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Los Padres National Forest · California · 28,141 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (331)

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

Arroyo Toad (1)
Anaxyrus californicusEndangered
Blue Whale (2)
Balaenoptera musculusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog (3)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
(1)
Phidippus adumbratus
(1)
Uroctonites montereus
(1)
Colonus hesperus
(1)
Mexigonus minutus
(1)
Polyandrocarpa zorritensis
(1)
Physella
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
Aggregating Cup Coral (1)
Astrangia haimei
Allen's Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus sasin
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (11)
Ursus americanus
American Century Plant (1)
Agave americana
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
Anna's Hummingbird (4)
Calypte anna
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Bark Lynx Spider (1)
Hamataliwa grisea
Basket Stinkhorn (1)
Clathrus ruber
Bay Matchweed (1)
Gutierrezia californica
Bewick's Wren (2)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-cone Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigberry Manzanita (4)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigleaf Maple (3)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird-eye Speedwell (1)
Veronica persica
Black Cottonwood (2)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (10)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-crowned Night Heron (1)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Blessed Thistle (1)
Centaurea benedicta
Blewit (1)
Collybia nuda
Blow-wives (1)
Achyrachaena mollis
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Blue Witch (1)
Solanum umbelliferum
Blue-stem Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella ternata
Blushing Morel (2)
Morchella rufobrunnea
Bolander's Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus bolanderi
Booth's Suncup (1)
Eremothera boothii
Branched Dendronotid (1)
Dendronotus venustus
Bridal Creeper (1)
Asparagus asparagoides
Bristly Matilija Poppy (1)
Romneya trichocalyx
Brown Gardensnail (3)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Pelican (1)
Pelecanus occidentalisDL
Bushtit (2)
Psaltriparus minimus
Bushy Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (9)
Calochortus venustus
California Bay (1)
Umbellularia californica
California Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (1)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Croton (1)
Croton californicus
California Cudweed (2)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Flannelbush (1)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Golden Chanterelle (1)
Cantharellus californicus
California Golden-banner (4)
Thermopsis californica
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Juniper (5)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (3)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (7)
Quercus agrifolia
California Mussel (1)
Mytilus californianus
California Newt (1)
Taricha torosa
California Peony (8)
Paeonia californica
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Rose (2)
Rosa californica
California Sage (6)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia californica
California Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma californica
California Suncup (1)
Eulobus californicus
California Sycamore (1)
Platanus racemosa
California Towhee (1)
Melozone crissalis
California Treefrog (11)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California Vole (1)
Microtus californicus
California White Oak (1)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (1)
Calasterella californica
Californian Strawberry Anemone (1)
Corynactis californica
Canyon Live Oak (5)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (5)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Sunflower (1)
Venegasia carpesioides
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Caspian Tern (1)
Hydroprogne caspia
Catalina Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus catalinae
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia cicutaria
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chalk Live-forever (3)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (1)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Trefoil (1)
Acmispon grandiflorus
Chaparral Whitethorn (4)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Charcoal Burner (1)
Russula cyanoxantha
Cheatgrass (29)
Bromus tectorum
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (1)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix saxatilis
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (5)
Calochortus clavatus
Clustered Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe membranacea
Coast Horned Lizard (25)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (7)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Common Chamise (29)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Fig (1)
Ficus carica
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Horehound (1)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Pill-bug (1)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Pussy-paws (4)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Reed (1)
Phragmites australis
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (7)
Uta stansburiana
Common Sunflower (1)
Helianthus annuus
Common Thresher Shark (1)
Alopias vulpinus
Cooper's Hawk (2)
Astur cooperii
Costa's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte costae
Cougar (6)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (1)
Pinus coulteri
Coville's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris covillei
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Death Cap (1)
Amanita phalloides
Deltoid Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Desert Fiesta-flower (1)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Prince's-plume (6)
Stanleya pinnata
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (1)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas' Phacelia (3)
Phacelia douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (2)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dragon Wormwood (1)
Artemisia dracunculus
Durango Root (2)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (1)
Baccharis pilularis
Dwarf Contorted Suncup (3)
Camissonia contorta
Fall Thistle (1)
Cirsium occidentale
Foot-hill Trefoil (1)
Acmispon brachycarpus
Foothill Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Fragrant Sumac (3)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
German Ivy (1)
Delairea odorata
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Chainfern (2)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Helleborine (8)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Wildrye (1)
Leymus condensatus
Gold Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden Ear-drops (2)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Gophersnake (7)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Sage (3)
Salvia leucophylla
Gray Whale (1)
Eschrichtius robustus
Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon grinnellii
Heartleaf Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella cordifolia
Heather Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria ericoides
Holly-leaf Navarretia (1)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (1)
Prunus ilicifolia
Honey Fungus (1)
Armillaria mellea
Hooked Groundstar (10)
Ancistrocarphus filagineus
Humboldt Lily (28)
Lilium humboldtii
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (5)
Calocedrus decurrens
Jeffrey's Pine (1)
Pinus jeffreyi
John Tucker's Oak (1)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum jordanii
Lanceleaf Live-forever (4)
Dudleya lanceolata
Large-flower Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia grandiflora
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Lesser Goldfinch (2)
Spinus psaltria
Lindley's Lupine (1)
Lupinus bicolor
Live Oak Erineum Mite (1)
Aceria mackiei
Long-beak Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium botrys
