Ceanothus California Field Botanists Association

2012-01-21T10:33:00.000-08:00

During our workshop at the UC Davis herbarium/Center for Plant Diversity, we identified the following plants using the 2nd edition of The Jepson Manual:
1. Malva nicaensis (Malvaceae)
2. Trifolium incarnatum (Fabaceae)
3. Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae)
4. Erigeron bonariensis (Asteraceae)

Someone moved Conyza into Erigeron, which threw us for a loop!

2011-10-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

Plants identified during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity. Thanks to all who attended!

1. Salix geyeriana (Salicaceae)

2. Salix ligulifolia (Salicaceae)

3. Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Salicaceae)

4. Aster chilensis (Asteraceae)

5. Lepidium campestre (Brassicaceae)

2011-09-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

Plants identified during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity.

1. Sedum laxum (Crassulaceae)

2. Xanthium spinosum (Asteraceae)

3. Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (Asteraceae)

4. Holocarpha virgata ssp. virgata (Asteraceae)

5. Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Chenopodiaceae)

6. Polycarpon tetraphyllum (Caryophyllaceae)

2011-08-20T14:49:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our very productive workshop at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Chamaesyce serpens

2. Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. ocellata

3. Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. hirtula

4. Senecio triangularis

5. Lessingia nana

6. Platyanthera leucostachys

7. Hypericum formosum var. scouleri

8. Apocynum androsaemifolium

2011-08-02T14:44:00.000-07:00

Some cool plants we keyed out during our workshop at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento:

1. Hoita macrostachya (Fabaceae)
2. Salix exigua (Salicaceae)
3. Quercus berberidifolia (Fagaceae)
4. Acroptilon repens (Asteraceae)

2011-07-16T15:07:00.000-07:00

Plants identified during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Brodiaea terrestris ssp. terrestris (Liliaceae)

2. Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata (Asteraceae)

3. Eryngium armatum (Apiaceae)

4. Lotus stipularis var. stipularis (Fabaceae)

2011-06-18T13:27:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed-out during our workshop at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Lupinus sp. (Fabaceae)

2. Aster sp. (Asteraceae)

3. Navarretia leucocephala ssp. leucocephala (Polemoniaceae)

4. Oenothera californica ssp. avita (Onagraceae)

2011-06-07T15:08:00.000-07:00

Plants identified during our workshop at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento:

1. Aster chilensis

2. Aster lentus

3. Lomatium sp.

4. Lomatium sp.

(Lomatium are difficult to key out!!!)

2011-05-14T15:11:00.000-07:00

We keyed-out the following plants at our plant ID workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity. Thanks to all who attended!

1. Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides (Asteraceae)

2. Crataegus sp. (Rosaceae)

3. Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius (Ranunculaceae)

4. Camassia quamash ssp. quamash (Liliaceae)

5. Mimulus guttatus (Scrophulariaceae)

6. Castilleja tenuis (Scrophulariaceae)

2011-04-05T21:53:00.000-07:00

Here are the plants we keyed-out during our workshop at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento. Thanks to all who participated!

1. Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum (Fabaceae)

2. Poa bulbosa (Poaceae)

3. Cotula australis (Asteraceae)

4. Lupinus benthamii (Fabaceae)

5. Lupinus cf. nanus (Fabaceae)

6. Astragalus tener var. tener (Fabaceae)

2011-03-19T21:51:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed-out during our collaborative workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia (Hydrophyllaceae)

2. Lasthenia gracilis (Asteraceae)

3. Trifolium incarnatum (Fabaceae)

4. Geranium dissectum (Geraniaceae)

5. Erodium botrys (Geraniaceae)

2011-03-01T13:08:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed-out during our workshop at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento. Thanks to Carol Witham for helping facilitate this workshop!

Lasthenia gracilis

Calendula arvensis

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Ipheion uniflorum

2011-02-19T09:32:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our collaborative workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Scabiosa atropurpurea (Dipsacaceae)
2. Crassula sp. (Crassulaceae)
3. Grindelia c.f. stricta var. platycarpa (Asteraceae)
4. Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)
5. Encelia farinosa hybrid (Asteraceae)
6. Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum (Grossulariaceae)

The Scabiosa (from our last workshop in Sacramento, see #4 below) we finally ironed out with confidence using herbarium specimens. This is a very crazy looking plant under the scope! The area it was collected from in Placerville is likely a range extension for this naturalized plant.

