Granite Chief

Tahoe National Forest · California · 6,546 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (488)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (5)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (8)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(12)
Navarretia intertexta
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (4)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (9)
Ribes montigenum
Alsike Clover (5)
Trifolium hybridum
American Beaver (25)
Castor canadensis
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (7)
Acmispon americanus
American Bistort (39)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (44)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (5)
Fulica americana
American Dipper (18)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goshawk (7)
Astur atricapillus
American Mistletoe (4)
Arceuthobium americanum
American Pika (10)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (74)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (39)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Trailplant (5)
Adenocaulon bicolor
American White Pelican (8)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Wigeon (6)
Mareca americana
Anderson's Thistle (183)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (9)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (82)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (9)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (39)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (47)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Asiatic Clam (21)
Corbicula fluminea
Austin's Milkvetch (6)
Astragalus austiniae
Baker's Violet (7)
Viola bakeri
Bald Eagle (24)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Ball-head Standing-cypress (15)
Ipomopsis congesta
Band-tailed Pigeon (9)
Patagioenas fasciata
Barn Swallow (5)
Hirundo rustica
Beaked Sedge (7)
Carex utriculata
Bear Valley Buckwheat (24)
Eriogonum ursinum
Belted Kingfisher (10)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big Sagebrush (9)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (145)
Juniperus grandis
Bigleaf Maple (4)
Acer macrophyllum
Bitter Cherry (64)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (26)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-backed Woodpecker (10)
Picoides arcticus
Black-headed Grosbeak (4)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Stickseed (12)
Hackelia micrantha
Blunt Stonecrop (102)
Sedum obtusatum
Bobcat (5)
Lynx rufus
Bog Buckbean (8)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (14)
Elymus elymoides
Bowl Clover (5)
Trifolium cyathiferum
Bracken Fern (66)
Pteridium aquilinum
Bractless Hedge-hyssop (5)
Gratiola ebracteata
Branching Scorpionweed (8)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Angelica (38)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (40)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Golden-aster (43)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (34)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (143)
Phyllodoce breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (55)
Pellaea bridgesii
Broad-stem Onion (111)
Allium platycaule
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (7)
Lepidium latifolium
Brook Trout (4)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (18)
Certhia americana
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (55)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (15)
Molothrus ater
Bubble Gum Fungus (7)
Pholiota nubigena
Bud Saxifrage (7)
Micranthes bryophora
Bufflehead (14)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Bluegrass (7)
Poa bulbosa
Bulbous Woodland-star (9)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (34)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (40)
Cirsium vulgare
Bush Beardtongue (11)
Keckiella lemmonii
Butter-and-eggs (10)
Linaria vulgaris
California Black Oak (14)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blushing Monkeyflower (131)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Coffeeberry (4)
Frangula californica
California Ground Squirrel (12)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Mountain-ash (17)
Sorbus californica
California Polemonium (35)
Polemonium californicum
California Poppy (9)
Eschscholzia californica
California Rayless Fleabane (12)
Erigeron inornatus
California Red Fir (81)
Abies magnifica
California Rockrose (44)
Helianthella californica
California Skullcap (27)
Scutellaria californica
California Turret Spider (5)
Atypoides riversi
California Valerian (61)
Valeriana californica
California Waterleaf (10)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Californian False Hellebore (272)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (68)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (4)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (19)
Haemorhous cassinii
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (4)
Montia chamissoi
Chickpea Milkvetch (11)
Astragalus cicer
Chicory (22)
Cichorium intybus
Chipping Sparrow (20)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (14)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Swallow (12)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Columbian Monkshood (43)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Camassia (22)
Camassia quamash
Common Dandelion (11)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Feverfew (6)
Tanacetum parthenium
Common Gartersnake (45)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldeneye (9)
Bucephala clangula
Common Loon (6)
Gavia immer
Common Merganser (109)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (19)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (58)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (5)
Chordeiles minor
Common Raven (26)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (30)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common St. John's-wort (18)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (25)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (39)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (12)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (134)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (10)
Astur cooperii
Coralline Monkeyflower (6)
Erythranthe corallina
Coulter's Fleabane (15)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (57)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (30)
Canis latrans
Cusick's Speedwell (7)
Veronica cusickii
Dark-eyed Junco (93)
Junco hyemalis
Davis' knotweed (21)
Koenigia davisiae
Deerbrush (4)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (21)
Aspidotis densa
Dense-flower Spike-primrose (5)
Epilobium densiflorum
Diffuse Groundsmoke (4)
Gayophytum diffusum
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (6)
Fuligo septica
