Heather Lake

Wenatchee National Forest · Washington · 10,628 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (352)

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

Whitebark Pine (3)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(1)
Cortinarius sp. 'Harrower53'
(1)
Russula benwooii
(1)
Simziella major
(1)
Thaxterogaster americanoporphyropus
(1)
Calonarius magnificus
(1)
Lactarius glutigriseus
(1)
Entoloma bisporigerum
(1)
Cortinarius brunneoalbus
Aggregating Harvestman (1)
Nelima paessleri
Alaska-cedar (2)
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Alaskan Clubmoss (1)
Diphasiastrum sitchense
Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum aleuticum
Alpine Bog Laurel (1)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Marsh Violet (3)
Viola palustris
Alpine Speedwell (2)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Spicy Wintergreen (1)
Gaultheria humifusa
Alpine Yellow Fleabane (1)
Erigeron aureus
Alsike Clover (2)
Trifolium hybridum
American Alpine Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium americanum
American Bistort (8)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (1)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American False Hellebore (18)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (13)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (10)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Rockbrake (3)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Trailplant (3)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Anderson's Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum andersonii
Angel Wings (1)
Pleurocybella porrigens
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Bear's Head (5)
Hericium abietis
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Blackfoot Paxillus (1)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Blue-joint Reedgrass (1)
Calamagrostis canadensis
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Booted Knight (3)
Tricholoma focale
Bracken Fern (9)
Pteridium aquilinum
Brain Mushroom (2)
Gyromitra esculenta
Brandegee's Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium brandegeei
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Bull Elephant's-head (4)
Pedicularis groenlandica
California Black Currant (8)
Ribes bracteosum
California Polemonium (3)
Polemonium californicum
Canada Jay (9)
Perisoreus canadensis
Candlesnuff Fungus (1)
Xylaria hypoxylon
Carolina Tassel-rue (12)
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Cascade Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon serrulatus
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (5)
Callospermophilus saturatus
Cascade Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma cascadensis
Cascades Frog (15)
Rana cascadae
Cat-tonque Liverwort (1)
Conocephalum salebrosum
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (2)
Poecile rufescens
Chilean Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Clasping Twisted-stalk (3)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Clustered Collybia (1)
Connopus acervatus
Coastal Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys chamissonis
Columbian Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia columbiana
Columbian Lily (2)
Lilium columbianum
Columbian Monkshood (9)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Coral Slime (2)
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Common Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goat's-beard (19)
Aruncus dioicus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Speedwell (1)
Veronica officinalis
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (6)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (7)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Witch's Hair Lichen (3)
Alectoria sarmentosa
Common Yarrow (4)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Pinwheel (1)
Pseudomarasmius pallidocephalus
Cow-parsnip (9)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Beardtongue (7)
Penstemon davidsonii
Creeping Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus repens
Cusick's Speedwell (1)
Veronica cusickii
Dalmatian Toadflax (1)
Linaria dalmatica
Davis' knotweed (1)
Koenigia davisiae
Deer Fern (15)
Struthiopteris spicant
Delicious Milkcap (1)
Lactarius deliciosus
Devil's Tooth (1)
Hydnellum peckii
Devil's-club (31)
Oplopanax horridus
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (2)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Spiraea (2)
Spiraea douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (5)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir Cone Mushroom (1)
Strobilurus trullisatus
Dragon Cladonia (1)
Cladonia squamosa
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Edible Thistle (16)
Cirsium edule
Elmer Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja elmeri
Engelmann's Aster (1)
Doellingeria engelmannii
English Oak (1)
Quercus robur
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
False Lily-of-the-Valley (2)
Maianthemum dilatatum
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla flabellifolia
Fendler's Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Field Horsetail (3)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (36)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble (5)
Rubus pedatus
Fly Amanita (13)
Amanita muscaria
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fragmenting Coral Lichen (1)
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (4)
Parnassia fimbriata
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (7)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (13)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Glandular Willowherb (1)
Epilobium hallianum
Gnome-plant (1)
Hemitomes congestum
