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Tonto National Forest · Arizona · 5,966 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (261)

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

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Aceria ambrosioides
Abert's Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum abertianum
Alkali Jimmyweed (1)
Isocoma acradenia
Ambrosia-leaf Bursage (11)
Ambrosia ambrosioides
American Coot (26)
Fulica americana
American Trixis (1)
Trixis californica
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Arizona Bark Scorpion (11)
Centruroides sculpturatus
Arizona Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia arizonica
Arizona Spikemoss (6)
Selaginella arizonica
Arizona Tailless Whip Scorpion (10)
Paraphrynus tokdod
Arizona Water-Willow (4)
Dianthera candicans
Athel Tamarisk (1)
Tamarix aphylla
Bald Eagle (3)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beetle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia eriantha
Bendire's Thrasher (3)
Toxostoma bendirei
Berlandier's Wolf-berry (1)
Lycium berlandieri
Big Bend Broomspurge (3)
Euphorbia polycarpa
Bigelow's Crossosoma (4)
Crossosoma bigelovii
Bighorn Sheep (9)
Ovis canadensis
Black Phoebe (5)
Sayornis nigricans
Black-crowned Night Heron (2)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-necked Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (2)
Polioptila melanura
Black-throated Sparrow (6)
Amphispiza bilineata
Bladder Mallow (1)
Herissantia crispa
Blond Plantain (1)
Plantago ovata
Blue Paloverde (2)
Parkinsonia florida
Bluegill (1)
Lepomis macrochirus
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bufflehead (4)
Bucephala albeola
Cactus Wren (2)
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Cactus-apple (5)
Opuntia engelmannii
California Barrel Cactus (15)
Ferocactus cylindraceus
California Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Creamcup (2)
Platystemon californicus
California Fan Palm (1)
Washingtonia filifera
California Leaf-nosed Bat (1)
Macrotus californicus
California Mistletoe (4)
Phoradendron californicum
California Poppy (13)
Eschscholzia californica
California Sage (3)
Salvia columbariae
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe nasuta
Canyon Towhee (3)
Melozone fusca
Canyon Treefrog (6)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Catclaw Acacia (3)
Senegalia greggii
Cattle Egret (1)
Ardea ibis
Chaparral Beardtongue (2)
Keckiella antirrhinoides
Common Buttonbush (2)
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Chuckwalla (1)
Sauromalus ater
Common Clammyweed (2)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Gallinule (3)
Gallinula galeata
Common Goldeneye (1)
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Reed (1)
Phragmites australis
Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana
Common Varnishleaf (8)
Dodonaea viscosa
Costa's Hummingbird (3)
Calypte costae
Coulter's Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia coulteri
Cove Cassia (4)
Senna covesii
Creosotebush (2)
Larrea tridentata
Curve-billed Thrasher (4)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Date Palm (1)
Phoenix dactylifera
Desert Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Blonde Tarantula (12)
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Desert Broom False Willow (5)
Baccharis sarothroides
Desert Fiesta-flower (8)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Millipede (4)
Orthoporus ornatus
Desert Nightsnake (2)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Desert Rosemallow (14)
Hibiscus coulteri
Desert Thimbleweed (3)
Anemone tuberosa
Desert Wishbone-bush (1)
Mirabilis laevis
Desert Woolstar (2)
Eriastrum eremicum
Devil's Canyon Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia appressa
Distant Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia distans
Double-crested Cormorant (3)
Nannopterum auritum
Douglas' Horse-nettle (2)
Solanum douglasii
Eared Grebe (4)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
Emory's Rockdaisy (5)
Perityle emoryi
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (9)
Echinocereus engelmannii
Fairy Duster (6)
Calliandra eriophylla
Foxtail Brome (2)
Bromus rubens
Fringepod (1)
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Gila Manroot (1)
Marah gilensis
