Here is my running species list for 2022. I’m including those I’ve taken photos of, heard, saw without getting a photo of, or found tracks/scat that I could identify. You can see last year’s species list HERE.
Total Species this year: 961
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN |
42 | 239 | 159 | 232 | 230 | 59 |
JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Includes 71 new-to-me [lifer] species.
Arachnids: (Last year: 22 species)
- Crab Spider, Goldenrod Crab Spider, Misumena vatia
- Crab Spider, Running Crab Spider, Family: Philodromidae
- False Black Widow Spider, Steatoda grossa [lifer]
- Funnel Weaver Spider, Subfamily: Ageleninae
- Humped Trashline Orbweaver Spider, Cyclosa turbinata
- Jumping Spider, Arboreal Jumping Spider, Colonus hesperus [“checkerboard” head with white dot in the center]
- Jumping Spider, Hairy Jumping Spider, Menemerus semilimbatus [males have white, fuzzy pedipalps]
- Jumping Spider, Johnson’s Jumping Spider, Phidippus johnsoni [red and black abdomen] [lifer]
- Meshweaver Spider, Family: Dictynidae
- Meshweaver Spider, Mallos sp. [small, pale tan with dark dot on the abdomen]
- Orb-Weaver Spider, Family: Araneidae
- Sheetweaver Spider, Family: Linyphiidae
- Sheetweb Spider, Microlinyphia mandibulata [tiny, black with white mottling on abdomen]
- Six-Spotted Orbweaver Spider, Araniella displicata
- Stretch Spider, Long-Jawed Orbweaver, Tetragnatha sp.
- Stretch Spider, Tetragnatha extensa [pale tan abdomen]
- Swift Crab Spider, Mecaphesa celer
- Unidentified Spiders, Order: Araneae
- Western Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus hesperus
- Western Spotted Orbweaver, Neoscona oaxacensis
Birds: (Last year: 173 species)
- Acorn Woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus
- American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana
- 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, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Setophaga coronata auduboni
- Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
- Black-Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-Headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Black-Necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
- Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
- Blue-Winged Teal, Spatula discors
- Brewer’s Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Brown Creeper, Certhia americana
- Brown-Headed Cowbird, Molothrus ater
- Bufflehead Duck, Bucephala albeola
- Bullock’s Oriole, Icterus bullockii
- Bushtit, American Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus
- Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii
- California Quail, Callipepla californica
- California Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
- Canvasback Duck, Aythya valisineria
- Cassin’s Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans [lifer]
- Cayuga Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Cayuga
- Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
- Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera
- Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata
- Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
- Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
- Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
- Cooper’s Hawk, Acipiter cooperii
- Crested Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Crested
- Crow, American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Dark-Eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- Double-Crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auratus
- Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens
- Dunlin, Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
- European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
- Gadwall Duck, Mareca strepera
- Graylag Goose, Domestic Graylag Goose, Anser anser domesticus
- Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- Great Egret, Ardea alba
- Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
- Great-Tailed Grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus
- Greater White-Fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
- Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
- Grebe, Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
- Grebe, Pied-Billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
- Grebe, Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis [black below the eye]
- Green Heron, Butorides virescens
- Green-Winged Teal, Anas carolinensis
- Greylag Goose × Domestic Swan Goose, Anser anser domesticus × anser cygnoide
- Gull, Larus sp.
- Gull, California Gull, Larus californicus [yellow legs; dark eye; red spot]
- Gull, Olympic Gull, Larus glaucescens × occidentalis
- Gull, Ring-Billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- Gull, Western Gull, Larus occidentalis [spot on bill, pink legs, orange circle around eye]
- Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
- Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
- House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
- Indian Runner Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Indian Runner
- Killdeer, Charadrius vociferous
- Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
- Lesser Goldfinch, Spinus psaltria
- Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis [lifer]
- Long-Billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Mallard Duck, Anas platyrhynchos
- Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
- Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata
- Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
- Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus
- Northern Harrier, Marsh Hawk, Circus hudsonius
- Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
- Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
- Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
- Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii
- Oak Titmouse, Baeolophus inornatus
- Orange-Crowned Warbler, Leiothlypis celata [lifer]
- Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Peacock, Peafowl, Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus
- Pekin Duck, Anas platyrhynchos domesticus var. Pekin
- Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, Columba livia
- Raven, Common Raven, Corvus corax
- Redhead Duck, Aythya americana
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis
- Red-Breasted Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber
- Red-Shouldered Hawk, California Red-Shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus elegans
- Red-Tailed Hawk, Western Red-Tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis calurus
- Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
- Ring-Necked Duck, Aythya collaris
- Ring-Necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
- Rio Grande Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo intermedia
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula
- Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis
- Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
- Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
- Snowy Egret, Egretta thula
- Sora, Porzana carolina
- Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerine [lifer]
- Sparrow, Golden-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Sparrow, House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
- Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus
- Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis
- Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia
- Sparrow, White-Crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius
- Steller’s Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Swainson’s Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
- Swallow, Barn Swallow, American Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
- Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Swallow, Northern Rough-Winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Swallow, Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
- Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides
- Towhee, California Towhee, Melozone crissalis
- Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
- Townsend’s Warbler, Setophaga townsendi [lifer]
- Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
- Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura
- Vireo, Vireo sp.
- Western Bluebird, Sialia Mexicana
- Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
- Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
- Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana
- White-Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis
- White-Faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi
- White-Headed Woodpecker, Dryobates albolarvatus [lifer]
- White Tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus
- Wilson’s Snipe, Gallinago delicata
- Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
- Wren, Bewick’s Wren, Thryomanes bewickii
- Wren, House Wren, Troglodytes aedon
- Wren, Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris
- Yellow-Billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus [lifer]
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Setophaga coronata
Fish: (Last year: 8 species)
- Black Bass, Micropterus sp.
- Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides
- Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Redear Sunfish, Lepomis microlophus [stock fish, Mather Lake] [lifer]
- Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
Fungi and Molds: (Last year: 112 species)
- Barometer Earthstar, Hygroscopic Earthstar, Astraeus hygrometricus
- Blewit Mushroom, Purple Core, Lepista nuda
- Cavalier, Bald Knight Mushroom, Melanoleuca melaleuca [dark cap, white gills]
- Conical Brittlestem Mushroom, Parasola conopilea
- Crust Fungus, Split Porecrust, Xylodon paradoxus
- Giraffe Spots Crust Fungus, Peniophora albobadia
- False Turkey-Tail, Stereum hirsutum [thin, flattish, brown underside]
- Jelly Fungus, Brown Jelly Fungus, Leafy Brain, Phaeotremella foliacea
- Jelly Fungus, Warlocks’s Butter, Exidia nigricans [like black Witch’s Butter]
- Leaf Curl Fungus, Taphrina sp.
