Black Mountain

Los Padres National Forest · California · 16,818 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (347)

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

Black Abalone (1)
Haliotis cracherodiiEndangered
Purple Amole (11)
Hooveria purpureaThreatened
(2)
Quercus berberidifolia × douglasii
(1)
Habronattus ustulatus
(2)
Colonus hesperus
(1)
Microstroma album
(1)
Thysanocarpus laciniatus
(1)
Lycogala flavofuscum
Acorn Woodpecker (3)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Acute Bladder Snail (1)
Physella acuta
Adobe Navarretia (1)
Navarretia nigelliformis
Alvord Oak (10)
Quercus × alvordiana
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (4)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (2)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Wintercress (1)
Barbarea orthoceras
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Annual False Dandelion (13)
Agoseris heterophylla
Bald Eagle (6)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Bigberry Manzanita (10)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sage (8)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (4)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Blessed Thistle (1)
Centaurea benedicta
Blow-wives (2)
Achyrachaena mollis
Blue Witch (2)
Solanum umbelliferum
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (1)
Tadarida brasiliensis
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Broom Rushrose (1)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Bushy Spikemoss (3)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (2)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Chicory (1)
Rafinesquia californica
California Creamcup (15)
Platystemon californicus
California Desert-dandelion (8)
Malacothrix californica
California Dodder (1)
Cuscuta californica
California Foothill Pine (20)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden Chanterelle (1)
Cantharellus californicus
California Golden Violet (2)
Viola pedunculata
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (3)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera hispidula
California Juniper (11)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (4)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (7)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mucronea (7)
Mucronea californica
California Peony (7)
Paeonia californica
California Pitcher-sage (5)
Lepechinia calycina
California Poppy (24)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (2)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (20)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Jay (1)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (2)
Quercus berberidifolia
California White Oak (16)
Quercus lobata
California Wild Cabbage (2)
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
California asterella (1)
Calasterella californica
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe nasuta
Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine
Chalk Live-forever (5)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (2)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera interrupta
Chaparral Trefoil (1)
Acmispon grandiflorus
Chaparral Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Chick Lupine (11)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (1)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Chilean Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Acmispon wrangelianus
Chocolate-lily (3)
Fritillaria biflora
Cliff Swallow (2)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Clustered Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coast Horned Lizard (6)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Night Snake (1)
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
Coastal Woodfern (2)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (6)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Comb Hericium (1)
Hericium coralloides
Common Chamise (19)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Coral Slime (1)
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Common Deadnettle (2)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (1)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Horehound (3)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Indian Clover (19)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Monkeyflower (12)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Monolopia (8)
Monolopia lanceolata
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Sandweed (3)
Athysanus pusillus
Common Shepherd's Purse (3)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Side-blotched Lizard (3)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Coulter's Pine (1)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote (3)
Canis latrans
Creeping Spikerush (1)
Eleocharis macrostachya
Crescent Map Lichen (1)
Rhizocarpon lecanorinum
Crescent-cup Liverwort (1)
Lunularia cruciata
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Distant Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (12)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas Spineflower (11)
Chorizanthe douglasii
Douglas' Lupine (10)
Lupinus nanus
Douglas' Phacelia (48)
Phacelia douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Durango Root (2)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Rosinweed (5)
Calycadenia villosa
Eastwood's Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elegans
Elegant Clarkia (2)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
Erect Plantain (11)
Plantago erecta
Evening Snow (7)
Linanthus dichotomus
Fall Thistle (4)
Cirsium occidentale
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Flattened Thornbush Lichen (1)