2011-02-08T10:06:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our collaborative workshop at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento. Thanks to all who attended!

1. Bromus hordeaceus (Poaceae)

2. Erodium moschatum (Geraniaceae)
3. Senecio vulgaris (Asteraceae)
4. Unknown (thought to be Nyctaginaceae, may be Scabiosa in Dipsacaceae)
5. Stellaria media (Caryophyllaceae)

2011-01-15T15:55:00.000-08:00

The following are plants we keyed out during our collaborative workshop at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity/Herbarium. We had 10 participants, including 2 new people. Thanks to everyone who came!

1. Quercus durata (Fagaceae)
2. Alnus rhombifolia (Betulaceae)
3. Arceuthobium occidentale (Viscaceae)
4. Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)
5. Cupressus macnabiana (Cupressaceae)

2010-12-07T17:08:00.000-08:00

Plant identified at the CNPS State Office in Sacramento:

1. Heteromeles arbutifolia, toyon (Rosaceae)
2. Psathyrotes ramosissima, turtleback (Asteraceae)
3. Chamaesyce prostrata, prostrate spurge (Euphorbiaceae)
4. Juncus tenuis, rush (Juncaceae)
5. Isocoma acradenia var. bracteosa, goldenbush (Asteraceae)
6. Rumex pulcher, fiddle dock (Polygonaceae)
7. Stillingia spinulosa (Euphorbiaceae)
8. Croton californicus (Euphorbiaceae)

2010-11-20T17:13:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Psorothamnus emoryi (Fabaceae)
2. Dalea mollissima (Fabaceae)
3. Justicia californica (Acanthaceae)
4. Fouquieria splendens (Fouquieriaceae)
5. Quercus wislizeni var. wislizeni (Fagaceae)
6. Quercus berberidifolia (Fagaceae)

2010-11-02T17:17:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Sacramento at the CNPS State Offices:

1. Trifolium bifidum (Fabaceae)

2. Orcuttia pilosa (Poaceae)

2. O. inaequalis (Poaceae)

4. O. viscida (Poaceae)

2010-10-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Salsola tragus (Chenopodiaceae)

2. Salsola cf. paulsenii (with some characters matching the xgobicula hybrid) (Chenopodiaceae)

3. Aster chilensis (=Symphyotrichum chilense) (Asteraceae)

2010-10-05T07:49:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Sacramento at CNPS:

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum
Clarkia gracilis ssp. gracilis
Cordylanthus rididus ssp. setigerus
Cordylanthus tenuis

2010-09-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our Plant ID Workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity, UC Davis:

1. Limonium californicum (Plumbaginaceae)
2. Lepidospartum squamatum (Asteraceae)
3. Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii (Onagraceae)
4. Carthamnus lanatus (Asteraceae)
5. Monardella antonina ssp. antonina (Lamiaceae)

2010-09-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the CNPS State Offices in Sacramento:

1. Echinochloa crus-galli (Poaceae)

2. Cyperus erythrorhizos (Cyperaceae)
3. Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus (Rubiaceae)

2010-07-17T15:45:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity:
1. Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense (Polygonaceae)
2. Apocynum androsaemifolium (Apocynaceae)
3. Leucanthemum vulgare (Asteraceae)
4. Delphinium depauperatum (Ranunculaceae)
5. Antennaria geyeri (Asteraceae)

2010-07-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

1. Rhamnus [Frangula] californica ssp. californica (Rhamnaceae)
2. Campanula prenanthoides (Campanulaceae)
3. Campanula californica (Campanulaceae)
4. Asarum caudatum (Aristolochiaceae)
5. Scrophularia californica ssp. californica (Scrophulariaceae)
6. Aralia californica (Araliaceae)
7. Hypericum cf. calycinum (Hypericaceae; not in Jepson 1)

2010-06-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. calycina
2. Keckiella breviflora var. breviflora
3. Asclepias erosa
4. Asclepias subulata
5. Asclepias albicans
6. Circidium floridum ssp. floridum
7. Tidestromia oblongifolia

2010-06-09T13:32:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the CNPS Sacramento Chapter annual meeting.

1. Dicentra chrysantha
2. Delphinium uliginosum
3. Filago californica
4. Eryngium sp. (possibly Eryngium vaseyi)

2010-05-15T12:46:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity. Links take you to photos on the CalPhotos website. Thanks to everyone who attended!

