Eastern Mojave Vegetation Veterans Court, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Short stub from Island Drive to the north shore of Bay Farm Island. The city GIS data shows the street continuing along the north shore of Mount Trashmore and coming out at Doolittle Drive through the parking lot of the model airplane field.

Other articles:
• Island Drive:   at Veterans Ct;  

Junction: Island Drive

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  13 Dec 2012;  

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Veterans Court Seawall
View of seawall at high tide.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 882;   Coll. No. 1039;  

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Habitat of Coll. No. 882, Grindelia hirsutula Coll. No. 1039, Cuscuta pacifica
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Grindelia hirsutula
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Coll. No. 1039, Cuscuta pacifica var. pacifica
View of salt marsh from sea wall.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 910;  

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Habitat of Parietaria judaica
The cul de sac of Veterans Court. Growing in the curb joint, lower center is Parietaria judaica. This is the location of my collection # 910.

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• Bay Farm Shoreline Path:   at Veterans Ct;  

Junction: Shoreline Bicycle Path

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 910;  

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Habitat of Parietaria judaica
Cul-de-Sac; end of road.
 

From the cul de sac to the Bill Osborne field, Veterans Court is a bicycle path.

  Bridge from cul-de-sac to Mount Trashmore.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 915, 5 Jan 2013;  

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Coll. No. 915, Acacia dealbata
Acacia dealbata "Silver Wattle" at east end of pedestrian bridge.

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• Field Notes:   6 Jun 2012;  

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Gopher snake on Bay Farm bicycle train
 

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• Bicycle Spur:   Near bicycle bridge;  

Junction: Bicycle path spur to Doolittle Drive.

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• Bay Farm Bicycle Bridge:   at Veterans Ct;  

Bay Farm Island Bicycle Bridge
  Bench

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 909, 3 Oct 2012;  

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Coll. No. 909, Dittrichia graveolens
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Coll. No. 909, Dittrichia graveolens
Dittrichia graveolens Stinkwort common on Mt. Trashmore.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 878;  

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Habitat of Centromadia pungens on Mt. Trashmore.
Habitat of Centromadia pungens on the Veterans Court bicycle path, near the Bay Farm bicycle bridge.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 878;  

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Habitat of Centromadia pungens on Mt. Trashmore.
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Coll. No. 878, Centromadia pungens
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Coll. No. 878, Centromadia pungens
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Coll. No. 878, Centromadia pungens var. pungens
Location of Coll. No. 878, Centromadia pungens.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 813, 8 May 2012;  

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Smilo Grass (Stipa miliacea) growing with Wild Oats and Mustard.
 

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 919, 10 Feb 2013;  

About 100 meters east of the bicycle bridge, the large tree on the north side of the bicycle path is Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Blue Gum.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 808;   Coll No. 807;  

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Coll. No. 807, Hordeum brachyantherum var. brachyantherum
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Coll. No. 808, Festuca perennis
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Coll. No. 808, Festuca perennis
About 200 meters east of the bicycle bridge is where I found Festuca perennis Perennial Ryegrass.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 877;  

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Habitat of Kickxia spuria in front of day pack.
Looking east on the Veterans Court bicycle path; Kickxia spuria was found just in front of the day pack.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 877;

Locations: Mount Trashmore, Alameda.  

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Appearance of Kickxia spuria in the field.
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Flower of Kickxia spuria showing spur.
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Coll. No. 877, Kickxia spuria
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Coll. No. 877, Kickxia spuria
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Coll. No. 877, Kickxia spuria
About 285 m east of the bicycle bridge, the collecting location for Coll. No. 877, Kickxia spuria

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 877;  

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Habitat of Kickxia spuria
Looking west on the Veterans Court bicycle path; Kickxia spuria was found just behind the day pack.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 809;  

About 300 m east of the bicycle bridge is the location where I collected Bromus diandrus Rip Gut Brome (my collection #809).

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 812;  

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Coll. No. 812, Avena fatua
About 550 m east of the bicycle bridge, my collection 812, Avena fatua.

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• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 810;  

About 675 m east of the bicycle bridge, location of Coll. No. 810, Bromus commutatus Schrad. Meadow Brome.

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• Field Notes:  May 15, 2012;  

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EBRPD Lagoon
Trail turns south from east. There is a little path here that goes down to the lagoon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 918, 10 Feb 2013;  

The large trees to the east of the bicycle path is Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Blue Gum.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 818, 15 May 2012;  

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Coll. No. 818, Rumex crispus
Location of collection of Rumex crispus, No. 818.

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• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 917;  

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Coll No. 917, Myoporum laetum
Myoporum laetum G. Forst. Ngaio Tree.
  Trail turns west from south.
  Junction: Harbor Bay Parkway Bicycle Trail
  From the Bill Osborne field to the cul-de-sac, above, Veterans Court is a bicycle path.


 

   

Bill Osborne parking lot

 

Other articles:
• Doolittle Drive:   at Veterans Ct;  

Junction: Doolittle Drive
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Date and time this article was prepared: 4/24/2026 4:56:34 PM