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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)Observer
grmorrisonDescription
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), growing along Poopout Trail, Dalton Ridge, front range of the San Gabriel Mountains. This individual with some sort of stem deformity on one inflorescence stalk, flattened into a broad, curved shaped. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
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Nuttall's Snapdragon (Sairocarpus nuttallianus)Observer
cjacksonDescription
Nuttall’s with Fasciation!
“A malformation of plant stems commonly appearing as enlargement and flattening as if several stems were fused is called fasciation.”
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Oak Gall Wasps (Tribe Cynipini)Observer
chalon9Description
Host: Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
Host observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200349899
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Dudley's Shield Fern (Polystichum dudleyi)Observer
dragonkelpDescription
Found growing in a bed of Acer macrophyllum leaves up Arroyo Aguague. Larger individuals can be found growing near seeps where Woodwardia fimbriata was also found.
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Plate Gall Wasp (Feron pattersonae)Observer
kbfischerDescription
On scrub oak
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Kernel Flower Gall Wasp (Callirhytis serricornis)Observer
antyeDescription
Gall On a Coast Live Oak: Collected. Will Add picture of adult here once it emerges.
