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Wildlife in Ha Ha Tonka State Park

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

843
recent observations
30
species listed
26
plants
1
reptiles & amphibians
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 843 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Ha Ha Tonka. The most frequently seen is the walking fern, with 53 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (26 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (1).

Rarer finds confirmed in Ha Ha Tonka include Walking Fern - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Walking Fern
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Most-observed species in Ha Ha Tonka

walking fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
53 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
53 observations · iNaturalist
Painted-cup paintbrush
Castilleja coccinea
45 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
39 observations
bigfruit evening primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
36 observations · iNaturalist
yellow coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
32 observations · iNaturalist
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
32 observations · iNaturalist
prairie dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
30 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
28 observations
rose vervain
Glandularia canadensis
28 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
27 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
27 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
27 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
27 observations
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
27 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
27 observations · iNaturalist
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
24 observations
hoary puccoon
Lithospermum canescens
24 observations · iNaturalist
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
24 observations · iNaturalist
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
24 observations · iNaturalist
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
23 observations
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
23 observations
false rue anemone
Enemion biternatum
23 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
21 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
21 observations
Eastern Beebalm
Monarda bradburyana
20 observations · iNaturalist
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
20 observations
compass plant
Silphium laciniatum
20 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
19 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
19 observations

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