La Brea

Los Padres National Forest · California · 14,031 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (284)

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

California Red-legged Frog (4)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Giant Kangaroo Rat (1)
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
(1)
Calonarius albidolilacinus
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Barn Owl (2)
Tyto furcata
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Anna's Hummingbird (3)
Calypte anna
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (1)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Arboreal Salamander (1)
Aneides lugubris
Arroyo Chub (1)
Gila orcuttii
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ashy Silktassel (2)
Garrya flavescens
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Big-pod Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus megacarpus
Bigberry Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigleaf Maple (5)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea mucronata
Bird-eye Speedwell (1)
Veronica persica
Black Sage (1)
Salvia mellifera
Blue Field Gilia (2)
Gilia capitata
Blue Witch (2)
Solanum umbelliferum
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Booth's Suncup (1)
Eremothera boothii
Botta Clarkia (4)
Clarkia bottae
Brewer's Wildmint (1)
Monardella breweri
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bushy Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus venustus
California Bay (2)
Umbellularia californica
California Black Oak (1)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brittlebush (1)
Encelia californica
California Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus californicus
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Creamcup (2)
Platystemon californicus
California Cudweed (1)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Currant (1)
Ribes californicum
California Fairyfan (1)
Clarkia heterandra
California Foothill Pine (1)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden Chanterelle (1)
Cantharellus californicus
California Golden Violet (1)
Viola pedunculata
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Indigobush (3)
Amorpha californica
California Juniper (1)
Juniperus californica
California Live Oak (7)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mycena (1)
Mycena californiensis
California Peony (8)
Paeonia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Sage (2)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (1)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza brachypoda
California Sycamore (3)
Platanus racemosa
California Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma californienseE, T
California Toothwort (5)
Cardamine californica
California Treefrog (6)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Vole (1)
Microtus californicus
California White Oak (4)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (1)
Calasterella californica
California common scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus silvestrii
Cane Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia bernardina
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (2)
Dudleya cymosa
Catalina Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus catalinae
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (11)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (1)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Chick Lupine (1)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (3)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Chocolate-lily (3)
Fritillaria biflora
Clasping-leaf Cabbage (2)
Caulanthus amplexicaulis
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (5)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Range Bindweed (1)
Calystegia collina
Coffee Fern (8)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (2)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Chickweed (1)
Stellaria media
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (2)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Indian Clover (2)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Monolopia (1)
Monolopia lanceolata
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Poorwill (2)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Sand-aster (2)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (4)
Pinus coulteri
Coulter's Wild-cabbage (1)
Caulanthus coulteri
Creeping Sage (1)
Salvia sonomensis
Crinkled Onion (14)
Allium crispum
Desert Fiesta-flower (4)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Prince's-plume (2)
Stanleya pinnata
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Desert Wishbone-bush (1)
Mirabilis laevis
Distant Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (5)
Quercus douglasii
Downy Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus hebecarpus
Durango Root (1)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (4)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastwood's Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (3)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
Ensatina (4)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Erect Plantain (2)
Plantago erecta
Fall Thistle (4)
Cirsium occidentale
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Foothill Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Fuchsia-flower Gooseberry (1)
Ribes speciosum
Gaping Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella breviflora
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Woolstar (1)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gold Poppy (3)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Ear-drops (2)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Goldentop (1)
Lamarckia aurea
Gophersnake (7)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Sage (7)
Salvia leucophylla
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Hairy Curtain Crust (1)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (7)
Keckiella cordifolia
Heermann's Gull (1)
Larus heermanni
Hemphill Westernslug (1)
Hesperarion hemphilli
Hoary Bowlesia (1)
Bowlesia incana
Holly-leaf Navarretia (1)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (1)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (5)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Hummingbird-trumpet (4)
Epilobium canum
Interior Live Oak (1)
Quercus wislizeni
Island False Bindweed (1)
Calystegia macrostegia
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Johnston Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus johnstonii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (4)
Adiantum jordanii
June Mushroom (2)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Knobcone Pine (4)
Pinus attenuata
Lanceleaf Live-forever (2)
Dudleya lanceolata
