Friday, April 27, 2012

Russula Ventricosipes (no common name)



Classification from: http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/517372

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species: Ventricosipes

Location: Catherine's house

Fly Agaric Mushroom




Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species: Muscaria

Location: Catherine's house

P.S. another common name for this mushroom is the Fairy Tale Mushroom! :D

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Eastern Fox Squirrel


Common name: Eastern Fox Squirrel


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Gensu: Sciurus
Species: Niger


Location: Nathan's House

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Whitetail Deer

Classification: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/42394/0

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: Virginianus

Canadian Goose


Classification from: http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/species/canada_goose/mo/0s/6m/

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chhordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriforms
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species: Canadensis

Location: Catherine's house

Eastern Phoebe


Classifcation from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178329

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Sayornis
Species: Phoebe

Location: Catherine's house

Mockingbird


Classification from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt?SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=178620

Kindgom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Mimidae
Genus: Mimus
Species: Polyglottos

Location: Catherine's house

Texas Spider Lily


Classification from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503111

Kingcom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species Liriosme

Location: Catherine's house

It is a monocot because it has a sheath instead of a petiole and stipule. The leaf's margin is entire, the venation is parallel, and the leaf shape is linear. It probably has a tap root and many tiny root hairs, but it could also have a tap root and secondary roots since it was found in a marshy area with loose soil.

Prarie Racerunner

Classification from: http://www.bison-m.org/booklet.aspx?id=030145

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species: Sexlineata

Location: Catherine's house

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Grotto Salamander

Classification from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SinglsRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=668292

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Caudata
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Eurycea
Species:Spelaea


Location: Catherine's house