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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 |
| 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 |
| creosote bush | Larrea | tridentata | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Larrea tridentata | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Larrea-tridentata_PhotoGuide-NCO.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 |
| 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 |
| bald cypress | Taxodium | distichum | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Taxodium distichum | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Taxodium-distichum_PhotoGuide-LGBG.pdf |
| velvet mesquite | Prosopis | velutina | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Prosopis velutina | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Prosopis-velutina_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| jojoba | Simmondsia | chinensis | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Simmondsia chinensis | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Simmondsia-chinensis_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| Tatarian honeysuckle | Lonicera | tatarica | USA-NPN Shady Invaders Campaign: Lonicera tatarica | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Lonicera-tatarica_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| vine maple | Acer | circinatum | Oregon Season Tracker: Acer circinatum | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Acer-circinatum_PhotoGuide-OST.pdf |
| desert willow | Chilopsis | linearis | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Chilopsis linearis | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Chilopsis-linearis_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| California brittlebush | Encelia | californica | University of Southern California: Encelia californica | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Encelia-californica_PhotoGuide-USCSeaGrant.pdf |
| Texas barometer bush | Leucophyllum | frutescens | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Leucophyllum frutescens | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Leucophyllum-frutescens_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| northern spicebush | Lindera | benzoin | USA-NPN Shady Invaders Campaign: Lindera benzoin | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Lindera-benzoin_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| Santa Rita pricklypear | Opuntia | santa-rita | USA-NPN: Opuntia santa-rita | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Opuntia-santa-rita_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| apple | Malus | spp. | MSU Apple Bloom and Ripening Phenology Project: Malus spp. | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Malus-spp_PhotoGuide-MSU.pdf |