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Bigleaf Lupine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: FabalesFamily: FabaceaeGenus: LupinusSpecies: Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.Garden forms: Russell hybrids, designated Lupinus × russellii hort. or L. × regalis Common Names by Region General / English: Bigleaf lupine, large-leaved lupineUnited States /
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Astrochelys radiata Taxonomy The genus holds two species, both Malagasy and both critically endangered: this one and the ploughshare tortoise or angonoka, A. yniphora. Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation
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Common Lilac Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: OleaceaeGenus: SyringaSpecies: Syringa vulgaris L. Common Names by Region General / English: Common lilac, French lilac, English lilacUnited States / Canada: Lilac, old-fashioned lilacUnited Kingdom: LilacFrance: Lilas communGermany: Gemeiner FliederBalkans
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Larinioides cornutus Taxonomy The species carries an unusually long synonymy — Epeira apoclisa, Araneus cornutus, Nuctenea cornuta, and dozens more. It has been described and redescribed repeatedly across two and a half centuries of European arachnology. Common Names by Region
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Tagetes patula Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: TagetesSpecies: Tagetes patula L.Note: Some authorities sink T. patula into T. erecta as a synonym. The two cross freely, and the sterile crosses between them are sold as triploid
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Pygoscelis papua Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any educational purpose.
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White Columbine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: RanunculalesFamily: RanunculaceaeGenus: AquilegiaSpecies: Aquilegia vulgaris L.Form: White-flowered garden form (the alba / ‘Nivea’ end of the species’ color range) Common Names by Region General / English: Columbine, Common Columbine, European ColumbineUnited States
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Varecia variegata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Field note on the exhibit sign: the placard in this frame lists “Height 3.3 to 3.9 feet.” That figure is total length including the tail, not standing height. A ruffed
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Geranium phaeum Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: GeranialesFamily: GeraniaceaeGenus: GeraniumSpecies: Geranium phaeum L. Common Names by Region General / English: Dusky Crane’s-bill, Dusky CranesbillUnited States / Canada: Mourning Widow, Dusky GeraniumUnited Kingdom / Ireland: Dusky Crane’s-bill, Black WidowGermany:
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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: CharacidaeGenus: GymnocorymbusSpecies: Gymnocorymbus ternetziBinomial Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)Ornamental Form: Longfin cultivar (selectively bred; not a distinct taxon) Common Names by Region Black Skirt Tetra (English, North American trade standard)Black Widow Tetra