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Inyo National Forest · California · 5,687 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (485)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (10)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (11)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (21)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(2)
Boechera howellii
Alfalfa (7)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (11)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Chipmunk (5)
Neotamias alpinus
Alpine Gentian (19)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (15)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (26)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (17)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (10)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (3)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Speedwell (7)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (16)
Salix petrophila
American Avocet (2)
Recurvirostra americana
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (3)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (12)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Dipper (33)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (7)
Falco sparverius
American Mink (2)
Neogale vison
American Pika (53)
Ochotona princeps
American Pipit (6)
Anthus rubescens
American Robin (36)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (3)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (3)
Veronica americana
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Anderson's Aster (2)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Anderson's Thistle (14)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (12)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (142)
Purshia tridentata
Arctic Pearlwort (2)
Sagina saginoides
Arizona Cinquefoil (5)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arizona Thistle (2)
Cirsium arizonicum
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (7)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (25)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (5)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (3)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (50)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beavertail Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia basilaris
Belding's Ground Squirrel (28)
Urocitellus beldingi
Bewick's Wren (2)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Greasewood (3)
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Big Sagebrush (70)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (54)
Juniperus grandis
Bigelow's Sneezeweed (4)
Helenium bigelovii
Bitter Cherry (13)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (20)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-chinned Hummingbird (4)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-crowned Night Heron (2)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (4)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (2)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Sparrow (2)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blue False Gilia (2)
Allophyllum gilioides
Blue Stickseed (2)
Hackelia micrantha
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Blunt Stonecrop (3)
Sedum obtusatum
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (22)
Elymus elymoides
Bouncing-bet (23)
Saponaria officinalis
Bracken Fern (8)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (43)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Bittercress (2)
Cardamine breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (45)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cinquefoil (15)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (7)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (25)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Sedge (3)
Carex breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (18)
Spizella breweri
Brewer's Whitlow-grass (7)
Draba breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea bridgesii
Brittle Spineflower (4)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Broadleaf Lupine (2)
Lupinus latifolius
Brook Trout (14)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (8)
Salmo trutta
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (4)
Molothrus ater
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (30)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (13)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bullock's Oriole (8)
Icterus bullockii
Bushtit (3)
Psaltriparus minimus
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (3)
Neotoma cinerea
California Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Blushing Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Flattened Jumping Spider (2)
Platycryptus californicus
California Ground Squirrel (6)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Gull (47)
Larus californicus
California Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (2)
Callipepla californica
California Red Fir (2)
Abies magnifica
California Valerian (7)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (21)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (6)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Carpet Clover (11)
Trifolium monanthum
Carson City Larkspur (12)
Delphinium andersonii
Case's Milkvetch (5)
Astragalus casei
Cassin's Finch (25)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cassin's Vireo (5)
Vireo cassinii
Cattle Egret (2)
Ardea ibis
Cedar Waxwing (4)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (15)
Bromus tectorum
Clark's Nutcracker (47)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (2)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Swallow (58)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Clokey's Fleabane (4)
Erigeron clokeyi
Clubmoss Ivesia (22)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Columbian Monkshood (12)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Dandelion (4)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Goldeneye (2)
Bucephala clangula
Common Loon (1)
Gavia immer
Common Merganser (6)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (6)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (32)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (5)
Chordeiles minor
Common Poorwill (6)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Purslane (2)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Raven (3)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (79)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sunflower (2)
Helianthus annuus
Common Yarrow (34)
Achillea millefolium
Congdon's Sedge (4)
Carex congdonii
Cooper's Hawk (2)
Astur cooperii
Costa's Hummingbird (2)
Calypte costae
Coulter's Fleabane (10)
Erigeron coulteri
Coyote (4)
Canis latrans
Coyote Tobacco (8)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Beardtongue (42)
Penstemon davidsonii
Crested Wheatgrass (3)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (106)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly-cup Gumweed (6)
Grindelia squarrosa
Curveseed Butterwort (2)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Dark Goosefoot (2)
Chenopodium atrovirens
Dark-eyed Junco (20)
Junco hyemalis
Davidson's Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Denseleaf Whitlow-grass (5)
Draba densifolia
Desert Gooseberry (9)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Mountain Phlox (16)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (108)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (21)
Castilleja chromosa
Different-nerve Sedge (4)
Carex heteroneura
Douglas' Campion (2)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Sedge (5)
Carex douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (18)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (2)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (5)
Artemisia douglasiana
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Dryobates pubescens
Dragon Wormwood (5)
Artemisia dracunculus
Drummond's Thistle (5)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (7)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Alpine Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja nana
Dwarf Cheeseweed (2)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (28)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (25)
Phlox condensata
Eared Grebe (2)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (5)
Vireo gilvus
Entireleaf Ragwort (2)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (32)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Esmeralda Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum esmeraldense
Eurasian Collared-Dove (10)
Streptopelia decaocto
