Moody Wash

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 31,835 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (128)

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

Mojave Desert Tortoise (1)
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
(1)
Heterotheca cinerascens
Aladdin's-slippers (1)
Astragalus amphioxys
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Purple Vetch (2)
Vicia americana
Arizona Grape (1)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis arizonica
Arizona Toad (8)
Anaxyrus microscaphusUR
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (2)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Bedstraw Milkweed (4)
Asclepias subverticillata
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2)
Polioptila caerulea
Brook-pimpernel (2)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
California Kingsnake (3)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Canada Goose (1)
Branta canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Cliff Swallow (3)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus montanus
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (2)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (7)
Uta stansburiana
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Coyote Tobacco (2)
Nicotiana attenuata
Curved Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum arcuatum
Cutleaf Nightshade (1)
Solanum triflorum
Desert Gooseberry (2)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Mountain Phlox (2)
Phlox austromontana
Desert Nightsnake (2)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Desert Spiny Lizard (5)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Dollar-joint Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia chlorotica
Dwarf Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia elliptica
Eared Grebe (3)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eaton's Firecracker (2)
Penstemon eatonii
Field Bindweed (3)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (2)
Yucca baccata
Fremont Barberry (1)
Berberis fremontii
Gambel Oak (6)
Quercus gambelii
Gila Monster (3)
Heloderma suspectum
Golden Currant (8)
Ribes aureum
Golden Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia aurea
Gophersnake (8)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Basin Spadefoot (1)
Spea intermontana
Green Sunfish (2)
Lepomis cyanellus
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hispidula
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flower Viguiera (1)
Heliomeris multiflora
Matted Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mule Deer (5)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Nevada Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium nevadense
Newberry's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus newberryi
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Nuttall's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus nuttallii
Ornate Tree Lizard (1)
Urosaurus ornatus
Osprey (1)
Pandion haliaetus
Owens Valley Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon confusus
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Plateau Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus tristichus
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Redroot Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum racemosum
Ring-necked Duck (3)
Aythya collaris
Rock Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (2)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Say's Phoebe (1)
Sayornis saya
Scented Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon palmeri
Scotch Cotton-thistle (1)
Onopordum acanthium
Showy Milkweed (1)
Asclepias speciosa
Shrub Live Oak (2)
Quercus turbinella
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Smallmouth Bass (3)
Micropterus dolomieu
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth Sumac (1)
Rhus glabra
Speckled Dace (1)
Rhinichthys osculus
Spiny Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea truncata
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Striped Whipsnake (2)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Taper-tip Onion (1)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Tiger Whiptail (2)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Agave (11)
Agave utahensis
Utah Juniper (4)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (3)
Amelanchier utahensis
Virgin Spinedace (2)
Lepidomeda mollispinis
Virile Crayfish (3)
Faxonius virilis
Weak-stem Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus flexuosus
Western Bluebird (2)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (8)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (6)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (2)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Whipple Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia whipplei
White-faced Ibis (1)
Plegadis chihi
White-stem Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys albens
Wild Crabapple (1)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wild Desert-marigold (1)
Baileya multiradiata
Wild Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Wild Turkey (3)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wire-stem Buckwheat (29)
Eriogonum pharnaceoides
Wright's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yard Knotweed (1)
Polygonum aviculare
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 (16)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
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 (14)

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
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (12)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 7,351 ha
GNR57.1%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,225 ha
GNR25.0%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 586 ha
G34.5%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 454 ha
GNR3.5%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 270 ha
2.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 230 ha
GNR1.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 226 ha
GNR1.8%
G30.4%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 52 ha
G20.4%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 28 ha
G30.2%
G30.1%

Moody Wash

Moody Wash Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 31,835 acres