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California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)Observer
alexissinghDescription
between the marsh and bay right near the gate entrance to the marsh protected area
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Alkali Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum)Observer
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on the shore away from bay and marsh completely in a dry area
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Pacific Oyster (Magallana gigas)Observer
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salt marsh mission bay in mud a few feet away from water
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Green Algae (Phylum Chlorophyta)Observer
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salt marsh in mud
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Family BalanidaeObserver
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barnacle found on pacific oysters
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Red Sand-Verbena (Abronia maritima)Observer
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on sand dune
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Yellow Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)Observer
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under rock in mud
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
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bird tracts found in mission bay salt marsh near marsh water
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
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squirrel on the tree waiting for people on the trail to feed him :)
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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
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poppy growing right on the cactus
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California Ragwort (Senecio californicus)Observer
alexissinghDescription
looks like a daisy. grew independent from other plants and didn’t see many on the trail
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Distant Phacelia (Phacelia distans)Observer
alexissinghDescription
seen growing on a ledge of the trail away from the walking path
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Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)Observer
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possibly lemonade berry or sumac?
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Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)Observer
alexissinghDescription
very large yucca
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European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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was very hard to get a clear picture but it’s a honey bee on a deerweed plant
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Deerweed (Acmispon glaber)Observer
alexissinghDescription
two deerweed plants right next to each other but this was blooming and the one next to it wasn’t
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Wart-stemmed Ceanothus (Ceanothus verrucosus)Observer
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guy fleming trail
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Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana)Observer
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seen near the entrance of the of the guy fleming trails
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Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonoides)Observer
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non native plant at the beach
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European Searocket (Cakile maritima)Observer
alexissinghDescription
found by the wall that separate the beach from the street
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Pacific Sand Crab (Emerita analoga)Observer
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found close to the water at the beach in sand
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
alexissinghDescription
seen in the dry sand closer to the plants at the end of the beach
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Willet (Tringa semipalmata)Observer
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long beak. seen in water and near shore. runs quickly
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Crustaceans (Subphylum Crustacea)Observer
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i’m really not sure what this is. We dug up 20 cm of sand near the shore line and this was swimming in the little pool we created. very small and clear.
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Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)Observer
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washed up along the beach. lots of flys around it
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Gould Beanclam (Donax gouldii)Observer
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between the wet side of the sand and the dry side
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Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)Observer
alexissinghDescription
was brown/grey. On the beach, near the shore