Long-bodied Cellar Spider (1)
Pholcus phalangioides
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-stalked Phacelia (4)
Phacelia longipes
Magpie Inky Cap (1)
Coprinopsis picacea
Maltese Star-thistle (12)
Centaurea melitensis
Many-stem Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum multicaule
Marsh Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus pycnostachyus
Mediterranean Mustard (2)
Hirschfeldia incana
Medusa-head (11)
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Merriam's Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias merriami
Mexican Catchfly (1)
Silene laciniata
Mock Arbute (1)
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Mule Fat Blister Mite (1)
Aceria baccharices
Narrowleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias fascicularis
New Bride Blusher Amanita (1)
Amanita novinupta
Noble False Widow (3)
Steatoda nobilis
Northern Legless Lizard (1)
Anniella pulchra
Northern Pygmy-Owl (2)
Glaucidium gnoma
Oak Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus inornatus
Ojai Bushmallow (3)
Malacothamnus nuttallii
Ojai Fritillary (32)
Fritillaria ojaiensis
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Pacific Angel Shark (2)
Squatina californica
Pacific Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Corambe (1)
Corambe pacifica
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale-yellow Layia (1)
Layia heterotricha
Petty Spurge (1)
Euphorbia peplus
Pin Clover (2)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Green-gentian (1)
Frasera neglecta
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Plummer's Baccharis (20)
Baccharis plummerae
Pond Slider (2)
Trachemys scripta
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Prickly Phlox (8)
Linanthus californicus
Prickly-goldenfleece (1)
Urospermum picroides
Purple Nightshade (1)
Solanum xanti
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia heterophylla
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Fox (1)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Owl's-clover (16)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-shouldered Hawk (3)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-necked Snake (1)
Diadophis punctatus
Ringtail (1)
Bassariscus astutus
Rose Clover (1)
Trifolium hirtum
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sacapellote (2)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Saltmarsh Bird's-beak (4)
Chloropyron maritimum
San Diego Dorid (1)
Diaulula sandiegensis
Sandy-soil Suncup (2)
Camissonia strigulosa
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (18)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Cruz Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis hirtella
Scaly-breasted Munia (1)
Lonchura punctulata
Scarlet Bugler (11)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Seaside Heliotrope (3)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (6)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Short-billed Gull (1)
Larus brachyrhynchus
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia brachyloba
Shortleaf Combseed (1)
Pectocarya penicillata
Sierra Gooseberry (1)
Ribes roezlii
Silver Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia argentea
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Skunkbush (2)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Cottonweed (1)
Micropus californicus
Slender Woolly-heads (3)
Psilocarphus tenellus
Snowy Egret (2)
Egretta thula
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Southern Alligator Lizard (7)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southwestern Carrot (1)
Daucus pusillus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (13)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Splendid Mariposa Lily (15)
Calochortus splendens
Splitgill (1)
Schizophyllum commune
Spoon-sepal Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe obovata
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Star (1)
Ipheion uniflorum
Springtime Amanita (1)
Amanita velosa
Statice Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Sticky Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia viscida
Stinging Lupine (1)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Striped Racer (2)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Sugar Pine (3)
Pinus lambertiana
Sugar Sumac (1)
Rhus ovata
Sulphur Shelf (1)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Tall Tumble-mustard (2)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tessellate Fiddleneck (2)
Amsinckia tessellata
Thick-leaf Wildmint (7)
Monardella hypoleuca
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (4)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Three-nerve Goldenrod (1)
Solidago velutina
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (9)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Tidewater Goby (1)
Eucyclogobius newberryiE, PT
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tree Poppy (23)
Dendromecon rigida
True Olive (1)
Olea europaea
Tuberous Skullcap (1)
Scutellaria tuberosa
Two-striped Gartersnake (11)
Thamnophis hammondii
Upright Burhead (1)
Echinodorus berteroi
Virginia Opossum (1)
Didelphis virginiana
Warty sea cucumber (1)
Apostichopus parvimensis
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria cuneata
West Coast Orbweaver (1)
Araneus gemma
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Destroying Angel (2)
Amanita ocreata
Western Fence Lizard (9)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gray Squirrel (8)
Sciurus griseus
Western Marsh Cudweed (1)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Poison-oak (3)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (10)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Skink (2)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (5)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (5)
Verbena lasiostachys
White Fir (2)
Abies concolor
White Sage (3)
Salvia apiana
White Shark (1)
Carcharodon carcharias
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
White-stem Heron's-bill (1)
Erodium moschatum
White-tailed Kite (1)
Elanus leucurus
White-veined Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola picta
Wide-throat Yellow Monkeyflower (2)
Diplacus brevipes
Willow-herb Clarkia (1)
Clarkia epilobioides
Willowleaf False Willow (2)
Baccharis salicifolia
Withered Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woodland Pterostegia (1)
Pterostegia drymarioides
Woolly Bluecurls (2)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix floccifera
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (9)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Yellow Bleedinghearts (1)
Ehrendorferia ochroleuca
Yellow Gardenslug (1)
Limacus flavus
Yellow Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (37)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-yarrow (3)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Zaca Shoulderband (2)
Helminthoglypta phlyctaena
a fungus (1)
Entoloma lividoalbum
a fungus (1)
Ganoderma curtisii
a fungus (1)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Lactarius alnicola
a fungus (1)
Xerocomellus dryophilus
an orbweaver spider (1)
Cyclosa turbinata
blue dicks (4)
Dipterostemon capitatus
splendid woodland-gilia (1)
Saltugilia splendens
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.

Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicusEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (20)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus gravirostris
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (17)

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
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (8)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 7,118 ha
GNR62.5%
GNR14.0%
GNR6.6%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 368 ha
GNR3.2%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 244 ha
2.1%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 240 ha
GNR2.1%
Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 97 ha
0.9%

Mono

Mono Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 28,141 acres