Double Honeysuckle (124)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Campion (12)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Knotweed (5)
Polygonum douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (92)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (13)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (6)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Anemone (11)
Anemone drummondii
Dusky Flycatcher (4)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Alpine Indian-paintbrush (18)
Castilleja nana
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (14)
Leucophysalis nana
Dwarf Hesperochiron (12)
Hesperochiron pumilus
Eared Grebe (8)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (7)
Vireo gilvus
Eaton's Firecracker (4)
Penstemon eatonii
English Plantain (5)
Plantago lanceolata
Entireleaf Ragwort (56)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (13)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eurasian Water-milfoil (4)
Myriophyllum spicatum
Explorers' Gentian (62)
Gentiana calycosa
False Tarantula (8)
Calisoga longitarsis
Fendler's Meadowrue (12)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flower Meadowrue (8)
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Field Bindweed (4)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (16)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pepper-grass (7)
Lepidium campestre
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (342)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (26)
Amanita muscaria
Foothill Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Four-line Honeysuckle (33)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (28)
Passerella iliaca
Fragile Fern (10)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (13)
Parnassia fimbriata
Fringed Pinesap (8)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Fuller's Teasel (7)
Dipsacus fullonum
Gadwall (5)
Mareca strepera
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (36)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (277)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (19)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Glandular Labrador-tea (32)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Pholiota (10)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden Triteleia (98)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-Hardhack (15)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (5)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (110)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (20)
Misumena vatia
Graceful Cinquefoil (24)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (18)
Linanthus pungens
Gray's Lovage (23)
Ligusticum grayi
Great Blue Heron (9)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (109)
Castilleja miniata
Green-head Rush (6)
Juncus chlorocephalus
Green-tailed Towhee (27)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Manzanita (152)
Arctostaphylos patula
Ground Juniper (4)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Owl's-clover (16)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Woodpecker (34)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heartleaf Arnica (6)
Arnica cordifolia
Hermit Warbler (10)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hoary Buckwheat (23)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (21)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (4)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (13)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooded Merganser (10)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hot-rock Beardtongue (18)
Penstemon deustus
Huckleberry Oak (159)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (75)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (46)
Calocedrus decurrens
Jeffrey's Pine (54)
Pinus jeffreyi
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (5)
Phidippus johnsoni
Jointed-spike Sedge (4)
Carex athrostachya
Juniper Mistletoe (6)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Killdeer (10)
Charadrius vociferus
King Bolete (4)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (32)
Eremogone kingii
Koch's Wolf Spider (5)
Alopecosa kochi
Lace Lipfern (52)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lahontan Redside (5)
Richardsonius egregius
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (4)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (8)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (30)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flower Wire-lettuce (12)
Stephanomeria lactucina
Largeleaf Avens (4)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Pondweed (6)
Potamogeton amplifolius
Lazuli Bunting (9)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Dwarf Knotweed (6)
Polygonum minimum
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (391)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (4)
Silene lemmonii
Lemmon's Willow (6)
Salix lemmonii
Little Elephant's-head (70)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (96)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (12)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (120)
Pinus contorta
Long-eared Chipmunk (6)
Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Long-spur Lupine (10)
Lupinus arbustus
Long-stalk Clover (26)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (11)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Low Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia humilis
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (121)
Ceanothus prostratus
Mallard (68)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marumleaf Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum marifolium
Meadow Deathcamas (7)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (24)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (6)
Phleum pratense
Menzies' Wintergreen (44)
Chimaphila menziesii
Milky Kelloggia (48)
Kelloggia galioides
Mount Lyell Salamander (4)
Hydromantes platycephalus
Mountain Bluebird (28)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (95)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (6)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Hemlock (67)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (86)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Navarretia (11)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Snowberry (5)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Tarweed (8)
Madia glomerata
Mountain Whitethorn (139)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (138)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (7)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (11)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (59)
Erythranthe moschata
Naked Buckwheat (50)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Willow (9)
Salix exigua
Nashville Warbler (7)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (63)
