Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra), also known as the Sweet Pignut or Broom Hickory, is a stately, valuable hardwood tree in the walnut family Juglandaceae, native to the upland deciduous forests of eastern North America. Renowned for its exceptionally strong,...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata) is a slender, lightning-fast whiptail lizard native to open, sun-baked landscapes across the eastern and central United States. Named for the six crisp, light-colored longitudinal stripes running down its back, this...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
The Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) is the largest member of the sucker family Catostomidae, native to the fertile river valleys and oxbow lakes of central North America. Unique among North American suckers for having a large, oblique terminal mouth, it...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
The Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) is a heavy-bodied, deep-arched freshwater sucker native to the large river systems and reservoirs of central North America. Often mistaken for common carp due to its robust size and large scales, it is a native catostomid...
Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) is an elegant, fast-growing deciduous tree in the red oak group (Lobatae), native to the moist lowland bottomlands and river floodplains of the eastern and southern United States. Uniquely un-oak-like in appearance, it is famous for...
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