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Tiger Salamander Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: CaudataFamily: AmbystomatidaeGenus: AmbystomaSpecies: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) Common Names by Region General: Tiger SalamanderUnited States: Eastern Tiger Salamander, Barred Tiger SalamanderHerpetology / Field Guides: Ambystoma tigrinum Complex Description The Tiger Salamander is one
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Wild Potato Vine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: SolanalesFamily: ConvolvulaceaeGenus: IpomoeaSpecies: Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. Common Names by Region General / North America:Wild Potato Vine, Man-of-the-Earth, Bigroot Morning Glory Eastern United States:Man-of-the-Earth, Wild Sweet Potato Midwest / Plains:Wild
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Fire Lily Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: LilialesFamily: LiliaceaeGenus: LiliumSpecies: Lilium bulbiferum L. Common Names by Region General / English: Orange Lily, Fire Lily, Lily of FireCentral & Southern Europe: Fire Lily, Pyrenean LilyGermanic Regions: FeuerlilieFrench: Lis orangéBotanical /
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Common Rosefinch Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: PasseriformesFamily: FringillidaeGenus: CarpodacusSpecies: Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770) Common Names by Region General / English: Common RosefinchScientific / Ornithological: Carpodacus erythrinusRegional (Europe / Asia): Scarlet Finch, Rose Finch (colloquial variations) Description The Common Rosefinch
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Bigleaf Hydrangea Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: CornalesFamily: HydrangeaceaeGenus: HydrangeaSpecies: Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Common Names by Region General / English: Bigleaf Hydrangea, French HydrangeaHorticulture / Trade: Mophead Hydrangea, Lacecap HydrangeaJapan (native range): Ajisai Description Growth Habit Deciduous shrub
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Black Ground Beetle Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: ColeopteraFamily: CarabidaeGenus: PterostichusSpecies: Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger, 1798) Common Names by Region General / English: Black Ground BeetleNorth America: European Ground Beetle, Black CarabidEntomology / Field Use: Pterostichus melanariusInformal / Garden Use: Ground
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Blue Hyacinth Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: ScilloideaeGenus: HyacinthusSpecies: Hyacinthus orientalis L. Common Names by Region General / Europe & North America: Blue Hyacinth, Garden HyacinthMediterranean / Western Asia (historic range): HyacinthHorticulture Trade: Dutch Hyacinth, Common HyacinthCultural
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Missouri Evening Primrose Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Low-growing, perennial herb with a spreading, ground-hugging form.Often forms broad mats or loose colonies that follow the contours of rocky ground.Growth is steady rather than aggressive. Size Leaves Leaves
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Eastern White-Bearded Wildebeest Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Physical Characteristics The Eastern white-bearded wildebeest is a large, powerfully built antelope distinguished by its heavy forequarters, sloping back, and robust neck. Adult males are noticeably heavier and more muscular than
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Pansy Orchid Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: OrchidaceaeSubfamily: EpidendroideaeGenus: MiltoniopsisSpecies: Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst. Common Names by Region General / Horticulture: Pansy OrchidOrchid Trade: Miltoniopsis (often historically sold as “Miltonia”)Descriptive Name: Pansy-faced orchid (referring to the flat,