Garcia Mountain

Los Padres National Forest · California · 7,850 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (309)

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

California Red-legged Frog (1)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Purple Amole (5)
Hooveria purpureaThreatened
(1)
Trombidium
(1)
Habronattus mustaciatus
(1)
Habronattus tarsalis
(1)
Xerocomellus mendocinensis
(2)
Ortholasma levipes
Acorn Woodpecker (4)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Woodsorrel (1)
Oxalis pes-caprae
Alvord Oak (1)
Quercus × alvordiana
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (9)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
Aquatic Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis atratus
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bentham's Bush Lupine (2)
Lupinus albifrons
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Bigberry Manzanita (15)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (4)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Sage (7)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (4)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Blewit (1)
Collybia nuda
Blow-wives (1)
Achyrachaena mollis
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Bright Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora socialis
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Broom Rushrose (1)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Bushy Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Bay (1)
Umbellularia californica
California Blue-eyed-grass (7)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia californica
California Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus californicus
California Coffeeberry (2)
Frangula californica
California Creamcup (1)
Platystemon californicus
California Cudweed (2)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium californicum
California Dodder (1)
Cuscuta californica
California Flannelbush (2)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Foothill Pine (2)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden Violet (4)
Viola pedunculata
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys bullata
California Indigobush (2)
Amorpha californica
California Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (13)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mucronea (1)
Mucronea californica
California Newt (1)
Taricha torosa
California Peony (12)
Paeonia californica
California Pitcher-sage (9)
Lepechinia calycina
California Polypody (2)
Polypodium californicum
California Poppy (3)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (3)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (5)
Artemisia californica
California Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (13)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Spikenard (1)
Aralia californica
California Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza brachypoda
California Sycamore (7)
Platanus racemosa
California Toothwort (2)
Cardamine californica
California White Oak (14)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (3)
Calasterella californica
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe nasuta
Candlesnuff Fungus (1)
Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlestick Amanita (1)
Amanita calyptratoides
Canyon Live Oak (1)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (3)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Sunflower (1)
Venegasia carpesioides
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (8)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (2)
Ribes malvaceum
Chick Lupine (3)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chicory (1)
Cichorium intybus
Chocolate-lily (2)
Fritillaria biflora
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (15)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Live × Interior Live Oak (1)
Quercus agrifolia × wislizeni
Coast Night Snake (1)
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
Coast Range Melicgrass (1)
Melica imperfecta
Coastal Woodfern (2)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (8)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (8)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (6)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Indian Clover (1)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Stickyseed (1)
Blennosperma nanum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cornsilk Inocybe (1)
Pseudosperma sororium
Cougar (2)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (5)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote Wildmint (2)
Monardella villosa
Creeping Sage (5)
Salvia sonomensis
Cutleaf Crane's-bill (1)
Geranium dissectum
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Fiesta-flower (4)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Red Bat (1)
Lasiurus frantzii
Desert Tarantula (4)
Aphonopelma iodius
Distant Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (14)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas' Lupine (2)
Lupinus nanus
Douglas' Savory (1)
Clinopodium douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (1)
Artemisia douglasiana
Durango Root (4)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (3)
Baccharis pilularis
Dwarf Rosinweed (2)
Calycadenia villosa
Eastern Fox Squirrel (1)
Sciurus niger
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Eastwood's Manzanita (9)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (6)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (2)
Umbilicaria phaea
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Erect Plantain (8)
Plantago erecta
Fall Thistle (5)
Cirsium occidentale
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Flowering Flax (1)
Linum grandiflorum
Foothill Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Clover (2)
Trifolium ciliolatum
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fuchsia-flower Gooseberry (5)
Ribes speciosum
Giant Canyon Woodlouse (1)
Porcellio dilatatus
Giant Chainfern (2)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Gold Poppy (6)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Goldback Fern (4)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Ear-drops (1)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden Fleece (1)
Ericameria arborescens
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias
Hairy Curtain Crust (1)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Hartweg's Tauschia (1)
Tauschia hartwegii
Heartleaf Beardtongue (4)
Keckiella cordifolia
Holly-leaf Navarretia (1)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (2)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (3)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Honey Fungus (1)
Armillaria mellea
Honey-scent Navarretia (1)
Navarretia mellita
Hooked Navarretia (1)
Navarretia hamata
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Hummingbird-trumpet (4)
Epilobium canum
Hutton's Vireo (1)
Vireo huttoni
Indian Valley Centrostegia (1)
Aristocapsa insignis
Indian Warrior (17)
Pedicularis densiflora
Interior Live Oak (3)
Quercus wislizeni
Jones's Bushmallow (3)
Malacothamnus jonesii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (5)
Adiantum jordanii
Kaweah River Bush-monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus calycinus
Kit Fox (1)
Vulpes macrotis
Lace Lichen (1)
Ramalina menziesii
Lanceleaf Live-forever (2)
Dudleya lanceolata
