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California's Biology

Plants, Animals, and Communities

Green Heron
Mountain Lion
California Red-Sided Garter Snake
Garibaldi Damselfish
       
California Sister
Shasta Lupine
Honey Mushrooms
Coast Live Oak Woodland
       
 
Red Sea Star
Cosumnes River Preserve and Sandhill Cranes
 
   

About the photos:

First row, from left:
Green Heron (Butorides virescens), by John White
Mountain Lion (Felis concolor), by Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences
California Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis), by Glenn McCrea
Garibaldi Damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus), by Dr. Antonio J. Ferreira, California Academy of Sciences

Second row:
California Sister Butterfly (Adelpha bredowii), by Christopher Christie
Shasta Lupine (Lupinus obtusilobus) by Jim Quinn, UC Davis
Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea), © Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College
California Coast Live Oak Woodland, Manual of California Vegetation

Third row:
Red Sea Star (Pisaster sp.), by Sherry Ballard, California Academy of Sciences
Cosumnes River Preserve and Sandhill Cranes, by Deanne DiPietro, UC Davis

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