Cedar Bench

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 8,915 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (60)

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

Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Black-necked Stilt (1)
Himantopus mexicanus
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Butterfly Milkweed (1)
Asclepias tuberosa
Canyon Treefrog (2)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Common Sagebrush Lizard (2)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (5)
Uta stansburiana
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Desert Nightsnake (1)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Desert Spiny Lizard (2)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Tarantula (4)
Aphonopelma iodius
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (2)
Yucca baccata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gila Monster (2)
Heloderma suspectum
Golden Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia aurea
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mexican Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Missouri Gourd (1)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon angustifolium
New Mexico Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Perennial Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Plateau Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus tristichus
Purple Spring-parsley (2)
Cymopterus purpureus
Red-spotted Toad (4)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
Seaside Heliotrope (1)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Shrub Live Oak (1)
Quercus turbinella
Silverleaf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus argophyllus
Slender Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma tenellum
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea truncata
Spring Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Thurber's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum thurberi
Thurber's Spineflower (2)
Centrostegia thurberi
Tiger Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Utah Agave (15)
Agave utahensis
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Weak-stem Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus flexuosus
Western Banded Gecko (1)
Coleonyx variegatus
Western Black-legged Tick (1)
Ixodes pacificus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Skink (1)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Whipple Cholla (8)
Cylindropuntia whipplei
White-margined Gentian (1)
Frasera albomarginata
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Zebra-tailed Lizard (3)
Callisaurus draconoides
a crab spider (1)
Xysticus apachecus
Federally Listed Species (6)

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.

Jones' Cycladenia
Cycladenia humilis var. jonesiiThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Mojave Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (6)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (10)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,834 ha
GNR50.8%
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,053 ha
GNR29.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 240 ha
G36.7%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 155 ha
4.3%
1.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 65 ha
GNR1.8%
Mojave Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 48 ha
GNR1.3%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 36 ha
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.1%

Cedar Bench

Cedar Bench Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 8,915 acres