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla flabellifolia
Fendler's Meadowrue (3)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-seeded Whitlow-grass (3)
Draba oligosperma
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (9)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (63)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-horn Smotherweed (2)
Bassia hyssopifolia
Flat-spine Bursage (16)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Fly Amanita (2)
Amanita muscaria
Foothill Deathcamas (6)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Forster's Tern (1)
Sterna forsteri
Fox Sparrow (10)
Passerella iliaca
Foxtail Barley (4)
Hordeum jubatum
Fragile Fern (3)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fremont Cottonwood (6)
Populus fremontii
Garden Snapdragon (2)
Antirrhinum majus
Giant Blazingstar (55)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Glandular Labrador-tea (5)
Rhododendron columbianum
Glandular Layia (3)
Layia glandulosa
Golden Currant (4)
Ribes aureum
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (33)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-fruit Sedge (3)
Carex aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (18)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (6)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (10)
Pituophis catenifer
Gordon's Ivesia (4)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (6)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (36)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Flycatcher (6)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Horsebrush (23)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray's Lovage (4)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (28)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Basin Spadefoot (4)
Spea intermontana
Great Basin Wildrye (23)
Leymus cinereus
Great Horned Owl (5)
Bubo virginianus
Great-tailed Grackle (3)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (34)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (9)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Tringa melanoleuca
Green Mormon-tea (4)
Ephedra viridis
Green Rock-posy Lichen (2)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-tailed Towhee (28)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Raillardella (5)
Raillardella scaposa
Ground Juniper (9)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Woodpecker (11)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Thrush (4)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (10)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (20)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (58)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooded Merganser (1)
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooker's Evening-primrose (54)
Oenothera elata
Horned Lark (9)
Eremophila alpestris
House Finch (7)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (2)
Passer domesticus
Jeffrey's Pine (59)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (15)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (3)
Lupinus caudatus
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King Bolete (3)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (17)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (3)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (8)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (4)
Collomia grandiflora
Lazuli Bunting (6)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (8)
Neotamias minimus
Least Grapefern (4)
Botrychium simplex
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (131)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (11)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (15)
Draba lemmonii
Lesser Goldfinch (8)
Spinus psaltria
Little Elephant's-head (7)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (38)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (19)
Pinus contorta
Loggerhead Shrike (3)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-stalk Clover (4)
Trifolium longipes
Long-stalked Stitchwort (4)
Stellaria longipes
Long-tailed Weasel (2)
Neogale frenata
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (13)
Crepis acuminata
Low Scorpionweed (21)
Phacelia humilis
Mallard (17)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (18)
Parnassia palustris
Meadow Goat's-beard (9)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (5)
Phleum pratense
Mealy Brittle-stem (4)
Psathyrotes annua
Mono Lake Brine Shrimp (3)
Artemia monica
Mono Lake Lupine (13)
Lupinus duranii
Mountain Bluebird (18)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (27)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (4)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Hemlock (2)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Quail (2)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Snowberry (22)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (6)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Whitethorn (19)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (21)
Monardella odoratissima
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mt. Lyell Shrew (4)
Sorex lyelli
Mule Deer (38)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (52)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (17)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (17)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Collomia (6)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (21)
Salix exigua
Needle-and-Thread (8)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia nevadensis
Newberry's Beardtongue (50)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (8)
Melica stricta
Northern Flicker (15)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Harrier (3)
Circus hudsonius
Northern House Wren (23)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Scorpion (4)
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Yellow Warbler (7)
Setophaga aestiva
Oceanspray (6)
Holodiscus discolor
One-seed Pussy-paws (6)
Calyptridium monospermum
Orange-crowned Warbler (2)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Checker-mallow (4)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (13)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (89)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Loon (1)
Gavia pacifica
Pacific Treefrog (47)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (10)
Delphinium glaucum
Parry's Rush (3)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (21)
Allium bisceptrum
Peregrine Falcon (4)
Falco peregrinus
Perennial Pea (2)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Podilymbus podiceps
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Siskin (7)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (8)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (2)
Viola pinetorum
Pinemat Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pinyon Jay (3)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Prairie Flax (42)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (6)
Lupinus lepidus
Prickly Lettuce (2)
Lactuca serriola
Primrose Monkeyflower (13)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Ivesia (7)
Horkeliella congdonis
Pursh's Milkvetch (10)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (17)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy Nuthatch (3)
Sitta pygmaea
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (4)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (83)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (6)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rambling Fleabane (4)
Erigeron vagus
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (18)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Crossbill (4)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (9)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Nuthatch (3)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (45)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-naped Sapsucker (4)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (28)
Cornus sericea
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (19)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (7)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (6)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
River Beauty (2)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rock Groundsel (6)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Pigeon (1)
Columba livia
Rock Wren (5)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (27)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria media
Rose Meadowsweet (4)
Spiraea splendens
Rosette Tiquilia (9)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rosy Buckwheat (19)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rothrock's Fiddleleaf (20)
Nama rothrockii
