Lower Rincon

Coronado National Forest · Arizona · 3,278 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (331)

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

Patagonia Mountain Leather-petal (4)
Graptopetalum bartramiiThreatened
(1)
Phacelia gentryi
(1)
Aceria microcarpae
(2)
Echinocereus santaritensis
(1)
Schkuhria pinnata
Abert's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum abertianum
Abert's Sanvitalia (1)
Sanvitalia abertii
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Lovegrass (1)
Eragrostis echinochloidea
Alligator Juniper (1)
Juniperus deppeana
American Trixis (1)
Trixis californica
Anil Falso (1)
Coursetia caribaea
Apache-plant (1)
Guardiola platyphylla
Arid Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia elongata
Arizona Beggarticks (2)
Bidens aurea
Arizona Black Rattlesnake (14)
Crotalus cerberus
Arizona Black Walnut (4)
Juglans major
Arizona Bluecurls (3)
Trichostema arizonicum
Arizona Cypress (3)
Hesperocyparis arizonica
Arizona Grape (3)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus arizonicus
Arizona Mexican-orange (3)
Choisya arizonica
Arizona Milkweed (1)
Asclepias angustifolia
Arizona Oak (3)
Quercus arizonica
Arizona Phacelia (2)
Phacelia arizonica
Arizona Rainbow Cactus (131)
Echinocereus rigidissimus
Arizona Rosemallow (1)
Hibiscus biseptus
Arizona Spikenard (2)
Aralia humilis
Arizona crested coralroot (2)
Bletia arizonica
Awned Flatsedge (1)
Cyperus squarrosus
Baby-jump-up (2)
Mecardonia procumbens
Barnyard Grass (1)
Echinochloa crus-galli
Bearded Dalea (1)
Dalea pogonathera
Bell's Vireo (1)
Vireo bellii
Bigelow's Bristlehead (4)
Carphochaete bigelovii
Black-necked Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Black-throated Sparrow (2)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blue Morning-glory (2)
Ipomoea pubescens
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Bracted Bedstraw (1)
Galium microphyllum
Bullgrass (1)
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Butterfly Milkweed (1)
Asclepias tuberosa
Cactus-apple (21)
Opuntia engelmannii
California Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia californica
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron californicum
California Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia californica
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe nasuta
Canyon Live Oak (1)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Treefrog (12)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Cardinal-flower (1)
Lobelia cardinalis
Carolina Crane's-bill (1)
Geranium carolinianum
Cat's-claw Mimosa (1)
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
Catchweed Bedstraw (1)
Galium aparine
Catclaw Acacia (1)
Senegalia greggii
Chiricahua Mountain Sandmat (1)
Euphorbia florida
Ciliolate-toothed Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe rubella
Clark's Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus clarkii
Cliff Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias dorsalis
Climbing-arrowheads (1)
Sicyosperma gracile
Coastal Sandbur (1)
Cenchrus spinifex
Cochise Woodsia (2)
Woodsia cochisensis
Cockerell's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum cockerellii
Common Buttonbush (4)
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Clammyweed (2)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Hoptree (1)
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Pussy-paws (2)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Varnishleaf (12)
Dodonaea viscosa
Copper Zephyr Lily (1)
Zephyranthes longifolia
Coral-bells (1)
Heuchera sanguinea
Cottonflower (2)
Guilleminea densa
Cowpen Crownbeard (1)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creosotebush (3)
Larrea tridentata
Crested Anoda (1)
Anoda cristata
Curly Dock (1)
Rumex crispus
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deerbrush (1)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Deergrass (1)
Muhlenbergia rigens
Dentate False Pennyroyal (2)
Hedeoma dentata
Desert Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Desert Blonde Tarantula (5)
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Desert Columbine (2)
Aquilegia desertorum
Desert Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis splendida
Desert Mountain Manihot (4)
Manihot angustiloba
Desert Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Spotted Skunk (1)
Spilogale leucoparia
Desert Thimbleweed (1)
Anemone tuberosa
Desert Wavewing (3)
Vesper multinervatus
Desert-willow (1)
