Taxa Info
Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
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The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee.
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tuesday_ observed one on 2020-05-02 in Cumberland County, PA, USA
Steppe Screw-Moss
(Syntrichia caninervis)
flaveboy observed one on 2023-03-11 in Los Padres National Forest, Frazier Park, CA, US
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.
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weiluwl observed one on 2023-03-15 in Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, Houston, TX, US
Joshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
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Yucca brevifolia is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca.
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jzupan observed one on 2023-03-10 in Joshua Tree National Park, Yucca Valley, CA, US
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.
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jdquecke observed one on 2023-03-15 in somewhere on Earth
Giant Waterlilies
(Genus Victoria)
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Victoria is a genus of water-lilies, in the plant family Nymphaeaceae, with very large green leaves that lie flat on the water's surface. Victoria amazonica has a leaf that is up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter, on a stalk up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length. The genus name was given in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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barbecount observed one on 2022-12-03 in somewhere on Earth
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.
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pufferchung observed one on 2023-03-09 in Austin, TX, USA
Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily
(Nuphar variegata)
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Nuphar variegata (the variegated pond-lily) is a plant in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae. It is native to much of Canada and the northernmost United States.
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jeffrey_peck observed one on 2009-07-08 in Summit County, CO, USA
Gran Sasso Mountain Grasshopper
(Podisma goidanichi)
rinoiubatti observed one on 2022-09-11 in Abruzzo, IT
Silver Banksia
(Banksia marginata)
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Banksia marginata, commonly known as the silver banksia, is a species of tree or woody shrub in the plant genus Banksia found throughout much of southeastern Australia. It ranges from the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, to north of Armidale, New South Wales, and across Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. It grows in various habitats, including Eucalyptus forest, scrub, heathland and moorland. Banksia marginata varies widely in habit, ranging from
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aldingaroo observed one on 2023-03-16 in Adelaide SA, Australia
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