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Wildlife in Hocking Hills State Park

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

3,678
recent observations
30
species listed
18
plants
7
insects & arthropods
4
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 3,678 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Hocking Hills. The most frequently seen is the Snakewort, with 242 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Hocking Hills include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Hocking Hills

Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
242 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
232 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
229 observations
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
219 observations
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
199 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
176 observations
Intermediate Wood Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
171 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
140 observations
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
117 observations · iNaturalist
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
114 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
109 observations
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
105 observations
Swift Setwing
Dythemis velox
103 observations · iNaturalist
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
102 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
101 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
97 observations
Lobed Spleenwort
Asplenium pinnatifidum
97 observations · iNaturalist
Slaty Skimmer
Libellula incesta
96 observations · iNaturalist
Large White Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
94 observations
Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
91 observations
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
89 observations
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
88 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
87 observations
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
87 observations
Aromatic Cherry Millipede
Apheloria corrugata
86 observations · iNaturalist
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
85 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
84 observations
Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
81 observations
Shining Firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
79 observations
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
78 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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