Big Rocks

Los Padres National Forest · California · 11,866 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (142)

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

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Misumenini
American Avocet (1)
Recurvirostra americana
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Arrow-weed (1)
Pluchea sericea
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Bentham's Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus albifrons
Bentham's Lupine (2)
Lupinus benthamii
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bigberry Manzanita (12)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Black Sage (9)
Salvia mellifera
Blue Field Gilia (6)
Gilia capitata
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bur Chervil (1)
Anthriscus caucalis
Bushy Spikemoss (5)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus venustus
California Broomshrub (2)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Currant (2)
Ribes californicum
California Golden Violet (2)
Viola pedunculata
California Juniper (1)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (2)
Quercus agrifolia
California Peony (6)
Paeonia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Sage (1)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia californica
California Sagebrush Gall Mite (1)
Aceria paracalifornica
California Sycamore (1)
Platanus racemosa
California White Oak (1)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (2)
Calasterella californica
Chaparral Currant (1)
Ribes malvaceum
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (1)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coffee Fern (7)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (8)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (4)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Common Sowthistle (1)
Sonchus oleraceus
Compact Brome (1)
Bromus madritensis
Coulter's Wild-cabbage (1)
Caulanthus coulteri
Desert Wishbone-bush (2)
Mirabilis laevis
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Dog Rose (1)
Rosa canina
Douglas Oak (7)
Quercus douglasii
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (3)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastwood's Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (2)
Clarkia unguiculata
English Plantain (2)
Plantago lanceolata
Erect Plantain (1)
Plantago erecta
Fall Thistle (3)
Cirsium occidentale
Fragrant Sumac (5)
Rhus aromatica
Goldback Fern (5)
Pentagramma triangularis
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Sage (4)
Salvia leucophylla
Heartleaf Beardtongue (2)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hollyleaf Cherry (1)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (5)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Indian Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus indicus
Interior Live Oak (4)
Quercus wislizeni
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Jones's Bushmallow (3)
Malacothamnus jonesii
Kaweah River Bush-monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus calycinus
Largemouth Bass (2)
Micropterus nigricans
Lax Twining-snapdragon (4)
Neogaerrhinum strictum
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Maltese Star-thistle (3)
Centaurea melitensis
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila menziesii
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (5)
Ericameria linearifolia
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Pacific Coast Tick (1)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (6)
Primula clevelandii
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Prickly Phlox (7)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple-spot Gily-flower (1)
Gilia clivorum
Red Owl's-clover (3)
Castilleja exserta
Ribbon-wood (12)
Adenostoma sparsifolium
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2)
Aimophila ruficeps
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus simulans
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (9)
Astragalus trichopodus
Scarlet Bugler (2)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (3)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Shining Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium nitidum
Sierra Bindweed (2)
Calystegia malacophylla
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Micropus californicus
Small-ray Goldfields (1)
Lasthenia microglossa
Soft Brome (1)
Bromus hordeaceus
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southwestern Pond Turtle (2)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spoon-sepal Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe obovata
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Succulent Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus succulentus
Sweet Alyssum (1)
Lobularia maritima
Sweet Fennel (1)
Foeniculum vulgare
Telegraphweed (1)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (6)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (1)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Toyon (1)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Vinegarweed (1)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (2)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Acmispon glaber
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma membranaceum
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
Willow-herb Clarkia (1)
Clarkia epilobioides
Willowleaf False Willow (2)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winter Vetch (1)
Vicia villosa
Withered Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woodland Pterostegia (1)
Pterostegia drymarioides
Woolly Bluecurls (8)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Yellow Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
a fungus (1)
Entoloma vernum
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
turkey mullein (4)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (16)

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 Jewelflower
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus obsoletus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
San Joaquin wooly-threads
Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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.

Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (6)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,204 ha
GNR66.7%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 556 ha
GNR11.6%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 540 ha
11.2%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 201 ha
GNR4.2%
California Ruderal Scrub
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 63 ha
1.3%
GNR1.0%

Big Rocks

Big Rocks Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 11,866 acres