| Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus |
| Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis |
| Red-Breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber |
| Red-billed Hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus |
| Red-Shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus |
| Red-Tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis |
| Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus |
| Ring-Billed Gull, Larus delawarensis |
| Ring-Necked Duck, Aythya collaris |
| Ring-Necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus |
| Rio Grande Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo intermedia |
| Ross’s Goose, Chen rossii |
| Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula |
| Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus |
| Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis |
| Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis |
| Say’s Phoebe, Sayornis saya |
| Saw-Whet Owl, Sophia, Aegolius acadicus |
| Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens |
| Snowy Egret, Egretta thula |
| Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia |
| Southern Crested Screamer, Chauna torquata |
| Southern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti |
| Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius |
| Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus |
| Spur-winged Lapwing, Vanellus spinosus |
| Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni |
| Swedish Blue Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Swedish Blue |
| Thick Billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha |
| Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides |
| Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor |
| Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor |
| Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus |
| Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura |
| Western Bluebird, Sialia mexicana |
| Western Gull, Larus occidentalis [spot on bill, pink legs, orange circle around eye] |
| Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis |
| Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta |
| Western Screech Owl, Megascops kennicottii |
| Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana |
| White-Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis |
| White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys |
| White-Faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi |
| White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata |
| Wood Duck, Aix sponsa |
| Yellow-Billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli |
| Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
Fish
| Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
| Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio |
| Minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus |
| Mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis |
| Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Fungi
| Alder Tongue Gall Fungus, Taphrina alni |
| Barometer Earthstar fungus, Astraeus hygrometricus |
| Black Fan Fungus, Thelephora cuticularis |
| Black Jelly Roll fungus, Exidia glandulosa |
| Blackberry Rust Fungus, Gymnoconia nitens |
| Brown Jelly Fungus, Jelly Leaf, Tremella foliacea |
| Chanterelle, Cantharellus californicus |
| Common Ink Cap Mushroom, Coprinopsis atramentaria |
| Common Jelly Spot fungus, Dacrymyces stillatus |
| Crust fungus, Phlebia sp , Stereum sp |
| Dead Man’s Foot Fungus, Pisolithus arhizus |
| Deer Shield Mushroom, Pluteus cervinus |
| Destroying Angel Mushroom, Amanita ocreata |
| Dryad’s Saddle, Hawk’s Wing, Polyporus squamosus |
| Elfin Saddle, False Morel, Helvella lacunosa |
| Fairy Ring Mushroom, Scotch Bonnet, Marasmius oreades |
| False Turkey Tail fungus, Stereum hirsutum |
| False Turkey Tail fungus, Stereum ostrea |
| Gem-Studded Puffball, Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum |
| Giant Puffball fungus, Calvatia gigantea |
| Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea |
| Honey Fungus, Ringless Honey Fungus, Armarilla tabescens |
| Horsehair Mushroom, Gymnopus androsaceus |
| Jack-o-Lantern Mushroom, Omphalotus olearius |
| Jelly Spot Jelly Fungus, Dacrymyces chrysospermus |
| Mazegill Fungus, Daedalea quercina |
| Meadow Mushroom, Agaricus campestris |
| Mower’s Mushroom, Haymaker Mushroom, Panaeolus foenisecii |
| Netted Crust Fungus, Byssomerulius corium |
| Ocre Spreading Tooth Fungus, Steccherinum ochraceum |
| Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus |
| Pinwheel Mushroom, marasmius capillaris |
| Pinwheel Mushroom, Tetrapyrgos nigripes |
| Pleated Ink Cap, Parasol Ink Cap, Parasola plicatilis |
| Puffball Fungus, Bovista californica |
| Russet Toughshank, the “Weed Mushroom”, Gymnopus dryophilus |
| Rust Fungus on Boxelder, Puccinia sp. |
| Split Gill Fungus, Schizophyllum sp . |
| Split Porecrust, Schizopora paradoxa |
| Sulphur Shelf Fungus, Western Sulphur Shelf Fungus, Laetiporus gilbertsonii |
| Stereum Crust Fungus, Stereum complicatum |
| Toothed Crust Fungus, Basidioradulum radula |
| Turkey Tail Fungus, Trametes versicolor |
| Witches Butter, Tremella mesenterica |
| Wrinkled Crust Fungus, Phlebia radiata |
| Yellow Field Mushrooms, Agaricus campestris |
| Yellow Curtain Crust Fungus, Stereum subtomentosum |
Galls / Gall Producing Insects
| Alder Tongue Gall Fungus, Taphrina alni |
| Ash Flower Gall Mite, Eriophyes fraxinivorus |
| Ash Leaf Curl Aphid, Prociphilus fraxinifolii |
| Ball-tipped Gall Wasp, Xanthoteras teres |
| Black Walnut Erineum Mite galls, Eriophyes erinea |
| Bullet Gall Wasp, Disholcapsis mamillana |
| Club Gall Wasp, Xanthoteras clavuloides |
| Clustered Gall Wasp, Andricus brunneus |
| Convoluted Gall Wasp, Andricus confertus |
| Coral Gall Wasp, Disholcapsis corallina |
| Cottonwood Petiole Aphid Gall, Pemphigus populitransversus |
| Cottonwood Leaf Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populivenae |
| Coyote Brush Bud Gall midge, Rhopalomyia californica |
| Coyote Brush Stem Gall moth, Gnorimoschema baccharisella |
| Crystalline Gall Wasp, Andricus crystallinus |
| Disc Gall Wasp, Andricus parmula |
