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Rosa setigera Michx. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeSubfamily: RosoideaeTribe: RoseaeGenus: RosaSpecies: Rosa setigera Common Names by Region Climbing RosePrairie RoseClimbing Wild RoseIllinois RoseSetigera Rose Description General Appearance Rosa setigera is a native climbing or scrambling wild rose
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Fallow Deer Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ArtiodactylaFamily: CervidaeSubfamily: CervinaeGenus: DamaSpecies: Dama dama Common Names by Region Description General Appearance The Fallow Deer is a medium-sized cervid distinguished by its spotted coat and the mature male’s broad, palmate antlers. Coat
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Smooth Blackberry Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeGenus: RubusSpecies: Rubus canadensis L. Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Rubus canadensis is a native perennial bramble forming arching, slender canes that may trail or lean rather than
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Spotted Orb-weaver Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Overall Form A robust, medium-to-large orb-weaver with a rounded abdomen and proportionally strong legs. Females are significantly larger and more conspicuous than males. Coloration & Markings Highly variable, but typically: The underside
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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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Coral aphelandra Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)Clade: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: LamialesFamily: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)Genus: AphelandraSpecies: Aphelandra sinclairiana Common Names by Region Global / Horticulture: Coral aphelandraCentral America: Panama queen; Sinclair’s aphelandraGarden trade (common): Orange shrimp plant Description Overall
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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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Today, the Cernunnos Foundation is releasing the high-level technical whitepaper for the River Refugium Project (RRP)—a watershed-scale, closed-loop environmental system designed to intercept nutrient-polluted river water, remove contaminants, and convert recovered biomass into usable industrial materials and renewable fuels. This