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Dolichotis patagonum Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: RodentiaFamily: CaviidaeGenus: DolichotisSpecies: Dolichotis patagonum Common Names by Region Patagonian Mara — international / scientific usePatagonian Cavy — zoological contextsPatagonian Hare — informal name used in parts of Argentina (though it is not
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Jatropha integerrima Jacq. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: MalpighialesFamily: EuphorbiaceaeGenus: JatrophaSpecies: Jatropha integerrima Common Names by Region Description Growth Form An evergreen to semi-evergreen tropical shrub or small tree, typically 6–15 feet tall in landscape settings, though capable
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Vanessa cardui Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: LepidopteraFamily: NymphalidaeGenus: VanessaSpecies: Vanessa cardui Common Names by Region Description General Appearance The Painted Lady is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of roughly 5–9 cm (2–3.5 inches). Upper wings are orange-brown
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Verbascum chaixii Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: ScrophulariaceaeGenus: VerbascumSpecies: Verbascum chaixii Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /
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Red-shouldered Hawk Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AccipitriformesFamily: AccipitridaeGenus: ButeoSpecies: Buteo lineatus Common Names by Region Red-shouldered HawkEastern Red-shouldered HawkWoodland HawkSwamp Hawk (informal) Description The Red-shouldered Hawk is a medium-sized woodland raptor common in the eastern United States. Adults show
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Oxeye Daisy Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID A classic “white-petaled” daisy look: white ray florets around a golden-yellow center disk, typically held singly on a leafless flowering stem above a basal rosette. Flowers Leaves Stems Lookalikes Known