| Flat-Topped Honeydew Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis eldoradensis |
| Fuzzy Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis washingtonensis |
| Gall of the California Gall Wasp, Andricus quercuscalifornicus |
| Gall of the Live Oak Wasp/Gallfly, Callirhytis quercuspomiformis |
| Goldenrod Bunch Gall, Goldenrod Floret Gall Midge, Solidago canadensis |
| Gouty Stem Gall Wasp, Callirhytis quercussuttoni |
| Gray Midrib Gall Wasp, Besbicus multipunctatus |
| Hair Stalk Gall Wasp, Dros pedicellatum |
| Honey Dew Wasp Gall, Disholcaspis eldoradensis |
| Jumping Oak Gall Wasp, Neuroterus saltatorius |
| Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp, Andricus chrysolepidicola |
| Kernel Flower Gall Wasp, Callirhytis serricornis |
| Leaf Gall Wasp, Unidentified |
| Leafy Bud Gall Wasp, Andricus foliatus |
| Live Oak Erineum Mite gall, Aceria mackiei |
| Live Oak Gall Wasp, 2nd Generation, Callirhytis quercuspomiformis |
| Live Oak Gall Wasp, 1st Generation, Callirhytis quercuspomiformis |
| Oak Apple Gall Wasp, Andricus quercuscalifornicus |
| Oak Apple Wasp Gall, Biorhiza pallida |
| Oak Leaf-Roller Moth, Archips semiferanus |
| Plate Gall Wasp, Liodora pattersonae |
| Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populitranversus |
| Pumpkin Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus minusculus |
| Red Cone Gall Wasp, Andricus kingi |
| Roll Gall Midge, Contarinia sp. |
| Round Gall Wasp, Besbicus conspicuus |
| Round Honey Dew Gall Wasp, Disholcapsis canescens |
| Ruptured Twig Gall Wasp, Callirhytis perdens |
| Saucer Gall Wasp, Andricus gigas, 1st Generation, unisexual |
| Saucer Gall Wasp, Andricus gigas, 2nd Generation, bisexual (dark cone) |
| Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Spiny Rose Gall, Diplolepis polita |
| Spiny Turban Gall Wasp, Antron douglasii |
| Striped Volcano Gall Wasp, Andricus atrimentus |
| Two-Horned Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus dubiosus |
| Urchin Gall Wasp, Antron quercusechinus |
| Walnut Erineum Mite Gall, Aceria erinea |
| Willow Apple Gall Wasp, Pontania californica |
| Willow Bead Gall Mite, Blister Gall, Aculops tentanothrix |
| Willow Bud Gall Mite, Aculops aenigma |
| Willow Pinecone Gall midge, Rabdophaga strobiloides |
| Willow Rosette Gall Midge, Rabdophaga saicisbrassiciodes |
| Willow Stem Gall midge, Rabdophaga rigidae |
| Willow Stem Gall Wasp, Euura exiguae |
| Woollybear Gall Wasp, Sphaeroteras trimaculosum |
| Woolly Leaf Gall Wasp, Andricus quercuslanigera |
| Yellow Wig Gall Wasp, Andricus fullawayi |
Insects and Bugs
| Ambrosia Beetle, Monarthrum scutellare [damage on Valley Oak] |
| American Bumblebee, Bombus pennsylvanicus |
| Asian Lady Beetle, Harlequin Labybug, Harmonia axyridis |
| Assassin Bug, Zelus luridus (green) |
| Billbug Weevil, Sphenophorus sp . |
| Black Bean Aphid, Aphis fabae |
| Black Dancer Caddisfly, Mystacides sepulchralis |
| Black Harvester Ant, Messor pergandei |
| Black Saddlebags Dragonfly, Tramea lacerata |
| Black-Fronted Forktail Damselfly, Ischnura denticollis |
| Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Pachydiplax longipennis |
| Blue Mud Dauber Wasp, Chalybion californicum |
| Bordered Plant Bug, Largus californicus |
| Boxelder Bug nymph, Boisea trivittata |
| Buffalo Treehopper, Stictocephala bisonia |
| Bush Katydid, Scudderia texensis |
| Bush Katydid, Scudderia furcata |
| Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae |
| California Bumblebee, Bombus californicus |
| California Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa californica |
| California Dancer Damselfly, Argia agrioides |
| California Hairstreak Butterfly, Satyrium californica |
| California Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor hirsuta |
| California Praying Mantis, Stagmomantis californica (smallest 2-2.5 inches) Can be brown, yellow or green |
| California Rose-winged Grasshopper, Dissosteira pictipennis |
| Chinese Praying Mantis, Tenodera sinensis (largest, 4+ inches) Green or tan with a distinct green line along its wings |
| Citrus Cicada, Diceroprocta apache (red eyes, black and beige) |
| Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly, Phoebis sennae |
| Common Black Ant, Lasius niger |
| Common Brown Leafhopper, Orosius orientalis |
| Common Buckeye Butterfly, Junonia coenia |
| Common Checkered Skipper, Pyrgus communis |
| Common Green Lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea |
| Convergent Lady Beetle, Hippodamia convergens |
| Cranefly, Mosquito Hawk, Tipula dietziana |
| Cranefly, Erioptera sp. (maybe Erioptera septemtrionis) |
| Cricket, Arboreal Camel Cricket, Gammarotettix bilabatus |
| Crown Whitefly, Aleuroplatus coronata |
| Cucumber Beetle, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata |
| Cutworm, Olive Angle Shade Moth, Phlogophora iris |
| Dark-Winged Fungus Gnat, Bradysia sp. |
| Darkling Beetle, Pinacate Beetle, Eleodes obscurus |
| Darkling Beetle, Eleodes dentipes |
| Digger Bee, Diadasia sp. |
| Eight-Spotted Skimmer, Libellula forensic |
| Elder Moth, Achatodes zeae |
| European Honeybee, Apis mellifera |
| European Praying Mantis, Mantis religiosa (middle 3 inches) Green or mottled brown |
| European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola [black tips on antennae] |
| Fairy Longhorn Moth, Adela eldorada |
| Familiar Bluet Damselfly, Enallagma civile |
| Feral Honeybees, Apis mellifera |
| Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus |
| Fireless Firefly, Pyropyga nigricans |
| Flame Skimmer Dragonfly, Libellula saturate |
| Flat-footed Fly, Melanderomyia sp. |
| Flea Beetle, Systena sp. |
| Fourteen-Spotted Lady Beetle, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
| Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, Archips argyrospila |
| Geometrid moth, Family: Geometridae |
| Green Bottle Fly, Lucilia sericata |
| Green Darner Dragonfly, Anax junius |
| Green Lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea |
| Green Leafhopper, Empoasca sp , |
| Green Leafhopper, Nephotettix virescens |
| Green Metallic Sweat Bee, Augochloropsis metallica |
| Green Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum |
| Green Plant Bug, Chinavia hilaris |
