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Found near a small stream on the right side of the reserve. Found several alive at the same place. Very pointy, almost like a very sharp cone. Black almost purplish. Near a water source at an elevation of 2-3 feet.
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Charuteira (Nicotiana glauca)Observador
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green waxy leaves and yellow tubular flowers. Seems to be an invasive specie to the reserve, found in the outskirts of the reserve where sandy soils are not abundant.
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Dicotiledóneas (Classe Magnoliopsida)Observador
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Growing in patches on the ground in sand-dun area, egg-shaped leaves succulent-like and red.
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Malephora croceaObservador
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Found in sandy conditions at what it seems to be a highly disturbed area. Higher elevation than the actual coast line. Approximately 1 meter higher. Flowering plant.
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Bulla gouldianaObservador
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Found in the intertidal zone among algae where there’s mud. Orange looking from the inside of its shell, size of about half a finger.
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Abronia maritimaObservador
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Flowering plant found in the coastal line in the sand. Which means it has a salinity tolerance, succulent tissues and tiny clusters of flowers, branches forming a dense mat.
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Ostra-Do-Pacífico (Magallana gigas)Observador
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A cluster of several oysters found in the mud approximately 6 meters away from the shoreline.
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Leafy stems lying on sand. With bright yellow flowers facing upward near ends, four-petaled flowers. Long stems with silvery grey-green leaves.
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Found in the same part of the salt marsh as the Alkali Heath (Frankenia salina). The leaves are sharply folded and are brownish green. About 20 cm tall.
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Frankenia salinaObservador
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Found in the upper part of the berm between the salt marsh and the shore where sand is predominant. This means that the plant has a preference for saline soils. It’s is currently not flowering, but the stems are reddish and the leaves are small and waxy almost succulent like.
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Tenébrios e Afins (Família Tenebrionidae)Observador
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Shiny, spines on the first pair of legs, and the relatively small head.
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Marah macrocarpaObservador
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The fruit is longer than it is wide, 5–6 cm in diameter and 15–20 cm long, and covered in prickles, bright green
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tiny white, yellow-centered flowers are borne in curving, elongated clusters, opening to five rounded lobes
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Papoula-da-Califórnia (Eschscholzia californica)Observador
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four-petaled flowers, flowers are solitary and long-stalked, yellow-orange flowers
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Encelia californicaObservador
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solitary daisy flowers that are bright yellow, approximately 100 cm tall
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Mirabilis laevisObservador
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Stems are numerous, brittle and repeatedly branched. Approximately 2 feet tall
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Opuntia oricolaObservador
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The oval-shaped pads are dark green in color, about 4 feet tall
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Dudleya lanceolataObservador
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solitary species with very fleshy, tender, lance-like, dull-green leaves.
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Castilleja foliolosaObservador
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Woolly hairs covering the stems and both sides of the leaves, 1-3 feet, red to yellow flowers
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Acmispon glaberObservador
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Flowers are long, yellow, aging to orange. They have the bilateral shape.
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Salvia melliferaObservador
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small dark green, resinous leaves, highly aromatic, 3-6 ft. tall and as wide
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Ceanothus verrucosusObservador
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unique pattern of angular, rigid branchlets of unequal sizes, small white clustered flowers
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diffusely branched, from 2 and 12 feet tall, leaves are needle-like.
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Pinus torreyanaObservador
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Approximately 12 meters high, opened crowned pine, cones are stout.
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Donax gouldiiObservador
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Very abundant, found about 15 similar specimens. About 30-50 meters offshore under sand.
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Isópodes (Ordem Isopoda)Observador
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Found under the sand, 30 centimeters in. 40 meters offshore.
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Eucheilota bakeriObservador
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Cream with orange coloration, bean clam hydroid attached to the posterior end of the shell.
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Phyllospadix torreyiObservador
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Found among the giant kelp. Offshore about 30-50 meters in. Flies around it. Green long stripes.
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Moscas e Mosquitos (Ordem Diptera)Observador
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Found in the giant kelps that are washed away by the waves. Abundant. 6 legs, black.
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Poliquetas (Classe Polychaeta)Observador
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About 2 centimeters in length, found under the sand ~20 centimeters deep. Found 50 meters offshore.