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
desert milkweed Asclepias erosa Desert Botanical Garden: Asclepias erosa https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-erosa_PhotoGuide-DesertBG.pdf
catclaw acacia Senegalia greggii USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Senegalia greggii https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Senegalia-greggii_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
Coues' cassia Senna covesii USA-NPN Tucson Phenology Trail: Senna covesii https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Senna-covesii_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf
bumblebee Bombus spp. Reid Park Zoo: Bombus spp. https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Bombus-spp._PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
queen Danaus gilippus Reid Park Zoo: Danaus gilippus https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Danaus-gilippus_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
tufted evening primrose Oenothera cespitosa Reid Park Zoo: Oenothera cespitosa https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Oenothera-cespitosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
canyon grape Vitis arizonica Reid Park Zoo: Vitis arizonica https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Vitis-arizonica_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
pineneedle milkweed Asclepias linaria Reid Park Zoo: Asclepias linaria https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-linaria_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf
wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa Reid Park Zoo: Monarda fistulosa https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Monarda-fistulosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf