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Wildlife in Petit Jean State Park

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

875
recent observations
30
species listed
25
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
3
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 875 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Petit Jean. The most frequently seen is the American beautyberry, with 77 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (25 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (2).

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Most-observed species in Petit Jean

American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
77 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
64 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
44 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
37 observations · iNaturalist
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
33 observations
Ohio spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
32 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
31 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
31 observations · iNaturalist
blackjack oak
Quercus marilandica
30 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
28 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
27 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
27 observations
devil's walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
27 observations · iNaturalist
Diana Fritillary
Argynnis diana
27 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
26 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
26 observations
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
26 observations
large-flowered tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
24 observations · iNaturalist
four-leaved milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia
24 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
23 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
22 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
22 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
21 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
21 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
20 observations
common dittany
Cunila origanoides
20 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
19 observations
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
19 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
19 observations

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