Opal Creek

Willamette National Forest · Oregon · 5,417 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (385)

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

(1)
Peziza oliviae
(1)
Mycosymbioces mycenophila
(1)
Porella
(1)
Scapania
(1)
Bondarzewia occidentalis
(1)
Psathyrella nitens
(1)
Psathyrella abieticola
Aleutian Maidenhair Fern (7)
Adiantum aleuticum
Alice's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron aliceae
American Alpine Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium americanum
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (3)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (2)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Rockbrake (4)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Trailplant (2)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Anderson's Holly Fern (1)
Polystichum andersonii
Angel Wings (1)
Pleurocybella porrigens
Apricot Jelly Fungus (1)
Guepinia helvelloides
Arboreal Wrinkle Lichen (1)
Tuckermanopsis subalpina
Arctic Sweet-colt's-foot (2)
Petasites frigidus
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bigleaf Maple (3)
Acer macrophyllum
Bitter Wart Lichen (1)
Lepra amara
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Blackfoot Paxillus (2)
Tapinella atrotomentosa
Bloody-heart Lichen (1)
Mycoblastus sanguinarius
Bluntleaf Moss (1)
Scleropodium obtusifolium
Bobcat (1)
Lynx rufus
Booted Knight (1)
Tricholoma focale
Bracken Fern (14)
Pteridium aquilinum
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Bristly Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos columbiana
Brown Felt Blight (1)
Herpotrichia juniperi
Brown Goblet (1)
Arrhenia epichysium
Cabbage Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria linita
California Scurfpea (4)
Rupertia physodes
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Candlesnuff Fungus (1)
Xylaria hypoxylon
Candy Lichen (31)
Icmadophila ericetorum
Cardwell's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon cardwellii
Carolina Tassel-rue (1)
Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Cascade Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon serrulatus
Cascade Torrent Salamander (3)
Rhyacotriton cascadaeUR
Cat's Tail Moss (2)
Pseudisothecium stoloniferum
Charred Matchstick Lichen (2)
Pilophorus nigricaulis
Chickweed Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe alsinoides
Clackamas Iris (1)
Iris tenuis
Clasping Twisted-stalk (1)
Streptopus amplexifolius
Cliff Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon rupicola
Clouded Salamander (3)
Aneides ferreus
Coast Range Lomatium (4)
Lomatium martindalei
Coastal Brookfoam (6)
Boykinia occidentalis
Coastal Giant Salamander (5)
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Coastal Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys chamissonis
Coastal Tailed Frog (5)
Ascaphus truei
Columbian Lily (10)
Lilium columbianum
Columbian Windflower (5)
Anemonastrum deltoideum
Common Chickweed (1)
Stellaria media
Common Freckle Pelt (1)
Peltigera aphthosa
Common Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goat's-beard (9)
Aruncus dioicus
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Nipplewort (1)
Lapsana communis
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Speedwell (1)
Veronica officinalis
Common St. John's-wort (5)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Wintergreen (12)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Woolly-sunflower (10)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Tuft (1)
Hypholoma capnoides
Cougar (2)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Cream Stonecrop (3)
Sedum oregonense
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deer Fern (16)
Struthiopteris spicant
Devil's Matchstick (20)
Pilophorus acicularis
Devil's-club (1)
Oplopanax horridus
Dimpled Specklebelly (1)
Lobaria anthraspis
Disjunct Lung Lichen (1)
Pseudocyphellaria mallota
Dog Vomit Slime Mold (6)
Fuligo septica
Douglas' Campion (1)
Silene douglasii
Douglas-fir (19)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla drummondii
Dunn's Salamander (5)
Plethodon dunni
Dyer's Polypore (7)
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (1)
Umbilicaria phaea
Ensatina (10)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Entireleaf Nitrogen Moss (2)
Tetraplodon mnioides
Fairy Slipper (2)
Calypso bulbosa
False Chanterelle (4)
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
False Lily-of-the-Valley (4)
Maianthemum dilatatum
Fescue Sandwort (1)
Eremogone capillaris
Fireweed (10)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flattened Thornbush Lichen (1)
Kaernefeltia merrillii