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Foothill Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium utriculatum
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac (9)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion fremontii
Fremont's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus fremontii
Fremont's Phacelia (2)
Phacelia fremontii
Fringepod (5)
Thysanocarpus curvipes
Gasteroid Agaricus (1)
Agaricus deserticola
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Woolstar (3)
Eriastrum densifolium
Glandular Layia (25)
Layia glandulosa
Glossy Snake (1)
Arizona elegans
Gold Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Moonglow Lichen (1)
Dimelaena oreina
Golden Violet (1)
Viola douglasii
Gophersnake (5)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Brome (2)
Bromus diandrus
Great Valley Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia ciliata
Gypsum Loving Larkspur (7)
Delphinium gypsophilum
Hairy Curtain Crust (1)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hoary Bowlesia (8)
Bowlesia incana
Holly-leaf Navarretia (1)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (3)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (4)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Howell's Onion (1)
Allium howellii
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Indian Tobacco (3)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Indian Warrior (2)
Pedicularis densiflora
Interior Live Oak (2)
Quercus wislizeni
Irisleaf Rush (1)
Juncus xiphioides
Jacumba Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus douglasii
John Tucker's Oak (4)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Jones's Bushmallow (8)
Malacothamnus jonesii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (4)
Adiantum jordanii
Jurupa Hills Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis ignota
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium macrocarpum
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron foliosus
Leather Spineflower (2)
Lastarriaea coriacea
Lemmon's Thelypody (1)
Caulanthus anceps
Lemmon's Wild Cabbage (2)
Caulanthus lemmonii
Lindley's Lupine (9)
Lupinus bicolor
Loggerhead Shrike (2)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-beak Heron's-bill (9)
Erodium botrys
Long-nosed Snake (1)
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Long-spur Plectritis (1)
Plectritis ciliosa
Longstem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elongatum
Maltese Star-thistle (2)
Centaurea melitensis
Many-flower Eriastrum (2)
Eriastrum pluriflorum
Many-stem Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum multicaule
Manzanita Hoof Polypore (1)
Phellinus arctostaphyli
Mccrae's Clover (1)
Trifolium macraei
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (113)
Nemophila menziesii
Miner's-lettuce (2)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mojave Desert Suncup (21)
Camissonia campestris
Moss Pygmyweed (1)
Crassula tillaea
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Neststraw (1)
Stylocline gnaphalioides
Mountain-mahogany (8)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mouse Barley (1)
Hordeum murinum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Fluffweed (1)
Logfia gallica
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (6)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (4)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Owl's-clover (8)
Castilleja attenuata
Needle Goldfields (11)
Lasthenia gracilis
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (9)
Lupinus concinnus
Northern Legless Lizard (2)
Anniella pulchra
Nuttall's Threadplant (1)
Nemacladus ramosissimus
Oak Titmouse (2)
Baeolophus inornatus
Oakwoods Gooseberry (6)
Ribes quercetorum
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Old-Man-in-the-Spring (1)
Senecio vulgaris
One-awn Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe uniaristata
Pacific Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Coast Tick (2)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron villosum
Padre's Shootingstar (15)
Primula clevelandii
Palmer's asterella (1)
Asterellopsis palmeri
Paniculate Tarweed (2)
Deinandra paniculata
Parry's Desert-gold (3)
Linanthus parryae
Parry's Mallow (6)
Eremalche parryi
Phloxleaf Bedstraw (1)
Galium andrewsii
Pin Clover (16)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (4)
Viola purpurea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (5)
Matricaria discoidea
Pinpoint Clover (13)
Trifolium gracilentum
Pinyon Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe xanti
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (1)
Salvia spathacea
Plume Moss (1)
Dendroalsia abietina
Polished Willow (2)
Salix laevigata
Poodle-dog Bush (1)
Eriodictyon parryi
Pretty Blue Woolly-Star (6)
Eriastrum calocyanum
Prickly Phlox (9)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia heterophylla
Purple-spot Gily-flower (13)
Gilia clivorum
Pygmy Linanthus (2)
Leptosiphon pygmaeus
Red Owl's-clover (56)
Castilleja exserta
Red-spot Clarkia (6)
Clarkia speciosa
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redberry Buckthorn (1)
Rhamnus crocea
Ring-necked Snake (3)
Diadophis punctatus
Rusty Popcorn-flower (1)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
Salinas River Tarweed (5)
Deinandra pentactis
San Benito Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia hypecoides
San Joaquin Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia pectinata
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (13)
Calochortus simulans
San Simeon baccharis (2)
Baccharis glabrata
Sandy-soil Suncup (1)
Camissonia strigulosa
