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Wildlife in North Cascades National Park

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

4,834
recent observations
30
species listed
28
plants
1
reptiles & amphibians
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 4,834 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in North Cascades. The most frequently seen is the Cascade Oregon-grape, with 251 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (28 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (1).

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Most-observed species in North Cascades

Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
251 observations · iNaturalist
salal
Gaultheria shallon
217 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
215 observations
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
199 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
189 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
186 observations · iNaturalist
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
184 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
184 observations · iNaturalist
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
183 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
178 observations
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
175 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
171 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
168 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
159 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
157 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
156 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
155 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
148 observations · iNaturalist
western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
147 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
146 observations · iNaturalist
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
141 observations
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
136 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
133 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
132 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
125 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
125 observations
sugarstick
Allotropa virgata
122 observations · iNaturalist
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
121 observations
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
116 observations · iNaturalist
Partridgefoot
Luetkea pectinata
115 observations · iNaturalist

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