Almond Mushroom

Fungi > Agaricales

The Almond Mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens), celebrated internationally as the Royal Sun Agaricus, ‘Himematsutake’ in Japan, or ‘Cogumelo do Sol’ in Brazil, is one of the most prized, fragrant, and medically researched mushrooms in the world....

Shortleaf Pine

Plants > Conifers

The Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata) is the stately, fire-forged monarch of the southern yellow pine family and has the largest geographic range of any pine species in the southeastern United States. Spanning twenty-two states from the rocky ridges of the Ozarks to the...

Pin Oak

Plants > Fagales

The Pin Oak (Quercus palustris), celebrated across eastern North America as the Swamp Spanish Oak, is one of the most graceful, symmetrical, and beloved native shade trees on the continent. Thriving in poorly drained floodplain soils and seasonal swamp flats where...

Blue Swimmer Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus), celebrated across Australia as the ‘Blue Manna Crab’ or ‘Sand Crab’, is one of the most vividly beautiful, commercially prized, and dynamic marine crustaceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Resplendent in...

Ocean Quahog

Invertebrates > Bivalves

The Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica), famously celebrated in scientific lore as ‘Ming the Clam’, is the legendary, centuries-old patriarch of the animal kingdom and the longest-lived non-colonial animal known on Earth. Inhabiting the pitch-black, freezing...