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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. Learn more »
skycladtrvlr observed one on 01-26-2023 in Highlands County, FL, USA
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Photo: (c) Kristi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Eastern Towhee - Photo (c) Kristi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-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 »
lukeberg observed one on 09-11-2022 in North River, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, ON, CA
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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
Porsild's Bryum (Haplodontium macrocarpum)
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michaelrudy observed one on 06-30-2021 in Division No. 14, CA-AB, CA
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Photo: (c) Michael Rudy, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael Rudy
Porsild's Bryum - Photo (c) Michael Rudy, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael Rudy
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 »
meghankarn observed one on 10-10-2021 in South-West Oxford, ON, CA
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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
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. Learn more »
daswamp observed one on 07-29-2018 in Culvers Pond
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Photo: (c) Mathew Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mathew Zappa
Variegated Yellow Pond-Lily - Photo (c) Mathew Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mathew Zappa
Red Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra)
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kemcdona observed one on 01-30-2023 in Hoa Lư, VN-NB, VN
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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 »
stphip observed one on 09-01-2019 in ALG-Whitefish Island, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
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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
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 »
lukeberg observed one on 09-11-2022 in North River, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, ON, CA
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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
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 »
devonted observed one on 08-12-2004 in 1722 ON-647, Vermilion Bay, ON P0V 2V0, Canada - Blue Lake
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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
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 »
devonted observed one on 08-12-2004 in 1722 ON-647, Vermilion Bay, ON P0V 2V0, Canada - Blue Lake
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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
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 »
stphip observed one on 09-01-2019 in ALG-Whitefish Island, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
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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

Class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Kingdom Protozoa (Protozoans)

Kingdom Chromista (Kelp, Diatoms, and Allies)

Kingdom Fungi (Fungi Including Lichens)

Class Amphibia (Amphibians)

Class Aves (Birds)

Kingdom Plantae (Plants)

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Mollusca (Molluscs)

Class Mammalia (Mammals)

Class Reptilia (Reptiles)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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