The following photo guides are supplementary materials available to assist with the identification of Nature's Notebook phenophases in individual species. Many of these guides have been developed for specific regional or local efforts, such as a USA-NPN Campagin , but all have been vetted by the staff of the USA-NPN National Coordinating Office. If you would like to view the full list of species profile pages created by the USA-NPN please return to the Species Search page. Two of our partners have made a series of phenophase photo guides not shown here. Check out the New York Phenology Project (NYPP) phenophase photo guides and the California Phenology Project (CPP) ones. If you'd like to create phenophase photo guides for your own project, please visit this webpage for guidelines and templates.
| Common Name | Genus | Species | Description | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parry's beardtongue | Penstemon | parryi | Reid Park Zoo: Penstemon parryi | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Penstemon-parryi_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| monarch | Danaus | plexippus | Reid Park Zoo: Danaus plexippus | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Danaus-plexippus_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| white oak | Quercus | alba | USA-NPN Quercus Quest Campaign: Quercus alba | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Quercus-alba_PhotoGuide-NCO.pdf |
| honeybee | Apis | mellifera | Reid Park Zoo: Apis mellifera | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Apis-mellifera_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| green sweat bee | Agapostemon | texanus | Reid Park Zoo: Agapostemon texanus | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Agapostemon-texanus_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| butterfly milkweed | Asclepias | tuberosa | Reid Park Zoo: Asclepias tuberosa | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Asclepias-tuberosa_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| firecracker penstemon | Penstemon | eatonii | Reid Park Zoo: Penstemon eatonii | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Penstemon-eatonii_PhotoGuide-RPZ.pdf |
| Canada thistle | Cirsium | arvense | University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Cirsium arvense | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Cirsium-arvense_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf |
| spotted knapweed | Centaurea | stoebe | University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Centaurea stoebe | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Centaurea-stoebe_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf |
| common buckthorn | Rhamnus | cathartica | University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalists: Rhamnus cathartica | https://www.usanpn.org/files/nn/photoguides/Rhamnus-cathartica_PhotoGuide-UMN.pdf |