Labonte Canyon

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Wyoming · 16,281 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (53)

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

Alaska Oniongrass (1)
Melica subulata
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium americanum
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (1)
Petasites frigidus
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Brandegee's Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium brandegeei
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Curly Bluegrass (1)
Poa secunda
Dissected Bahia (1)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Gray's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis procera
Great Blanket-flower (3)
Gaillardia aristata
Green Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virens
Green-flower Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola chlorantha
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Male Fern (1)
Dryopteris filix-mas
Many-flowered Phlox (1)
Phlox multiflora
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Meadow Sedge (1)
Carex praticola
Northern Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium septentrionale
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus scopulorum
Rosy Pussytoes (3)
Antennaria rosea
Short-stem Onion (1)
Allium brevistylum
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Smooth Greensnake (1)
Opheodrys vernalis
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Striped Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza striata
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Three-tip Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tripartita
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Whip-root Clover (1)
Trifolium dasyphyllum
Wild Carrot (1)
Daucus carota
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
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.

Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albusEndangered
Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapus hudsonius prebleiThreatened
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Regal Fritillary
Argynnis idalia occidentalisProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Whooping Crane
Grus americanaE, XN
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Vegetation (9)

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

Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 4,396 ha
GNR66.7%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,169 ha
GNR17.7%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 354 ha
GNR5.4%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 211 ha
GNR3.2%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 124 ha
GNR1.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 100 ha
G31.5%
GNR1.4%
G30.1%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 7 ha
G20.1%

Labonte Canyon

Labonte Canyon Roadless Area

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Wyoming · 16,281 acres