Borrego Springs Invaded by iNaturalist
What is being called a "Super Bloom" in Borrego Springs brought a few people from the Bay Area down and I had the pleasure of please of spending a day with them. @kueda @damontighe and @sea-kangaroo are the three user names I remember that made the trip down and they joined myself, @matthew_salkiewicz and @biohexx1.
As usual, simply spending the day with and learning from the others was my highlight. We found flowers galore, some of which are rare (in San Diego County) and/or endangered. It is a banner year for Desert Lily and we had hundreds of them down on the desert floor. Another favorite of mine, the Ghost Flower, was in large numbers up one of the canyons that hiked.
Finding mushrooms in the desert is always interesting to me. Damon tried to teach those of us interested but I came home a bad student and entered in one incorrectly and was quickly corrected. I'll try to do better next time.
Thanks to each of everyone of you for a fun day. I look forward to spending more time with you out in the field somewhere soon.
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Coulter's Lyrepod (Lyrocarpa coulteri)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Sandy Stilt-Puffball (Battarrea phalloides)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Borrego Desertsnail (Sonorelix borregoensis)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Edrotes ventricosusObserver
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San Diego County, California, US
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Stalked Puffballs (Genus Tulostoma)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Purple Desert Lupine (Lupinus shockleyi)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Caterpillar-hunter Beetles (Genus Calosoma)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Purple Desert Lupine (Lupinus shockleyi)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Purple Desert Lupine (Lupinus shockleyi)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Desert Calico (Loeseliastrum matthewsii)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Frost Mat (Achyronychia cooperi)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Alkali Grasshopper (Anconia integra)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Purple Desert Lupine (Lupinus shockleyi)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
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Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)Observer
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San Diego County, California, US
Comments
Was going to send you an email, but hey, I'll just do it here: super thanks to you and @matthew_salkiewicz for showing us around and being so generous with your time and knowledge. All of us Bay Area folks learned a ton from both of you, and just plain enjoyed the company! Also in our party were @ang (Angela) and @smmwwfc (Sylvie), plus Sean and Cat who I don't think are on iNat. Hope you had a great time tidepooling Sunday!
P.S. We did end up finding water in Borrego Springs and thus did not die. Hooray.
Glad you didn't die. You all wiped me out so much that I ended up not tidepooling as I had hoped and instead spent the day instead going through the photos from our outing.
It was great to meet all you guys. It's always nice to put a face to an iNat username and go out exploring with other people who enjoy plants as much as I do.
A quick note about two of the plants that we observed:
Ives' Phacelia (Phacelia ivesiana) first observed locally in 110 years earlier this year.
Desert Lupine (Lupinus shockleyi) first observed locally in 78 years earlier this year.
Ditto what Ken-ichi said -- thank you, @finatic and @matthew_salkiewicz, for showing us around Anza-B all day! It was good to meet you both and see so many amazing plants!
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