Fly Amanita (6)
Amanita muscaria
Forked Tube Lichen (1)
Hypogymnia imshaugii
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragmenting Coral Lichen (2)
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii
Fried Chicken Mushroom (1)
Lyophyllum decastes
Fringed Pinesap (1)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Ghost Pipe (4)
Monotropa uniflora
Giant Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium oregonum
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (8)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gilded Specklebelly Lichen (1)
Pseudocyphellaria hawaiiensis
Glacier Fawnlily (9)
Erythronium montanum
Gnome-plant (1)
Hemitomes congestum
Golden Chinquapin (5)
Chrysolepis chrysophylla
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Gorman's Aster (2)
Doellingeria gormanii
Grassy Tarweed (1)
Madia gracilis
Gray Lung Lichen (1)
Lobaria hallii
Gray Starburst Lichen (1)
Parmeliopsis hyperopta
Great Polemonium (1)
Polemonium carneum
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja miniata
Green Russula (1)
Russula aeruginea
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry (4)
Rubus lasiococcus
Hanging Moss (1)
Antitrichia curtipendula
Harsh Indian-paintbrush (4)
Castilleja hispida
Hooded False Morel (4)
Paragyromitra infula
Hooker's Mandarin (1)
Prosartes hookeri
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Nidula candida
Jelly Tooth (11)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
King Bolete (2)
Boletus edulis
Lace Foamflower (8)
Tiarella trifoliata
Lace Lipfern (3)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanky Moss (1)
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Large Fringe-cup (1)
Tellima grandiflora
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (1)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Largeleaf Sandwort (1)
Moehringia macrophylla
Late Fall Oyster (2)
Sarcomyxa serotina
Leafy Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lettuce Lichen (51)
Lobaria oregana
Leucolepis Umbrella Moss (1)
Leucolepis acanthoneura
Lichen Agaric (1)
Lichenomphalia ericetorum
Licorice Fern (2)
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Lilac Mycena (1)
Mycena pura
Lipstick Powderhorn Lichen (1)
Cladonia macilenta
Little Prickly Sedge (1)
Carex echinata
Littleleaf Miner's-lettuce (6)
Montia parvifolia
Lobster Mushroom (2)
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Longleaf Oregon-grape (25)
Berberis nervosa
Longtail Wild Ginger (4)
Asarum caudatum
Lung Lichen (2)
Lobaria pulmonaria
Maidenhair Spleenwort (1)
Asplenium trichomanes
Majestic Amanita (1)
Amanita augusta
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Mannered Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe decora
Marsh Valerian (3)
Valeriana sitchensis
Menzies' Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila menziesii
Mertens' Coralroot (5)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mertens' Saxifrage (2)
Saxifraga mertensiana
Minute Lemon Cups (1)
Calycina citrina
Modest Whipple-vine (4)
Whipplea modesta
Monk's-hood Lichen (1)
Hypogymnia physodes
Montane Dusky Bolete (1)
Porphyrellus pacificus
Mottled Tube Lichen (1)
Hypogymnia inactiva
Mountain Bootstrap Lichen (1)
Cornicularia normoerica
Mountain Brookfoam (1)
Boykinia major
Mountain Butter Bolete (1)
Butyriboletus abieticola
Mountain Hemlock (1)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (3)
Acer glabrum
Naked Kidney Lichen (1)
Nephroma bellum
Nelson's Desert-parsley (2)
Lomatium hallii
Netted Specklebelly (1)
Lobaria anomala
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Noble Fir (1)
Abies procera
Nocturnal Harvestman (1)
Leptobunus parvulus
Nordmann's Orbweaver (1)
Araneus nordmanni
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (3)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Bugleweed (1)
Lycopus uniflorus
Northern Red Belt (8)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northwest Hesperian Snail (1)
Vespericola columbianus
Northwestern Gartersnake (5)
Thamnophis ordinoides
Oceanspray (5)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (1)
Fritillaria affinis
Oldgrowth Coral Lichen (1)
Sphaerophorus venerabilis
Oldgrowth Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia norvegica
Orange Chocolate Chip Lichen (1)
Solorina crocea
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oregon Beaked Moss (8)
Kindbergia oregana
Oregon Boxleaf (6)
Paxistima myrsinites
Oregon Goldthread (5)
Coptis laciniata
Oregon Slender Salamander (2)
Batrachoseps wrighti
Oregon Whitetop Aster (1)
Sericocarpus oregonensis
Oregon anemone (1)
Anemonoides oregana
Oso-berry (1)
Oemleria cerasiformis