Gila Monster (3)
Heloderma suspectum
Gila Rockdaisy (1)
Laphamia gilensis
Gila Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes uropygialis
Golden Flower Agave (6)
Agave chrysantha
Goldentop (2)
Lamarckia aurea
Goodding's Vervain (2)
Glandularia gooddingii
Gordon's Bladderpod (2)
Physaria gordonii
Graham's nipple cactus (24)
Cochemiea grahamii
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Blue Heron (9)
Ardea herodias
Great-tailed Grackle (24)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Earless Lizard (4)
Cophosaurus texanus
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Green Sunfish (3)
Lepomis cyanellus
Hackberry Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon subulatus
Head Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia capitellata
Hoary Indian-mallow (8)
Abutilon incanum
Hooded Skunk (2)
Mephitis macroura
Horned Grebe (2)
Podiceps auritus
Horse (3)
Equus caballus
House Finch (2)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (6)
Passer domesticus
Inca Dove (1)
Columbina inca
Ironwood Tree (1)
Olneya tesota
Jojoba (13)
Simmondsia chinensis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates scalaris
Large Yellow Desert Evening-primrose (3)
Oenothera primiveris
Largemouth Bass (1)
Micropterus nigricans
Lilac Chaste-tree (1)
Vitex agnus-castus
Littleleaf Paloverde (6)
Parkinsonia microphylla
London Rocket (1)
Sisymbrium irio
Lowland Leopard Frog (2)
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Mallard (28)
Anas platyrhynchos
Maple-leaf Snapdragon (4)
Mabrya acerifolia
Marbled Cellar Spider (1)
Holocnemus pluchei
Mescat Acacia (1)
Vachellia constricta
Mexican Duck (1)
Anas diaziDL
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mohave Lupine (3)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mouse Barley (1)
Hordeum murinum
Narrowleaf Silverbush (4)
Argythamnia lanceolata
Needle Grama (1)
Bouteloua aristidoides
Neotropic Cormorant (5)
Nannopterum brasilianum
Netleaf Hackberry (1)
Celtis reticulata
New Mexico Plumeseed (2)
Rafinesquia neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Thistle (2)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Velvet-mallow (1)
Horsfordia newberryi
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (1)
Lupinus concinnus
Northern Cardinal (16)
Cardinalis cardinalis
Ocotillo (19)
Fouquieria splendens
Orange Caltrop (1)
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Ornate Tree Lizard (14)
Urosaurus ornatus
Paleface Rosemallow (3)
Hibiscus denudatus
Panamint Live-forever (21)
Dudleya saxosa
Parish's Indian-mallow (1)
Abutilon parishii
Parish's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parishii
Parry's Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon parryi
Parry's Marina (3)
Marina parryi
Perennial Rockcress (2)
Boechera perennans
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Pied-billed Grebe (3)
Podilymbus podiceps
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Plains Blackfoot (4)
Melampodium leucanthum
Plains Flax (3)
Linum puberulum
Pond Slider (2)
Trachemys scripta
Prairie Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Puncture-vine (1)
Tribulus terrestris
Purple Bladderpod (7)
Physaria purpurea
Quagga Mussel (1)
Dreissena bugensis
Red Hoary-Pea (1)
Tephrosia vicioides
Red Mariposa Lily (5)
Calochortus kennedyi
Red Owl's-clover (10)
Castilleja exserta
Red-gland Spurge (1)
Euphorbia melanadenia
Red-spotted Toad (4)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Regal Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma solare
Ribbon Jumping Spider (1)
Metacyrba taeniola
Ring-billed Gull (2)
Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck (2)
Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Ringtail (2)
Bassariscus astutus
Rock Sage (1)
Salvia pinguifolia
Rock Squirrel (3)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (3)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rosary Baby-bonnets (3)
Coursetia glandulosa
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Rough Menodora (1)
Menodora scabra
Ruddy Duck (3)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1)
Aimophila ruficeps
Rusby's Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea rusbyi
Saguaro (39)
Carnegiea gigantea
San Felipe Dogweed (2)
Adenophyllum porophylloides
