Guaje Canyon

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 6,104 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (347)

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

Jemez Mountains Salamander (1)
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
(4)
Astraeus morganii
(2)
Boechera centrifendleri
(7)
Campanula petiolata
(1)
Agaricus summensis
(8)
Anticlea elegans
Acorn Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Alfalfa (3)
Medicago sativa
Alkali Sacaton (1)
Sporobolus airoides
Alpine Cancer-root (2)
Conopholis alpina
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (39)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (3)
Vicia americana
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
American Three-toed Woodpecker (2)
Picoides dorsalis
American cauliflower mushroom (1)
Sparassis americana
Apache beardtongue (2)
Penstemon oliganthus
Apache-plume (17)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Valerian (2)
Valeriana arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bearberry (11)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon barbatus
Bearded Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla crinita
Bedstraw Milkweed (2)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Bluestem (1)
Andropogon gerardi
Bigelow's Groundsel (3)
Senecio bigelovii
Bighorn Sheep (2)
Ovis canadensis
Birdbill Dayflower (3)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-eyed-Susan (9)
Rudbeckia hirta
Blue Grama (2)
Bouteloua gracilis
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bog Yellowcress (1)
Rorippa palustris
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (2)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (4)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broom Groundsel (1)
Senecio spartioides
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Butter-and-eggs (1)
Linaria vulgaris
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Violet (11)
Viola canadensis
Canyon Towhee (1)
Melozone fusca
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Catnip (1)
Nepeta cataria
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chihuahua Ground-cherry (2)
Physalis neomexicana
Choke Cherry (6)
Prunus virginiana
Cliff Jamesia (3)
Jamesia americana
Climbing Nightshade (1)
Solanum dulcamara
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (26)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Colorado Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis multiflora
Colorado Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe minor
Columbian Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis columbiana
Common Blue-mustard (9)
Chorispora tenella
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Mullein (12)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Purslane (1)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sunflower (6)
Helianthus annuus
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (6)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cowpen Crownbeard (3)
Verbesina encelioides
Creeping Oregon-grape (22)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dalmatian Toadflax (11)
Linaria dalmatica
Davis Mountain Stickseed (1)
Hackelia floribunda
Desert Groundsel (1)
Senecio eremophilus
Diffuse Knapweed (1)
Centaurea diffusa
Dissected Bahia (12)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Dotted Gayfeather (21)
Liatris punctata
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dragon Wormwood (3)
Artemisia dracunculus
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Cheeseweed (2)
Malva neglecta
Eaton's Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris rufa
Elegant Sedge (1)
Carex bella
English Plantain (2)
Plantago lanceolata
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
False Parasol (1)
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Fendler's Barberry (13)
Berberis fendleri
Fendler's Bluebell (5)
Mertensia fendleri
Fendler's Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (3)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fendler's Ragwort (1)
Packera fendleri
Fendler's Sandwort (7)
Eremogone fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (9)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fetid Dogweed (3)
Dyssodia papposa
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Chickweed (3)
Cerastium arvense
Field Goldenrod (3)
Solidago nemoralis
Field Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium campestre
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (13)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (4)
Yucca baccata
Fly Amanita (7)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Barley (2)
Hordeum jubatum
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fragrant Thorough-wort (3)
Ageratina herbacea
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Gambel Oak (11)
Quercus gambelii
Garden Cornflower (1)
Centaurea cyanus
Geyer's Onion (6)
Allium geyeri
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden Corydalis (3)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-Hardhack (4)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus inamoenus
Gray Fox (2)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray's Lousewort (7)
Pedicularis procera
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja miniata
Green Nightshade (1)
Solanum nitidibaccatum
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Greenhead Coneflower (2)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (32)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Hairy Valerian (12)
Valeriana edulis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Harsh False Goldenaster (5)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hoary Tansy-aster (4)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Evening-primrose (4)
Oenothera elata
Hopi-tea (2)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Horse Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla hippiana
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
James' Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Labrador Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja septentrionalis
Large-bract Vervain (2)
Verbena bracteata
Largeleaf Periwinkle (1)
Vinca major
Largeleaf Sandwort (2)
Moehringia macrophylla
Lesser Burdock (1)
Arctium minus
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Little Bluestem (2)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Littleleaf Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus microphyllus
Lobster Mushroom (1)
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Longleaf Mock Thelypody (1)
Pennellia longifolia
Longleaf Stitchwort (1)
Stellaria longifolia
Lyreleaf Greeneyes (1)
Berlandiera lyrata
Maidenhair Spleenwort (3)
Asplenium trichomanes
Male Fern (1)
Dryopteris filix-mas
Many-flower Threadleaf (1)
Picradeniopsis multiflora
Many-flower Viguiera (6)
Heliomeris multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (7)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (5)
Tragopogon dubius
Mediterranean Serpent-root (3)
Scorzonera laciniata
Metcalfe's Wood-sorrel (2)
Oxalis metcalfei
Missouri Goldenrod (1)
Solidago missouriensis
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Golden-banner (6)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Leaftail (2)
Pericome caudata
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Muhly (2)
Muhlenbergia montana
Mountain Ninebark (6)
Physocarpus monogynus
Mountain Pennycress (5)
Noccaea fendleri
Mouse Barley (1)
Hordeum murinum
Mule Deer (27)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munro's Grass (1)
Munroa squarrosa
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
Myrtle Spurge (2)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrowleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon angustifolius
Narrowleaf Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (3)
Mirabilis linearis
Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexican Yellow Flax (1)
Linum neomexicanum
