At Stern Hall in Berkeley. My niece Mohini's dorm room.

. . it is time to be confused about this plant. I think I have finally decided to my satisfaction that it is, indeed, the harmless "cow parsnip", but it certainly resembles the poisonous giant hogweed. Here's a comparative sheet that's really good, supplied to me by another Flickr member last year. Thank you, primaseadiva!

www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72766.html

See also:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracleum_maximum

According to this, the "harmless" one can also cause dematitis.

This seen at the Eucalyptus Grove, foot of the UC Berkeley campus.

Taken at the UC Berkeley Campus

In the '70's, you were still allowed to dive into the pool at U.C.'s Strawberry Canyon. The upper pool, shown here, is now (2010) gone completely. It sprang a leak, and the University wouldn't spring to repair it.

Proud finder of said fake tooth.

Taken from Big C, Berkeley, CA.

Published on The Berkeley Wire

www.berkeleyside.com/2014/06/13/the-berkeley-wire-06-13-14/

Photo by Emily Liu

Mountain Pine, Mugo Pine

Mountain Pine, Mugo Pine