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Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 20,044 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (23)

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

(1)
Hygrophorus pustulatoides
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
Black Henbane (1)
Hyoscyamus niger
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (4)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Skunk Polemonium (4)
Polemonium viscosum
Soft Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum molle
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Larkspur (1)
Delphinium occidentale
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
a fungus (1)
Lactarius rubrilacteus
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (6)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (8)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,233 ha
GNR27.5%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,861 ha
GNR22.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,408 ha
GNR17.4%
GNR13.6%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 570 ha
7.0%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 341 ha
GNR4.2%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 257 ha
GNR3.2%
GNR2.9%

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Highlands Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 20,044 acres