1. Senecio eurycephalus var. eurycephalus (Asteraceae)
2. Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. glandulosus (Brassicaceae)
3. Simmondsia chinensis (Simmondsiaceae)
4. Krameria erecta (Krameriaceae)
5. Lonicera japonica (Caprifoliaceae)
6. Salvia leucophylla (potentially a cultivar) (Lamiaceae)
7. Lomatium sp. (Apiaceae)

2010-04-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Monolopia major (Asteraceae)
2. Coreopsis calliopsidea (Asteraceae)
3. Malacothrix coulteri (Asteraceae)
4. Allium serra (Liliaceae)

2010-03-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

Check out Ceanothus in the Winter 2010 Cal-IPC newsletter - page 9!

http://www.cal-ipc.org/resources/news/pdf/Cal-IPC_News_Winter10.pdf

2010-02-27T11:52:00.000-08:00

The following are plants we keyed out at our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity, UC Davis. We had an excellent turnout & a great time!

1. Isomeris arborea (Capparaceae, soon to be Brassicaceae)
2. Arctostaphylos sp. (Ericaceae)
3. Salix lasiolepis (Salicaceae)
4. Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa (Malvaceae)
5. Cardamine californica (possibly C. var. sinuata out of range) (Brassicaceae)
6. Garrya sp. (maybe G. fremontii) (Garryaceae)

2009-12-06T00:49:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out at the UCD Center for Plant Diversity:

Quercus ilex (Fagaceae)
Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis (Pteridaceae)
Dryopteris expansa (Dryopteridaceae)
Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis (Caryophyllaceae)

2009-11-10T11:00:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

1. Spergularia rubra (Caryophyllaceae)
2. Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum (Polygonaceae)
3. Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum (Dryopteridaceae)
4. Polypodium californicum (Polypodiaceae)
5. Polystichum imbricans or P. munitum (Dryopteridaceae)

2009-10-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity. Click on links for photos on the CalPhotos website.

Epilobium canum ssp. canum (Onagraceae)
Eryngium articulatum (Apiaceae)
Ambrosia psilostachya (Asteraceae)
Atriplex subspicata [Atriplex dioica] (Chenopodiaceae)

2009-10-23T09:32:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the Chico State Herbarium:

2009-10-06T15:08:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

Hemizonia congesta ssp. luzulifolia (Asteraceae)
Madia elegans ssp. densifolia (Asteraceae)
Ammannia coccinea (Lythraceae)
Glinus lotoides (Molluginaceae)
Crypsis schoenoides (Poaceae)
Cyperus difformis (Cyperaceae)

2009-09-26T14:40:00.000-07:00

Plants collected in the Eureka Valley of the Mojave Desert & identified during our plant ID workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity (UC Davis):

Eriogonum exaltatum (keyed out in new Polygonaceae treatment in 2nd edition of the Jepson Manual)
Eriogonum maculatum ?
Ericameria nauseosus - likely ssp. leiosperma [Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. leiospermus]

2009-09-25T14:20:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our plant ID workshop at the Chico State Herbarium:

2009-09-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our plant ID workshop in Rocklin:

2009-09-11T08:53:00.000-07:00

Plants identified at The Chico State Herbarium:
1. Hemizonia fitchii
2. Hemizonia parryi ssp. rudis

2009-08-22T08:38:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

1. Solidago californica
2. Cirsium arvense
3. Juncus effusus var. pacificus
4. Ceanothus fresnensis
5. Tanacetum camphoratum
6. Glehnia littoralis

2009-08-11T19:32:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links take you to photos on the CalPhotos website):

2009-07-25T19:24:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

2009-07-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our plant ID workshop at the CNPS state offices in Sacramento. Click on species to see photos on the CalPhotos website.

Bouteloua sp. - likely Bouteloua gracilis
Juncus breweri
Phalaris arundinacea
Leptospermum sp.

2009-06-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin. Click on species to see photos on the CalPhotos website.

2009-06-20T21:22:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workhop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity (UCD Herbarium). Click on species to see photos on CalPhotos website.

Collinsia parviflora
Grindelia camporum var. camporum
Elytrigia pontica ssp. pontica
Damasonium californicum
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias eriocarpa
Trifolium vesiculosum (species not in The Jepson Manual; keyed out with help from Ellen Dean. Thanks Ellen!)

