Wildlife in Petit Jean State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Petit Jean right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Petit Jean
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
70 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
62 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
44 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
35 observations · iNaturalist
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
33 observations
Ohio spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
32 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
31 observations · iNaturalist
blackjack oak
Quercus marilandica
29 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
28 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
27 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
27 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
27 observations
Diana Fritillary
Argynnis diana
27 observations · iNaturalist
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
26 observations
devil's walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
26 observations · iNaturalist
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
25 observations
muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
24 observations · iNaturalist
four-leaved milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia
24 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
23 observations
large-flowered tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
23 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
22 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
22 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
22 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
21 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
20 observations
common dittany
Cunila origanoides
20 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
19 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
18 observations
common serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
18 observations
shortleaf pine
Pinus echinata
18 observations
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