Chilopsis linearis
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Doubting Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus ambiguus
Douglas' Horse-nettle (1)
Solanum douglasii
Downy Ground-cherry (4)
Physalis pubescens
Elegant Earless Lizard (1)
Holbrookia elegans
Emory's Oak (15)
Quercus emoryi
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus engelmannii
Fairy Duster (5)
Calliandra eriophylla
False Fluffgrass (1)
Dasyochloa pulchella
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Feather-plume Dalea (1)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Drymary (1)
Drymaria glandulosa
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (4)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fern Acacia (2)
Acaciella angustissima
Fingerleaf Gourd (1)
Cucurbita digitata
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (5)
Yucca baccata
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
Giant Spotted Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis stictogrammus
Gila Monster (5)
Heloderma suspectum
Golden Corydalis (2)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris aurea
Goodding's Willow (2)
Salix gooddingii
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Graham's nipple cactus (46)
Cochemiea grahamii
Grass-Leaf Tick-Trefoil (2)
Desmodium angustifolium
Grassleaf Tansy-aster (1)
Xanthisma gracile
Gray Hawk (1)
Buteo plagiatus
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Earless Lizard (1)
Cophosaurus texanus
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Hairy Grama (1)
Bouteloua hirsuta
Hairy Joint-vetch (1)
Aeschynomene villosa
Hairy Willowherb (2)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy-pod Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Hillside Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis fendleri
Holzner's Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus holzneri
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Hyssop-leaf Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Inland Rush (1)
Juncus interior
Large Yellow Desert Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera primiveris
Leafy Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum polycladon
Leatherweed Croton (1)
Croton pottsii
Lemmon's Marigold (2)
Tagetes lemmonii
Lemmon's Rockdaisy (2)
Laphamia lemmonii
Lemon Beebalm (1)
Monarda citriodora
Licorice Marigold (1)
Tagetes micrantha
Lindheimer's Lipfern (4)
Myriopteris lindheimeri
Little Lemonhead (1)
Coreocarpus arizonicus
Little Nipple Cactus (15)
Mammillaria heyderi
Littleleaf Mock Orange (1)
Philadelphus microphyllus
Littleleaf Sumac (1)
Rhus microphylla
Long-spur Plectritis (1)
Plectritis ciliosa
Louse Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia pediculifera
Lowland Leopard Frog (3)
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Madrean Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria kingii
Maidenhair Spleenwort (2)
Asplenium trichomanes
Male Fern (1)
Dryopteris filix-mas
Mariola Feverfew (2)
Parthenium incanum
Maryland Butterfly-pea (2)
Clitoria mariana
Melon-loco (2)
Apodanthera undulata
Mexican Blue Oak (7)
Quercus oblongifolia
Mexican Buttonbush (1)
Cephalanthus salicifolius
Mexican Manzanita (15)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Mexican Milkweed (5)
Asclepias linaria
Mexican Passion-flower (1)
Passiflora mexicana
Mexican-Fireplant (3)
Euphorbia heterophylla
Mohave Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus scutulatus
Montezuma Quail (2)
Cyrtonyx montezumae
Mt. Davis Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia parvula
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa (1)
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Netleaf Hackberry (11)
Celtis reticulata
New Mexico Blackberry (1)
Rubus neomexicanus
New Mexico Copperleaf (1)
Acalypha neomexicana
New Mexico Groundsel (1)
Packera neomexicana
New Mexico Plumeseed (3)
Rafinesquia neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Thistle (4)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (4)
Lupinus concinnus
Nitbearing Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris lendigera
Nodding Blue-eyed-grass (3)
Sisyrinchium cernuum
Nodding Milkweed (2)
Asclepias elata
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (1)
Camptostoma imberbe
Ocotillo (100)
Fouquieria splendens
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
Orange Caltrop (1)
Kallstroemia grandiflora
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Oreganillo (1)
