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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. Learn more »
thisgirlbree723 observed one on 2021-09-24 in Hearts Desire, Ottawa, ON, 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)
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 »
martine_lapointe observed one on 2007-10-26 in Québec, Canada
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Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
Watershield - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
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)
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 »
martine_lapointe observed one on 2007-10-26 in Québec, Canada
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Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
Watershield - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
Porsild's Bryum (Haplodontium macrocarpum)
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michaelrudy observed one on 2021-06-30 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
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 »
alishapiercy observed one on 2022-05-24 in Village Dr, Kingston, ON, CA
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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 »
alishapiercy observed one on 2022-05-24 in Village Dr, Kingston, ON, CA
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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
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 »
breton observed one on 2022-05-08 in Sir Sandford Flemming Park, Halifax, NS, CA
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Photo: (c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith
Carolina Fanwort - Photo (c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith
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 »
breton observed one on 2022-05-08 in Sir Sandford Flemming Park, Halifax, NS, CA
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Photo: (c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith
Carolina Fanwort - Photo (c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith
Steppe Screw-Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)
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Steppe Screw-Moss - Photo (c) jennaekwealor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 »
ianrwhyte observed one on 2022-05-23 in Brighton, ON, 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

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Protozoans (Kingdom Protozoa)

Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca)

Birds (Class Aves)

Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)

Reptiles (Class Reptilia)

Arachnids (Class Arachnida)

Amphibians (Class Amphibia)

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Kelp, Diatoms, and Allies (Kingdom Chromista)

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