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Liver Bolete (1)
Suillellus amygdalinus
Long-beak Heron's-bill (2)
Erodium botrys
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-spur Plectritis (1)
Plectritis ciliosa
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Longstem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elongatum
Maltese Star-thistle (2)
Centaurea melitensis
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (2)
Nemophila menziesii
Menzies' Gooseberry (1)
Ribes menziesii
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (4)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Mount Diablo Lupine (1)
Lupinus pachylobus
Mountain-mahogany (5)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (9)
Asclepias fascicularis
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (2)
Troglodytes aedon
Oak Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus inornatus
Oak Toughshank (2)
Collybiopsis quercophila
Oak-loving Elfin Saddle (1)
Helvella dryophila
Oceanspray (4)
Holodiscus discolor
Old-Man-in-the-Spring (1)
Senecio vulgaris
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (8)
Primula clevelandii
Palmer's Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus palmeri
Paniculate Tarweed (1)
Deinandra paniculata
Peninsular Onion (2)
Allium peninsulare
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (22)
Salvia spathacea
Pitted Onion (1)
Allium lacunosum
Plummer's Baccharis (1)
Baccharis plummerae
Poison Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula bipinnata
Poodle-dog Bush (3)
Eriodictyon parryi
Prickly Phlox (9)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Black-snakeroot (5)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple Nodding Needlegrass (1)
Nassella pulchra
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (3)
Collinsia heterophylla
Purple-beak False Owl's-clover (1)
Triphysaria micrantha
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Red Firedot Lichen (1)
Polycauliona luteominia
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Owl's-clover (10)
Castilleja exserta
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Buteo lineatus
Red-spot Clarkia (1)
Clarkia speciosa
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ribbon-wood (7)
Adenostoma sparsifolium
Rose Clover (1)
Trifolium hirtum
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Roundleaf Scurfpea (1)
Hoita orbicularis
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1)
Aimophila ruficeps
Sacapellote (3)
Acourtia microcephala
Sago Pondweed (1)
Stuckenia pectinata
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
San Luis Obispo County Lupine (3)
Lupinus ludovicianus
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (42)
Calochortus simulans
Santa Barbara Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus impressus
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus trichopodus
Scarlet Bugler (3)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Seaside Heliotrope (1)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sierra Bindweed (1)
Calystegia malacophylla
Sierra Foothill Owl's-clover (2)
Castilleja densiflora
Silver Garden Orbweaver (1)
Argiope argentata
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Micropus californicus
Slender Tropidocarpum (1)
Tropidocarpum gracile
Small-flower Catchfly (4)
Silene gallica
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja minor
Small-head Clover (1)
Trifolium microcephalum
Snowy Egret (1)
Egretta thula
Soft Brome (2)
Bromus hordeaceus
Southern Alligator Lizard (3)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southwestern Carrot (1)
Daucus pusillus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (7)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Speckled Clarkia (4)
Clarkia cylindrica
Splendid Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus splendens
Splitgill (1)
Schizophyllum commune
Sticky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia viscida
Stingaree-bush (4)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (1)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Strawberry-head Clover (1)
Trifolium fragiferum
Streambank Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (2)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Skunk (3)
Mephitis mephitis
Succulent Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus succulentus
Sulphur Shelf (1)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (1)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Toyon (11)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (8)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana glauca
Tree-of-Heaven (1)
Ailanthus altissima
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Two-striped Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis hammondii
Umbrella Larkspur (1)
Delphinium umbraculorum
Vinegarweed (1)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Viscid Bolete (1)
Aureoboletus flaviporus
Wavy-leaf Whitethorn (3)
Ceanothus foliosus
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (4)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria cuneata
Wedge-leaf Oceanspray (1)
Horkelia cuneata
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Acmispon glaber
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (5)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (8)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Poppy (1)
Papaver californicum
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Speckled Dace (1)
Rhinichthys klamathensis
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Mariposa Lily (9)
Calochortus albus
White-stem Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium moschatum
White-tip Clover (4)
Trifolium variegatum
Wild Turkey (5)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willowleaf False Willow (3)
Baccharis salicifolia
Witches' Butter (1)
Exidia glandulosa
Woolly Bluecurls (15)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Yerba Santa (9)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (31)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Star-thistle (5)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (2)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-billed Magpie (1)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (1)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-yarrow (5)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Young Sporocarps (1)
Fuscoporia gilva
a fungus (2)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
a fungus (1)
Marasmius plicatulus
a fungus (1)
Omphalotus olivascens
blue dicks (7)
Dipterostemon capitatus
turkey mullein (3)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (15)

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.

California Jewelflower
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus obsoletus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (14)

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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,230 ha
GNR70.2%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 328 ha
GNR10.3%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 226 ha
GNR7.1%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 147 ha
GNR4.6%
California Valley Oak Savanna
Tree / Hardwood · 61 ha
GNR1.9%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 60 ha
1.9%
GNR1.1%

Garcia Mountain

Garcia Mountain Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 7,850 acres