User:GTBacchus/Species list

For my own personal interest, I maintain on my home computer a list of all the species of life that I observe living specimens of on the property where I live, either in the house, in the front or back yard, or potentially in my "airspace" above. I've decided to move the list on-wiki, because it can be useful for collaboration. In particular, I'd like to upload photos of as many of these as possible - as needed.

Polypodiales [1]
Lomariopsidaceae
 * Nephrolepis exaltata - Boston fern - A houseplant I bought and hung in the living room

Laurales [1]
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
 * Persea americana - Avocado - Sprouted from the compost pile, embarrassing the one I'd been trying for months to sprout on my windowsill.

Asparagales [16]
Orchidaceae
 * Phalaenopsis sp. - Orchid - Bought at store.

Iridaceae (Iris family)
 * Iris sp. - Iris - Planted by Aunt in front flower bed.

Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family)
 * Aloe vera - Aloe - Gift from Mom, potted in living room, eventually destroyed by the F. catus.
 * Haworthia sp. - Bought this at the store, and I have no idea what happened to it. Maybe it's still in the house!

Alliaceae (Onion family)
 * Allium ampeloprasum - Elephant garlic - Growing in the garden, from a store-bought clove.
 * Allium cepa - Onion - Growing in the garden, some from seeds, some from an onion.
 * Allium sativum - Garlic - Growing in the garden, from a clove off a store-bought head.
 * Allium schoenoprasum - Chives - Growing in herb garden.

Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)
 * Habranthus tubispathus - Rio Grande copper lily - Pops up in the front yard after rain in June and July.
 * Lycoris radiata - Red spider lily - Grew in front flower bed in late summer.
 * Narcissus sp. - Daffodil - Sprouted in flower bed, probably left by previous tennant.

Hyacinthaceae (Hyacinth family)
 * Muscari botryoides - Common grape hyacinth - Grew wild in the front yard, spring.

Ruscaceae (Ruscus family)
 * Dracaena fragrans - Corn plant - Potted specimen brought from sister's house. It died.
 * Dracaena sanderiana - Lucky "bamboo" - Store-bought, planted in dirt, lives in breakfast room.
 * Liriope sp. - Liriope - Planted by Mom and Aunt in front flower bed.
 * Sansevieria trifasciata - Mother-in-law's tongue - Gift from sister, lives in project room.

Liliales [2]
Liliaceae (Lilly family)
 * Tulipa sp. - Tulip - Growing in front flower bed. Must have been planted by previous residents.

Smilacaceae (Sarsaparilla family)
 * Smilax sp. (S. bona-nox?) - Grenbrier - Grows in backyard as pernicious weed. Variegated variety.

Commelinales [3]
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
 * Commelina communis - Asiatic dayflower - Found growing in front yard it May, as the summer heat started to kick in.
 * Tradescantia pallida - Wandering jew - Planted in front of the house by Mom and Aunt.
 * Tradescantia spathacea - Moses-in-the-cradle - Gift from Kiersty at work. Lives on front windowsill in living room.

Poales [4]
Poaceae (Grass family)
 * Cenchrus sp. - Sandbur - Grows as a pernicious weed in the back yard once it gets hot.
 * Zea mays - Maize - Planted in garden from store-bought seeds. My people call it "corn".
 * Cynodon dactylon - Bermuda grass - Grows in front and back yards.
 * Festuca arundinacea - Tall fescue grass - Grows in front and back yards.

Zingiberales [2]
Cannaceae (Canna family)
 * Canna sp. - Canna - Planted in front and side of house by Mom and Aunt.

Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
 * Zingiber officinale - Ginger - Sprouted on its own from a ginger root sitting in the kitchen.

Ranunculales [1]
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
 * Nandina domestica - Nandina - Bought at nursery, and taken away by Mom. It's all over town, though.

