Ortega Peak

Lincoln National Forest · New Mexico · 11,545 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (455)

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

Sacramento Mountains Thistle (2)
Cirsium vinaceumThreatened
Wright's Marsh Thistle (2)
Cirsium wrightiiThreatened
(1)
Mangora passiva
(4)
Aculops arizonarhus
(1)
Opuntia gilvescens
(1)
Crassisporium funariophilum
(2)
Opuntia discata
(1)
Boechera carrizozoensis
Alamo Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon alamosensis
Alfalfa (1)
Medicago sativa
Alligator Juniper (49)
Juniperus deppeana
Alpine Cancer-root (8)
Conopholis alpina
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Hog-nosed Skunk (1)
Conepatus leuconotus
American Kestrel (6)
Falco sparverius
American Pinesap (4)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (25)
Turdus migratorius
American Tarbush (105)
Flourensia cernua
American Trixis (2)
Trixis californica
Apache-plume (29)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Grape (2)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera arizonica
Arizona Pricklypear (4)
Opuntia arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (5)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Australian Saltbush (1)
Atriplex semibaccata
Barbary Sheep (1)
Ammotragus lervia
Barbey's Milkwort (3)
Hebecarpa barbeyana
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Beard-lip Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (2)
Asclepias subverticillata
Berlandier's Yellow Flax (11)
Linum berlandieri
Bighorn Sheep (3)
Ovis canadensis
Bigtooth Maple (7)
Acer grandidentatum
Birdbill Dayflower (1)
Commelina dianthifolia
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-chinned Hummingbird (6)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-necked Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Black-throated Sparrow (3)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blue Grama (6)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Jay (1)
Cyanocitta cristata
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Blushing Scale Lichen (3)
Psora decipiens
Bobcat (9)
Lynx rufus
Bordered Scale Lichen (1)
Psora pseudorussellii
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Brick Scale Lichen (7)
Psora crenata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus platycercus
Broom Milkwort (7)
Senega scoparioides
Broom Snakeweed (6)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brown Gardensnail (15)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Rat (1)
Rattus norvegicus
Brown Stipplescale Lichen (1)
Clavascidium lacinulatum
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Molothrus ater
Brownfoot (2)
Acourtia wrightii
Buffalo Bur (1)
Solanum rostratum
Cactus Wren (4)
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Cactus-apple (17)
Opuntia engelmannii
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Loosestrife (1)
Lythrum californicum
Cane Bluestem (1)
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Canyon Sage (1)
Salvia lycioides
Canyon Towhee (3)
Melozone fusca
Canyon Wren (2)
Catherpes mexicanus
Cassin's Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus vociferans
Cespitose Rockmat (3)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chihuahuan Raven (1)
Corvus cryptoleucus
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (15)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chiricahuan Gray Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma gabeli
Cliff Fendlerbush (6)
Fendlera rupicola
Colorado Barberry (88)
Berberis haematocarpa
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (8)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Four-o'clock (10)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Checkered Whiptail (7)
Aspidoscelis tesselatus
Common Deadnettle (2)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Hoptree (3)
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Horehound (3)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea purpurea
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Oleander (1)
Nerium oleander
Common Pill-bug (2)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Poorwill (2)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Purslane (1)
Portulaca oleracea
Common Raven (13)
Corvus corax
Common Side-blotched Lizard (5)
Uta stansburiana
Common Sowthistle (1)
Sonchus oleraceus
Common Striped Scorpion (5)
Centruroides vittatus
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (5)
Astur cooperii
