#JRBPVirtualTour
Day 66 of #JRBPVirtualTour! On this #WorldBeeDay, we showcase the #California #carpenterbee (#Xylocopa #californica), in the order #Hymenoptera and native to western #NorthAmerica. #bee #bees Pics by: I Pompilid & Ron Hemberger #WorldBeesDay #WorldBeeDay2020
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Day 49 of #JRBPVirtualTour: The #California #sagebrush (#Artemisia #californica). #Endemic to the California #chaparral & #woodlands #ecoregion, found in coastal sage scrub & dry foothills. Important habitat plant for the #endangered California #gnatcatcher. Pics @alicegcummings
January 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Day 27 of #JRBPVirtualTour! The #Solanum #umbelliferum is a species of #nightshade known commonly as #bluewitch nightshade, bluewitch. It can be found in #chaparral habitat and low-elevation #oak #woodlands in #California.
January 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Day 7 of #JRBPVirtualTour! The photogenic black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus)! This #deer occupies #coastal #woodlands in the #PacificNorthwest of North America, including Jasper Ridge and are subspecies of the #muledeer.
January 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Day 57 of #JRBPVirtualTour. Feeling the Monday effect? Well we bring you the #california #coffeeberry! (#Frangula #californica subsp. #californica). Widespread in #western #California; #fruit with two #seeds; twigs red; leaves with #conspicuous veins.
January 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Day 55 of #JRBPVirtualTour! #Coyotebrush (#Baccharis #pilularis subsp. #consanguinea), found primarily in #coastal #chaparral. #Shrub in the #Asteraceae family. Known as a secondary #pioneerplant in #plantcommunities such as #coastalsagescrub and chaparral. Pics @alicegcummings
January 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Day 37 of #JRBPVirtualTour! We bring one of the best partnerships in #nature: #Ramalina #menziesii, commonly known as both #LaceLichen & #SpanishMoss. In 2015, Gov. @JerryBrownGov signed the bill designating #Lace #Lichen, the #California #StateLichen @CALichenS #EarthWeek2020
January 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Day 34 of #JRBPVirtualtour! The #California #live #oak or coast #liveoak (#Quercus #agrifolia), is a highly variable, often #shrubby #evergreen oak tree, a type of live oak, native to the #mediterranean #climate of California #floristic #province.
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 47 of #JRBPVirtualTour! Have you ever seen a yellow-eyed #ensatina (#Ensatina #eschscholtzii #xanthoptica)? Ensatina is a complex of #monospecific #plethodontid (#lungless) #salamanders found in coniferous forests, oak woodland & chaparral. #amphibian. Pic Jeff Schwegman
January 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Day 9 of #JRBPVirtualTour! Now our largest #carnivore at Jasper Ridge! The one and only #Mountainlion (#Felis #concolor)!
This short video is from a #wildlife #camera at Jasper Ridge set up by @JRWildlife #largemammals #Felisconcolor
January 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Day 35 of #JRBPVirtualTour! #Diplacus #aurantiacus, the #stickymonkeyflower, is a #flowering plant that grows in a #subshrub form, native to southwestern #NorthAmerica, through most of #California. In the #lopseed family, #Phrymaceae. Formerly known as #Mimulus aurantiacus.
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 30 of #JRBPVirtualTour! We bring you warrior's plume (#Pedicularis #densiflora), a #plant in the family #Orobanchaceae. #Warriorsplume is native to #California and #Oregon & is found in #chaparral, #forests, California #oak #woodlands at low elevations. Pics: @alicegcummings
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 21 of #JRBPvirtualtour! #Bobcat (#Lynx #rufus). The bobcat is an adaptable #predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as #semidesert, #urban edge, #forest edge, and #swampland environments. It is territorial largely solitary. Pics by Peter Hart.
January 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Day 92 of #JRBPVirtualTour! We bring you #meadowrue (#Thalictrum #fendleri var. #polycarpum), native #perennial herb in the #Ranunculaceae (#Buttercup) family. An #anemophilous (pollinated via wind action) plant found in open places to shaded areas in woodlands and forests.
January 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
For Day 51 of #JRBPVirtualTour. #Chamise or #greasewood (oily leaves), (#Adenostoma #fasciculatum), a member of the #Rose family, is a #flowering plant native to the region. The chamise #shrub is one of the most widespread plants of the #California #chaparral #biome.
January 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Back to our #JRBPVirtualTour with the #California #scrubjay (#Aphelocoma #californica, a species of scrub jay native to western #NorthAmerica. The #Californiascrubjay is nonmigratory and can be found in urban areas. Scrub jays are not "#bluejays", these a different species.
January 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Day 94 of #JRBPVirtualTour, the one and only #Californiabay (#Umbellularia #californica). #Californiabay an #evergreen tree in the #Lauraceae family that is native to coastal forests of California. It is one of the few trees that tolerates #serpentine or #clay soils. (1/10)
January 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Day 44 of #JRBPVirtualTour. The #beardedtooth #mushroom (#Hericium #erinaceus) is an edible mushroom belonging to the tooth #fungus group. It can be identified by its long spines, appearance on hardwoods & tendency to grow a single clump of dangling spines. Pic Jane Moss
January 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The #turkey #vulture (#Cathartes #aura), also known as the #turkeybuzzard (or just #buzzard), family #Cathartidae. In some areas of the Caribbean is known as John crow or carrion crow, the most widespread of the #NewWorld #vultures. Pics Peter Hart #JRBPVirtualTour (1/6)
January 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Day 33 of #JRBPVirtualTour!
The #endemic to #California, the California #Buckeye or California #Horsechestnut. A species in the #Sapindaceae family, the only buckeye native to the state. Large shrub or small tree growing. Typically is multi-trunked with a crown as broad. Pic A.C.
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The #waterlevel here at Searsville Reservoir is very low! How many #vegetation groups can you spot in the video's #vegetationgradient? If you look from the center of #reservoir towards the top of the hill, you will count many! See more images below! #JRBPVirtualTour
January 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The #goats are back at Jasper Ridge so today we share a bit on #grassland #conservation & #management using #herbivores! #JRBPVirtualTour (1/5) See last post for a video!
January 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This #westernfence #lizard (#Sceloporus #occidentalis) clearly wanted to be showcased today on the 21st of July! As you can appreciate visually, it is a member of the genus #Sceloporus (the #spinylizards). Pic: @JorgeRH2O #JRBPVirtualTour
January 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
To start the week, we bring you an adaptable, colorful, and cheery-voiced bird: the #HouseFinch (#Haemorhous #mexicanus) is a bird in the #finch family #Fringillidae. (1/5) #JRBPVirtualTour
January 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Did you know that groups of #coots are called #covers or #rafts?
#American #coot (#Fulica #americana), also known as a #mudhen or #pouldeau, is in the family #Rallidae. Coots live near water, typically inhabiting #wetlands & open water bodies. Pics Peter Hart #JRBPVirtualTour
January 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM