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Wildlife in Mount Mitchell State Park

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

2,325
recent observations
30
species listed
24
plants
2
insects & arthropods
2
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 2,325 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Mount Mitchell. The most frequently seen is the pink turtlehead, with 197 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (24 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (2).

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Most-observed species in Mount Mitchell

pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii
197 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
192 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Saxifrage
Micranthes petiolaris
178 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
139 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
106 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
104 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
91 observations · iNaturalist
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
87 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
87 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
85 observations
mountain angelica
Angelica triquinata
84 observations · iNaturalist
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
79 observations
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus carolinensis
76 observations · iNaturalist
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
66 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
62 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
58 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
54 observations
red spruce
Picea rubens
54 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
48 observations · iNaturalist
galax
Galax urceolata
47 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
47 observations · iNaturalist
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
46 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
46 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
45 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
44 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
44 observations
large hop clover
Trifolium aureum
42 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
41 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
39 observations
bearberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
37 observations · iNaturalist

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