Agastache urticifolia
Nevada Bitterroot (18)
Lewisia nevadensis
Newberry's Beardtongue (391)
Penstemon newberryi
Nipple-seed Plantain (11)
Plantago major
Nodding Melicgrass (4)
Melica stricta
North American Porcupine (4)
Erethizon dorsatum
North American River Otter (16)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (5)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Flicker (22)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Yellow Warbler (5)
Setophaga aestiva
Oceanspray (42)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (10)
Contopus cooperi
One-flower Bleedinghearts (31)
Dicentra uniflora
One-seed Pussy-paws (176)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (37)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Sponge Polypore (9)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Orange-crowned Warbler (7)
Leiothlypis celata
Orchard Grass (7)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon Checker-mallow (58)
Sidalcea oregana
Oregon Whitetop Aster (12)
Sericocarpus oregonensis
Osprey (31)
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Marten (6)
Martes caurina
Pacific Stonecrop (5)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (126)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (14)
Delphinium glaucum
Panicled Willowherb (4)
Epilobium brachycarpum
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (13)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Pearly Everlasting (33)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Perennial Pea (24)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pied-billed Grebe (4)
Podilymbus podiceps
Pileated Woodpecker (10)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Grosbeak (5)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Spike (4)
Chroogomphus vinicolor
Pine Violet (41)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (12)
Viola pinetorum
Pine Woods Horkelia (30)
Horkelia fusca
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (6)
Matricaria discoidea
Pinemat Manzanita (109)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (57)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (19)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Wintergreen (10)
Pyrola asarifolia
Piper's Oregon-grape (11)
Berberis aquifolium
Plums and Custard (4)
Tricholomopsis rutilans
Poison-hemlock (7)
Conium maculatum
Ponderosa Pine (10)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Flax (28)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (26)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (7)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (4)
Lactuca serriola
Primrose Monkeyflower (63)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Milkweed (55)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple Missionbells (9)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple Sandspurry (8)
Spergularia rubra
Pygmy Nuthatch (9)
Sitta pygmaea
Quaking Aspen (116)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (5)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (11)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (12)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (6)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (66)
Sambucus racemosa
Red False Buckthorn (4)
Frangula rubra
Red Sierra Onion (15)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Nuthatch (44)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (16)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (98)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (25)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (4)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-necked Duck (12)
Aythya collaris
Rock Wren (4)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (52)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite (13)
Aceria calaceris
Rose Meadowsweet (336)
Spiraea splendens
Royal Beardtongue (21)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (40)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (42)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (7)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (39)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sand Violet (10)
Viola adunca
Saskatoon (4)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (5)
Turbinellus floccosus
Scarlet Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Scarlet Skyrocket (203)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Willow (19)
Salix scouleriana
Sculpted Puffball (27)
Calvatia sculpta
Self-heal (10)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Hawkweed (17)
Hieracium horridum
Shasta Clover (6)
Trifolium productum
Sheep Sorrel (4)
Rumex acetosella
Shelton's Violet (6)
Viola sheltonii
Short-stem Slippery Jack (11)
Suillus brevipes
Showy Milkweed (10)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Beardtongue (20)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (17)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Corydalis (5)
Corydalis caseana
Sierra Currant (80)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Gartersnake (36)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (90)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jewelflower (100)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Mariposa Lily (7)
Calochortus minimus
Sierra Monkeyflower (11)
Diplacus leptaleus
Sierra Newt (13)
Taricha sierrae
Sierra Onion (41)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Pincushion (4)
Chaenactis nevadensis
Sierra Primrose (27)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Stickseed (10)
Hackelia nervosa
Sierra Wallflower (7)
Erysimum perenne
Signal Crayfish (21)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silky Raillardella (7)
Raillardella argentea
Single-head Goldenweed (7)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (29)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Sky-blue Beardtongue (81)
Penstemon azureus
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (8)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Slim-stem Beardtongue (11)
Penstemon gracilentus
Small Tiger Lily (147)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (5)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-head Tarweed (4)
Hemizonella minima
Smooth White Violet (23)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (435)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Snowshoe Hare (16)
Lepus americanus
Soft-haired Snowberry (20)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Solomon's-plume (141)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (14)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (38)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Speckled Alder (18)
Alnus incana
Spotted Coralroot (69)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (14)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (93)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (105)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (17)