Santa Catalina Mountains Phlox (2)
Phlox tenuifolia
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Shrub Live Oak (8)
Quercus turbinella
Slender Janusia (2)
Janusia gracilis
Slender Poreleaf (1)
Porophyllum gracile
Small Whorled Cheeseweed (2)
Malva parviflora
Smith's Black-headed Snake (1)
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Snapdragon Vine (9)
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Sonora Mud Turtle (1)
Kinosternon sonoriense
Sonoran Coralsnake (1)
Micruroides euryxanthus
Sonoran Desert Toad (2)
Incilius alvarius
Sonoran Desert Tortoise (1)
Gopherus morafkai
Sonoran False Goldenaster (3)
Heterotheca marginata
Sonoran Globe-amaranth (1)
Gomphrena sonorae
Sonoran Lyresnake (1)
Trimorphodon lambda
Southern Cattail (1)
Typha domingensis
Southwestern Barrel Cactus (2)
Ferocactus wislizeni
Spiny Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea truncata
Spiny Hackberry (5)
Celtis pallida
Spoonflower (4)
Dasylirion wheeleri
Spreading Fleabane (2)
Erigeron divergens
Star Bedstraw (1)
Galium stellatum
Star Cloakfern (4)
Notholaena standleyi
Stripe-tailed Scorpion (4)
Paravaejovis spinigerus
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Succulent Annual Lupine (2)
Lupinus succulentus
Superstition Mountains Scorpion (1)
Superstitionia donensis
Superstition Mountains Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma superstitionense
Sweetbush (2)
Bebbia juncea
Tanglehead (2)
Heteropogon contortus
Texas Hedge-nettle (2)
Stachys coccinea
Texas Heron's-bill (2)
Erodium texanum
Thick-leaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis crassifolia
Thurber's Anisacanthus (5)
Anisacanthus thurberi
Thurber's Cotton (1)
Gossypium thurberi
Tiger Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus tigris
Tiger Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Torrey's Vauquelinia (1)
Vauquelinia californica
Tournefort's Mustard (2)
Brassica tournefortii
Trailing Windmills (3)
Allionia incarnata
Trans Pecos Ayenia (1)
Ayenia filiformis
Trans Pecos Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea cristulata
Triangle Bursage (1)
Ambrosia deltoidea
Trumpet Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum inflatum
Tucson Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia × tetracantha
Turkey Vulture (8)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine-bush (1)
Ericameria laricifolia
Variable Groundsnake (1)
Sonora semiannulata
Velvet Mesquite (8)
Neltuma velutina
Vermilion Flycatcher (1)
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern (3)
Astrolepis sinuata
Western Banded Gecko (2)
Coleonyx variegatus
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Mosquitofish (1)
Gambusia affinis
Western Threadsnake (1)
Rena humilis
Western spotted orbweaver (1)
Neoscona oaxacensis
White Brittlebush (16)
Encelia farinosa
White Ratany (3)
Krameria bicolor
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-woolly Stemodia (4)
Stemodia durantifolia
Wild Desert-marigold (6)
Baileya multiradiata
Wild Oat (1)
Avena fatua
Wood Duck (13)
Aix sponsa
Woolly Plantain (1)
Plantago patagonica
Wright's Hymenothrix (1)
Hymenothrix wrightii
Wright's Lipfern (6)
Myriopteris wrightii
Wright's Phaseolus (9)
Phaseolus filiformis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throat Gilia (2)
Gilia flavocincta
blue dicks (15)
Dipterostemon capitatus
graythorn (1)
Condaliopsis divaricata
stinknet (3)
Oncosiphon pilulifer
stork's-bill chytrid (1)
Synchytrium papillatum
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium brasilianum cactorumThreatened
California Least Tern
Sternula antillarum browniEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Yuma Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus yumanensisEndangered
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Ocelot
Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens lepida
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (4)

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

Saguaro Cactus and Palo Verde Desert
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,152 ha
GNR89.1%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 151 ha
GNR6.3%
2.6%
Upper Sonoran Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 31 ha
GNR1.3%

Black Cross

Black Cross Roadless Area

Tonto National Forest, Arizona · 5,966 acres