Taxa Info
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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groovyholly observed one on 2018-10-09 in somewhere on Earth
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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leeannebloye observed one on 2019-05-23 in 317 Maple St, Newmarket, ON, CA
Spatterdock
(Nuphar advena)
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Nuphar advena (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics.
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birds_bugs_botany observed one on 2019-05-11 in Ontario, CA
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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leeannebloye observed one on 2019-05-23 in 317 Maple St, Newmarket, ON, CA
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
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aimeepelletier observed one on 2019-05-05 in Capital, CA-BC, CA
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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burkhard_plache observed one on 2018-01-07 in Armdale, Halifax, NS, Canada
Variegated 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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birds_bugs_botany observed one on 2019-05-11 in Point Pelee, Leamington, ON, Canada
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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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burkhard_plache observed one on 2018-01-07 in Armdale, Halifax, NS, Canada
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
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aimeepelletier observed one on 2019-05-05 in Capital, CA-BC, CA
Spatterdock
(Nuphar advena)
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Nuphar advena (spatterdock or cow lily or yellow pond-lily) is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics.
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birds_bugs_botany observed one on 2019-05-11 in Ontario, CA
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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tsample observed one on 2017-08-24 in Trans-Canada Hwy, Martin, ON P0T, Canada
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(Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)
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(Lonicera ciliosa)
on May 23, 2019
Gold Dust Day Gecko
(Phelsuma laticauda)
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Canada Jay
(Perisoreus canadensis)
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Tree Swallow
(Tachycineta bicolor)
on May 24, 2019
