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: 1,219
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN |
42 | 239 | 159 | 232 | 230 | 122 |
JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC |
74 | 67 | 138 |
Includes 97 new-to-me [lifer] species.
Arachnids: (Last year: 22 species)
- Arabesque Orbweaver, Neoscona arabesca [related to Spotted Orbweaver] [lifer]
- California Turret Spider, Atypoides riversi
- Cobweb Spider, Family: Theridiidae
- Cobweb Spider, Phylloneta sp.
- 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
- Humpbacked Orbweaver Spider, Eustala sp. [lifer]
- Jumping Spider, Subfamily: Salticinae
- Jumping Spider, Arboreal Jumping Spider, Colonus hesperus [“checkerboard” head with white dot in the center]
- Jumping Spider, California Jumping Spider, Phidippus californicus [light rust, white and black on abdomen] [lifer]
- Jumping Spider, Half-Edged Wall Jumping Spider, Menemerus semilimbatus
- Jumping Spider, Johnson’s Jumping Spider, Phidippus johnsoni [red and black abdomen] [lifer]
- Marbled Cellar Spider, Holocnemus pluchei
- 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]
- Sierra Dome Spider, Neriene litigiosa [black and white stripes] [lifer]
- 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
- Wolf Spider, Brush-Footed Wolf Spider, Schizocosa mccooki
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]
- Cattle Egret, Western Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis ibis
- 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, American Common Merganser, Mergus merganser americanus
- 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
- Greylag × Canada Goose, Anser anser × Branta canadensis
- 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, Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- 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
- Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
- 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
- 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
- Tern, Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia [black cap, orange bill]
- Thick-Billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
- Towhee, California Towhee, Melozone crissalis
- Towhee, Spotted Towhee, Pipilo maculatus
- Townsend’s Warbler, Setophaga townsendi [lifer]
- Tricolored Blackbird, Agelaius tricolor
- 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
- Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii [lifer]
- 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.
- Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- 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
- Green-Spored Parasol Mushroom, Chlorophyllum molybdites [shaggy cap, lawn mushroom]
- 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.
- Ochre Spreading Tooth Fungus, Steccherinum ochraceum
- 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
- Rounded Earthstar, Geastrum saccatum
- 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]
- Spring King Bolete Mushroom, Boletus rex-veris
- Tuberous Polypore, Polyporus tuberaster [similar to Dryad’s Saddle]
- Turkey Tail Fungus, Trametes versicolor
- Water Mold, Phytophthora sp.
- Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf, Laetiporus gilbertsonii
- 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)
- Acorn Gall Wasp, Andricus chrysobalani [stunted growth, acorn may look pushed in or sideways] [lifer]
- Alder Tongue, Western American Alder Tongue Gall Fungus, Taphrina occidentalis
- Ash Flower Gall Mite, Aceria fraxiniflora
- 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]
- Blue Oak Erineum Mite, Aceria trichophila
- California Black Walnut Pouch Gall Mite, Aceria brachytarsa
- Club Gall Wasp, Atrusca clavuloides
- Clustered Blister Gall Wasp, Family: Cynipidae [Russo, Plate 230, Page 158. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Clustered Gall Wasp, Andricus brunneus
- Convoluted Gall Wasp, Andricus confertus
- Coral Gall Wasp, Burnettweldia corallina
- Cottonwood Catkin Gall Mite, Eriophyes neoessigi [long panicles like grapes]
- Cottonwood Leaf Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populivenae [lifer]
- Cottonwood Stem Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populiramulor [lifer]
- 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
- Crystalline Gall Wasp, Andricus crystallinus
- Disc Gall Wasp, Andricus parmula [round flat, “spangle gall”]
- Elm Leaf Pouch Gall Aphid, Oriental Grass Root 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]
- Fimbriate Gall Wasp, Andricus opertus
- Flange Gall Wasp, Russo, page 128, Plate 170, Unknown species [found on blue oak] [lifer]
- Flat-Topped Honeydew Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis eldoradensis
- Flower Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus castanopsidis [on the male flowers of chinquapin] [lifer]
- Fluted Gall Wasp, Family: Cynipidae [Russo, plate 231,page 158. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Fuzzy-Gall Wasp, Cynips conspicuus [round mealy bumpy; on Valley oak]
- Grape Erineum Mite, Colomerus vitis
- Gray Midrib Gall Wasp, Cynips multipunctata
- Gouty Stem Gall Wasp, Callirhytis quercussuttoni
- Hair Capsule Gall Wasp, Heteroecus sp. [Russo, plate 214,page 150. On canyon live oak] [lifer]
- Hair Stalk Gall Wasp, Andricus pedicellatus [thread gall on blue oak]
- Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp, Andricus chrysolepidicola [on white oaks, Blue, Valley, etc.]
