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The rare Menzies’ Wallflower (E.menziesii), endemic to California and found only on the coastal dunes between Humboldt and Monterey Counties.

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Asilomar in Full Bloom

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A child’s lost plastic shovel at Asilomar Dunes State Beach.

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Redwood Violets (V.sempervirens)

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A Western Meadow Fritillary (B.epithore) collecting nectar from a redwood violet in Big Basin State Park.

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Año Nuevo in my third year of graduate school. It feels different here now that I know the local resident plants’ names.

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Coast Paintbrush (C.affinis)

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Catching up on my field sketches.

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Seep Monkeyflower (E. Grandis) at Año Nuevo State Park

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A strange local herb species of our grasslands, Blowwives (A.mollis) pictured next to some Prettyface wildflowers.

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I saw my first golden eyed grass (S.californicum) on the side of a campus sidewalk the other day, I’ve never seen this particular grass in the area before.

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Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve

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California Figwort (R.californica)

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Native Buckeye Groves in San Benito County

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I saw my first mariposa lily ever today in the San Benito County grasslands! This is the Yellow Mariposa Lily (C.luteum)

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I saw my first Propertius Duskywing (E.propertius) this weekend enjoying nectar from the blooming Yerba Santa in Bonny Doon. It was just as magical as I expected, when these little guys fly they look like small fuzzy shadows. These butterflies are one of the many pollinators who rely on our local native oak species.

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Late Calvatia Shrooms that popped up in May