Cowpen Crownbeard (2)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (7)
Berberis repens
Creosotebush (2320)
Larrea tridentata
Crevice Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus poinsettii
Crissal Thrasher (1)
Toxostoma crissale
Crown-of-thorns (412)
Koeberlinia spinosa
Curve-billed Thrasher (8)
Toxostoma curvirostre
Damianita (7)
Chrysactinia mexicana
Dark-eyed Junco (8)
Junco hyemalis
Decollate Snail (4)
Rumina decollata
Desert Broom False Willow (2)
Baccharis sarothroides
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert Horse-purslane (1)
Trianthema portulacastrum
Desert Millipede (12)
Orthoporus ornatus
Desert Rose (9)
Rosa stellata
Desert-holly (37)
Acourtia nana
Desert-willow (14)
Chilopsis linearis
Dissected Bahia (3)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Domestic Cat (1)
Felis catus
Douglas-fir (22)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Downy Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja sessiliflora
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma drummondii
Dwarf Cheeseweed (1)
Malva neglecta
Dwarf False Pennyroyal (2)
Hedeoma nana
Eastern Bluebird (1)
Sialia sialis
Eastern Collared Lizard (2)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake (1)
Salvadora grahamiae
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
Emory's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus emoryanus
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Eurasian Collared-Dove (2)
Streptopelia decaocto
European Starling (1)
Sturnus vulgaris
False Fluffgrass (149)
Dasyochloa pulchella
Faxon's Yucca (1)
Yucca faxoniana
Feather-plume Dalea (22)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Bladderpod (2)
Physaria fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia fendleri
Field Bindweed (3)
Convolvulus arvensis
Filmy Dome Spider (1)
Neriene radiata
Five-needle Pricklyleaf (20)
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (300)
Yucca baccata
Flowering Flax (1)
Linum grandiflorum
Four-wing Saltbush (79)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fragrant Ash (8)
Fraxinus cuspidata
Fragrant Sumac (22)
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant Thorough-wort (1)
Ageratina herbacea
Fremont Cottonwood (17)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gambel Oak (44)
Quercus gambelii
Gambel's Quail (10)
Callipepla gambelii
Gemsbok (1)
Oryx gazella
Geyer's Onion (2)
Allium geyeri
Giant Crab Spider (2)
Olios giganteus
Giant Vinegaroon (1)
Mastigoproctus giganteus
Golden Columbine (1)
Aquilegia chrysantha
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Gophersnake (5)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Great Plains Skink (1)
Plestiodon obsoletus
Great-tailed Grackle (6)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Earless Lizard (8)
Cophosaurus texanus
Greater Roadrunner (4)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Mormon-tea (27)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hairy Erioneuron (2)
Erioneuron pilosum
Hairy False Nightshade (9)
Chamaesaracha sordida
Hairy Grama (2)
Bouteloua hirsuta
Hairy Tiquilia (2)
Tiquilia hispidissima
Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus comatus
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hairy-pod Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Hairy-seed Bahia (22)
Picradeniopsis absinthifolia
Hairy-sepal Sandmat (28)
Euphorbia chaetocalyx
Hall's Panicgrass (4)
Panicum hallii
Harmal Peganum (7)
Peganum harmala
Hawksworth's Mistletoe (18)
Phoradendron hawksworthii
Hentz's Orbweaver (3)
Neoscona crucifera
Hermit Thrush (3)
Catharus guttatus
Holzner's Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus holzneri
Honey Mesquite (163)
Neltuma glandulosa
House Finch (15)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (10)
Passer domesticus
Incense Cory Cactus (221)
Escobaria tuberculosa
Intermediate Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea intermedia
James' Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum jamesii
James' Nailwort (1)
Paronychia jamesii
Jerusalem-thorn (2)
Parkinsonia aculeata
Johnson Grass (1)
Sorghum halepense
Juniper Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea digitata
Juniper Mistletoe (3)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Jupiter's Beard (2)
Centranthus ruber
Knowlton's Hophornbeam (2)
Ostrya knowltonii
Kunth's Onion (1)
Allium kunthii
Lace-spine Nipple Cactus (32)
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Lacy Tansy-aster (5)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (2)