- Jumping Gall Wasp, Neuroterus saltatorius
- Kernel Flower Gall Wasp, Callirhytis serricornis [asexual generation, summer, looks like a little jug]
- Leaf Gall Wasp/ Unidentified per Russo, Tribe: Cynipidea [on Valley Oak]
- Leafy Bract Gall Wasp, Diplolepis californica [hard rosette gall on rose bush]
- Lily Stem Gall Midge, Lasloptera sp. [on Itherial’s Spears in the spring]
- 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, sexual generation, Amphibolips quercuspomiformis [upside down volcano on the edge of the leaf, green or brown]
- Live Oak Apple Gall Wasp, Summer, asexual generation, Amphibolips quercuspomiformis [spiky ball]
- Live Oak Petiole Gall Wasp, Melikaiella flora [bisexual, spring generation, green swelling at the petiold and into the leaf]
- Manzanita Leafgall Aphid, Flower version, Tamalia coweni
- Manzanita Leafgall Aphid, Leaf curl version, Tamalia coweni
- Manzanita Leafgall Aphid, Midvien version, Tamalia coweni
- Oak Apple, California Gall Wasp, Andricus quercuscalifornicus
- Plate Gall Wasp, Andricus pattersonae
- Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid, Pemphigus populitransversus [on cottonwood]
- Poplar Petiole Gall Aphid, Pemphigus obesinymphae [new American species, “slit mouth”]
- Pumpkin Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus minusculus
- Red Cone Gall Wasp, Andricus kingi
- Rose Blister Gall Wasp, Diplolepis rosaefolii [hard midrib gall] [lifer]
- Rose Stem Galler Wasp, Diplolepis inconspicuous [nodule on stem of rose bushes] [lifer]
- Rosette Gall Wasp, Andricus wiltzae [on Valley Oak]
- Round Honeydew Gall Wasp, Disholcaspis canescens
- Round-Gall Wasp, Burnettweldia washingtonensis [round, fuzzy, on twigs]
- Ruptured Twig Gall Wasp, Callirhytis perdens [on live oaks, black oaks]
- Saucer Gall Wasp, Andricus gigas
- Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth, Cameraria hamadryadella [form whole-leaf blisters on oak] [lifer]
- Spined Turban Gall Wasp, Cynips douglasii [summer, asexual generation, pink, spiky top]
- Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp, Diplolepis polita [on rose leaves]
- Striped Volcano Gall Wasp, Andricus atrimentus, bisexual spring generation [looks like a papery ball with a black interior]
- Striped Volcano Gall Wasp, Andricus atrimentus, asexual, summer generation [looks like a tiny volcano]
- Two-Horned Gall Wasp, unisexual , summer generation, Dryocosmus dubiosus [small, green or mottled, on back of leaf along the midvein]
- Urchin Gall Wasp, Cynips quercusechinus
- 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
- Wool-Bearing Gall Wasp, Druon quercuslanigerum
- Woollybear Gall Wasp, Atrusca trimaculosa
- Yellow Wig Gall Wasp, Druon fullawayi
Insects, Arthropods, Hexapods: (Last year: 218 species)
- Acmon Blue Butterfly, Icaricia acmon
- Allokermes, Live Oak Kermes, Allokermes cueroensis
- Anise Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio zelicaon
- Ant, Andre’s Harvester Ant, Veromessor andrei [black]
- Ant, Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile
- Ant, Bicolored Carpenter Ant, Camponotus vicinus [large, black and red]
- Ant, California Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus [red]
- Ant, Fusca-Group Field Ants, Formica fusca
- Ant, Immigrant Pavement Ant, Tetramorium immigrans [lifer]
- Ant, Little Black Ant, Monomorium minimum
- Ant, Velvety Tree Ant, Liometopum occidentale
- Ant, Western Carpenter Ant, Camponotus modoc
- 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, Oleander Aphid, Aphis nerii [yellow-orange with black legs]
- Aphid, Smoky Poplar Aphid, Chaitophorus populicola [adults are black]
- Aphid, Woolly Oak Aphid, Stegophylla brevirostris [lots of white fluff, honeydew]
- Assassin Bug, Leafhopper Assassin Bug, Zelus renardii
- Backswimmer, Notonecta sp. [large eyes]
- Bee, European Honeybee, Western Honeybee, Apis mellifera
- Bee, Leafcutter Bee, Megachile sp.
