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Wildlife in Franconia Notch State Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Franconia Notch right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

4,804
recent observations
30
species listed
27
plants
2
mammals
1
fungi

Naturalists have logged 4,804 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Franconia Notch. The most frequently seen is the Diapensia, with 411 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (27 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (2).

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Most-observed species in Franconia Notch

Diapensia
Diapensia lapponica
411 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
384 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
324 observations · iNaturalist
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
318 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
300 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
236 observations
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
233 observations · iNaturalist
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
197 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
185 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
168 observations · iNaturalist
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
163 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
147 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
137 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
133 observations
creeping snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
129 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
125 observations
Eastern Mountain Avens
Geum peckii
118 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
116 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
105 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
100 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
91 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
91 observations · iNaturalist
Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
83 observations · iNaturalist
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
79 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
76 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
74 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
73 observations
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
72 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
70 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
66 observations

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