Wildlife in Devil’s Lake State Park

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

2,663

recent observations

30

species listed

23

plants

4

insects & arthropods

2

fungi

Naturalists have logged 2,663 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Devil’s Lake. The most frequently seen is the American cancer-root, with 167 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (23 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (4).

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Most-observed species in Devil’s Lake

American cancer-root

Conopholis americana

167 observations

marginal wood fern

Dryopteris marginalis

139 observations

eastern white pine

138 observations

Polypodium virginianum

126 observations

Polymnia canadensis

125 observations · iNaturalist

eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

113 observations

106 observations

105 observations

Capnoides sempervirens

103 observations · iNaturalist

Lymantria dispar

100 observations

Aquilegia canadensis

100 observations

mapleleaf viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

91 observations

Golden Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus citrinopileatus

87 observations · iNaturalist

Geranium maculatum

83 observations

Amorpha canescens

83 observations

pointed-leaved tick-trefoil

Hylodesmum glutinosum

83 observations · iNaturalist

Solomon's plume

Maianthemum racemosum

75 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

74 observations

Dutchman's breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

72 observations

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

70 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

67 observations

american witch-hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

67 observations

white baneberry

Actaea pachypoda

64 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

64 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

63 observations

eastern shooting star

63 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

62 observations

Asclepias exaltata

61 observations

Golden Moonglow Lichen

Dimelaena oreina

57 observations · iNaturalist

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

55 observations

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