- Bee, Long-Horned Bee, Melissodes sp.
- Bee, Metallic Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum dialictus ssp.
- Bee, Sunflower Chimney Bee, Diadasia enavata [lifer]
- Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Halictus tripartitus
- Bee, Urbane Digger Bee, Anthophora urbana [gray and black, bluish eyes]
- Bee, Western Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa californica
- Bee Fly, Bombylius sp.
- Bee Fly, Greater Bee Fly, Bombylius major
- Bee Fly, Villa lateralis [looks like a bee but with fly eyes]
- Big-Eyed Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus
- 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, Hydropsyche sp.
- 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 Sister Butterfly, Adelpha californica
- California Tortoiseshell Butterfly, Nymphalis californica [lifer]
- Case-Bearing Leaf Beetle, Cryptocephalus castaneus [lifer]
- Case-Bearing Leaf Beetle, Diachus sp.
- Caterpillar Hunter Beetle, Calosoma cancellatum [like a Darkling with a sculpted carapace]
- Checkered White Butterfly, Pontia protodice [lifer]
- Cicada, Typical Cicada, Family: Cicadidae
- Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella [backyard]
- 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
- Damselfly, Tule Bluet Damselfly, Enallagma carunculatum
- 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]
- Desert Stink Beetle, Eleodes acuticauda
- 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, Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly, Sympetrum corruptum
- Dragonfly, Western Pondhawk Dragonfly, Erythemis collocata [females are green, males are blue]
- 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, American Serpentine Leaf Miner Fly, Liriomyza trifolii
- Fly, Black Blow Fly, Phormia regina [dark blue sheen]
- Fly, Bristle Fly, Ptilodexia sp.
- 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. Flower-Loving Fly, Apiocera sp. [lifer]
- 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, Stable Fly, Stomoxys calcitrans
- Fly, Tachinid Fly, Archytas sp. [lifer]
- Fly, Tiger Fly, Coenosia sp. [lifer]
- Fly, Yellow-Footed Tachinid Fly, Tachina 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]
- Grasshopper, California Rose-Winged Grasshopper, Dissosteira pictipennis
- 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
- Indian-Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella [small, brown tips] [lifer]
- 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.
- Lace Bug, Chrysanthemum Lace Bug, Corythucha marmorata
- 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]
- Leaf Beetle, Family: Chrysomelidae
- Leafhopper, Euscelis sp. [tiny, brown]
- Leafhopper, Euscelidius sp. [ tiny, brown, known to vector phytoplasmas in cultivated vines]
- Leafhopper, Momoria sp. [pink and green]
- 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]
- Mantis, Mediterranean Mantis, Iris oratoria [thin ootheca]
- Marbled Oak Dagger Moth, Acronicta marmorata [pinkish-orange caterpillar, sparse fine hairs]
- March Fly, Bibio vestitus [tiny, black, elongated body]
- Mayfly, Order: Ephemeroptera
- Mayfly, Giant Mayfly, Hexagenia limbata [lifer]
- Mayfly, Speckled Dun, Callibaetis pictus [small, tan or brownish]
- Mealybug Destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
- Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle, Acmaeodera sp.
- Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle, Subgenus: Melanthaxia
- Morning-Glory Leafminer Moth, Bedellia somnulentella
- Mud-Dauber Wasp, Sceliphron sp. [black and yellow]
- Mugwort Weevil, Lixus fasciculatus
- Non-Biting Midges, Family: Chironomidae
- Non-Biting Midge, Cricotopus sp.