Rough Horsetail (4)
Equisetum hyemale
Royal Beardtongue (14)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (16)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (110)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher (10)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sagebrush Sparrow (3)
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Sargent's Catchfly (5)
Silene sargentii
Saskatoon (2)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Say's Phoebe (6)
Sayornis saya
Scalebud (11)
Anisocoma acaulis
Scarlet Skyrocket (29)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scouler's Willow (2)
Salix scouleriana
Shaggy Hawkweed (7)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (8)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (9)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Shockley's Ivesia (7)
Ivesia shockleyi
Siberian Elm (2)
Ulmus pumila
Sierra Beardtongue (9)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (5)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Columbine (87)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (10)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (63)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (22)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Onion (5)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Podistera (5)
Podistera nevadensis
Sierra Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Wallflower (8)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (7)
Raillardella argentea
Silver Buffaloberry (8)
Shepherdia argentea
Silver Maple (3)
Acer saccharinum
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Lupine (7)
Lupinus argenteus
Silvery Ragwort (2)
Packera cana
Single-leaf Pine (37)
Pinus monophylla
Skunky Monkeyflower (20)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Whitlowgrass (3)
Draba albertina
Small Skeletonplant (2)
Stephanomeria exigua
Small Tiger Lily (19)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-fruit Bulrush (5)
Scirpus microcarpus
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Smooth White Violet (2)
Viola macloskeyi
Song Sparrow (12)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (14)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny Hop-sage (70)
Grayia spinosa
Spiny Milkvetch (7)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spotted Sandpiper (3)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (8)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Fleabane (6)
Erigeron divergens
Spreading Phlox (17)
Phlox diffusa
Stalked Fleabane (8)
Erigeron algidus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (44)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (31)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Steppe Agoseris (3)
Agoseris parviflora
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (32)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (86)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (2)
Amanita aprica
Surf Scoter (1)
Melanitta perspicillata
Swamp Whiteheads (24)
Angelica capitellata
Tall Baby's-breath (3)
Gypsophila paniculata
Tall Swamp Onion (34)
Allium validum
Tall Tumble-mustard (2)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tall White Bog Orchid (48)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Whitlow-grass (2)
Draba praealta
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (35)
Eriogonum elatum
Tansy-leaf Suncup (2)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Tennessee Warbler (3)
Leiothlypis peregrina
Terrestrial Gartersnake (20)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (7)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (2)
Carex filifolia
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (15)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tobacco Ceanothus (4)
Ceanothus velutinus
Torrey's Stickleaf (5)
Mentzelia torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (8)
Myadestes townsendi
Transmontane Sand-verbena (10)
Abronia turbinata
Tree Swallow (7)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tree-lined Oxytheca (3)
Oxytheca dendroidea
Turkey Vulture (15)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine Wavewing (2)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Two-color Scorpionweed (32)
Phacelia bicolor
Utah Serviceberry (18)
Amelanchier utahensis
Vagrant Shrew (4)
Sorex vagrans
Veiled Polypore (3)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Vesper Sparrow (7)
Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow (21)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virgate Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia heterophylla
Virginia Strawberry (6)
Fragaria virginiana
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (2)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Washoe Suncup (2)
Camissonia pusilla
Watercress (2)
Nasturtium officinale
Watson's Spikemoss (9)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (33)
Ribes cereum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bell-heather (8)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Black Widow Spider (5)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Blue Iris (67)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (21)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (67)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Grebe (1)
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Jacob's-ladder (9)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (8)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Meadowlark (2)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Sweet-shrub (3)
Calycanthus occidentalis
Western Tanager (15)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (13)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (3)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (28)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (3)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (17)
Abies concolor
White Poplar (5)
Populus alba
White Sagebrush (12)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (7)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (16)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-headed Woodpecker (2)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-tailed Jackrabbit (7)
Lepus townsendii
White-tailed Ptarmigan (4)
Lagopus leucura
White-tip Clover (3)
Trifolium variegatum
White-winged Dove (1)
Zenaida asiatica
Whitestem Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Wilcox's Eriastrum (25)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Williamson's Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Willow Flycatcher (2)
Empidonax traillii
Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia vulpina
Wood Duck (1)
Aix sponsa
Woods' Rose (44)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (86)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (2)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Wright's Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-bellied Marmot (76)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-headed Blackbird (6)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias amoenus
Yellow-rumped Warbler (18)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (5)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (3)
Puccinia monoica
chocolate drops (7)
Caulanthus sierrae
glandular lewisia (3)
Lewisia glandulosa
gray chickensage (3)
Artemisia albicans
watermelon snow (3)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (13)

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 Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis sierraeEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (27)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (25)

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 Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (14)

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

California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 390 ha
GNR16.9%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 296 ha
GNR12.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 269 ha
GNR11.7%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 191 ha
GNR8.3%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 174 ha
7.5%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 153 ha
GNR6.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 143 ha
G36.2%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 127 ha
GNR5.5%
GNR5.0%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 110 ha
GNR4.8%
GNR4.0%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 89 ha
3.9%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 51 ha
GNR2.2%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 47 ha
GNR2.0%

Horse Mdw.

Horse Mdw. Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 5,687 acres