Bank Springs

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 18,126 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (30)

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

American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (1)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Basalt Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus filipes
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Broad-flower Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis stevioides
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Desert Milkweed (1)
Asclepias erosa
Desert Peach (1)
Prunus andersonii
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Gray Ball Sage (1)
Salvia dorrii
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Ione Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe brachystylis
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (1)
Gambelia wislizenii
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Russian Olive (1)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Slender Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum microtheca
Spindle Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus oophorus
Spiny Hop-sage (1)
Grayia spinosa
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Trumpet Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum inflatum
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Federally Listed Species (2)

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.

Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (6)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (12)

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

Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,883 ha
GNR39.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,682 ha
G322.9%
Mojave Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,046 ha
GNR14.3%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 707 ha
GNR9.6%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 338 ha
GNR4.6%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 249 ha
GNR3.4%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 217 ha
GNR3.0%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 108 ha
1.5%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 61 ha
0.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 13 ha
G20.2%
G30.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.0%

Bank Springs

Bank Springs Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 18,126 acres