La Panza

Los Padres National Forest · California · 4,954 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (156)

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

Acorn Woodpecker (2)
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Bigberry Manzanita (11)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Black Sage (8)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (1)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Blow-wives (1)
Achyrachaena mollis
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bushy Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (2)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Flattened Jumping Spider (1)
Platycryptus californicus
California Foothill Pine (4)
Pinus sabiniana
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Juniper (1)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (3)
Quercus agrifolia
California Peony (2)
Paeonia californica
California Pitcher-sage (8)
Lepechinia calycina
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (8)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Oak (4)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Sycamore (1)
Platanus racemosa
California asterella (2)
Calasterella californica
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (4)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chocolate-lily (1)
Fritillaria biflora
Clustered Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coastal Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (3)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (6)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Goldenstar (1)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (1)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Sage (1)
Salvia sonomensis
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (4)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (3)
Artemisia douglasiana
Durango Root (2)
Datisca glomerata
Eastwood's Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (4)
Clarkia unguiculata
Erect Plantain (3)
Plantago erecta
Fall Thistle (5)
Cirsium occidentale
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Flattened Thornbush Lichen (1)
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Foothill Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Fragrant Sumac (7)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus fremontii
Gasteroid Agaricus (1)
Agaricus deserticola
Giant Chainfern (2)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Woolstar (2)
Eriastrum densifolium
Golden Ear-drops (1)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Hairy Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hoary Bowlesia (2)
Bowlesia incana
Hollyleaf Cherry (3)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (2)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Hummingbird-trumpet (2)
Epilobium canum
Indian Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Indian Warrior (2)
Pedicularis densiflora
Jones's Bushmallow (10)
Malacothamnus jonesii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (2)
Adiantum jordanii
Jurupa Hills Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis ignota
Kaweah River Bush-monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus calycinus
Lindley's Lupine (2)
Lupinus bicolor
Longstem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elongatum
Many-stem Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum multicaule
Manzanita Hoof Polypore (1)
Phellinus arctostaphyli
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Mexican Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Mojave Desert Suncup (3)
Camissonia campestris
Mountain-mahogany (5)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Fluffweed (1)
Logfia gallica
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (2)
Asclepias fascicularis
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (5)
Lupinus concinnus
Nuttall's Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus truncatus
Oakwoods Gooseberry (2)
Ribes quercetorum
Pacific Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (6)
Primula clevelandii
Paniculate Tarweed (1)
Deinandra paniculata
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pitcher Sage (1)
Salvia spathacea
Polished Willow (1)
Salix laevigata
Pretty Blue Woolly-Star (1)
Eriastrum calocyanum
Prickly Phlox (12)
Linanthus californicus
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia heterophylla
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Owl's-clover (4)
Castilleja exserta
Red-spot Clarkia (3)
Clarkia speciosa
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus simulans
San Simeon baccharis (1)
Baccharis glabrata
Santa Margarita Manzanita (5)
Arctostaphylos pilosula
Scarlet Bugler (3)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Shortleaf Combseed (1)
Pectocarya penicillata
Sierra Bindweed (4)
Calystegia malacophylla
Slender Sunflower (1)
Helianthus gracilentus
Small-flower Catchfly (1)
Silene gallica
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja minor
Soft Brome (1)
Bromus hordeaceus
Stingaree-bush (2)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (4)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia parviflora
Thistle Sage (1)
Salvia carduacea
Threadleaf Ragwort (5)
Senecio flaccidus
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (1)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (5)
Dendromecon rigida
Vinegarweed (2)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (1)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon glaber
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Poison-oak (4)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
White Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma membranaceum
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
Willow Dock (1)
Rumex salicifolius
Willowleaf False Willow (1)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (2)
Clarkia purpurea
Woolly Bluecurls (12)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Yerba Santa (6)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (7)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Pincushion (2)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (4)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (2)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-billed Magpie (1)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (1)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-throated Gilia (1)
Gilia tenuiflora
Yellow-yarrow (3)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
a liverwort (2)
Cryptomitrium tenerum
blue dicks (3)
Dipterostemon capitatus
glittering vervain (1)
Verbena gemmea
turkey mullein (1)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (15)

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 Jewelflower
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Ridgway's Rail
Rallus obsoletus obsoletus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (11)

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
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (10)

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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (4)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,644 ha
GNR82.0%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 162 ha
GNR8.1%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 62 ha
GNR3.1%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 57 ha
GNR2.8%

La Panza

La Panza Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 4,954 acres