Black Butte

Los Padres National Forest · California · 5,116 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (479)

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

California Red-legged Frog (3)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
(4)
Xystocheir dissecta
(2)
Phidippus kastoni
(5)
Streptanthus glandulosus
(3)
Colonus hesperus
(6)
Uroctonites montereus
Acorn Woodpecker (22)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Woodsorrel (2)
Oxalis pes-caprae
American Barn Owl (2)
Tyto furcata
American Beaver (4)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (3)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Coot (2)
Fulica americana
American Crow (2)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Robin (4)
Turdus migratorius
Anna's Hummingbird (8)
Calypte anna
Annual False Dandelion (2)
Agoseris heterophylla
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (3)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Arboreal Salamander (1)
Aneides lugubris
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (11)
Petasites frigidus
Ash-throated Flycatcher (13)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Asiatic Clam (2)
Corbicula fluminea
Bald Eagle (3)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Band-tailed Pigeon (14)
Patagioenas fasciata
Bell's Sparrow (8)
Artemisiospiza belli
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bentham's Bush Lupine (12)
Lupinus albifrons
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Sur Shoulderband (3)
Helminthoglypta umbilicata
Bigberry Manzanita (45)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigleaf Maple (18)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (13)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Phoebe (4)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sage (17)
Salvia mellifera
Black-chinned Sparrow (3)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-headed Grosbeak (8)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler (2)
Setophaga nigrescens
Blue Field Gilia (7)
Gilia capitata
Blue Witch (15)
Solanum umbelliferum
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (8)
Polioptila caerulea
Blueband Hermit Crab (1)
Pagurus samuelis
Bobcat (6)
Lynx rufus
Booth's Suncup (8)
Eremothera boothii
Bracken Fern (6)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristlecone Fir (138)
Abies bracteata
Brook-pimpernel (2)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Broom Rushrose (3)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Brown Butter Bolete (2)
Butyriboletus persolidus
Brown Creeper (3)
Certhia americana
Brown Pelican (3)
Pelecanus occidentalisDL
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (5)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Brush Rabbit (1)
Sylvilagus bachmani
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (3)
Icterus bullockii
Bushy Spikemoss (4)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Ash (2)
Fraxinus dipetala
California Bay (11)
Umbellularia californica
California Bedstraw (4)
Galium californicum
California Black Oak (19)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blue-eyed-grass (2)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Buckeye (24)
Aesculus californica
California Buckwheat (14)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Bulrush (1)
Schoenoplectus californicus
California Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus californicus
California Chicory (3)
Rafinesquia californica
California Coffeeberry (7)
Frangula californica
California Condor (9)
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Creamcup (2)
Platystemon californicus
California Cudweed (5)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Currant (1)
Ribes californicum
California Dodder (3)
Cuscuta californica
California Figwort (2)
Scrophularia californica
California Gilia (4)
Gilia achilleifolia
California Golden Chanterelle (2)
Cantharellus californicus
California Golden Violet (15)
Viola pedunculata
California Golden-banner (13)
Thermopsis californica
California Ground Squirrel (13)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Hedge-nettle (3)
Stachys bullata
California Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera hispidula
California Juniper (2)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (15)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (8)
Quercus agrifolia
California Newt (32)
Taricha torosa
California Pitcher-sage (3)
Lepechinia calycina
California Poppy (14)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (14)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (3)
Rosa californica
California Sage (28)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (9)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (12)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Jay (17)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (9)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Scurfpea (4)
Rupertia physodes
California Sea Lion (1)
Zalophus californianus
California Spikenard (2)
Aralia californica
California Sycamore (18)
Platanus racemosa
California Thrasher (7)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Tiger Salamander (6)
Ambystoma californienseE, T
California Toothwort (10)
Cardamine californica
California Towhee (7)
Melozone crissalis
California White Oak (22)
Quercus lobata
California Yerba Santa (44)
Eriodictyon californicum
California common scorpion (4)
Paruroctonus silvestrii
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe nasuta
Camp Martin Paintbrush (6)
Castilleja martini
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Live Oak (47)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (36)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Wren (2)
Catherpes mexicanus
Cassin's Vireo (4)
Vireo cassinii
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chaparral Brodiaea (2)
Brodiaea jolonensis
Chaparral Bush-monkeyflower (90)
Diplacus linearis
Chaparral Currant (3)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Honeysuckle (4)
Lonicera interrupta
Chaparral Whitethorn (5)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (5)
Poecile rufescens