- Oak Ribbed Casemaker Moth, Bucculatrix albertiella
- 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
- Plant Bugs, Tribe: Phylini
- Plant Bug, Parthenicus sp.
- Propertius Duskywing Butterfly, Erynnis propertius
- Redbud Seed Weevil, Gibbobruchus mimus
- Red Gum Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei [on eucalyptus]
- Robber Fly, Subfamily: Asilinae
- Robber Fly, Efferia albibarbis
- Robbery Fly, Machimus notatus
- Rose Stem Miner Moth, Marmara sp.
- Rose Weevil, Western Rose Curculio, Merhynchites wickhami
- Sawfly, Pristiphora sp.
- Scale Insects, Superfamily: Coccoidea
- Scale, Iceplant Scale, Pulvinariella mesembryanthem
- 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]
- Small Milkweed Bug, Lygaeus kalmii
- Snakefly, Common Snakefly, Agulla sp.
- Soft-Winged Flower Beetle, Listrus sp.
- Spittlebug, Meadow Spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius
- Squash Bugs, Anasa sp. [eggs on live oak]
- Stilt Bug, Family: Berytidae
- Stink Bugs, Family: Pentatomidae
- Stink Bug, Say’s Stink Bug, Chlorochroa sayi [bluish green] [lifer]
- Sugary Lerp Psyllid, Glycaspis granulata
- Thrip, Subfamily: Thripinae
- Thrip, Tobacco Thrip, Frankiella fusca [lifer]
- Tick, American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
- Treehopper, Gyponana sp. [pink head, yellowish body]
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Tribe: Ceresini
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Stictocephala alta
- Treehopper, Buffalo Treehopper, Stictocephala bisonia
- Treehopper, Green Treehopper, Tortistilus pacificus
- Treehopper, Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata [looks like a thorn] [lifer]
- 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 Tailed-Blue Butterfly, Cupido amyntula
- Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio rutulus
- Western Tussock Moth, Orgyia vetusta
- Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica
- Weevil Wasp, Cerceris sp. [small, yellow and black, amber wings]
- Whiteflies, Family: Aleyrodidae
- Woodland Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanoides
- Yellow Starthistle Flower Weevil, Larinus curtus
Invertebrates, Other (Last year: 7 species)
- Copepods, Family: Cyclopidae
- Freshwater Apple Snails, Family: Ampullariidae
- 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, black or brown apothecia]
- Hooded Rosette Lichen, Physcia adscendens [hairs/eyelashes on the tips of the lobes]
- Hooded Tube Lichen, Hypogymnia physodes
- 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
- Witch’s Hair Lichen, Alectoria sarmentosa [on fir trees]
- Wolf Lichen, Letharia vulpine [bright yellow-green]
Lichen on Stone/Metal: (Last year: 22 species)
- Bare-Bottom Sunburst Lichen, Xanthomendoza weberi
- 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
- Mortar Rim Lichen, Myriolecis dispersa [black/grey]
- Pebbled Pixie Cup, Cladonia pyxidata
- Peppered Rock-Shield Lichen, Xanthoparmelia conspersa
- Pelt Lichen, Dog Pelt Lichen, Peltigera canina
- Pelt Lichen, Scaly Pelt Lichen, Peltigera praetextata [lifer]
- Rock Disk Lichen, Lecidella stigmatea [black spots]
- Rock Greenshield Lichen, Flavoparmelia baltimorensis
- Single-Spored Map Lichen, Rhizocarpon disporum [black/gray on rocks]
- 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)
- Aardvark, Orycteropus afer
- African Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
- African Lion, Panthera leo
- 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
- Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
- Chipmunk, Long-Eared Chipmunk, Neotamias quadrimaculatus
- Columbian Black-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
- Common Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri sciureus
- Coyote, Canis latrans
- Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
- Dog, Canis lupus familiaris
- Douglas’ Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii [small brown squirrel, white belly]
- Eastern Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
- Eastern Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger [rusty belly]
- Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis [white belly]
- Gopher, Botta’s Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae [burrows, mounds]
- Grevy’s Zebra, Equus grevyi
- Jaguar, Panthera onca
- Masai Giraffe, Giraffa tippelskirchi
- Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
- Mongoose Lemur, Eulemur mongo
- Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus
- Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
- Otter, North American River Otter, Lontra canadensis
- Raccoon, Common Raccoon, Procyon lotor
- Red Kangaroo, Macropus rufus
- Sheep, Ovis aries
- Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana
- Vole, California Vole, Microtus californicus eximus
- Vole, Field Vole, Microtus agrestis
- Western Gray Squirrel, Sciurus griseus
- Western Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
- Wolf’s Guenon Monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi
Pathogens/Bacteria: (Last year: 12 species)
- Black Knot, Apiosporina morbosa [fungal growth] [lifer]
- Black Walnut Witches Broom, Phytoplasma sp.
