Minnesota Seasons
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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. More than 700 insect and arachnid 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. More than 150 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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* 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.
Drought Monitor
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The estival ecological season corresponds roughly to the the first half of the summer calendar season. In Minnesota, it usually begins about June 15 and ends about August 15. Trees are in full leaf. Birds hatch and raise their offspring. |
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Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of Whitewater WMA, Main Branch Unit 6/28/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Canadian wild ginger 6/28/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Canadian wild ginger 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of snakeskin liverwort 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Virginia spring beauty 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of bloodroot 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of sharp-lobed hepatica 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of white trout lily 6/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of Dutchman’s breeches 6/27/2022. CapnDave uploaded 1 photo of reddish-brown stag beetle 6/27/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of stink fly 6/27/2022. Christin Congdon uploaded 1 photo of red milkweed beetle 6/26/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of dance fly (Rhamphomyia vittata) 10/24/2019. Lindsay Hedberg uploaded 1 photo and 1 video of white-lined sphinx 6/25/2022. Katie P uploaded 2 photos of robber fly (Family Asilidae) 6/25/2021. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of ursine spurleg lady beetle 6/24/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of least skipper 6/24/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of three-lined potato beetle 6/24/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of great spangled fritillary 6/24/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of bold jumper 6/24/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of long-tailed dance fly 7/6/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of common white-cheeked jumping spider 7/6/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of four-lined plant bug 7/6/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of multicolored Asian lady beetle 7/6/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of spiders (Order Araneae) 7/3/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 3 photos of wide ribbon meshweaver 10/24/2019, 6/27/2021, and 7/3/2021. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of foxglove beardtongue 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of golden alexanders 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of northern pin oak 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of reed canary grass 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of purple meadow-rue 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of white wild indigo 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of twelve-spotted skimmer 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of orange sulphur 6/22/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 8 photos of Apple Blossom Overlook Park 6/22/2022. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of white-lined sphinx 6/22/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of pure green sweat bee 6/21/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of stretch spiders (Tetragnatha spp.) 6/21/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of northern crab spider 6/21/2022. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of eastern boxelder bug 6/21/2022. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 2 photos of goldenrod crab spider 6/21/2022. Trista C. uploaded 1 photo of eye-spotted lady beetle 6/21/2022. S. Quinn uploaded 1 photo of bumble bee mimic robber fly (Laphria thoracica) 6/20/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 6/19/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 3 photos of cecropia moth 6/19/2022. John Beltman uploaded 1 photo of American toad 6/17/2022. Paul Diedrich uploaded 1 photo of eastern tiger swallowtail 6/17/2022. Cary Schmies uploaded 1 photo of Dryad’s Saddle 6/17/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of midland clubtail 6/17/2022. Bill Augello uploaded 3 photos of white-lined sphinx 6/16/2022. Luciearl uploaded 4 photos of Howell’s pussytoes (ssp. neodioica) 6/13 and 6/14/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of goldenrod crab spider 7/3/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of candy-striped spider 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of striped cucumber beetle 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of meadow spittlebug 6/30/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of pale green assassin bug 6/30/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of red-spotted purple 7/3/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 4 photos of clavate tortoise beetle 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of plains cottonwood 7/1/2021. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of spider (Order Araneae) 10/24/2019. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 6/13/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 3 photos of anchor stink bug 6/13/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 2 photos of goldenrod crab spider 6/13/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of wrinkled soldier beetle 6/13/2022. Bill Reynolds uploaded 1 photo of northern prairie skink 6/13/2022. Nancy S. uploaded 1 photo of eastern eyed click beetle 6/12/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of cervical tumbling flower beetle 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of running crab spiders (Philodromus spp.) 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of six-spotted tiger beetle 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of wild columbine 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of wild geranium 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of golden alexanders 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of yellow star grass 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of downy phlox 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of hoary puccoon 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of prairie blue-eyed grass 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of wood betony 6/11/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 1 photo of swift feather-legged fly 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of humpbacked orbweaver 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of eastern forktail 6/11/2022. Edwin & Madeline Andera uploaded 3 photos of eastern giant swallowtail 6/11/2022. Molly and Robert Power uploaded 1 photo of snowberry clearwing 6/11/2022. Tanya Brown uploaded 1 photo of nessus sphinx 6/11/2022. Valerie uploaded 2 photos of Say blister beetle 6/11/2022. Greg Watson uploaded 1 photo of cobra clubtail 6/10/2022. Royanne Jurgensen uploaded 2 photos of Black-billed Magpie 6/10/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of small pirate wolf spider 10/24/2019. Diana uploaded 1 photo of Say blister beetle 6/7/2022. Bridget L uploaded 1 photo of Dead Man’s Fingers 6/7/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of elm borer 6/6/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of redshank 4/10/2022. Joy G uploaded 1 photo of bold jumper 6/6/2022. Mike Poeppe uploaded 2 photos of gem moth 6/5/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of starry false Solomon's seal 6/5/2022. Bill and Jan Reely uploaded 1 photo of eastern giant swallowtail 6/4/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Scarlet Tanager 6/3/2022. Corey C uploaded 1 photo of eastern eyed click beetle 6/3/2022. Susan R uploaded 1 photo of bold jumper 6/3/2022. Coyia E uploaded 1 photo of eastern eyed click beetle 6/1/2022.
Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Scarlet Tanager 5/29/2022. Kelly Davenport uploaded 1 photo and 3 videos of dark fishing spider 5/28/2022. Laurie Olesen uploaded 1 photo of clavate tortoise beetle 5/28/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae) 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of blue toadflax 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 4 photos of woolly beachheather 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of lyre-leaved rock cress 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of hairy puccoon 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of hairy puccoon and gorgone checkerspot 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 2 photos of prairie blue-eyed grass 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of prairie buttercup 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of prairie smoke 5/27/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of June grass 5/27/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 3 photos of ground wolf spider 10/24/2019. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of plantain-leaved pussytoes 5/25/2022. Randy S. uploaded 2 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/25/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of large-flowered trillium 5/24/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 3 photos of prairie blue-eyed grass 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 3 photos of plantain-leaved pussytoes 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Eastern Kingbird 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 1 photo of Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit 5/22/2022. Laura Miller uploaded 4 photos of Scarlet Tanager 5/22/2022. Molly uploaded 1 photo of Devil’s Urn 5/22/2022. Birdybiz uploaded 3 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/22/2022. Nancy Falkum uploaded 4 photos of bull snake 5/22/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of springtails (Hypogastrura spp.) 5/21/2022. Liz M uploaded 3 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/21/2022. Alfredo Colon uploaded 1 photo of northern long-toothed sheetweaver 10/24/2019. Rosalinda uploaded 1 photo of a polyphemus moth cocoon 5/20/2022. Craig Nelson uploaded 4 photos of Golden Oyster Mushroom 5/20/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of hairy goldenrod 5/19/2022. Luciearl uploaded 2 photos of House Wren 5/18/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Dryad’s Saddle 5/17/2022. LJHarren uploaded 2 photos of mountain lion 5/17/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Common Grackle 5/16/2022. Chelsea H. uploaded 2 photos of painted turtle 5/15/2022. Luciearl uploaded 1 photo of Devil’s Urn 5/15/2022. Kim Firkus uploaded 3 photos of Indigo Bunting 5/14/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of Great Egret 5/14/2022. Kim Firkus uploaded 1 photo of Harris’s Sparrow 5/13/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of American Redstart 5/12/2022. Margot Avey uploaded 1 photo of bloodroot with northern crab spider 5/12/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 3 photos of White-winged Crossbill 5/10 and 5/11/2022. Ann uploaded 1 photo of American Bittern 5/11/2022. Sue Wahl uploaded 1 photo of Dekay’s brown snake 5/9/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Sharp-shinned Hawk 5/8/2022. Amy Hansen uploaded 3 photos and 1 video of Great Blue Heron 5/8/2022. Theresa Zaske uploaded 1 photo of White-faced Ibis 5/8/2022. Dan W. Andree uploaded 1 photo of Trumpeter Swan 5/7/2022. L Bergstrom uploaded 4 photos of Cattle Egret 5/3/2022. Shawna Roden uploaded 2 photos of polyphemus moth 5/1/2022. |
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| 6/22/2022 | pure green augochlora name changed to pure green sweat bee |
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| 6/22/2022 | longjawed orbweavers (Tetragnatha spp.) name changed to stretch spiders (Tetragnatha spp.) |
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| 6/9/2022 | False Tinder Fungus name changed to Willow Bracket |
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| 6/9/2022 | Oat Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) name changed to Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) |
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| 6/8/2022 | Tar Spot (Rhytisma salicinum) name changed to Willow Tar Spot |
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| 6/8/2022 | Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum) name changed to Black Tar Spot |
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| 6/5/2022 | giant swallowtail name changed to eastern giant swallowtail |
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| 5/31/2022 | tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana var. alba) name changed to river anemone |
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smooth stag beetle (Lucanus placidus) |
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ichneumon wasp (Melanichneumon spp.) |
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scentless plant bug (Arhyssus nigristernum) |
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brickwork woodlouse (Porcellio spinicornis) |
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white-banded crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes) | Dan W. Andree | |||
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Scaly Pelt Lichen (Peltigera lepidophora) | Nancy Falkum | |||
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Kansas lady beetle (Scymnus kansanus) |
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bees (Epifamily Anthophila) |
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aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis) |
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Mosses (Division Bryophyta) | Nancy Falkum | |||
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buttercup cuckoo sweat bee (Sphecodes ranunculi) |
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meal moth (Pyralis farinalis) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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harvestman (Leiobunum politum) |
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pasture grass-veneer (Crambus saltuellus) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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cloudy-winged miner bee (Andrena nubecula) |
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four-humped stink bug (Brochymena quadripustulata) | Mike Poeppe | |||
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crabonid wasp (Astata unicolor) |
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ichneumon wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) |
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argid sawflies (Family Argidae) |
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spurred carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata) |
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tachinid fly (Subfamily Exoristinae) |
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potter wasp (Leptochilus spp.) |
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square-headed wasp (Ectemnius maculosus) |
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square-headed wasp (Tribe Crabronini) |
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short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis) |
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dark-winged fungus gnat (Eugnoriste spp.) |
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narcissus bulb fly (Merodon equestris) |
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large crane fly (Tipula trivittata) |
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treehopper (Cyrtolobus tuberosus) |
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marsh fly (Tetanocera plebeja) |
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bee-like robber fly (Laphria sericea complex) |
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European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) |
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pale green weevil (Polydrusus impressifrons) |
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leaf miner flies (Liriomyza spp.) |
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chalcid wasp (Family Torymidae) |
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gall midges and wood midges (Family Cecidomyiidae) |
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metallic wood-boring beetle (Agrilus cyanescens) |
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horned spanworm moth (Nematocampa resistaria) |
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undivided lucent (Didea fuscipes) |
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linden looper (Erannis tiliaria) |
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dwarf spider (Ceraticelus fissiceps) |
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braconid wasp (Meteorus spp.) |
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small red midge (Microtendipes pedellus) |
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black-dotted glyph (Maliattha synochitis) |
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white-jawed jumping spider (Hentzia mitrata) |
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