Chick Lupine (10)
Lupinus microcarpus
Child's Blue-eyed Mary (3)
Collinsia childii
Choke Cherry (9)
Prunus virginiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (2)
Apocynum cannabinum
Clustered Spineflower (8)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coast Horned Lizard (40)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (6)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Coastal Woodfern (3)
Dryopteris arguta
Coccora (4)
Amanita calyptroderma
Coffee Fern (19)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (20)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Eyelash (1)
Scutellinia scutellata
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (5)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Horehound (5)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Indian Clover (2)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Merganser (9)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (8)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Pacific Peavine (11)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Pill-bug (7)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sand-aster (7)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Sharp-tailed Snake (7)
Contia tenuis
Common Side-blotched Lizard (9)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (13)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (5)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (61)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Coyote Wildmint (8)
Monardella villosa
Creeping Sage (13)
Salvia sonomensis
Dark-eyed Junco (6)
Junco hyemalis
Deerbrush (14)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Desert Fiesta-flower (34)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Tarantula (7)
Aphonopelma iodius
Distant Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (3)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas Spineflower (19)
Chorizanthe douglasii
Douglas' Iris (4)
Iris douglasiana
Douglas' Lupine (5)
Lupinus nanus
Douglas' Phacelia (20)
Phacelia douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (6)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (6)
Artemisia douglasiana
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dovefoot Crane's-bill (2)
Geranium molle
Dragon Wormwood (3)
Artemisia dracunculus
Dunn's Lobelia (6)
Palmerella debilis
Durango Root (13)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (13)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastern Fox Squirrel (1)
Sciurus niger
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
Eastwood's Manzanita (35)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elegans
Elegant Clarkia (38)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (4)
Umbilicaria phaea
Ensatina (13)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
European Starling (2)
Sturnus vulgaris
Evening Snow (4)
Linanthus dichotomus
Eyed Violet (3)
Viola ocellata
Fall Thistle (50)
Cirsium occidentale
Fendler's Meadowrue (3)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia sparsiflora
Field Hedge-parsley (3)
Torilis arvensis
Floriferous Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe floribunda
Foothill Beardtongue (16)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Clover (4)
Trifolium ciliolatum
Fox Sparrow (6)
Passerella iliaca
Fremont Cottonwood (6)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Deathcamas (2)
Toxicoscordion fremontii
Fremont's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus fremontii
French Broom (3)
Genista monspessulana
Gabilan Mountains Salamander (1)
Batrachoseps gavilanensis
Gaping Beardtongue (19)
Keckiella breviflora
German Ivy (3)
Delairea odorata
Giant Chainfern (14)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Green Anemone (3)
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Helleborine (19)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Horsetail (4)
Equisetum telmateia
Giant Woolstar (2)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gold Poppy (7)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Goldback Fern (19)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Currant (2)
Ribes aureum
Golden Ear-drops (4)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden Fleece (8)
Ericameria arborescens
Golden Triteleia (24)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-crowned Sparrow (7)
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Gophersnake (43)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (2)
Madia gracilis
Gray Fox (6)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Mule's-ears (3)
Wyethia helenioides
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (28)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Curtain Crust (6)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (3)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy Whitethorn (22)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Hermit Thrush (3)
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Warbler (3)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hill Woodland-star (12)
Lithophragma heterophyllum
Hoary Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum saxatile
Holly-leaf Navarretia (5)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (14)
Prunus ilicifolia
Honey Fungus (4)
Armillaria mellea
Honey-scent Navarretia (2)
Navarretia mellita
Hooker's Mandarin (3)
Prosartes hookeri
House Mouse (1)
Mus musculus
Hummingbird-trumpet (25)
Epilobium canum
Humpback Whale (2)
Megaptera novaeangliae
Hutchinson's Larkspur (12)
Delphinium hutchinsoniae
Hutton's Vireo (1)
Vireo huttoni
Imbricate Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia imbricata
Incense Cedar (4)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Peafowl (3)
Pavo cristatus
Indian Valley Bushmallow (2)
Malacothamnus aboriginum
Indian Warrior (17)
Pedicularis densiflora
Indigo Bunting (1)
Passerina cyanea
Interior Live Oak (7)
Quercus wislizeni
Jeffrey's Pine (4)
Pinus jeffreyi
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (17)
Adiantum jordanii
Knobcone Pine (6)
Pinus attenuata
Lace Lichen (9)
Ramalina menziesii
Large Quaking Grass (3)
Briza maxima
