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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 »
colindjones observed one on 05-31-2023 in Gravenhurst, ON, CA
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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
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 »
pmeisenheimer observed one on 05-31-2023 in Gatineau Park, QC, Canada
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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
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
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 »
mossy_stone observed one on 05-30-2023 in Trent Lakes, 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
Red Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra)
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carita observed one on 05-29-2023 in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, CA
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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
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 »
pmeisenheimer observed one on 05-31-2023 in Gatineau Park, QC, Canada
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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
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 »
mossy_stone observed one on 05-30-2023 in Trent Lakes, 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
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 »
colindjones observed one on 05-31-2023 in Gravenhurst, ON, CA
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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)
Steppe Screw-Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)
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Photo: (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Steppe Screw-Moss - Photo (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 »
mosquitoproof observed one on 05-27-2023 in Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0, Canada
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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

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