| Grey Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga bullata |
| Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, Agraulis vanillae |
| Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica |
| Harvester Ant (black), Messor pergandei |
| Housefly, Musca domestica |
| Hoverfly, Flower Hoverfly, Syrphus torvis |
| Hoverfly, Syrphidae sp. |
| Hover Fly Parasite Wasp, Diplazon laetatorius |
| Ice Plant Scale, Pulvinaria delottoi or Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi |
| Jalisco Petrophila Moth, Petrophila jaliscalis |
| Jerusalem Cricket, Stenopelmatus fuscus |
| Katydid nymph, Microcentrum rhombifolium |
| Katydid, Bush Katydid nymph, Scudderia sp. |
| Kermes Scale, Allokermes galliformis [skull- or brain-like swellings in the fork of the twiggy branches on oak trees] |
| Lace Bug, Corythucha sp. |
| Lavender Dancer Damselfly, Argia hinei |
| Leaf Beetle, Chrysolina sp. |
| Leaf Blotch Miner Moth, Acrocercops affinis |
| Leafcutter Bee, Megachile sp. |
| Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus phyllopus |
| Leafhopper Assassin Bug, Zelus renardii |
| Little Black Ant, Monomorium minimum |
| Lorquin’s Admiral Butterfly, Limenitis lorquini |
| Mallow-Loving Digger Bee turrets, Diadasia sp , subgenus Coquillettapis |
| Mayfly, Epeorus sp. |
| Mayfly, Order: Ephemeroptera |
| Meadow Spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius |
| Meadow Katydid, Orchelimum nigripes |
| Mealybug Destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri |
| Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus |
| Mountain Cicada, Okanagana bella (black eyes, black w/ orange highlights) |
| Mugwort Weevil, Scaphomorphus longinasus |
| Mushroom Headed Mayfly, Small Minnow Mayfly, Callibaetis ferrugineus ferrugineus |
| Mylitta Crescent Butterfly, Phyciodes mylitta mylitta |
| Northern Bluet Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum |
| Northern Yellow Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium mildei |
| Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata |
| Oblique-banded Leafroller, Blackberry Leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana |
| Occidental Grasshopper, Trimerotropis occidentalis |
| Oleander Aphid, Aphis nerii |
| Orange Tortrix Moth, Argyrotaenia franciscana |
| Oystershell Scale Insect, Ceroplastes sp. |
| Pacific Forktail Damselfly, Ischnura cervula |
| Painted Lady Butterfly, Vanessa cardui |
| Paper Wasp, European Paper Wasp, Polistes dominula |
| Paper Wasp, Red and Yellow Paper Wasp, Polistes bellicosus |
| Pillbug, Roly-Poly, Armadillidium vulgare |
| Pinacate Beetle, Eleodes pimelioides |
| Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly, Battus philenor hirsuta |
| Platygaster, Platygaster california |
| European Mantis, Mantis religiosa |
| Red Gum Eucalyptus Psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei |
| Red Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus |
| Red Mite, Spider Mite, Tetranychinae sp. |
| Redbud Leaffolder Moth, Fascista cercerisella |
| Red Rock Skimmer Dragonfly, Paltothemis lineatipes |
| Red-Shouldered Stink Bug, Thyanta custator |
| Ribbed Cocoon-Maker Moth, Bucculatrix albertiella |
| Robber Fly, Promachus princeps |
| Robberfly, Efferia sp. |
| Sandhill Skipper, Polites sabuleti sabuleti |
| Rusty Tussock Moth, Orgyia antiqua |
| Say’s Cicada, Okanagana rimosa rimosa |
| Seven-Spotted Ladybeetle, Coccinella septempunctata |
| Short-tailed Ichneumon wasps, Ophion sp |
| Spittle Bug, Meadow Spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius |
| Steel Blue Cricket Hunter Wasp, Chlorion aerarium |
| Stilt Bug, Thread Bug, Neoneides muticus [look like tiny craneflies] |
| Striped Horsefly, Tabanus lineola |
| Tan Stink Bug, Euschistus tristigmus |
| Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris |
| Three-lined Potato Beetle, Lema daturaphila |
| Treehopper, Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata |
| Tule Bluet, Enallagma carunculatum |
| Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Psyllobora vigintimaculata |
| Twice-Stabbed Ladybeetle, Chilocorus stigma |
| Two-Striped Grasshopper nymph, Melanoplus bivittatus |
| Valley Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa varipuncta |
| Varied Carpet Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci |
| Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly, Sympetrum corruptum |
| Velvety Tree Ant, Liometopum occidentale |
| Water Boatmen, Corixidae (family) |
| Western Carpenter Ant, Camponotus modoc |
| Western Drywood Termite, Incisitermes minor |
| Western Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus zonatus |
| Western Pondhawk, Erythemis collocata |
| Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio rutulus |
| Widow Skimmer Dragonfly, Libellula luctuosa |
| Woodland Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanoides |
| Woolly Aphid, Prociphilus sp. |
| Woolly Apple Aphid, Stegophylla querci |
| Woolly Oak Aphid, Stegophylla brevirostris (lots of white fluff & honeydew) |
| Yellow-Faced Bumblebee, Bombus vosnesenskii |
| Yellowjacket Wasp, Vespula vulgaris |
Invertebrates/ Mollusks
| Fresh Water Snail, Fluminicola sp. |
| Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum |
| Red Swamp Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdad, Procambarus clarkia |
Lichens
| Gold Dust Lichen, Chrysothrix candelaris |
| Golden Shield Lichen, Xanthoria parietina |
| Green Shield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata |
| Hoary Lichen, Hoary Rosette, Physcia aipolia |
| Lace Lichen, Ramalina menziesii |
| Lichen, Porpidia contraponenda |
| Oakmoss Lichen, Evernia prunastri |
| Rock Shield Lichen, Xanthoparmelia conspersa |
| Rock Shield Lichen, Xanthoparmelia lavicola |
| Rock Shield Lichen, Xanthoparmelia tinctina |
| Sidewalk Fire Dot Lichen, Caloplaca feracissima |
| Smoky Eye Boulder Lichen, Porpidia crustulata |
| Sunburst Lichen, Xanthoria elegans |
Mammals
| Aardvark, Orycteropus afer |
| African Lion, Panthera leo |
| Beaver, American, Beaver, Castor canadensis |
| Berkshire Pig, Sus scrofa domesticus var. Berkshire |
| Black Angus Cattle, Bos Taurus var. Black Angus |
| Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Varecia variegata |
