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Wildlife in Ricketts Glen State Park

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

2,105
recent observations
30
species listed
22
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians
1
fungi

Naturalists have logged 2,105 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Ricketts Glen. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Newt, with 254 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 Ricketts Glen

Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
254 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
163 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
112 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
97 observations
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
96 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
92 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
89 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
78 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
76 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
76 observations · iNaturalist
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
76 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
68 observations
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
64 observations · iNaturalist
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
64 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
61 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
57 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
56 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
54 observations
long beech fern
Phegopteris connectilis
48 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
45 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
42 observations
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
41 observations
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
40 observations
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
40 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
39 observations
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
37 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
36 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
35 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
35 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
34 observations

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