Los Machos Hills

Los Padres National Forest · California · 11,112 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (50)

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

California Red-legged Frog (1)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Bigberry Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Black Sage (1)
Salvia mellifera
Bushy Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Golden Violet (1)
Viola pedunculata
California Live Oak (1)
Quercus agrifolia
California Peony (2)
Paeonia californica
California Polypody (1)
Polypodium californicum
California Sage (2)
Salvia columbariae
California Sycamore (2)
Platanus racemosa
California White Oak (1)
Quercus lobata
Canyon Liveforever (1)
Dudleya cymosa
Chick Lupine (1)
Lupinus microcarpus
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coffee Fern (1)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Chamise (1)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (2)
Quercus douglasii
Eastern Fox Squirrel (1)
Sciurus niger
Elegant Clarkia (1)
Clarkia unguiculata
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Goldentop (1)
Lamarckia aurea
Heartleaf Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Indian Warrior (1)
Pedicularis densiflora
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pitcher Sage (1)
Salvia spathacea
Poodle-dog Bush (1)
Eriodictyon parryi
Purple-beak False Owl's-clover (1)
Triphysaria micrantha
Ribbon Jumping Spider (1)
Metacyrba taeniola
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus simulans
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sierra Bindweed (1)
Calystegia malacophylla
Small-flower Catchfly (2)
Silene gallica
Small-head Clover (1)
Trifolium microcephalum
Southern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southwestern Pond Turtle (1)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (1)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
White-stem Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium moschatum
Willowleaf False Willow (1)
Baccharis salicifolia
Withered Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woolly Bluecurls (1)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Yerba Santa (3)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (1)
Layia platyglossa
Federally Listed Species (16)

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
San Joaquin wooly-threads
Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondiiProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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

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 (7)

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.

Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,937 ha
GNR65.3%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 726 ha
GNR16.1%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 312 ha
GNR6.9%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 277 ha
6.2%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 94 ha
GNR2.1%

Los Machos Hills

Los Machos Hills Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 11,112 acres