Field Guide

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Bottomland forest
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FIELD GUIDE A-Z
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Learn about the habitat, diet, and life cycle of Missouri's animals, plants, and mushrooms.
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What to look for this month
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Photo of an eastern kingbird perched on a branch.
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Eastern kingbirds are nesting. They’re famous for how fiercely they defend their territories. Look for the bold black and white plumage of this flycatcher.

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Wavy-lined emerald moth resting on an acrylic surface, viewed obliquely showing head
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Geometrids are just one of the many families of moths you may find resting where your porchlights had shone all night. They have exquisite markings.

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Photo of tickseed coreopsis flowerhead
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Bright coreopsis flowers bob and wink at us from rocky prairies, glades, bluffs, and roadsides. It’s a longtime favorite for native wildflower gardening.

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Curly dock’s fruit clusters mature and turn brown in June. The spikes of this nonnative plant are conspicuous against green grasses along highways.

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