Scientific Name:Craspedacusta sowerbyi; synonym Craspedacusta sowerbii Common Name(s): Freshwater jellyfish, peach blossom fish (China) Photos by Chris Fuller Identification: The ...

Scientific Name: Passiflora incarnata Common Name(s): Passionflower Vine, Purple Passionflower, maypop, wild apricot Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA ...

Scientific Name: Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Common Name(s): Muscadine, Bullace, Bull Grape, Southern Fox Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista ...

Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Common Name(s): Cardinal Flower Left by Denis Barthel; Right by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries ...

Scientific Name: Justicia americana Common Name(s): Water Willow, American Water Willow Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries & ...

Scientific Name: Pysocarpus opulifolius Common Name(s): Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark, Eastern Ninebark Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries ...

Scientific Name: Erythronium albidum Common Name(s): Trout Lily, White Trout Lily, Adder's Tongue, White Dog-tooth Violet Identification: Trout lilies produce ...

Scientific Name: Gambusia affinis Common Name(s): Mosquito Fish, Western Mosquito Fish, Gambusia Female Gambusia affinis Male Gambusia affinis ©NOZO Identification: ...

Scientific Name: Ramaria spp. Common Name(s): Coral Mushroom Photo by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries & Water Quality Sr ...

Scientific Name: Nidulariaceae Common Name(s): Bird's Nest Fungi Splash Cup Bird’s Nest Fungi ©Matej Frančeškin and ©Mushroom User White Egg ...

Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Common Name(s): Bald Eagle © Andy Morffew Identification: The bald eagle is the iconic national bird ...

Scientific Name:  Aphonopelma hentzi Common Name(s): Arkansas Chocolate Tarantula, Texas Brown Tarantula, Missouri Tarantula, Oklahoma Brown Tarantula Left Photo- Male ...

Scientific Name: Crotaphytus collaris Common Name(s): Eastern Collard Lizard, Mountain Boomer (Left - Male Collard Lizard; Right - Female Collard ...

Scientific Name: Juniperus virginiana L. Common Name(s): Red Cedar, Easter Red Cedar, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Virginia Juniper Photos by ...

Scientific Name:  Ummidia spp. Common Name(s): Trapdoor spider Photos by Chris Fuller, Bella Vista POA Top Photo: Male specimen with ...

Scientific Name: Rubus occidentalis Common Name(s): Black Raspberry, Blackcap, Bear's Eye Blackberry, Scotch Cap From left to right: Photo 1: ...

Scientific Name: Papaver rhoeas Common Name(s): Common Poppy, Red Poppy, European Poppy, Corn Poppy, and Field Poppy Photo by Rick ...

Scientific Name: Ctenopharyngodon idella Common Name(s): Grass Carp, Amur Carp Identification: Grass carp are one of the largest fish species ...

Scientific Name:              Archilochus colubris Common Name(s):         Ruby-throated Hummingbird ©JefferyW Identification: The ruby-throated hummingbird is a small bird with a body ...

Species Profile: Common Snakes in Bella Vista, AR Lengths, habitats, and diets are generalized where reasonable to aid understanding and ...

Scientific Name:               Ictalurus furcatus Common Name(s):         Blue Catfish, Blues, White Cat, Blue Cat Tnaqua.org Channel catfish (bottom) compared to blue ...

Scientific Name:                  Fulica americana Common Name(s):            American Coot, Mud Hen ©Rhododendrites Identification: The American coot, Fulica americana, is commonly ...

Scientific Name:               Lepomis cyanellus Common Name(s):         Green Sunfish, Ricefield Slick, Greenie, Perch Identification: The green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus, can sometimes ...

Scientific Name:                  Bucephala albeola Common Name(s):            Bufflehead   (Left - Male Bufflehead; Right - Female Bufflehead) | ©Mfd Identification: ...

Scientific Name:               Spongilla spp. Common Name(s):         Freshwater Sponge ©Lamiot Identification: Freshwater sponges are sessile (non-moving) multicellular organisms with a branching ...

Scientific Name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Name (s): Common Ragweed Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries & Water Quality ...

Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus Common Name(s): Channel Catfish, Channel Cat, Spotted Cat, Fiddlers Color variations in Channel Catfish Channel Catfish ...

Scientific Name:               Micropterus salmoides Common Name(s):         Largemouth Bass, Bucketmouth, Big Mouth, Green Bass, Northern Bass Identification: Largemouth bass, Micropterus ...

Scientific Name:               Branta canadensis Common Name(s):         Canada Goose Identification: The Canada Goose is a common and easily identifiable migratory bird ...

Scientific Name:               Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Common Name(s):         Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbush, Devil’s Shoelaces ©Janice Lynn, Krzysztof Ziarnek, Homer Edward Prince, ...

Scientific Name:               Cyanocitta cristata Common Name(s):         Blue Jay, Jay Birds ©Jim Ridley Identification: Blue jays are in the order Passeriformes, ...

Scientific Name: Spatula discors Common Name(s): Blue-winged Teal ©Becky Matsubara Identification: The blue-winged teal is one of the smaller dabbling ...

