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Joanna's thistle (Cirsium joannae)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Joanna's thistle (Cirsium joannae)

Cirsium joannae or Joanna’s thistle is a relatively recently described species as it was named after Joanna Welch in 2007 who collected and helpe...

Joanna's thistle (Cirsium joannae)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Joanna's thistle (Cirsium joannae)

Cirsium joannae or Joanna’s thistle is a relatively recently described species as it was named after Joanna Welch in 2007 who collected and helpe...

Cronquist Daisy (Erigeron cronquistii)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Cronquist Daisy (Erigeron cronquistii)

Erigeron cronquistii is known only from Cache County, Utah where it is found in crevices of limestone and dolomite cliffs in the Bear River Range from Lo...

Cronquist Daisy (Erigeron cronquistii)

Erigeron cronquistii is known only from Cache County, Utah where it is found in crevices of limestone and dolomite cliffs in the Bear River Range from Lo...

Garrett's Fleabane (Erigeron garrettii)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Garrett's Fleabane (Erigeron garrettii)

Erigeron garrettii is known only from the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake County and Wasatch County, Utah where it grows along a 25 mile section of habi...

Garrett's Fleabane (Erigeron garrettii)

Erigeron garrettii is known only from the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake County and Wasatch County, Utah where it grows along a 25 mile section of habi...

La Sal Daisy (Erigeron mancus)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › La Sal Daisy (Erigeron mancus)

Erigeron mancus is known only from the La Sal Mountains from a narrow region of the Navajo Basin that saddles Grand County and San Juan County, Utah. Th...

La Sal Daisy (Erigeron mancus)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › La Sal Daisy (Erigeron mancus)

Erigeron mancus is known only from the La Sal Mountains from a narrow region of the Navajo Basin that saddles Grand County and San Juan County, Utah. Th...

Untermann's Daisy (Erigeron untermannii)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Untermann's Daisy (Erigeron untermannii)

Erigeron untermannii is a Uinta Basin endemic found in Duchesne, Uintah, Emery, and Sanpete Counties, Utah. It is a long lived perennial with an intricat...

Untermann's Daisy (Erigeron untermannii)

Erigeron untermannii is a Uinta Basin endemic found in Duchesne, Uintah, Emery, and Sanpete Counties, Utah. It is a long lived perennial with an intricat...

Barneby's Rockaster (Herrickia kingii var. barnebyana)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Barneby's Rockaster (Herrickia kingii var. barnebyana)

Herrickia kingii var. barnebyana is known only from the Canyon Mountains and Mount Nebo in the Wasatch Range where it is found on rocky slopes and ...

Barneby's Rockaster (Herrickia kingii var. barnebyana)

Herrickia kingii var. barnebyana is known only from the Canyon Mountains and Mount Nebo in the Wasatch Range where it is found on rocky slopes and ...

Jones Golden-aster (Heterotheca jonesii)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Jones Golden-aster (Heterotheca jonesii)

Jones golden-aster, Heterotheca jonesii, is an endemic to Utah, found in Kane, Garfield, and Washington Counties. It can be spotted by its bright yellow ...

Jones Golden-aster (Heterotheca jonesii)

Jones golden-aster, Heterotheca jonesii, is an endemic to Utah, found in Kane, Garfield, and Washington Counties. It can be spotted by its bright yellow ...

Alcove Rock-daisy (Laphamia specicola)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Alcove Rock-daisy (Laphamia specicola)

Laphamia specicola is known from Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah where it grows only in the Navajo Basin along the Colorado and San Juan Rivers. This s...

Musinea Groundsel (Packera musiniensis)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Musinea Groundsel (Packera musiniensis)

Packera musiniensis is a Utah endemic species found in Sanpete County. It grows on ridge tops of the Tertiary Flagstaff Limestone barrens, talus slopes o...

Musinea Groundsel (Packera musiniensis)

Packera musiniensis is a Utah endemic species found in Sanpete County. It grows on ridge tops of the Tertiary Flagstaff Limestone barrens, talus slopes o...

La Sal Mountains' Groundsel (Senecio inexpectatus)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › La Sal Mountains' Groundsel (Senecio inexpectatus)

Senecio freemontii var. inexpectatus grows on alpine ridge crests, talus slopes, and in subalpine meadows between 3000 - 3700 meters (10,000 - 12,200 fee...

Last Chance Townsendia (Townsendia aprica)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Last Chance Townsendia (Townsendia aprica)

Townsendia aprica is an Utah endemic species. It grows among pinyon-juniper communities on clay or clay-silt exposures of the Cretaceous Mancos Shale i...

Last Chance Townsendia (Townsendia aprica)

Townsendia aprica is an Utah endemic species. It grows among pinyon-juniper communities on clay or clay-silt exposures of the Cretaceous Mancos Shale i...

Sigurd Easter Daisy (Townsendia jonesii var. lutea)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Sigurd Easter Daisy (Townsendia jonesii var. lutea)

Townsendia jonesii var. lutea is a Utah Great Basin endemic found in Juab, San Pete, and Sevier Counties. It lives on gypsiferous substrates among salt d...

Sigurd Easter Daisy (Townsendia jonesii var. lutea)

Townsendia jonesii var. lutea is a Utah Great Basin endemic found in Juab, San Pete, and Sevier Counties. It lives on gypsiferous substrates among salt d...