Caryophyllales [4]
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
 * Spinacia oleracea - Spinach - Planted in garden from store-bought seeds in February, taken out in April

Cactaceae (Cactus family)
 * Gymnocalycium mihanovichii - Red cactus - Received as gift, grafted to Hylocereus below. Graft died.
 * Hylocereus sp. - Green cactus, used as a base for grafted Red cactus - After the red one died, it seems fine. Lives on windowsill.

Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
 * Stellaria media - Common chickweed - Grew wild in front yard as an early spring weed. I think there's still some out there.

Saxifragales [3]
Crassulaceae (Orpine family)
 * Crassula ovata - Jade plant - Gift from sister for housewarming. Lives on front windowsill in living room.
 * Kalanchoe tomentosa - Panda plant - Gift from sister for housewarming. Lives in project room.
 * Sedum burrito - Baby Burro's Tail - Gift from sister for housewarming. Died.

Santalales [1]
Santalaceae (Sandalwood family)
 * Phoradendron sp. - Mistletoe - Falls from tree branches and lands in back yard frequently.

Ericales [1]
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
 * Primula vulgaris - Primrose - Bought in store. It died.

Solanales [5]
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
 * Petunia axillaris - White petunia - Growing wild by the trashcan.
 * Capsicum annuum - Jalapeño pepper - Growing in garden from store-bought seeds.
 * Capsicum chinense - Habanero pepper - Growing in garden from store-bought seeds.
 * Solanum lycopersicum - Tomatoes "sweetie" var. - Growing in garden from store-bought seeds.
 * Solanum tuberosum - Potato - Russet potatoes sprouted on counter, planted in back yard.

Gentianales [4]
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Rubiaceae (Madder, Bedstraw and Coffee family)
 * Cynanchum laeve - Honeyvine milkweed - grows as a weed, climbing on other weeds. Present in May.
 * Nerium oleander - Oleander - Planted in front of house by Mom and Aunt.
 * Vinca major - Greater periwinkle - Growing in front of house.
 * Galium aparine - Stickywilly - Grew wild everywhere as an early spring weed. Mostly gone by May.

Lamiales [14]
Oleaceae (Olive family)
 * Ligustrum ovalifolium - Japanese privet - Two of these are growing in the back yard. Seems to handle the summer drought better than most species.

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
 * Ruellia angustifolia - Wild petunia - Planted in front by Mom and Aunt. Hasn't bloomed; photo is from Mom's house.

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)
 * Campsis radicans - Common trumpet creeper - Grows wild in the back yard as a pernicious weed. Wants to pull the fence down.

Lamiaceae (Mint family)
 * Lamium amplexicaule - Henbit deadnettle - Grew wild as a(n edible) weed in early spring. Mostly gone by April.
 * Lavandula sp. - Lavender - Sprouted from store-bought seeds. Not doing too well. Didn't work out.
 * Mentha sp. - Mint - Planted by Mom and Aunt alongside house.
 * Origanum vulgare - Oregano - Sprouted from store-bought seeds, then planted in herb garden. Now I can't find it out there. Presumed dead.
 * Salvia officinalis - Common sage - Growing (barely) in herb garden from store-bought seeds.
 * Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Sprouted from store-bought seeds. Not doing too well. Didn't work out.
 * Thymus vulgaris - Common thyme - Growing in herb garden from store-bought seeds.

Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
 * Veronica sp. - Speedwell - Grew wild as a weed in early-mid spring. Pretty flower.
 * Ocimum basilicum - Basil - Growing in herb garden from store-bought seeds.

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
 * Buddleja davidii - Butterfly bush - Bought at nursery and planted in back yard.
 * Leucophyllum frutescens - Texas sage - Bought at store and planted in front of house.

Apiales [1]
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
 * Conopodium majus - Hog-nut - Grew all over the back yard in May.