Scientific Name:        Oncorhynchus mykiss; synonyms Salmo mykiss; Salmo gairdneri Common Name(s):   Rainbow Trout; Many names for subspecies (e.g. Steelhead, Golden) ...

Scientific Name: Impatiens capensis Common Name(s): Jewelweed, Orange Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA Fisheries & ...

Scientific Name: Vernonia spp. Common Name (s): Ironweeds Arkansas Ironweed – Vernonia arkansana Photos by Kayla Sayre, Bella Vista POA ...

Scientific Name: Pelecanus erthrorhynchos Common Name (s): American White Pelican © Jon Liu, Becky Matsubara Identification: The white pelican is ...

Scientific Name:               Sambucus Canadensis Common Name(s):         Elderberry, American Elderberry, Common Elderberry, Canada Elderberry Figure 1: Photos of Elderberry shrub, bark, ...

Scientific Name: Monarda punctata L. & Monarda fistulosa L. Common Name(s): M. punctata - Spotted Bee Balm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint ...

Scientific Name: Daucus carota & Conium maculatum Common Name(s): Daucos carota - Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace, Birds Nest, Bishop's ...

Scientific Name: Coragyps atratus Common Name(s): Black Vulture, Mexican Vulture, Zopilotes, Gallinazo ©Cayambe Identification: Black vultures are in the family ...

Scientific Name:           Hamamelis vernalis Common Name(s):        Ozark witch-hazel, Vernal witch-hazel, Winterbloom  ©Plant Image Library  ©Cbaile19  Identification: Ozark witch-hazel is ...

Scientific Name:           Phoradandram leucarpum Common Name(s):        Oak mistletoe, American mistletoe, Eastern mistletoe, and hairy mistletoe By: Karla Sayre ©Loadmaster ©Cressler, ...

Halloween Appropriate Oddities of Our Natural World Scientific Name: Craspedacusta sowerbyi; Bryozoan spp.; Hirudinea Common Name(s): freshwater jellyfish; Moss Animal, ...

Scientific Name:               Dryocopus pileatus Common Name(s):         Pileated Woodpecker ©Joshlaymon ©Robert J Banach Identification: Pileated Woodpeckers are in the woodpecker family, ...

Scientific Name: Ambrosia trifida Common Name(s): Giant Ragweed, Great Ragweed, Texan Great Ragweed, Tall Ragweed, Blood Ragweed, Perennial Ragweed, Horseweed, ...

Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus Common Name(s): Mullein, Common Mullein, Wooly Mullein ©Jane Shelby Richardson ©AnRo0002 Identification: Mullein is in the family ...

Scientific Name: Toxicodendron radicans Common Name(s): Poison Ivy ©Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova ©Bob Peterson©R. A. Nonenmacher  ©Nicholas A. Tonelli Identification: Poison Ivy ...

Scientific Name: Passerina ciris Common Name(s): painted bunting, Mexican canary, painted finch, pope, nonpareil Dan Pancamo Identification: Painted buntings are songbirds ...

Scientific Name: Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus ossifagus Common Name(s): American Crow, Fish Crow ©Wikimedia Commons © Rhododendrites Identification: Crows are large ...

Scientific Name: Glaucomys volans Common Name(s): Southern flying squirrel ©MimiMiaPhotography Identification: Southern flying squirrels are the size of a chipmunk, ...

Scientific Name: Sciuris carolinensis  Common Name(s): Eastern grey squirrel, grey squirrel © Tomfrieded Identification: The eastern grey squirrel is gray ...

Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus  Common Name(s): Eastern cottontail  © The High Fin Sperm Whale              ...

Scientific Name: Tamias striatus Common Name(s): Chipmunk, Eastern chipmunk ©Gilles Gonthier Identification: The chipmunk is a small rodent with grayish ...

Scientific Name: Ursus americanus Common Name(s): Black bear ©Diginatur Identification: The black bear is the most common and smallest species ...

Scientific Name: Cathartes aura Common Name(s): Turkey Vulture, Turkey Buzzard, Buzzard, John Crow, Carrion Crow ©Charles J. Sharp Identification: The ...

Scientific Name: Charadrius vociferus Common Name(s): Killdeer Identification: The killdeer is North America’s best-known plover. Plovers are shorebirds, but killdeer ...

Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus & Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri- American & Fowler’s Toad Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus & Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri ...

Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis Common Name(s): Striped Skunk ©Dan & Lin Dzurisin Identification: The striped skunk is a stout, short-limbed ...

Scientific Name: Hyla cinerea Common Name(s): Green Tree Frog, Tree Frog Identification: The green tree frog is a medium sized ...

Scientific Name: Apalone spinifera Common Name(s): Spiny Softshell Identification: The spiny softshell is one of the largest freshwater turtle species ...

Scientific Name: Mustela vison Common Name(s): Mink Identification: The mink differs from other similar species like weasels and stouts by ...

Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer Common Name(s): Spring Peeper Identification: The spring peeper is a small tree frog that ranges from ...

Scientific Name: Sceloporus undulatus Common Name(s): Eastern Fence Lizard, Prairie Lizard, Fence Swift, Gray Lizard, Northern Fence Lizard, Pine Lizard, ...

