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Wildlife in Crosby Arboretum

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

523
recent observations
30
species listed
18
plants
6
insects & arthropods
3
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 523 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Crosby Arboretum. The most frequently seen is the Pineland Hibiscus, with 59 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).

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Most-observed species in Crosby Arboretum

Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
59 observations · iNaturalist
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
33 observations
gallberry
Ilex glabra
30 observations
netted chain fern
Woodwardia areolata
27 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
25 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
19 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
18 observations
foxtail bog clubmoss
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
18 observations · iNaturalist
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
17 observations
orange milkwort
Senega lutea
17 observations · iNaturalist
Watershield
Brasenia schreberi
16 observations
Savannah meadowbeauty
Rhexia alifanus
16 observations · iNaturalist
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
15 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
15 observations
fewflower milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
15 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp titi
Cyrilla racemiflora
15 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
15 observations · iNaturalist
Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
14 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
14 observations · iNaturalist
southern blue flag
Iris virginica
13 observations · iNaturalist
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
12 observations
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
12 observations · iNaturalist
oneflower honeycombhead
Balduina uniflora
12 observations · iNaturalist
needle palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
12 observations
Peach-Colored Fly Agaric
Amanita persicina
12 observations · iNaturalist
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
11 observations · iNaturalist
Pine lily
Lilium catesbaei
11 observations · iNaturalist
Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus
10 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
10 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
10 observations

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