Mt. Bushnell

Lolo National Forest · Montana · 41,798 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (130)

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

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Campanula petiolata
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Redstart (1)
Setophaga ruticilla
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bearberry (4)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Black-capped Chickadee (1)
Poecile atricapillus
Blackfoot Paxillus (1)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Blue-green Anise Mushroom (1)
Collybia odora
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Molothrus ater
Butter-and-eggs (3)
Linaria vulgaris
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (2)
Perisoreus canadensis
Carolina Tassel-rue (1)
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Cedar Sculpin (2)
Cottus schitsuumsh
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (1)
Poecile rufescens
Chickpea Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus cicer
Columbia Spotted Frog (2)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (1)
Urocitellus columbianus
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common St. John's-wort (2)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (4)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (1)
Chimaphila umbellata
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Dalmatian Toadflax (3)
Linaria dalmatica
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Devil's-club (1)
Oplopanax horridus
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Dogwood (1)
Cornus canadensis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Elegant Goldenrod (1)
Solidago lepida
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Ghost Pipe (1)
Monotropa uniflora
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Grand Fir (1)
Abies grandis
Gray Wolf (2)
Canis lupus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lodgepole Pine (6)
Pinus contorta
Long-toed Salamander (1)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Menzies' Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila menziesii
Moose (1)
Alces alces
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nashville Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Northern Flying Squirrel (1)
Glaucomys sabrinus
Northern Pygmy-Owl (1)
Glaucidium gnoma
Orange Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera ciliosa
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Boxleaf (2)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus
Pacific Yew (1)
Taxus brevifolia
Paper Birch (1)
Betula papyrifera
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite (1)
Aceria calaceris
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (2)
Ascaphus montanus
Rubber Boa (4)
Charina bottae
Ruffed Grouse (2)
Bonasa umbellus
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (1)
Viola adunca
Saskatoon (3)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Single-flowered Clintonia (1)
Clintonia uniflora
Snowshoe Hare (1)
Lepus americanus
Spotted Knapweed (2)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Birch (1)
Betula occidentalis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (2)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Streambank Globemallow (2)
Iliamna rivularis
Sulphur Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla recta
Sutherland's Larkspur (1)
Delphinium sutherlandii
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (2)
Rubus parviflorus
Tongue Clarkia (1)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet Star Cup (2)
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Western Goldthread (1)
Coptis occidentalis
Western Hemlock (1)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Larch (5)
Larix occidentalis
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Trillium (2)
Trillium ovatum
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (2)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Moth Mullein (2)
Verbascum blattaria
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-tailed Deer (2)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wild Sarsaparilla (1)
Aralia nudicaulis
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Wrinkled Thimble (1)
Verpa bohemica
a fungus (1)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Helvella crispa
a fungus (1)
Stropharia ambigua
a fungus (1)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
a fungus (1)
Caloscypha fulgens
a millipede (1)
Orophe cabinetus
a millipede (1)
Chonaphe armata
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (3)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (3)

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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Vegetation (8)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 5,233 ha
GNR30.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 4,853 ha
GNR28.7%
GNR15.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,012 ha
GNR11.9%
GNR6.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 566 ha
GNR3.3%
GNR1.3%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 106 ha
GNR0.6%

Mt. Bushnell

Mt. Bushnell Roadless Area

Lolo National Forest, Montana · 41,798 acres