Lemitas

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 8,129 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (265)

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

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Misumenini
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Cuscuta chinensis
Adonis Blazingstar (3)
Mentzelia multiflora
Alfalfa (3)
Medicago sativa
Alkali Sacaton (1)
Sporobolus airoides
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (1)
Lithobates catesbeianus
Annual Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum annuum
Apache-plume (3)
Fallugia paradoxa
Ass (1)
Equus asinus
Bailey's Yucca (2)
Yucca baileyi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (1)
Asclepias subverticillata
Betatakin Fiddleleaf (1)
Nama retrorsa
Black Grama (2)
Bouteloua eriopoda
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-chinned Hummingbird (1)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Bladder-vetch (10)
Sphaerophysa salsula
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Blushing Scale Lichen (1)
Psora decipiens
Bold Tufted Jumping Spider (2)
Phidippus audax
Boreal Chorus Frog (3)
Pseudacris maculata
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Bristle Flax (2)
Linum aristatum
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
Broom Snakeweed (1)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Buffalo Bur (2)
Solanum rostratum
Burrowing Owl (2)
Athene cunicularia
Canada Mint (1)
Mentha canadensis
Canada Violet (1)
Viola canadensis
Cassin's Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus vociferans
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chicory (1)
Cichorium intybus
Chinese Tamarisk (2)
Tamarix chinensis
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (2)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Fendlerbush (7)
Fendlera rupicola
Cliff Jamesia (1)
Jamesia americana
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Coastal Sandbur (1)
Cenchrus spinifex
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (4)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Blue-mustard (2)
Chorispora tenella
Common Clammyweed (1)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Coachwhip (1)
Masticophis flagellum
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Purslane (3)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Cooper's Hawk (2)
Astur cooperii
Corrugate-seed Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cowpen Crownbeard (3)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (2)
Canis latrans
Curve-billed Thrasher (1)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Desert Portulaca (1)
Portulaca halimoides
Desert Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia campanularia
Devil's Beggarticks (1)
Bidens frondosa
Drummond's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus drummondii
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf Dalea (3)
Dalea nana
Dwarf Milkweed (10)
Asclepias involucrata
Eastern Collared Lizard (6)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Cottonwood (2)
Populus deltoides
Eastwood's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone eastwoodiae
Eurasian Collared-Dove (2)
Streptopelia decaocto
False Fluffgrass (1)
Dasyochloa pulchella
Feather-plume Dalea (2)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fiddle Mustard (9)
Streptanthus longirostris
Field Bindweed (3)
Convolvulus arvensis
Flat-spine Bursage (1)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Four-wing Saltbush (5)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fragrant White Sand-verbena (14)
Abronia fragrans
Fringeleaf Necklacepod (1)
Sophora stenophylla
Garden Asparagus (1)
Asparagus officinalis
Golden Corydalis (3)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Currant (2)
Ribes aureum
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Gophersnake (9)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Great Plains Ratsnake (1)
Pantherophis emoryi
Greater Short-horned Lizard (4)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green False Nightshade (2)
Chamaesaracha coronopus
Green Nightshade (2)
Solanum nitidibaccatum
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (6)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Green-stripe Amaranth (4)
Amaranthus acanthochiton
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (1)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Gyp Phacelia (6)
Phacelia integrifolia
Hairy Grama (3)
Bouteloua hirsuta
Hairy Oyster Mushroom (1)
Panus lecomtei
Harsh False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Heliotrope Phacelia (1)
Phacelia crenulata
Hoary Rosemarymint (7)
Poliomintha incana
Hopi-tea (2)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Ivyleaf Ground-chery (1)
Physalis hederifolia
James' Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum jamesii
James' Cat's-eye (4)
Oreocarya suffruticosa
James' Dalea (4)
Dalea jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (5)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
Kaibab Jack (1)
Suillus kaibabensis
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates scalaris
Lanceleaf Sage (2)
Salvia reflexa
Lanceleaf Scurfpea (4)
Ladeania lanceolata
Large-petal Onion (3)
Allium macropetalum
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (1)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Little Bluestem (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Littleleaf Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus microphyllus
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-hood Milkweed (1)
Asclepias macrotis
Long-spine Sandbur (1)
Cenchrus longispinus
Low Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis pumila
Many-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Maximilian Sunflower (1)
Helianthus maximiliani
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Merlin (1)
Falco columbarius
Mesa Dropseed (2)
Sporobolus flexuosus
Mottled Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus monogynus
Munro's Grass (3)
Munroa squarrosa
Myrtle Spurge (1)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrowleaf Bean (1)
Phaseolus angustissimus