- Peach Leaf Curl Fungus, Taphrina deformans [also on nectarine]
- Pinkedge Bonnet Mushroom, Mycena capillaripes [pale tan, wide gills, very hairy stipe at the ends]
- Pleated Marasmius, Red Thread, Marasmius plicatulus
- Rosy Navel Mushroom, Contumyces rosellus
- Rufous Milkcap Mushroom, Lactarius rufus [reddish cap, paler gills, weeps a milky latex substance]
- Slime Mold, Lamproderma sp. [dark, metallic sheen, head on stalk]
- Slime Mold, Dog Vomit Slime Mold, Fuligo septica [yellow]
- Slime Mold, Dog Vomit Slime Mold, Mucilago crustacea [cream colored] [lifer]
- Slime Mold, Insect-Egg Slime Mold, Leocarpus fragilis
- Smoked Oysterling, Resupinatus applicatus [smokey black]
- Tuberous Polypore, Polyporus tuberaster [similar to Dryad’s Saddle]
- Turkey Tail Fungus, Trametes versicolor
- White Stubble Rosegill, Volvopluteus gloiocephalusi [white or gray mushroom, slick cap with colored center, pale pink to gills, papery volva]
- Wrinkled Crust Fungus, Phlebia radiata
Galls: (Last year: 83 species)
- Ash Leaf Curl Aphid, Prociphilus fraxinifolii
- Baccharis Stem Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia baccharis [creates twisting stems on coyote brush]
- Ball Gall Wasp, Callirhytis perfoveata [on live oak]
- California Black Walnut Pouch Gall Mite, Aceria brachytarsa
- Clustered Blister Gall Wasp, Family: Cynipidae [Russo, Plate 230, Page 158. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Cottonwood Catkin Gall Mite, Eriophyes neoessigi [long panicles like grapes]
- Cottonwood Leaf Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populivenae
- Coyote Brush Bud Gall midge, Rhopalomyia californica
- Coyote Brush Blister Mite, Aceria baccharices [also infests Mule Fat]
- Coyote Brush Rust Gall, Puccinia evadens
- Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth, Gnorimoschema baccharisella
- Elm Leaf Pouch Gall Aphid, Tetraneura nigriabdominalis
- Eucalyptus Gall Wasp, Ophelimus maskelli [speckled; flat galls all over the leaf surface]
- Eucalyptus Stemgall Wasp, Leptocybe invasa [galls can also appear on the midvein]
- Flat-Topped Honeydew Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis eldoradensis
- Fluted Gall Wasp, Family: Cynipidae [Russo, plate 231,page 158. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Gouty Stem Gall Wasp, Callirhytis quercussuttoni
- Hair Capsule Gall Wasp, Heteroecus sp. [Russo, plate 214,page 150. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Leaf Gall Wasp/ Unidentified per Russo, Tribe: Cynipidi [on Valley Oak]
- Leafy Bract Gall Wasp, Diplolepis californica [hard rosette gall on rose bush]
- Live Oak Erineum Mite Gall, Aceria mackiei
- Live Oak Folded Leaf Aphid, Stegophylla essigi [in live oaks, folds the leaf over itself; sometimes the leaf turns red/reddish]
- Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp, Spring generation, Amphibolips quercuspomiformis [upside down volcano on the edge of the leaf, green or brown]
- Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp, Summer Generation, Amphibolips quercuspomiformis [spiky ball]
- Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp, Melikaiella flora
- Manzanita Leafgall Aphid, Tamalia coweni
- Oak Apple, California Gall Wasp, Andricus quercuscalifornicus
- Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populitransversus [on cottonwood]
- Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid, Pemphigus obesinymphae [new American species, “slit mouth”]
- Pumpkin Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus minusculus
- Round Gall Wasp, Burnettweldia washingtonensis [on valley oak]
- Ruptured Twig Gall Wasp, Callirhytis perdens [on live oaks]
- Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth, Cameraria hamadryadella [form whole-leaf blisters on oak] [lifer]
- Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Diplolepis polita [on rose leaves]
- Two-Horned Gall Wasp, unisexual gall, summer generation, Dryocosmus dubiosus [small, green or mottled, on back of leaf along the midvein]
- Western Gall Rust, Cronartium harknessii [pine-pine]
- Willow Apple Gall Sawfly, Euura californica
- Willow Bead Gall Mite, Aculus tetanothrix
- Willow Beaked-Gall Midge, Rabdophaga rigidae
- Willow Bud Gall Mite, Aculops aenigma [look like the ash mite galls] [lifer]
- Willow Fold Gall Sawfly, Euura sp. [Phyllocolpa sp.]
- Willow Midrib Gall Sawfly, Suborder: Symphyta, Unknown [Russo, page 219] [lifer]
- Willow Petiole Gall Sawfly, Subfamily: Nematinae
- Willow Pinecone Gall Midge, Rabdophaga strobiloides
- Willow Rose Gall Midge, Rabdophaga rosaria [on terminal bud point]
- Willow Rosette Gall Midge, Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides [on stem]
- Willow Stem Sawfly, Euura exiguae
Insects, Arthropods, Hexapods: (Last year: 218 species)
- Acmon Blue Butterfly, Icaricia acmon
- Allokermes, Live Oak Kermes, Allokermes cueroensis
- Anise Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio zelicaon
- Ant, Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile
- Ant, California Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus [red]
- Ant, Fusca-Group Field Ants, Formica fusca
- Ant, Immigrant Pavement Ant, Tetramorium immigrans [lifer]
- Ant, Velvety Tree Ant, Liometopum occidentale
- Aphid, Family: Aphididae
- Aphid, Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus
- Aphid, Macrosiphum sp. [pink or green]
- Aphid, Mealy Plum Aphid, Hyalopterus pruni
- Aphid, Mullein Aphid, Aphis verbasci
- Aphid, Smoky Poplar Aphid, Chaitophorus populicola [adults are black]
- Backswimmer, Notonecta sp. [large eyes]
- Bee, European Honeybee, Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera
- Bee, Leafcutter Bee, Megachile sp.
- Bee, Long-Horned Bee, Melissodes sp.
- Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Halictus tripartitus
- Bee Fly, Bombylius sp.
- Bee Fly, Greater Bee Fly, Bombylius major
- Brown Grass Bug, Irbisia californica
- Bumblebee, Black-Tailed Bumble Bee, Bombus melanopygus [lifer]
- Bumblebee, Bee, Foothill Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex
- Bumblebee, Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee, Bombus vosnesenskii
- Cabbage White Butterfly, Pieris rapae
- Caddisfly, Black Dancer Caddisfly, Mystacides sepulchralis
- Caddisfly, Net-Spinning Caddisfly, Family: Hydropsychidae [patterned wings like a stonefly]
- Caddisfly, White Miller Caddisfly, Nectopsyche sp. [lifer]
- California Bordered Plant Bug, Largus californicus
- California Broad-Necked Darkling Beetle, Coelocnemis dilaticollis
- California Oak Moth (oakworm), Phryganidia californica
- California Millipede, Bollmaniulus sp.
- California Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly, Battus philenor hirsuta
- California Tortoiseshell Butterfly, Nymphalis californica [lifer]
- Case-Bearing Leaf Beetle, Cryptocephalus castaneus [lifer]
- Caterpillar Hunter Beetle, Calosoma cancellatum [like a Darkling with a sculpted carapace]
- Cicada, Typical Cicada, Family: Cicadidae
- Click Beetle, Family: Elateridae
- Clouded Sulphur Butterfly, Colias philodice
- Common Checkered Skipper, Burnsius communis
- Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp, Diplazon laetatorius [colorful, yellow legs]
- Common Pill Woodlouse, Pillbug, Rolly-Poly, Armadillidium vulgare
- Confusing Petrophila Moth, Petrophila confusalis [tiny, pale, striped]
- Cottonwood Twig Borer Beetle, Oberea quadricallosa [red collar with black spots]
- Cranefly, European Crane Fly, Tipula paludosa
- Cranefly, Green-Eyed Cranefly, Tipula sp.
- Cranefly, Marsh Crane Fly, Tipula oleracea
- Cranefly, Spotted Cranefly, Nephrotoma wulpiana
- Cranefly, Tiger Cranefly, Subgenus: Hesperotipula
- Crown Whitefly, Aleuroplatus coronata
- Cutworm Wasp, Podalonia sp. [black, ground hunting, iridescent wings]
- Damselfly, American Rubyspot, Hetaerina americana
- Damselfly, Bluet, Enallagma sp.
