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0 0 Shale barren pussytoes

Shale barren pussytoes

by linda.raberWest Virginia, USA

Extremely rare plant native to shale ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by meschwalbeMaine, USA

Shale driveway, shady

0 0 Black turban snail

Black turban snail

by WyattErwinCalifornia, USA

Shale reef

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jbergie13Alberta, Canada

During a hike in the Rocky Mountains found this off the Burgess

1 0 Shale barren pussytoes

Shale barren pussytoes

by Linda RaberWest Virginia, USA

Hot dry shale barrens. Only a few habitats ...

4 3 Solfugid

Solfugid

by SadieToddPueblo, Colorado, USA

super cute windscorpion!!

0 0 Foothills Milkvetch

Foothills Milkvetch

by Cameron Young-CSC SnakeColorado, USA

matt forming legume with purple flowers

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SlayerLovnHippyWatkins Glen, New York, USA

fern poking out from shale wall

0 0 Mojave Aster

Mojave Aster

by hannawackerArizona, USA

Flowering on Bright Angel Shale

0 6 Jewelweed (seedling)

Jewelweed (seedling)

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

Perfectly symmetrical leaf couplet around 1" tall. Grows in

0 0 Prairie Ringneck Snake

Prairie Ringneck Snake

by lenrelyWashington, Missouri, United States

5 snakes, 9" 10" 5" and an adult pair 12" female and 11" male.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

-covered wall of shale. With age, the ...

0 0 Wild Columbine

Wild Columbine

by PeterChereshnoskiNew York, USA

Height is 15–90 cm (6–35 in). Leaves are lobed and grouped in 3s, growing from ...

1 2 Balloon Pea

Balloon Pea

by TimRolstonSouth Africa

Shrublet to 1m with leaves devided into oblong, greyis-green leaflets that are ...

0 1 Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

by RyanRoeberPennsylvania, USA

Small pad Cacti, forms an edible fruit.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by standrew65Ohio, USA

See photo. I found this along the Vermilion River on the

0 0 Fish bones

Fish bones

by YvonneGilmoreWisconsin, USA

decided to see if we could find any more. Under a few inches of

1 3 Jack in the Pulpit

Jack in the Pulpit

by Ric3Dunedin, Florida, USA

Green with three parted leaves and flowers contained in a spadix that is ...

2 2 Northern Crescent butterfly

Northern Crescent butterfly

by mary.gallo.mMaryland, USA

This is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. Wingspan 32-38mm. Antenna ...

1 0 Caloplaca crenularia

Caloplaca crenularia

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

The thallus is a thin, whitish-grey to grey, cracked-areolate crust. The ...

0 0 Trailing Trillium

Trailing Trillium

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

These Trailing Trilliums are a little past prime, but still identifiable.

0 0 Limpets

Limpets

by LaurenZarateKetchikan, Alaska, USA

Numerous limpets growing on the bright gray

1 0 Xanthoparmelia conspersa

Xanthoparmelia conspersa

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

lichen with yellow-grey or bluish-grey thallus, with adpressed lobes, slightly ...

3 1 Lead phase Zigzag salamander

Lead phase Zigzag salamander

by KarenLTennessee, USA

and ravines, along shale banks, and ...

0 3 Hickory Tree Ring-barked by Sapsucker - bird

Hickory Tree Ring-barked by Sapsucker - bird

by MickGrantOhio, USA

Hiked through by neighbours forested hillside with him and he pointed out this ...

1 1 Brachiopod Fossil

Brachiopod Fossil

by Phil SEuclid, Ohio, USA

). The rock is Cleveland Shale.

4 2 Blood flower

Blood flower

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

The flowerheads show scarlet spathe valves like bright shaving brushes. The ...

1 1 Great Spangled Fritillary

Great Spangled Fritillary

by AngelaReneaLawsonWest Virginia, USA

Large. Upper side of male tan to orange with black scales on forewing veins; ...

2 0 Maidenhair spleenwort

Maidenhair spleenwort

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

A dainty fern, with an interesting growth habitus, whose tips are more narrow ...

4 1 Rock polypody

Rock polypody

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

These are golden-brown sori (collection of sporangia/fruiting bodies) on the ...

3 2 Longtail Salamander

Longtail Salamander

by LisaPowersAlabama, USA

This is the only salamander that is yellowish with conspicuous vertical black ...

0 0 Brunsvigia marginata

Brunsvigia marginata

by misako.hillOakland, California

Brunsvigia marginata is a winter rainfall species found on rocky mountain ...

0 1 Trace Fossil

Trace Fossil

by Phil SWilloughby, Ohio, USA

This fossil dates to the Devonian Period (416-359.2 million years ago). I ...

1 0 Ringneck snake

Ringneck snake

by qbitr8Newark, Ohio, USA

Slender, small to medium size species with small smooth scales. The species ...

1 1 Trailing Trillium

Trailing Trillium

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

Unlike most other trilliums, trailing trillium is characterized by carrying its ...

0 0 Trailing Trillium

Trailing Trillium

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

Unlike most other trilliums, trailing trillium is characterized by carrying its ...

1 0 Northern Crescent

Northern Crescent

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

places, wooded streams, marsh edges, and

1 0 Northern Crescent

Northern Crescent

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

places, wooded streams, marsh edges, and

0 0 Northern Crescent

Northern Crescent

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

places, wooded streams, marsh edges, and

3 2 Snake liverwort

Snake liverwort

by mauna KunzahNew York, USA

This plant was slippery, bumpy and oddly shaped. It was entangled in other ...

1 1 Pelargonium sidoides

Pelargonium sidoides

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Pelargonium sidoides forms a rosette-like plant with crowded leaves. It is very ...

4 0 Paintbrush Lily / Misryblom

Paintbrush Lily / Misryblom

by Johan HeynsNama Khoi Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Old spotting only put up now after identification. What is interesting is that ...

2 0 Bay cup

Bay cup

by JaeGelderland, Netherlands

2 to 8 cm across and 1.5 to 4 cm tall, cup-shaped with an inturned margin ...

7 0 Sea Pen

Sea Pen

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

earliest accepted fossils are known from the Cambrian-aged Burgess

0 2 Paper Daisy, Golden Everlasting or Strawflower

Paper Daisy, Golden Everlasting or Strawflower

by LeanneGardner4740, Queensland, Australia

Xerochrysum bracteatum, the "Golden Everlasting", is one of the best known of ...

2 2 Basket Fern

Basket Fern

by Neil RossCity of Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Drynaria rigidula, commonly known as the Basket Fern, belongs to the family ...

1 3 Khair

Khair

by Sachin Zaveriઅમદાવાદ (Ahmedabad), Gujarāt, India

Khair (Acacia catechu) is generally leafless during late spring to early ...

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