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Wildlife in Ozark Natural Science Center

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

403
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
6
reptiles & amphibians
3
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 403 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the Ozark Natural Science Center. The most frequently seen is the round-lobed hepatica, with 23 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (6).

Rarer finds confirmed in the Ozark Natural Science Center include Ozark Zigzag Salamander - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Ozark Zigzag Salamander
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Most-observed species in the Ozark Natural Science Center

round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
23 observations · iNaturalist
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
22 observations
hoary puccoon
Lithospermum canescens
20 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic camas
Camassia scilloides
18 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
18 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
17 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
16 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
16 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
14 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
14 observations
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
13 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
13 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
13 observations
Ozark Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon angusticlavius
12 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
12 observations
rose vervain
Glandularia canadensis
12 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
12 observations
eastern shooting star
Primula meadia
12 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
11 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
11 observations
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
11 observations
rattlesnake fern
Botrypus virginianus
11 observations · iNaturalist
toadshade
Trillium sessile
11 observations
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
11 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
10 observations
devil's urn
Urnula craterium
10 observations · iNaturalist
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
10 observations
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
10 observations
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
10 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
10 observations · iNaturalist

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