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List of Phenophase Photo Guides

The following photo guides are supplementary materials available to assist with the identification of Nature's Notebook phenophases in individual species. Many of these guides have been developed for specific regional or local efforts, such as a USA-NPN Campagin , but all have been vetted by the staff of the USA-NPN National Coordinating Office. If you would like to view the full list of species profile pages created by the USA-NPN please return to the Species Search page.

Two of our partners have made a series of phenophase photo guides not shown here. Check out the New York Phenology Project (NYPP) phenophase photo guides and the California Phenology Project (CPP) ones.

If you'd like to create phenophase photo guides for your own project, please visit this webpage for guidelines and templates.

Common Name Genus Species Description Filename
red maple Acer rubrum Scarsdale Public Schools CHOICE Program: Acer rubrum https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Acer-rubrum_PhotoGuide-ScarsdalePS.pdf
ocotillo Fouquieria splendens USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Fouqueira splendens https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Fouqueira-splendens_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
common lilac Syringa vulgaris USA-NPN : Syringa vulgaris https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Syringa-vulgaris_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
Ashe's juniper Juniperus ashei USA-NPN Pollen Trackers Campaign: Juniperus ashei https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Juniperus-ashei_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Earthwise Aware: Hamamelis virginiana https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Hamamelis-virginiana_PhotoGuide-EwA.pdf
common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Rhamnus cathartica https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Rhamnus-cathartica_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf
white oak Quercus alba USA-NPN Quercus Quest Campaign: Quercus alba https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Quercus-alba_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
northern red oak Quercus rubra Earthwise Aware: Quercus rubra https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Quercus-rubra_PhotoGuide-EwA.pdf
creosote bush Larrea tridentata USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Larrea tridentata https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Larrea-tridentata_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
blue paloverde Parkinsonia florida USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Parkinsonia florida https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Parkinsonia-florida_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Centaurea stoebe https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Centaurea-stoebe_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Cirsium arvense https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Cirsium-arvense_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf
tufted evening primrose Oenothera cespitosa Reid Park Zoo: Oenothera cespitosa https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Oenothera-cespitosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica USA-NPN Pesky Plant Trackers Campaign: Fallopia japonica https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Fallopia-japonica_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Sphaeralcea coccinea https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Sphaeralcea-coccinea_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
painted trillium Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Trillium-undulatum_PhotoGuide.pdf
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Reid Park Zoo: Asclepias tuberosa https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-tuberosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
saguaro Carnegiea gigantea USA-NPN Flowers for Bats Campaign: Carnegiea gigantea https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Carnegiea-gigantea_Photo_Guide-NCO.pdf
saguaro Carnegiea gigantea The Desert Lab at Tumamoc Hill: Carnegiea gigantea https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Carnegiea-gigantea_PhotoGuide-Tumamoc.pdf
eastern tent caterpillar Malacosoma americanum USA-NPN Pest Patrol Campaign: Malacosoma americanum https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Malacosoma-americanum_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf

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