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Genus LeptosphaeriaObserver
chyropteraDescription
"Hersey kiss" fungi on nettle stem (Urtica sp.)
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
brnhnDescription
Thimbleberry galls
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
lumenalDescription
3 of these growing from mossy ground near creek
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Life (Life)Observer
chyropteraDescription
This observation is for the cause of the pink tinge
See:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490830/
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-04-21-0822-PDN
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Bearberry Redstem (Exobasidium uvae-ursi)Observer
sedgequeenDescription
A fungus turns some of the leaves red, mimicking flowers. Insects land on them and carry away spores. Host is Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
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Observer
sedgequeenDescription
Brian Booth State Park, near where kayaks are launched. Galls on Spiraea douglasii. The name is a wild guess.
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Pacific Willow Leaf Beetle (Tricholochmaea punctipennis)Observer
chyropteraDescription
Skeletonizing one patch of willow (Salix sp.) along the Sno-park parking area.
ID tentative
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Genus PericlistusObserver
chyropteraDescription
Gall on rose (Rosa sp.)
Stem keeps growing "normally" after gall
ID tentative
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Diplolepis gracilisObserver
chyropteraDescription
Gall on rose (Rosa sp.)
Main part of gall on underside of leaf; top shows small round hump
ID tentative
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Genus EuuraObserver
chyropteraDescription
Galls on willow (Salix sp.)
Petiole and leaf midrib swelled
Possibly Gallformers Euura salix-petiole-gall
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Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella)Observer
chyropteraDescription
Leafminer on crabapple (Malus sp.)
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Phyllactinia guttataObserver
chyropteraDescription
Small black and other color dots in clusters on the underside of a hazelnut leaf. Fungi? Insect frass?
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Observer
chyropteraDescription
Galls on flower buds of mountain spirea (Spiraea splendens)
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Taphrina faullianaObserver
harsiparkerDescription
On Western Sword Fern (Dryopteridaceae: Polystichum munitum). Plant growing in fairly deep shade, canopied by Red Alder.
Upper leaf surface = Photos 1, 2 & 6-8
Ventral leaf surface = Photos 3, 4 & 5
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Gray Starburst Lichen (Parmeliopsis hyperopta)Observer
rerobertsDescription
And P. ambigua.
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Powder-edged Speckled Greenshield (Flavopunctelia soredica)Observer
joe_dimeglio
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Giant Candlewax Lichen (Ricasolia amplissima)Observer
joe_dimeglioDescription
Cyanomorph of Ricasolia amplissima (Dendriscocaulon sp.).
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Poison Ivy Rust (Pileolaria brevipes)Observer
flammulatedDescription
Dark brown rust on Pacific Poison Oak. Appears to be the first iNat record submitted in Oregon, or from anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.
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Observer
brnhnDescription
Badly distorted elder leaves. I wasn’t able to find an obvious cause like aphid frass
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Oblong Bluecurls (Trichostema oblongum)Observer
holyeggDescription
Crushed leaves smelled like vinegar. Very small, growing in a vernally wet area beside Downingia and cryptantha. Many plants have already lost their flowers while some are in bud.
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Giant Candlewax Lichen (Ricasolia amplissima)Observer
joe_dimeglioDescription
Cyanomorph of Ricasolia amplissima spp. amplissima "Dendriscocaulon intricatulum"
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Observer
joe_dimeglioDescription
"Lobaria oregana" Lobaria silvae-veteris compound thallus with a primary cyanmorph and budding chloromorphs.
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Observer
flammulatedDescription
Interesting fungus on Pacific Sanicle leaves and stems. Tentative ID, entirely based on a couple of others on iNat, for instance:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162822512
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flammulatedDescription
"Kellogg Scale" - found on underside of Grand Fir needles. Apparently the straw color and host are indicative of this species; looks like this is the first record of it on iNat. For reference, see p. 159:
https://essig.berkeley.edu/documents/cis/cis05.pdf
And this species is mentioned on p. 139 of Peterson's "Pacific Northwest Insects" book, which says it "feeds on needles of pines, Douglas Fir, and true fir," and can be separated by color from Chionaspis species (which are white).
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Uredinopsis pteridisObserver
flammulatedDescription
Arranged in parallel rows on the underside of Grand Fir needles, always on only one needle without any on adjoining needles; several examples on branches within a few inches of each other.
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Lachnum gaultheriaeObserver
corndogDescription
cf.
