Juncal

Los Padres National Forest · California · 12,289 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (338)

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

Arroyo Toad (2)
Anaxyrus californicusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog (3)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
(3)
Boechera arcuata
Alkali Heath (1)
Frankenia salina
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (21)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Ashy Silktassel (1)
Garrya flavescens
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Basket Stinkhorn (1)
Clathrus ruber
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bentham's Bush Lupine (2)
Lupinus albifrons
Big-cone Douglas-fir (9)
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigberry Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigelow's tickseed (3)
Leptosyne bigelovii
Bigleaf Maple (5)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Sage (4)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (4)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Blewit (1)
Collybia nuda
Blue Field Gilia (6)
Gilia capitata
Blue-stem Beardtongue (2)
Keckiella ternata
Bobcat (3)
Lynx rufus
Botta Clarkia (3)
Clarkia bottae
Branching Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Rock-purslane (3)
Calandrinia breweri
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Broom Rushrose (3)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Brown Gardensnail (2)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Pelican (1)
Pelecanus occidentalisDL
Brown Widow (1)
Latrodectus geometricus
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bushy Spikemoss (8)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (20)
Calochortus venustus
California Ash (4)
Fraxinus dipetala
California Bay (5)
Umbellularia californica
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (5)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Chicory (3)
Rafinesquia californica
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Cudweed (7)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Currant (4)
Ribes californicum
California Figwort (2)
Scrophularia californica
California Flannelbush (1)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Indigobush (1)
Amorpha californica
California Juniper (2)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (3)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mussel (1)
Mytilus californianus
California Newt (1)
Taricha torosa
California Peony (5)
Paeonia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Rose (2)
Rosa californica
California Sage (17)
Salvia columbariae
California Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Oak (1)
Quercus dumosa
California Scrub Oak (4)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Seahare (1)
Aplysia californica
California Sheephead (1)
Bodianus pulcher
California Suncup (4)
Eulobus californicus
California Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza brachypoda
California Toothwort (1)
Cardamine californica
California Treefrog (9)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Wild Cabbage (3)
Caulanthus lasiophyllus
California asterella (4)
Calasterella californica
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe nasuta
Camp Martin Paintbrush (1)
Castilleja martini
Candy Cap (1)
Lactarius rubidus
Canyon Live Oak (1)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (2)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Sunflower (14)
Venegasia carpesioides
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (7)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (6)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Trefoil (4)
Acmispon grandiflorus
Chaparral Whitethorn (4)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Charcoal Burner (1)
Russula cyanoxantha
Cheatgrass (50)
Bromus tectorum
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (8)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Clark's Grebe (1)
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Desert-dandelion (5)
Malacothrix saxatilis
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (6)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (3)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Coast Trefoil (2)
Acmispon maritimus
Coastal Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (2)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (11)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Eucrypta (2)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Goldenstar (2)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Loon (1)
Gavia immer
Common Pacific Peavine (3)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Sand-aster (5)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Side-blotched Lizard (6)
Uta stansburiana
Cougar (4)
Puma concolor
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Death Cap (1)
Amanita phalloides
Double-crested Cormorant (2)
Nannopterum auritum
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dunn's Lobelia (6)
Palmerella debilis
Durango Root (8)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (2)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastwood's Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (3)
Clarkia unguiculata
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Erect Plantain (1)
Plantago erecta
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
European Sea Rocket (1)
Cakile maritima
Fall Thistle (9)
Cirsium occidentale
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Fascicled Tarweed (1)
Deinandra fasciculata
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Floriferous Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe floribunda
Flowering Flax (1)
Linum grandiflorum
Foothill Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Fragrant Sumac (7)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Deathcamas (6)
Toxicoscordion fremontii
Fuchsia-flower Gooseberry (1)
Ribes speciosum
Gadwall (1)
Mareca strepera
Giant Chainfern (3)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Kelp (1)
Macrocystis pyrifera
Giant Wildrye (1)
Leymus condensatus
Giant Woolstar (2)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gold Poppy (9)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Ear-drops (14)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden Fleece (8)
Ericameria arborescens
Gophersnake (12)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (2)
Madia gracilis
Gray Fox (6)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Sage (5)
Salvia leucophylla
Gray Whale (1)
Eschrichtius robustus
Great Egret (1)
Ardea alba
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Scaup (1)
Aythya marila
Green Heron (1)
Butorides virescens
Green Sunfish (2)
Lepomis cyanellus
Greenbark Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus spinosus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Whitethorn (7)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Harbor Seal (2)
Phoca vitulina
Heartleaf Beardtongue (10)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary-leaf Whitethorn (7)
Ceanothus crassifolius
Holly-leaf Navarretia (3)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (7)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (3)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Humboldt Lily (15)
Lilium humboldtii
Hummingbird-trumpet (11)
Epilobium canum
Indian Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus indicus
Interior Live Oak (1)
Quercus wislizeni
Intermediate Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis intermedia
Intermediate Wheatgrass (2)
Thinopyrum intermedium
Island False Bindweed (2)
Calystegia macrostegia
Lanceleaf Live-forever (5)
Dudleya lanceolata
Large-flower Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia grandiflora
Largeleaf Periwinkle (1)
Vinca major
Laurel Sumac (3)
Malosma laurina
Lawrence's Goldfinch (2)
Spinus lawrencei
Lax Twining-snapdragon (5)
Neogaerrhinum strictum
Leather-root Scurfpea (4)
Hoita macrostachya
Liver Bolete (1)
Suillellus amygdalinus
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Long-billed Curlew (1)
Numenius americanus
Long-stalked Phacelia (15)
Phacelia longipes
Longstem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elongatum
Maltese Star-thistle (50)
