Flag Creek

Malheur National Forest · Oregon · 7,716 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (133)

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

Alkali Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum frondosum
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
Anderson's Buttercup (3)
Ranunculus andersonii
Awl-fruit Sedge (1)
Carex stipata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bigleaf Sedge (1)
Carex amplifolia
Bloomer's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron bloomeri
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bowl Clover (1)
Trifolium cyathiferum
Brandegee's Onion (1)
Allium brandegeei
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Trout (1)
Salvelinus confluentus
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Buffaloberry (2)
Shepherdia canadensis
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (2)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Monkshood (2)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Diffuse Collomia (1)
Collomia tenella
Douglas' Knotweed (1)
Polygonum douglasii
Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus nanus
Entireleaf Ragwort (4)
Senecio integerrimus
Few-flowered Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia unispicata
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flattened Thornbush Lichen (1)
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Geyer's Sedge (1)
Carex geyeri
Giant Pinedrops (4)
Pterospora andromedea
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Blue Heron (1)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja miniata
Green-band Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Hairy Valerian (1)
Valeriana edulis
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hooded False Morel (1)
Paragyromitra infula
Large-flower Collomia (2)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-head Clover (1)
Trifolium macrocephalum
Largeleaf Sandwort (1)
Moehringia macrophylla
Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia linearis
Long-spur Lupine (2)
Lupinus arbustus
Longleaf Phlox (2)
Phlox longifolia
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Menzies' Catchfly (1)
Silene menziesii
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Mock Goldenweed (1)
Nestotus stenophyllus
Narrowleaf Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria angustifolia
Nevada Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia nevadensis
Northern Black Currant (2)
Ribes hudsonianum
Old Witch Panicgrass (1)
Panicum capillare
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Boxleaf (1)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oregon Checker-mallow (3)
Sidalcea oregana
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Philadelphia Fleabane (1)
Erigeron philadelphicus
Ponderosa Pine (4)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Green-gentian (2)
Frasera albicaulis
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Raven's Lomatium (2)
Lomatium ravenii
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red-stem Springbeauty (3)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Rockrose (1)
Helianthella uniflora
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Royal Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon speciosus
Sand Violet (4)
Viola adunca
Scouler's Willow (1)
Salix scouleriana
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron pumilus
Sheldon's Sedge (1)
Carex sheldonii
Short Sedge (1)
Carex rossii
Short-awn Foxtail (1)
Alopecurus aequalis
Showy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron speciosus
Shrubby Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon fruticosus
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Slender Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace filiformis
Slender Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma tenellum
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Spiked Larkspur (1)
Delphinium stachydeum
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stoloniferous Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria flagellaris
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sweet-smelling Hydnellum (1)
Hydnellum suaveolens
Tall Swamp Onion (1)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elatum
Taper-tip Onion (2)
Allium acuminatum
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tongue Clarkia (1)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola dentata
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Juniper (2)
Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch (2)
Larix occidentalis
Western Marsh Cudweed (1)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White-flower Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-head Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia helianthoides
White-veined Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola picta
Woodland Groundsel (1)
Senecio sylvaticus
Woolly Sedge (1)
Carex pellita
Yellow Navarretia (4)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-staining Collomia (1)
Collomia tinctoria
a fungus (1)
Amanita pantherinoides
a fungus (2)
Morchella tridentina
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (4)

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.

Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
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.

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
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.

Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (12)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,517 ha
GNR48.6%
GNR28.0%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 154 ha
GNR4.9%
GNR4.3%
Columbia Plateau Lava Rock Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 89 ha
GNR2.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 72 ha
GNR2.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 66 ha
GNR2.1%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 57 ha
G31.8%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 35 ha
GNR1.1%
GNR1.0%
GNR0.9%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 2 ha
G20.1%

Flag Creek

Flag Creek Roadless Area

Malheur National Forest, Oregon · 7,716 acres