- Damselfly, Emma’s Dancer, Argia emma [lifer]
- Damselfly, Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile
- Damselfly, Pacific Forktail, Ischnura cervula
- Darkling Beetle, Blapstinus sp.
- Darkling Beetle, Tribe: Coniontini
- Darkling Beetle, Coniontis tristis
- Desert Broom Gallfly, Aciurina thoracica (small, wings decorated with black mottling) [lifer]
- Desert Stink Beetle, Eleodes scabrosus [pitted pronotum and elytra, like a Darkling]
- Dragonfly, Suborder: Anisoptera
- Dragonfly, Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Pachydiplax longipennis
- Dragonfly, Common Green Darner, Anax junius
- Dragonfly, Flame Skimmer Dragonfly, Libellula saturata
- Dragonfly, Sinuous Snaketail, Ophiogomphus occidentis [mostly yellow; cobra-tail] [lifer]
- Dragonfly, Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly, Libellula pulchella [lifer]
- Dragonfly, Widow Skimmer Dragonfly, Libellula luctuosa
- Drone Fly, Common Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax [looks like a bee with fly eyes] [lifer]
- Drone Fly. European Drone Fly, Eristalis arbustorum [orange belt] [lifer]
- Drone Fly, Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly, Eristalis stipator [looks like a dark honeybee with fly eyes] [lifer]
- Earwig, European Earwig, Forficula auricularia
- Echo Azure Butterfly, Celastrina echo
- Fire-Colored Beetle, Pedilus sp.
- Firefly, California Glowworm, Ellychnia californica [larvae are pink]
- Firefly, Dark Firefly, Pyropyga nigricans
- Fly, Acalyptrate Fly, Zoosubsection: Acalyptratae [medium-sized, reddish-gold with banding on abdomen] [lifer]
- Fly, Black Blow Fly, Phormia regina [dark blue sheen]
- Fly, Common Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga sp.
- Fly, Cricket-Parasite Nocturnal Fly, Ormia sp. [gold body, red eyes] [lifer]
- Fly, European Blowfly, Calliphora vicina [dark body, white spots on abdomen, red eyes]
- Fly, Golden Dung Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria
- Fly, Grass Fly, Thaumatomyia sp. [small, yellow-orange]
- Fly, Grass Fly, Fruit Fly, Thaumatomyia sp. [tiny, bright yellow, striped]
- Fly, Greenbottle Fly, Common European Greenbottle Fly, Lucilia sericata
- Fly, Muscoid Fly, Superfamily: Muscoidea [red eyes, wings have black dot]
- Fly, Narrow-Headed Marsh Fly, Helophilus fasciatus [large, hoverfly] [lifer]
- Fly, Tachinid Fly, Archytas sp. [lifer]
- Fly, Tiger Fly, Coenosia sp. [lifer]
- Funereal Duskywing Butterfly, Erynnis funeralis
- Fungus Gnat, Family: Mycetophilidae [mosquito-like]
- Genista Broom Moth, Uresiphita reversalis
- Geometer Moth, “Twig Mimic” caterpillars, Family: Geometridae
- Gossamer-Winged Butterfly, Family: Lycaenidae
- Grape Leaf Miner Moth, Phyllocnistis vitigenella [lifer]
- Grass Sharpshooter, Draeculacephala minerva [like a leafhopper]
- Gray Buckeye Butterfly, Junonia grisea
- Green Lacewing, Chrysopa coloradensis
- Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica
- Hanging Scorpion Fly, Bittacus chlorostigma [like a large, bright yellow cranefly] [lifer]
- Harvestman, Protolophus singularis
- Harvestman, Superfamily: Phalangioidea
- Hoverfly, Black-Margined Flower Fly, Syrphus opinator [lifer]
- Hoverfly, Large-Tailed Aphideater, Eupeodes volucris
- Hoverfly, Margined Calligrapher, Toxomerus marginatus
- Hoverfly, Oblique Streaktail, Allograpta obliqua [lifer]
- Hoverfly, White-Bowed Smoothwing, Scaeva affinis [lifer]
- Hybotid Fly, Platypalpus sp. [tiny, midge-like]
- Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps, Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea
- Jalisco Petrophila Moth, Petrophila jaliscalis [tiny, black dots long edge of hindwings]
- Katydid, Bush Katydid, Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid, Scudderia furcata
- Kermes Scale Insect, Allokermes sp.
- Ladybeetle, Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis [lots of variation]
- Ladybeetle, Broad-Striped Lady Beetle, Paranaemia vittigera
- Ladybeetle, Convergent Lady Beetle, Hippodamia convergens
- Ladybeetle, Four-Eyed Sigil Lady Beetle, Hyperaspis quadrioculata [lifer]
- Ladybeetle, Large Spotted Lady Beetle, Harmonia conformis
- Ladybeetle, Sigil Lady Beetles, Hyperaspis sp.
- Ladybeetle, Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata
- Ladybeetle, Spotless Lady Beetle, Cycloneda sanguinea [no spots; more red than orange]
- Leafhopper, Euscelidius sp. [ tiny, brown, known to vector phytoplasmas in cultivated vines]
- Leafhopper, Tribe: Empoascini
- Leaf-Mining Trumpet Moth, Tischeria sp.
- Litocala Moth, Litocala sexsignata [black and gray with eye spots on the hind wings]
- Live Oak Leafminer Moth, Stigmella variella
- Mantis, Arizona Mantis, Stagmomantis limbata [large ootheca]
- March Fly, Bibio vestitus [tiny, black, elongated body]
- Mayfly, Order: Ephemeroptera
- Mayfly, Giant Mayfly, Hexagenia limbata [lifer]
- Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle, Acmaeodera sp.
- Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle, Subgenus: Melanthaxia
- Mugwort Weevil, Lixus fasciculatus
- Non-Biting Midges, Family: Chironomidae
- Non-Biting Midge, Cricotopus sp.
- Orange Hangingfly, Bittacus chlorostigma [lifer]
- Orange Sulphur Butterfly, Colias eurytheme
- Painted Lady Butterfly, Vanessa cardui
- Pale-Lined Angle Moth, Digrammia irrorata
- Paper Wasp, Black Paper Wasp, European Paper Wasp, Polistes dominula
- Paper Wasp, Golden Paper Wasp, Polistes aurifer
- Propertius Duskywing Butterfly, Erynnis propertius
- Red Gum Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei [on eucalyptus]
- Robber Fly, Subfamily: Asilinae
- Rose Stem Miner Moth, Marmara sp.
- Rose Weevil, Western Rose Curculio, Merhynchites wickhami
- Sawfly, Pristiphora sp.
- Scale Insects, Superfamily: Coccoidea
- Scarab-Hunter Wasp, Hairy-Footed Scoliid Wasp, Dielis pilipes
- Shot Hole Borer, Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Beetle, Euwallacea fornicatus sp.
- Small Heliothodes Moth, Heliothodes diminutive [pinkish tan with white mottling]
- Snakefly, Common Snakefly, Agulla sp.
- Soft-Winged Flower Beetle, Listrus sp.
