trees
joshua tree, yucca brevifolia
Joshua Tree National Park
teddy-bear cholla, cylindropuntia bigelovii
Joshua Tree National Park
limber pine, pinus flexilis
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
fallen limber pine, pinus flexilis
Yellowstone National Park
mountain laurel, kalmia latifolia
Sweetwater Creek State Park
bradford pear, pyrus calleryana
live oak, quercus virginiana
flowers
cardinal catchfly, silene laciniata
El Morro National Monument
golden crownbeard, verbesina encelioides
Montezuma Castle National Monument
strawberry hedgehog cactus, echinocereus engelmannii
Joshua Tree National Park
california buckwheat, eriogonum fasciculatum
silverleaf phacelia, phacelia hastata
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
Craters of the Moon popcorn flower or snake river cryptantha, cryptantha spiculifera
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
rubber rabbitbrush, ericameria nauseosa
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
western aster, symphyotrichum ascendens
Yellowstone National Park
field bindweed, convolvulus arvensis
curlycup gumweed, grindelia squarrosa
whorled milkweed, asclepias subverticillata
cutleaf coneflowers, rudbeckia laciniata
velvetleaf blueberry, vaccinium myrtilloides
flossflower, ageratum houstonianum
Old West End Commons, Toledo, OH
marigolds, genus tagetes
Old West End Commons, Toledo, OH
oakleaf tydrangea, hydrangea quercifolia
Old West End Commons, Toledo, OH
field madder, sherardia arvensis
elf orpine, sedum smallii
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
fungi
green elfcup, chlorociboria aeruginascens
american yellow fly agaric, amanita chrysoblema (TOXIC)
swamp russula, russula paludosa
Huron-Manistee National Forest
chicken fat mushroom, suillus americanus
near Tahquamenon Falls State Park
witch’s hat mushroom, hygrocybe conica
lichen & other tiny things
biological soil crust, also known as cryptobiotic or biocrust
El Morro National Monument
fringed sagebrush, artemisia frigida, with crustose and foliose lichens
El Morro National Monument
rock-shield lichens or foliose lichens, xanthoparmelia
El Morro National Monument
hoary cobblestone lichen, acarospora strigata
El Morro National Monument
golden moonglow lichen, dimelaena oreina, and areolate crustose Lichen, genus rhizocarpon
El Malpais National Monument
bright yellow and gold cobblestone lichen, acarospora socialis and, pleopsidium flavum,
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
gold cobblestone lichen, pleopsidium flavum, rock rim lichen, lecanora mellea, and grey map lichen, rhizocarpon reductum
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
elegant sunburst lichen, rusavskia elegans, brown cobblestone lichen, acarospora strigata, and leprose (powdery) lichens, genus Lepraria
Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
map lichen, rhizocarpon geographicum
Yellowstone National Park
bright cobblestone lichen, acarospora socialis, grey map lichen, rhizocarpon disporum, and rock disk lichen, lecidella stigmatea
Yellowstone National Park
reindeer lichen, genus cladonia
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
bugs
aphrodite fritillary, speyeria aphrodite
Daniel Boone National Forest
red-spotted purple butterfly, limenitis arthemis astyanax
eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies, papilio glaucus (mating hehe)
bumble bee, genus bombus, pollinating a red clover, trifolium pratense
nessus sphinx moth, amphion floridensis, pollinating azalea blossoms, rhododendron calendulaceum
southern two-striped walkingstick, anisomorpha buprestoides
striped bark scorpion, centruroides vittatus
virile or northern crayfish, faxonius virilis
birds
western bluebird, sialia mexicana
red-tailed hawk, buteo jamaicensis
raven, corvus corax, in a lodgepole pine tree, pinus contorta
Yellowstone National Park
carolina wren, thryothorus ludovicianus, nest and egg
more animals
bison, bison bison
Yellowstone National Park
eastern ratsnake, pantherophis quadrivittatus
Sharp’s Ridge Veterans Memorial Park, TN
diamondback water snake, nerodia rhombifer, and red-eared slider, trachemys scripta elegans
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