Dryobates scalaris
Large-petal Onion (1)
Allium macropetalum
Largeleaf Periwinkle (1)
Vinca major
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lecheguilla Agave (2)
Agave lechuguilla
Lesser Goldfinch (4)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (1)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Little Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha minima
Littleleaf Sumac (191)
Rhus microphylla
Loggerhead Shrike (3)
Lanius ludovicianus
London Rocket (5)
Sisymbrium irio
Long-stalk Goldthread (1)
Thelesperma longipes
Longleaf Mormon-tea (43)
Ephedra trifurca
Longleaf Squirreltail (1)
Elymus longifolius
Low Standing-cypress (4)
Ipomopsis pumila
Lyreleaf Greeneyes (1)
Berlandiera lyrata
Lyreleaf Twistflower (18)
Streptanthus carinatus
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flowered Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Marbled Cellar Spider (1)
Holocnemus pluchei
Mariola Feverfew (222)
Parthenium incanum
Mediterranean Gecko (3)
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mesa Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus flexuosus
Mesa Nerisyrenia (53)
Nerisyrenia camporum
Mescat Acacia (38)
Vachellia constricta
Mexican Catchfly (2)
Silene laciniata
Mexican Orange (34)
Choisya dumosa
Mexican Whip-poor-will (1)
Antrostomus arizonae
Mexican cryptantha (1)
Johnstonella mexicana
Missouri Gourd (9)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus missouriensis
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (10)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (5)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis melanotricha
Mountain Maple (3)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Pepperwort (1)
Lepidium montanum
Mourning Dove (1)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (53)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrowleaf Globemallow (6)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (4)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (1)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Needleleaf Bluet (4)
Houstonia acerosa
Nevada Mormon-tea (2)
Ephedra aspera
New Mexican Vervain (4)
Verbena macdougalii
New Mexico Beardtongue (9)
Penstemon neomexicanus
New Mexico Locust (5)
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Needlegrass (1)
Hesperostipa neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (23)
Opuntia phaeacantha
Nine-awned Pappus Grass (2)
Enneapogon desvauxii
Nipple-seed Plantain (2)
Plantago major
Nodding Onion (4)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (6)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Mockingbird (2)
Mimus polyglottos
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
Ocotillo (991)
Fouquieria splendens
Old-Man-in-the-Spring (1)
Senecio vulgaris
Olive-sided Flycatcher (1)
Contopus cooperi
One-seeded Juniper (463)
Juniperus monosperma
Orange-crowned Warbler (2)
Leiothlypis celata
Oreganillo (1)
Aloysia wrightii
Organ Mountain Larkspur (2)
Delphinium wootonii
Ornate Box Turtle (3)
Terrapene ornata
Painted Redstart (2)
Myioborus pictus
Paleface Rosemallow (6)
Hibiscus denudatus
Palmer's Amaranth (1)
Amaranthus palmeri
Parry's Agave (76)
Agave parryi
Peach (2)
Prunus persica
Peregrine Falcon (4)
Falco peregrinus
Perennial Pea (2)
Lathyrus latifolius
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium vaginatum
Pineywoods Geranium (4)
Geranium caespitosum
Ping-pong-ball Button Cactus (18)
Epithelantha micromeris
Pink Purslane (1)
Portulaca pilosa
Pinyon Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium divaricatum
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Plains Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia tortispina
Plumbeous Vireo (1)
Vireo plumbeus
Plume Tiquilia (25)
Tiquilia greggii
Plums and Custard (1)
Tricholomopsis rutilans
Poison Sumac (6)
Rhus virens
Poison-hemlock (1)
Conium maculatum
Pope's Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia popei
Prairie Flax (2)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Pricklyleaf Dogweed (110)
Thymophylla acerosa
Prostrate Broomspurge (3)
Euphorbia prostrata
Puncture-vine (3)
Tribulus terrestris
Purple Bladderpod (19)
Physaria purpurea
Purple Prickly-pear (97)
Opuntia macrocentra
Purple Three-awn Grass (5)
Aristida purpurea
Pyrrhuloxia (10)
Cardinalis sinuatus
Raccoon (2)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Cyphomeris (3)
Cyphomeris gypsophiloides