- Squash Bugs, Anasa sp. [eggs on live oak]
- Sugary Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis granulata
- Thrip, Subfamily: Thripinae
- Thrip, Tobacco Thrip, Frankiella fusca [lifer]
- Tick, American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Tribe: Ceresini
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Stictocephala alta
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Stictocephala bisonia
- Treehopper, Green Treehopper, Tortistilus pacificus
- Water Boatman, Subfamily: Corixinae
- Webspinner, Oligotoma sp. [lifer]
- Western Boxelder Bug, Boisea rubrolineata
- Western Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus clypealis
- Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata
- Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio rutulus
- Western Tussock Moth, Orgyia vetusta
- Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica
- Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil, Larinus curtus
Invertebrates, Other (Last year: 7 species)
- Copepods, Family: Cyclopidae
- Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum
- Red Swamp Crayfish, Crawdad, Procambarus clarkii
- Shrimp, California Clam Shrimp, Cyzicus californicus
- Shrimp, Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp, Lepidurus packardi [lifer]
Lichen on Trees/Wood: (Last year: 48 species)
- Bark Rim Lichen, Lecanora chlarotera [looks like Whitewash Lichen but has apothecia]
- Boreal Button Lichen, Buellia disciformis [pale gray to bluish with black apothecia on wood]
- Brown-Eyed Wolf Lichen, Letharia columbiana
- Bumpy Rim-Lichen, Lecanora hybocarpa [tan to brown apothecia]
- Camouflage Lichen, California Camouflage Lichen, Melanelixia californica [dark green with brown apothecia, on trees]
- Camouflage Lichen, Lustrous Camouflage Lichen, Melanohalea exasperatula [bright green camouflage] [lifer]
- Candleflame Lichen, Candelaria concolor [bright yellow-orange]
- Common Button Lichen, Buellia erubescens [black eyes on white]
- Common Greenshield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata
- Common Sunburst Lichen, Golden Shield Lichen, Xanthoria parietina [yellow-orange, on wood/trees]
- Crustose Pin Lichen, Pseudothelomma occidentale [on fence post, looks like a nipple lichen]
- Farinose Cartilage Lichen, Ramalina farinacea [like oakmoss but with very fine strands]
- Fluffy Dust Lichen, Lepraria finkii
- Frosted Lichen, Physconia sp.
- Frosted Rim-Lichen, Lecanora caesiorubella [white with white apothecia]
- Gold Dust Lichen, Chrysothrix candelaris
- Green Shield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata
- Hoary Rosette Lichen, Physcia aipolia [hoary, brown apothecia]
- Hooded Rosette Lichen, Physcia adscendens [hairs/eyelashes on the tips of the lobes]
- Mealy Pixie Cup, Cladonia chlorophaea
- Mealy Rim Lichen, Lecanora strobilina [greenish apothecia]
- Oakmoss Lichen, Evernia prunastri [like strap but with soredia]
- Oregon Sunburst Lichen, Xanthomendoza oregana [yellow/orange thallus bearing granular soredia on the tips and/or underside; looks like leaves with grainy edges]
- Pin-Cushion Sunburst Lichen, Polycauliona polycarpa [bright orange, apothecia, close, piled]
- Poplar Sunburst Lichen, Xanthomendoza hasseana [sunburst on Cottonwood]
- Powder-Edged Speckled Greenshield, Flavopunctelia soredica [pale green, lots of soredia]
- Powdered Ruffle Lichen, Parmotrema hypotropum [lifer]
- Rim Lichen, Lecanora carpinea
- Shield Lichen, Parmelia sulcate [pale gray-green, veined]
- Shrubby Sunburst Lichen, Polycauliona candelaria
- Speckled Greenshield Lichen, Flavopunctelia flaventior
- Strap Lichen, Western Strap Lichen, Ramalina leptocarpha [without soredia]
- Trumpet Lichen, Cladonia fimbriata [lifer]
- Tube Lichen, Imshaug’s Tube Lichen, Hypogymnia imshaugii
- Variable Wrinkle-Lichen, Tuckermanopsis orbata [green or brown] [lifer]
- Whitewash Lichen, Phlyctis argena
- Wolf Lichen, Letharia vulpine [bright yellow-green]
Lichen on Stone/Metal: (Last year: 22 species)
- Black-Eye Lichen, Tephromela atra [lifer]
- Black Rock Licorice Lichen, Lichinella nigritella
- Chiseled Sunken Disk Lichen, Circinaria contorta
- Cinder Lichen, Aspicilia cinerea
- Concentric Boulder Lichen, Porpidia crustulata [circles of black spots on rock]
- Crater Lichen, Diploschistes scruposus [pale gray with black craters]
- Cumberland Rock Shield, Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia
- Emery Rocktripe Lichen, Umbilicaria phaea
- Fluffy Dust Lichen, Lepraria finkii
- Green Rock-Posy, Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
- Pebbled Pixie Cup, Cladonia pyxidata
- Peppered Rock-Shield Lichen, Xanthoparmelia conspersa
- Pelt Lichen, Scaly Pelt Lichen, Peltigera praetextata [lifer]
- Rock Disk Lichen, Lecidella stigmatea [black spots]
- Stonewall Rim Lichen, Protoparmeliopsis muralis
- Wart Lichen, Verrucaria sp. [lifer]
- Yellow Cobblestone Lichen, Acarospora socialis
- Yellow Map Lichen, Rhizocarpon geographicum
Mammals: (Last year: 51 species)
- Beaver, American, Beaver, Castor canadensis
- Black-Tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus
- California Ground Squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi
- Cat, Felis catus
- Cattle, Black Angus, Bos Taurus var, Black Angus
- Cattle, Charolais Cattle, Bos taurus var. Charolais
- Cattle, Guernsey Cattle, Bos taurus var. Guernsey
- Cattle, Hereford Cattle, Bos taurus var. Hereford
- Cattle, Holstein Friesian Cattle, Bos taurus var. Holstein
- Cattle, Jersey Cattle, Bos taurus var. Jersey
- Columbian Black-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Dog, Canis lupus familiaris
- Douglas’ Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii [small brown squirrel, white belly]
- Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger [rusty belly]
- Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis [white belly]
- Gopher, Botta’s Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae [burrows, mounds]
- Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- Otter, North American River Otter, Lontra canadensis
- Raccoon, Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor
- Sheep, Ovis aries
- Vole, California Vole, Microtus californicus
- Western Gray Squirrel, Sciurus griseus
Pathogens/Bacteria: (Last year: 12 species)
- Black Knot, Apiosporina morbosa [fungal growth] [lifer]
- Blackberry Rust, Gymnoconia nitens
- Blackberry Orange Rust, Gymnoconia peckiana
- Hollyhock Rust, Puccinia malvacearum
- Rose Rosette Disease, Rose rosette emaravirus [carried by mites]
- Rose Rust, Phragmidium tuberculatum
- White Blister Rust Disease, Wilsoniana bliti [looks like white plaque on the leaves] [lifer]
Plants, Flowers, Trees: (Last year: 694 species)
- African Flag, Chasmanthe floribunda
- Alder, White Alder, Alnus rhombifolia
- Alkali Heliotrope, Heliotropium curassavicum
- Alkali Mallow, Malvella leprosa [lifer]
- Almond Tree, Prunus dulcis
- Aloe, Candelabra Aloe, Aloe arborescens
- American Yellowrocket, Barbarea orthoceras [lifer]
- Annual Honesty, Money Plant, Lunaria annua
- Artichoke Thistle, Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus
- Arundo, Giant Reed, Arundo donax
- Ash, Oregon Ash, Fraxinus latifolia
- Ash, Velvet Ash, Fraxinus velutina
- Asphodel Plant, Asphodelus sp. [long heavy bracts of round seed pods]
- Azolla, Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides
- Balsamroot, Carey’s Balsamroot, Balsamorhiza careyana
- Barberries, Berberis sp.
