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14,190 species in Iowa

bird's-foot trefoil

Nitrogen-fixing

bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Fantail Darter

Fantail Darter

Etheostoma flabellare

Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Canadian wild ginger

Canadian wild ginger

Asarum canadense

Sedge Sprite

🐸 Aquatic larva 🦀 Exoskeleton

Sedge Sprite

Nehalennia irene

Common Raccoon

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

🐸 Aquatic larva 🦋 Metamorphosis

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

Yellow Bullhead

Yellow Bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Virginia waterleaf

Virginia waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Common Snapping Turtle

🐚 Shell-bearing ⚫️ Beady eyes

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Virginia creeper

Virginia creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia bluebells

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Eastern Deermouse

Eastern Deermouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Giant Floater

🐋 Filter feeder 🐚 Shell-bearing

Giant Floater

Pyganodon grandis

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Northern Short-tailed Shrew

Blarina brevicauda

leadplant

Nitrogen-fixing

leadplant

Amorpha canescens

Common Green Darner

🐸 Aquatic larva 🦀 Exoskeleton

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Bold Jumping Spider

🕸️ Ambush predator 🦀 Exoskeleton

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

eastern redcedar

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

swamp milkweed

swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Walleye

Walleye

Sander vitreus