Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip

SELECTED INDEX & FIELD GUIDE

FLORA

Alaska alkali grass (Puccinellia nutkaensis)

alkali heath (Frankenia salina)

American dune grass (Elymus mollis)

awned bentgrass (Agrostis aristiglumis)

baby blue-eyes (Nemophila Manziensii var. menziesii)

beach bluegrass (Poa confinis)

beach grass (Ammophila arenaria)

beach morning glory (Calystegia soldanella)

beach pea (Lathyrus littoralis)

beach saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla)

beach sand-verbena (Abronia umbellata)

beach strawberry (Frigaria chiloensis)

big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)

bishop pine (Pinus muricata)

blackberry (Rubus ursinus)

blue blossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

bluedicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)

bog lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)

Bolinas manzanita (Arctostaphylos virgata)

bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)

California bay (Umbellularia californica)

California black oak (Quercus kelloggii)

California blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)

California bottlebrush-grass (Hystrix californica)

California buckeye (Aesculus californica)

California buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)

California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)

California hazel (Corylus californica)

California kelp (Macrocystis integrifolia)

California maidenhair fern (Adiantum jordanii)

California oatgrass (Danthonia californica)

California Phacelia (Phacelia californica)

California poppy (Eschscholzia californicus)

California sage brush (Artemisia californica)

California sea lavender (Limonium californicum)

California torreya (Torreya californica)

California wax myrtle (Myrica californica)

cattail family (Typhaceae sp.)

Chamisso dune lupine (Lupinus chamissonis)

coast buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

coast gilia (Gilia capitata)

coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)

coast rock cress (Arabis blepharophylla)

coastal (or California) shield fern (Polystichum californicum)

common checkerbloom (Sidalcea malvaeflora)

common orache (Atriplex patula var. obtusa)

cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)

coyote bush (Baccharis pilularis)

curly-leafed Monardella (Monardella undulata var. undulata)

deer fern (Blechnum spicant)

douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

douglas iris (Iris douglasiana)

eelgrass (Zostera marina)

evening primrose (Camissonia cheiranthifolia)

evergreen huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)

false lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)

fescue (Festuca sp.)

fivefinger fern (Adiantum aleuticum)

fleshy jaumea (Jaumea carnosa)

footsteps-of-spring (Sanicula arctopoides)

Gairdiner's yampah (Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri)

giant chain fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)

giant horsetail (Equisetum telmateia)

goldfields (Lasthenia chrysotoma)

grand fir (Abies grandis)

hedge nettle (Stachys sp.)

hooker's fairybell (Disporum hookeri)

lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum)

licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)

lizard tail (Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. artemisiaefolium)

marsh monkeyflower (Mimulus guttattus)

mock heather (Happlopapus ericoides)

Mount Vision ceanothus (Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus )

nori (Porphyra sp.)

oar weed (Laminaria)

Pacific gumplant (Grindelia stricta)

Pacific hairgrass (Deschampsia holiciformis)

Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii)

Pacific starflower (Trientalis latifolia)

Pacific wild rye (Leymus pacificus)

pink flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum glutinosum)

Point Reyes bent grass (Argrostis clivicola var. punta-reyesnis)

Point Reyes blennosperma (Blennosperma nanum var. robustum)

Point Reyes ceanothus (Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus)

Point Reyes horkelia (Horkelia marinensis)

Point Reyes lupine (Lupinus tidestromii var. layneae)

Point Reyes meadow foam (Limnanthes douglasii var. sulphurea)

red alder (Alnus rubra)

red elderberry (Ambucus racemosa)

redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)

redwood violet (viola sempervirens)

rein-orchis (Habenaria elegans var. maritima)

rosebay (Rhododendron macrophyllum)

rush family (Juncaceae)

salal (Gaultheria shallon)

salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)

saltmarsh dodder (Cuscuta salina var. major)

San Francisco owl's clover (Orthocarpus floribundus)

scouler surfgrass (Phyllospadix scouleri)

sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)

sea palm (Postelsia palmaeformis)

sea pink (Armeria maritima)

sea plantain (Plantago maritima)

sea rocket (Cakile maritima)

seaside arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima)

sedge family (Cyperaceae sp.)