- Barberry, Shining Netvein Barberry, Berberis dictyota
- Basswood Tree, Tilia americana
- Bay Laurel, California Bay, Umbellularia californica
- Bear’s Breeches, Acanthus mollis
- Beavertail Cactus, Indian Fig Opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica
- Bedstraw, Velcro Grass, Cleavers, Galium aparine
- Bedstraw, Galium pilosum [much larger than Galium aparine seeds are pinkish]
- Bigleaf Maple Tree, Acer macrophyllum
- Bindweed, Convolvulus sp.
- Bindweed, Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
- Bindweed, Ground Morning Glory, Convolvulus sabatius mauritanicus [purple-blue flowers]
- Bird’s-Eye Gilia, Gilia tricolor
- Bird’s-Eye Speedwell, Veronica persica
- Bird’s Foot Cliffbrake, Pellaea mucronata
- Bisnaga, Visnaga daucoides
- Bittercress, Hairy Bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta
- Black Chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa
- Black Locust Tree, Robinia pseudoacacia
- Black Mulberry, Morus nigra
- Black Mustard, Brassica nigra
- Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, Juglans nigra
- Black Walnut, Northern California Black Walnut, Juglans hindsii
- Blackberry, Armenian Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus [red canes]
- Blackberry, California Blackberry, Trailing Blackberry, Rubus ursinus [pale green canes]
- Blessed Milk Thistle, Silybum marianum
- Bloody Crane’s-Bill, Geranium sanguineum
- Blow Wives, Achyrachaena mollis
- Blue Dicks, Depterostemon capitatus
- Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus capitatus [vernal pool]
- Blue Elderberry, Sambucus nigra cerulea
- Blue Statice, Limonium sinuatum
- Bluewitch Nightshade, Solanum umbelliferum
- Borage, Borago officinalis
- Boxelder, Box Elder Tree, Acer negundo
- Brass Buttons, Cotula coronopifolia
- Bristly Oxtongue, Helminthotheca echioides
- Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium
- Broad-Leaved Sweet Pea, Lathyrus latifolius
- Brodiaea, Dwarf Brodiaea, Brodiaea terrestris terrestris [vernal pool] [lifer]
- Broom, Scotch Broom, Cytisus scoparius
- Broom, Sweet Broom, Cytisus x spachianus
- Brown Fritillary, Fritillaria micrantha
- Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus
- Buckwheat, Long-Stemmed Buckwheat, Eriogonum elongatum [tiny flowers]
- Buckwheat, Sulfur Buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum
- Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare
- Bunya-Bunya Pine, Araucaria bidwillii [looks like Monkey-Puzzle]
- Bur Parsley, Anthriscus caucalis
- Buttercup, Ranunculus sp.
- Buttercup, Rough-Fruited Buttercup, Ranunculus muricatus
- Buttercup, Western Buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis
- Butterfly Bush, Buddleja davidii
- Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis
- California Buckeye Chestnut Tree, Aesculus californica
- California Bulrush, Schoenoplectus californicus
- California Flannelbush, Fremontodendron californicum
- California Mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana
- California Pipevine, Dutchman’s Pipe, Aristolochia californica
- California Saxifrage, Micranthes californica
- California Sycamore, Western Sycamore, Platanus racemose
- California Wild Grape, Vitis californica
- Calla Lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Callery Pear, Pyrus calleryana
- Cape Honey Flower, Melianthus major
- Cat’s Ear, Smooth Cat’s Ear, Hypochaeris glabra
- Catalpa, Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa
- Cattail, Broad-Leaved Cattail, Typha latifolia
- Cattail, Narrowleaf Cattail, Typha angustifolia
- Ceanothus, Concha Ceanothus, Ceanothus concha, Ceanothus impressus + Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus
- Ceanothus, Deerbrush Ceanothus, Ceanothus integerrimus
- Ceanothus, Mahala Mat, Ceanothus prostrates
- Centuary, Slender Centaury, Centaurium tenuiflorum [pink flowers]
- Chamomile, Stinking Chamomile, Anthemis cotula
- Checker Lily, Fritillaria affinis
- Cheeseweed Mallow, Malva parviflora
- Chicory, Cichorium intybus
- Chickweed, Common Chickweed, Stellaria media
- Chinaberry Tree, Melia azedarach
- Chinese Houses, Purple Chinese Houses, Collinsia heterophylla
- Chinese Pistache, Pistacia chinensis
- Chinese Quince, Chaenomeles lagenaria [white or pink flowers]
- Clematis, Western Virgin’s Bower, Clematis ligusticifolia
- Clockweed, Oenothera lindheimeri [lifer]
- Clover, Bearded Clover, Trifolium barbigerum [vernal pool]
- Clover, Bur Clover, Medicago polymorpha
- Clover, Crimson Clover, Trifolium incarnatum
- Clover, Rose Clover, Trifolium hirtum
- Clover, Strawberry Clover, Trifolium fragiferum
- Clover, Tomcat Clover, Trifolium willdenovii
- Coastal Rosemary, Westringia fruticosa
- Cobwebby Thistle, Cirsium occidentale
- Coffeeberry, California Buckthorn, Frangula californica
- Columbine, Aquilegia sp.
- Columbine, Western Columbine, Aquilegia formosa
- Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bellis perennis
- Common Hawkweed, Hieracium lachenalii
- Common Hedge Parsley, Torilis arvensis [tiny flowers, spiny seeds are pinkish]
- Common Madia, Madia elegans elegans
- Common Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris
- Common Spikeweed, Centromadia pungens
- Common St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum
- Coneflower, Topeka Purple Coneflower, Echinacea atrorubens
- Coyote Brush, Baccharis pilularis
- Creamcups, Platystemon californicus
- Creeping Myoporum, Myoporum parvifolium [groundcover, small whiteflowers]
- Creeping Woodsorrel, Oxalis corniculata
- Crevice Alumroot, Heuchera micrantha
- Cudweed, Jersey Cudweed, Helichrysum luteoalbum
- Daffodil, Wild Daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Dame’s Rocket, Hesperis matronalis [purple flowers in bouquets]
- Dandelion, Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
- Deerweed, Acmispon glaber
- Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara
- Dock, Clustered Dock, Rumex conglomeratus
- Dock, Curly Dock, Rumex crispus
- Dock, Tall Dock, Rumex altissimus
- Dock, Willow Dock, Rumex salicifolius
- Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Dove’s-Foot Crane’s-Bill, Geranium molle
- Downingia, Flatface Calicoflower, Downingia pulchella
- Downingia, Maroonspot Calicoflower, Downingia concolor [vernal pool]
- Downy Thornapple, Jimsonweed, Datura innoxia
- Duckweed, Common Duckweed, Lemna minor
- Dudleya, Canyon Live-Forever, Dudleya cymosa
- Elegant Clarkia, Clarkia unguiculata [red line on leaves when young]
- Elephant’s-Ears, Bergenia crassifolia
- Elm Tree, Field Elm Tree, Ulmus minor
- English Walnut, Juglans regia
- Eucalyptus, River Redgum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis
- Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum
- Fennel, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare dulce
- Fennel, Giant Fennel, Ferula communis
- Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare
- Fern, Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis
- Fern, California Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum jordanii
- Fern, California Polypody, Polypodium californicum
- Fern, Common Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum
- Fern, Lace Lip Fern, Myriopteris gracillima
- Fern, Narrowleaf Sword Fern, Polystichum imbricans
- Fern, Western Sword Fern, Polystichum munitum
- Fiddleneck, Bristly Fiddleneck, Amsinckia tessellata
- Fiddleneck, Common Fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii
- Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
- Field Mustard, Brassica rapa
- Fig, Common Fig, Ficus carica
- Fleabane, Coulter’s Fleabane, Erigeron coulteri [pale purple petals, yellow center]
- Floating Primrose-Willow, Ludwigia peploides
- Floating Water Primrose, Ludwigia peploides ssp. peploides
- Forget-Me-Not, Bay Forget-Me-Not, Myosotis laxa [tiny pale blue flowers]
- Fortnight Lily, Dietes grandiflora
- Freesia, White Kammetjie, Freesia leichtlinii alba
- Fremont’s Cottonwood, Populus fremontii
- Fringepod, Mountain Fringepod, Thysanocarpus laciniatus
- Fringepod, Ribbed Fringepod, Thysanocarpus radians
- Fringepod, Sand Fringepod, Thysanocarpus curvipes [pinholes]
- Fuchsiaflower Gooseberry, Ribes speciosum
- Garlic, Naples Garlic, Allium neapolitanum [like white onion flowers]
- Giraffe’s Head, Henbit Deadnettle, Lamium amplexicaule
- Gladioli, Gladiolus sp.