On Gaultheria, always causing circular leaf spots which later excise themselves from the the leaf and fall to the ground.
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Fragile Coral Lichen (Sphaerophorus fragilis)Observer
cwardropDescription
Coastal rock
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Angel's Hair (Ramalina thrausta)Observer
flammulatedDescription
Tentative ID, not sure which species?
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Observer
corndogDescription
On resin of large fallen Tsuga heterophylla. stalk about 1.5 mm max.
asci 91-110 x 6.5-8.5. Spores dark brown, 1 septate, 14.8-16.2 x 5.3-7.
KOH-
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chyropteraDescription
id tentative
Growing on an exposed weathered fence post
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Arrhenia peltigerinaObserver
corndogDescription
On Peltigera in interdunal wetland
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eullstromDescription
On a piece of fallen bark in coastal old growth forest of Picea sitchensis and Tsuga heterophylla.
Update: I think this may be Ricasolia amplissima ssp. sheiyi
https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ricasolia-amplissima_Assessment_FINAL_2017_12_22.pdf
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lumenalDescription
On alder branch
In person the color looked blue-gray and contrasted with the greenish color of adjacent Hypotrachyna sinuosa
Rhizines simple to sparsely branched
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Moon Lichens (Genus Sticta)Observer
juliakcarrDescription
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC
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Sticta toriiObserver
joe_dimeglioDescription
GenBank: MH374891
Simon, A., Goward, T., Di Meglio, J., Dillman, K., Spribille, T., & Goffinet, B. (2018). Sticta torii sp. nov., a remarkable lichen of high conservation priority from northwestern North America. Graphis Scripta, 30(6).
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Holly Speckle (Trochila ilicina)Observer
chyropteraDescription
On upper leaf surface of holly.
Last photo shows underside of same leaf.
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Genus EpicyptaObserver
corndogDescription
Tiny larvae ( <.5 cm ) inside decayed wood, carrying brown orbs, occasionally depositing them. Is it a frass shield like in some Coleoptera larvae? Are they diptera larvae instead??
Bearing a striking resemblance to a slime mold.
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Crab Eye Lichen (Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides)Observer
wweellllDescription
Found fallen on Big Hump on the Duckabush trail, on the 9th switchback. Under Pseudotsuga and Acer. Altitude 300m.
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Genus RhopalomyiaObserver
adamschneiderDescription
Is a fungus or an arthropod behind this gall?
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Tree Pelt Lichen (Peltigera collina)Observer
lumenalDescription
On deciduous shrub
This appears to be a green algal form of Peltigera collina. It was growing beside many other P. collina that had the typical darker coloration.
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Pelt Lichens (Genus Peltigera)Observer
rerobertsDescription
I'm not sure if what I'm seeing on the margins is isidia or lobules. I didn't see any apothecia either.
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Honeydew Gall Wasp (Disholcaspis eldoradensis)Observer
augustjacksonDescription
Emerging on the coldest day of the year. Certainly the first time this has been photographed.
Seperation of D. eldoradensis and D. mellifica still needs some work, especially in the Northwest, but I believe this to be the former species based on gall size and morphology.
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Ball-tipped Gall Wasp (Xanthoteras teres)Observer
augustjacksonDescription
Very low relative abundance.
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Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii)Observer
davidbadkeDescription
Clung to the beak of a Whimbrel that was foraging in the seaweed, the bird could not dislodge it, after a couple of minutes the isopod dropped off. The Whimbrel continued to feed with the isopod on board.
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Footsteps of Spring (Sanicula arctopoides)Observer
flammulatedDescription
?? A patch of these was growing/blooming on top of the south jetty at Florence.
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Genus OphiocordycepsObserver
corndogDescription
Undescribed species of Ophiocordyceps on larva of Polyphylla decemlineata
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Crab Eye Lichen (Acroscyphus sphaerophoroides)Observer
terraceparksDescription
On tip of fallen dead hemlock snag in Williams Creek Ecological Reserve
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Marys Peak Ice Cricket (Grylloblatta chintimini)Observer
leppinmDescription
Marys Peak at about 2800ft. Air Temp: 35 F. Female!
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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Observer
lumenalDescription
The otter was fighting this huge fish underwater for several minutes. Eventually it dragged the still-thrashing fish onto a small island and disappeared behind some vegetation.
This observation is for the mammal. For the fish, see: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103728272
