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0 0 Lupine

Lupine

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

purple flowers

2 0 Basalt Sun Orchid

Basalt Sun Orchid

by rani.sheVictoria, Australia

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

orange lichen on basalt

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Creation KeeperBritish Columbia, Canada

Growing on hexagonal columns (Basalt?)

1 1 Black Shield Lichen

Black Shield Lichen

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

A white lichen with black filled cups. These cups are frilly.

3 3 Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

by AdamWalkerMorrillKailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

Hauled out on basalt

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

A lime green lichen. cracked appearance.

0 0 Common Orange Lichen

Common Orange Lichen

by Max GallagherChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Basalt rock

1 0 Clubmoss

Clubmoss

by Creation KeeperBritish Columbia, Canada

Sub-boreal forest at base of basalt columns

4 1 limu ʻakiʻaki

limu ʻakiʻaki

by AnuschkaFaucciHawaii, USA

intertidal basalt

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by shebebusynowOregon

white and pinkish little flowers

3 0 Hoary Sunray

Hoary Sunray

by rani.sheVictoria, Australia

basalt

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by neilcheeseWhite Rock, New Mexico, USA

Large spider about the size of a US quarter

1 3 Fuscidea (Lichen)

Fuscidea (Lichen)

by doreen.chambers.14Averill, Vermont, USA

Brauseau Mountain alpine.

1 0 popcorn flower

popcorn flower

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

Margins of a rock quarry in an area of

0 0 western serviceberry

western serviceberry

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

Single individual growing on basalt bench

0 0 bitterroot

bitterroot

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

Shallow soils on basalt benches in the ...

1 0 meadow death camas

meadow death camas

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

Grassy areas on basalt benches in the ...

2 0 Button lichen

Button lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Spotted on a basalt boulder in the Yakima ...

1 0 Firedot lichen

Firedot lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A bright orange crustose lichen.

1 0 Disc Lichen

Disc Lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A crustose lichen.

4 0 Gila Monster

Gila Monster

by FianaShapiroSt. George, Utah, USA

Out sunning on basalt boulders on a warm ...

1 0 Field Bindweed

Field Bindweed

by VinnyVictoria, Australia

growing amongst grasses on basalt soils. ...

1 0 Crab-eye Lichen

Crab-eye Lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Ochrolechia is a kind of lichen from the Pertusariaceae family. They are ...

0 0 Limpet

Limpet

by AlisonMcConaghyPhilpottNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom

The black basalt rocks on Northern Irelands ...

0 0 Frog pelt lichen

Frog pelt lichen

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

ruffled dark green lichen about the size of a hand

7 3 young Great Basin Rattlesnake

young Great Basin Rattlesnake

by FianaShapiroSt. George, Utah, USA

juvenile rattlesnake curled up sleeping under a field of

0 0 Monkey flower

Monkey flower

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

bright yellow flowers with bits of red spots, low-growing

0 0 False Solomon's seal

False Solomon's seal

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

long stem with alternating leaves, white brushy flower

0 0 shooting star

shooting star

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

Several species occur in the region; I will continue to narrow down the ...

0 0 Hedwigia stellata

Hedwigia stellata

by MilesBerkeyWashington, USA

Plants green-yellow with hoary appearance; irregularly branched; perichaetial ...

0 0 California Ground Squirrel

California Ground Squirrel

by TeielAllenDepoe Bay, Oregon, USA

Smoky gray with golden back and face, also has white spots on back. Flatter ...

1 0 Blistered rock tripe lichen

Blistered rock tripe lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A chocolate brown lichen with dark brown or black warts.

1 2 Honey rim-lichen

Honey rim-lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Shiny brown rim lichen with lighter colors on the lobed margins.

11 4 Segmented disc rock lichen

Segmented disc rock lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

Cracked gray thallus. Apothecia irregular segmented disc.

3 3 ʻōhiʻa lehua

ʻōhiʻa lehua

by dw33zyHawaii, USA

I found this beautiful flower on the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree. It is endemic to ...

0 0 Swallows

Swallows

by CynthiaMHoriIdaho, USA

I am not sure which species these babies are. I was only able to photograph the ...

1 0 Western terrestrial garter or wandering garter

Western terrestrial garter or wandering garter

by AmyPattonGrammerBasalt, Colorado, USA

Very dark for this species, appears healthy & well fed

1 0 Western terrestrial garter or wandering garter

Western terrestrial garter or wandering garter

by AmyPattonGrammerBasalt, Colorado, USA

Very dark for this species, about 18" long

0 0 Garter snake

Garter snake

by AmyPattonGrammerBasalt, Colorado, USA

Dark head with lighter body with checker pattern. About 6 inches long. It's ...

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by AlisonDigby Municipal District, Nova Scotia, Canada

Plant is about 30 cm tall. The leaves are spikey and pale green.

2 0 violet-green swallow

violet-green swallow

by Jeff DreierWashington, USA

nesting, but the basalt cliffs in the area ...

1 0 Crustose lichen

Crustose lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A grey areolate thallus with black apothecia located between the aeroles, and ...

2 0 Honey rim-lichen

Honey rim-lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A honey colored rim lichen.

1 0 Gold cobblestone lichen

Gold cobblestone lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

A bright yellow crustose lichen with a circular pattern and lobes on the edges.

0 0 Miriquidica scotopholis

Miriquidica scotopholis

by Brian38Washington, USA

Miriquidica scotopholis is a brown to black crustose lichen with a thallus ...

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Brian38Washington, USA

A small light brown lichen with white margins that have irregular lobes.

4 2 Rockbright

Rockbright

by Brian38Washington, USA

Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca is a pale yellowish-green to gray-green umbillicate ...

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