Nessie

Inyo National Forest · California · 830 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (251)

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

Whitebark Pine (18)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(1)
Calonarius sannio
(2)
Boechera stricta
(1)
Boechera howellii
(1)
Lycoperdon subumbrinum
(1)
Leratiomyces cucullatus
(1)
Graddonia coracina
(1)
Galeropsis polytrichoides
(1)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
(1)
Cortinarius thiersii
(1)
Cortinarius sp. 'substriatus-CA01'
(1)
Cortinarius sp. 'Harrower88a'
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Blueberry (1)
Vaccinium uliginosum
Alpine Bog Laurel (57)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Gentian (14)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (14)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (7)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (11)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (3)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Shootingstar (1)
Primula tetrandra
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (1)
Salix petrophila
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Mink (1)
Neogale vison
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (6)
Turdus migratorius
Anderson's Aster (3)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arctic Pearlwort (1)
Sagina saginoides
Arizona Cinquefoil (4)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (5)
Senecio triangularis
Aspen Roughstem (2)
Leccinum insigne
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beaked Sedge (2)
Carex utriculata
Belding's Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (3)
Ovis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Cinquefoil (3)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (50)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba breweri
Brook Trout (12)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (2)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bull Elephant's-head (20)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Buxbaum's Sedge (3)
Carex buxbaumii
Californian False Hellebore (12)
Veratrum californicum
Carpet Clover (7)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (2)
Montia chamissoi
Chicken Fat Mushroom (1)
Suillus americanus
Clark's Nutcracker (31)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Jamesia (8)
Jamesia americana
Clokey's Fleabane (6)
Erigeron clokeyi
Clubmoss Ivesia (6)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Columbian Monkshood (16)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (27)
Achillea millefolium
Coulter's Fleabane (7)
Erigeron coulteri
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon davidsonii
Crevice Alumroot (1)
Heuchera micrantha
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curve-pod Yellowcress (1)
Rorippa curvisiliqua
Dark-eyed Junco (15)
Junco hyemalis
Davidson's Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Different-nerve Sedge (1)
Carex heteroneura
Douglas' Squirrel (5)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (1)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Alpine Indian-paintbrush (10)
Castilleja nana
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (6)
Phlox condensata
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (11)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Few-flower Meadowrue (5)
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Fireweed (100)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (7)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (7)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Glandular Labrador-tea (12)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Moonglow Lichen (1)
Dimelaena oreina
Golden-Hardhack (68)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-fruit Sedge (1)
Carex aurea
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (16)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Cinquefoil (5)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (14)
Linanthus pungens
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (20)
Castilleja miniata
Greenleaf Raillardella (1)
Raillardella scaposa
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Thrush (3)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Sedge (1)
Carex canescens
Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge (1)
Carex scopulorum
Hooded False Morel (1)
Paragyromitra infula
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Interior Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus excubitus
Inyo Meadow Lupine (21)
Lupinus pratensis
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (2)
Primula jeffreyi
King Bolete (3)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lanceleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica lanceolata
Largeleaf Avens (3)
Geum macrophyllum
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja lemmonii
Little Elephant's-head (53)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Pine (21)
Pinus contorta
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (8)
Parnassia palustris
Marshmallow Polypore (3)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Milky Kelloggia (2)
Kelloggia galioides
Mossy Poisonpie (1)
Hebeloma paludicola
Mountain Chickadee (6)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis alpigena
Mountain Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (11)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (13)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Naked Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (24)
Angelica lineariloba
Nevada Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia nevadensis
Newberry's Beardtongue (70)
Penstemon newberryi
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Pacific Treefrog (25)
Pseudacris regilla
Palmer's Catchfly (3)
Silene bernardina
Panther Amanita (1)
Amanita pantherina
Peirson's Goldenweed (3)
Tonestus peirsonii
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Alumroot (9)
Heuchera rubescens
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (1)
Descurainia pinnata
Prairie Lupine (1)
Lupinus lepidus
Primrose Monkeyflower (47)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Pursh's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Quaking Aspen (17)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (4)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ribbed Bog Moss (1)
Aulacomnium palustre
Rock-fringe Willowherb (3)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (2)
Woodsia scopulina
Rose Meadowsweet (8)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (6)
Antennaria rosea
Royal Beardtongue (8)
Penstemon speciosus
Rushes (1)
Juncus
Sacramento Perch (1)
Archoplites interruptus
Sargent's Catchfly (1)
Silene sargentii
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Hawkweed (3)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (8)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Short-ray Fleabane (1)
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Short-stem Slippery Jack (5)
Suillus brevipes
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Beardtongue (22)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Columbine (17)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (38)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Wallflower (1)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (1)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Single-head Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (2)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Whitlowgrass (5)
Draba albertina
Slimy Yellow-brown Cortinarius (1)
Cortinarius mucosus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smooth White Violet (2)
Viola macloskeyi
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Starflower Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Subalpine Fleabane (3)
Erigeron glacialis
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (14)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Swamp Whiteheads (62)
Angelica capitellata
Tall Swamp Onion (43)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (24)
Platanthera dilatata
Tealeaf Willow (1)
Salix planifolia
Threadleaf Sedge (2)
Carex filifolia
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tomentose Suillus (3)
Suillus tomentosus
Torrey's Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus torreyi
Tower-mustard (1)
Turritis glabra
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Virginia Strawberry (15)
Fragaria virginiana
Water-plantain Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Watson's Spikemoss (7)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (32)
Aquilegia formosa
Western False Asphodel (1)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
White-crowned Sparrow (26)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Wood Beauty (3)
Drymocallis lactea
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (12)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-rumped Warbler (9)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throat Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus bigelovii
Yosemite Millipede (3)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius subbalaustinus
a fungus (1)
Mycena leptocephala
a fungus (2)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (1)
Boletus barrowsii
a fungus (1)
Rickenella mellea
a fungus (1)
Russula turci
a fungus (1)
Arrhenia lobata
a fungus (1)
Suillus discolor
a fungus (1)
Suillus fuscotomentosus
a fungus (5)
Bryoglossum gracile
a fungus (1)
Cystodermella adnatifolia
a fungus (1)
Entoloma holoconiotum
a fungus (3)
Galerina mainsii
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius decipiens
a fungus (1)
Inocybe lacera
a fungus (3)
Laccaria pumila
a fungus (1)
Lactarius atrobadius
a fungus (1)
Leccinum aurantiacum
a fungus (2)
Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus
gray chickensage (1)
Artemisia albicans
Federally Listed Species (13)

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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis sierraeEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (8)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Vegetation (4)

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

Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 215 ha
64.2%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 63 ha
GNR18.7%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 16 ha
GNR4.8%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 16 ha
GNR4.7%

Nessie

Nessie Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 830 acres