- Globe Lily, Diogenes’ Lantern, Calochortus amabilis [yellow or white]
- Globe Lily, White Globe Lily, Calochortus albus
- Goldenrod, Coast Goldenrod, Solidago spathulata
- Goldfields, Lasthenia sp.
- Goldfields, California Goldfields, Lasthenia californica
- Goldfields, Fremont’s Goldfields, Lasthenia fremontii
- Goldfields, Smooth Goldfields, Lasthenia glaberrima [tall]
- Goldwire, Hypericum concinnum
- Grasses, Family: Poaceae
- Grasses, Annual Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium rosulatum [tiny flowers can be white or blue]
- Grasses, Bristly Dogtail Grass, Cynosurus echinatus
- Grasses, Bulbous Bluegrass, Poa bulbosa
- Grasses, Bermuda Grass, Cynodon dactylon
- Grasses, California Melic, Melica californica
- Grasses, Carolina Canarygrass, Phalaris caroliniana
- Grasses, Common Barley, Hordeum vulgare
- Grasses, Common Soft Brome, Bromus hordeaceus
- Grasses, Dallis Grass, Paspalum dilatatum
- Grasses, Flowering Oloptum, Oloptum sp.
- Grasses, Fountain Grass, Cenchrus setaceus
- Grasses, Italian Ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum
- Grasses, Lesser Canary Grass, Phalaris minor
- Grasses, Little Quaking Grass, Briza minor
- Grasses, Mediterranean Hair-Grass, Rostraria cristata
- Grasses, Purple Needlegrass, Nassella pulchra
- Grasses, Rabbitfoot Grass, Polypogon monspeliensis
- Grasses, Ripgut Brome, Bromus diandrus
- Grasses, Saltgrass, Distichlis spicata
- Grasses, Silver Hairgrass, Aira caryophyllea
- Grasses, Wall Barley, Hordeum murinum
- Grasses, Wild Oat, Avena fatua
- Grevillea, Juniper Leaved Grevillea, Grevillea juniperina [spidery,orange]
- Grevillea, Rosemary Grevillea, Grevillea rosmarinifolia [spidery, red]
- Groundsel, Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
- Gumweed, Great Valley Gumweed, Grindelia camporum
- Hairy Hawkbit, Leontodon saxatilis
- Hairypink, Pink Grass, Windmill Pink, Petrorhagia dubia
- Hellebore, Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus
- Hillside Woodland Star, Lithophragma heterophyllum
- Holly, European Holly, Hedgehog Holly, Ilex aquifolium
- Hollyhock, Alcea rosea
- Hollyleaf Redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia [buckthorn]
- Honeysuckles, Lonicera sp.
- Honeywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Cerinthe major ssp. purpurascens [purple]
- Horsetail, Rough Horsetail, Equisetum hyemale
- Horsetail, Smooth Horsetail, Equisetum laevigatum
- Hyssop Loosestrife, Lythrum hyssopifolia [tiny pink flowers]
- Incense Cedar, California Incense Cedar, Calocedrus decurrens
- Iris, Iris sp.
- Iris, Bearded Iris, Iris × germanica
- Iris, Douglas Iris, Iris douglasiana
- Iris, Rainbow Iris, Iris hartwegii
- Iris, Stinking Iris, Iris foetidissima [bright orange seeds]
- Iris, Yellow Iris, Iris pseudacorus
- Italian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Pinus pinea [small cones, 2 per fascicle]
- Italian Thistle, Carduus pycnocephalus
- Ithuriel’s Spear, Triteleia laxa
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Dragon Arum, Dracunculus vulgaris [very large, purple]
- Japanese Aralia, Fatsia japonica [stalks of white flowers, huge leaves; kind of looks like coffee to me]
- Jewelflower, Mountain Jewelflower, Streptanthus tortuosus [lifer]
- Johnnytuck, Butter-and-Eggs, Triphysaria eriantha eriantha [red stems]
- Johnnytuck, Vernal Pool Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja campestris campestris [green stems]
- Jointed Charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum
- Larkspur, Red Larkspur, Delphinium nudicaule
- Larkspur, Zigzag Larkspur, Delphinium patens [dark purple-blue]
- Laurustinus Viburnum, Viburnum tinus [bunches of pink buds that open to small white flowers]
- Lavender, Common Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia
- Lavender, Desert Lavender, Condea emoryi
- Lavender, Spanish Lavender, Lavandula pedunculata
- Lilac, Common Lilac, Syringa vulgaris
- Lomatium, Biscuitroot, Lomatium sp.
- Lomatium, Foothill Desert-Parsley, Lomatium utriculatum
- Love-in-a-Mist. Nigella damascena
- Lupine, Arroyo Lupine, Lupinus succulentus
- Lupine, Chick Lupine, Lupinus microcarpus [white or yellow]
- Lupine, Grape Soda Lupine, Lupinus excubitus [paler purple-blue with yellow tinge]
- Lupine, Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor
- Lupine, Narrow-Leaved Lupine, Lupinus angustifolius [lifer]
- Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia × soulangeana [pink flowers]
- Manroot, California Manroot, Bigroot, Marah fabaceus
- Manroot, Coastal Manroot, Marah oregana [elongated pods, seen in Solano County]
- Manyflower Marshpennywort, Hydrocotyle umbellate [round leaves, small white flowers on stalk]
- Manzanita, Arctostaphylos sp.
- Manzanita, Greenleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula
- Manzanita, Mariposa Manzanita, Arctostaphylos viscida mariposa [a subspecies of Whiteleaf Manzanita]
- Manzanita, Whiteleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos viscida
- Marguerite, Dimorphotheca polyptera
- Meadowfoam, Rosy Douglas Meadowfoam, Limnanthes douglasii rosea [vernal pool]
- Mediterranean Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens
- Milkmaids, Cardamine californica
- Milkweed, Showy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
- Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata
- Miner’s Lettuce, Streambank Springbeauty, Claytonia parviflora
- Mistletoe, Broadleaf Mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum
- Monkeyflower, Kellogg’s Monkeyflower, Diplacus kelloggii [pink] [lifer]
- Monkeyflower, Orange Bush Monkeyflower, Diplacus aurantiacus
- Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata [yellow]
- Moss, Bristly Haircap Moss, Polytrichum piliferum [like little porcupines]
- Moss, Clustered Feather-Moss, Rhynchostegium confertum
- Moss, Crisped Pincushion, Ulota crispa
- Moss, Fountain Apple-Moss, Philonotis fontana
- Moss, Lyell’s Bristle-Moss, Pulvigera lyellii
- Moss, Nuttall’s Homalothecium Moss, Homalothecium nuttallii [looks like thread]
- Moss, Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss, Brachythecium rutabulum
- Moss, Silky Wall Feather-Moss, Homalothecium sericeum
- Moss, Silvery Bryum, Bryum argenteum
- Moss, Spoon-Leaved Moss, Bryoandersonia illecebra
- Moss, Turf-Forming Moss, Trichostomum sp.
