Taxa Info
Chicken of the Woods
(Laetiporus sulphureus)
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Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus (fungi that grow on trees) found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills.
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carlosmartinez-maya observed one on 2019-04-16 in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Half Moon Bay, CA, US
Crustaceans
(Subphylum Crustacea)
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Crustaceans (Crustacea /krʌˈsteɪʃə/) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles. The crustacean group is usually treated as a subphylum, and thanks to recent molecular studies it is now well accepted that the crustacean group is paraphyletic, and comprises all animals in the Pancrustacea clade other than hexapods. Some crustaceans are more closely related to insects and other hexapod
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oridgen10 observed one on 2019-04-23 in 736 Woodbine Ave, Toronto, ON M4E 2J1, Canada
Variegated Pond-Lily
(Nuphar variegata)
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Nuphar variegata (the variegated pond-lily) is a plant in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae. It is native to much of Canada and the northernmost United States.
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wjcrins observed one on 2016-07-13 in Bridgenorth--Miller Creek Conservation Area
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Eastern Towhee
(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
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The eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the spotted towhee were considered a single species, the rufous-sided towhee.
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ntepper observed one on 2019-04-22 in Orleans, MA, USA
Giant Waterlily
(Victoria amazonica)
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Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies. It is the National flower of Guyana.
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eliamne1 observed one on in the past in 3, Bolivia
Giant Water-Lilies
(Genus Victoria)
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Victoria is a genus of water-lilies, in the plant family Nymphaeaceae, with very large green leaves that lie flat on the water's surface. Victoria amazonica has a leaf that is up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter, on a stalk up to 8 metres (26 ft) in length. The genus name was given in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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eliamne1 observed one on in the past in 3, Bolivia
Yellow-banded Leafroller Parasitic Wasp
(Xanthopimpla rhopaloceros)
kyleb observed one on 2019-02-25 in Kelson, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand
Creamcups
(Platystemon californicus)
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Platystemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the poppy family containing the single species Platystemon californicus, which is known by the common name creamcups. It is native to Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, and is found in open grasslands and sandy soils.
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bluevalhalla observed one on 2019-04-22 in Sunset Trail, Redwood City, CA 94062, USA
Large Flying Fox
(Pteropus vampyrus)
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The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Like the other members of the genus Pteropus, or the Old World fruit bats, it feeds exclusively on fruits, nectar and flowers (despite its scientific name). It is noted for being one of the largest bats. As with n
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nurulhidayati observed one on 2019-03-08 in Jawa Barat, ID
Common Brimstone
(Gonepteryx rhamni)
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Gonepteryx rhamni (known as the common brimstone) is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone, commonly found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Across much of its range, it is the only species of its genus, and is therefore simply known locally as the brimstone.
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felix200014 observed one on 2019-04-23 in Bromma, Stockholm, Sverige
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(Chelidonium majus)
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(Charadrius vociferus)
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