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Sphagnum microcarpumObserver
stevecollinsDescription
CV says perichaetiale. There weren't any more mature individuals around.
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Barking Treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)Observer
sdillon621Description
One of at least 8 individuals calling
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janetwrightDescription
Wet savanna, roadside. Branch leaf 1.7 x 0.5mm, stem leaf 2.0 x 0.5mm.
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Flat-top Bogmoss (Sphagnum fallax)Observer
doumhDescription
Variant brevifolium. Dry heads more or less keep their symmetrical branch leaf shape.
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Giant Peatmoss (Sphagnum torreyanum)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Cypress swamp forest along Blackwater River. Branch leaf 3.5 x 0.9mm, 1.0 x 1.1mm.
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Rubus friesiorumObserver
tammorDescription
Rubus friesiorum Gust. (Rosaceae)
Hagenia treeline forest, alt. 3200m
Mount Kenya, Nyeri, Kenya
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Croton megalocarpusObserver
tammorDescription
Musine | Nyapo | Nyaap’po | Muthulu | Kithulu | Mukinduri | Ol-mergoit | Masineitet | Lameruguet | Marakuet | Mukigara | Ortuet
Croton megalocarpus Hutch (Euphorbiaceae)
Dry upland forest, alt. 1770m
Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya
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Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)Observer
marykeimDescription
Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, Brevard County, FL, September 2022.
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Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)Observer
scrubfaeDescription
Smol
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Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)Observer
arenicolaDescription
in cavity in laurel oak
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Pixie Cup and Reindeer Lichens (Genus Cladonia)Observer
stevecollinsDescription
on stone
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Boletes (Family Boletaceae)Observer
knotwoodDescription
Strong blue reaction on cap flesh, nothing on pore surface. Stalk old and woody, but red throughout.
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Pale Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Mucky pitcherplant bog
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Pallid Cave Crayfish (Procambarus pallidus)Observer
simonsr35Description
Captured in an underground, underwater cavern, photographed, and then released back to where it came from.
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Spider Cave Crayfish (Troglocambarus maclanei)Observer
simonsr35Description
Found in an underwater cavern, photographed, and then released back to where it came from. Five golden colored eggs are visible in some of the photos.
This blind species is endemic to the underwater caves and caverns of the Floridan Aquifer in north-central Florida. It typically hangs upside down from the ceilings of these underwater passages.
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Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Discovered lying on its back on gravel trail, in pine forest at about 55 degrees F. Active but slow, as if semi-torpid. No visible injuries. Moved it off trail. Note furred tail membrane.
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Frost Grape (Vitis vulpina)Observer
sm356Description
Withlacooche Gulf Preserve, Yankeetown, Levy County, FL
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Calloose Grape (Vitis shuttleworthii)Observer
sm356Place
PrivateDescription
Ortona Lock Recreation Area, Moore Haven, Glades County, FL
Numerous V. shuttleworthii seen on 78 E heading toward Moore Haven
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Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis)Observer
sm356Description
Ellis Acres Reserve, Paisley, Lake County, FL
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Florida Grape (Vitis cinerea var. floridana)Observer
sm356Description
Jena, Dixie County, FL
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes [inactive])Observer
johnnybutterflyseedDescription
Female laying eggs on Wild Lime (zanthoxylum fagara)
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Grapevines (Genus Vitis)Observer
sm356Description
Aucilla Wildlife Management Area, Jefferson County, FL
4 additional photos taken on 03/12/22
8 additional photos taken on 04/07/22
12 additional photos taken on 06/05/22
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Shell Mound Pricklypear (Opuntia stricta)Observer
northfloridawildlifeDescription
Look closely. This prickly pear is growing arboreally about 25' up in a Quercus virginiana. Other specimens are common at ground level.
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Rubus volkensiiObserver
tammorDescription
Mutare | Tagaimamiet | Engaiyaguji
Rubus volkensii Engl. (Rosaceae)
Afro-alpine vegetation, alt. 3800m
Mount Kenya, Nyeri, Kenya
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Darrow's Blueberry (Vaccinium darrowii)Observer
johnnybutterflyseedDescription
The jewel of Lake Wales Rails-to-Trails is a tiny patch of remnant scrub near the Kiwanis skate park. While still infected with non-natives, many of the expected scrub community species are still accounted for.
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Scrub Hickory (Carya floridana)Observer
johnnybutterflyseedDescription
Seedling
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Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata)Observer
marykeimDescription
Phil C Peters Rd., Orange County, FL, January 2014.
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Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata)Observer
marykeimDescription
Lake Apopka North Shore Restoation Area, Clay Island, Lake County, FL, May 2016.
