Machesna Mountain

Los Padres National Forest · California · 12,271 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (266)

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

Purple Amole (4)
Hooveria purpureaThreatened
(1)
Aliatypus thompsoni
(1)
Ortholasma levipes
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Woodsorrel (1)
Oxalis pes-caprae
Alkali Mallow (1)
Malvella leprosa
Alvord Oak (1)
Quercus × alvordiana
American Black Bear (6)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
Annual False Dandelion (1)
Agoseris heterophylla
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Bentham's Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus albifrons
Bigberry Manzanita (13)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Sage (10)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (2)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Blue Witch (1)
Solanum umbelliferum
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Bright Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora socialis
Broadleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus latifolius
Broom Rushrose (1)
Crocanthemum scoparium
Bushy Spikemoss (3)
Selaginella bigelovii
California Blue-eyed-grass (5)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (1)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus californicus
California Creamcup (3)
Platystemon californicus
California Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium californicum
California Dodder (1)
Cuscuta californica
California Flannelbush (5)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Foothill Pine (9)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden Violet (1)
Viola pedunculata
California Juniper (4)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (6)
Quercus agrifolia
California Peony (9)
Paeonia californica
California Pitcher-sage (14)
Lepechinia calycina
California Polypody (1)
Polypodium californicum
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (12)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (2)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Oak (17)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Sycamore (5)
Platanus racemosa
California Toothwort (1)
Cardamine californica
California White Oak (1)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (1)
Calasterella californica
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (1)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (7)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (2)
Ribes malvaceum
Chick Lupine (2)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chocolate-lily (3)
Fritillaria biflora
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus clavatus
Clustered Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coast Horned Lizard (9)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Live × Interior Live Oak (1)
Quercus agrifolia × wislizeni
Coastal Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris arguta
Common Chamise (16)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (2)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Hornwort (1)
Ceratophyllum demersum
Common Indian Clover (2)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Monolopia (1)
Monolopia lanceolata
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Side-blotched Lizard (3)
Uta stansburiana
Common Stickyseed (1)
Blennosperma nanum
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (15)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Creeping Sage (13)
Salvia sonomensis
Cutleaf Crane's-bill (1)
Geranium dissectum
Desert Candle Wild Cabbage (1)
Caulanthus inflatus
Desert Tarantula (2)
Aphonopelma iodius
Distant Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (17)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (3)
Baccharis pilularis
Dwarf Rosinweed (2)
Calycadenia villosa
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
Eastwood's Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (6)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Erect Plantain (2)
Plantago erecta
Evening Snow (1)
Linanthus dichotomus
Fall Thistle (3)
Cirsium occidentale
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Foothill Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Clover (1)
Trifolium ciliolatum
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fragrant Sumac (2)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
Fuchsia-flower Gooseberry (1)
Ribes speciosum
Gambel's Dwarf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus gambelianus
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Gasteroid Agaricus (2)
Agaricus deserticola
Giant Chainfern (1)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Gilbert's Skink (1)
Plestiodon gilberti
Glandular Layia (1)
Layia glandulosa
Gold Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Goldback Fern (3)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Ear-drops (3)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden Fleece (3)
Ericameria arborescens
Gophersnake (6)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Valley Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ciliata
Hairy Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (5)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hoary Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Acarospora strigata
Hollyleaf Cherry (3)
Prunus ilicifolia
Honey-scent Navarretia (1)
Navarretia mellita
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Hummingbird-trumpet (3)
Epilobium canum
Indian Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Indian Valley Centrostegia (4)
Aristocapsa insignis
Indian Warrior (14)
Pedicularis densiflora
Interior Live Oak (12)
Quercus wislizeni
Jones's Bushmallow (12)
Malacothamnus jonesii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (3)
Adiantum jordanii
Jupiter's Beard (1)
Centranthus ruber
Kaweah River Bush-monkeyflower (6)
Diplacus calycinus
Kit Fox (2)
Vulpes macrotis
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lindley's Lupine (2)
Lupinus bicolor
Live Oak Erineum Mite (1)
Aceria mackiei
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Longstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elongatum
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (2)