- Blackberry Rust, Gymnoconia nitens
- Blackberry Orange Rust, Gymnoconia peckiana
- Drippy Nut Disease, Lonsdalea quercina [Proteobacteria]
- Hollyhock Rust, Puccinia malvacearum
- Oak Anthracnose Fungus, Apiognomonia errabunda [spots on Chinquapin leaves] [lifer]
- Oak Leaf Blister, Taphrina caerulescens [fungus, may present as discoloration on leaves]
- Oak Powdery Mildew, Erysiphe alphitoides [fungus]
- Rose Powdery Mildew, Podosphaera pannosa
- Rose Rosette Disease (RRD), Rose rosette emaravirus [carried by mites]
- Rose Rust, Phragmidium tuberculatum
- Rust Fungus: Order: Pucciniales
- Sycamore Powdery Mildew, Erysiphe platani [fungus]
- Witches Broom, Cherry Tree Witches Broom, Taphrina wiesneri [on Prunus sp. trees]
- 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
- Algae, Green Hair Algae, Chlorodesmis fastigiata
- Alkali Heath, Frankenia salina [sweats salt] [lifer]
- Alkali Heliotrope, Heliotropium curassavicum
- Alkali Mallow, Malvella leprosa [lifer]
- Alkali Weed, Cressa truxillensis [lifer]
- Almond Tree, Prunus dulcis
- Aloe, Candelabra Aloe, Aloe arborescens
- Amaranth, Family: Amaranthaceae
- Amazon Frogbit, Limnobium laevigatum [water plant]
- American Black Nightshade, Solanum americanum
- 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 [pink, blush]
- Bindweed, Ground Morning Glory, Convolvulus sabatius mauritanicus [purple-blue flowers]
- Bindweed, Hillside False Bindweed, Calystegia subacaulis [all white]
- Bird’s-Eye Gilia, Gilia tricolor
- Bird’s-Eye Speedwell, Veronica persica
- Bird’s Foot Cliffbrake, Pellaea mucronata
- Bisnaga, Visnaga daucoides
- Bitter Cherry, Prunus emarginata
- Bitter Lettuce, Lactuca virosa
- 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
- Brazilian Vervain, Verbena brasiliensis
- 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, California Buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum
- Buckwheat, Long-Stemmed Buckwheat, Eriogonum elongatum [tiny flowers]
- Buckwheat, Naked Buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum
- Buckwheat, Sulfur Buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum
- Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare
- Bunya-Bunya Pine, Araucaria bidwillii [looks like Monkey-Puzzle]
- Bur Parsley, Anthriscus caucalis
- Bush Chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens
- Buttercup, Ranunculus sp.
