#3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

[The comic shows a map of the United States with state borders (including Hawaii and Alaska inset in the lower left) and two-letter state codes for each state. The map includes the Northwest Angle, which is not typically shown on maps of this scale.]

[Above the map]: The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist

[Below that, in parentheses]: Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.

[Each state has text of the format "Animal" on top and "Plant" below. For RI, VT, NH, MA, CT, NJ, DE, and MD, the text is outside the state border with a line connecting them.]

[In alphabetical order, the states have the following Animal/Plant text]:

Alabama: Gulf Fritillary; American Sweetgum

Alaska: Moose; Fireweed

Arizona: Ornate Tree Lizard; Saguaro

Arkansas: Three-toed Box Turtle; Chinese Privet

California: Western Fence Lizard; California Poppy

Colorado: Mule Deer; Great Mullein

Connecticut: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Striped Wintergreen

Delaware: Fowler's Toad; American Pokeweed

Florida: Brown Anole; White Beggar-ticks

Georgia: Green Anole; American Sweetgum

Hawaii: Green Sea Turtle; ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Idaho: Mallard; Big Sagebrush

Illinois: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed

Indiana: American Robin; Amur Honeysuckle

Iowa: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed

Kansas: Ornate Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle

Kentucky: Common Box Turtle; Amur Honeysuckle

Louisiana: Green Anole; Bald Cypress

Maine: American Herring Gull; Canadian Bunchberry

Maryland: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine

Massachusetts: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine

Michigan: White-tailed Deer; Common Milkweed

Minnesota: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed

Mississippi: Northern Cardinal; Pale Pitcher Plant

Missouri: Brown-belted Bumble Bee; Amur Honeysuckle

Montana: White-tailed Deer; Common Yarrow

Nebraska: American Robin; Common Milkweed

Nevada: Common Side-blotched Lizard; Creosote Bush

New Hampshire: White-tailed Deer; Eastern White Pine

New Jersey: Spotted Lanternfly; Common Mugwort

New Mexico: Mule Deer; Creosote Bush

New York: Eastern Gray Squirrel; White Snakeroot

North Carolina: Eastern Gray Squirrel; Christmas Fern

North Dakota: American Bison; Prairie Rose

Ohio: Eastern Pondhawk; Virginia Springbeauty

Oklahoma: Pond Slider; Eastern Redcedar

Oregon: Mule Deer; Western Ponderosa Pine

Pennsylvania: White-tailed Deer; Garlic Mustard

Rhode Island: American Herring Gull; Rugosa Rose

South Carolina: Northern Cardinal; American Sweetgum

South Dakota: American Bison; Hoary Vervain

Tennessee: American Robin; Christmas Fern

Texas: Northern Cardinal; Pinkladies

Utah: Mule Deer; Utah Juniper

Vermont: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Eastern White Pine

Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Eastern Poison Ivy

Washington: Mallard; Western Sword Fern

West Virginia: White-tailed Deer; Great Rhododendron

Wisconsin: Common Eastern Bumble Bee; Common Milkweed

Wyoming: American Bison; Sticky Geranium