Nemophila menziesii
Menzies' Gooseberry (1)
Ribes menziesii
Mexican Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Miner's-lettuce (2)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (3)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Mount Diablo Lupine (1)
Lupinus pachylobus
Mountain-mahogany (8)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (2)
Asclepias fascicularis
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (3)
Lupinus concinnus
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Nuttall's Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus truncatus
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Pacific Grove Clover (1)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Mistletoe (3)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (7)
Primula clevelandii
Palmer's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus palmeri
Paniculate Tarweed (1)
Deinandra paniculata
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pinpoint Clover (2)
Trifolium gracilentum
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (11)
Salvia spathacea
Pitted Onion (2)
Allium lacunosum
Polished Willow (1)
Salix laevigata
Poodle-dog Bush (2)
Eriodictyon parryi
Pretty Blue Woolly-Star (2)
Eriastrum calocyanum
Prickly Phlox (21)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Black-snakeroot (3)
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia heterophylla
Purple-spot Gily-flower (1)
Gilia clivorum
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Owl's-clover (4)
Castilleja exserta
Red-spot Clarkia (2)
Clarkia speciosa
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rose-and-white Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum gracillimum
Roundleaf Scurfpea (1)
Hoita orbicularis
Sacapellote (1)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Sago Pondweed (1)
Stuckenia pectinata
Salinas River Tarweed (1)
Deinandra pentactis
San Luis Obispo County Lupine (1)
Lupinus ludovicianus
San Luis Obispo Mariposa Lily (33)
Calochortus simulans
San Simeon baccharis (1)
Baccharis glabrata
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Margarita Manzanita (8)
Arctostaphylos pilosula
Scarlet Bugler (5)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sierra Bindweed (5)
Calystegia malacophylla
Sierra Foothill Owl's-clover (2)
Castilleja densiflora
Slender Sunflower (3)
Helianthus gracilentus
Slender Tropidocarpum (2)
Tropidocarpum gracile
Small-flower Catchfly (5)
Silene gallica
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja minor
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Soft Brome (1)
Bromus hordeaceus
Southern Alligator Lizard (4)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southwestern Carrot (1)
Daucus pusillus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (5)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Speckled Clarkia (1)
Clarkia cylindrica
Statice Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Stingaree-bush (6)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (6)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Strawberry-head Clover (1)
Trifolium fragiferum
Streambank Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Tansy Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Thistle Sage (1)
Salvia carduacea
Threadleaf Ragwort (3)
Senecio flaccidus
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (7)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Tree Poppy (15)
Dendromecon rigida
Two-striped Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis hammondii
Vinegarweed (2)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wand Mullein (3)
Verbascum virgatum
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wavy-leaf Whitethorn (6)
Ceanothus foliosus
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (5)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (4)
Acmispon glaber
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Marsh Cudweed (1)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Poison-oak (4)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (5)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Toad (6)
Anaxyrus boreas
White Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera speciosa
White Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma membranaceum
White Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus albus
White-tip Clover (3)
Trifolium variegatum
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willow Dock (1)
Rumex salicifolius
Willowleaf False Willow (2)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (2)
Clarkia purpurea
Withered Snapdragon (2)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woolly Bluecurls (17)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly Milkweed (2)
Asclepias vestita
Woolly Yerba Santa (16)
Eriodictyon tomentosum
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (13)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Dung Mushroom (1)
Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Pincushion (3)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (4)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow-billed Magpie (2)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (2)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-throated Gilia (2)
Gilia tenuiflora
Yellow-yarrow (5)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
a fungus (1)
Hericium erinaceus
blue dicks (8)
Dipterostemon capitatus
stork's-bill chytrid (1)
Synchytrium papillatum
turkey mullein (2)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (15)

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
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 (15)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
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
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,277 ha
GNR66.0%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 799 ha
GNR16.1%
California Foothill Blue Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 272 ha
GNR5.5%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 234 ha
4.7%
GNR1.9%
California Coastal Live Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 86 ha
GNR1.7%

Machesna Mountain

Machesna Mountain Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 12,271 acres