| Black-Tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus |
| Bobcat, Lynx rufus |
| California Ground Squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi |
| Charolais Cattle, Bos Taurus var. Charolais |
| Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes |
| Columbian Black-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus |
| Coyote, Canis latrans |
| Desert Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus audubonii |
| Domestic Shorthair Cat, Felis catus |
| Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii |
| Eastern Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci |
| Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger |
| Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis |
| Grevy’s Zebra, Equus grevyi |
| Hereford Cattle, Bos taurus var. Hereford |
| Holstein Cattle, Bos taurus var. Holstein |
| Linne’s Two-toed Sloth, Choloepus didactylus |
| Masai Giraffe, Giraffa tippelskirchi |
| Meerkat, Suricata suricatta |
| Mole, Broad-Footed Mole, Scapanus latimanus |
| Mongoose Lemur, Eulemur mongoz |
| Okapi, Okapia johnstoni |
| Raccoon, Procyon lotor |
| Red Kangaroo, Macropus rufus |
| Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens |
| Red River Hog, Potamochoerus porcus |
| Reticulated Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata |
| River Otter, North American River Otter, Lontra canadensis |
| Snow Leopard, Panthera uncia |
| Sumatran Orangutan, Pongo abelii |
| Texas Longhorn, Bos taurus var. Texas Longhorn |
| Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana |
| Watusi Cattle, Ankole-Watusi , Bos taurus var. Watusi |
| Western Gray Squirrel, Sciurus griseus |
| Wolf’s Guenon, Wolf’s Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi |
| Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Petrogale xanthopus |
Plants/ Trees/ Flowers
| “Apples” on Manzanita, Arctostaphylos sp. |
| Afghan Redbud, Cercis griffithii |
| Albanian Spurge, Euphorbia characias |
| Almond Tree, Prunus dulcis |
| Aloe, Aloe maculata |
| Amaryllis, family Amaryllidaceae |
| American Wisteria, Wisteria frutescens |
| Anatolian Oak Hybrid, Quercus petraea ssp. iberica x Quercus robur [Sessile Oak x Cypress Oak] |
| Angel’s Trumpet, Brugmansia suaveolens |
| Annual Yellow Sweetclover, Castilleja exserta ssp exserta |
| Apple Mint, Mentha suaveolens |
| Arundo, Giant Reed, Arundo donax |
| Aster, European Michaelmas-Daisy, “Purple Dome”, Aster amellus |
| Autumn Sage, Salvia greggii (red) |
| Azolla, Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides |
| Baby Blue Eyes, Nemophila menziesii |
| Baby Sage, Salvia microphylla (red and white) |
| Bay Laurel, Laurus nobilis |
| Bear’s Breeches, Acanthus mollis |
| Bearded Iris, Iris × germanica |
| Beaver Tail Cactus, Prickly Pear, Opuntia basilaris |
| Bedstraw, Velcro Grass, Cleavers, Galium aparine |
| Bermuda Grass, Cynodon dactylon |
| Big Heron’s Bill, Erodium botrys |
| Bindweed, Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis |
| Bird of Paradise, flower, Strelitzia reginae |
| Bird of Paradise, tree, Caesalpinia gilliesii |
| Bird’s Eye Gilia, Gilia tricolor |
| Birds-Foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus |
| Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia |
| Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum |
| Black Walnut Tree, Juglans nigra |
| Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta |
| Blanket Flower, Gaillardia x grandiflora |
| Blessed Milk Thistle, Silybum marianum |
| Bloody Crane’s-Bill, Geranium sanguineum |
| Blow Wives, Achyrachaena mollis |
| Blue Agave, Agave tequilana |
| Blue Angel’s Trumpet, Acnistus australis |
| Blue Blossom Ceanothus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ssp . |
| Blue Dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum |
| Blue Elderberry, Sambucus nigra cerulea |
| Blue Evening Phlox, Phlox paniculata |
| Blue Flag Iris, Iris versicolor |
| Blue Oak, Quercus douglasii |
| Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
| Boissier Oak, Quercus infectoria ssp. venens |
| Box Elder Tree, Acer negundo |
| Brandegee Oak, Quercus brandegeei |
| Brass Buttons, Cotula coronopifolia |
| Brazil Raintree, Brunfelsia pauciflora |
| Bristly Oxtongue, Helminthotheca echioides |
| Broadleaf Cattail, Bullrush, Typha latifolia |
| Broad-Leaf Lupine, Lupinus latifolius |
| Broadleaf Mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum |
| Bronze Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare |
| Bryum Moss, Bryum capillare |
| Buck Brush, Ceanothus cuneatus |
| Buckwheat, Saint Catherine’s Lace, Eriogonum giganteum |
| Bulbous Blue Grass, Poa bulbosa |
| Bulbous Canary Grass, Phalaris aquatica |
| Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare |
| Bur Chervil, Anthriscus caucalis |
| Bur Chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris |
| Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Quercus macrocarpa |
| Bush Lupine, Lupinus albifrons |
| Bush Lupine, Silver Bush Lupine, Lupinus albifrons |
| Bush Monkeyflower, Sticky Monkeyflower, Diplacus aurantiacus |
| Bush Sunflower, Encelia californica |
| Butter ‘n’ Eggs, Johnny Tuck, Triphysaria eriantha |
| Butterfly Bush, Buddleja davidii |
| Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa |
| Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| California Bay, Umbellularia californica |
| California Blackberry, Rubus ursinus |
| California Black Walnut, Juglans californica |
| California Black Walnut, Northern California Black Walnut, Juglans hindsii |
| California Brickellbush, Brickellia californica |
| California Brodiaea, Brodiaea californica |
| California Buckeye Chestnut, Aesculus californica |
| California Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| California Dandelion, Taraxacum californicum |
| California Dock, Rumex californicus |
| California Flannelbush, Fremontodendron californicum |
| California Fuchsia, Epilobium canum |
| California Geranium, Geranium californicum |
| California Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum jordanii |
| California Manroot, Bigroot, Marah fabaceus |
| California Milkweed, Asclepias californica |
