Wildlife in Ricketts Glen State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Ricketts Glen 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 Ricketts Glen
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
224 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
140 observations · iNaturalist
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
106 observations
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
90 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
87 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
83 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
81 observations
red trillium
Trillium erectum
76 observations
Creeping Foamflower
Tiarella stolonifera
76 observations · iNaturalist
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
70 observations
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
67 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
62 observations · iNaturalist
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
58 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
55 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
55 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
54 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
51 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
46 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
43 observations
long beech fern
Phegopteris connectilis
40 observations · iNaturalist
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus nigricans
40 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
39 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
39 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
36 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
35 observations
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
34 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
33 observations
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
33 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
31 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
31 observations
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