Nevahbe Ridge

Inyo National Forest · California · 302 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (258)

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

(1)
Cortinarius sp. 'CA59'
(5)
Monardella linoides
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Speedwell (1)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Robin (7)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (1)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
Anderson's Buttercup (3)
Ranunculus andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (15)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Thistle (1)
Cirsium arizonicum
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (7)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ass (1)
Equus asinus
Bailey's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum baileyi
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (4)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (23)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Big Sagebrush (13)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (4)
Juniperus grandis
Bitter Cherry (9)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (23)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Mniotilta varia
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Black-headed Grosbeak (5)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue False Gilia (1)
Allophyllum gilioides
Bluntleaf Moss (1)
Scleropodium obtusifolium
Branching Scorpionweed (8)
Phacelia ramosissima
Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cliffbrake (2)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (12)
Spizella breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea bridgesii
Brittle Spineflower (4)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Brown-headed Cowbird (7)
Molothrus ater
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (37)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (4)
Icterus bullockii
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma cinerea
California Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Coffeeberry (1)
Frangula californica
California Ground Squirrel (4)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California evening primrose (4)
Oenothera avita
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canadian Milkvetch (10)
Astragalus canadensis
Carpet Clover (1)
Trifolium monanthum
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (2)
Bromus tectorum
Ciliolate-toothed Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe rubella
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Jamesia (2)
Jamesia americana
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Coastal Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris intertexta
Columbian Monkshood (4)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Blue-mustard (1)
Chorispora tenella
Common Bog Arrow-grass (2)
Triglochin maritima
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mouse-ear Chickweed (1)
Cerastium fontanum
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Sagebrush Lizard (21)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote Tobacco (5)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon davidsonii
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (13)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Dagger-pod (1)
Anelsonia eurycarpa
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
Davidson's Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Davis Mountain Stickseed (1)
Hackelia floribunda
Desert Mountain Phlox (19)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (49)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (24)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (1)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Diffuse Groundsmoke (1)
Gayophytum diffusum
Douglas' Wormwood (4)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dragon Wormwood (3)
Artemisia dracunculus
Drummond's Anemone (1)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (4)
Cirsium scariosum
Dung Mottle Gill (1)
Panaeolus semiovatus
Dusky Flycatcher (2)
Empidonax oberholseri
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium dissectum
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (4)
Lomatium multifidum
Field Horsetail (3)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fox Sparrow (5)
Passerella iliaca
Giant Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Helleborine (6)
Epipactis gigantea
Glandular Labrador-tea (1)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-fruit Sedge (2)
Carex aurea
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (1)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Horsebrush (7)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Wavewing (1)
Cymopterus cinerarius
Great Basin Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera tescamnis
Great Basin Wildrye (8)
Leymus cinereus
Great Swamp Ragwort (1)
Senecio hydrophilus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Roadrunner (2)
Geococcyx californianus
Green Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-tailed Towhee (18)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hairy Curtain Crust (1)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hoary Pincushion (6)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (31)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Evening-primrose (7)
Oenothera elata
Idaho Sedge (1)
Carex idahoa
Jeffrey's Pine (5)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (1)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kelley's Lily (2)
Lilium kelleyanum
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (2)
Lupinus caudatus
King Bladderpod (1)
Physaria kingii
King's Bird's-beak (8)
Cordylanthus kingii
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Lazuli Bunting (7)
Passerina amoena
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba lemmonii
Lesser Goldfinch (2)
Spinus psaltria
Little Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum lobbii
Long-spur Lupine (2)
Lupinus arbustus
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Low Scorpionweed (13)
Phacelia humilis
Many-flower Bedstraw (3)
Galium multiflorum
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia palustris
Meadow Goat's-beard (13)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Bluebird (8)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Marsh Larkspur (1)
Delphinium polycladon
Mountain Snowberry (11)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Wildmint (3)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (6)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (11)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (11)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Willow (3)
Salix exigua
Needle-and-Thread (2)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Peavine (2)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
Newberry's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (4)
Melica stricta
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Flicker (3)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (3)
Troglodytes aedon
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Onion-flowered Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum latens
Orange-crowned Warbler (5)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea oregana
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Palmer's Catchfly (1)
Silene bernardina
Panamint Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus stephensi
Panhandle Prickly-pear (29)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Patis Onion (16)
Allium bisceptrum
Peirson's Goldenweed (1)
Tonestus peirsonii
Perennial Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus cordatus
Philadelphia Vireo (1)
Vireo philadelphicus
Pine Violet (4)
Viola purpurea
Pointed Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha muricata
Poor-man's Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium virginicum
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (2)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Flax (4)
Linum lewisii
Pursh's Milkvetch (31)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Quaking Aspen (27)
Populus tremuloides
Rambling Fleabane (1)
Erigeron vagus
Red False Buckthorn (6)
Frangula rubra
Red-osier Dogwood (1)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Groundsel (1)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Wren (3)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose Beardtongue (17)
Penstemon floridus
Rose Meadowsweet (1)
Spiraea splendens
Rosette Tiquilia (1)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Royal Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (5)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (22)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rydberg's Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sagebrush Sparrow (2)
Artemisiospiza nevadensis
Sapsuckers (1)
Sphyrapicus
Scarlet Skyrocket (5)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shockley's Ivesia (2)
Ivesia shockleyi
Short-ray Fleabane (1)
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Sierra Columbine (3)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (4)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Jewelflower (2)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Wallflower (1)
Erysimum perenne
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (20)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (5)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small Skeletonplant (3)
Stephanomeria exigua
Small-flower Hawk's-beard (3)
Crepis intermedia
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth Wild Rye (1)
Elymus glaucus
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (5)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spreading Dogbane (19)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Birch (23)
Betula occidentalis
Spurry Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Starflower Solomon's-plume (9)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (8)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (51)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swamp Whiteheads (3)
Angelica capitellata
Tall White Bog Orchid (4)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (17)
Eriogonum elatum
Thorny Wire-lettuce (8)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Tobacco Ceanothus (19)
Ceanothus velutinus
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree-lined Oxytheca (5)
Oxytheca dendroidea
Tufted Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia scapigera
Two-color Scorpionweed (16)
Phacelia bicolor
Ventana Stickleaf (6)
Mentzelia congesta
Violet-green Swallow (6)
Tachycineta thalassina
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (1)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Washoe Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia curvipes
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (18)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (19)
Iris missouriensis
Western Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium halophilum
Western Columbine (18)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Mountain Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Rattlesnake (7)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Sweet-cicely (5)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (5)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Whitney's Milkvetch (62)
Astragalus whitneyi
Wilcox's Eriastrum (14)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Wilson's Warbler (2)
Cardellina pusilla
Woods' Rose (23)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (45)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (1)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Wright's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (28)
Castilleja linariifolia
a fungus (1)
Neolentinus ponderosus
chocolate drops (19)
Caulanthus sierrae
gray chickensage (1)
Artemisia albicans
Federally Listed Species (12)

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
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
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 (12)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (11)

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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (5)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 52 ha
GNR42.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 42 ha
GNR34.2%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 10 ha
GNR8.6%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 6 ha
5.0%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1 ha
G30.9%

Nevahbe Ridge

Nevahbe Ridge Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 302 acres