- Buttercup, Rough-Fruited Buttercup, Ranunculus muricatus
- Buttercup, Western Buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis
- Butterfly Bush, Buddleja davidii
- Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis
- California Brickellbush, Brickellia californica
- California Buckeye Chestnut Tree, Aesculus californica
- California Bulrush, Schoenoplectus californicus
- California Flannelbush, Fremontodendron californicum
- California Fuchsia, Epilobium canum
- California Mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana
- California Pipevine, Dutchman’s Pipe, Aristolochia californica
- California Saxifrage, Micranthes californica
- California Sweetshrub, Spice Bush, Calycanthus occidentalis
- California Sycamore, Western Sycamore, Platanus racemose
- California Wild Grape, Vitis californica
- Calla Lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Callery Pear, Pyrus calleryana
- Cancerwort, Sharp-Point, Fluellen, Kickxia elatine [lifer]
- 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]
- Chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum
- Chamomile, Stinking Chamomile, Anthemis cotula
- Checker Lily, Fritillaria affinis
- Cheeseweed Mallow, Malva parviflora
- Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus
- 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
- Coast Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens
- Coastal Button-Celery, Prickly Coyote Thistle, Eryngium armatum [lifer]
- 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
- Corn, Zea mays
- Coyote Brush, Baccharis pilularis
- Coyote Mint, Monardella villosa
- Creamcups, Platystemon californicus
- Creeping Lantana, Lantana montevidensis [pink flowers]
- Creeping Myoporum, Myoporum parvifolium [groundcover, small whiteflowers]
- Creeping Woodsorrel, Oxalis corniculata
- Crevice Alumroot, Heuchera micrantha
- Cudweed, Jersey Cudweed, Helichrysum luteoalbum
- Cucumber, Cucumis sativus
- Daffodil, Wild Daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Dame’s Rocket, Hesperis matronalis [purple flowers in bouquets]
- Dandelion, Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
- Deerweed, Acmispon glaber
- Denseflower Willowherb, Epilobium densiflorum [small, pinkish flowers]
- Deodar Cedar, Cedrus deodara
- Devil’s Beggarticks, Bidens frondosa
- Dock, Clustered Dock, Rumex conglomeratus
- Dock, Curly Dock, Rumex crispus
- Dock, Tall Dock, Rumex altissimus
- Dock, Willow Dock, Rumex salicifolius
- Dotted Knotweed, Persicaria punctata [white flowers]
- 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
- Dudleya, Coast Range Dudleya, Dudleya cymosa 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, California Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum jordanii
- Fern, California Polypody, Polypodium californicum
- Fern, Common Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum
- Fern, Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis
- Fern, Hairy Brackenfern, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens [variation of Common Bracken]
- 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
- Flax-Leaved Horseweed, Erigeron bonariensis
- 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
- Fragrant Everlasting. Pseudognaphalium beneolens [soft, pale, felty leaves]
- 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
- Fuyu Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Diospyros kaki var. Fuyu
- 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
- Goldenrod, Velvety Goldenrod, Solidago velutina
- Goldenrod, Western Goldenrod, Euthamia occidentalis
- 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, Barnyardgrass, Echinochloa crus-galli
- 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, Squirreltail Grass, Elymus elymoides
- Grasses, Wall Barley, Hordeum murinum
- Grasses, Wild Oat, Avena fatua
- Gray Pine, Pinus sabiniana
- Grevillea, Juniper Leaved Grevillea, Grevillea juniperina [spidery,orange]
- Grevillea, Rosemary Grevillea, Grevillea rosmarinifolia [spidery, red]
- Groundsel, Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
- Gumweed, Curlycup Gumweed, Grindelia squarrosa
- Gumweed, Great Valley Gumweed, Grindelia camporum
- Hackberry, Chinese Hackberry Tree, Celtis sinensis
- 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]
- Iceplant, Pigface Iceplant, Highway Iceplant, Carpobrotus edulis
- 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]
- Japanese Spirea, Spiraea japonica
- 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
- Korean Mulberry, Morus indica [front yard]
- Lady’s Thumb Smartweed, Persicaria maculosa
- 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, Dwarf Lupine, Lupinus lepidus [purple/blue]
- Lupine, Grape Soda Lupine, Lupinus excubitus [paler purple-blue with yellow tinge]
- Lupine, Miniature Lupine, Lupinus bicolor
- Lupine, Narrow-Leaved Lupine, Lupinus angustifolius [lifer]
- Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus africanus
- Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia × soulangeana [pink flowers]
- Manroot, California Manroot, Bigroot, Marah fabaceus
- Manroot, Taw Man-Root, Marah watsonii [elongated pods, sculpted leaves]
- 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
- Max Chrysanthemum, Leucanthemum maximum
- Meadowfoam, Rosy Douglas Meadowfoam, Limnanthes douglasii rosea [vernal pool]
- Mediterranean Cypress, Cupressus sempervirens
- Milkmaids, Cardamine californica
- Milkweed, Narrowleaf Milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis
- Milkweed, Showy Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
- Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata
- Miner’s Lettuce, Streambank Springbeauty, Claytonia parviflora
- Mistletoe, Broadleaf Mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum
- Mistletoe, Western Dwarf Mistletoe, Arceuthobium campylopodum
- 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.
