#vernalpools — Public Fediverse posts
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Coyote Thistle for #ThistleThursday due to the common name... but this plant is actually in the Apiaceae family, while thistles belong to the Asteraceae 🤪
The scientific name is Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii and another common name is San Diego Button Celery.
This is a rare/endangered native plant, due to limited distribution and habitat loss. It grows in vernal pools, of which >90% in San Diego have been lost due to development.
#NativePlants #SanDiego #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #VernalPool #Nature #Plants #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #VernalPools #IntimateLandscape #RarePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Endangered
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Last night we saw:
-1 northern spring salamander
-3 four-toed salamanders
-a couple bull frogs
-a few green frogs
-dozens of spotted salamanders
-lots of wood frogs
-so many spring peepers (one shown in image)I also didn't realize (or forgot) spring salamanders can stay in a larval stage with external gills for 4 years, so that was a confusing find.
#amphibiancallout #spring #vernalpools #Adirondacks #salamanders #frogs
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It’s vernal pool season!
Turn up the VOLUME and enjoy the quacking of ducks, errr, I mean Wood Frogs!
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#VernalPools #Springtime #Amphibians #TemporaryNatureFinds
Vernal pools are crucial to many critters! Also very cool to find one if you are just out walking.
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In spring, vernal pools go from ice and snow to pools teeming with life.
This is one of my nearby ones. It’s officially certified so it’ll soon have some combo of Fairy Shrimp, Wood Frogs and breeding Spotted Salamanders… along with LOTS of other life. It’ll be a race against time for developing species as the pool will dry up in the coming weeks/months.
And I’ll be mucking about in my water boots and Magiscope, soon! 🤗
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Yellow carpet - Blennosperma nanum in the vernal pools in Solano County today at Jepson Prairie Preserve. One of the first flowers to start blooming in our area. I signed up to be a docent this year and I’m taking their courses and they are fantastic. #wildflowers #vernalpools
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Growing #Triops from Eggs - Kit by Clementoni
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CNPS vernal pool workshop today at Jepson prairie. Stunning flowers and several rare plants. My boots were yellow at the end of the day from the goldfield pollen. #bloomscrolling #vernalpools
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