Aloysia wrightii
Ornate Box Turtle (1)
Terrapene ornata
Ornate Tree Lizard (2)
Urosaurus ornatus
Painted Redstart (1)
Myioborus pictus
Pale Wolf-berry (2)
Lycium pallidum
Paleface Rosemallow (1)
Hibiscus denudatus
Palmer's Agave (58)
Agave palmeri
Panicled Fameflower (3)
Talinum paniculatum
Parish's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parishii
Perennial Rockcress (1)
Boechera perennans
Pill-pod Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia hirta
Pine Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia indivisa
Poison Sumac (1)
Rhus virens
Prairie Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prickly Mallow (1)
Sida spinosa
Pringle's Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia pringlei
Purple Grama (2)
Bouteloua radicosa
Purple Scalystem (1)
Elytraria imbricata
Purple-stem Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea atropurpurea
Purslane Speedwell (1)
Veronica peregrina
Red Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus kennedyi
Red-gland Spurge (8)
Euphorbia melanadenia
Red-spine Butterfly Cactus (5)
Echinomastus erectocentrus
Red-spotted Toad (3)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redberry Desert-thorn (1)
Lycium andersonii
Rincon Mountain Rockcress (1)
Pennellia tricornuta
Ring-necked Snake (2)
Diadophis punctatus
Rock Sage (1)
Salvia pinguifolia
Rock Squirrel (3)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock-loving Spikemoss (3)
Selaginella rupincola
Rock-mustard (1)
Dryopetalon runcinatum
Rocky-scree False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca fulcrata
Rouge Plant (2)
Rivina humilis
Sacahuista Bear-grass (39)
Nolina microcarpa
Sacred Thorn-apple (3)
Datura wrightii
Saguaro (12)
Carnegiea gigantea
San Francisco River Leather-petal (4)
Graptopetalum rusbyi
Santa Catalina Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja tenuiflora
Santa Catalina Mountain Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes eriophora
Santa Rita Grama (1)
Bouteloua eludens
Santa Rita Mountain Yellowshow (2)
Cochlospermum gonzalezii
Santa Rita Mountains Thorough-wort (2)
Ageratina paupercula
Santa Rita Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia santa-rita
Sawtooth Candyleaf (1)
Stevia serrata
Scaly Cloak Fern (1)
Astrolepis cochisensis
Scarlet Bouvardia (2)
Bouvardia ternifolia
Scarlet Spiderling (1)
Boerhavia coccinea
Schott's Century Plant (51)
Agave schottii
Shaggy Dwarf Morning-glory (1)
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Sheep Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus nothoxys
Shoreline Wolf Spider (1)
Arctosa littoralis
Showy Windmill Grass (1)
Chloris virgata
Sideoats Grama (1)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Sieve-toothed Big Calyptra Moss (1)
Coscinodon calyptratus
Silverleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Slender Dwarf Morning-glory (1)
Evolvulus alsinoides
Slender Janusia (2)
Janusia gracilis
Small-flower Ratany (6)
Krameria erecta
Small-flower Unicorn-plant (2)
Proboscidea parviflora
Smooth Sumac (2)
Rhus glabra
Snapdragon Vine (2)
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Snowy Inkcap (1)
Coprinopsis nivea
Soaptree Yucca (8)
Yucca elata
Sonoita Phacelia (1)
Phacelia sonoitensis
Sonora Indian-mallow (1)
Abutilon mollicomum
Sonora Indigo (1)
Indigofera sphaerocarpa
Sonora Mud Turtle (5)
Kinosternon sonoriense
Sonoran Desert Toad (7)
Incilius alvarius
Sonoran Desert Tortoise (1)
Gopherus morafkai
Sonoran Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache wrightii
Sonoran Globe-amaranth (2)
Gomphrena sonorae
Sonoran Lyresnake (2)
Trimorphodon lambda
Sonoran Spotted Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis sonorae
Sonoran Whipsnake (5)
Masticophis bilineatus
Southwest Prickly-poppy (4)
Argemone pleiacantha
Southwestern Barrel Cactus (148)
Ferocactus wislizeni
Southwestern Coral-bean (8)
Erythrina flabelliformis
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Cliffbrake (6)
Pellaea truncata
Spiny Hackberry (2)
Celtis pallida
Spiny-leaf Zinnia (1)
Zinnia acerosa
Spinystar (3)
Escobaria vivipara
Spoonflower (12)
Dasylirion wheeleri
Spreading Fanpetals (2)
Sida abutilifolia
Spreading Loeflingia (1)
Loeflingia squarrosa
Sunflower Goldeneye (1)
Viguiera dentata
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Sweet Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis longiflora
Sweet Tanglehead Grass (1)
Heteropogon melanocarpus
Tanner's Dock (1)
Rumex hymenosepalus
Tapertip Cupgrass (2)