Golden Gilled Mushroom (1)
Chrysomphalina chrysophylla
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Grand Fir (2)
Abies grandis
Great Northern Aster (1)
Canadanthus modestus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja miniata
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (4)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry (17)
Rubus lasiococcus
Harsh Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja hispida
Heartleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Marmot (3)
Marmota caligata
Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge (1)
Carex scopulorum
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (5)
Primula jeffreyi
King Bolete (5)
Boletus edulis
Lace Foamflower (16)
Tiarella trifoliata
Large Fringe-cup (1)
Tellima grandiflora
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Largeleaf Avens (2)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Sandwort (3)
Moehringia macrophylla
Leafy Lousewort (6)
Pedicularis racemosa
Leather-leaf Saxifrage (9)
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Lentil Shanklet (1)
Collybia tuberosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (19)
Erythranthe lewisii
Little Prickly Sedge (1)
Carex echinata
Littleleaf Miner's-lettuce (3)
Montia parvifolia
Littleleaf Silverback (6)
Luina hypoleuca
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Long-legged Hypholoma (1)
Hypholoma elongatum
Long-toed Salamander (4)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Oregon-grape (5)
Berberis nervosa
Longtail Wild Ginger (4)
Asarum caudatum
Mackenzie's Wolf Spider (1)
Pardosa mackenziana
Majestic Amanita (2)
Amanita augusta
Marsh Valerian (17)
Valeriana sitchensis
Mertens' Coralroot (10)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mertens' Sedge (8)
Carex mertensii
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Hemlock (26)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris montana
Multiflora Rose (1)
Rosa multiflora
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Noble Fir (5)
Abies procera
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (2)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Red Belt (1)
Fomitopsis mounceae
One-sided Wintergreen (12)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Fuzzyfoot (1)
Xeromphalina campanella
Orange Peel Fungus (1)
Aleuria aurantia
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Boxleaf (15)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oval-leaf Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (3)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Bananaslug (1)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Bleedingheart (11)
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Marten (2)
Martes caurina
Pacific Oak Fern (4)
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Pacific Silver Fir (32)
Abies amabilis
Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus
Pale Oyster (1)
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Pearly Everlasting (21)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Phantom Orchid (1)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Pinemat Manzanita (4)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Mountain-heath (19)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Proszynski's Jumping Spider (1)
Evarcha proszynskii
Purple Cortinarius (4)
Cortinarius violaceus
Purple Foxglove (1)
Digitalis purpurea
Purple-red Waxy Cap (1)
Hygrophorus purpurascens
Pyrola-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum pyrolifolium
Queen's veil mountain fern (1)
Oreopteris quelpartensis
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainier Blueberry (2)
Vaccinium deliciosum
Red Baneberry (4)
Actaea rubra
Red Elderberry (12)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Huckleberry (2)
Vaccinium parvifolium
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rose Meadowsweet (16)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Gomphidius (1)
Gomphidius subroseus
Rosy Twisted-stalk (4)
Streptopus lanceolatus
Rowan blister mite (1)
Eriophyes sorbi
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Running Clubmoss (4)
Lycopodium clavatum
Russet Scaly Tricholoma (2)
Tricholoma vaccinum
Rusty-hair Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes ferruginea
Salal (1)
Gaultheria shallon
Salmonberry (17)
Rubus spectabilis
Saskatoon (3)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (6)
Turbinellus floccosus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Segmented Luetkea (22)
Luetkea pectinata
Self-heal (7)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Shaggy Peatmoss (2)
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sheep Sorrel (1)
Rumex acetosella
Short-stem Russula (1)
Russula brevipes
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Running Crab Spider (1)
Philodromus spectabilis
Siberian Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia sibirica
Single-flowered Clintonia (28)
Clintonia uniflora
Sitka Mountain-ash (20)
Sorbus sitchensis
Sitka Willow (3)
Salix sitchensis
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Skunkweed (1)
Navarretia squarrosa
Slender Bog Orchid (8)
Platanthera stricta
Slender Wintergreen (7)
Gaultheria ovatifolia
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (5)
Caltha leptosepala
Small-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (12)
Castilleja parviflora
Snowbank Fairy Helmet (3)
Mycena overholtsii
Soapy Tricholoma (1)
Tricholoma saponaceum
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Sooty Grouse (10)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Fleabane (1)
Erigeron divergens
Spreading Phlox (3)
Phlox diffusa
Spreading Stonecrop (3)
Sedum divergens