Asterales [9]
Asteraceae (Aster family)
 * Lactuca serriola - Prickly lettuce - Growing wild as a weed in back yard
 * Taraxacum officinale - Common dandelion - Grows wild as a weed... everywhere.
 * Carthamus tinctorius - Safflower - Sprouted from seeds fallen from bird feeder.
 * Ambrosia trifida - Ragweed - Growing as a weed in the back yard.
 * Bellis perennis - Common daisy - Grew wild on north side of house.
 * Conyza canadensis - Horseweed - Growing wild all around, starting mid-spring.
 * Bidens bipinnata - Spanish needles - Came up all over as a weed in summer.
 * Helianthus annuus - Sunflower - Sprouted from seeds fallen from bird feeder.
 * Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan - Growing wild in back yard from early summer.

Geraniales [1]
Geraniaceae (Geranium and cranesbill family)
 * Geranium robertianum - Robert geranium - Grew wild as weed in front yard in spring.

Malpighiales [1]
Violaceae (Violet family)
 * Viola tricolor - Pansy - Bought at nursery, then Mom took 'em home.

Oxalidales [1]
Oxalidaceae (Oxalis family)
 * Oxalis sp. - Yellow wood-sorrel - Growing wild in back yard, from mid-spring

Fabales [2]
Fabaceae (Legume family)
 * Arachis hypogaea - Peanut - Growing in herb garden after a Sciurus niger buried it there.
 * Medicago arabica - Spotted medick, heart clover - Grew wild as weed in patches of front and back yards in the spring.

Rosales [4]
Rosaceae (Rose family)
 * Rhaphiolepis indica - Indian Hawthorne - Growing in back yard, bought from nursery
 * Rosa sp. - Rose - Growing in front flower bed.

Cannabaceae (Cannabis family)
 * Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry or Southern Hackberry tree - Growing in back yard.

Moraceae (Mulberry and fig family)
 * Ficus elastica - Rubber plant, Rubber fig - George the rubber plant, my constant companion since '04, in breakfast room.

Cucurbitales [1]
Cucurbitaceae (Melon family)
 * Citrullus lanatus - Watermelon - Growing in back yard from store bought seeds, ftw.

Fagales [1]
Fagaceae (Beech family)
 * Quercus sp. - Oak. A couple of volunteer trees, growing in front and back yards.

Brassicales [2]
Brassicaceae (Crucifers/Mustard and cabbage family)
 * Lepidium virginicum - Virginia pepperweed - Grew wild as weed in front yard in spring.
 * Raphanus sativus - Radish - Growing in garden from store-bought seeds

Malvales [2]
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
 * Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra - Growing in garden from store-bought seeds.
 * ''Hibiscus sp. - Hibiscus - Growing wild in front of house, near south property line.

Eurotiales
Trichocomaceae
 * Penicillium roqueforti - Roquefort cheese fungus - Living in Danish Blue cheese from store.

Saccharomycetales
Saccharomycetaceae
 * Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Brewer's yeast - Bought at store as "activated dry yeast" for baking.

Boletales
Boletaceae
 * Boletus sp. (B. bicolor?) - Two-colored bolete - Growing wild by garden in back yard.

Veneroida
Veneridae (Venus clam family)
 * Mercenaria mercenaria - Hard clam - Brought home live from the market, then steamed and eaten.

Haplotaxida [1]
? - Earthworm - In back yard, any time I turn over some dirt w/ a shovel.

Odonata [1]
Libellulidae
 * Libellula croceipennis - Neon skimmer - Photographed perching on van sometime last year.

Dermaptera [1]
Forficulidae
 * Forficula auricularia - European earwig - I don't even remember. They're everywhere. One was inside a pecan I wanted to eat.

Orthoptera [1]
? - Crickets in yard

Blattaria [1]
Blattidae
 * Periplaneta americana - American cockroach - Only seen one (1) in house. More under junk in the yard. Indoors, I kill these on sight.

