Plants > Asparagaceae
The Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata), celebrated traditionally as Datil, is an iconic evergreen succulent native to the arid canyonlands and pinyon-juniper woodlands of the American Southwest. Named for its large, fleshy, banana-shaped edible fruits that were a dietary...
Plants > Conifers
The Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is an iconic, aromatic giant conifer native to the sun-drenched granitic slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. Famous for its cinnamon-red, deeply furrowed bark and delightfully pungent cedar fragrance,...
Invertebrates > Crabs
The Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi), celebrated across the Caribbean as the Great Land Crab, is a colossal, heavy-clawed terrestrial crustacean native to the coastal lowlands of the tropical Americas. Instantly distinguished by its striking powder-blue or...
Amphibians > Sirens
The Northern Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus) is a miniature, eel-like aquatic salamander native to the lush, mossy wetlands of the American Southeast. An evolutionary enigma that possesses only two tiny front legs and completely lacks hind limbs, this...
Reptiles > Tortoises
Bell’s Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys belliana) is an evolutionary wonder among the world’s chelonians, celebrated for possessing a flexible, motorized rear shell hinge. Endemic to the savannas and miombo woodlands of eastern and southern Africa, this...
