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I am a young naturalist with an interest for species of the Coreopsideae plant tribe. I also have an interest for beetles.

IDENTIFICATION:

I am not an expert. I make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Please do not agree to my IDs without doing your own research

I mostly identify observations of the plant genus Coreopsis in the United States and eastern and central Canada. I am not familiar with the Coreopsis species of Central and South America.

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......Useful Posts:
.....Posts regarding identification:

• Helpful Identification Guides by @lisa281

....Insect Identification:

• A Beginners Guide to Adult Dragonflies and Damselfies in New England in the Fall by @lynnharper
• Guides to the Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) of the World by @that_bug_guy
• Distinguishing Bombus impatiens, bimaculatus and griseocollis by @neylon

....Bird Identification:

• Mallard x Muscovy Duck - Way-out Waterfowl by @that_bug_guy

....Plant Identification:

• Krigia (Small yellow dandelion-like flowers) ID Guide | In Progress by @pfau_tarleton
• Penstemon guadalupensis and Penstemon albidus by @pfau_tarleton
• Saltmarsh Asters (Symphyotrichum divaricatum and Symphyotrichum subulatum) in Texas by @arnanthescout
• Running List of Grass (Poaceae) resources by @arnanthescout
• Speedwells are back - Differentiating Veronica persica from Veronica polita by @arnanthescout

....Fungi Identification

• How to photograph Terrestrial Mushrooms to get an identification

.....Other:

• Helpful Tips and Resources for Beginner (Plant) iNatters and Common Beginner Mistakes by @arnanthescout
• How to fix your observation with photos of multiple species | Splitting an Observation | iNaturalist Forum Post by @arboretum_amy
• How to use iNaturalist's Search URLS (Help Page)

......Useful External Sites:

• http://floranorthamerica.org/Main_Page | Flora of North America (north of Mexico). Useful for finding descriptions, rough ranges, keys, and sometimes illustrations of most vascular plant species that exist in the United States and Canada
• https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ | Biodiversity Heritage Library. Useful for finding older taxonomy papers
• https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/ | Go Botany: Native Plant Trust. Useful for finding definitions of botanical terminology, and photographs of various plant species that occur within New England, US. Also contains a key that goes from kingdom Plantae to species.

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