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Tortula Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)
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Photo: (c) 2012 John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Tortula Moss - Photo (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 »
rosshall observed one on 2009-07-06 in Palmer Marsh, Cumberland County, NS, Canada
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Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Watershield - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Porsild's Bryum (Haplodontium macrocarpum)
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michaelrudy observed one on 2019-07-11 in Division No. 14, CA-AB, CA
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Photo: (c) Michael Rudy, all rights reserved
Porsild's Bryum - Photo (c) Michael Rudy, all rights reserved
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 »
jameskamstra observed one on 2016-08-28 in Haliburton County, ON, Canada
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Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
American White Waterlily - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)
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Mycena inclinata, commonly known as the clustered bonnet or the oak-stump bonnet cap, is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. The doubtfully edible mushroom has a reddish-brown bell-shaped cap up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in diameter. The thin stem is up to 9 cm (3.5 in) tall, whitish to yellow-brown at the top but progressively becoming reddish-brown towards the base in maturity, where they are covered by a yellowish mycelium that can be up to a third... Learn more »
chris_palli observed one on 2020-11-28 in ON-6 S, Hamilton, ON, CA
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Photo: (c) Dave Clarke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Clustered Bonnet - Photo (c) Dave Clarke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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 »
sentraxion observed one on 2016-05-28 in Mono, ON, Canada
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Photo: (c) Henry T. McLin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Eastern Towhee - Photo (c) Steve Guttman NYC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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 »
sobeau observed one on 2020-09-11 in Rive-Sud de Montréal, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, CA
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Photo: (c) jonathantellerelsberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Chicken of the Woods - Photo (c) jonathantellerelsberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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 »
sentraxion observed one on 2016-05-28 in Mono, ON, Canada
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Photo: (c) Steve Guttman NYC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Eastern Towhee - Photo (c) Steve Guttman NYC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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 »
rosshall observed one on 2009-07-06 in Palmer Marsh, Cumberland County, NS, Canada
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Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Watershield - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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. Learn more »
donnamillar observed one on 2017-07-01 in Ramara, ON, Canada
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Photo: (c) Tig, all rights reserved
Variegated Pond-Lily - Photo (c) Jason Hollinger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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 »
ladyslipperz observed one on 2021-01-20 in Frog Lake, Halifax, NS, CA
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Photo: (c) eyeweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Carolina Fanwort - Photo (c) eyeweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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