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Wildlife in Turkey Run State Park

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

1,206
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
2
fungi

Naturalists have logged 1,206 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Turkey Run. The most frequently seen is the eastern hemlock, with 74 recorded sightings.

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

Rarer finds confirmed in Turkey Run include Walking Fern - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Walking Fern
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Most-observed species in Turkey Run

eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
74 observations
walking fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
72 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
64 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
54 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
51 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
50 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
50 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
49 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
46 observations
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
46 observations
orange mycena
Mycena leana
46 observations · iNaturalist
plantainleaf sedge
Carex plantaginea
39 observations · iNaturalist
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
37 observations · iNaturalist
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
37 observations
putty root
Aplectrum hyemale
37 observations
white jelly fungus
Protohydnum album
37 observations · iNaturalist
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
34 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
33 observations
Largeflower Valerian
Valeriana pauciflora
33 observations · iNaturalist
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
32 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
31 observations
Zigzag Spiderwort
Tradescantia subaspera
31 observations · iNaturalist
fire pink
Silene virginica
30 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
29 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
28 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
28 observations
American Giant Millipede Complex
Narceus americanus
28 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
27 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
27 observations
Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
26 observations · iNaturalist

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