Large-flower Collomia (30)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flower False Dandelion (7)
Agoseris grandiflora
Large-flower Wildmint (2)
Monardella macrantha
Largeleaf Periwinkle (4)
Vinca major
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lawrence's Goldfinch (7)
Spinus lawrencei
Lax Twining-snapdragon (5)
Neogaerrhinum strictum
Lazuli Bunting (5)
Passerina amoena
Leather-root Scurfpea (5)
Hoita macrostachya
Lemmon's Catchfly (6)
Silene lemmonii
Leopard Lily (4)
Lilium pardalinum
Lesser Goldfinch (5)
Spinus psaltria
Lindley's Lupine (5)
Lupinus bicolor
Longstem Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum elongatum
Meadow Barley (2)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (40)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (23)
Neotamias merriami
Mexican Catchfly (3)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (4)
Claytonia perfoliata
Modest Whipple-vine (2)
Whipplea modesta
Mountain Quail (10)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (8)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (19)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Milkweed (5)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Willow (3)
Salix exigua
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (8)
Lupinus concinnus
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Elephant Seal (5)
Mirounga angustirostris
Northern Flicker (7)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (3)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Pygmy-Owl (2)
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
Nuttall's Annual Lupine (8)
Lupinus truncatus
Nuttall's Woodpecker (7)
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse (5)
Baeolophus inornatus
Oceanspray (6)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (2)
Fritillaria affinis
Olive-sided Flycatcher (8)
Contopus cooperi
Orange Bush-monkeyflower (9)
Diplacus aurantiacus
Orange Peel Fungus (2)
Aleuria aurantia
Orange-crowned Warbler (5)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Western Rosinweed (6)
Calycadenia truncata
Orobus-seed Liverwort (2)
Targionia hypophylla
Pacific Black-snakeroot (4)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Coast Tick (4)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific False Bindweed (4)
Calystegia purpurata
Pacific Grove Clover (6)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Lamprey (2)
Entosphenus tridentatus
Pacific Madrone (35)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (16)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (22)
Primula clevelandii
Palmer's Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus palmeri
Pampas Grass (2)
Cortaderia jubata
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Pin Clover (3)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (10)
Viola purpurea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (2)
Matricaria discoidea
Pink Feather Boa Millipede (2)
Gosodesmus claremontus
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (9)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (96)
Salvia spathacea
Plain Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus invenustus
Pond Slider (1)
Trachemys scripta
Ponderosa Pine (6)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Pride of Madeira (2)
Echium candicans
Purple Finch (2)
Haemorhous purpureus
Purple Martin (8)
Progne subis
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (20)
Collinsia heterophylla
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (3)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Arnica (3)
Arnica discoidea
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Owl's-clover (26)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-ray Hulsea (28)
Hulsea heterochroma
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Redwood (9)
Sequoia sempervirens
Redwood Beardtongue (2)
Keckiella corymbosa
Redwood Rooter (2)
Caulorhiza umbonata
Redwood Sorrel (6)
Oxalis smalliana
Redwood Violet (2)
Viola sempervirens
Ring-necked Snake (6)
Diadophis punctatus
Rose Clover (3)
Trifolium hirtum
Rosilla (2)
Helenium puberulum
Rough Cocklebur (2)
Xanthium strumarium
Round-hood Milkweed (2)
Asclepias californica
Roundleaf Scurfpea (2)
Hoita orbicularis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1)
Aimophila ruficeps
Sacramento Pikeminnow (5)
Ptychocheilus grandis
Sacramento Sucker (5)
Catostomus occidentalis
San Francisco Broomrape (5)
Aphyllon franciscanum
San Francisco Woodland-star (3)
Lithophragma affine
Sand Pygmyweed (2)
Crassula connata
Sanderling (2)
Calidris alba
Santa Cruz Suncup (4)
Camissoniopsis hirtella
Santa Lucia Bedstraw (6)
Galium clementis
Santa Lucia Bushmallow (3)
Malacothamnus lucianus
Santa Lucia Dwarf Rush (2)
Juncus luciensis
Santa Lucia Gooseberry (3)
Ribes sericeum
Santa Lucia Lupine (10)
Lupinus cervinus
Santa Lucia Phacelia (9)
Phacelia grisea
Sawtooth Bristleweed (3)
Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet Bugler (66)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (17)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sea Otter (4)
Enhydra lutris
Seaside Heliotrope (6)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (4)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (16)
Phacelia brachyloba
Short-spike Hedge-nettle (3)
Stachys pycnantha
Showy Tarweed (11)
Madia elegans
Sierra Bindweed (8)
Calystegia malacophylla
Sierra Gooseberry (9)
Ribes roezlii
Signal Crayfish (8)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Slender Hareleaf (3)
Lagophylla ramosissima
Slender Woolly-heads (2)
Psilocarphus tenellus
Small-flower Catchfly (2)
Silene gallica
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Soft Brome (2)
Bromus hordeaceus
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Tringa solitaria
Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum racemosum
Southern Alligator Lizard (18)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Maidenhair Fern (3)
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Southern Pacific Banana Slug (11)
Ariolimax stramineus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (17)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spanish Broom (1)
