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Leconte's Giant Lady Beetle (Anatis lecontei)Observer
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About 1 cm. On the south side of a small plum tree trunk.
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Common Whitlowgrass (Draba verna)Observer
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Growing in my planted suburban native plant garden. I probably spread seeds, or planted it.
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Cactus Scattered Cochineal (Dactylopius opuntiae)Observer
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On an Opuntia growing in a pot.
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Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)Observer
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Observed on Asclepias linaria.
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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)Observer
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The last photo shows a female.
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Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia)Observer
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Growing in the ruins of Monte Alban.
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Guamúchil (Pithecellobium dulce)Observer
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Avenida de la Independencia & Calle de Los Libres, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico (Google, OSM)Description
A tree in a plaza.
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Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum)Observer
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A street tree in Oaxaca.
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Magnificent Swallowtail (Papilio garamas)Observer
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Feed on nectar of Bouvardia viminalis.
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Cactus Chimney Bees (Complex Diadasia australis)Observer
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On the blossoms of a 1.5 m tall Opuntia genus cactus growing the ruins of Monte Alban.
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Soursop (Annona muricata)Observer
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Sold in the Centro de Abasto market of Oaxaca. Unknown if it is from a farm or collected.
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White Leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala)Observer
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UARDAR De Mercaderes, Central de Abasto, 68090 Oaxaca de Juárez MÉXICO Oax MX, Central de Abasto, 68090 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico (Google, OSM)Description
Guajes are offered as a snack along with quesadillas de flor de calabaza in the Mercado Centro de Abasto.
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Inca Dove (Columbina inca)Observer
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Many in some areas on the streets of Oaxaca.
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Escontria chiotillaObserver
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Possibly cultivated. Sold by fruit vendors in the Tlacolula market. Common names are, jiotilla, quiotilla, or chiotilla.
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Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)Observer
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El Árbol del Tule (Spanish for The Tree of Tule) is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in Nahuatl).
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Balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus)Observer
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In the gardens near the Árbol del Tule (the Tule Tree).