New Mexico Groundsel (12)
Packera neomexicana
New Mexico Locust (13)
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Rock-shield Lichen (1)
Xanthoparmelia novomexicana
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Woolly-white (2)
Hymenopappus newberryi
Nodding Onion (10)
Allium cernuum
Nodding Rockrose (5)
Helianthella quinquenervis
Northern Bedstraw (2)
Galium boreale
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Gentian (3)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Spleenwort (1)
Asplenium septentrionale
Nuttall's Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria parvifolia
One-seeded Juniper (1)
Juniperus monosperma
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (5)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange Fuzzyfoot (1)
Xeromphalina campanella
Panhandle Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry Thistle (6)
Cirsium parryi
Parry's Goldenweed (5)
Oreochrysum parryi
Parry's Lousewort (5)
Pedicularis parryi
Perennial Pea (4)
Lathyrus latifolius
Perkysue (15)
Tetraneuris argentea
Pin Clover (17)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pineywoods Geranium (11)
Geranium caespitosum
Piper's Oregon-grape (7)
Berberis aquifolium
Plateau Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis velox
Prairie Flax (5)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (5)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie-smoke (7)
Geum triflorum
Puncture-vine (3)
Tribulus terrestris
Purslane Speedwell (1)
Veronica peregrina
Pygmy Nuthatch (1)
Sitta pygmaea
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (1)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (4)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (10)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (5)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red Tree Brain Fungus (1)
Peniophora rufa
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Bitterweed (9)
Hymenoxys richardsonii
Richardson's Geranium (8)
Geranium richardsonii
Ringtail (1)
Bassariscus astutus
Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (1)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Red (1)
Boletus rubriceps
Rocky Mountain Townsend-daisy (3)
Townsendia eximia
Rose-heath (6)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Menodora (1)
Menodora scabra
Rubber Rabbitbrush (11)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Russian Olive (6)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Sand Coreopsis (1)
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sand Dropseed (3)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand Violet (6)
Viola adunca
Sapello Canyon Larkspur (2)
Delphinium sapellonis
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (22)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (11)
Penstemon palmeri
Scotch Cotton-thistle (8)
Onopordum acanthium
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Sharply Conic Waxgill (1)
Hygrocybe acutoconica
Short-awn Foxtail (1)
Alopecurus aequalis
Showy Fleabane (7)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Siberian Elm (3)
Ulmus pumila
Siberian Peashrub (1)
Caragana arborescens
Side-bells Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Skeleton-leaf Bursage (1)
Ambrosia tomentosa
Slender Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon gracilis
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (1)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Smooth Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon glaber
Smooth Blue Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum laeve
Smooth Sumac (1)
Rhus glabra
Snow Fleabane (1)
Erigeron nivalis
Soft Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pulcherrima
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Southern Mountains Paintbrush (1)
Castilleja nelsonii
Southwest Cosmos (3)
Cosmos parviflorus
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (5)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (2)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (1)
Escobaria vivipara
Split-peg Lichen (1)
Cladonia cariosa
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Spotted Saxifrage (2)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spotted Towhee (3)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Fleabane (4)
Erigeron divergens
Spring Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Starflower Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Goldenrod (3)
Solidago simplex
Stiff Sunflower (1)
Helianthus pauciflorus
Stinking Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia rusbyi
Strap Coral Fungus (1)
Clavariadelphus ligula
Strict Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium montanum
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Superb Fleabane (2)
Erigeron eximius
Sweet William (3)
Dianthus barbatus
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Thicket Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Trumpet Gooseberry (2)
Ribes leptanthum
Trumpet Lichen (1)
Cladonia fimbriata
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (4)
Pinus edulis
Underwood's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella underwoodii
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (6)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Serviceberry (3)
Amelanchier utahensis
Virgate Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia heterophylla
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia's Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis virginiae
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Oak (3)
Quercus × undulata
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Wayfaringtree (2)
Viburnum lantana
Western Blue Iris (20)
Iris missouriensis
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Goldenweed (2)
Pyrrocoma crocea
Western Red Columbine (8)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (8)
Erysimum capitatum
Whipple's Beardtongue (11)
Penstemon whippleanus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-margin Pussytoes (4)
Antennaria marginata
Wild Bergamot (9)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Carrot (1)
Daucus carota
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Winged Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum alatum
Wolf's Currant (1)
Ribes wolfii
Wood Lily (3)
Lilium philadelphicum
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woods' Rose (9)
Rosa woodsii
Wright Thelypody (3)
Thelypodium wrightii
Wright's Goldenrod (2)
Solidago wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Owl's-clover (2)
Orthocarpus luteus
Zone-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo albonotatus
a fungus (1)
Polyozellus multiplex
a fungus (1)
Pholiota squarrosoides
a fungus (1)
Pleurotus populinus
a fungus (1)
Alloclavaria purpurea
a fungus (3)
Astraeus hygrometricus
a fungus (1)
Boletus barrowsii
curlytop gumweed (4)
Grindelia nuda
fetid goosefoot (4)
Dysphania incisa
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.

Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
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 (16)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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 Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte australis
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (11)

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

Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 812 ha
GNR32.9%
GNR14.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 282 ha
GNR11.4%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 220 ha
GNR8.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 205 ha
GNR8.3%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 197 ha
G38.0%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 163 ha
GNR6.6%
GNR2.4%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 57 ha
GNR2.3%
G30.9%
G30.4%

Guaje Canyon

Guaje Canyon Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 6,104 acres