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-faced Warbler (2)
Cardellina rubrifrons
Red-spotted Toad (2)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Red-tailed Hawk (18)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Ringtail (4)
Bassariscus astutus
Rock Pigeon (14)
Columba livia
Rock Sage (3)
Salvia pinguifolia
Rock Squirrel (6)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (3)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Roetter’s Hedgehog Cactus (32)
Echinocereus × roetteri
Rose-heath (2)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Menodora (1)
Menodora scabra
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (4)
Phrynosoma modestum
Roundleaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum rotundifolium
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1)
Corthylio calendula
Rue-of-the-mountains (4)
Thamnosma texana
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (1)
Aimophila ruficeps
Rush Skeleton-plant (1)
Lygodesmia juncea
Sacahuista Bear-grass (60)
Nolina microcarpa
Sacramento Mountain Foxtail Cactus (22)
Escobaria villardii
Sacred Thorn-apple (2)
Datura wrightii
San Antonio Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia valida
Saw-tooth Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serrula
Say's Phoebe (10)
Sayornis saya
Scaly Cloak Fern (76)
Astrolepis cochisensis
Scaly Pholiota (1)
Pholiota squarrosa
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (383)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (7)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scott's Oriole (6)
Icterus parisorum
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Short-fruit Evening-primrose (5)
Oenothera brachycarpa
Showy Windmill Grass (1)
Chloris virgata
Shrub Live Oak (3)
Quercus turbinella
Shrubby Wild Sensitive-plant (3)
Senna bauhinioides
Siberian Elm (3)
Ulmus pumila
Sideoats Grama (11)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Sidewalk Screw Moss (1)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silverleaf Nightshade (30)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Six-weeks Grama (1)
Bouteloua barbata
Skeletonleaf Goldeneye (22)
Sidneya tenuifolia
Skunkbush (1)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Dayflower (2)
Commelina erecta
Slender Lipfern (8)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slim-leaf Wallrocket (3)
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (2)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Small-leaf False Cloak Fern (1)
Argyrochosma microphylla
Smooth Greensnake (1)
Opheodrys vernalis
Snapdragon Vine (2)
Maurandella antirrhiniflora
Soaptree Yucca (208)
Yucca elata
Southwest Prickly-poppy (5)
Argemone pleiacantha
Southwestern Cloak Fern (5)
Astrolepis integerrima
Southwestern Fence Lizard (3)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (321)
Pinus brachyptera
Southwestern White Pine (1)
Pinus strobiformis
Spanish dagger (101)
Yucca treculiana
Spear Globemallow (6)
Sphaeralcea hastulata
Spider Milkweed (2)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (45)
Escobaria vivipara
Split-leaf Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia laciniata
Spoonflower (707)
Dasylirion wheeleri
Spotted Towhee (3)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Fanpetals (1)
Sida abutilifolia
Spring Polypore (1)
Lentinus arcularius
Spring Star (1)
Ipheion uniflorum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stinging Cevallia (6)
Cevallia sinuata
Stonewall Rim Lichen (1)
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus (411)
Echinocereus stramineus
Striped Skunk (5)
Mephitis mephitis
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Subterranean Phlox (10)
Phlox nana
Summer Tanager (1)
Piranga rubra
Swainson's Hawk (2)
Buteo swainsoni
Takhoka-daisy (1)
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Tamarisks (1)
Tamarix
Terrestrial Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis elegans
Texas Banded Gecko (1)
Coleonyx brevis
Texas Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus equitans
Texas Brown Tarantula (7)
Aphonopelma hentzi
Texas Hedgehog Cactus (134)
Echinocereus chloranthus
Texas Heron's-bill (3)
Erodium texanum
Texas Pricklypear (5)
Opuntia lindheimeri
Texas Sacahuiste (33)
Nolina texana
Threadleaf Horsebrush (5)
Tetradymia filifolia
Threadleaf Sanvitalia (2)
Sartwellia flaveriae
Three-leaf Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis trifoliolata
Thurber's Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium thurberi