Lark Sparrow (1)
Chondestes grammacus
Leafy stemmed coreopsis (1)
Leptosyne calliopsidea
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Longstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elongatum
Maltese Star-thistle (1)
Centaurea melitensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (3)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias merriami
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Missouri Gourd (1)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Mohave Lupine (1)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (7)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (6)
Asclepias fascicularis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Legless Lizard (3)
Anniella pulchra
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Oakwoods Gooseberry (1)
Ribes quercetorum
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Bushmallow (4)
Malacothamnus nuttallii
Ojai Fritillary (2)
Fritillaria ojaiensis
Pacific Black-snakeroot (2)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Madrone (3)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Treefrog (7)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (3)
Primula clevelandii
Pallid Bat (1)
Antrozous pallidus
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Pink Feather Boa Millipede (1)
Gosodesmus claremontus
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (17)
Salvia spathacea
Prickly Phlox (11)
Linanthus californicus
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia heterophylla
Red Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-skin Onion (1)
Allium haematochiton
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redberry Buckthorn (2)
Rhamnus crocea
Ribbon Jumping Spider (1)
Metacyrba taeniola
Ribbon-wood (5)
Adenostoma sparsifolium
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Round-hood Milkweed (2)
Asclepias californica
Rounded Snail (2)
Gonyodiscus rotundatus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
San Francisco Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon franciscanum
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (7)
Calochortus simulans
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (7)
Lonicera subspicata
Sawtooth Bristleweed (1)
Hazardia squarrosa
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Bugler (4)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (3)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Shoreline Wolf Spider (2)
Arctosa littoralis
Short-spike Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys pycnantha
Slender Oat (1)
Avena barbata
Slender Sunflower (1)
Helianthus gracilentus
Small-flower Catchfly (1)
Silene gallica
Small-flower Fiddleneck (2)
Amsinckia menziesii
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja minor
Small-head Clover (1)
Trifolium microcephalum
Smooth Cat's-ear (1)
Hypochaeris glabra
Snake-head Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix coulteri
Snowplant (1)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Southern Alligator Lizard (7)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (4)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Pacific Banana Slug (3)
Ariolimax stramineus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (1)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Speckled Clarkia (2)
Clarkia cylindrica
Spiny Rush (1)
Juncus acutus
Splendid Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus splendens
Statice Spineflower (2)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steindachner's Ebony Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma steindachneri
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia viscida
Stiff Birds-beak (3)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Stingaree-bush (5)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (1)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Stink Bells (2)
Fritillaria agrestis
Succulent Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus succulentus
Sweet Fennel (2)
Foeniculum vulgare
Tamarisks (1)
Tamarix
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (5)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Trask's Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon traskiae
Tree Poppy (5)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree Tobacco (2)
Nicotiana glauca
Tricolored Blackbird (1)
Agelaius tricolor
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-striped Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis hammondii
Vinegarweed (2)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Fence Lizard (6)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (8)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Screech-Owl (1)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Spadefoot (5)
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Western Toad (18)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (3)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
White Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus albus
White Sage (3)
Salvia apiana
White Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willowleaf False Willow (1)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (1)
Clarkia purpurea
Woolly Bluecurls (5)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-pod Milkweed (8)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Zaca Shoulderband (2)
Helminthoglypta phlyctaena
a centipede (1)
Scolopocryptops gracilis
a fungus (1)
Lactarius alnicola
a fungus (1)
Leratiomyces percevalii
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
a fungus (2)
Omphalotus olivascens
blue dicks (3)
Dipterostemon capitatus
small-flowered morning-glory (1)
Convolvulus simulans
turkey mullein (1)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (12)

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 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
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (14)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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
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
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (11)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,431 ha
GNR42.8%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 955 ha
GNR16.8%
GNR8.4%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 295 ha
GNR5.2%
GNR4.0%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 223 ha
GNR3.9%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 220 ha
GNR3.9%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 204 ha
GNR3.6%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 181 ha
3.2%
California Ruderal Scrub
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 180 ha
3.2%

La Brea

La Brea Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 14,031 acres