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Alabama Arrowwood (Viburnum alabamense)Observer
piedmontplantsDescription
Along disturbed woodland border by roadside power line trail.
Seems unlikely. Need to look into further.
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Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Observer
dominicDescription
LIFER!!!
Another had road cruised this beauty right before everyone was going to leave for the day. Super happy I finally got to see one and this little one seemed to enjoy all the paparazzi as it was a lifer for many in our group. Got carried away with photos as well because . . . hognose!
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Svenson's Wildrye (Elymus svensonii)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Limestone cliff on the Stones River.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
junior_bartramDescription
seems to be weakley's "carex species 7"
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Swamp Oats (Sphenopholis pensylvanica)Observer
piedmontplantsDescription
Open woodland, regularly cleared with weedeater.
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Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus variabilis)Observer
neylonDescription
First time I've ever gotten to see a specimen up close.
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Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus ashtoni)Observer
jmmaesDescription
Apidae – Psithyrus ashtoni (CRESSON) – USA: Michigan: St. Joseph Co.: Tamarack Lake, 18/23-VI-1981, col. D.C.L. Gosling, det. Psithyrus ashtoni por R.W. Husband (1 hembra en col. Museo Entomológico de León) [Hy-43]
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Harvey's Buttercup (Ranunculus harveyi)Observer
danbadlandsDescription
Hardwood forest with exposed Heflin phyllite.
DDS 17,004
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
astrobirderDescription
rescued from a crack in the jetty by @blazeclaw
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Texas Seaside Paintbrush (Castilleja halophila)Observer
astrobirderDescription
no @blazeclaw were harmed in the making of this photo
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Patch-nosed Salamander (Urspelerpes brucei)Observer
cjhughes926Description
Unsure of ID. I wrote it off as a two line in the field but now feel silly for not getting proper photos. was in the correct habitat for Urspelerpes sp.
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Puck's Orpine (Sedum pusillum)Observer
botanyliciousDescription
Looked like smallii but this is not where I would expect that ????
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Beadle's Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum beadlei)Observer
fountainfungiDescription
Different menthol smell, and hairiness on steps and leaves, seemed to have a bit more rounded leaves, compared with the mountain mint I’ve found in middle georgia. This was high elevation, fairly rare/uncommon along the trail up yonah. Only found three different patches, 6 inches wide
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Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)Observer
dominicDescription
Not even kidding I found this cutie in an acorn cap under a rock as is.
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Shivwits Milkvetch (Astragalus ampullarioides)Observer
zazzaraceaeDescription
eremiticus? praelongus?
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Sauger (Sander canadensis)Observer
dominicDescription
My buddy caught this in his cast net! Never thought I'd see a walleye in Tennessee. Released unharmed.
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Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)Observer
dominicDescription
This is the LARGEST cottonmouth I have ever seen. Super happy to see one crossing the path but I was flabbergasted at how huge this snake was!
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Northern Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon dorsalis)Observer
wildlanderDescription
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
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Small-Flower Pawpaw (Asimina parviflora)Observer
jbrasherDescription
Small-Flower Pawpaw - FYI, I made a sweep in the general area where a first Asimina parviflora was found and stopped counting at 50 plants. These were scattered over a 2 - 3 acre area and I have since located a few more plants farther down the ridge. The tallest A. parviflora is about 10' - 12' tall and was the only plant with any fruit that I could find. Most plants are small in the 1' - 3' range.
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Western Lesser Siren (Siren nettingi)Observer
dominicDescription
The target species for the day! The largest siren I have ever seen, yes I do realize there are larger species, but this one was thick and long. Super happy I was finally able to get one in TN.
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Herrington Fingernailclam (Sphaerium occidentale)Observer
dominicDescription
Super happy to see some more of these animals. Unsure of the species but maybe its M. partumeium just because this individual was found in a swamp?
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Family FontinalaceaeObserver
rynxsDescription
Tentatively. In calcareous hanging seep
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Clawed Salamanders (Genus Onychodactylus)Observer
oryzias4562Description
ハコネサンショウウオ（O. japonicus）とホムラハコネサンショウウオ（O. pyrrhonotus）の混棲域にて。
写真は無いが腹側に白斑が全く見られなかったことから、狭義のハコネサンショウウオ（O. japonicus）と思われる。
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American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)Observer
dominicDescription
@wp_herping heard and spotted this one walking in the woods as @kristaallen and I chased it down to snap this photo. Ended up getting to see their mating ritual earlier in the night as well thanks to Krista.
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Cyrilla parvifoliaObserver
aidancamposDescription
Cyrilla parvifolia Rafinesque.
In Cyrilla parvifolia (overstory) & Sphagnum portoricense (understory) dominated shrub bog viewed from its ecotone with Eleocharis elongata & Eriocaulon lineare dominated peaty lakeshore marsh (at shore of coastal dune lake) and wet pitcherplant prairie. This portion of C. parvifolia shrub bog also grades into wet-mesic Pinus palustris flatwoods and small Taxodium ascendens swamps. Hypericum fasciculatum is common throughout the bog, and elongated, low hummocks with Eriocaulon compressum are present between the shrub bog and lakeshore marsh.
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Crataegus invisaObserver
aidancamposDescription
Crataegus invisa Sargent, likely synonymous with Crataegus mollis var. dumetosa (Sargent) Kruschke.
Remnant calcareous woodland over Grayson Marl & Main Street Limestone near ecotone with calcareous gallery forest.
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Hilaire’s Side-necked Turtle (Phrynops hilarii)Observer
cinnamon325Description
:D
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Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii)Observer
cinnamon325Description
Lifer suborder!!
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Erect Burhead (Echinodorus berteroi)Observer
helmwigeDescription
CV Suggestion
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Brownback Salamander (Eurycea aquatica)Observer
jeffwilson2Description
Spring seep / vernal pool in bottom of hardwood of ravine. Final picture was using a black light.
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Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)Observer
astrobirderDescription
Particularly evil
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Yellow-rumped × Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga coronata × magnolia)Observer
bridgetspencerDescription
Continuing presumed hybrid, one of two overwintering in Orange County.
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theo_witsellDescription
High-quality upland savanna-woodland with sandy soil. Plants seem large to me for Scleria ciliata but the specimens key cleanly in Weakley's 2023 Flora of the Southeast US. Same specimen photographed in https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85860642.
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Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. constrictor)Observer
selasphorus
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vvoelkerDescription
Second known location for this species in Ky. Where else have we overlooked it?
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Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)Observer
robertlambDescription
Handled with permits
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Bahaman Aster (Symphyotrichum bahamense)Observer
masebrockDescription
Maybe??
At sidewalk edge around rice field. Should not be a saline area, I think (so should not be typical S. subulatum)
Species appears scarcely documented for the region. Known from two other sites in Kagoshima prefecture.
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American Water Frogs (Genus Lithobates)Observer
safronDescription
In background, hard to hear over the peepers
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masebrockDescription
Decumbent shrub on steep sea cliffs, mostly around eroding mudstone layer.
First record for iNaturalist