Oval-leaf Huckleberry (5)
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Bananaslug (8)
Ariolimax columbianus
Pacific Bleedingheart (6)
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Fuzzwort (1)
Ptilidium californicum
Pacific Gentian (1)
Gentiana sceptrum
Pacific Rhododendron (24)
Rhododendron macrophyllum
Pacific Sideband Snail (1)
Monadenia fidelis
Pacific Silver Fir (2)
Abies amabilis
Pacific Stonecrop (12)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Trailing Blackberry (20)
Rubus ursinus
Pacific Treefrog (6)
Pseudacris regilla
Pacific Woodrush (1)
Luzula comosa
Pacific Yew (20)
Taxus brevifolia
Parsley-leaf Lovage (1)
Ligusticum apiifolium
Pearly Everlasting (10)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peppery Bolete (1)
Chalciporus piperatus
Phantom Orchid (1)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Piggyback Plant (1)
Tolmiea menziesii
Pimpled Kidney Lichen (1)
Nephroma resupinatum
Pinemat Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pipecleaner Moss (1)
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Poison Larkspur (1)
Delphinium trolliifolium
Ponderous Cort (2)
Phlegmacium ponderosum
Powdered Wrinkle Lichen (1)
Tuckermanopsis chlorophylla
Purple Cortinarius (5)
Cortinarius violaceus
Purple Foxglove (5)
Digitalis purpurea
Purple Jellydisc (1)
Ascocoryne sarcoides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Alder (2)
Alnus rubra
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Huckleberry (23)
Vaccinium parvifolium
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-wool Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes rufidula
Redwood Violet (1)
Viola sempervirens
Remote-leaf Thistle (1)
Cirsium remotifolium
Ribbon Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia stenophylla
Robust Lancetooth Snail (1)
Haplotrema vancouverense
Rose Meadowsweet (3)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Gomphidius (2)
Gomphidius subroseus
Rough Bryum Moss (1)
Homalothecium megaptilum
Rough-skinned Newt (15)
Taricha granulosa
Roughleaf Aster (1)
Eurybia radulina
Roundleaf Sundew (2)
Drosera rotundifolia
Ruffled Freckle Pelt Lichen (1)
Peltigera leucophlebia
Running Clubmoss (1)
Lycopodium clavatum
Rusty-hair Saxifrage (3)
Micranthes ferruginea
Salal (34)
Gaultheria shallon
Salmonberry (9)
Rubus spectabilis
Saskatoon (5)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scaly Vase Chanterelle (6)
Turbinellus floccosus
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scarletback Taildropper Slug (1)
Prophysaon vanattae
Scotch Broom (1)
Cytisus scoparius
Scouler's Bellflower (2)
Campanula scouleri
Scouler's Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium scouleri
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shaggy Peatmoss (1)
Sphagnum squarrosum
Shining Crane's-bill (1)
Geranium lucidum
Siberian Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia sibirica
Sierra Nevada Marsh Fern (2)
Amauropelta nevadensis
Signal Crayfish (2)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Hairgrass (1)
Aira caryophyllea
Single-flowered Clintonia (9)
Clintonia uniflora
Sitka Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus sitchensis
Slender False Brome (1)
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Slender Stalked Helvetta (1)
Helvella elastica
Slender Wintergreen (2)
Gaultheria ovatifolia
Small Stagshorn (1)
Calocera cornea
Small-flowered Trefoil (1)
Acmispon parviflorus
Smith's Fairybells (2)
Prosartes smithii
Smooth Saucer Lichen (1)
Ochrolechia laevigata
Solomon's-plume (10)
Maianthemum racemosum
Sooty Grouse (3)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spotted Cat's-ear (1)
Hypochaeris radicata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Spreading Woodfern (1)
Dryopteris expansa
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Square-twigged Huckleberry (2)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Squashberry (2)
Viburnum edule
Stairstep Moss (10)
Hylocomium splendens
Starflower Solomon's-plume (8)
Maianthemum stellatum
Subalpine Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus subalpinus
Subarctic Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sugarstick (8)
Allotropa virgata
Sulphur Tuft (1)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Sweet Vernal Grass (1)
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet-scent Bedstraw (1)
Galium triflorum
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Tapered Matchstick Lichen (8)
Pilophorus clavatus
Tattered Rag Lichen (1)
Platismatia herrei
Thimbleberry (9)
Rubus parviflorus
Thin Starwort (1)
Mannia gracilis
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Toughleaf Iris (4)
