Caples Creek

Eldorado National Forest · California · 17,854 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (494)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (14)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(2)
Carex vesicaria
(2)
Cortinarius thiersii
(4)
Agaricus moronii
(7)
Heterotrichia versicolor
Alpine Gentian (12)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (11)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
American Beaver (4)
Castor canadensis
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Bistort (25)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (17)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (6)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium americanum
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
American Pipit (2)
Anthus rubescens
American Robin (19)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (11)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Trailplant (11)
Adenocaulon bicolor
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Anderson's Thistle (62)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (8)
Purshia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (10)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (17)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (9)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Band-tailed Pigeon (3)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beaked Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beavertail Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus coeruleus
Belding's Ground Squirrel (6)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (5)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (103)
Juniperus grandis
Bitter Cherry (13)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (5)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-backed Woodpecker (14)
Picoides arcticus
Bloomer's Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria bloomeri
Blue Field Gilia (2)
Gilia capitata
Blunt Stonecrop (70)
Sedum obtusatum
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bolander's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus bolanderi
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (4)
Elymus elymoides
Bowl Clover (1)
Trifolium cyathiferum
Bracken Fern (20)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Angelica (15)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (9)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (12)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (27)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (14)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Wildmint (3)
Monardella breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (29)
Pellaea bridgesii
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
Brook Trout (17)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (3)
Certhia americana
Brown Goblet (1)
Arrhenia epichysium
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (19)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bufflehead (15)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Burn Site Mushroom (3)
Myxomphalia maura
California Black Oak (20)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blushing Monkeyflower (70)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Ground Squirrel (4)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Mountain-ash (3)
Sorbus californica
California Polemonium (32)
Polemonium californicum
California Red Fir (32)
Abies magnifica
California Turret Spider (4)
Atypoides riversi
California Valerian (11)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (76)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (8)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (5)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (7)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin's Vireo (2)
Vireo cassinii
Catnip (1)
Nepeta cataria
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (6)
Montia chamissoi
Changeable Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia mutabilis
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chicory (2)
Cichorium intybus
Chipping Sparrow (3)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (8)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Swallow (3)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus clavatus
Colorado Spiny Tailed Fairy Shrimp (2)
Streptocephalus coloradensis
Columbian Monkshood (6)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Cord Moss (2)
Funaria hygrometrica
Common Dandelion (4)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Merganser (22)
Mergus merganser
Common Mullein (18)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (3)
Chordeiles minor
Common Raven (5)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (3)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sunflower (1)
Helianthus annuus
Common Water-milfoil (1)
Myriophyllum sibiricum
Common Woolly-sunflower (21)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (31)
Achillea millefolium
Coralline Monkeyflower (10)
Erythranthe corallina
Coulter's Fleabane (2)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (25)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (7)
Canis latrans
Cream Sacs (1)
Castilleja rubicundula
Crevice Alumroot (1)
Heuchera micrantha
Cusick's Speedwell (12)
Veronica cusickii
Cutleaf Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe laciniata
Dark-eyed Junco (26)
Junco hyemalis
Davis' knotweed (6)
Koenigia davisiae
Deer Mushroom (1)
Pluteus cervinus
Deerbrush (11)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (5)
Aspidotis densa
Desert Figwort (1)
Scrophularia desertorum
Desert Speckled Dace (2)
Rhinichthys nevadensis
Double Honeysuckle (20)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Campion (2)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (13)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (6)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Anemone (8)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (5)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (2)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (2)
Phlox condensata
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Earth Box (7)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Eaton's Firecracker (6)
Penstemon eatonii
Ensatina (2)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Entireleaf Ragwort (6)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (2)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Explorers' Gentian (6)
Gentiana calycosa
False Chanterelle (1)
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
False Puffball (2)
Reticularia lycoperdon
False Tarantula (1)
Calisoga longitarsis
Fendler's Meadowrue (4)
Thalictrum fendleri
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fireweed (95)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-spot Baby-blue-eyes (32)
Nemophila maculata
Fly Amanita (9)
Amanita muscaria
Foothill Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Four-line Honeysuckle (24)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (7)
Passerella iliaca
Fragile Fern (4)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Pinesap (6)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (5)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (75)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (16)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Sequoia (1)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Glandular Labrador-tea (7)
Rhododendron columbianum
Goldback Fern (1)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Pholiota (4)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden Triteleia (82)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-crowned Kinglet (5)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-gilled Gymnopilus (2)
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (25)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Cinquefoil (5)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (12)
Linanthus pungens
Grassy Tarweed (3)
Madia gracilis
Gray's Lovage (4)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (27)
Castilleja miniata
Green-head Rush (4)
Juncus chlorocephalus
Green-tailed Towhee (11)
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tongue Liverwort (9)
Marchantia polymorpha