Hemiptera [5]
Cicadidae (Cicada family) Cydnidae (Burrowing bug family) Pentatomidae (Stink bug family) Nabidae (Damsel bug family) Reduviidae (Assassin bug family)
 * Tibicen sp. - Dog-day cicada - Found its molted skin clinging to the side of the house, late June, and pretty much everywhere by mid-July. They're also what you hear outside.
 * Pangaeus bilieatus - Peanut burrowing bug - Found on my arm after mowing the front lawn in late May.
 * ? - Stink bug found in house.
 * Metatropiphorus belfragii
 * Zelus renardii (Leafhopper assassin bug) - Found in kitchen, photographed, then released outside, February 2010.

Coleoptera [8]
Carabidae (Ground beetle family) Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetle family) Coccinellidae (Ladybug family) Tenebrionidae (Darkling beetle family) Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetle family)
 * ? - Ground beetle found under a brick
 * Diabrotica undecimpunctata - Spotted cucumber beetle - found on tomato plant
 * Labidomera clivicollis - Swamp milkweed leaf beetle - Found on the leaf of a Conyza canadensis in the back yard.
 * Axion plagiatum - Helmet beetle - Seen in back yard in early November.
 * Coccinella septempunctata - Seven-spotted ladybug - Spotted (ha!) in back yard.
 * Harmonia axyridis - Asian ladybug - seen in back yard on unidentified plant.
 * Tenebrio molitor - Mealworm - Store-bought larvae that I feed to birds.
 * Phyllophaga sp. - June bug - Seen hanging on window screen in - you guessed it - June.

Hymenoptera [4]
Apidae (Honey bee family) Formicidae (Ant family) Vespidae (Wasp family) Evaniidae (Ensign wasp family)
 * Apis mellifera - European honey bee - Seen buzzing 'round flowers in the back. We like this species.
 * Solenopsis invicta - Red Imported Fire Ant - Accidentally discovered w/ my foot in back yard. This species, I kill on sight.
 * Polistes sp. - Paper wasp (or Vespula sp. - Yellowjacket) - In the house.
 * Evania appendigaster - Cockroach egg parasitoid wasp - found on kitchen counter in June. Controls cockroaches, so we like this one.

Neuroptera [1]
Chrysopidae - (Green lacewing family)
 * ? - Green lacewing seen hanging out on the ceiling at night.

Diptera [5]
Culicidae (Mosquito family) Sciaridae (Dark-winged fungus gnat family) Tipulidae (Crane fly family) Muscidae (Housefly family) Syrphidae (Hoverfly family)
 * Aedes albopictus - Asian tiger mosquito - This one is killed on sight. Damned invasive day-feeding pests.
 * ? - Gnats seen hanging 'round sprouts on windowsill in project room.
 * Tipula(?) sp. - Crane fly - Seen in house.
 * Musca domestica - Housefly - Ubiquitous.
 * ? - Hoverfly seen hanging out on ivy by front door.

Siphonaptera [1]
Pulicidae (Common flea family)
 * ? - Flea - Followed me in from the yard. Now eradicated inside the house, I hope. Not too fussed about which species it was.

Lepidoptera [7]
Geometridae (Geometrid moth family) Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterfly family) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterfly family) Pieridae (Yellow and white family)
 * Anacamptodes defectaria - Brown-shaded gray moth - Seen hanging out on door jamb towards evening, mid-July.
 * Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak - Seen in front of house, near the hibiscus.
 * Calycopis cecrops - Red-banded Hairstreak - Seen hanging out near garden, early April.
 * Danaus plexippus - Monarch butterfly - Seen outside flitting about the Lactuca serriola. Lovely.
 * Asterocampa celtis - Hackberry Emperor - Seen resting on the fence outside my window. Let me take close-ups. Thanks, A. celtis.
 * Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral - Spotted at the end of April, flitting about the back of the driveway.
 * Pieris rapae - Small cabbage white - seen flitting about backyard.

Isopoda [2]
Armadillidiidae
 * Armadillidium vulgare(?) - Common pillbug - Under something in the back yard.
 * ? - Other, non-ball-rolling woodlouse - Under something in the back yard.

