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Wildlife in Eldorado Canyon State Park

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

3,502
recent observations
30
species listed
26
plants
2
insects & arthropods
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 3,502 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Eldorado Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Creeping Mahonia, with 258 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (26 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (2).

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Most-observed species in Eldorado Canyon

Creeping Mahonia
Berberis repens
258 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains Yucca
Yucca glauca
213 observations
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
203 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
173 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
154 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
149 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
148 observations · iNaturalist
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
133 observations
Common Starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
128 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
125 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
119 observations
Rocky Mountain Raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
118 observations · iNaturalist
Pinewoods Geranium
Geranium caespitosum
113 observations · iNaturalist
Box Elder
Acer negundo
104 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
103 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
99 observations · iNaturalist
Madrean Springbeauty
Claytonia rosea
97 observations · iNaturalist
Sulfur Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
91 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
89 observations
Field Chickweed
Cerastium arvense
87 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
86 observations
Dotted Gayfeather
Liatris punctata
86 observations · iNaturalist
Wax Currant
Ribes cereum
84 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
83 observations
Western Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
80 observations · iNaturalist
Fendler's Pennycress
Noccaea fendleri
79 observations · iNaturalist
Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite
77 observations · iNaturalist
Western Harebell
Campanula petiolata
75 observations · iNaturalist
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
74 observations
Blue Fungus Beetle
Cypherotylus californicus
74 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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