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Large Camas Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Perennial, bulb-forming spring wildflower that sends up tall, upright flower spikes above a clump of narrow, strap-like leaves. It emerges early, blooms in late spring, then goes dormant by mid-summer.
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Red-eared Slider Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: TestudinesFamily: EmydidaeGenus: TrachemysSpecies: Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) Common Names by Region Global: Red-eared sliderUnited States: Red-eared slider, Red-eared terrapinEurope & Asia (introduced): Red-eared sliderPet Trade: Slider turtle Description Size: Adults typically measure
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Impatiens hawkeri Taxonomy Common Names by Region *Note: “SunPatiens” is a branded cultivar line, not the species itself. Description Impatiens hawkeri is the bold, glossy-leaved cousin of the classic shade impatiens — bred from New Guinea species for thicker foliage,
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Yellowtail Tang Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: AcanthuriformesFamily: AcanthuridaeGenus: ZebrasomaSpecies: Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852) Common Names Description Physical Characteristics The Yellowtail Tang is instantly recognizable by its deep, velvety purple to indigo body contrasted sharply by a brilliant yellow caudal
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Amur day-lily Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsphodelaceaeGenus: HemerocallisSpecies: Hemerocallis middendorffii (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) Common Names by Region United States: Amur Daylily, Early Yellow DaylilyCanada: Amur DaylilyEast Asia: Amur Daylily (regional variants)Russia (Far East): Amur DaylilyIndigenous / Traditional Names:
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Anaxyrus fowleri Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: BufonidaeGenus: AnaxyrusSpecies: Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882) Common Names Fowler’s ToadEastern Fowler’s ToadCoastal Plains Toad (regional) Description Physical Characteristics Fowler’s Toad is a medium-sized, terrestrial toad closely related to the American Toad, with
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Indian blanket flower Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed plants)Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)Order: AsteralesFamily: Asteraceae (Aster family)Genus: GaillardiaSpecies: Gaillardia aristata Pursh Common Names by Region United States: Indian Blanket, BlanketflowerCanada: BlanketflowerGreat Plains (regional): Prairie Gaillardia Description
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Papilio nireus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Physical Characteristics The Green-banded Swallowtail is a large, visually striking butterfly recognized by its deep black wings intersected by an iridescent emerald-to-turquoise band forming a broad chevron across both forewings and hindwings.
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Matthiola incana Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: BrassicalesFamily: BrassicaceaeGenus: MatthiolaSpecies: Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. Common Names by Region General: Brompton StockHorticulture: Stock, Hoary Stock, GillyflowerHistorical English Use: Brompton Gillyflower Description Growth Habit Upright, herbaceous annual or short-lived perennial
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Geococcyx californianus Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: CuculiformesFamily: CuculidaeGenus: GeococcyxSpecies: Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829) Common Names by Region General: Greater RoadrunnerSouthwestern U.S.: RoadrunnerSpanish: CorrecaminosPopular Culture: Roadrunner (cartoon generalization) Description The greater roadrunner is a large, ground-dwelling cuckoo recognized by its