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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
I was walking through a cycling park in Weston, FL and I passed by a lake surrounded with tall trees that had these patches of lychen growing on them. This lychen was found in patches all around the trunk, it appears prickly and spiky and the color is a vibrant green. Referenced in: http://thebiologyprimer.com/bryophyta
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Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Small ghost crab found digging in the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach this summer. Measuring around 10 cm with light yellow, beige and white shell. This crab was found almost touching the ocean.
Referenced in:https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/atlantic_ghost_crab
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Helix Snails (Family Helicidae)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Snail found on a hike through a forested area of Orlando, FL. It was found near a stream where the plants are always a little moist. It measured around 5 cm, had light and dark brown shell and ridges.
Referenced by: https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/copse-snail
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Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Tiny toad was found on a walk through a florested area of Orlando, FL. This toad measures around 1 cm and has a dark brown coloring. Referenced in: http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/frogs/canetoad.shtml
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Amur Carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Multiple carps found in a pond located in a mangrove in Cooper City, FL. Typical carps and amur carps cohabitated this pond and most of them were measured at around 40 cm. They exhibited either a silver brownish color or white with orange splotches.
Referenced check: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/MISC/Ctenopharyngodon_idella.htm
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Ladder Fern (Pteris vittata)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
This plant was found in a cycling park in Weston, FL. I was walking around a lake and went through some heavy greenery and found this fern next to some trees. It was pretty long measuring around a foot and a half, with long and thin green leaves that come to a point at the end. Referenced in: https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/nephrolepis-cordifolia-ladder-fern/
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Scarlet Cordia (Cordia sebestena)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Vibrant orange flower around 3 inches in diameter with petals that come to a tapered end. Leaves are large, dark green and rough in texture. This organism was found in the woods of a cycling park in Weston, FL.
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cordia+dodecandra
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Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Pink one-inch flower with puffy petals that make it look like a powderpuff. It has tiny white polyps at the end of its petals and a dark brown stem. Organism was found in a grove of trees in Weston next to a stream. This type of flower is commonly found all around Florida. Referenced in: https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/mimosa-strigillosa
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Trailing Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)Observer
jogaib_a_13Description
Flower around 4 inches in diameter with symmetrical yellow petals with thick dark green leaves. Referenced checked with https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/sphagneticola-trilobata/. This organism was found on a bush nearby a small pond.