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Wildlife in North Cascades National Park

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

4,775
recent observations
30
species listed
28
plants
1
reptiles & amphibians
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 4,775 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in North Cascades. The most frequently seen is the Cascade Oregon-grape, with 250 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (28 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (1).

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Most-observed species in North Cascades

Cascade Oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
250 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
214 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
214 observations
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
199 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
188 observations
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
184 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
184 observations · iNaturalist
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
182 observations · iNaturalist
Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
179 observations
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
175 observations
Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
175 observations · iNaturalist
Bride's Bonnet
Clintonia uniflora
170 observations
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
167 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
156 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
156 observations
pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
152 observations
Lewis' monkeyflower
Erythranthe lewisii
149 observations
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
147 observations · iNaturalist
western maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
147 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
142 observations · iNaturalist
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
140 observations
Columbia lily
Lilium columbianum
134 observations
pink mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
130 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
127 observations
Pacific trillium
Trillium ovatum
124 observations
mountain hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
123 observations
Threeleaf Foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
120 observations
sugarstick
Allotropa virgata
120 observations · iNaturalist
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
115 observations · iNaturalist
pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
112 observations · iNaturalist

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