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Wildlife in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

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

1,581
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
4
fungi

Naturalists have logged 1,581 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Porcupine Mountains. The most frequently seen is the American cancer-root, with 112 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (21 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).

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Most-observed species in Porcupine Mountains

American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
112 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
89 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
87 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
86 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
82 observations
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
81 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
78 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
64 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
58 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
49 observations
broad-leaved goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
49 observations
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
47 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Tooth
Climacodon septentrionalis
46 observations · iNaturalist
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
44 observations
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
43 observations · iNaturalist
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
42 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
42 observations · iNaturalist
Solomon's plume
Maianthemum racemosum
41 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
41 observations
round-lobed hepatica
Hepatica americana
41 observations · iNaturalist
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
40 observations
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
39 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
38 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
37 observations · iNaturalist
sugar maple
Acer saccharum
36 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
35 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
35 observations
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
35 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
32 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
32 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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