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Wildlife in Mount Greylock State Reservation

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

2,077
recent observations
30
species listed
27
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 2,077 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Mount Greylock. The most frequently seen is the bluebead lily, with 229 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (27 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (2).

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Most-observed species in Mount Greylock

bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
229 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
192 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
110 observations
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
96 observations
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
77 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
74 observations · iNaturalist
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
71 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
68 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
67 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
62 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
61 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
60 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
60 observations
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
60 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
57 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
57 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
56 observations
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
56 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
54 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
50 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
50 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
47 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
47 observations
New England aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
47 observations
rose twisted-stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
46 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
45 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
45 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
45 observations
Virginia waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
45 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
43 observations · iNaturalist

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