Rock Hymenoxys (Hymenoxys lapidicola)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Rock Hymenoxys (Hymenoxys lapidicola)

Rock hymenoxys, Hymenoxys lapidicola, is a compact mat-forming plant, it lights up sandstone rock crevices in ponderosa pine communities with its small y...

Beaver Mountain Groundsel (Packera castoreus)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Beaver Mountain Groundsel (Packera castoreus)

This perennial herb can be found in Polemonium, Trisodium, Festuca, and arenaria comm...

Beaver Mountain Groundsel (Packera castoreus)

This perennial herb can be found in Polemonium, Trisodium, Festuca, and arenaria comm...

Entrada Skeletonplant (Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Entrada Skeletonplant (Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada)

Entrada skeletonplant, Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada, is a perennial herb with white or white-pinkish flowers. It has wiry, branching ...

Entrada Skeletonplant (Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada)

Entrada skeletonplant, Lygodesmia grandiflora var. entrada, is a perennial herb with white or white-pinkish flowers. It has wiry, branching ...

Western Townsend-daisy (Townsendia mensana)

» Plants (Plantae) › Flowering Plants (Anthophyta) › Dicots (Dicotyledoneae) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asterales) › Aster/Sunflowers (Asteraceae) › Western Townsend-daisy (Townsendia mensana)

Townsendia mensana is a member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), endemic to the Uinta Basin region of Utah and a small ...

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Animals (Animalia)

Multicellular organisms that develop from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm. Heterotrophic - obtain food by ingestion.

Vertebrates (Craniata)

Have skulls and backbones.

Birds (Aves)

Have feathers and lay eggs

Hawks / Kites / Eagles (Accipitriformes)

Hawks / Kites / Eagles (Accipitridae)

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Vultures / Condors (Cathartiformes)

Vultures / Condors (Cathartidae)

California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)

Shorebirds (Charadriiformes)

Cuckoos (Cuculiformes)

Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis)

Upland Game Birds (Galliformes)

Upland Game Birds (Phasianidae)

Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus)

Gunnison Sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus)

Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

Songbirds (Passeriformes)

Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus)

Thrashers / Mockingbirds / Catbirds (Mimidae)

Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)

Finches (Fringillidae)

Black Rosy-finch (Leucosticte atrata)

New World Sparrows (Passerellidae)

Sagebrush Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis)

Jays / Crows / Magpies (Corvidae)

Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)

Pelicans / Herons / Bitterns / Ibises (Pelecaniformes)

Ibises (Threskiornithidae)

White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Woodpeckers (Piciformes)

Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

Owls (Strigiformes)

Owls (Strigidae)

Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops flammeolus)

Amphibians (Amphibia)

Cold blooded, moist skin

Frogs / Toads (Anura)

True Toads (Bufonidae)

Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)

Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)

True Frogs (Ranidae)

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)

Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)

Mammals (Mammalia)

Have hair, feed young milk, warm blooded.

Carnivores (Carnivora)

Weasels (Mustelidae)

Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Wolves / Coyotes / Foxes (Canidae)

Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)

Bats (Chiroptera)

Bats (Vespertilionidae)

Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)

Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)

Allen’s big-eared bat (Idionycteris phyllotis)

Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Rabbits / Hares (Lagomorpha)

Pikas (Ochotonidae)

American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

Rabbits (Leporidae)

Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Rodents (Rodentia)

Pocket Mice / Kangaroo Rats (Heteromyidae)

Dark Kangaroo Mouse (Microdipodops megacephalus)

Squirrels (Sciuridae)

White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus)

Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)

Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens)

Fish (Actinopterygii)

Use gills to breathe

Minnows / Suckers (Cypriniformes)

Leuciscidae

Northern Leatherside (Lepidomeda copei)

Least Chub (Iotichthys phlegethontis)

Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)

Humpback Chub (Gila cypha)

Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)

Virgin Spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis)

Virgin River Chub (Gila seminuda)

Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta)

Southern Leatherside (Lepidomeda aliciae)

Bonytail (Gila elegans)

Suckers (Catostomidae)

Flannelmouth Sucker (Catostomus latipinnis)

Bluehead Sucker (Catostomus discobolus)

June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus)

Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

Desert Sucker (Pantosteus clarkii)

Green Sucker (Pantosteus virescens)

Perch / Sticklebacks (Perciformes)

Sculpins (Cottidae)

Bear Lake Sculpin (Cottus extensus)

Salmon / Trout (Salmoniformes)

Trout (Salmonidae)

Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus)

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri)

Bonneville Whitefish (Prosopium spilonotus)

Bear Lake Whitefish (Prosopium abyssicola)

Bonneville Cisco (Prosopium gemmifer)

Reptiles (Reptilia)

Cold blooded, lay eggs on land

Lizards / Snakes (Squamata)

Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae)

Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)

Vipers (Viperidae)

Midget Faded Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus concolor)

Helodermatidae

Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

Turtles (Chelonia)

Testudines

Tortoises (Testudinidae)

Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

Mollusks (Mollusca)

Soft bodied animals with an internal or external shell and a toothed tongue or radula. Have a mantle that lines and secretes the shell and a muscular foot that allows for movement.