#3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants
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[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].
[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
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.