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Greenleaf Manzanita (17)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Owl's-clover (5)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (8)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Harvest Brodiaea (4)
Brodiaea elegans
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Warbler (3)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hoary Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (10)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Huckleberry Oak (27)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (10)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (43)
Calocedrus decurrens
Incense Cedar Conk (2)
Tyromyces amarus
Jeffrey's Pine (22)
Pinus jeffreyi
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Juniper Mistletoe (9)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kellogg's bitterroot (11)
Lewisia kelloggii
King Bolete (3)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (4)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (14)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lahontan Redside (2)
Richardsonius egregius
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (8)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (7)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (12)
Collomia grandiflora
Largeleaf Lupine (4)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (81)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (15)
Silene lemmonii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lesser Spearwort (1)
Ranunculus flammula
Lincoln's Sparrow (4)
Melospiza lincolnii
Little Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (8)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (45)
Pinus contorta
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-spur Lupine (2)
Lupinus arbustus
Long-stalk Clover (17)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (6)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Mallard (13)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marumleaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum marifolium
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Deathcamas (3)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (7)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (2)
Phleum pratense
Menzies' Wintergreen (5)
Chimaphila menziesii
Milky Kelloggia (21)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Bluebird (13)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (32)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (29)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (4)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Navarretia (1)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Pocket Gopher (2)
Thomomys monticolus
Mountain Quail (4)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Snowberry (5)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (2)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Whitethorn (31)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (40)
Monardella odoratissima
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mouse-tail Ivesia (21)
Ivesia santolinoides
Mule Deer (6)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (22)
Erythranthe moschata
Naked Buckwheat (49)
Eriogonum nudum
Naked-stem Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis pleurocarpa
Narrow-petal Trillium (3)
Trillium angustipetalum
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Nashville Warbler (3)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (26)
Agastache urticifolia
Newberry's Beardtongue (122)
Penstemon newberryi
North American Racer (2)
Coluber constrictor
North American River Otter (3)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (5)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Flicker (5)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (2)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Red Belt (2)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northern Saw-whet Owl (1)
Aegolius acadicus
Northern Scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus boreus
Oceanspray (17)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-flower Bleedinghearts (7)
Dicentra uniflora
One-seed Pussy-paws (66)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (9)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange-crowned Warbler (7)
Leiothlypis celata
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Osprey (3)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Marten (2)
Martes caurina
Pacific Treefrog (61)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (10)
Delphinium glaucum
Pearly Everlasting (10)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Phantom Orchid (4)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Pigskin Poison Puffball (1)
Scleroderma citrinum
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Grosbeak (13)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (4)
Spinus pinus
Pine Spike (1)
Chroogomphus vinicolor
Pine Violet (3)
Viola lobata
Pine Violet (33)
Viola purpurea
Pine Woods Horkelia (7)
Horkelia fusca
Pinemat Manzanita (46)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (30)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Ponderosa Pine (5)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Flax (21)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (2)
Lupinus lepidus
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Primrose Monkeyflower (15)
Erythranthe primuloides
Psilocybe Mushrooms (1)
Psilocybe
Purple Milkweed (2)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple-red Waxy Cap (4)
Hygrophorus purpurascens
Pursh's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (43)
Populus tremuloides
Quick's Scorpionweed (17)
Phacelia quickii
Racemose Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia racemosa
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (10)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Groundsel (1)
Senecio aronicoides
Red Baneberry (6)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (2)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (29)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Sierra Onion (12)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Nuthatch (16)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (7)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (5)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (13)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (6)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
River Beauty (3)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rock Wren (2)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (15)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon strictus
Roezl's penstemon (2)
Penstemon roezlii
Rose Meadowsweet (93)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Royal Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (15)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (6)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sand Violet (12)
Viola adunca
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Missionbells (6)
Fritillaria recurva
Scarlet Skyrocket (93)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sculpted Puffball (18)
Calvatia sculpta
Self-heal (2)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Hawkweed (2)
Hieracium horridum
Shaggy Mane (2)
Coprinus comatus
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria discoidea
Sharp-shinned Hawk (2)
Accipiter striatus
Shasta Clover (5)
Trifolium productum
Sheep Sorrel (2)
Rumex acetosella
Shining Fleabane (2)
Erigeron barbellulatus
Showy Green-gentian (45)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Showy Tarweed (1)
Madia elegans
Sierra Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Bolandra (2)
Bolandra californica
Sierra Chinquapin (5)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Currant (5)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Dome Sheetweaver (2)
Neriene litigiosa
Sierra Gartersnake (15)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (15)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (66)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Lupine (17)
Lupinus grayi
Sierra Mountain-misery (43)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Sierra Onion (81)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Primrose (21)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Stickseed (3)