- Mountain Misery, Chamaebatia foliolosa [fern-like leaves]
- Mule Fat, Baccharis salicifolia
- Mule’s Ears, Gray Mule-Ears, Wyethia helenioides
- Mule’s Ears, Narrowleaf Mule-Ears, Wyethia angustifolia
- Mule’s Ears, Smooth Mule-Ears, Wyethia glabra
- Mullein, Great Mullein, Verbascum thapsus
- Mullein, Moth Mullein, Verbascum blattaria [thin stick, white or yellow]
- Mullein, Turkey Mullein, Doveweed, Croton setiger
- Narrow-Fruited Water-Starwort, Callitriche palustris
- Oak, Blue Oak, Quercus douglasii
- Oak, California Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii
- Oak, Canyon Live Oak, Quercus chrysolepis [dark on top, light underneath] [lifer]
- Oak, Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia
- Oak, Cork Oak, Quercus suber
- Oak, Interior Live Oak, Quercus wislizeni
- Oak, Holm Oak, Quercus ilex [soft leaves, lighter on back]
- Oak, Hungarian Oak, Quercus frainetto
- Oak, Valley Oak, Quercus lobata
- Oleander, Nerium oleander
- Oregon Grape, Berberis aquifolium
- Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus carota
- Owl’s Clover, Purple Owl’s-Clover, Castilleja exserta var. exserta
- Oxalis, Bermuda Buttercup, Oxalis pes-caprae
- Pacific Aster, Symphyotrichum chilense
- Pacific Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa
- Pacific Dogwood, Cornus nuttallii
- Pacific False Bindweed, Calystegia purpurata
- Pacific Hound’s Tongue, “Dog Lick”, Adelinia grande
- Pacific Pea, Lathyrus vestitus
- Pacific Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum
- Paperwhite, Narcissus papyraceus
- Paintbrush, Harsh Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja hispida
- Paintbrush, Woolly Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa
- Pale Dewplant, Drosanthemum floribundum
- Paris Daisy, Euryops chrysanthemoides
- Parrot’s Feather, Myriophyllum aquaticum [water plant]
- Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium
- Penstemon, Mountain Blue Penstemon, Penstemon laetus
- Pepperweed, Lepidium sp.
- Pepperweed, Broadleaved Pepperweed, Lepidium latifolium
- Pepperweed, Tall Whitetop, Lepidium draba
- Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle, Vinca major
- Persian Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Albizia julibrissin
- Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia, Phacelia imbricata [white]
- Phacelia, Virgate Scorpionweed, Phacelia heterophylla
- Pineapple Guava, Feijoa, Feijoa sellowiana
- Pineappleweed, Chamomilla suaveolens
- Pinkladies, Oenothera speciosa
- Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Plantago lanceolata
- Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum
- Poison Oak, Pacific Poison Oak, Western Poison Oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum
- Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa [three needles]
- Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys sp.
- Popcorn Flower, Greene’s Popcorn Flower, Plagiobothrys greenei [super tiny, vernal pool] [lifer]
- Popcorn Flower, Rusty Popcornflower, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
- Poppy, California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica
- Poppy, Coulter’s Matilija Poppy, Romneya coulteri [large, white, colorful center]
- Poppy, Field Poppy, Tufted Poppy, Eschscholzia caespitosa
- Poppy, Frying Pan Poppy, Eschscholzia lobbii
- Portuguese Squill, Scilla peruviana
- Prettyface, Foothill Triteleia, Triteleia ixioides scabra
- Prickly Lettuce, Lactuca serriola
- Prostrate Knotweed, Polygonum aviculare [has tiny white flowers on the stem]
- Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius
- Purpletop Vervain, Verbena incompta
- Pyracantha, Firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea
- Pyracantha, Narrowleaf Firethorn, Pyracantha angustifolia
- Q-Tips, Micropus californicus
- Red Fir Tree, Abies magnifica
- Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia uvaria
- Red-Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum
- Red Sand-Spurrey, Spergularia rubra[mat, purple flowers]
- Redvein Abutilon, Callianthe picta
- Red Maids, Calandrinia menziesii
- Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber
- Rice, Annual Wild Rice, Zizania aquatica
- River Bulrush, Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Rocketsalad, Eruca vesicaria [like charlock but very tall, in thin colums] [lifer]
- Roldana, Roldana sp. [clusters of medium-sized yellow flowers]
- Rose, Rosa sp.
- Rose, California Wild Rose, Rosa californica [pink]
- Rose, Dog Rose, Rosa canina [white]
- Rose, Hoary Rock-Rose, Cistus creticus
- Rose, Multiflora Rose, Rosa multiflora [multiple white flowers]
- Rose, Sweet-Brier Rose, Rosa rubiginosa [pink, multi]
- Rose, Woods’ Rose, Rosa woodsia [dark pink]
- Rose-of-Sharon, Hypericum calycinum [a kind of St. John’s Wort]
- Rosemary, Salvia rosmarinus
- Rosilla, Sneezeweed, Helenium puberulum
- Rush, Canada Rush, Juncus canadensis [small flowering heads at the top of the stem]
- Rush, Soft Rush, Juncus effusus [flowering heads midstem]
- Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
- Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius
- Sage, Baby Sage, Salvia microphylla
- Sage, Black Sage, Salvia mellifera [white flowers, kind of looks like horehound]
- Sage, Cleveland Sage, Salvia clevelandii
- Sage, Garden Sage, Salvia officinalis [purple and pale purple-pink]
- Sage, Hummingbird Sage, Salvia spathacea
- Sage, Jerusalem Sage, Phlomis fruticosa
- Sage, Meadow Sage, Salvia pratensis
- Sage, Purple Sage, Salvia leucophylla [kind of looks like Cleveland, but paler and finer]
- Saltbush, Big Saltbush, Atriplex lentiformis
- Sanicle, Pacific Sanicle, Sanicula crassicaulis [yellow flowers, stinky]
- Sanicle, Purple Sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
- Sanicle, Tuberous Sanicle, Sanicula tuberosa [yellow]
- Scarlet Kammetjie, Freesia laxa [pink,6-petals,redblush on bottom 3]
- Scarlet Pimpernel, Lysimachia arvensis
- Scrambling Pohuehue, Muehlenbeckia complexa [sort of looks like a fern with round leaves]
- Sea Mallow, Malva subovata [kind of looks like hibiscus]
- Sea Mullia, Muilla maritima [white flowers, sort of like onion] [lifer]
- Seablush, Shortspur Seablush, Plectritis congesta [white or pink, single head]
- Sheep’s Sorrel, Rumex acetosella
- Shepherd’s-Purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris
- Shining Pepperweed, Lepidium nitidum
- Shooting Star, Henderson’s Shooting Star, Primula hendersonii
- Slough Sedge, Carex obnupta
- Small-Flowered Catchfly, Silene gallica
- Swamp Smartweed, Persicaria hydropiperoides
- Smokebush, Smoke Tree, Cotinus coggygria
- Snowberry, Common Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus
- Sow Thistle, Common Sow-Thistle, Sonchus oleraceus
- Spanish Bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica
- Spanish Clover, Acmispon americanus [looks like baby lotus]
- Spring Starflower, Ipheion uniflorum
- Spurge, Eggleaf Spurge, Euphorbia oblongata
- Spurge, Mediterranean Spurge, Euphorbia characias
- Spurge, Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus
- Squarestem Spikerush, Eleocharis quadrangulata
- Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed, Cerastium glomeratum
- Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica
- Stonecrop, Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium
- Stork’s Bill, Mediterranean Stork’s-Bill, Erodium botrys
- Stork’s Bill, Musk Stork’s-Bill, Erodium moschatum
- Stork’s Bill, Redstem Stork’s-Bill, Erodium cicutarium
- Sugar Pine Tree, Pinus lambertiana
- Summer Snowflake, Leucojum aestivum [like lily of the valley with green spots]
- Sunflower, California Sunflower, Helianthus californicus
- Sunflower, Common Sunflower, Helianthus annuus
- Sunflower, Common Woolly Sunflower, Eriophyllum lanatum
- Tall Flatsedge, Cyperus eragrostis
- Tamarisk, Saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima
- Tarweed, Fitch’s Tarweed, Centromadia fitchii [yellow, no thorns, smells like lemons]
- Teasel, Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
- Tobacco, Coyote Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata
- Tobacco, Tree Tobacco, Nicotiana glauca
- Torrent Sedge, Carex nudata
- Tower-of-Jewels, Giant Viper’s-Bugloss, Echium pininana
- Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia
- Tree-Anemone, Carpenteria californica
- Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima
- Trefoil, Bird’s Foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus
- Trefoil, Chilean Trefoil, Acmispon wrangelianus [vernal pool]
- Trembling Aspen, Populus tremuloides [white bark]
- Trillium, Giant White Wakerobin, Trillium albidum
- Tule, Common Tule, Schoenoplectus acutus
- Turkey Tangle Frogfruit, Phyla nodiflora
- Turkish Pine, Pinus brutia [2 fasicles]
- Twining Snakelily, Dichelostemma volubile
- Valley Tassels, Castilleja attenuata
- Vetch, Common Vetch, Vicia sativa [pink flowers]
- Vetch, Hairy Vetch, Vicia villosa
- Violet, California Golden Violet, Viola pedunculata
- Violet, Pine Violet, Viola lobata [lifer]
- Wallflower, Western Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum
- Warrior’s Plume, Pedicularis densiflora
- Water-Cress, Nasturtium sp.
