Chama Wilderness

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 1,295 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (88)

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

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Packera cliffordii
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Aztec Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus proximus
Beard-lip Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon barbatus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-billed Magpie (1)
Pica hudsonia
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Canada Mint (1)
Mentha canadensis
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Conspicuous Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia conspicua
Crandall's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon crandallii
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Dock-leaf Smartweed (1)
Persicaria lapathifolia
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus drummondii
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Fendler's Barberry (1)
Berberis fendleri
Few-flowered Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia pauciflora
Field Sagewort (1)
Artemisia campestris
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (1)
Yucca baccata
Fragrant Thorough-wort (1)
Ageratina herbacea
Gambel Oak (2)
Quercus gambelii
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground-cover Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus humistratus
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hollyleaf Clover (2)
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Horse Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla hippiana
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
James' Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Long-flower Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus depressus
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Longleaf Squirreltail (1)
Elymus longifolius
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Muttongrass (2)
Poa fendleriana
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Nevada Peavine (2)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexico Thistle (2)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia polyacantha
Plateau Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis velox
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Redroot Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (1)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Sand Lupine (1)
Lupinus ammophilus
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Seemly Sweetpea (1)
Lathyrus eucosmus
Showy Milkweed (2)
Asclepias speciosa
Slender Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma tenellum
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Steppe Agoseris (1)
Agoseris parviflora
Sticky False Starwort (2)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus officinalis
Triangular-valve Dock (1)
Rumex triangulivalvis
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (2)
Ratibida columnifera
Western Red Columbine (1)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rosea
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Potato (1)
Solanum jamesii
Woodhouse's Toad (1)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
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 (7)

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
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (7)

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

GNR35.1%
GNR26.0%
GNR15.5%
GNR6.9%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 36 ha
G36.9%
GNR2.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 13 ha
G32.5%

Chama Wilderness

Chama Wilderness Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 1,295 acres