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Madders
(Genus Rubia)
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Rubia is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World. The genus and its best-known species are commonly known as madder, e.g. Rubia tinctorum (common madder), Rubia peregrina (wild madder), and Rubia cordifolia (Indian madder).
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Scotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius)
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Cytisus scoparius, the common broom or Scotch broom, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius, is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. In Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom, but this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom, and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification. In other English-speaking countries, the most prevalent common name is Scot
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Northern Bedstraw
(Galium boreale)
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Galium boreale or northern bedstraw is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. It is widespread over the temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America including most of Canada and the northern United States.
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Grayling
(Hipparchia semele)
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The grayling or rock grayling (Hipparchia semele) is a species in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae.
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Wild Madder
(Rubia peregrina)
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Rubia peregrina, the common wild madder, is a herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae.
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German Cockroach
(Blattella germanica)
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The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is a small species of cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long. In colour it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum running anteroposteriorly from behind the head to the base of the wings. Although Blattella germanica has wings, it can barely fly, although it may glide when disturbed. Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic...
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Desert Blonde Tarantula
(Aphonopelma chalcodes)
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Aphonopelma chalcodes, commonly known as the western desert tarantula, Arizona blond tarantula or Mexican blond tarantula is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. It has a limited distribution in the deserts of Arizona and adjacent parts of Mexico but can be very common within this range. The common name "blond tarantula" refers to the carapace, which is densely covered in pale hairs and contrasts strongly with the all-dark legs and abdomen.
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Yellowtail Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
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The yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus, is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal range is along Florida south to the West Indies and Brazil. This species is mostly found around coral reefs, but may be found in other habitats. They occur at depths of from near the surface to 180 metres...
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Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
(Oenanthe melanoleuca)
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The eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca) is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae). It was formerly (and still is by some authorities) considered conspecific with the western black-eared wheatear.
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Western Black-eared Wheatear
(Oenanthe hispanica)
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Black-eared wheatear has been split into the following 2 species:
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Lane Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
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The lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It can be found in a wide range of habitats, though it prefers coral reefs and sandy areas with plentiful vegetation. It occurs at depths from 10 to 400 m (33 to 1,312 ft), most frequently between 21 and 70 m (69 and 230 ft).
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Indian Madder
(Rubia cordifolia)
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Rubia cordifolia, often known as common madder or Indian madder, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It has been cultivated for a red pigment derived from roots.
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Madder
(Rubia tinctorum)
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Rubia tinctorum, the common madder or dyer's madder, is a herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae.
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Mountain Blond Morel
(Morchella tridentina)
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Morchella tridentina is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae, referred to as the mountain blond or western blond morel in North America, but commonly found throughout the Mediterranean basin. It has conical, grey to buff fruit bodies that grow up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall and 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. Recent molecular and morphological studies have also shown M. tridentina to be conspecific to M. frustrata, M. quercus-ilicis, M. elatoides,
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Eurasian Dotterel
(Eudromias morinellus)
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The Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds.
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East Asian Madder
(Rubia argyi)
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Rubia argyi is a species of flowering plant of the family Rubiaceae. Its common names may include East Asian madder. It occurs in southern and eastern China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
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Willow Bustic
(Sideroxylon salicifolium)
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Sideroxylon salicifolium, commonly called white bully or willow bustic, is a species of flowering plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America. It has also been considered a member of the genus Dipholis, with the binomial Dipholis salicifolia. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin salix 'willow' and folia 'leaf'.
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Coastal Bedstraw
(Galium bermudense)
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Galium bermudense, the Bermuda bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the southeastern United States (all the coastal states from Texas to New Jersey).
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Tasaigo
(Rubia fruticosa)
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Rubia fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Islands.
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Vermilion Snapper
(Rhomboplites aurorubens)
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The vermilion snapper or beeliner, Rhomboplites aurorubens, is a species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Bermuda including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. This species inhabits waters from 40 to 300 m (130 to 980 ft) (though rarer deeper than 100 m (330 ft)) where they can be found in large schools over substrates of sand, gravel, or rock. This species can reach a length of 60 cm (24 in), though...
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Golden-handed Tamarin
(Saguinus midas)
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The red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas), also known as the golden-handed tamarin or Midas tamarin, is a New World monkey named for the contrasting reddish-orange hair on its feet and hands. It is native to wooded areas north of the Amazon River in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and possibly Venezuela. A population of tamarins south of the Amazon River that lack the contrasting feet and hands was previously believed to be a sub-population of red-handed tamarin
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