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The blueback herring, blueback shad, or summer shad (Alosa aestivalis) is an anadromous species of herring from the east coast of North America, with a range from Nova Scotia to Florida. Blueback herring form schools and are believed to migrate offshore to overwinter near the bottom.
Diplacus aurantiacus, the sticky monkey-flower or orange bush monkey-flower, is a flowering plant that grows in a subshrub form, native to southwestern North America from southwestern Oregon south through most of California. It is a member of the lopseed family, Phrymaceae. It was formerly known as Mimulus aurantiacus. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5]
Mimulus / ˈ m ɪ m juː l ə s /, [1] also known as monkeyflowers, [2] is a plant genus in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae. The genus now contains only seven species, two native to eastern North America and the other five native to Asia, Australia, Africa, or Madagascar. [ 3 ]
Diplacus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phrymaceae, which was traditionally placed in family Scrophulariaceae. It includes 49 species native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico. [1] Most prefer dry and rocky areas. [2] The genus Diplacus was first described by Thomas Nuttall in 1838. [1]
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Mimulus alatus, the sharpwing monkeyflower, is an herbaceous [2] eudicot perennial [3] that has no floral scent. [4] It is native to North America [3] and its blooming season is from June to September. The flowering plant has green foliage and blue to violet flowers. [5] It has a short life span compared to most other plants and a rapid growth ...
Clupeidae is a family of clupeiform ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings and sprats.Many members of the family have a body protected with shiny cycloid (very smooth and uniform) scales, a single dorsal fin, and a fusiform body for quick, evasive swimming and pursuit of prey composed of small planktonic animals.
This plant is a glabrous (free from hair) evergreen subshrub or shrub, growing perennially. The entire plant on average is 24 in (60 cm) tall and 36 in (90 cm) wide. The leaves are generally shaped linear-lanceolate, and more or less entire, with the tip of the leaves acute. The leaf margins (edges) are tightly rolled under, and the leaf is ...