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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 |