Scientific Name: Marmota monax Common Name(s): Groundhog, Woodchuck Identification: The groundhog is a medium-sized rodent, and the largest member of ...

Scientific Name: Diadophis punctatus Common Name(s): Ring-necked snake Identification: Ring-necked snakes are easily identifiable by the white, yellow, red, or ...

Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris Common Name(s): Flathead Catfish, Mudcat, Shovelhead Cat Identification: The flathead catfish is the second largest North ...

Scientific Name: Vulpes vulpes Common Name(s): Red Fox Identification: Red foxes get their name from their striking red fur. Red ...

Scientific Name: Nerodia Sipedon Common Name: Northern watersnake, common watersnake Identification: Northern watersnakes are common nonvenomous snakes. They can frequently ...

Scientific Name: Sciurus niger Common Name(s): Fox Squirrel, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Stump-eared Squirrel, Bryant’s Fox Squirrel Identification: The fox squirrel ...

Scientific Name: Pandion haliaetus Common Name(s): Osprey, Fish Eagle, Sea hawk, River Hawk, Fish Hawk   Identification: The osprey Pandion ...

Scientific Name: Aix sponsa Common Name(s): Wood Duck, Carolina Duck Nextdoornature.org Identification: The wood duck (Aix sponsa) is a medium ...

Scientific Name:              Didelphis virginiana Common Name(s):          Virginia Opossum, Possum Identification: Virginia opossums Didelphis virginiana are the only marsupial (mammals with ...

Scientific Name:              Ameiurus (Genus); Ameiurus melas, Ameiurus natalis Common Name(s):          Bullhead Catfish; Black Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead Creek Cats, Mud Cats, ...

Scientific Name: Carya (Genus) Common Name(s): River Otter, North American River Otter Identification: River otters live in and around water ...

Scientific Name: Carya (Genus) Common Name(s): Hickory, Typical Hickories (many different species) Identification: Hickory trees native to North America are ...

Scientific Name:              Odocoileus virginianus Common Name(s):          White-tailed Deer, Whitetail Identification: White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are most recognizable by the bold, ...

Identification: Bobcats Lynx rufus are small to medium sized predatory cat’s native to North America. They have tan-brown fur with ...

Scientific Name:              Butorides virescens Common Name(s):          Green Heron, Little Green Heron, Green-backed Heron https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Basar (left), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Butorides_virescens_070506_GWADA.jpg   Identification: Green herons ...

Scientific Name:              Trachemys scripta elegans Common Name(s):          Red-eared Slider, Red-eared Terrapin, Pond Slider subspecies https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle_with_Neck_Stretched_Out.jpg ©Dan Soto   Identification: Red-eared ...

Scientific Name: Agkistrodon contortrix Common Name(s): Copperhead, Northern Copperhead, Southern Copperhead Identification: Copperheads are heavy bodied venomous snakes in the pit-viper ...

Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina Common Name(s): Common Snapping Turtle, Snapping Turtle Identification: Common snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles with ...

Scientific Name: Rubus (Genus) Common Name(s): Blackberry https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripe,_ripening,_and_green_blackberries.jpg © Ragesoss Identification: The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by plants in the ...

Scientific Name: Canis latrans Common Name(s): Coyote Identification: The coyote, Canis latrans, is a medium-sized carnivore commonly mistaken for its ...

Identification: The mallard Anas platyrhynchos is a medium sized duck. They are 20-26 inches long and have a wingspan of ...

Scientific Name: Castor canadensis Common Name(s): North American Beaver, American Beaver, Canadian Beaver, Beaver Identification: The North American beaver, Castor canadensis, is the largest rodent ...

Scientific Name: Diospyros Virginiana Common Name(s): Persimmon, American Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Possumwood, Sugar-plum, Eastern Persimmon Identification: Persimmon refers to several species in the ...

Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis (Striped Bass) x Morone chrysops (White Bass) Common Name(s): Hybrid Striped Bass, Wiper, Whiterock Bass, Palmetto Bass, Sunshine ...

Procyon lotor – Northern Raccoon Scientific Name: Procyon lotor Common Name(s): Raccoon, Northern Raccoon, North American Raccoon, Coon Identification: The northern raccoon ...

Lepomis gulosus – Warmouth Scientific Name: Lepomis gulosus Common Name(s): Warmouth, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream Identification:                                                                           The warmouth Lepomis gulosus is commonly mistaken ...

Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus Common Name(s): Redear Sunfish, Stumpknocker, Shellcracker, Bream, Cherry Gill, Sun Perch Identification:   The redear sunfish, Lepomis microlophus, is ...

Scientific Name:               Clinostomum marginatum & Neascus spp. (Genus) Common Name(s):         Yellow Grub & Black Spot Identification:                                                                           Yellow grub Clinostomum marginatum ...

Scientific Name: Ardea herodias Common Name(s): Great Blue Heron Identification: The great blue heron (Ardea Herodias) is the largest North ...

Scientific Name: Dasypus novemcinctus Common Name(s): nine-banded armadillo, long nosed armadillo, Hoover hog, hillbilly speed bump Identification: Nine-banded armadillos are ...