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Excelsior (NV)

Inyo National Forest · Nevada · 7,744 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)

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Observed Species (31)

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

Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum

Bruneau Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus bruneaunis

California Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium bellum

Canadian Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus canadensis

Carson City Larkspur (1)
Delphinium andersonii

Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata

Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana

Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua

Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora

Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer

Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis

Green Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra viridis

Horse (2)
Equus caballus

Inyo County Mariposa Lily (7)
Calochortus excavatus

Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia

Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum

Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum

Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua

Nearby Ground Spider (1)
Herpyllus propinquus

Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium

Panhandle Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia polyacantha

Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum

Pringle's Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum pringlei

Short-stalk Rhombo-pod (1)
Cleomella brevipes

Silver Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia argentea

Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum

Spiny-leaf Sowthistle (1)
Sonchus asper

Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum

Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum umbellatum

Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis

Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis

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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered

Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus

Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened

Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus

Vegetation (7)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Tree / Conifer · 1,626 ha

GNR51.9%

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe

Shrub / Shrubland · 1,070 ha

GNR34.2%

Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland

Shrub / Shrubland · 201 ha

G36.4%

Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland

Shrub / Shrubland · 199 ha

GNR6.4%

Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland

Herb / Grassland · 2 ha

G20.1%

Great Basin Foothill Streamside Woodland

Shrub / Riparian · 1 ha

G30.0%

Great Basin Foothill Streamside Woodland

Tree / Riparian · 1 ha

G30.0%