| California Mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana |
| California Penstamon, Penstemon californicus |
| California Pipevine, Dutchman’s Pipe, Aristolochia californica |
| California Plantain, Plantago erecta |
| California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica |
| California Scrub Oak, Quercus berberidifolia |
| California Sycamore, Platanus racemose |
| California Wild Grape, Vitis californica |
| California Wild Plum, Prunus subcordata |
| California Wild Rose, Rosa californica |
| Calla Lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica |
| Camay Oak, Quercus obtusata |
| Camellia, Camellia sp. |
| Campion, Silene sp. |
| Canada Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis |
| Canyon Live-Forever, Dudleya cymose |
| Caper Bush, Capparis spinosa |
| Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle, Cynara cardunculus |
| Carpet Bugle, Ajuga reptans |
| Caterpillar Flower, Lacy Phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia |
| Cattail, Broadleaf Cattail, Typha latifolia |
| Ceanothus, Ceanothus sp. |
| Chameleon Plant, Houttuynia cordata |
| Chia Sage, Salvia columbariae |
| Chickweed, Stellaria media |
| Chicory, Cichorium intybus |
| Chilean Lily-of-the-Valley Tree, Crinodendron patagua |
| Chinese Houses, Collinsia heterophylla |
| Chinese Pistache Tree, Pistacia chinensis |
| Chinese Privet, Ligustrum sinense |
| Chinese Tallow tree, Triadica sebifera |
| Chinkapin Oak, Quercus muehlenbergii |
| Clematis, possibly the Romantika Clematis, Clematis sp. |
| Cleveland Sage, Salvia clevelandii |
| Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia |
| Coffeeberry, California Buckthorn, Frangula californica |
| Columbine, Columbinus sp. |
| Common Borage, Borago officinalis |
| Common Bracken Fern, Pteridium aquilinum |
| Common Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis |
| Common Catchfly, Silene gallica |
| Common Duckweed, Lemna minor |
| Common Fiddleneck, Amsinckia intermedia |
| Common Fringepod, Thysanocarpus curvipes |
| Common Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus |
| Common Hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata |
| Common Indian Blanket, Gaillardia aristate |
| Common Jasmine, Jasminum officinale |
| Common Knotweed, Persicaria lapathifolia |
| Common Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia |
| Common Mustard, Brassica rapa |
| Common Woodland Star, Lithophragma affine |
| Common Pepper Grass, Pepperweed, Lepidium densiflorum |
| Common Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus |
| Common Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum |
| Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris |
| Common Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes |
| Common Yarrow, Achillea filipendulina |
| Cottonwood, Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii |
| Cork Oak, Quercus suber |
| Coyote Brush, Baccharis pilularis |
| Cream Cups, Platystemon californicus |
| Cream Spike Agave, Blue Agave, Agave applanata |
| Creek Clematis, Western Clematis, Clematis ligusticifolia |
| Crepe Myrtle, Arapaho Crepe Myrtle (dark pink), Lagerstroemia (indica × fauriei × limii) |
| Crepe Myrtle Hybrid, Lagerstroemia hybrid |
| Crepe Myrtle, Pride of India (pale pink), Lagerstroemia speciosa |
| Crevice Alumroot, Heuchera micrantha |
| Crimson Bottlebrush, Melaleuca citrina |
| Curly Cup Gumweed, Grindelia squarrosa |
| Curly Leaved Dock, Rumex crispus |
| Cyprus Cyclamen , Cyclamen cyprium |
| Cypress Oak f. fasigiata, Quercus robur |
| Dallis Grass, Paspalum dilatatum |
| Daylily, Hemerocallis sp. |
| Deer Fern, Struthiopteris spicant |
| Deer Grass, Muhlenbergia rigens |
| Deerweed, Acmispon glaber |
| Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara |
| Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis (pink flowers) |
| Dianella, Dianella ensifolia (blue seeds) |
| Dogtail Grass, Cynosurus echinatus |
| Douglas Iris, Iris douglasiana, |
| Doveweed, Turkey Mullein, Croton setigerus |
| Downingia, Downingia sp. |
| Downy Oak, Quercus pubescens |
| Durand Oak, Bastard Oak, Quercus sinuate |
| Dwarf Morning Glory, Convolvulus tricolor |
| Dwarf Sack Clover, Castilleja exserta ssp exserta |
| Eastern Prickly Pear, Oputia compressa |
| Eggleaf Spurge, Euphorbia oblongata |
| Elegant Clarkia, Clarkia unguiculata |
| Encino Blanco, Quercus candicans |
| Encino de Chalma Oak, Quercus diversifolia |
| Encino Hojarasco Oak, Quercus, crassifolia |
| Encino Tesmolillo Oak, Quercus crassipes |
| English Field Daisy, Bellis perennis |
| English Ivy, Hedera helix |
| English Oak, Quercus rober |
| English Plantain, Ribwort, Plantago lanceolata |
| English Walnut, Juglans regia |
| European Heliotrope, Heliotropium europaeum |
| Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis |
| Everlasting, Anaphalis sp. |
| Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare |
| Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis |
| Field Mustard, Sinapis arvensis |
| Field Poppy, Eschscholzia sp. |
| Fig, Common Fig, Ficus carica |
| Fir Tree, Abies sp. |
| Firecracker Flower, Dichelostemma ida-maia |
| Fitch’s Tarweed, Centromadia fitchii |
| Five-Fingered Fern, Adiantum aleuticum |
| Flax-Leaf Horseweed, Erigeron canadensis |
| Fleabane, Seaside Daisy, Erigeron glaucus |
| Floating Water Primrose, Ludwigia peploides ssp. peploides |
| Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana alata |
| Fortnight Lily, African Iris, Dietes iridioides |
| Fountain Grass, Pennisetum setaceum |
| Foxglove, Dalmatian Peach, Digitalis sp . |
| Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, |
| Foxtail Barley, Hordeum murinum |
| Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii |
| Frémont’s Bush-Mallow, Malacothamnus fremontii |
| French Hydrangea, Mophead or Big-Leaf Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla |
| French Lavender, Lavandula stoechas |
| Fringepod, Thysanocarpus curvipes ssp curvipe |
| Fuyu Persimmon Tree, Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’ |
| Gambel Oak, Quercus gambelii |
| Garden Geranium, Garden Pelargonium, Pelargonium ×hortorum |
| Geranium, family Geraniaceae |
| Gerber Daisy, Gerbera jamesonii |
