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Wildlife in Tenafly Nature Center

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

1,611
recent observations
30
species listed
24
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 1,611 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Tenafly. The most frequently seen is the American beech, with 103 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (24 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (2).

Rarer finds confirmed in Tenafly include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Tenafly

American beech
Fagus grandifolia
103 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
87 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
82 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
77 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
77 observations
sweet birch
Betula lenta
75 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
73 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
72 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
72 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
66 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
65 observations
white oak
Quercus alba
64 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
59 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
57 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
52 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
49 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
44 observations
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
37 observations · iNaturalist
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
36 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
36 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
35 observations
northern red oak
Quercus rubra
35 observations
spatterdock
Nuphar advena
35 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
34 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
33 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
33 observations
virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
33 observations · iNaturalist
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
33 observations · iNaturalist
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
29 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
28 observations

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