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Ferns (Class Polypodiopsida)Observer
alecavilachDescription
A fern is a member of a group of roughly 12,000 species of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vasculas. They have stems and leaves, like other vascular plants. Most ferns have what are called fiddleheads that expand into fronds, which are each delicately divided.
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Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness.
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Canary Island Marguerite (Argyranthemum foeniculaceum)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Bellis perennis is a common European species of daisy, of the Asteraceae family, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy.
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Calla Lilies (Genus Zantedeschia)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Anthurium, is a genus of about 1000[3][4] species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae.General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, and laceleaf.
The genus is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina and parts of the Caribbean.
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Chinese-Pink (Dianthus chinensis)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Dianthus chinensis (China pink) is a species of Dianthus native to northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Russia.
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Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Grapsus grapsus is one of the most common crabs along the western coast of the Americas. It is known variously as, "red rock crab", "abuete negro", and along with crabs such as Percnon gibbesi as, "Sally Lightfoot".
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Incense Tree (Bursera graveolens)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Bursera graveolens, known in Spanish as palo santo ("holy wood") is a wild tree native from Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula to Peru and Venezuela that inhabits the South American Gran Chaco region (northern Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and the Brazilian Mato Grosso). It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and on the Galapagos islands.
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Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Rhizophora mangle, known as the red mangrove, is distributed in estuarine ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous "seeds," in actuality called propagules, become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree. These are dispersed by water until eventually embedding in the shallows.
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Galápagos Pricklypear (Opuntia galapageia)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus) is a species of cactus and the sole species of the genus Brachycereus. The plant is a colonizer of lava fields, hence its common name. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
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Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins (Class Echinoidea)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Sea urchins or urchins, archaically called sea hedgehogs, are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum.
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Galápagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. urinator)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. It is one of only three pelican species found in the Western Hemisphere. The brown pelican is one of the only two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water.
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Genus PhyllostachysObserver
alecavilachDescription
Bamboo is a tribe of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family.
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Lemon (Citrus × limon)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a small evergreen tree native to Asia. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking.
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Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The Labrador Retriever, also known as simply Labrador or Lab, is one of several kinds of retrievers, a type of gun dog.Labradors are athletic, playful, and the most popular breed of dog by registered ownership in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States (since 1991).
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Tiger Flower (Tigridia pavonia)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Tigridia the tiger-flowers or shell flowers, is a genus of bulbous or cormous plants, belonging to the family Iridaceae. They have large showy flowers and one species, Tigridia pavonia, is often cultivated for this.
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Ground-Finches and Cactus-Finches (Genus Geospiza)Observer
alecavilachDescription
white-crowned finch are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds.
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Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomidae)Observer
alecavilachDescription
Leaf insects use camuflage to look like a leaf, they do this so accurately, that predators often aren't able to distinguish them from leaves.
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Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)Observer
alecavilachDescription
The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise is the largest living species of tortoise and the 13th-heaviest living reptile.
