Wildlife – Page 13 – River Island Conservancy

Least Concern

Swamp Rose Mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos

A striking, perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. It has large, heart-shaped leav...

Least Concern

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

An attractive, native ornamental with a smooth trunk, a narrow, rounded crown, thick, leathery leave...

Least Concern

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

This attractive, native ornamental is popular for its fragrant flowers borne over a long period, sho...

Invasive Least Concern

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

Taro, also known as Elephant ear, is thought to be native to Southern India and Southeast Asia. It i...

Least Concern

Three-lined Salamander

Eurycea guttolineata

A mid-sized, slender, stream salamander endemic to the southeastern Unite States. It is tan to light...

Dangerous Least Concern

Timber Rattler

Crotalus horridus

Heavy-bodied rattlesnake with variable coloration (yellowish/tan/gray) and dark bands or chevrons; t...

Least Concern

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

The Tufted Titmouse is a small, stocky songbird measuring 14 to 17 cm in length with a wingspan of 1...

Least Concern

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipfera

One of the tallest and most beautiful eastern hardwoods that is often referred to as a “Yellow Pop...

Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

An eagle-sized black bird with long wings and tail, white beak and legs, and a small, bare, red head...

Least Concern

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

A medium butterfly with orange and black wings that often gets mistaken for a Monarch. It can be dis...

Least Concern

Virginia Creeper Sphinx

Darapsa myron

A moth with an interesting pattern and named after one of the most common plants in the southeast. T...

Least Concern

Wavy Lined Emerald

Synchlora aerata

The larvae of this moth are loopers (inchworms) and camouflages itself with flower petals and other ...

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