Hackelia nervosa
Sierra Wallflower (4)
Erysimum perenne
Signal Crayfish (5)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silky Raillardella (3)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hastata
Single-head Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (16)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Skunky Monkeyflower (52)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (5)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small Tiger Lily (38)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-head Clover (1)
Trifolium microcephalum
Small-head Tarweed (3)
Hemizonella minima
Small-leaf Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe microphylla
Smelly Oyster (1)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Smoky Puffball (2)
Handkea fumosa
Smooth White Violet (8)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (163)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Soft-haired Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Solomon's-plume (56)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (3)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spearleaf False Dandelion (1)
Agoseris retrorsa
Speckled Alder (2)
Alnus incana
Spotted Coralroot (32)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Owl (2)
Strix occidentalis
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (34)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (15)
Phlox diffusa
Spring Coccora (2)
Amanita vernicoccora
Spurry Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Steller's Jay (27)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (3)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Gooseberry (11)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stream Trefoil (13)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streamside Bluebells (27)
Mertensia ciliata
Stretch Spiders (1)
Tetragnatha
Striped Coralroot (4)
Corallorhiza striata
Subalpine Fleabane (6)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Waxycap (2)
Hygrophorus subalpinus
Subarctic Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugar Pine (10)
Pinus lambertiana
Sulphur Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla recta
Sulphur Tuft (2)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (33)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Summit Lupine (4)
Lupinus apertus
Swamp Whiteheads (14)
Angelica capitellata
Swan Goose (1)
Anser cygnoides
Sweetclover (8)
Melilotus officinalis
Tahoe Lupine (3)
Lupinus meionanthus
Tall Swamp Onion (10)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (23)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (16)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-stem Aster (8)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (8)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (20)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-leaf Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia triphylla
Three-tooth Oceanspray (8)
Horkelia tridentata
Thymeleaf Speedwell (5)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (4)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tongue Clarkia (2)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Wintergreen (7)
Pyrola dentata
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (12)
Collinsia torreyi
Torrey's Monkeyflower (51)
Diplacus torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (9)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (5)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turpentine Wavewing (8)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Umbrella Plant (20)
Darmera peltata
Utah Serviceberry (3)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (57)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Velvety Stickseed (8)
Hackelia velutina
Violet Star Cup (2)
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (13)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapatum Arrowhead (7)
Sagittaria cuneata
Washington Lily (9)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (22)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Watson's Spikemoss (10)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (19)
Castilleja applegatei
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (1)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Wax Currant (24)
Ribes cereum
Waxy Checker-mallow (4)
Sidalcea glaucescens
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bell-heather (1)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (11)
Iris missouriensis
Western Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus occidentalis
Western Columbine (78)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (3)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Fence Lizard (33)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Beardtongue (23)
Penstemon laetus
Western Grebe (1)
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Jacob's-ladder (4)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (5)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Peony (5)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (19)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Sweet-cicely (3)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (19)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (4)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (17)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (5)
Contopus sordidulus
White Fir (22)
Abies concolor
White Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus albus
White Triteleia (4)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (9)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (19)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-headed Woodpecker (17)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-veined Wintergreen (19)
Pyrola picta
Whitney's Bristleweed (3)
Hazardia whitneyi
Whitney's Milkvetch (5)
Astragalus whitneyi
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Williamson's Sapsucker (11)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Willow Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax traillii
Wilson's Warbler (4)
Cardellina pusilla
Wolf Lichen (16)
Letharia vulpina
Wood Beauty (5)
Drymocallis lactea
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Desert-dandelion (2)
Malacothrix floccifera
Woolly Mule's-ears (67)
Wyethia mollis
Wright's Buckwheat (11)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow Coral Mushroom (2)
Ramaria rasilispora
Yellow Navarretia (2)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (14)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (23)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (7)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (5)
Morchella tomentosa
a fungus (2)
Melampsorella elatina
a fungus (17)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (3)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (2)
Phylloscypha phyllogena
a fungus (23)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (2)
Plicaria endocarpoides
a fungus (6)
Morchella angusticeps
a fungus (4)
Puccinia jonesii
a fungus (2)
Pyronema omphalodes
a fungus (2)
Gastroboletus vividus
a fungus (3)
Ganoderma oregonense
a fungus (3)
Cortinarius magnivelatus
a fungus (5)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (13)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (2)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (2)
Butyriboletus primiregius
a fungus (16)
Boletus rex-veris
poke knotweed (2)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (10)

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

California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,391 ha
GNR33.1%
California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,735 ha
GNR24.0%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 787 ha
10.9%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 673 ha
GNR9.3%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 605 ha
GNR8.4%
GNR4.2%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 288 ha
GNR4.0%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 83 ha
GNR1.1%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 44 ha
0.6%

Caples Creek

Caples Creek Roadless Area

Eldorado National Forest, California · 17,854 acres