Jefferies Canyon

Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico · 8,934 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (59)

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

Sacramento Mountains Thistle (6)
Cirsium vinaceumThreatened
Alligator Juniper (8)
Juniperus deppeana
Alpine Cancer-root (1)
Conopholis alpina
Apache-plume (9)
Fallugia paradoxa
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus platycercus
Cliff Fendlerbush (2)
Fendlera rupicola
Colorado Barberry (2)
Berberis haematocarpa
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana
Crevice Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus poinsettii
Fendler's Bladderpod (1)
Physaria fendleri
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Gambel's Quail (1)
Callipepla gambelii
Grassleaf Peavine (2)
Lathyrus graminifolius
Greater Earless Lizard (1)
Cophosaurus texanus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (5)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Little Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis inornatus
Missouri Gourd (2)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia angustifolia
New Mexico Locust (1)
Robinia neomexicana
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
One-seeded Juniper (5)
Juniperus monosperma
Parry's Agave (2)
Agave parryi
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pronghorn (1)
Antilocapra americana
Pyrrhuloxia (1)
Cardinalis sinuatus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Sandpaper Oak (1)
Quercus pungens
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Sideoats Grama (1)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Smooth Greensnake (1)
Opheodrys vernalis
Soaptree Yucca (4)
Yucca elata
Southwestern Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (80)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Subterranean Phlox (3)
Phlox nana
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Three-leaf Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis trifoliolata
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (20)
Pinus edulis
Weeping Lovegrass (1)
Eragrostis curvula
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus mollissimus
Wooton's Hawthorn (1)
Crataegus wootoniana
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Kuenzler's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleriThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Sacramento Mountains Thistle
Cirsium vinaceumThreatened
Sacramento Prickly-poppy
Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisectaEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (10)

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

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Henry's Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor henryi
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Sparrow
Peucaea cassinii
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (11)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,666 ha
GNR46.1%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 562 ha
GNR15.6%
GNR10.9%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 344 ha
GNR9.5%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 113 ha
GNR3.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 99 ha
G32.8%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 96 ha
GNR2.7%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 93 ha
GNR2.6%
GNR2.5%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 84 ha
GNR2.3%
G30.1%

Jefferies Canyon

Jefferies Canyon Roadless Area

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico · 8,934 acres