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Wildlife in Grayson Highlands State Park

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

2,164
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 2,164 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Grayson Highlands. The most frequently seen is the Domestic Horse, with 246 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (22 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (5).

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Most-observed species in Grayson Highlands

Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
246 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus orestes
166 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
Plethodon montanus
151 observations · iNaturalist
red spruce
Picea rubens
130 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
98 observations
Cliff Saxifrage
Micranthes petiolaris
91 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Pygmy Salamander
Desmognathus organi
86 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
84 observations
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
74 observations · iNaturalist
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
74 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
66 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
64 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
64 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
61 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
60 observations
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
53 observations
American mountain ash
Sorbus americana
52 observations
common sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
48 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
48 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
46 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
43 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
43 observations · iNaturalist
Umbrella-leaf
Diphylleia cymosa
42 observations · iNaturalist
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
41 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
40 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
40 observations
bearberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
39 observations · iNaturalist
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
38 observations · iNaturalist
whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
38 observations · iNaturalist
Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander
Desmognathus kanawha
38 observations · iNaturalist

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