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Wildlife in High Point State Park

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

1,243
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
6
insects & arthropods
4
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 1,243 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in High Point. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Newt, with 119 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).

Rarer finds confirmed in High Point include American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

American Chestnut
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Most-observed species in High Point

Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
119 observations
Viper's-bugloss
Echium vulgare
70 observations · iNaturalist
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
67 observations
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Ladona julia
57 observations · iNaturalist
Marsh Calla
Calla palustris
54 observations · iNaturalist
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
48 observations
Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
48 observations
Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
46 observations
Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
43 observations
Biting Stonecrop
Sedum acre
42 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
41 observations
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
40 observations
Sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
40 observations
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
37 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
35 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
35 observations
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
32 observations
Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
32 observations
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
32 observations
Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
32 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
31 observations
Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
30 observations · iNaturalist
Bear Oak
Quercus ilicifolia
30 observations · iNaturalist
American Witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
29 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
29 observations
North American Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
29 observations
Azure Bluet
Houstonia caerulea
29 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
29 observations · iNaturalist
Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis
29 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
28 observations

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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