Eriochloa acuminata
Texas Hedge-nettle (2)
Stachys coccinea
Texas Mulberry (2)
Morus microphylla
Texas milkvine (1)
Chthamalia producta
Thick-leaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis crassifolia
Thurber's Anisacanthus (2)
Anisacanthus thurberi
Thurber's Cotton (7)
Gossypium thurberi
Thurber's Desert-peony (1)
Acourtia thurberi
Thurber's Morning-glory (2)
Ipomoea thurberi
Thurber's Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium thurberi
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toumey's Oak (8)
Quercus toumeyi
Trailing Windmills (1)
Allionia incarnata
Trans Pecos Ayenia (1)
Ayenia filiformis
Trans Pecos Morning-glory (4)
Ipomoea cristulata
Tropical Milkwort (4)
Senega glochidiata
Tufted Globe-amaranth (4)
Gomphrena caespitosa
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine-bush (4)
Ericameria laricifolia
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Underwood's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella underwoodii
Variableleaf Bushbean (1)
Macroptilium gibbosifolium
Veiny Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia venosa
Velvet Ash (10)
Fraxinus velutina
Velvet Mesquite (13)
Neltuma velutina
Velvet-seed Milkwort (1)
Hebecarpa obscura
Warnock's Snakewood (3)
Condalia warnockii
Watson's Dutchman's-pipe (2)
Aristolochia watsonii
Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern (2)
Astrolepis sinuata
Weeping Lovegrass (1)
Eragrostis curvula
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake (12)
Crotalus molossus
Western Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace occidentalis
White Cudweed (2)
Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum
White Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-tailed Deer (2)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Dwarf Morning-glory (3)
Evolvulus arizonicus
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willowleaf False Willow (3)
Baccharis salicifolia
Windham's Scaly Cloak Fern (2)
Astrolepis windhamii
Wingnut Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha pterocarya
Wright's Bedstraw (1)
Galium wrightii
Wright's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wright's Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea wrightiana
Wright's Foxglove (1)
Brachystigma wrightii
Wright's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris wrightii
Wright's Milkpea (1)
Galactia wrightii
Wright's Sycamore (22)
Platanus wrightii
Yellow Trumpetbush (2)
Tecoma stans
Zone-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo albonotatus
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus clypeatus
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
graythorn (4)
Condaliopsis divaricata
Federally Listed Species (13)

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.

Arizona Eryngo
Eryngium sparganophyllumEndangered
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium brasilianum cactorumThreatened
California Least Tern
Sternula antillarum browniEndangered
Cienega False Rush
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurvaEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Patagonia Mountain Leather-petal
Graptopetalum bartramiiThreatened
Gila Chub
Gila intermediaE, PDL
Gila Topminnow
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Ocelot
Leopardus (=Felis) pardalis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

Arizona Woodpecker
Dryobates arizonae
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens lepida
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis
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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis
Vegetation (9)

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

Chihuahuan Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 763 ha
GNR57.5%
North American Warm Desert Ruderal & Planted Scrub
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 127 ha
9.6%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 110 ha
GNR8.3%
Mojave Creosote Desert
Shrub / Shrubland · 105 ha
GNR7.9%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 66 ha
GNR5.0%
Sky Island Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 51 ha
GNR3.9%
Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 23 ha
GNR1.8%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Shrub / Shrubland · 23 ha
GNR1.8%
Saguaro Cactus and Palo Verde Desert
Shrub / Shrubland · 20 ha
GNR1.5%

Lower Rincon

Lower Rincon Roadless Area

Coronado National Forest, Arizona · 3,278 acres