Big Butte Shinbone

Mendocino National Forest · California · 4,265 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (100)

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

American Black Bear (4)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
Aquatic Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis atratus
Arrowleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum compositum
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Bigleaf Maple (2)
Acer macrophyllum
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bridges' Triteleia (1)
Triteleia bridgesii
California Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Buckeye (1)
Aesculus californica
California Creamcup (1)
Platystemon californicus
California Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium californicum
California Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium californicum
California Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia californica
California Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria californica
Cascade Onion (1)
Allium cratericola
Coast Range Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus vestae
Common Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Deerbrush (1)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Durango Root (2)
Datisca glomerata
Eyed Violet (1)
Viola ocellata
Fall Thistle (2)
Cirsium occidentale
Fernald's Iris (2)
Iris fernaldii
Fisher (1)
Pekania pennanti
Fork-toothed Ookow (1)
Dichelostemma congestum
Fremont's Silktassel (1)
Garrya fremontii
Fried Chicken Mushroom (1)
Lyophyllum decastes
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Harvest Brodiaea (1)
Brodiaea elegans
Hayfield Tarweed (2)
Hemizonia congesta
Ida-may Snakelily (1)
Dichelostemma ida-maia
Indian Warrior (2)
Pedicularis densiflora
Jonny-turk Owl's-clover (1)
Triphysaria eriantha
Kellogg's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus kelloggii
Large Quaking Grass (2)
Briza maxima
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafless wintergreen (2)
Pyrola aphylla
Lovely Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus amabilis
Menzies' Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Mountain Quail (1)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Narrowleaf Milkweed (3)
Asclepias fascicularis
Northern Adder's-tongue (1)
Ophioglossum pusillum
Pacific Dogwood (1)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Madrone (2)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Stonecrop (2)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Phantom Orchid (1)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Purple Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple Milkweed (1)
Asclepias cordifolia
Redwood Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella corymbosa
Rose Clover (1)
Trifolium hirtum
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Scotch Broom (1)
Cytisus scoparius
Shelton's Violet (1)
Viola sheltonii
Showy Milkweed (3)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea brachyptera
Sierra Currant (1)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Jewelflower (1)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Silver-crown (1)
Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Sooty Grouse (1)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Stonecrop (1)
Sedum radiatum
Spring Coccora (1)
Amanita vernicoccora
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Subterranean Clover (2)
Trifolium subterraneum
Sweet Fennel (1)
Foeniculum vulgare
Tolmie's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus tolmiei
Toothed Medic (1)
Medicago polymorpha
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turpentine Weed (1)
Trichostema laxum
Villous-bracted Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe arvensis
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (1)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (1)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Joepye-weed (1)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes porrifolia
Western Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Toadshade (1)
Trillium albidum
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
White-veined Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola picta
a fungus (1)
Morchella tridentina
a terrestrial slug (1)
Ariolimax buttoni
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Burke's Goldfields
Lasthenia burkeiEndangered
Contra Costa Goldfields
Lasthenia conjugensEndangered
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Showy Indian Clover
Trifolium amoenumEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (3)

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

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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.

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 807 ha
GNR46.8%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 455 ha
GNR26.3%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 215 ha
GNR12.5%
Klamath-Siskiyou Cliff and Outcrop
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 44 ha
2.6%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 33 ha
GNR1.9%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 33 ha
GNR1.9%

Big Butte Shinbone

Big Butte Shinbone Roadless Area

Mendocino National Forest, California · 4,265 acres