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Taxa Info

Mosquito Ferns (Genus Azolla)
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Azolla (mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized, looking nothing like other typical ferns but more resembling duckweed or some mosses. Learn more »
loicapetit observed one on 05-29-2023 in Estación Biológica Hualpén
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Photo: (c) 王美芳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 王美芳
Mosquito Ferns - Photo (c) 王美芳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 王美芳
Amazon Giant Waterlily (Victoria amazonica)
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Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies. It is the National flower of Guyana. Learn more »
joshua_satto observed one on 05-25-2023 in Puerto Narino, Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, CO
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Photo: (c) Steven Lek, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Amazon Giant Waterlily - Photo (c) Steven Lek, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Carolina Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)
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Cabomba caroliniana is an aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America. It is a weed of national significance in Australia and on the list of invasive alien species of union concern in the EU. Learn more »
eleducfleming observed one on 05-31-2023 in Besse Bog Reservoir, Plymouth, MA, US
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Photo: (c) Lincoln Durey, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lincoln Durey
Carolina Fanwort - Photo (c) Lincoln Durey, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lincoln Durey
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)
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Pinus longaeva (commonly referred to as the Great Basin bristlecone pine, intermountain bristlecone pine, or western bristlecone pine) is a long-living species of bristlecone pine tree found in the higher mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah. One member of this species, at 5,067 years old, is the oldest known living non-clonal organism on Earth. In 1987, the bristlecone pine was designated one of Nevada's state trees. Learn more »
dalslater observed one on 05-28-2022 in Iron County, UT, USA
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Photo: (c) Jim Morefield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jim Morefield
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine - Photo (c) Jim Morefield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jim Morefield
Steppe Screw-Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)
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jennaekwealor observed one on 05-20-2023 in Malad City, ID, US
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Photo: (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Steppe Screw-Moss - Photo (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
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Gonepteryx rhamni (known as the common brimstone) is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone, commonly found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Across much of its range, it is the only species of its genus, and is therefore simply known locally as the brimstone. Learn more »
alex-rogalla observed one on 05-28-2023 in Zollweg, Friedeburg, Niedersachsen, DE
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Photo: (c) Vlastimil Lata, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vlastimil Lata
Common Brimstone - Photo (c) Vlastimil Lata, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vlastimil Lata
Creamcups (Platystemon californicus)
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Platystemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the poppy family containing the single species Platystemon californicus, which is known by the common name creamcups. It is native to Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, and is found in open grasslands and sandy soils. Learn more »
mel17 observed one on 06-01-2023 in California, US
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Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Creamcups - Photo (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)
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Nymphaea odorata, also known as the American white waterlily, fragrant water-lily, beaver root, fragrant white water lily, white water lily, sweet-scented white water lily, and sweet-scented water lily, is an aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It can commonly be found in shallow lakes, ponds, and permanent slow moving waters throughout North America where it ranges from Central America to northern Canada. It is also Learn more »
forsakenpuddle observed one on 06-01-2023 in Pine Dunes Forest Preserve, Antioch, IL, US
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Photo: (c) Elvira de Lange, all rights reserved, uploaded by Elvira de Lange
American White Waterlily - Photo (c) Elvira de Lange, all rights reserved, uploaded by Elvira de Lange
Red Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra)
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robertperez0807 observed one on 11-27-2019 in Rainey Sculpture Pavilion, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA
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Photo: (c) Ganeshwar S V, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ganeshwar S V
Red Water Lily - Photo (c) Ganeshwar S V, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ganeshwar S V
Watershield (Brasenia schreberi)
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Brasenia is a genus belonging to the family Cabombaceae, consisting of one species, Brasenia schreberi. It is widely distributed in North America, the West Indies, northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana), eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Primorye), Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, and parts of Africa. Learn more »
kzoebel observed one on 06-01-2023 in Blount County, US-AL, US
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Photo: (c) Ian Cruickshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian Cruickshank
Watershield - Photo (c) Ian Cruickshank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian Cruickshank
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
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Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus (fungi that grow on trees) found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills. Learn more »
appalachianaturalist observed one on 06-12-2022 in George Washington & Jefferson National Forests, Clintwood, VA, US
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Photo: (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen John Davies
Chicken of the Woods - Photo (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen John Davies

Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)

Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca)

Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

Amphibians (Class Amphibia)

Reptiles (Class Reptilia)

Mammals (Class Mammalia)

Birds (Class Aves)

Protozoans (Kingdom Protozoa)

Kelp, Diatoms, and Allies (Kingdom Chromista)

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Arachnids (Class Arachnida)

Insects (Class Insecta)

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