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Ratibida columnifera Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: RatibidaSpecies: Ratibida columnifera Common Names by Region Prairie ConeflowerMexican HatUpright Prairie ConeflowerLonghead ConeflowerThimbleflower Description Growth Habit An upright, herbaceous perennial wildflower. Typically grows 1–3 feet tall, occasionally taller in fertile
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Ambystoma mexicanum Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance The wild-type axolotl displays a mottled olive, brown, and gray coloration with subtle speckling—designed for camouflage in murky lakebeds. The body is soft, elongated, and fully aquatic, with a broad
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Pentas lanceolata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Pentas lanceolata is a compact, herbaceous perennial (often grown as an annual in cooler climates) forming rounded, bushy clumps. Leaves Leaves are: Flowers The defining feature: Clusters are tight, forming
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Tamias striatus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Appearance A small, ground-dwelling squirrel with a compact body, short limbs, and a moderately bushy tail. This species is immediately identifiable by its distinct longitudinal striping. Coloration & Markings The contrast
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Woodland Crocus, “Tommies” Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: IridaceaeGenus: CrocusSpecies: Crocus tommasinianus Common Names by Region Woodland CrocusEarly CrocusTommasini’s Crocus“Tommies” (common gardener nickname) Description Crocus tommasinianus is a small perennial flowering plant that emerges from underground corms and blooms
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: AccipitriformesFamily: AccipitridaeGenus: HaliaeetusSpecies: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common Names by Region American Bald EagleBald EagleSea EagleAmerican Sea Eagle Description General Appearance The American Bald Eagle is one of the most recognizable birds in the world.
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Coreopsis verticillata L. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CoreopsisSpecies: Coreopsis verticillata Binomial Name: Coreopsis verticillata L. Common Names by Region Threadleaf CoreopsisThreadleaf TickseedWhorled TickseedFernleaf CoreopsisPot-of-Gold (some cultivars)Zagreb Coreopsis (cultivar name widely used) Description General Form Threadleaf
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Hypomecis punctinalis Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: LepidopteraSuperfamily: GeometroideaFamily: GeometridaeSubfamily: EnnominaeGenus: HypomecisSpecies: Hypomecis punctinalis Binomial Name: Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Common Names by Region Pale Oak BeautyOak Beauty MothGray GeometerOak Looper Moth Many members of the Geometridae family are informally
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: SymphyotrichumSpecies: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Binomial Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom Common Names by Region New England AsterMichaelmas DaisyPurple AsterFall AsterAmerican Aster Historically many asters were placed in the genus Aster,
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Rhododendron calendulaceum Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: EricalesFamily: EricaceaeGenus: RhododendronSpecies: Rhododendron calendulaceum Common Names by Region Flame AzaleaOrange AzaleaAppalachian Flame AzaleaWild Honeysuckle (regional colloquial use) Description General Form Flame Azalea is a deciduous flowering shrub native to eastern North America,