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Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides)Observer
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Baccharis plant, native to coastal sage scrub areas and it was right off the trail. Has nice long thin stems and fluffy looking flowers for seed dispersal.
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Sea Cauliflower (Leathesia marina)Observer
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Found on the lower ride zone, stuck on a rock
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Wavy Turban (Megastraea undosa)Observer
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Empty inside, had sediment on it
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Wavy Turban (Megastraea undosa)Observer
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Broken In half, just the shell remains, green and ornamental
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Golden Rockweed (Silvetia compressa)Observer
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Vibrant green and moist, sprawled out onto of a rock
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Polychaete Worms (Class Polychaeta)Observer
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Flipped a rock upside down and found several worms, rock was in the water
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Genus IdoteaObserver
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Turned a rock upside down and found this little critter
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Order ChitonidaObserver
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In mid ride flipped over this rock and found a chiton attached to the rock!
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Bivalves (Class Bivalvia)Observer
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Opened, only the shell of a white species, found amongst the rocks underwater
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Esmark's Brittle Star (Ophioplocus esmarki)Observer
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A clear, white brown brittle star found submerged underwater near a rock
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Caridean Shrimps (Infraorder Caridea)Observer
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A shrimp with a green tail found in the low tide
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Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch (Ceratodoris rosacea)Observer
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A beautiful pink nudibranch found submerged in water
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Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)Observer
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A seagull on the rocks in the high tide zone
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California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)Observer
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Small green shrub low lying found near trail
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California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)Observer
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Sweet smelling aromatic sagebrush very common along the trails
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Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)Observer
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A common chaparral plant berries when put in water might taste sweet like lemonade
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Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides)Observer
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Green shrub light white and wispy seeds
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Santa Barbara Milkvetch (Astragalus trichopodus)Observer
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Near the trail low lying plant
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Stubble Rosegill (Volvopluteus gloiocephalus)Observer
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Small white cap mushroom with brown gills underneath.
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Coast Cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera)Observer
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Cactus looks like fingers near the entrance of the trail away from the ocean
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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)Observer
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Cactus found on the trail of the Knoll, prickly.
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Coastal Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)Observer
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Low lying, scrubby bush found above the beach sand and away form the coast in the upper marsh region.
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California Brittlebush (Encelia californica)Observer
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Found in a sandy dry area of higher elevation, near the entrance gate.
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Devil's Thorn (Rumex spinosus)Observer
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Seen along the entrance to the marsh and in areas away from the coast and in drier regions.
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Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca)Observer
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An invasive species spotted along the fence surrounding the Kendall marsh!
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Alkali Heath (Frankenia salina)Observer
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Green plant found in a higher elevation that the marsh.
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European Searocket (Cakile maritima)Observer
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Found near the entrance to the marsh on a drier gradient in an area of higher elevation.
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Wavy Chione (Chione undatella)Observer
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A live clam that was closed, found on the surface of the mud in the marsh near the coast.