Horseshoe Springs

Los Padres National Forest · California · 14,089 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (90)

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

California Red-legged Frog (1)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
(1)
Thysanocarpus laciniatus
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Acmispon americanus
Big-pod Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus megacarpus
Bigberry Manzanita (4)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigleaf Maple (2)
Acer macrophyllum
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (2)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Blessed Milk-thistle (1)
Silybum marianum
Botta Clarkia (1)
Clarkia bottae
Bushy Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Currant (2)
Ribes californicum
California Indigobush (2)
Amorpha californica
California Live Oak (2)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mycena (1)
Mycena californiensis
California Peony (1)
Paeonia californica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Scrub Oak (1)
Quercus berberidifolia
Canyon Liveforever (2)
Dudleya cymosa
Chalk Live-forever (1)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chick Lupine (1)
Lupinus microcarpus
Coffee Fern (4)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (1)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (2)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (3)
Quercus douglasii
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (1)
Baccharis pilularis
Elegant Clarkia (1)
Clarkia unguiculata
Ensatina (1)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Gold Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Goldback Fern (1)
Pentagramma triangularis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Sage (3)
Salvia leucophylla
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hemphill Westernslug (1)
Hesperarion hemphilli
Hollyleaf Cherry (1)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (2)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum jordanii
June Mushroom (2)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Knobcone Pine (3)
Pinus attenuata
Longstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elongatum
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias merriami
Mohave Lupine (1)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mourning Dove (2)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias fascicularis
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria ojaiensis
Pacific Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Padre's Shootingstar (1)
Primula clevelandii
Pitcher Sage (4)
Salvia spathacea
Prickly Phlox (3)
Linanthus californicus
Ribbon-wood (1)
Adenostoma sparsifolium
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus simulans
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (3)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus trichopodus
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Short-spike Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys pycnantha
Slender Oat (1)
Avena barbata
Snowplant (1)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus longiflorus
Statice Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steindachner's Ebony Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma steindachneri
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (2)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Western Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis ligusticifolia
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
Winter Vetch (1)
Vicia villosa
Woolly-pod Milkweed (3)
Asclepias eriocarpa
a centipede (1)
Scolopocryptops gracilis
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,905 ha
GNR68.5%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 446 ha
GNR7.8%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 292 ha
GNR5.1%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 282 ha
GNR5.0%
GNR3.8%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 203 ha
GNR3.6%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 105 ha
GNR1.8%

Horseshoe Springs

Horseshoe Springs Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 14,089 acres