Perciformes [1]
Osphronemidae
 * Betta splendens - Siamese fighting fish - Purchased at pet store, named "Malcolm". He eventually died.

Columbiformes [1]
Columbidae (Dove family)
 * Zenaida macroura - Mourning dove - Feeds on ground and at feeder in back yard.

Accipitriformes [1]
Cathartidae
 * Cathartes aura - Turkey vulture - Circling overhead...

Piciformes [2]
Picidae (Woodpecker family)
 * Melanerpes carolinus - Red-bellied woodpecker - Feeds at back yard feeder.
 * Picoides pubescens - Downy woodpecker - Visits feeders.

Passeriformes [16]
Corvidae (Crow family) Regulidae (Kinglet family) Paridae (Titmouse family) Troglodytidae (Wren family) Mimidae (Mockingbird family) Sturnidae (Starling family) Turdidae (Thrush family) Passeridae (Sparrow family) Cardinalidae (Cardinal family) Emberizidae (Bunting family) Fringillidae (Finch family) Icteridae (American blackbird family)
 * Cyanocitta cristata - Blue jay - Visits feeders.
 * Regulus calendula - Ruby-crowned kinglet - Visits feeder.
 * Baeolophus bicolor - Tufted titmouse - Visits feeders.
 * Poecile carolinensis - Carolina chickadee - Visits feeder.
 * Thryothorus ludovicianus - Carolina wren - Visits feeders. Sings...
 * Mimus polyglottos - Northern mockingbird - Seen in back yard. Doesn't visit feeders.
 * Toxostoma rufum - Brown thrasher - Seen perched on back yard fence. Seems shy.
 * Sturnus vulgaris - European starling - Feeds on ground and at feeders.
 * Turdus migratorius - American robin - Seen in front and back yard, patrolling for invertebrates. Good work, Turdus.
 * Passer domesticus - House sparrow - Ubiquitous. Feeds on ground and at feeder.
 * Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern cardinal - Feeds on ground and at feeder.
 * Junco hyemalis - Dark-eyed junco - Feeds on ground; infrequent.
 * Carduelis tristis - American goldfinch - Visited feeder in early spring, then migrated.
 * Carpodacus mexicanus - House finch - feeds on ground and at feeder.
 * Molothrus ater - Brown-headed cowbird - feeds on ground and at feeder; infrequent.
 * Quiscalus mexicanus - Great-tailed grackle - Feeds on ground and at feeder.

Squamata [2]
Colubridae (Common snake family) Gekkonidae (Gecko family)
 * Thamnophis sp. - Garter snake - Found in back yard while cleaning out the weird corner.
 * ''Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean house gecko - Seen on outside of house, evenings.

Didelphimorphia [1]
Didelphidae (Common opossum family)
 * Didelphis virginiana - Virginia opossum - Spotted by reasonably reliable friends in back yard at night.

Carnivora [4]
Canidae (Dog family) Mustelidae (Mustelid family) Procyonidae (Raccoon family) Felidae (Cat family)
 * Canis lupus familiaris - domestic dog - Comes around sometimes.
 * Mustela putorius furo - domestic ferret - found in the front yard, now lives inside as house pet.
 * Procyon lotor - common raccoon - Visits the back yard at night, sometimes comes up to the window.
 * Felis catus - domestic cat - These patrol the property, but never quite manage to catch an avian... so far!

Rodentia [2]
Muridae Sciuridae (Squirrel family)
 * Rattus norvegicus - Brown rat - Saw one in kitchen once, bleh. Spreading dryer sheets around the attic seems to have worked, for now.
 * Sciurus niger - Fox squirrel - Ubiquitous, feeds on anything he can get his greedy little paws into.

Primate [1]
Hominidae (Hominid family)
 * Homo sapiens - Human - Spotted in mirror, and occasionally just hanging around.