This plant was found in 62 degree Fahrenheit weather and it was cloudy outside. The size of this plant was 3 feet across and 2 feet high. All of the flowers on this plant were the same size and the only color of flowers on the entire bush were red, orange, and yellow.
From past files .
It was in my bed when I woke up.
(ID by John Dittes)
Fort Ord Dunes, Monterey County, California
Interestingly, this was not in a dune habitat, but rather in sandy-soiled coastal grassland, chaparral, and oak woodland.
Found within a steep wooded canyon with closed canopy Bay Laurel, Madrone, Tan Bark Oak, Live Oak, Sycamore and Maple.
The forest floor was made up mainly of leaf litter and woody duff with some smaller fallen branches and exfoliated bark.
Compared to adjacent seepages and creek areas bordered by mossy talus, the hillside was free from the dense berry and poison oak bramble which is more typical of undisturbed mesic forests in the region.
The animal was found within a dark and relatively dry canyon under a large fallen log, directly within the trough of the draw.
Attempted to spring away with its tail when uncovered.
Many Ensatina were also seen, including a mated pair and several gravid females. This was the only Batrachoseps I encountered in a about an hour of searching at this locale.
About six feet up on the underside of a red-berried elder leaf