2009-06-10T18:25:00.000-07:00

Plant ID workshop at the CNPS Sacramento Valley Chapter meeting:

2009-05-30T16:57:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity, UC Davis herbarium:

2009-05-19T17:57:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2009-04-28T15:42:00.000-07:00

During our plant identification workshop in Grass Valley, we worked with a few plants from the BriarPatch Native Plant Demonstration Garden. The garden is maintained by the Redbud Chapter of CNPS. The following are the native, perennial grasses we keyed out:

2009-04-14T17:36:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2009-04-04T20:59:00.000-07:00

Plants collected near Kramer Junction (Hwy 395 and SR 58) in the Mojave Desert. Keyed out during our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity at UC Davis:

Syntrichopappus fremontii
Leptosyne calliopsidea [Coreopsis calliopsidea]
Pectocarya recurvata
Pectocarya sp. - likely P. linearis ssp. ferocula and/or P. platycarpa
Lupinus odoratus
Mentzelia albicaulis

2009-03-17T21:11:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2009-03-10T17:01:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Grass Valley. Thanks to Jennifer Buck for hosting!

1. Ericameria sp.

Photograph of what we believe is an Ericameria (photo taken by Karen Callahan at Bridgeport in Nevada County). Anyone know what species this is?

2. Prunus cerasifera

3. Draba verna

4. Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. viscida

5. Arctostaphylos mewukka ssp. mewukka

6. Salix lasiolepis

2009-03-03T12:04:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

Aristolochia californica
Fritillaria sp. - likely F. affinis
Draba verna
Marah sp.
Raphanus raphanistrum
Cercis occidentalis
Cynoglossum grande
Saxifraga sp. - likely S. californica

2009-02-21T13:48:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our Carex workshop at UC Davis. Thanks to Mark Bibbo and Ellen Dean!

2009-02-10T16:38:00.000-08:00

Plants we keyed out during our plant ID workshop in Sacramento at the CNPS state offices:

2009-02-03T16:30:00.000-08:00

Plants we keyed out during our plant ID workshop in Sacramento (at the CNPS state offices):

2009-01-27T11:13:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the CNPS state office in Sacramento: (We worked with dried, pressed specimens.)

2009-01-20T12:56:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links take you to photographs on the CalPhotos website):

2009-01-06T15:12:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links take you to photographs on the CalPhotos website):

2008-12-11T15:47:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

2008-11-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links take you to photographs on the CalPhotos website):

2008-11-13T15:37:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn (links take you to photographs on the CalPhotos website):

2008-11-06T15:30:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2008-10-25T11:02:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

Dittrichia graveolens
Hypericum canadense - native to the Pacific Northwest and East Coast
Baccharis douglasii
Baccharis pilularis ssp. consanguinea
Artemisia douglasiana
Crypsis vaginiflora

2008-10-16T16:58:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn (links take you to photographs on the CalPhotos website):

Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum
Phytolacca americana
Silene sp.
Brickellia californica
Heterotheca oregana var. compacta - identified by another botanist after our workshop, unable to key in Jepson (rayless Heterotheca)

2008-10-09T16:52:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2008-10-02T19:14:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2008-09-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Davis:

2008-09-18T15:53:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

Leersia oryzoides
Sorghum halepense
Bidens frondosa
Conyza floribunda - helped to key using Flora of North America

2008-09-11T19:05:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. viscidus
Lessingia leptoclada
Calycadenia multiglandulosa
Croton setigerus [Eremocarpus setigerus]

2008-09-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

Symphyotrichum spathulatum [Aster occidentalis] ?
Elytrigia pontica ?
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa [Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis]

2008-08-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity at UC Davis:

2008-08-07T19:38:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

2008-07-31T12:52:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

2008-07-24T17:42:00.000-07:00

We had a fun time at our workshop in Auburn. We reviewed a bunch of Juncaceae species Melissa collected during her recent workshop at the Sagehen Creek Field Station. She also introduced us to the Juncaceae treatment for the upcoming Jepson, which is fairly easy to use! :) Here are a couple non-Juncaceae plants we keyed out:

2008-07-17T11:43:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

Mentha arvensis
Lycopus americanus
Amaranthus albus
Madia elegans ssp. elegans
Helenium puberulum
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum [Nasturtium officinale]
Epilobium densiflorum

2008-07-12T11:52:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity, UC Davis:

Scrophularia californica ssp. californica
Scrophularia auriculata - 'Variegata' ornamental
Solanum rostratum
Calyptridium monospermum
Ivesia santolinoides
Nepeta cataria
Hemizonia fasciculata [Deinandra fasciculata]

2008-06-26T11:49:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

2008-06-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin:

Zeltnera muehlenbergii [Centaurium muhlenbergii]
Heliotropium curassavicum
Mentha pulegium
Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus
Thermopsis gracilis [Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa]
Polygala californica
Deschampsia danthonioides

2008-06-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity (links will take you to photos on the CalPhotos website):

Linum lewisii var. alpicola
Asclepias eriocarpa
Asclepias fascicularis
Eriastrum sapphirinum ~ 5, 5, 5, 3, Pol-e-mon-iaceae ;)
Phacelia hastata ssp. compacta
Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus

2008-06-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

2008-05-29T16:28:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website):

2008-05-15T15:05:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website):

Lasthenia californica
Erigeron philadelphicus
Cynosurus echinatus - has unique sterile spikelets
Hordeum murinum ssp. murinum - the glumes resemble narrow awns!
Nemophila pulchella var. pulchella

2008-05-08T16:12:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Auburn (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website):

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea [Sambucus mexicana]
Matricaria discoidea [Chamomilla suaveolens]
Salix gooddingii
Salix exigua

2008-05-01T09:35:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

2008-04-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website):

2008-04-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our plant ID workshop at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity:

Trifolium dubium
Trifolium hirtum
Trifolium variegatum
Trifolium depauperatum var. depauperatum
Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
Logfia gallica [Filago gallica]

2008-04-10T16:41:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Auburn:

Delphinium sp. - if anyone can recommend a good Delphinium spp. key, please let us know!
Lasthenia fremontii
Plectritis macrocera

2008-04-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed out at our April 3rd workshop at the Splash Center - Mather Field in Sacramento:

2008-03-20T19:25:00.000-07:00

Plants we keyed out during our workshop in Rocklin (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website):

2008-03-16T16:48:00.000-07:00

Plants keyed-out during our workshop at the Center for Plant Diversity (UCD herbarium):

Cynoglossum grande
Ribes roezlii var. roezlii
Arbutus menziesii
Isopyrum occidentale
Rumex acetosella
Ranunculus uncinatus (similar to R. occidentalis; however, decided against R. occidentalis due to the 1-2 mm difference between the sepal and petal length)
Acer negundo var. californicum
Platanus racemosa

2008-03-06T17:05:00.000-08:00

The list of plants keyed out at our March 6th workshop at the Splash Center - Mather Field in Sacramento:

2008-02-28T12:43:00.000-08:00

The list of plants we keyed out during our February 28th workshop in Auburn... (links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website)

Draba verna

Veronica persica

Juncus sp. (leaning towards Juncus patens)

Triphysaria eriantha ssp. eriantha

Marah fabaceus

Vicia sativa ssp. sativa

2008-02-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

The following plants we keyed out during our February 21st workshop in Rocklin. The links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website.

2008-02-07T19:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of plants we keyed out during our February 7th workshop in Rocklin. The links will take you to corresponding photos on the CalPhotos website.

Blennosperma nanum var. nanum - our first vernal pool species of the season :)
Brassica rapa - we're getting pretty good with these mustards
Unknown grass - we were trying to push it towards Leymus triticoides - but alas
Stellaria media - never looked at this flower under a microscope until today!
Lamium amplexicaule

2008-01-26T17:42:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our January 26th meeting at the UC Davis Herbarium:

Phoradendron serotinum subsp. macrophyllum [P. macrophyllum] - Juglans sp. host
Melilotus alba
Senecio vulgaris
Piptatherum miliaceum
Sinapis arvensis

2008-01-10T17:45:00.000-08:00

Plants keyed out during our January 10th meeting:

Phoradendron serotinum subsp. macrophyllum [P. macrophyllum] - Populus sp. host
Raphanus sativus
Conyza bonariensis

2008-01-07T07:18:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Come join us for our meeting on January 10th in Rocklin. Bring your hand lens, Jepson Manual, and any plants that are flowering (enough for several people). If you are interested in joining us, please send us an email for directions.

2008-01-03T17:47:00.000-08:00

Plant keyed out during our January 3rd meeting:

Dactylis glomerata