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Lucia Phacelia (1)
Phacelia grisea
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Sawtooth Bristleweed (1)
Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet Bugler (18)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Sea Goldenstar (3)
Muilla maritima
Seaside Heliotrope (1)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Secund Threadplant (1)
Nemacladus secundiflorus
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (4)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sessile-flower False Goldenaster (3)
Heterotheca sessiliflora
Shining Pepper-grass (8)
Lepidium nitidum
Short-fruit Stork's-bill (1)
Erodium brachycarpum
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia brachyloba
Short-style Owl's-clover (5)
Castilleja brevistyla
Shortleaf Combseed (2)
Pectocarya penicillata
Sierra Bindweed (2)
Calystegia malacophylla
Sierra Foothill Owl's-clover (23)
Castilleja densiflora
Slender Hareleaf (2)
Lagophylla ramosissima
Slender Sunflower (1)
Helianthus gracilentus
Slender Tropidocarpum (3)
Tropidocarpum gracile
Slender Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum gracile
Slender-flower Suncup (4)
Tetrapteron graciliflorum
Small-flower Fiddleneck (4)
Amsinckia menziesii
Smelly Oyster (1)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Smooth Desert-dandelion (4)
Malacothrix glabrata
Snake-head Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix coulteri
Soft Brome (6)
Bromus hordeaceus
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Speckled Clarkia (5)
Clarkia cylindrica
Speckled Greenshield Lichen (1)
Flavopunctelia flaventior
Splendid Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus splendens
Spring Coccora (1)
Amanita vernicoccora
Stinging Lupine (4)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Superstition Mountains Scorpion (1)
Superstitionia donensis
Sweet-scent Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia suaveolens
Telegraphweed (1)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Thistle Sage (7)
Salvia carduacea
Threadleaf Ragwort (4)
Senecio flaccidus
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toothed Calicoflower (1)
Downingia cuspidata
Toyon (6)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (6)
Dendromecon rigida
Tuberous Skullcap (2)
Scutellaria tuberosa
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Two-lobe Spineflower (3)
Chorizanthe biloba
Valley Broomspurge (3)
Euphorbia ocellata
Valley Popcorn-flower (2)
Plagiobothrys canescens
Vinegarweed (6)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Virgate Wire-lettuce (1)
Stephanomeria virgata
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (2)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Black Widow Spider (3)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (4)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (4)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (3)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Mosquitofish (3)
Gambusia affinis
Western Poison-oak (7)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Spadefoot (5)
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Western Stinging-nettle (1)
Hesperocnide tenella
Western Toad (4)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (1)
Verbena lasiostachys
White Fiesta-flower (3)
Pholistoma membranaceum
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wild Boar (5)
Sus scrofa
Willowleaf False Willow (3)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (2)
Clarkia purpurea
Withered Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woodland Pterostegia (1)
Pterostegia drymarioides
Woolly Bluecurls (16)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Milkweed (4)
Asclepias vestita
Woolly Yerba Santa (10)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (7)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Pincushion (8)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (2)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (4)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-billed Magpie (2)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (130)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-flower Woolstar (1)
Eriastrum luteum
Yellow-throated Gilia (21)
Gilia tenuiflora
a fungus (1)
Lactarius alnicola
a liverwort (2)
Cryptomitrium tenerum
blue dicks (20)
Dipterostemon capitatus
borage chytrid (1)
Synchytrium myosotidis
glittering vervain (1)
Verbena gemmea
mitrefruit pincushionplant (7)
Navarretia mitracarpa
orange bonnet (1)
Pruinomycena acicula
stork's-bill chytrid (1)
Synchytrium papillatum
turkey mullein (5)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (14)

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
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
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (19)

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
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
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 Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (17)

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
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
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 Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 5,298 ha
GNR77.9%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 890 ha
GNR13.1%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 139 ha
GNR2.0%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 83 ha
1.2%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 78 ha
GNR1.1%

Black Mountain

Black Mountain Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 16,818 acres