Nipple Butte

Malheur National Forest · Oregon · 11,354 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (78)

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

Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bitter Cherry (1)
Prunus emarginata
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Common Camassia (1)
Camassia quamash
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (1)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Douglas' Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Olsynium douglasii
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Fireweed (4)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Muhly (2)
Muhlenbergia andina
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (4)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Great Blue Heron (2)
Ardea herodias
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green-band Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus macrocarpus
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Large-flower Clarkia (1)
Clarkia pulchella
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (2)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (3)
Triteleia grandiflora
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-flower Bluebells (1)
Mertensia longiflora
Long-spur Lupine (1)
Lupinus arbustus
Longnose Dace (14)
Rhinichthys cataractae
MacGillivray's Warbler (8)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Meadow Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Milky Kelloggia (1)
Kelloggia galioides
Narrowleaf Skullcap (2)
Scutellaria angustifolia
Northern Water-plantain (1)
Alisma triviale
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Pacific Wren (1)
Troglodytes pacificus
Pacific Yew (2)
Taxus brevifolia
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pinemat Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (8)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Rubber Rabbitbrush (2)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rusty Crayfish (11)
Faxonius rusticus
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Small-flower Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Small-fruit Bulrush (1)
Scirpus microcarpus
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (3)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Tall Groundsel (1)
Senecio serra
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmiei's Onion (1)
Allium tolmiei
Twinflower (1)
Linnaea borealis
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Columbine (3)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Juniper (3)
Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch (7)
Larix occidentalis
Western Peony (1)
Paeonia brownii
White-stem Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea munroana
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woolly Goldenweed (1)
Stenotus lanuginosus
Woolly-head Clover (2)
Trifolium eriocephalum
Wormskjold's Clover (1)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (5)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (8)

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

Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,198 ha
GNR47.8%
Northern Rockies Ponderosa Pine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,330 ha
GNR29.0%
GNR10.8%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 229 ha
GNR5.0%
Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 120 ha
GNR2.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 44 ha
GNR1.0%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 27 ha
G30.6%
Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 4 ha
G20.1%

Nipple Butte

Nipple Butte Roadless Area

Malheur National Forest, Oregon · 11,354 acres