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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bumblebee | Bombus | spp. | Reid Park Zoo: Bombus spp. | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Bombus-spp._PhotoGuide-RPZ.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 |
| monarch | Danaus | plexippus | Reid Park Zoo: Danaus plexippus | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Danaus-plexippus_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| rubber rabbitbrush | Ericameria | nauseosa | Capitol Reef National Park: Ericameria nauseosa | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Ericameria-nauseosa_PhotoGuide-NPS.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 |
| catclaw acacia | Senegalia | greggii | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Senegalia greggii | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Senegalia-greggii_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| vine maple | Acer | circinatum | Oregon Season Tracker: Acer circinatum | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Acer-circinatum_PhotoGuide-OST.pdf |
| rush-desert-milkweed | Asclepias | subulata | Desert Botanical Garden: Asclepias subulata | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-subulata_PhotoGuide-DesertBG.pdf |
| rush-desert-milkweed | Asclepias | subulata | Reid Park Zoo: Asclepias subulata | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-subulata_PhotoGuide-RPZ.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 |
| wild bergamot | Monarda | fistulosa | Reid Park Zoo: Monarda fistulosa | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Monarda-fistulosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.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 |
| firecracker penstemon | Penstemon | eatonii | Reid Park Zoo: Penstemon eatonii | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Penstemon-eatonii_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| Parry's beardtongue | Penstemon | parryi | Reid Park Zoo: Penstemon parryi | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Penstemon-parryi_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| Fremont cottonwood | Populus | fremontii | Capitol Reef National Park: Populus fremontii | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Populus-fremontii_PhotoGuide-NPS.pdf |