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Dorr's Sage (Salvia dorrii)Observer
angryotterDescription
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, WA
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Silky Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)Observer
brewbooksDescription
Tronsen Ridge
1770 meters (5800 feet)
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Coastal Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus)Observer
wendy5Description
Lupinus arboreus (Tree Lupine) is abundant at Ft. Worden, although not native to this area. It was introduced to control sand dune erosion.
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Columbia Pricklypear (Opuntia × columbiana)Observer
supercriticalDescription
Looking East towards Port of Wilma on Snake River.
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House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)Observer
mxkinokoDescription
Leucistic, seen with a male House Finch (also photographed and included in my observations, same day). Perhaps mated pair. They flew off together to forage in an apple tree.
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Meloe franciscanusObserver
bradmoonDescription
On a Pacific Dune-Digger bee (Habropoda miserabilis), which has its own observation here
For more information about this species, see articles here, here, and here.
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Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)Observer
amnalteneijiPlace
Jabel Buhais Geological Park near filli dawaar (roundabout - البطين - إمارة الشارقةّ - United Arab Emirates (Google, OSM)
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Cavity-nesting Honey Bees (Subgenus Apis)Observer
geeseinflightDescription
Bee
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Sugarstick (Allotropa virgata)Observer
brewbooksDescription
Allotropa virgata (Sugarstick) emerging
I originally thought this was Pterospora andromedea (woodland pinedrops)
Mt. Walker Trail #894, Olympic National Forest
Elevation 535 meters (1760 feet)
IMG_20160507_095324
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Grasswidow (Olsynium douglasii)Observer
salmonflyDescription
Is this a white grass widow? I've never seen on this color. It was the only one.
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Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)Observer
cahhopDescription
1 inch long
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Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)Observer
samarth_jainDescription
Nectar plant- unknown.
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Pacific Dune-Digger (Habropoda miserabilis)Observer
kriseth7Description
Observed a male visiting Mahonia at the beach.
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Giant Honey Bee (Apis dorsata)Observer
prbhPlace
7X6W+FVH, New Basti, Clement Town, Dehradun, Bharu Wala Grant, Uttarakhand 248002, India (Google, OSM)Description
a hive, just on the facade, at the stupa
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
paultavaresDescription
Ilha de São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
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Red Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis florea)Observer
sambiologyDescription
My sister dropped me off at this waste water lake on the southwest part of the camp while the kids were at school. Spotted a few new things for me to see in Dhahran!
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sambiology/90830-trip-to-middle-east-wow
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Fragile Onion (Allium scilloides)Observer
jhorthosDescription
Before flower bract has opened to show individual flowers.
Common locally on lithosol. You can see about 6 or 8 more plants in last photo.
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Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)Observer
wheker18Description
-Plant: 5 petaled pink flowers, green center, growing in a radial pattern up from one stalk
-Route: From US Highway 101 turn west onto the Skokomish Valley Road (6 miles north of Shelton and 7 miles south of Hoodsport). Drive west on the Skokomish Valley Road from the George Adams State Fish Hatchery for about 5 miles to FS Road 23. Turn right onto FS 23 and drive 9.0 miles to FS Road 2353. Turn right onto FS 2353 and drive approximately ¾ mile to the South Fork Skokomish River Bridge. Turn left after the bridge, the parking area for the trail head will be on your left about .2 miles down South Fork Skokomish Trailhead.
-Weather: Sunny, clear skies, about 24 degrees C
-General Veg: Canopy was dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla while the ground was dominated by Galtheria shallon and Manhonia aquifolium
Q. Does the radial pattern of this flower better enable it for pollination?
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Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys)Observer
mgoodmanDescription
Location: Washington State, Skokomish Watershed, Trail 873, mile 1.3 (approx.). Old growth T. heterophylla and P. menziesii dominated forest. Located on bare forest floor.
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Wenatchee Springbeauty (Claytonia megarhiza var. nivalis)Observer
brewbooksDescription
Claytonia megarhiza nivalis
Claytonia megarhiza at Burke Museum
Claytonia megarhiza at PLANTS profile USDA
Iron Peak, Teanaway
Kittitas County Washington USA
080
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Alumroot Tribe (Tribe Heuchereae)Observer
skoksvalleyDescription
oval shaped leaves, sorry I forgot to take a picture of the plant
small flowers, 5 unusual looking stamens, 5 petals
found along trail side adjacent to river
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Globe Mallow Bee (Diadasia diminuta)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Globemallow was planted in yard, some volunteers have grown up, but there are no wild ones in immediate area.
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Pacific Digger Bee (Anthophora pacifica)Observer
janeabelDescription
On Scilla and Crocus in my garden.
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Indian Honey Bee (Apis cerana ssp. indica)Observer
vivek32Place
Shivaji Palem, Pithapuram Colony, Maddilapalem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India (Google, OSM)
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
bugsandbirdsDescription
Unequal cellophane?