- Wavy-Leafed Soap Plant, Soaproot, Chlorogalum pomeridianum
- Wax-Leaf Ligustrum, Ligustrum japonicum
- Western Dwarf Mistletoe, Arceuthobium campylopodum
- Western Hoptree, Ptelea crenulata
- Western Redbud, Cercis occidentalis
- Western Solomon’s Plume, Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule
- Western Stoneseed, Lithospermum ruderale
- Western Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum occidentale [looks like phacelia
- White Brodiaea, Triteleia hyacinthina [lifer]
- White Fir, Abies concolor
- White Horehound, Marrubium vulgare
- White Meadowfoam, Limnanthes alba
- White Mulberry, Morus alba
- White Nemophila, Nemophila heterophylla
- White Sweetclover, Melilotus albus
- White Wall-Rocket, Diplotaxis erucoides
- Wild Celery, Angelica sp.
- Wild Licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota [lifer]
- Wild Mustard, Sinapis arvensis
- Wild Radish, Raphanus sativus
- Willow, Arroyo Willow, Salix lasiolepis
- Willow, Coyote Willow, Salix exigua
- Willow, Goodding’s Willow, Salix gooddingii
- Willow, Interior Sandbar Willow, Salix interior
- Willow, Scouler’s Willow, Salix scouleriana [silvery, feathery catkins]
- Willows, Salix sp.
- Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca [lifer]
- Woolly Hedgenettle, Stachys byzantina
- Woolly Marbles, Low Woolly Marbles, Psilocarphus brevissimus
- Woolly Marbles, Slender Woolly-Marbles, Psilocarphus tenellus [lifer]
- Yarrow, Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
- Yarrow, Fern-leaf Yarrow, Achillea filipendulina [yellow]
- Yellow Bird-of-Paradise Shrub, Erythrostemon gilliesii
- Yellow Carpet, Blennosperma nabium var.nanum [tiny yellow flower with white pollen]
- Yellow Star-Thistle, Centaurea solstitialis
- Yellow Star-Tulip, Calochortus monophyllus [fuzzy throat]
- Yellow Sweetclover, Small Melilot, Melilotus indicus
- Yerba Santa, California Yerba Santa, Eriodictyon californicum
- Yew Tree, Taxus sp.
Reptiles and Amphibians: (Last year: 32 species)
- Frog, American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus
- Frog, Pacific Treefrog, Chorus Frog, Pseudacris regilla
- Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus oreganus
- Pacific Pond Turtle, Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys marorata
- Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans
- River Cooter Turtle, Pseudemys concinna
- Skink, Western Skink, Plestiodon skiltonianus [juveniles have a blue tail] [lifer]
- Western Fence Lizard, Blue Belly, Sceloporus occidentalis
Other Vocabulary:
- Apothecia: [a-poth-EH-cee-ah] concave cup formations on lichen that bear the spores; asocarp
- Bilateral Gynandromorph: an organism that contains both male and female characteristics that can be distinguished through sexual dimorphism. Usually seen in moths, butterflies, other insects and birds.
- Cilia: outgrowths on the thallus of lichen that look like eyelashes or tentacles
- Crown Shyness: gaps in the canopy between trees in the forest that allow for sunlight to get through, and help the trees “social distance” to help neighboring trees to avoid infections and infestations.
- Fasciation: also known as cresting, a relatively rare condition of abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the growing tip which normally is concentrated around a single point and produces approximately cylindrical tissue, instead becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested (or “cristate”), or elaborately contorted, tissue.
- Inquiline: an animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another (not the same as parasite because they don’t necessarily adversely affect the host.)
- Intergrade: There are two types of intergradation: Primary intergradation: Occurs in cases were two subspecies are connected via one or more intermediate populations, each of which are in turn intermediate to their adjacent populations and exhibit more or less the same amount of variability as any other population within the species. Adjacent populations and subspecies are subject to cline intergradation, and in these situations it is usually taken for granted that the clines are causally related to environmental gradients. Secondary intergradation: When contact between a geographically isolated subspecies is reestablished with the main body of the species or with another isolate subspecies, interbreeding takes place as long as the isolate has not yet evolved an effective set of isolating mechanisms. Consequently, a relatively distinct zone or belt of hybridization will develop depending on the degree of genetic and phenotypic difference that was achieved by the previously isolated subspecies.
- Isidia: [EYE-sid-ee-ah] ; small outgrowths of the thallus, from about 50 micrometres to a millimetre or so in length. They contain both fungal hyphae and photobiont cells and vary in shape, depending on species, from bulbous to cylindrical or branched, sometimes even coralloid .
- Osmeteria: the “horns” on the head of swallowtail caterpillars. “…The everted organ resembles a fleshy forked tongue (not unlike a snake tongue)… [and emits] a foul, disagreeable odor which serves to repel ants, small spiders, and mantids…”
- Soredia: [SORE-dee-ah] powdery grainy-looking balls composed of fungal hyphae wrapped around cyanobacteria or green algae on lichen; asexual reproduction
- Teneral: of, relating to, or constituting a state of the imago of an insect immediately after molting during which it is soft and immature in coloring.
- Thanatosis: “death drop” insect use to evade capture. Feigning death is a technique used by lots of different critters, including the opossum.
- Thigmotropism: the turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a touch stimulus (what causes a vine to wrap around a tree, for example)