| Giant Death Camas, Zigadenus exaltatus |
| Giant Fennel, Ferula communis |
| Giant Horsetail Fern, Equisetum telmateia |
| Giant Sunflower, Helianthus giganteus |
| Gingko, Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba |
| Giraffe’s Head Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle, Lamium amplexicaule |
| Globe Daisy, Globularia x indubia |
| Globe Thistle, Blue Globe Thistle, Echinops bannaticus |
| Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis |
| Golden Fairy Lantern, Diogenes’ Lantern, Calochortus amabilis |
| Golden Feverfew, Tanacetum Parthenium aureum |
| Golden Raintree, Koelreuteria paniculata |
| Goldfields, Lasthenia californica |
| Goldwire, Hypericum concinnum |
| Goodding’s Willow, Salix gooddingii |
| Gray Pine, California Foothill Pine, Pinus sabiniana |
| Great Mullein, Verbascum Thapsus |
| Greater Periwinkle, Vinca major |
| Gregg Oak, Quercus greggii |
| Grevellea, Grevilerulea sp. |
| Hawkweed, Hieracium argutum |
| Hedge Nettle, Stachys sp. |
| Heliotrope, Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum |
| Hellebore, Fragrant Hellebore, Helleborus odorus |
| Hens-and-Chicks, Sempervivum tectorum |
| Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus |
| Hog Fennel, Lomatium utriculatum |
| Holly Oak, Holm Oak, Quercus ilex |
| Hollyhock, Alcea rosea |
| Honeysuckle, Lonicera sp. |
| Hoptree, Skunk Bush, Ptelea trifoliata |
| Horsetail, Rough Horsetail, Equisetum hyemale |
| Hummingbird Sage, Salvia spathacea |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus gambelii x Quercus sp. [Gambel Oak x Unidentified white oak] |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus robur x Quercus macrocarpa [Cypress Oak x Bur Oak] |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus macrocarpa x Quercus gambelii [Bur Oak x Gambel Oak] |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus macrocarpa x Quercus lobata [Bur Oak x Valley Oak] |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus turbinella x Quercus virginiana [Turbinella Oak x Southern Live Oak] |
| Hybrid Oak: Quercus gambelii x Quercus mongolica [Gambel Oak x Mongolia Oak] |
| Iceplant, Carpobrotus edulis |
| Indian Blanket Flower, Gaillardia pulchella |
| Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja affinis |
| Interior Live Oak, Quercus wislizeni |
| Interior Sandbar Willow, Salix interior |
| Introduced Sage, Salvia pratensis |
| Island Oak, Quercus tomentella |
| Italian Buckthorn, Mediterranean Buckthorn, Rhamnus alaternus |
| Italian Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens |
| Italian Thistle, Carduus pycnocephalus |
| Ithuriel’s Spears, Triteleia laxa |
| Ivy-Leafed Geranium, Pelargonium peltatum |
| Jacaranda Tree, Jacaranda mimosifolia |
| Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema sp . |
| Japanese Live Oak, Bamboo-Leaf Oak, Quercus myrsinifolia |
| Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum |
| Jeffrey’s Pine, Pinus jeffreyi |
| Jerusalem Sage, Phlomis fruticosa |
| Jewels of Opar, Talinum paniculatum [tiny red seeds] |
| Jimson Weed, Datura stramonium |
| Jointed Charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum |
| Jupiter’s Beard, Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber |
| Lace-cap Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla normalis |
| Lacy Phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia |
| Lamb’s Ears Stachys byzantina |
| Lady’s Thumb, Smartweed, Persicaria maculosa |
| Larkspur, Delphinium decorum |
| Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia |
| Liquidambar, Liquid Amber Tree, Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Lily Turf, Liriope, Tufted Lily Turf, Liriope muscari |
| Lindheimer’s Beeblossom, Gaura lindheimeri (white spidery-looking) |
| Lippia, Turkey Tangle, Fogfruit, Phyla nodiflora |
| Little Plantain, Plantago pusilla |
| Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta |
| Lomatium, Lomatium sp. |
| London Planetree, Platanus × acerifolia |
| Longstalk Cranesbill, Geranium columbinum |
| Lords-And-Ladies, Arum maculatum |
| Love-in-a-Mist, Nigella damascena |
| Lupine, Lupinus sp. |
| Lyre-leaf Greeneyes, Berlandiera lyrate |
| Macartney’s Rose, Rosa bracteata |
| Macedonia Oak, Quercus trojana |
| Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum jordanii |
| Manroot, California Manroot, Bigroot Vine, Wild Cucumber, Marah fabaceus |
| Many Flowered Tobacco, Nicotiana acuminata var multiflora |
| Meadow Sage, Salvia pratensis |
| Mediterranean Sage, Salvia aethiopis |
| Mediterranean Spurge, Euphorbia characias |
| Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha |
| Mexican Firebush, Hamelia patens |
| Mexican Palo Verde, Parkinsonia aculeata |
| Mexican Snowball, Echeveria elegans |
| Milk Vetch, unidentified |
| Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata |
| Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor |
| Mistletoe, American Mistletoe, Big Leaf Mistletoe, Phoradendron leucarpum |
| Mock Orange, Philadephus lewisii californicus |
| Mojave Prickly Poppy, Argemone corymbosa |
| Money Plant, Silver Dollar Plant, Moonflower, Lunaria biennis |
| Monkeyflower, Diplacus sp. |
| Monterey Cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa |
| Moss, Bryum Moss, Bryum capillare |
| Moth Mullein, Verbascum blattaria |
| Mouse Ear Chickweed, Cerastium fontanum |
| Mugwort, California Mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana |
| Mule Fat, Baccharis salicifolia |
| Mule’s Ears, Smooth Mules Ears, Wyethia glabra |
| Myrtle, Myrtus communis |
| Naked Lady Lily, Amaryllis Belladonna |
| Narrowleaf Cattail, Cattail, Typha angustifolia |
| Narrowleaf Milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis |
| Narrowleaf Vetch, Vicia sativa (with black seed pods) |
| Narrowleaf Willow, Salix exigua |
| Natal Grass, Natal Redtop, Melinis repens |
| Nectarine, Prunus persica |
| Nightshade, Blue Witch Nightshade, Solanum umbelliferum |
| Nightshade, New Zealand Nightshade, Solanum aviculare |
| Northern Catalpa, Indian Bean Tree, Catalpa speciosa |
| Nude Buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum |
| Oak of Tabor, Quercus ithaburensis |
| Olive Tree, Olea europaea |
| Orange Dahlia, Dahlia sp. |
