Wildlife Species Library

Identification guides, behavior notes, and camera tips for the wildlife visiting backyard habitats across the EverydayEarth community.

Lady's Bedstraw
Wildflowers

Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

Transforming meadows into golden carpets, Lady's Bedstraw is a fragrant perennial that brings a touch of ancient suns...

large-flowered beardtongue
Wildflowers

large-flowered beardtongue

Penstemon grandiflorus

The crown jewel of the prairie, the large-flowered beardtongue commands attention with its towering spikes of oversiz...

largeflower Mexican clover
Wildflowers

largeflower Mexican clover

Richardia grandiflora

Transforming lawns into blankets of 'Florida snow,' the largeflower Mexican clover is a resilient, low-growing wildfl...

lesser celandine
Wildflowers

lesser celandine

Ficaria verna

A cheerful herald of the coming warmth, lesser celandine blankets the damp earth in a sea of glossy, star-shaped yell...

Little Gold Poppy
Wildflowers

Little Gold Poppy

Eschscholzia minutiflora

A miniature masterpiece of the arid West, the Little Gold Poppy proves that beauty doesn't have to be big to be breat...

Long-headed poppy
Wildflowers

Long-headed poppy

Papaver dubium

A slender and elegant wildflower, the Long-headed poppy is a master of the sandy landscape, known for its soft salmon...

long-leaved bluets
Wildflowers

long-leaved bluets

Houstonia longifolia

A hardy summer wildflower that paints dry, rocky woods with a delicate wash of lilac. Long-leaved Bluets are the unsu...

love-in-a-mist
Wildflowers

love-in-a-mist

Nigella damascena

A whimsical garden treasure, Love-in-a-mist captivates with its jewel-toned blue flowers wrapped in a haze of feather...

Low Beardtongue
Wildflowers

Low Beardtongue

Penstemon humilis

A pint-sized powerhouse of the Western high desert, the Low Beardtongue paints rocky slopes in brilliant shades of vi...

lyreleaf sage
Wildflowers

lyreleaf sage

Salvia lyrata

A tough-as-nails native wildflower with elegant blue blooms, Lyreleaf Sage is a pollinator powerhouse that bridges th...

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