Spruce Grouse (1)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (10)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Squashberry (1)
Viburnum edule
Stairstep Moss (1)
Hylocomium splendens
Starflower Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Subalpine Fir (8)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (6)
Erigeron glacialis
Subarctic Ladyfern (4)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugarstick (4)
Allotropa virgata
Sulphur Tuft (2)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sunshine Amanita (2)
Amanita aprica
Sweet-scent Bedstraw (2)
Galium triflorum
Tall Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus acris
Tapered Matchstick Lichen (1)
Pilophorus clavatus
Taylor's Draba (1)
Draba taylorii
Thimbleberry (14)
Rubus parviflorus
Thread Rush (1)
Juncus filiformis
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Towering Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias townsendii
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Trailing Clubmoss (1)
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Twinflower (8)
Linnaea borealis
Varied Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia glauca
Varied Thrush (1)
Ixoreus naevius
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Vine Maple (10)
Acer circinatum
Virginia Strawberry (2)
Fragaria virginiana
Western Bell-heather (5)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Columbine (15)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf Dogwood (8)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Hemlock (17)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Pasqueflower (2)
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Western Red-cedar (8)
Thuja plicata
Western Roughleaf Violet (1)
Viola orbiculata
Western Swordfern (1)
Polystichum munitum
Western Toad (9)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (30)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (2)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western White Pine (5)
Pinus monticola
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Cheese Polypore (1)
Tyromyces chioneus
White-flowered Rhododendron (14)
Rhododendron albiflorum
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
White-tailed Ptarmigan (1)
Lagopus leucura
White-veined Wintergreen (3)
Pyrola picta
White-winged Crossbill (2)
Loxia leucoptera
Willow Tarspot (1)
Rhytisma salicinum
Winter Chanterelle (1)
Craterellus tubaeformis
Woodland Forget-me-not (1)
Myosotis sylvatica
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow Lepiota (1)
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow Mountain-heath (1)
Phyllodoce glanduliflora
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (2)
Lysichiton americanus
Yellow Willowherb (3)
Epilobium luteum
Yellow-devil (1)
Pilosella floribunda
Yellowstone Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba incerta
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Anthracobia melaloma
a fungus (4)
Aureoboletus mirabilis
a fungus (1)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (6)
Boletus smithii
a fungus (1)
Caloboletus rubripes
a fungus (2)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (2)
Cantharellus formosus
a fungus (1)
Capitotricha bicolor
a fungus (1)
Collybiopsis subpruinosa
a fungus (1)
Coltricia perennis
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius alboglobosus
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius albovariegatus
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius pinguis
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius tubarius
a fungus (2)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
a fungus (1)
Donadinia nigrella
a fungus (1)
Entoloma ortonii
a fungus (1)
Exobasidium burtii
a fungus (1)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Ganoderma oregonense
a fungus (1)
Gastroboletus ruber
a fungus (2)
Gomphus clavatus
a fungus (4)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (1)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Hygrocybe coccineocrenata
a fungus (1)
Hypomyces aurantius
a fungus (1)
Inocybe lacera
a fungus (1)
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
a fungus (1)
Laccaria pumila
a fungus (1)
Lyophyllum semitale
a fungus (2)
Mycena strobilinoidea
a fungus (1)
Mythicomyces corneipes
a fungus (1)
Plectania melastoma
a fungus (4)
Polyporoletus sylvestris
a fungus (1)
Pycnoporellus fulgens
a fungus (5)
Rhytisma arbuti
a fungus (1)
Spodocybe trulliformis
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma atrofibrillosum
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma dulciolens
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma murrillianum
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma subacutum
a fungus (1)
Truncocolumella citrina
a fungus (6)
Turbinellus kauffmanii
a fungus (1)
Vibrissea truncorum
a jumping spider (1)
Pelegrina aeneola
greater bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus pedunculatus
watermelon snow (3)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
western rattlesnake root (1)
Nabalus hastatus
Federally Listed Species (11)

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.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (9)

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

Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,814 ha
GNR42.2%
Pacific Northwest Dry Silver Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,278 ha
GNR29.7%
GNR9.8%
GNR4.5%
GNR3.1%
GNR2.5%
GNR2.0%
Pacific Northwest Alpine Dry Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 70 ha
GNR1.6%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 63 ha
GNR1.5%

Heather Lake

Heather Lake Roadless Area

Wenatchee National Forest, Washington · 10,628 acres