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Wildlife in Blackwater Falls State Park

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

1,638
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
6
fungi
3
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 1,638 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Blackwater Falls. The most frequently seen is the great rhododendron, with 185 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by fungi (6).

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Most-observed species in Blackwater Falls

great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
185 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
115 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
101 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
93 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
86 observations · iNaturalist
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
70 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
69 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
58 observations
tawny cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
58 observations · iNaturalist
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
56 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
52 observations
salmon pinkgill
Entoloma quadratum
50 observations · iNaturalist
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
48 observations · iNaturalist
Snaketongue Truffleclub
Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
45 observations · iNaturalist
bigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
40 observations
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
39 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
39 observations · iNaturalist
red spruce
Picea rubens
38 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
38 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
37 observations
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
37 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
34 observations · iNaturalist
stag's-horn clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum
33 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
32 observations
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
32 observations · iNaturalist
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
31 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
31 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
31 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
30 observations
Tawny Grisette
Amanita fulva
30 observations · iNaturalist

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