Wildlife in Fall Creek Falls State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Fall Creek Falls right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Fall Creek Falls
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
96 observations
bigleaf magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
54 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
40 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
40 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
34 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
33 observations · iNaturalist
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
32 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
30 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
29 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
28 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
28 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
27 observations
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
27 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
26 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
26 observations
trailing arbutus
Epigaea repens
25 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
22 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
22 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
21 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
21 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
21 observations
Rosy Maple Moth
Dryocampa rubicunda
19 observations · iNaturalist
shaggy-stalked bolete
Aureoboletus betula
19 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
17 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
17 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
17 observations
white fringeless orchid
Platanthera integrilabia
17 observations · iNaturalist
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
16 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
16 observations · iNaturalist
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
16 observations
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