Narrowleaf Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon angustifolius
Narrowleaf Dunebroom (5)
Parryella filifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (6)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (3)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (2)
Salix exigua
Navajo Fleabane (3)
Erigeron concinnus
New Mexico Locust (2)
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Thistle (1)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus newberryi
North American River Otter (2)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus nuttallii
Oak-leaved Thorn-apple (4)
Datura quercifolia
Old-Man-in-the-Spring (1)
Senecio vulgaris
One-seeded Juniper (5)
Juniperus monosperma
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Osage-orange (2)
Maclura pomifera
Othake (10)
Palafoxia sphacelata
Pale Evening-primrose (3)
Oenothera pallida
Pale Wolf-berry (5)
Lycium pallidum
Panhandle Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis parryi
Perennial Ragweed (2)
Ambrosia psilostachya
Perkysue (3)
Tetraneuris argentea
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (3)
Descurainia pinnata
Pinyon Jay (2)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plains Spadefoot (1)
Spea bombifrons
Plains Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus glomeratus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis velox
Plateau Yellow Cat's-eye (5)
Oreocarya flava
Poison Ivy Leaf Mite (1)
Aculops rhois
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (1)
Aceria parapopuli
Pottery Milkvetch (5)
Astragalus ceramicus
Prairie Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie Spiderwort (9)
Tradescantia occidentalis
Pretty Dodder (1)
Cuscuta indecora
Prickly Lettuce (2)
Lactuca serriola
Puncture-vine (4)
Tribulus terrestris
Purple Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea purpurea
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Red Bluet (14)
Houstonia rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Globemallow (6)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Redroot Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum racemosum
Rock Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Fameflower (1)
Phemeranthus confertiflorus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose-heath (2)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rubber Rabbitbrush (3)
Ericameria nauseosa
Russian Olive (5)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
Sand Sagebrush (5)
Artemisia filifolia
Sandhill Crane (2)
Antigone canadensis
Sandhill Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia pungens
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (6)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Schweinitz's Flatsedge (3)
Cyperus schweinitzii
Short-stem Russula (1)
Russula brevipes
Showy Milkweed (6)
Asclepias speciosa
Siberian Elm (1)
Ulmus pumila
Sideoats Grama (4)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Silverleaf Nightshade (2)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Slender Dayflower (4)
Commelina erecta
Small-leaf Globemallow (9)
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southwestern Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (4)
Pinus brachyptera
Spiny Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spinystar (10)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (1)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Stemless Point-vetch (15)
Oxytropis lambertii
Stinking Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus praelongus
Subterranean Indian-breadroot (2)
Pediomelum hypogaeum
Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus officinalis
Tansy Blanket-flower (4)
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Texas Brown Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma hentzi
Texas Croton (1)
Croton texensis
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Torrey's Rush (1)
Juncus torreyi
Touristplant (7)
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (11)
Pinus edulis
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (3)
Ratibida columnifera
Wapatum Arrowhead (1)
Sagittaria cuneata
Wapiti (8)
Cervus canadensis
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Wallflower (3)
Erysimum capitatum
Western spotted orbweaver (1)
Neoscona oaxacensis
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White Prairie-clover (3)
Dalea candida
White Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Standing-cypress (19)
Ipomopsis longiflora
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja integra
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Licorice (6)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Winged Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum alatum
Winged Pigweed (2)
Dysphania atriplicifolia
Woodhouse's Toad (6)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woolly Paper-flower (1)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Plantain (2)
Plantago patagonica
Woolly Prairie-clover (4)
Dalea lanata
Wright's Bird's-beak (1)
Cordylanthus wrightii
Yellow Garden Spider (1)
Argiope aurantia
Yellow Woolly-white (4)
Hymenopappus flavescens
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
eastern sand scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus utahensis
fetid goosefoot (1)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (12)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
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
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
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
Vegetation (9)

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

Southern Rockies Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,260 ha
GNR38.3%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 439 ha
GNR13.4%
GNR10.8%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 347 ha
G210.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 333 ha
G310.1%
GNR9.1%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 74 ha
GNR2.2%
G30.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 22 ha
G30.7%

Lemitas

Lemitas Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 8,129 acres