| Oregon Ash, Fraxinus latifolia |
| Osage-Orange, Maclura pomifera |
| Owl’s Clover, Dense Flower Owl’s clover, Castilleja densiflora |
| Oxalis, California Wood Sorrel, Oxalis californica |
| Pacific Bent Grass, Agrostis avenacea |
| Pacific Bleeding Heart, Dicentra Formosa |
| Pacific Peavine, Canyon Sweet Pea, Lathyrus vestitus |
| Pacific Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum |
| Pagoda Village Succulent, Crassula capitella ssp thyrsiflora |
| Panicled Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata |
| Panicled Willowherb, Epilobium brachycarpum |
| Passionflower ‘Betty Myles Young’, Passiflora hybrid (flower and fruit) |
| Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea |
| Pennyroyal, Penny Royal, Mentha pulegium |
| Pepperweed, Common Pepper Grass, Lepidium densiflorum |
| Periwinkle, Vinca major |
| Persian Oak Hybrid, Quercus castanelfolia x Quercus cerris [Chestnut-Leaved Oak x Turkish Oak] |
| Peruvian Lily, Alstroemeria aurea |
| Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus |
| Pincushion Flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea |
| Pineapple Guava, Acca sellowiana |
| Pineapple Weed, Matricaria discoidea |
| Pink Grass, Windmill Pink, Petrorhagia dubia |
| Pink Jelly Bean Sedum, Sedum rubrotinctum |
| Pink Sedum, Orpine, Sedum telephium |
| Pinkladies, Oenothera speciosai |
| Pipevine, California Pipevine, Dutchman’s Pipe, Aristolochia californica |
| Plum, Prunus cerasifera |
| Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum |
| Poison Oak, Pacific Poison Oak, Western Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum |
| Pokeweed, Phytolacca decandra |
| Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa |
| Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys chorisianus |
| Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys sp . |
| Prickly Lettuce, Lactuca serriola |
| Puncture Vine, Devil’s Thorns, Tribulus terrestris |
| Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea |
| Purple Needle Grass, Nassella pulchra |
| Purple Rose Aeonium, Aeonium arboretum |
| Purple Sage, Salvia leucophylla |
| Purple Sage, Silverleaf, Cenzio, Leucophyllum frutescens |
| Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius |
| Purple Sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida |
| Purple Tube Flower, Iochroma cyaneum |
| Purpletop Vervain, Verbena bonariensis |
| Pyracantha, Pyracantha coccinea |
| Q Tips, Slender Cottonweed, Micropus californicus var californicus |
| Queen Anne’s Lace, Wild Carrot, Daucus carota |
| Rabbit Tail Grass, Hare’s Tail Grass, Lagurus ovatus |
| Rabbitsfoot Grass, Polypogon monspeliensis |
| Radiation Lantana, Lantana camara |
| Ranuncula, Ranunculus sp. |
| Rattlesnake Grass, Big Quaking Grass, Briza maxima, |
| Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium |
| Red Amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus |
| Red Bush Monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus var puniceus |
| Red Coral Fountain, “St. Elmo’s Fire”, Russelia equisetiformis |
| Red Dome Blanketflower, Gaillardia pinnatifida |
| Red Gum Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
| Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Kniphofia uvaria |
| Red Maids, Calandrinia ciliate |
| Red Mulberry, Morus rubra |
| Red Poppy of Flanders, Corn Poppy, Papaver rhoeas |
| Red Spider Lily, Lycoris radiata |
| Red Yucca, Hesperaloe parviflora |
| Red-Flowered Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Acmispon rubriflorus |
| Redvein Abutilon , Callianthe picta |
| Redwood, California Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens |
| Ribwort, English Plantain, Plantago lanceolata |
| Rice, Oryza sativa |
| Rock Purslane, Cistanthe grandiflora |
| Rock Rose, Cistus x pulverulentus, cultivar |
| Rocket Larkspur (white), Consolida ajacis |
| Rose Campion, Silene coronaria |
| Rose Clover, Trifolium hirtum |
| Rose Vervain, Glandularia canadensis |
| Rose, Rosa sp. |
| Rosemary Grevillea, Grevillea rosmarinifolia, |
| Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis |
| Rough Cocklebur, Xanthium strumarium |
| Rush, California Bulrush, Schoenoplectus californicus, |
| Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera |
| Sage Leaf Rockrose, Cistus salviifolius |
| Sage, Salvia officinalis |
| Sand Post Oak, Dwarf Sand Post, Quercus margarettea |
| Santa Barbara Sedge, Valley Sedge, Carex barbarae |
| Sea Squill, Drimia maritima |
| Sedge, Pennsylvania Sedge, Carex pensylvanica |
| Seep Monkey Flower, Mimulus guttatus, |
| Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia elatine, |
| Shepherd’s Purse, Capsella bursa-pastori |
| Showy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa |
| Showy Phlox, Phlox speciosa, |
| Sierra Wooly Sunflower, Eriophyllum lanatum var croceum |
| Silver Hairgrass, Aira caryophyllea, |
| Silver Lupine, Lupinus albifrons, |
| Silver Ragwort, Jacobaea maritima |
| Silver Sage, Salvia argentea |
| Silver Texas Mountain Laurel, Sophora secundiflora [fasciation] |
| Silver Wattle, Acacia dealbata |
| Silverpuff, Microseris acuminata, |
| Slender Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys tenellus |
| Smoke Tree, Smokebush, Cotinus coggygria |
| Smokebush, Smoke Tree, Cotinus obovatus |
| Sneezeweed, Helenium puberulum, |
| Soap Plant, Wavy Leafed Soaproot, Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
| Southern Catalpa, Indian Bean Tree, Catalpa bignonioides |
| Southern Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia |
| Southern Goldenrod, Solidago confinis |
| Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora |
| Spanish Clover, Acmispon americanus, |
| Speedwell, Bird’s Eye Speedwell, Veronica persica |
| Speedwell, Veronica arvensis, |
| Spice Bush, Calycanthus occidentalis, |
| Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin, |
| Spotted Ladies Thumb, Redshank, Persicaria maculosa, |
| Spring Starflower, Ipheion uniflorum, |
| Spurge, Albanian Spurge, Euphorbia characias |
| Spurge, Egg Leaf Spurge, Euphorbia oblongata, |
| Spurge, Euphorbia sp. |
| Stalked Aeonium, Aeonium undulatum, |
| Star Moss, Syntrichia ruralis |
| Statice, Sea lavender, Limonium perezii, |
