Mt. Vida

Modoc National Forest · California · 7,771 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (201)

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

Whitebark Pine (8)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(1)
Athelia acrospora
African Sage (2)
Salvia aethiopis
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bog Laurel (2)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (2)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Purple Vetch (4)
Vicia americana
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
American Trailplant (3)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (4)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Black-backed Woodpecker (4)
Picoides arcticus
Blue Mountain Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum strictum
Blue Stickseed (1)
Hackelia micrantha
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Bobolink (1)
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (2)
Spizella breweri
Broad-stem Onion (1)
Allium platycaule
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (5)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
California Flattened Jumping Spider (1)
Platycryptus californicus
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Valerian (3)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (6)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Cassin's Finch (2)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chilean Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Cobwebby Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja arachnoidea
Columbian Monkshood (2)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon davidsonii
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Dwarf False Ground-cherry (1)
Leucophysalis nana
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dyer's Woad (3)
Isatis tinctoria
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Field Horsetail (2)
Equisetum arvense
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Fireweed (11)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flammulated Owl (1)
Psiloscops flammeolus
Foothill Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fuller's Teasel (1)
Dipsacus fullonum
Garden Cornflower (1)
Centaurea cyanus
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Hairy Owl's-clover (1)
Castilleja tenuis
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Incense Cedar (7)
Calocedrus decurrens
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (5)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Lazuli Bunting (2)
Passerina amoena
Lewis' Monkeyflower (9)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Lodgepole Pine (4)
Pinus contorta
Long-toed Salamander (1)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (1)
Crepis acuminata
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Marshmallow Polypore (1)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Matted Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (1)
Phleum pratense
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Wildmint (1)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-leaved Trefoil (1)
Lotus tenuis
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (3)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (1)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (10)
Pseudacris regilla
Perennial Twistflower (2)
Streptanthus cordatus
Philadelphia Fleabane (1)
Erigeron philadelphicus
Pine Violet (3)
Viola purpurea
Pinemat Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Proszynski's Jumping Spider (1)
Evarcha proszynskii
Purple Missionbells (6)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (4)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (3)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (1)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (3)
Trifolium pratense
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Sapsucker (3)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rosy Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus bracteosus
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rubber Boa (2)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Self-heal (4)
Prunella vulgaris
Shasta Clover (2)
Trifolium productum
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Silvery Lupine (1)
Lupinus argenteus
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (2)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Slender Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera stricta
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (4)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Smooth White Violet (1)
Viola macloskeyi
Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum racemosum
Sooty Grouse (2)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spotted Knapweed (2)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (4)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (2)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky False Starwort (1)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky Gooseberry (4)
Ribes viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Subalpine Fleabane (4)
Erigeron glacialis
Swamp Whiteheads (3)
Angelica capitellata
Tailed Kittentails (2)
Veronica missurica
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elatum
Tassel Flower (1)
Brickellia grandiflora
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Tobacco Ceanothus (5)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmiei's Onion (1)
Allium tolmiei
Tongue Clarkia (3)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Upland Larkspur (4)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (1)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapatum Arrowhead (1)
Sagittaria cuneata
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (8)
Castilleja applegatei
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (11)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gray Squirrel (1)
Sciurus griseus
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Peony (6)
Paeonia brownii
Western Porterella (1)
Porterella carnosula
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Toad (5)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western White Pine (4)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Fir (9)
Abies concolor
Whitney's Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus whitneyi
Williamson's Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia vulpina
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (10)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (2)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Yellow Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-pine Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias amoenus
Yosemite Millipede (2)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a bracket fungus (1)
Trichaptum abietinum
a fungus (1)
Puccinia monoica
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a jumping spider (1)
Pelegrina balia
alpine waterleaf (3)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Green's Awnless Orcutt Grass
Tuctoria greeneiEndangered
Slender Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia tenuisThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (25)

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 Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (23)

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 Tern
Chlidonias niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Vegetation (13)

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

California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 491 ha
GNR15.6%
GNR13.9%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 352 ha
GNR11.2%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 313 ha
GNR9.9%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 239 ha
G37.6%
GNR6.3%
Sierra Nevada Jeffrey Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 129 ha
GNR4.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 125 ha
GNR4.0%
GNR1.4%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 44 ha
GNR1.4%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 40 ha
GNR1.3%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 32 ha
G21.0%

Mt. Vida

Mt. Vida Roadless Area

Modoc National Forest, California · 7,771 acres