Madre Mountain

Cibola National Forest · New Mexico · 19,839 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (85)

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

Rhizome Fleabane (135)
Erigeron rhizomatusThreatened
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Apache-plume (2)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon ophianthus
Beard-lip Beardtongue (12)
Penstemon barbatus
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (3)
Lepus californicus
Blue Grama (38)
Bouteloua gracilis
Brandegee's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus brandegeei
Broom Snakeweed (42)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Cibola Milkvetch (6)
Astragalus albulus
Cliff Muhly (3)
Muhlenbergia polycaulis
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (49)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (5)
Mirabilis multiflora
Comb-like Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Dwarf Swamp-privet (4)
Forestiera pubescens
Feather-plume Dalea (1)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Broomspurge (3)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Field Sagewort (4)
Artemisia campestris
Fineleaf Woolly-white (16)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Fineleaf Yucca (1)
Yucca angustissima
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (17)
Yucca baccata
Four-wing Saltbush (2)
Atriplex canescens
Gambel Oak (3)
Quercus gambelii
Gray Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Oak (1)
Quercus grisea
Greater Short-horned Lizard (2)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Hairy Grama (1)
Bouteloua hirsuta
Harsh False Goldenaster (12)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hoary Fleabane (1)
Erigeron canus
Hopi-tea (1)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
James' Buckwheat (21)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea digitata
Lacy Tansy-aster (6)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Large-flower Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia grandiflora
Little Bluestem (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Long-flower Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus depressus
Longleaf Squirreltail (4)
Elymus longifolius
Many-flower Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Pennycress (2)
Noccaea fendleri
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (3)
Lithospermum incisum
Needle-and-Thread (1)
Hesperostipa comata
New Mexico Groundsel (1)
Packera neomexicana
One-seeded Juniper (46)
Juniperus monosperma
Panhandle Prickly-pear (18)
Opuntia polyacantha
Perkysue (22)
Tetraneuris argentea
Pineywoods Geranium (1)
Geranium caespitosum
Pinyon Evening Primrose (1)
Oenothera podocarpa
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plumed Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia brachyphylla
Prairie Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Junegrass (2)
Koeleria macrantha
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Juniper (5)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose-heath (10)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (13)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Skunkbush (2)
Rhus trilobata
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (4)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (20)
Escobaria vivipara
Stemless Point-vetch (12)
Oxytropis lambertii
Tansy Blanket-flower (2)
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Torrey's Crag-lily (2)
Echeandia flavescens
Touristplant (3)
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Twisted-spine Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia macrorhiza
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (51)
Pinus edulis
Western Aster (1)
Xanthisma grindelioides
Western Wallflower (12)
Erysimum capitatum
White Milkwort (9)
Senega alba
White Prairie-clover (20)
Dalea candida
White-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis longiflora
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (8)
Castilleja integra
Winged Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum alatum
Woolly Milkvetch (12)
Astragalus mollissimus
Wright Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium wrightii
Wright's Trefoil (1)
Acmispon wrightii
fetid goosefoot (10)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (10)

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
Pecos Sunflower
Helianthus paradoxusThreatened
Rhizome Fleabane
Erigeron rhizomatusThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodusE, T
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
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.

Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Plumbeous Vireo
Vireo plumbeus
Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Vegetation (11)

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

Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 4,552 ha
GNR56.7%
Southern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,674 ha
GNR20.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 772 ha
GNR9.6%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 195 ha
G32.4%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 159 ha
2.0%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 159 ha
GNR2.0%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 151 ha
GNR1.9%
Sky Island High Mountain Conifer-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 89 ha
GNR1.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 69 ha
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 58 ha
GNR0.7%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 22 ha
G20.3%

Madre Mountain

Madre Mountain Roadless Area

Cibola National Forest, New Mexico · 19,839 acres