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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican giant cactus | Pachycereus | pringlei | USA-NPN Flowers for Bats Campaign: Pachycereus pringlei | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Pachycereus-pringlei_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| American century plant | Agave | americana | USA-NPN Flowers for Bats Campaign: Agave americana | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Agave-americana_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| organpipe cactus | Stenocereus | thurberi | USA-NPN Flowers for Bats Campaign: Stenocereus thurberi | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Stenocereus-thurberi_PhotoGuide-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 |
| bald cypress | Taxodium | distichum | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Taxodium distichum | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Taxodium-distichum_PhotoGuide-LGBG.pdf |
| red maple | Acer | rubrum | Scarsdale Public Schools CHOICE Program: Acer rubrum | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Acer-rubrum_PhotoGuide-ScarsdalePS.pdf |
| creosote bush | Larrea | tridentata | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Larrea tridentata | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Larrea-tridentata_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 |
| desert willow | Chilopsis | linearis | USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Chilopsis linearis | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Chilopsis-linearis_PhotoGuide-NCO.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 |