- Mount Atlas Mastic Tree, Pistacia atlantica
- 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
- Nectarine Tree, Prunus persica nucipersica [front yard]
- Oak, Blue Oak, Quercus douglasii
- Oak, California Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii
- Oak, California Scrub Oak, Quercus berberidifolia
- 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, Oregon White Oak, Quercus garryana garryana
- Oak, Southern Live Oak, Quercus virginiana [endemic to the southeastern U.S.]
- 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]
- Pearly Everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
- 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
- Pokeweed, American Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana
- 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
- Primrose, Tall Evening Primrose, Oenothera elata
- Prostrate Knotweed, Polygonum aviculare [has tiny white flowers on the stem]
- Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius
- Purple Star-Thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa [lifer]
- 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
- Redroot Amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus
- 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
- Rough Cocklebur, Xanthium strumariumswal
- Rush, Canada Rush, Juncus canadensis [small flowering heads at the top of the stem]
- Rush, Soft Rush, Juncus effusus [flowering heads midstem]
- Sacred Datura, Datura wrightii [seeds have elaiosome on them]
- Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
- Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius
- Sage, Salvia sp.
- 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]
- Sago Cycad, Sago Palm, Cycas revoluta
- Saltbrush, Atriplex sp.
- Saltbush, Big Saltbush, Atriplex lentiformis
- San Joaquin Spearscale, Extriplex joaquinana [looks like a kind of saltbrush]
- Sanicle, Pacific Sanicle, Sanicula crassicaulis [yellow flowers, stinky]
- Sanicle, Purple Sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
- Sanicle, Tuberous Sanicle, Sanicula tuberosa [yellow]
- Santa Barbara Sedge, Carex barbarae
- 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
- Siberian Crabapple, Malus baccata
- Sierra Lessingia, Lessingia leptoclada [purple fringy-looking flowers in flocculent coverings]
- Silver Maple Tree, Acer saccharinum
- Silver Wattle, Acacia dealbata
- Slough Sedge, Carex obnupta
- Small-Flowered Catchfly, Silene gallica
- Smartweed, Pale Smartweed, Persicaria lapathifolia
- Smartweed, 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
- Sunflower, Mongolian Giant, Helianthus annuus var. Mongolian Giant
- Tall Flatsedge, Cyperus eragrostis
- Tamarisk, Saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima
- Tarweeds, Madia sp.
- Tarweed, Common Tarweed, Spikeweed, Centromadia pungens [prickly]
- Tarweed, Fitch’s Tarweed, Centromadia fitchii, Spikeweed [yellow, no thorns, smells like lemons]
- Tarweed, Hayfield Tarweed, Hemizonia congesta [white]
- Tarweed, Pit-Gland Tarweed, Narrow Tarweed, Holocarpha virgata virgata
- Tarweed, Woodrush Tarweed, Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia [white]
- Teasel, Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
- Telegraphweed, Heterotheca grandiflora
- 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]
- Narrow-Leaf Bird’s-Foot Trefoil, Lotus tenuis
- 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
- Vinegar Weed, Trichostema lanceolatum
- 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 Morning Glory, Calystegia occidentalis [seed pods have 4-5 black seeds in them]
- 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
- White-Topped Aster, Sericocarpus sp. [spidery, feathery-looking] [lifer]
- 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]
- Willow, Weeping Willow, Salix babylonica
- Willows, Salix sp.
- Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca [lifer]
- Woodland Woollythreads, Monolopia gracilens
- 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 Keckiella Flower, Keckiella sp. [related to penstemon] [lifer]
- Yellow Salsify, Tragopogon dubius
- 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.
- Zinnia, Elegant Zinnia, Zinnia elegans
Reptiles and Amphibians: (Last year: 32 species)
- American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
- Frog, American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus
- Frog, Pacific Treefrog, Chorus Frog, Pseudacris regilla
- Galápagos Giant Tortoise, Chelonoidis niger
- 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.
- Cecidologist: a person who studies plant galls
- 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.
- Fundatrix: stem mother, a viviparous parthenogenetic winged or wingless female aphid produced on the primary host plant from an overwintering fertilized egg
- 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)
