Brushy Springs

Gila National Forest · New Mexico · 5,735 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (25)

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

Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Beard-lip Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon barbatus
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Fendler's Bladderpod (1)
Physaria fendleri
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (2)
Yucca baccata
Many-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Narrowleaf Bean (2)
Phaseolus angustissimus
Needleleaf Sedge (1)
Carex duriuscula
One-seeded Juniper (4)
Juniperus monosperma
Pale Wolf-berry (1)
Lycium pallidum
Richardson's Bitterweed (2)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Rose-heath (1)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Southern Flax (1)
Linum australe
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Western Aster (1)
Xanthisma grindelioides
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja integra
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Wright Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium wrightii
Wright's Trefoil (3)
Acmispon wrightii
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Rhizome Fleabane
Erigeron rhizomatusThreatened
Gila Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
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.

Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Vegetation (6)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,062 ha
GNR45.7%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 556 ha
G224.0%
GNR16.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 185 ha
GNR8.0%
GNR1.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 6 ha
G30.3%

Brushy Springs

Brushy Springs Roadless Area

Gila National Forest, New Mexico · 5,735 acres