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Sierra National Forest · California · 697 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (226)

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

Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (1)
Rana muscosaEndangered
(1)
Galeropsis polytrichoides
(1)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(1)
Boechera arcuata
Abram's Onion (1)
Allium abramsii
American Black Bear (8)
Ursus americanus
American Coot (2)
Fulica americana
American Dipper (6)
Cinclus mexicanus
Ashy Silktassel (1)
Garrya flavescens
Beaked Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bigleaf Maple (15)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (4)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Blue Field Gilia (2)
Gilia capitata
Bolander's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus bolanderi
Boyden Cave Gily-flower (1)
Gilia yorkii
Bracken Fern (2)
Pteridium aquilinum
Bristly Dogtail Grass (1)
Cynosurus echinatus
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus venustus
California Bay (14)
Umbellularia californica
California Black Oak (4)
Quercus kelloggii
California Buckeye (15)
Aesculus californica
California Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia californica
California Fairyfan (2)
Clarkia heterandra
California Flattened Jumping Spider (1)
Platycryptus californicus
California Ground Squirrel (4)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Mountain Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis zonata
California Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (2)
Callipepla californica
California Red Fir (3)
Abies magnifica
California Sage (2)
Salvia columbariae
California Torreya (27)
Torreya californica
California Yerba Santa (14)
Eriodictyon californicum
California asterella (2)
Calasterella californica
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Calyx-nose Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe nasuta
Canyon Live Oak (9)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (6)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Wren (2)
Catherpes mexicanus
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chaparral Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Clustered Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coastal Woodfern (2)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (1)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (7)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (3)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sand-aster (1)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common St. John's-wort (1)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris cooperae
Deerbrush (2)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (2)
Aspidotis densa
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Eastwood's Baby-blue-eyes (1)
Nemophila pulchella
Elegant Clarkia (10)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
Fall Thistle (3)
Cirsium occidentale
Field Hedge-parsley (1)
Torilis arvensis
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fox Sparrow (1)
Passerella iliaca
Foxtail Brome (1)
Bromus rubens
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Gaping Beardtongue (10)
Keckiella breviflora
Giant Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Chainfern (1)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Sequoia (9)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Gold Cobblestone Lichen (1)
Pleopsidium flavum
Goldback Fern (3)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Ear-drops (5)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden Pholiota (1)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Greenleaf Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hansen's Spikemoss (3)
Selaginella hansenii
Hartweg's Wild Ginger (1)
Asarum hartwegii
Harvest Brodiaea (2)
Brodiaea elegans
Heermann's Tarplant (3)
Holocarpha heermannii
Hoary Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum saxatile
Hollyleaf Redberry (1)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (6)
Epilobium canum
Imbricate Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia imbricata
Incense Cedar (8)
Calocedrus decurrens
Ithuriel's Spear (3)
Triteleia laxa
Jones' False Cloak Fern (2)
Argyrochosma jonesii
Kaweah River Bush-monkeyflower (17)
Diplacus calycinus
Kelley's Lily (1)
Lilium kelleyanum
Lace Lipfern (8)
Myriopteris gracillima
Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes
Large-flower Collomia (5)
Collomia grandiflora
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Littleleaf Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus parvifolius
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Long-eared Myotis (1)
Myotis evotis
Many-flower Eriastrum (2)
Eriastrum pluriflorum
Mediterranean Mustard (1)
Hirschfeldia incana
Miner's-lettuce (4)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mountain Wildmint (1)
Monardella odoratissima
Mountain-mahogany (8)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Campion (1)
Silene aperta
Narrowleaf Angelica (1)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Milkweed (15)
Asclepias fascicularis
Nevada City Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum prattenianum
Newberry's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (3)
Melica stricta
Northern Alligator Lizard (1)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Scorpion (1)
Paruroctonus boreus
One-seed Pussy-paws (2)
Calyptridium monospermum
Pacific Grove Clover (3)
Trifolium obtusiflorum
Pacific Stonecrop (10)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Pinewoods Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (4)
Heuchera rubescens
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis lasiantha
Poodle-dog Bush (10)
Eriodictyon parryi
Purple Milkweed (7)
Asclepias cordifolia
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-spot Clarkia (1)
Clarkia speciosa
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rose Clover (4)
Trifolium hirtum
Round-hood Milkweed (2)
Asclepias californica
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Sacred Thorn-apple (4)
Datura wrightii
San Bernardino Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon caesius
Sand-loving Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe arenaria
Sawfinger Scorpion (5)
Serradigitus gertschi
Scarlet Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sculpted Puffball (1)
Calvatia sculpta
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sequoia False Goldenaster (1)
Heterotheca monarchensis
Sequoia Slender Salamander (1)
Batrachoseps kawia
Showy Milkweed (3)
Asclepias speciosa
Showy Tarweed (2)
Madia elegans
Sierra Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia crocea
Sierra Chinquapin (3)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Gartersnake (6)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (9)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Jewelflower (5)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Lupine (1)
Lupinus grayi
Sierra Milkwort (1)
Rhinotropis cornuta
Sierra Mountain-misery (7)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Sierra Onion (1)
Allium campanulatum
Single-leaf Pine (2)
Pinus monophylla
Small-head Tarweed (1)
Hemizonella minima
Snowplant (4)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Soft-haired Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Sooty Grouse (3)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Southern Alligator Lizard (4)
Elgaria multicarinata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Steller's Jay (3)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Brown-stain Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia tinctoria
Sticky Gooseberry (1)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stiff Velezia (1)
Dianthus nudiflorus
Stivers' Annual Lupine (4)
Lupinus stiversii
Stream Trefoil (2)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Striped Racer (1)
Masticophis lateralis
Swamp Whiteheads (1)
Angelica capitellata
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Telegraphweed (2)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (2)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (5)
Rubus parviflorus
Thompkins' Sedge (2)
Carex tompkinsii
Tiling's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe tilingii
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia torreyi
Townsend's Big-eared Bat (2)
Corynorhinus townsendii
Umbrella Plant (1)
Darmera peltata
Varicolor Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus bicolor
Violet Draperia (3)
Draperia systyla
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Black-legged Tick (1)
Ixodes pacificus
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (7)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (2)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Gray Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon laetus
Western Gray Squirrel (3)
Sciurus griseus
Western Lynx Spider (1)
Oxyopes scalaris
Western Pearlshell (1)
Margaritifera falcata
Western Poison-oak (17)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Redbud (37)
Cercis occidentalis
Western Sweet-shrub (8)
Calycanthus occidentalis
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (3)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Alder (1)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White-headed Woodpecker (2)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-stem Hedge-nettle (3)
Stachys albens
Whiteleaf Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos viscida
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woolly-pod Milkweed (4)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Wright's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-yarrow (1)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
a fungus (1)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Puccinia heucherae
a fungus (1)
Uromyces intricatus
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus oregonensis
blue dicks (1)
Dipterostemon capitatus
Federally Listed Species (8)

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 Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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 Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 84 ha
GNR29.9%
GNR18.9%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 14 ha
5.1%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 14 ha
GNR5.1%

Monarch

Monarch Roadless Area

Sierra National Forest, California · 697 acres