Helpful Identification Guides

Updated: June, 2021

TOPICS AUTHOR
* Acanthocephalus: Spine-Headed/Leaf-footed Bugs Zootaxa article
*Agalinis: Identifying Agalinis spp. (False Foxgloves) in Texas @pfau_tarleton
* Anemones: Guide to ID @pfau_tarleton
* Assassin Bugs ( Zelus spp.) @pfau_tarleton
* Broomrape Species @blue_celery
* Broomweed: Amphiachyris dracunculoides and look-alikes @rymcdaniel
* Brambles: Dewberries and Blackberries ( Rubus species of Texas) @kimberlietx
* Bumblebees @pfau_tarletonr
* Crotons @nathantaylor
* Dandelions @nathantaylor
* Draba and related genera @pfau_tarleton
* Elms: American vs. Slippery @lisa281
* Elms: Cedar vs. Winged @lisa281
* Elms: Chinese vs. Siberian @lisa281
* Elm spring samaras: American, Slippery, and Winged Elm @lisa281
* Erigeron (Fleabane and Horseweed) @lisa281
* Frogfruits (Phyla) @lisa281
* Galls: Texas Woolly Oak Galls @kimberlietx
* Gallformers (Website for Gall ID) @megachile
* Hawks - Cooper's vs Sharp-shinned Cornell
* Leaves: Glossary of Leaves @kimberlietx
* Medicago (Medicks) @nathantaylor
* Mosses: Identifying Goblet Mosses @rmedina
* Moths: Guide to Petrophila Moths in Texas @gcwarbler
* Moth Wing Features @mamestraconfigurata
* MULBERRY: Red vs. White Purdue
* Mushrooms: Simplified Key to Major Groups of Mushrooms Michael Kuo @ MushroomExpert.Com
* Mushrooms: Photographing for better ID Billy Stone, BRIT
* Packera and Senecio (Groundsels) @lisa281
* Privets ( Ligustrum spp.) @lisa281
* Sesbania (Riverhemps) @lisa281
* Soapberry vs. Pistache @baldeagle
* Solidago (Goldenrods) @bouteloua
* Spurges of the DFW area @nathantaylor
* Sumac (Rhus spp.) YouTube video @conboy
* Sumacs: Key to ID the Rhus spp of North America @conboy
* Swallowtail Butterflies: The Four Dark Swallowtails Blog: Louisiana Naturalist
* Tetrigidae Pygmy Grasshoppers @aispinsects
* Thistles: Identifying Texas Thistles Katie Stern at Perennial Ecology
* Three-Banded LeafhoppersErythroneura spp. @kimberlietx
* Tick Identification TickEncounter Resource Center
* Trees: Identify sometimes difficult trees (and other tree ID info.) @lanechaffin
* Trees: First Steps in Tree ID (You Tube Video) @lisa281
*Triodanis spp. Venus's Looking Glass @kimberlietx
* Turkey Tail and Lookalikes @sarahduhon
הועלה ב-פברואר 26, 2020 12:25 אחה"צ על ידי lisa281 lisa281

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Great resource Lisa! Bookmarking this for sure. I can add a couple more, too.
Illustrated glossary of leaves: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/30456-illustrated-glossary-of-leaves
Three banded Leafhoppers/Erythroneura spp et al: https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/25070-three-banded-leafhoppers-erythroneura-spp-et-al

פורסם על-ידי kimberlietx לפני בערך 4 שנים

Thanks, Kimberlie! I've added those links.

פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני בערך 4 שנים
פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני בערך 4 שנים

thanks lisa281 is there a way I can link/set a pointer to your article so I can retrieve this information from my favorites?

פורסם על-ידי ronstephens לפני בערך 4 שנים

These are terrific!! Thanks for providing these resources.

פורסם על-ידי txstack לפני בערך 4 שנים

@ronstephens Here's the way I'd do it, with the qualifier that my HTML skills are VERY limited:

Basic format: < a href="[link]">[text]< /a> [minus those extra spaces] So, the HTML would look like this, except I've added a space after each "< " to keep it from actually working:

< a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/31012-helpful-identification-guides#activity_comment_4109885">A Collection of Helpful Identification Guides< /a>

If you copy and paste the above, then remove the spaces after each " < " it should render a clickable link like this:

A Collection of Helpful Identification Guides

But an even simpler way is to just copy and paste the link from the top of this page into your own journal post, then describe it however you want. Or just bookmark it in your browser.

פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני בערך 4 שנים

lisa281 got it thanks

פורסם על-ידי ronstephens לפני בערך 4 שנים

Wow! Thanks for sharing this!

פורסם על-ידי connlindajo לפני בערך 4 שנים

Thanks you, Lisa, this is helpful!

פורסם על-ידי alisonnorthup לפני בערך 4 שנים

Very nice & all in one place! Thank you Lisa!

פורסם על-ידי postoak לפני בערך 4 שנים

This is the best thing ever!

פורסם על-ידי amzapp לפני בערך 4 שנים

Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. This. This is so great! :) Bookmarked, big time!

פורסם על-ידי sambiology לפני בערך 4 שנים

Yes.... We love those great iNat folks that share their info and guides!

פורסם על-ידי connlindajo לפני בערך 4 שנים

@beschwar Thought you might be interested in this, too.

פורסם על-ידי kimberlietx לפני בערך 4 שנים

Yes! Thanks!

פורסם על-ידי beschwar לפני בערך 4 שנים

Oh wow! Thanks for all of this work!

פורסם על-ידי oceanicwilderness לפני בערך 4 שנים

@gnat79 - here's a list of resources you might find useful.

פורסם על-ידי beschwar לפני בערך 4 שנים

Honored to be mentioned here! What a great list and idea. I have bookmarked and will be visiting often. Hoping to make a more inclusive and informational sumac guide soon, as I've learned much more since I created that video. I'll keep you updated :)

פורסם על-ידי conboy לפני בערך 4 שנים

thanks @conboy - I'll be looking forward it!

פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני בערך 4 שנים

This really is a great resource. Keep up the good work!

פורסם על-ידי nathantaylor לפני כמעט 4 שנים

Wow! This is great! Thanks for all the wonderful info!

פורסם על-ידי artemis224 לפני כמעט 4 שנים

Love this! Thanks! Here is a great tool from Chuck Sexton:
Artificial Key to Cisthene Moths of Texas - The Key
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/gcwarbler/archives/2017/09

פורסם על-ידי lovebirder לפני כמעט 4 שנים

Does anyone know of a post or website about Texas Oak trees? Looking for info on tricks to tell the species apart, not just red/white/live.

פורסם על-ידי kimberlietx לפני יותר מ 3 שנים

These are the two that I use the most:
*SFASU DendrologyDetailed information on dozens of trees, plus many helpful resources for trees
*
Virginia Tech DendrologyAnother helpful tree resource

The Texas A&M site is also good and very user friendly:
http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/idByLeaf/

פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני יותר מ 3 שנים

FYI: The "Identify these sometimes difficult trees" journal post link no longer works. It's been moved from its original location to a new website: https://lanechaffin.neocities.org/

The link is from @lanechaffin 's profile page.
There's also some useful info on the Texas Fraxinus species as well.

פורסם על-ידי arnanthescout לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Thanks, @arnanthescout! I fixed the link.

פורסם על-ידי lisa281 לפני כמעט 3 שנים

Hi @lisa281 !

@rymcdaniel 's created an amazing guide to the Callirhoe Poppymallows "A short guide to Callirhoe in Texas" at https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/54356-a-short-guide-to-callirhoe-in-texas to help people better identify these commonly confused species. Would be a good idea to add that one to this list.

פורסם על-ידי arnanthescout לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

Also maybe add the Triodanis Quick Tips at https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/kimberlietx/51636-triodanis-quick-tips
While @kimberlietx hasn't created a full key yet, I think it'll come in handy when it turns spring again ;)

פורסם על-ידי arnanthescout לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

@nomolosx has a great list of resources for hopper ID (auchenorrhyncha excluding cicadas) on his profile page.

פורסם על-ידי caththalictroides לפני יותר מ 2 שנים

I would like to swap mine on here with another one of my journal posts, please. I would advise against trying to follow the information in that post, even though they are straight from the Nearctic keys...

פורסם על-ידי aispinsects לפני בערך 2 שנים

Identification of Milkweeds in Texas (PDF, from TPWD)
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_w7000_1803.pdf

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