Wildlife in Great Sand Dunes National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Great Sand Dunes 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 Great Sand Dunes
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Cleomella serrulata
261 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
254 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
153 observations
Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla decemlineata
150 observations
Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
115 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
97 observations
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
96 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
95 observations · iNaturalist
small-flowered sand-verbena
Tripterocalyx micranthus
80 observations · iNaturalist
Lance-leaved scurf-pea
Ladeania lanceolata
74 observations · iNaturalist
Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata
62 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Sand Treader Camel Cricket
Daihinibaenetes giganteus
61 observations · iNaturalist
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
57 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Dune Tiger Beetle
Cicindela theatina
57 observations · iNaturalist
upright blue beardtongue
Penstemon virgatus
54 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
52 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
51 observations
Trumpet gooseberry
Ribes leptanthum
47 observations · iNaturalist
Broadbeard Beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
46 observations · iNaturalist
wax currant
Ribes cereum
44 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
43 observations
Broom-like Ragwort
Senecio spartioides
42 observations · iNaturalist
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
41 observations
James' Buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii
41 observations · iNaturalist
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
39 observations · iNaturalist
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
38 observations · iNaturalist
Trimerotropis barnumi
Trimerotropis barnumi
37 observations · iNaturalist
Blowout grass
Muhlenbergia multiflora
37 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Cicindela formosa
36 observations · iNaturalist
Spineless Horsebrush
Tetradymia canescens
35 observations · iNaturalist
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