Mogotsu

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 16,762 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (99)

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

Mojave Desert Tortoise (1)
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
(1)
Phidippus nikites
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Grape (1)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Bedstraw Milkweed (2)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia tridentata
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Polioptila caerulea
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium latifolium
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
California Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Clokey's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron clokeyi
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (1)
Uta stansburiana
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Curly-cup Gumweed (2)
Grindelia squarrosa
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox austromontana
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Desert paintbrush (4)
Castilleja chromosa
Douglas' Knotweed (4)
Polygonum douglasii
Field Bindweed (2)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fulvous Pocket Gopher (2)
Megascapheus fulvus
Gambel Oak (3)
Quercus gambelii
Golden Currant (7)
Ribes aureum
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Hairy-beast Brittle-stem (1)
Psathyrotes pilifera
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flowered Breadroot (1)
Pediomelum megalanthum
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Matted Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (3)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Munite Prickly-poppy (2)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa (2)
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Nearby Ground Spider (1)
Herpyllus propinquus
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus nuttallii
Owens Valley Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon confusus
Pacific Treefrog (2)
Pseudacris regilla
Phainopepla (2)
Phainopepla nitens
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redroot Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum racemosum
Rocky Mountain Juniper (2)
Juniperus scopulorum
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Shrub Live Oak (1)
Quercus turbinella
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum microtheca
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth Sumac (1)
Rhus glabra
Speckled Dace (1)
Rhinichthys osculus
Spiny Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea truncata
Spinystar (4)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fleabane (1)
Erigeron divergens
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Taper-tip Onion (4)
Allium acuminatum
Thread-stem Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia revoluta
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toadflax Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon linarioides
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Juniper (3)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (5)
Amelanchier utahensis
Virile Crayfish (1)
Faxonius virilis
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Patch-nosed Snake (1)
Salvadora hexalepis
Western Tiger Salamander (2)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Whipple Cholla (9)
Cylindropuntia whipplei
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
Wild Crabapple (1)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wild Desert-marigold (1)
Baileya multiradiata
Wild Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wire-stem Buckwheat (28)
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Yellow Gardenslug (1)
Limacus flavus
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.

Mojave Desert Tortoise
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialisT, PDL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (13)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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.

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (9)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 3,995 ha
GNR58.9%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,345 ha
GNR34.6%
GNR1.7%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 81 ha
GNR1.2%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 58 ha
G30.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 55 ha
GNR0.8%
G30.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 6 ha
G20.1%
G30.0%

Mogotsu

Mogotsu Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 16,762 acres