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These are locations in Minnesota where native plants, birds, and other wildlife can be viewed. With very few exceptions, these destinations are open to the public. Visitors can share their own photos, videos, plant and wildlife sightings, and other observations. |
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Plants |
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Native, naturalized, invasive, or simply planted—any plant growing outside of cultivation in Minnesota. More than 800 plant pages include photos, a description, a multi-sourced distribution map, and a list of sites where the plant has been found. |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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Insects and arachnids found in Minnesota. Species pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Wildlife |
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Birds and bears, snakes and squirrels, toads and turtles—wildlife found in Minnesota. Wildlife pages include photos, a description, and a list of sightings, as well as distribution maps for amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi found in Minnesota. Fungi and lichen pages include photos, a description, a list of sightings by MinnesotaSeasons.com, visitor sightings, and distribution maps. |
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Download free high resolution wallpapers (screen backgrounds). These are photos of destinations featured on MinnesotaSeasons.com. The wallpapers are grouped by ecological season. Each wallpaper is optimized for the screen resolutions used most often on desktops, laptops, and tablets. |
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Destinations
2,101
Species*
* Species pages may represent a species, subspecies, variety, genus, family, or other taxonmomic group, or an unidentified organism. Using the word “taxa” here would be more accurate but less widely understood.
Prevernal Season | ||||
Prevernal is an ecological season. It does not correspond to any calendar season. Also called pre-spring, it fits between snow-covered winter and the wildflowers of spring. In Minnesota, it begins about March 1, as the weather warms and the snow melts, and lasts until about May 1. Deciduous tree buds begin to swell. Migrating birds fly from winter to summer habitats. |
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Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of tricolored bumble bee 4/13/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Red-winged Blackbird 4/12/2021. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of red fox 4/11/2021. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of spotted lady beetle 4/11/2021. Earl Bye uploaded 1 photo of Pied-billed Grebe 4/9/2021. Earl Bye uploaded 1 photo of Wilson’s Snipe 4/9/2021. L. Mendoza uploaded 2 photos of Shaggy Mane 4/9/2021. Melissa Strand uploaded 1 photo of eastern racer 4/7/2021. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of Ruffed Grouse 4/5/2021. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of bobcat 4/5/2021. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of mourning cloak 4/5/2021. RuthAnn Duda uploaded 6 photos of Orange-gilled Waxy Cap 4/4/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of American pasqueflower 4/4/2021.
Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 3/30/2021. Blujean Clunis uploaded 3 photos of American White Pelican 3/27/2021. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of Hygroscopic Earthstar 3/27/2021. Theresa Kohn uploaded 4 photos of eastern tiger swallowtail 3/26/2021. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of eastern hognose snake 3/18/2021. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of Evening Grosbeak 3/17/2021. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of Evening Grosbeak 3/16/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 4 photos of Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit 3/19/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit 3/15/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of Canada Goose 3/15/2021. Ann Michels uploaded 5 photos of Common Merganser 3/14/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 3/14/2021. Mike Monroe uploaded 1 photo of Scarlet Cup 3/13/2021. Ann Michels uploaded 3 photos of Hooded Merganser 3/12/2021. Dan W. Andree uploaded 2 photos of Ring-necked Pheasant 3/6/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of large crane fly (Tipula borealis) 10/12/2019. |
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4/13/2021 | horsemint name changed to spotted beebalm |
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4/12/2021 | yellow violet name changed to downy yellow violet | ||||||||
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3/31/2021 | one-flowered pyrola name changed to one-flowered wintergreen |
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3/25/2021 | Tartarian honeysuckle name changed to Tatarian honeysuckle |
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3/24/2021 | rough-fruited cinquefoil name changed to sulphur cinquefoil |
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3/22/2021 | ironwood name changed to American hophornbeam |
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3/20/2021 | eastern panicled aster (var. latifolium) name changed to broad-leaved panicled aster |
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3/20/2021 | eastern panicled aster (var. interior) name changed to interior white aster |
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3/20/2021 | western panicled aster (ssp. hesperium) named changed to Siskiyou aster (ssp. hesperium) |
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3/20/2021 | western panicled aster (var. hesperium) named changed to Siskiyou aster (var. hesperium) |
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3/20/2021 | false sunflower name changed to smooth oxeye |
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3/13/2021 | large-leaved black snakeroot name changed to long-styled black snakeroot |
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3/10/2021 | harvestman (Phalangium opilio) name changed to common harvestman |
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3/7/2021 | Gray Jay name changed to Canada Jay |
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3/2/2021 | leafhopper (Latalus ocellaris) name changed to leafhopper (Errastunus ocellaris) |
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eastern harvestman (Leiobunum vittatum) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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snow fly (Chionea valga) |
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sunflower nomia (Dieunomia heteropoda) | Scott Leddy | ||
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) |
Earl Bye | ||
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mining bee (Andrena spp.) |
Dan W. Andree | ||
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dogwood sawfly (Macremphytus testaceus) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor) |
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northern broken-dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) |
Scott Leddy | ||
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sand wasp (Gorytes spp.) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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Leonard’s skipper (Hesperia leonardus) |
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ichneumon wasp (Charops annulipes) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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Ottoe skipper (Hesperia ottoe) | Scott Leddy | ||
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ichneumon wasp (Vulgichneumon brevicinctor) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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Delaware skipper (Anatrytone logan) | Scott Leddy | ||
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minute seed weevil (Homorosoma sulcipenne) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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common roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) |
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longhorned beetle (Neoclytus mucronatus) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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silver flower longhorn beetle (Grammoptera subargentata) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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American green crab spider (Misumessus oblongus) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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hammock spider (Pityohyphantes costatus) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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boreal combfoot (Steatoda borealis) |
Alfredo Colon | ||
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crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) | Alfredo Colon | ||
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