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3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T19:33:37Z

Nolanmeyer: /* Transcript */ formatting and typo fix

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. For RI, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, DE, and MD, the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress 
Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry 
Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant 
Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle 
Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow 
Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed 
Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush 
New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine 
New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort 
New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush 
New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot 
North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern 
North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose 
Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty 
Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar 
Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine 
Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard 
Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose 
South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum 
South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain 
Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern 
Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies 
Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper 
Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Eastern Poison Ivy 
Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern 
West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron 
Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

Talk:3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T19:32:33Z

Nolanmeyer:

we probably need to add something about how bacteria are more common but not observable to the average person [[Special:Contributions/72.203.83.113|72.203.83.113]] 16:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Why? Bacteria are not animals or plants. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C|2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C]] 17:45, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Why are some states missing their postal code? IA, FL, AK, HI don't have them.
[[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 18:27, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I am curious which animal and which plant are mentioned for the most states? [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 18:43, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Common Eastern Bumble Bee with 7 states [CT, IL, MD, MA, MN, VT, WI] and Common Milkweed with 6 states [IL, IA, MI, MN, NE, WI][[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 18:53, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:White-tailed Deer also has 7 states [IO, MI, MT, NH, PA, VI, WV] [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 19:16, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:You're right! My python script missed Iowa because of a capitalization error in the transcription. [[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 19:32, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Is there a hidden joke in this one that needs explaining, or is it simply an interesting data map? [[Special:Contributions/37.19.197.233|37.19.197.233]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T19:25:59Z

Nolanmeyer: /* Transcript */ fixed IA capitalization mistake ('Tailed'->'tailed')

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. For RI, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, DE, and MD, the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle< 
Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress 
Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry 
Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant 
Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle 
Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow 
Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed 
Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush 
New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine 
New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort 
New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush 
New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot 
North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern 
North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose 
Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty 
Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar 
Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine 
Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard 
Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose 
South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum 
South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain 
Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern 
Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies 
Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper 
Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Easter Poison Ivy 
Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern 
West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron 
Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T19:00:48Z

Nolanmeyer: /* Transcript */

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. For RI, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, DE, and MD, the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle< 
Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress 
Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry 
Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant 
Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle 
Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow 
Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed 
Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush 
New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine 
New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort 
New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush 
New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot 
North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern 
North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose 
Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty 
Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar 
Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine 
Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard 
Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose 
South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum 
South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain 
Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern 
Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies 
Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper 
Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Easter Poison Ivy 
Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern 
West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron 
Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:56:16Z

Nolanmeyer:

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. (in the case of the small states RI, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, DE, and MD, the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle< 
Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress 
Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry 
Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant 
Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle 
Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow 
Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed 
Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush 
New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine 
New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort 
New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush 
New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot 
North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern 
North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose 
Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty 
Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar 
Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine 
Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard 
Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose 
South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum 
South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain 
Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern 
Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies 
Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper 
Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Easter Poison Ivy 
Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern 
West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron 
Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

Talk:3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:53:13Z

Nolanmeyer: signed post

we probably need to add something about how bacteria are more common but not observable to the average person [[Special:Contributions/72.203.83.113|72.203.83.113]] 16:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Why? Bacteria are not animals or plants. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C|2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C]] 17:45, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Why are some states missing their postal code? IA, FL, AK, HI don't have them.
[[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 18:27, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I am curious which animal and which plant are mentioned for the most states? [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 18:43, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Common Eastern Bumble Bee with 7 states [CT, IL, MD, MA, MN, VT, WI] and Common Milkweed with 6 states [IL, IA, MI, MN, NE, WI][[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 18:53, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Is there a hidden joke in this one that needs explaining, or is it simply an interesting data map? [[Special:Contributions/37.19.197.233|37.19.197.233]]

Talk:3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:52:38Z

Nolanmeyer:

we probably need to add something about how bacteria are more common but not observable to the average person [[Special:Contributions/72.203.83.113|72.203.83.113]] 16:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Why? Bacteria are not animals or plants. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C|2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:2C]] 17:45, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Why are some states missing their postal code? IA, FL, AK, HI don't have them.
[[User:Nolanmeyer|Nolanmeyer]] ([[User talk:Nolanmeyer|talk]]) 18:27, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I am curious which animal and which plant are mentioned for the most states? [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 18:43, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
:Common Eastern Bumble Bee with 7 states [CT, IL, MD, MA, MN, VT, WI] and Common Milkweed with 6 states [IL, IA, MI, MN, NE, WI]

Is there a hidden joke in this one that needs explaining, or is it simply an interesting data map? [[Special:Contributions/37.19.197.233|37.19.197.233]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:47:00Z

Nolanmeyer: Completed state list

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. (in the case of small states (e.g., Rhode Island) the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle< 
Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle 
Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress 
Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry 
Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant 
Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle 
Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow 
Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed 
Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush 
New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine 
New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort 
New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush 
New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot 
North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern 
North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose 
Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty 
Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar 
Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine 
Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard 
Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose 
South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum 
South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain 
Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern 
Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies 
Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper 
Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine 
Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Easter Poison Ivy 
Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern 
West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron 
Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:34:31Z

Nolanmeyer: add line breaks to comic description

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
 
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
 
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.
 
[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. (in the case of small states (e.g., Rhode Island) the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]
 
[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-Ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:33:19Z

Nolanmeyer: add [ ] to match site style for transcripts

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left)].
[Above the map]:The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist
[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.

[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. (in the case of small states (e.g., Rhode Island) the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).]

[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-Ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
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[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

Talk:3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:27:24Z

Nolanmeyer:

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:26:02Z

Nolanmeyer: Completed more states

{{comic
| number = 3118
| date = July 21, 2025
| title = iNaturalist Animals and Plants
| image = inaturalist_animals_and_plants_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x508px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This page was created AS IT WAS MOST REPORTED, NOT AS IT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}

This comic shows a map of the United States with the name of the most commonly-reported animal and plant on {{w|iNaturalist}} listed. As the comic notes, these are not the most most-encountered species, just the most reported on iNaturalist. iNaturalist is a citizen science social network, sharing observations of biodiversity. Many people believe a region's "national animal" and "national flower" to be one that can be found in abundance in that region.{{Actual citation needed}} In some cases the species most reported are an invasive species causing concern, for example great mullein and Amur honeysuckle.

For some states, the names are listed with a connector. The District of Columbia is too small to clearly print such information on the state itself, and in an awkward location for a connector; its listing is given in the title text, along with those for Puerto Rico (an unincorporated U.S. territory not normally shown on such maps) and for the U.S. as a whole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
The comic is a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left).
Above the US is text stating "The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist"
Below that, in parentheses: "Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.

Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below (in the case of small states (e.g., Rhode Island) the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them).

In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text:
 
Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum 
Alaska: Moose; Fireweed 
Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro 
Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet 
California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy 
Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein 
Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen 
Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed. 
Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-Ticks 
Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum 
Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua 
Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush 
Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed 
Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle 
Iowa: White-Tailed Deer; Common Milkweed 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium 

{{comic discussion}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Biology]]

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:19:28Z

Nolanmeyer: formatting

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:18:35Z

Nolanmeyer: Add formatting to state list to put on separate line

3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

2025-07-21T18:16:05Z

Nolanmeyer: Description and partial list of each state's animal/plants text