Iris tenax
Tree Flute Lichen (1)
Menegazzia subsimilis
Twinflower (22)
Linnaea borealis
Two-horned Pincerwort (1)
Cephalozia bicuspidata
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (6)
Comandra umbellata
Vanilla-leaf (9)
Achlys triphylla
Varied Rag Lichen (3)
Platismatia glauca
Varied Thrush (1)
Ixoreus naevius
Varied-leaf Collomia (2)
Collomia heterophylla
Verdigris Stropharia (1)
Stropharia aeruginosa
Vine Maple (21)
Acer circinatum
Violet Hedgehog (1)
Hydnellum fuscoindicum
Wall-lettuce (3)
Mycelis muralis
Washington Lily (7)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water Puffball (2)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Western Columbine (7)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf Dogwood (27)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Featherbells (1)
Anticlea occidentalis
Western Forest Scorpion (1)
Uroctonus mordax
Western Grisette (1)
Amanita pachycolea
Western Hemlock (43)
Tsuga heterophylla
Western Painted Suillus (2)
Suillus lakei
Western Red-Backed Salamander (1)
Plethodon vehiculum
Western Red-cedar (31)
Thuja plicata
Western Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes occidentalis
Western Swordfern (25)
Polystichum munitum
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (14)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (45)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum occidentale
Western Waterfan Lichen (1)
Peltigera gowardii
Western White Pine (1)
Pinus monticola
Western Woodland Amanita (1)
Amanita silvicola
Western cauliflower mushroom (1)
Sparassis radicata
White Chanterelle (1)
Cantharellus subalbidus
White Clover (2)
Trifolium repens
White Inside-out-flower (6)
Vancouveria hexandra
White Pine Blister Rust (1)
Cronartium ribicola
White-flower Hawkweed (4)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
White-veined Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola picta
Winter Chanterelle (21)
Craterellus tubaeformis
Winter Currant (1)
Ribes sanguineum
Wood Rose (1)
Rosa gymnocarpa
Woodland Beardtongue (6)
Nothochelone nemorosa
Woodland Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus uncinatus
Woodland Groundsel (2)
Senecio sylvaticus
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (1)
Lysichiton americanus
Yellow-flower Iris (2)
Iris chrysophylla
Yellow-spotted Millipede (8)
Harpaphe haydeniana
Yellowleg Bonnet (1)
Mycena epipterygia
Zeller's Bolete (1)
Xerocomellus zelleri
a fungus (1)
Craterellus calicornucopioides
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius pinguis
a fungus (2)
Psathyrella corrugis
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius californicus
a fungus (1)
Cortinarius cacaocolor
a fungus (1)
Coltricia perennis
a fungus (2)
Coccomyces dentatus
a fungus (1)
Rhytisma punctatum
a fungus (1)
Clavulinopsis laeticolor
a fungus (1)
Chlorociboria aeruginosa
a fungus (1)
Boletus fibrillosus
a fungus (3)
Aureoboletus mirabilis
a fungus (1)
Truncocolumella citrina
a fungus (2)
Turbinellus kauffmanii
a fungus (1)
Vibrissea truncorum
a fungus (1)
Xerocomellus atropurpureus
a fungus (1)
Tricholoma murrillianum
a fungus (1)
Mycena amicta
a fungus (1)
Mucronella calva
a fungus (1)
Panellus stipticus
a fungus (1)
Leucogaster citrinus
a fungus (2)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Lactarius pallescens
a fungus (1)
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
a fungus (2)
Hydnum oregonense
a fungus (7)
Helvella vespertina
a fungus (1)
Gymnopilus punctifolius
a fungus (1)
Phaeotremella foliacea
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (7)
Gomphus clavatus
a fungus (1)
Ganoderma oregonense
a fungus (1)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Entoloma formosum
a fungus (1)
Cystodermella granulosa
a fungus (1)
Cudoniella clavus
a lichen (2)
Pseudocyphellaria citrina
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Oregon Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus affinis
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (10)

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
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (7)

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

Southern Vancouverian Lowland Ruderal Grassland
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 568 ha
25.9%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 484 ha
GNR22.1%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 437 ha
GNR19.9%
GNR11.2%
GNR8.2%
Southern Vancouverian Lowland Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 108 ha
4.9%
GNR4.1%

Opal Creek

Opal Creek Roadless Area

Willamette National Forest, Oregon · 5,417 acres