Sonoma chorizanthe (Chorizanthe valida)

sun-cups (Oenothera ovata)

stalked kelp (Pterygophora californica)

sticky monkey flower (Mimulus aurantiacus)

silvery beachweed (Ambrosia chamissonis)

sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)

swamp hare bell (Campanula californica)

tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus)

thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)

torrey surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi)

Turkish towel plant (Gigartina exasperata)

Virginia pickleweed (Salicornia virginica)

western azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)

western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)

western (creek) dogwood (cornus occidentalis)

western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

western Labrador tea (Ledum glandulosum)

western poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)

western spring beauty (Claytonia lanceolata)

western sword fern (Polystichum munitum)

western trillium (Trillium ovatum)

western wood anemone (Anemone lyallii)

wild ginger (Asarum caudatum)

willow family (Salicaceae)

wood rose (rosa gymnocarpa)

yellow-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium californicum)

yellow ice plant (Carpobratus edulis)

yerba-buena (Satureja douglasii)

FAUNA

American kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)

axis deer (Axis axis)

badger (Taxidea taxus)

black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)

black swift (Cypseloides niger)

black-tailed deer (Odocoileus columbianus)

black-tailed hare (Lepus californicus)

blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

bobcat (Lynx rufus)

broad-handed mole (Scapanus latimanus)

brown creeper (Certhia americana)

brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)

bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)

California Meadow Vole (Microtus californicus)

California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

California red legged frog (Rana aurora)

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

common opossum (Dedelphis virginiana)

coyote (Canis latrans)

dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)

dungeness crab (Cancer magister)

dusky-footed wood rat (Neotoma fuscipes)

eccentric sand dollar (Dendraster excentricus)

fallow deer (Dama dama)

giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilis)

giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthrogrammica)

giant Pacific chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

giant Pacific Octopus (Octopus dofleini)

giant rock scallop (Hinnites giganteus)

gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)

gray fox (Mephitis mephitis)

great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

great egret (Casmerodius albus)

great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus)

harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

leaf barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus)

long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)

mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa)

mountain lion (Felis concolor)

muskrat (Ondatra zibethica)

Myrtle's silverspot (or fritillary) (Speyeria zerene myrtleae)

northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

northern pygmy owl (Glaudium gnoma)

ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus)

olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus borealis)

osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus)

Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula)

Pacific Shrew (Sorex pacificus)

pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Point Reyes jumping mouse (Zapus trinotatus)

purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

purple olive snail (Olivella biplicata)

purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

purple shore crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)

pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)

raccoon (Procyon lotor psora)

red abalone (Haliotis rufescens)

red bloodworm (Euzonus mucronatus)

red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

red fox (Volpes fulva)

red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

red tree mouse (Phenocomys longicaudus)

red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus)

sand (or mole) crab (Emerita analoga)

snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Sonoma chipmunk (Eutamias sonomae)

spiny mole crab (Blepharipoda occidentalis)

spotted owl (Strix occidentalis)

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubata)

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

stiff-footed sea cucumber (Eupentacta quinquesemita)

striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii)

tule elk (Cervus nannodes)

tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)

vagrant shrew (Sorex vagrans)

vermillion rockfish (sebastes miniatus)

western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus)

western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)

white-footed vole (Arborimus albipes)

Wilson's warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)

LANDFORMS

Bay Mouth Bar

Concretion

Drowned River Valley

Estuary

Fault

Fault-Controlled Valley

Fault Line

Lagoon

Landslide

Marine-built Terrace

Marshland

Offset Stream

Sag Pond

Sandspit

Sea Arch

Sea Cave

Sea Cliff

Sea Stack

Tafone

Underwater Reef

Waterfall Beach

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