Spartium junceum
Spearleaf False Dandelion (3)
Agoseris retrorsa
Splendid Mariposa Lily (29)
Calochortus splendens
Spotted Owl (4)
Strix occidentalis
Spotted Towhee (9)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (11)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Coccora (3)
Amanita vernicoccora
Spring Vetch (2)
Vicia sativa
Springtime Amanita (3)
Amanita velosa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Statice Spineflower (2)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steller's Jay (26)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Scorpionweed (23)
Phacelia viscida
Stingaree-bush (3)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (38)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Stivers' Annual Lupine (20)
Lupinus stiversii
Stream Trefoil (3)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streambank Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia parviflora
Strigose Trefoil (10)
Acmispon strigosus
Striped Racer (18)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Shore Crab (1)
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Striped Skunk (4)
Mephitis mephitis
Sugar Sumac (4)
Rhus ovata
Sulphur Shelf (2)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Sulphur Tuft (7)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (17)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (6)
Rubus parviflorus
Tiger Whiptail (60)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tongue Clarkia (10)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Townsend's Warbler (2)
Setophaga townsendi
Toyon (17)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (22)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree-of-Heaven (2)
Ailanthus altissima
Turkey Tail (5)
Trametes versicolor
Turkey Vulture (10)
Cathartes aura
Two-striped Gartersnake (11)
Thamnophis hammondii
Valley Oakmoss Lichen (4)
Evernia prunastri
Veiled Polypore (2)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet-green Swallow (3)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wartleaf Whitethorn (41)
Ceanothus papillosus
Watercress (2)
Nasturtium officinale
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (5)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black-legged Tick (7)
Ixodes pacificus
Western Bluebird (8)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (6)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (90)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (4)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gray Squirrel (5)
Sciurus griseus
Western Lynx Spider (2)
Oxyopes scalaris
Western Poison-oak (14)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (26)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (5)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Skink (4)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Speckled Dace (5)
Rhinichthys klamathensis
Western Swordfern (1)
Polystichum munitum
Western Tanager (8)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (17)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (6)
Trillium ovatum
Western Vervain (11)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Virgin's-bower (4)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (37)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (5)
Contopus sordidulus
Whiskered Jelly Lichen (2)
Leptochidium albociliatum
White Alder (2)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Mariposa Lily (50)
Calochortus albus
White Sweetclover (5)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (11)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (4)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Wild Boar (3)
Sus scrofa
Wild Turkey (6)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willow-herb Clarkia (2)
Clarkia epilobioides
Willowleaf False Willow (3)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (21)
Clarkia purpurea
Winter Vetch (7)
Vicia villosa
Withered Snapdragon (5)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Wood Rose (2)
Rosa gymnocarpa
Woodland Strawberry (4)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Bluecurls (15)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (31)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Yerba Santa (32)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (63)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Wrentit (3)
Chamaea fasciata
Yadon's Horkelia (2)
Horkelia yadonii
Yellow Dung Mushroom (5)
Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Star-thistle (2)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (15)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-billed Magpie (3)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-spotted Millipede (5)
Harpaphe haydeniana
Yellow-yarrow (22)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Young Sporocarps (2)
Fuscoporia gilva
a fungus (2)
Psathyrella longipes
a fungus (11)
Omphalotus olivascens
a fungus (2)
Marasmius plicatulus
a fungus (8)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (2)
Astraeus hygrometricus
a fungus (2)
Xerocomellus dryophilus
blue dicks (39)
Dipterostemon capitatus
narrow-petaled rein-orchid (9)
Platanthera leptopetala
splendid woodland-gilia (24)
Saltugilia splendens
turkey mullein (3)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (11)

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 Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californienseE, T
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Tidewater Goby
Eucyclogobius newberryiE, PT
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (22)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (20)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (8)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 916 ha
GNR44.2%
California Coastal Redwood Forest
Tree / Conifer · 198 ha
GNR9.6%
California Foothill Mixed Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 182 ha
GNR8.8%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 127 ha
GNR6.1%
GNR5.0%
GNR4.6%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 40 ha
GNR1.9%

Black Butte

Black Butte Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 5,116 acres