Centaurea melitensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mediterranean Mustard (1)
Hirschfeldia incana
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (10)
Nemophila menziesii
Merlin (2)
Falco columbarius
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (4)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (4)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Mohave Lupine (3)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mountain-mahogany (6)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Swordfern (1)
Polystichum imbricans
New Bride Blusher Amanita (1)
Amanita novinupta
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Ojai Bushmallow (4)
Malacothamnus nuttallii
Ojai Fritillary (11)
Fritillaria ojaiensis
Orobus-seed Liverwort (2)
Targionia hypophylla
Pacific Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Madrone (1)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Sand Crab (1)
Emerita analoga
Pacific Stonecrop (7)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Palmer's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus palmeri
Palmer's asterella (1)
Asterellopsis palmeri
Panicled Willowherb (2)
Epilobium brachycarpum
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Phloxleaf Bedstraw (1)
Galium andrewsii
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (2)
Matricaria discoidea
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (1)
Salvia spathacea
Plummer's Baccharis (8)
Baccharis plummerae
Poodle-dog Bush (29)
Eriodictyon parryi
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Prickly Phlox (13)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Nightshade (1)
Solanum xanti
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (5)
Collinsia heterophylla
Red Owl's-clover (10)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-shouldered Hawk (3)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-necked Snake (2)
Diadophis punctatus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Ruddy Duck (3)
Oxyura jamaicensis
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Saltmarsh Bird's-beak (8)
Chloropyron maritimum
San Diego Wild-cabbage (1)
Caulanthus heterophyllus
San Francisco Broomrape (6)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (12)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus trichopodus
Sawtooth Bristleweed (8)
Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet Bugler (4)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Larkspur (1)
Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet Monkeyflower (6)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sessile-flower False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca sessiliflora
Shoreline Wolf Spider (1)
Arctosa littoralis
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia brachyloba
Sierra Bindweed (1)
Calystegia malacophylla
Sierra Milkwort (1)
Rhinotropis cornuta
Silver Garden Orbweaver (1)
Argiope argentata
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Micropus californicus
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja minor
Small-flower Meconella (3)
Meconella denticulata
Small-flower Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia micrantha
Snow Goose (1)
Anser caerulescens
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (7)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium argutum
Southern Silktassel (2)
Garrya veatchii
Southern Tauschia (7)
Tauschia arguta
Southwestern Pond Turtle (5)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spanish Broom (5)
Spartium junceum
Splendid Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus splendens
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Springtime Amanita (1)
Amanita velosa
Statice Spineflower (2)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky False Gilia (6)
Allophyllum glutinosum
Sticky Scorpionweed (7)
Phacelia viscida
Stiff Birds-beak (5)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Stingaree-bush (6)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (8)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Striped Racer (3)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Sugar Sumac (6)
Rhus ovata
Summer Lupine (3)
Lupinus formosus
Sweet Fennel (3)
Foeniculum vulgare
Thick-leaf Wildmint (8)
Monardella hypoleuca
Thick-spike Wild Rye (1)
Elymus lanceolatus
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (13)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Threadleaf Ragwort (3)
Senecio flaccidus
Three-nerve Goldenrod (1)
Solidago velutina
Tidewater Goby (1)
Eucyclogobius newberryiE, PT
Tiger Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (4)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Trask's Yerba Santa (20)
Eriodictyon traskiae
Tree Poppy (31)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree Tobacco (2)
Nicotiana glauca
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (3)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turkey Tail (1)
Trametes versicolor
Two-striped Gartersnake (10)
Thamnophis hammondii
Watercress (5)
Nasturtium officinale
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Fence Lizard (6)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Fragrant Goldenrod (6)
Euthamia occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Poppy (2)
Papaver californicum
Western Rattlesnake (12)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Swordfern (1)
Polystichum munitum
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (8)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (3)
Verbena lasiostachys
White Alder (1)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
White Sage (5)
Salvia apiana
White Shark (2)
Carcharodon carcharias
White-banded Crab Spider (1)
Misumenoides formosipes
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-faced Ibis (1)
Plegadis chihi
White-stem Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys albens
Wide-throat Yellow Monkeyflower (13)
Diplacus brevipes
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willet (1)
Tringa semipalmata
Willow-herb Clarkia (2)
Clarkia epilobioides
Willowleaf False Willow (10)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (2)
Clarkia purpurea
Witches' Butter (1)
Exidia glandulosa
Withered Snapdragon (16)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woodland Pterostegia (1)
Pterostegia drymarioides
Woolly Bluecurls (22)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (9)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (4)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Dung Mushroom (1)
Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Pincushion (2)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (123)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (5)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-yarrow (11)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Yerba Mansa (1)
Anemopsis californica
Zaca Shoulderband (2)
Helminthoglypta phlyctaena
Zigzag Larkspur (10)
Delphinium patens
a fungus (1)
Ustilago bullata
a fungus (1)
Entoloma lividoalbum
a fungus (1)
Lactarius alnicola
a fungus (1)
Puccinia malvacearum
bird's-eye gilia (1)
Gilia tricolor
blue dicks (13)
Dipterostemon capitatus
jade plant (1)
Crassula ovata
Federally Listed Species (17)

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.

Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicusEndangered
California Least Tern
Sternula antillarum browniEndangered
California Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia californicaEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Light-footed Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus levipesEndangered
Riverside Fairy Shrimp
Streptocephalus woottoniEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Ventura Marsh Milkvetch
Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Tidewater Goby
Eucyclogobius newberryiE, PT
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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Red Knot roselaari type
Calidris canutus roselaari
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (24)

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
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,843 ha
GNR77.3%
GNR10.6%
GNR2.9%
Mojave Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 61 ha
GNR1.2%

Juncal

Juncal Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 12,289 acres