Lava Beds

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 14,944 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (189)

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

Aladdin's-slippers (1)
Astragalus amphioxys
American Avocet (1)
Recurvirostra americana
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (9)
Fulica americana
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Kestrel (1)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (7)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Three-toed Woodpecker (2)
Picoides dorsalis
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Bluebells (2)
Mertensia arizonica
Aspen Roughstem (1)
Leccinum insigne
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (3)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beaked Sedge (1)
Carex utriculata
Bear River Fleabane (1)
Erigeron ursinus
Bedstraw Milkweed (1)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-eared Radix (2)
Radix auricularia
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-crowned Night Heron (2)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-necked Stilt (1)
Himantopus mexicanus
Blue Spruce (6)
Picea pungens
Boreal Sweet-vetch (2)
Hedysarum boreale
Brewer's Blackbird (6)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristlecone Pine (1)
Pinus longaeva
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Goose (8)
Branta canadensis
Canada Mint (4)
Mentha canadensis
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Charleston Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon leiophyllus
Chipping Sparrow (2)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (6)
Nucifraga columbiana
Common Mullein (5)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (9)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (2)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Creeping Oregon-grape (7)
Berberis repens
Dark-eyed Junco (7)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Mountain Phlox (4)
Phlox austromontana
Diffuse Groundsmoke (1)
Gayophytum diffusum
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates pubescens
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann Spruce (3)
Picea engelmannii
Fendler's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone fendleri
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Fireweed (4)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fly Amanita (13)
Amanita muscaria
Fremont's Squirrel (3)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gadwall (7)
Mareca strepera
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (9)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (16)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Polypore (1)
Cerrena unicolor
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Great Rushy Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Great-tailed Grackle (1)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Short-horned Lizard (14)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Ground Juniper (18)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hall's Milkweed (1)
Asclepias hallii
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hollyleaf Clover (2)
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Horse Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla hippiana
King's Lupine (1)
Lupinus kingii
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias minimus
Lesser Scaup (3)
Aythya affinis
Limber Pine (6)
Pinus flexilis
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Long-stalk Clover (4)
Trifolium longipes
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Long-tubed Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera flava
Mallard (8)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (5)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (4)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Pennycress (1)
Noccaea fendleri
Mule Deer (16)
Odocoileus hemionus
Navajo Lake Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus limnocharis
North American Red Squirrel (2)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (1)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Leopard Frog (9)
Lithobates pipiens
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus nuttallii
Nuttall's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria parvifolia
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Oregon Boxleaf (5)
Paxistima myrsinites
Osprey (9)
Pandion haliaetus
Parry's Northern Harebell (2)
Campanula parryi
Pear-shaped Puffball (1)
Apioperdon pyriforme
Podunk Groundsel (2)
Packera malmstenii
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (2)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie Sunflower (1)
Helianthus petiolaris
Pronghorn (9)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (44)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (8)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (2)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Red-breasted Nuthatch (4)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum racemosum
Reveal's Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja revealii
Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja rhexiifolia
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rough-legged Hawk (1)
Buteo lagopus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Rydberg's Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon rydbergii
Scarlet Skyrocket (5)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Showy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (6)
Frasera speciosa
Silverleaf Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus argophyllus
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (9)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Sandpiper (6)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (6)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Subalpine Fir (4)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba subalpina
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tassel Flower (2)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (9)
Thamnophis elegans
Tiger Muskellunge (1)
Esox masquinongy × lucius
Tranquil Goldenweed (1)
Pyrrocoma clementis
Trumpet Gooseberry (1)
Ribes leptanthum
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Uinta Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias umbrinus
Uinta Mountain Flax (1)
Linum kingii
Utah Chub (1)
Gila atraria
Virginia's Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis virginiae
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Water Smartweed (5)
Persicaria amphibia
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Mountain Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Tanager (10)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (7)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Wood-Pewee (3)
Contopus sordidulus
Whipple's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon whippleanus
White Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea candida
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (2)
Abies concolor
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Williamson's Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosulata
Yellow-bellied Marmot (11)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (6)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Phellinus tremulae
a fungus (1)
Auricularia americana
a fungus (1)
Peziza varia
Federally Listed Species (5)

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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (11)

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

Inter-Mountain Basins Volcanic Rock and Cinder Land
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,886 ha
31.2%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 1,141 ha
G418.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 709 ha
GNR11.7%
GNR10.2%
GNR9.7%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 303 ha
GNR5.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 233 ha
GNR3.9%
GNR3.0%
GNR0.8%
G30.3%

Lava Beds

Lava Beds Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 14,944 acres