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Wildlife in Elachee Nature Science Center

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

499
recent observations
30
species listed
18
plants
6
insects & arthropods
3
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 499 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Elachee. The most frequently seen is the American holly, with 31 recorded sightings.

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

Rarer finds confirmed in Elachee include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Elachee

American holly
Ilex opaca
31 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
31 observations
Joro Spider
Trichonephila clavata
30 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
27 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
26 observations · iNaturalist
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
23 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
22 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
22 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
21 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
20 observations
bashful wakerobin
Trillium catesbaei
19 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
17 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
16 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
15 observations
turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
14 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
14 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
13 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Dynastes tityus
12 observations
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
12 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Buck Moth
Hemileuca sandra
12 observations · iNaturalist
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
11 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
11 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
10 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
10 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
10 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
10 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
10 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
10 observations · iNaturalist
Little Sweet Betsy
Trillium cuneatum
10 observations · iNaturalist
American Dagger
Acronicta americana
10 observations

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