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Wildlife in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

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

1,492
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
4
fungi

Naturalists have logged 1,492 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Porcupine Mountains. The most frequently seen is the American cancer-root, with 110 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (21 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).

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Most-observed species in Porcupine Mountains

American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
110 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
88 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
82 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
81 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
77 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
77 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
76 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
64 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
53 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
47 observations
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
44 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
41 observations
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
41 observations · iNaturalist
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
40 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
40 observations
round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
40 observations · iNaturalist
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
39 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
38 observations
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
38 observations
Northern Tooth
Climacodon septentrionalis
38 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
37 observations · iNaturalist
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
35 observations
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
35 observations
broad-leaved goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
35 observations
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
34 observations
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
34 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
32 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
32 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
32 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
32 observations · iNaturalist

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