Atchinson

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 17,655 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (80)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

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Phidippus nikites
Aladdin's-slippers (1)
Astragalus amphioxys
Anderson's Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus andersonii
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Beaked Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Bedstraw Milkweed (3)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Sagebrush (5)
Artemisia tridentata
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
California Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia californica
Chambers' Twinpod (1)
Physaria chambersii
Clokey's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron clokeyi
Common Coachwhip (1)
Masticophis flagellum
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Cutleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum triflorum
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert paintbrush (3)
Castilleja chromosa
Dollar-joint Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia chlorotica
Douglas' Knotweed (4)
Polygonum douglasii
False Fluffgrass (1)
Dasyochloa pulchella
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (1)
Yucca baccata
Gambel Oak (5)
Quercus gambelii
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Golden Currant (3)
Ribes aureum
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy-beast Brittle-stem (1)
Psathyrotes pilifera
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hispidula
Large-bract Vervain (2)
Verbena bracteata
Long-flower Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus depressus
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Matted Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (2)
Argemone munita
Munro's Grass (1)
Munroa squarrosa
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Palmer's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum palmerianum
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pinyon Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium divaricatum
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple Cymopterus (1)
Vesper purpurascens
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum racemosum
Rough Hairy False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca polothrix
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Single-leaf Pine (2)
Pinus monophylla
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum microtheca
Spinystar (9)
Escobaria vivipara
Spreading Fleabane (2)
Erigeron divergens
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Taper-tip Onion (3)
Allium acuminatum
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Thread-stem Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia revoluta
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (7)
Amelanchier utahensis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus oreganus
Whipple Cholla (9)
Cylindropuntia whipplei
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margin Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia albomarginata
Wild Crabapple (3)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wire-stem Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
a folding-door spider (1)
Antrodiaetus montanus
Federally Listed Species (4)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (19)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (17)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (10)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 4,158 ha
GNR58.2%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,723 ha
GNR24.1%
GNR8.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 272 ha
GNR3.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 146 ha
G32.0%
GNR0.8%
G30.4%
G30.2%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 4 ha
G30.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2 ha
G20.0%

Atchinson

Atchinson Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 17,655 acres