Buttermilk

Inyo National Forest · California · 542 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (44)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (1)
Rana sierraeEndangered
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
Anderson's Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Beavertail Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia basilaris
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Desert Gooseberry (1)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Peach (2)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Lone Pine Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon patens
Mount Lyell Salamander (1)
Hydromantes platycephalus
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Newberry's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon newberryi
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Sierra Columbine (1)
Aquilegia pubescens
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Thompson's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus thompsonii
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (1)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Gray Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon laetus
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Whitney's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus whitneyi
Woolly Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia mollis
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (17)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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 Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (5)

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

Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 70 ha
G331.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 59 ha
GNR26.8%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 41 ha
18.9%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 23 ha
GNR10.4%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 10 ha
GNR4.5%

Buttermilk

Buttermilk Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 542 acres