| Steely Wings, Salvia canariensis |
| Sticky Goldenrod, Solidago simplex |
| Stinging Nettle, Annual Stinging Nettle, Urtica urens |
| Stork’s Bill, Big Heron Bill, Erodium botrys |
| Storksbill, Longstalk Crane Bill, Geranium columbinum |
| Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo |
| Striped Rose, Henri Matisse Rose, Rosa polyantha or Rosa chinensis x Rosa multiflora |
| Sunburst Aeonium, Aeonium decorum, |
| Sweet Broom, Cytisus racemosus, |
| Sweet Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare |
| Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus, |
| Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus, |
| Sword Fern, Polystichum sp , |
| Tall Buckwheat, Eriogonum elatum var. elatum |
| Tall Cyperus, Flatsedge, Cyperus eragrostis, |
| Tamarisk, Salt Cedar, Tamarix parviflora, |
| Tarweed, Common Madia, Madia elegans |
| Teasel, Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, |
| Telegraph Weed, Heterotheca grandiflora, |
| Tidy Tips, Fremont’s Tidy Tips, Layia fremontii, |
| Tidy Tips, Smooth Tidy Tips, Layia chrysanthemoides, |
| Tower of Jewels, Echium wildpretii, |
| Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia |
| Trailing Abutilon Callianthe megapotamica |
| Trailing African Daisy, Freeway Daisy, Dimorphotheca fruticose |
| Trailing Bellflower, Campanula poscharskyana, |
| Trailing Lantana, Lantana montevidensis |
| Tree Aeonium, Aeonium arboretum, |
| Tree Tobacco, Nicotiana glauca |
| Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima |
| Tropical Milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, |
| True Babystars, Leptosiphon bicolor, |
| Trumpet Flower, Iochroma cyanea var Mr Plum, |
| Tule Pea, Lathyrus jepsonii, |
| Tule, Common Tule, Schoenoplectus acutus |
| Turkey Tangle, Fogfruit, Phyla nodiflora |
| Turkish Oak, Quercus cerris |
| Twinberry Honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata |
| Ubamegashi Oak, Quercus phillyreoides |
| Unidentified Fern, possibly Polystichum sp. |
| Unidentified Plantain, Plantago sp. |
| Unspecified brome, Broma sp. |
| Valley Oak, Quercus lobata |
| Valley Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys canescens, |
| Valley Tassels, Narrow-leaved Owl’s Clover, Castilleja attenuate |
| Valley x Blue Oak, Quercus lobata x douglasii |
| Variable Flatsedge, Cyperus difformis |
| Variable-leaf Nemophila, Canyon Nemophila, Nemophila heterophylla |
| Variegated Agave, Agave americana |
| Velvetleaf, Velvet Leaf, Abutilon theophrasti |
| Virgin’s Bower, Old Man’s Beard, Clematis pauciflora, |
| Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum, |
| Wand Mullein, Verbascum virgatum |
| Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides |
| Water Smartweed, Persicaria amphibia |
| Waveyleaf Sea Lavender Statice, Limonium sinuatum, |
| Wavy-Leaf Soap Plant, California Soaproot, Chlorogalum pomeridianum |
| Weeping Cedar, Glauca Pendula, Cedrus atlantica |
| Weeping Cypress, Cupressus cashmeriana |
| Western Columbine, Aquilegia Formosa, |
| Western Flat-Topped Goldenrod, Euthamia occidentalis |
| Western Goldenrod, Solidago lepida |
| Western Hawksbeard, Crepis occidentalis, |
| Western Redbud, Cercis occidentalis |
| Western Sycamore, Platanus racemosa |
| Whiskerbrush, Leptosiphon ciliates, |
| White Alder, Alnus rhombifolia |
| White Ash Tree, Fraxinus americana |
| White Crepe Myrtle, Natchez Crepe Myrtle, Lagerstroemia x ‘Natchez’ |
| White Horehound, Marrubium vulgare |
| White Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus africanus var albus, |
| White Lupine, Lupinus albus |
| White Oak, Quercus alba |
| White Prickly Poppy, Argemone albiflora |
| White Sweetclover, Melilotus albus |
| White Valerian, Centranthus sp , |
| Wild Carrot, Bird’s Nest, Daucus carota, |
| Wild Onion (white), Allium sp , |
| Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, |
| Wildoats, Oat, Avena fatua, |
| Willow, Gooding’s Willow, Salix gooddingii |
| Winter Daffodil, Sternbergia lutea |
| Winter Vetch, Hairy Vetch, Vicia villosa, |
| Wood Pink (white variation), Dianthus sylvestris, |
| Wooly Mullein, Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus |
| Yarrow, Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow Queen Columbine, Aquilegia chrysantha |
| Yellow Salsify, Tragopogon dubius, |
| Yellow Starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis |
| Yellow Water Iris, Yellow Flag, Iris pseudacorus, |
| Yerba Santa, Eriodictyon californicum, |
| Yucca, Chaparral Yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei |
Reptiles
| California King Snake, Lampropeltis getula californiae |
| Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, Cuora trifasciata |
| Coast Range Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis bocourtii |
| Common Chuckwalla, Sauromalus ater |
| Gopher Snake, Pacific Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer catenifer |
| Green Crested Basilisk, Basiliscus sp. |
| Green Tree Python, Morelia viridis |
| Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko, Uroplatus henkeli |
| Madagascar Giant Day Gecko , Phelsuma grandis |
| Madagascar Flat-tailed Tortoise , Pyxis planicauda |
| Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus oreganus |
| Prehensile-tailed Skink, Corucia zebrata |
| Puerto Rican Boa, Chilabothrus inornatus |
| Rhinoceros Iguana , Cyclura cornuta |
| Smooth-fronted Caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus |
| Southern Alligator Lizard, Elgaria multicarinata |
| Spider Tortoise , Pyxis arachnoides |
| Standing’s Day Gecko, Phelsuma standingi |
| Tokay Gecko , Gekko gecko |
| Western Fence Lizard, Blue Belly, Sceloporus occidentalis |
| Western Pond Turtle , Actinemys marmorata |
| Western Skink, Plestiodon skiltonianus |
Slime Molds
| Black Comatricha Slime Mold, Comatricha nigra | |
| Coral Slime Mold, White Honeycomb, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa | |
| Dog Vomit Slime Mold, Fuligo septica | |
| Red Tube Slime Mold, Stemonitis fusca | |
| Spotted Trichia, Trichia botrytis | |
| White Finger Slime Mold, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa | |
| Many-Headed Slime Mold, Physarum leucopus | |
| Wolf’s Milk Slime Mold, Lycogala epidendrum |