Maianthemum stellatum
Starry Ladies'-Tresses (5)
Spiranthes × stellata
Starved Daisy (24)
Erigeron miser
Steller's Jay (125)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (12)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Gooseberry (34)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stivers' Annual Lupine (8)
Lupinus stiversii
Stream Trefoil (12)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streambank Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fleabane (20)
Erigeron glacialis
Subarctic Ladyfern (5)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugar Pine (21)
Pinus lambertiana
Sugarstick (8)
Allotropa virgata
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (87)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Summit Lupine (5)
Lupinus apertus
Swamp Whiteheads (24)
Angelica capitellata
Tall White Bog Orchid (50)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (29)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-stem Aster (33)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (22)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (219)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-leaf Bitterroot (16)
Lewisia triphylla
Thymeleaf Speedwell (7)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (20)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tobacco Ceanothus (123)
Ceanothus velutinus
Toothed Wintergreen (29)
Pyrola dentata
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (22)
Collinsia torreyi
Torrey's Monkeyflower (105)
Diplacus torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (9)
Myadestes townsendi
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (6)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turpentine Wavewing (8)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Upland Yellow Violet (4)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Serviceberry (40)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (114)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Velvety Stickseed (13)
Hackelia velutina
Virginia Strawberry (12)
Fragaria virginiana
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (39)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Washington Lily (18)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (38)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Water-plantain Buttercup (12)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Watson's Spikemoss (5)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (49)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (67)
Ribes cereum
Waxy Checker-mallow (172)
Sidalcea glaucescens
West Coast Goldenrod (6)
Solidago elongata
Western Bell-heather (7)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (4)
Iris missouriensis
Western Bluebird (4)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (251)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Doghobble (4)
Leucothoe davisiae
Western Fence Lizard (116)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Beardtongue (30)
Penstemon laetus
Western Gray Squirrel (4)
Sciurus griseus
Western Jacob's-ladder (6)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (80)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Mountain Aster (9)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Peony (71)
Paeonia brownii
Western Porterella (60)
Porterella carnosula
Western Rattlesnake (6)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Sweet-cicely (8)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (59)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (96)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wallflower (19)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (58)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (26)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (13)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (122)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (7)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (19)
Melilotus albus
White Triteleia (37)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-breasted Nuthatch (9)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (21)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (62)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-headed Woodpecker (49)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-margin Knotweed (4)
Polygonum polygaloides
White-stem Raspberry (5)
Rubus leucodermis
White-veined Wintergreen (104)
Pyrola picta
Whitney's Milkvetch (49)
Astragalus whitneyi
Williamson's Sapsucker (8)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Willow Dock (5)
Rumex salicifolius
Wilson's Warbler (12)
Cardellina pusilla
Wolf Lichen (76)
Letharia vulpina
Wood Beauty (7)
Drymocallis lactea
Woods' Rose (12)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (325)
Wyethia mollis
Woolly-flower Gooseberry (5)
Ribes lasianthum
Wright's Buckwheat (21)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow Navarretia (4)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (47)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (7)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (54)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-staining Collomia (7)
Collomia tinctoria
a bracket fungus (4)
Trichaptum abietinum
a fungus (6)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (45)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (11)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (13)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (6)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (6)
Ganoderma oregonense
a fungus (18)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (24)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (29)
Caloscypha fulgens
a jumping spider (5)
Habronattus americanus
alpine waterleaf (15)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
poke knotweed (55)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
Federally Listed Species (8)

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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (9)

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

California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,138 ha
GNR43.0%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 392 ha
GNR14.8%
GNR10.4%
Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 224 ha
8.5%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 209 ha
GNR7.9%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 158 ha
6.0%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 142 ha
GNR5.3%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 42 ha
GNR1.6%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 27 ha
GNR1.0%

Granite Chief

Granite Chief Roadless Area

Tahoe National Forest, California · 6,546 acres