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Least Concern

Great black digger wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

An important predator and pollinator who’s importance is often overlooked due to fear. The Gre...

Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

A large, gray bird that is frequently found wading at the edge of ponds, rivers, or marshes using it...

Least Concern

Great Egret

Ardea alba

The Great Egret is a large, wading bird with white plumage, black legs and feet, and a long, yellow ...

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

A very large, powerful predator with ear tufts or “horns,” a large head, yellow eyes, and a cons...

Least Concern

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Small lizard often bright green but can turn brown; males have a prominent pink/red dewlap; adhesive...

Endangered Critically Endangered

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

A hardy, fast-growing hardwood with a dense, rounded or irregular crown. The Green Ash has shiny, gr...

Least Concern

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

A dark, crow-sized heron with a blue back and wings, chestnut neck with a white line down the front,...

Least Concern

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

A small, common, widespread duck. The male has a chestnut head, pinkish chest, pale gray sides, and...

Least Concern

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

A bright orange butterfly with narrow, elongated wings. The top of the wing is orange with thin blac...

Least Concern

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

The House Finch is a small songbird about 12.5 to 15 cm in length with a wingspan of approximately 2...

Least Concern

Inland Wood Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

This distinct, perennial grass goes by many common names including “Fish-on-a-pole”. It ...

Invasive Least Concern

Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

A well known vining plant in the Southeast that is actually native to East Asia. Japanese honeysuckl...

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