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Torrey's Mormon-tea (2)
Ephedra torreyana
Torrey's Yucca (161)
Yucca torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (20)
Myadestes townsendi
Trailing Ratany (4)
Krameria lanceolata
Trailing Windmills (2)
Allionia incarnata
Trans Pecos Poreleaf (6)
Porophyllum scoparium
Trans-Pecos False Mountainparsley (1)
Cymopterus longiradiatus
Tree-of-Heaven (1)
Ailanthus altissima
Trumpet Creeper (1)
Campsis radicans
Turk's-head Cactus (1410)
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Turkey Vulture (24)
Cathartes aura
Turkey-peas (4)
Astragalus nuttallianus
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (393)
Pinus edulis
Velvet Ash (8)
Fraxinus velutina
Verdin (1)
Auriparus flaviceps
Villous Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris windhamii
Virginia's Warbler (2)
Leiothlypis virginiae
Viscid Acacia (3)
Vachellia vernicosa
Wapiti (21)
Cervus canadensis
Warnock's Snakewood (188)
Condalia warnockii
Warty Caltrop (1)
Kallstroemia parviflora
Watercress (1)
Nasturtium officinale
Wavyleaf Oak (34)
Quercus × undulata
Waxy Rushpea (3)
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Weeping Lovegrass (1)
Eragrostis curvula
Western Black Widow Spider (5)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (43)
Sialia mexicana
Western Flycatcher (2)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Honey Mesquite (3)
Neltuma odorata
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Platterful Mushroom (1)
Megacollybia fallax
Western Pricklypear (7)
Opuntia orbiculata
Western Red Columbine (3)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White Milkwort (8)
Senega alba
White Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-tailed Deer (1)
Odocoileus virginianus
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-winged Dove (27)
Zenaida asiatica
White-woolly Indian-paintbrush (7)
Castilleja lanata
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (8)
Castilleja integra
Wild Bergamot (2)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Carrot (2)
Daucus carota
Wild Parsnip (1)
Pastinaca sativa
Wild Turkey (15)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Windham's Scaly Cloak Fern (2)
Astrolepis windhamii
Winter-fat (9)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (16)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodland Strawberry (3)
Fragaria vesca
Woods' Rose (5)
Rosa woodsii
Woody Tiquilia (169)
Tiquilia canescens
Woolly Honeysweet (3)
Tidestromia lanuginosa
Woolly Paper-flower (3)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Woolly Plantain (1)
Plantago patagonica
Wright's Bedstraw (1)
Galium wrightii
Wright's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wright's Dropseed (9)
Sporobolus wrightii
Wright's Silktassel (37)
Garrya wrightii
Wright's Stonecrop (2)
Sedum wrightii
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3)
Setophaga coronata
Yerba-de-Pasmo (2)
Baccharis pteronioides
Zone-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo albonotatus
a fungus (1)
Mycena purpureofusca
a fungus (1)
Cyptotrama chrysopepla
a lichen (1)
Aspicilia americana
curlytop gumweed (1)
Grindelia nuda
false Rhodes grass (6)
Leptochloa crinita
lotebush (13)
Condaliopsis obtusifolia
yellow bird-of-paradise shrub (5)
Erythrostemon gilliesii
Federally Listed Species (10)

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.

Kuenzler's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleriThreatened
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Sacramento Mountains Thistle
Cirsium vinaceumThreatened
Sacramento Prickly-poppy
Argemone pleiacantha ssp. pinnatisectaEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Northern Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis septentrionalisE, XN
Tricolored Bat
Perimyotis subflavusProposed Endangered
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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus guttatus
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Henry's Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor henryi
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Mexican Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus arizonae
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Vegetation (13)

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

Sky Island Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,943 ha
GNR41.6%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Shrub / Shrubland · 711 ha
GNR15.2%
Apache-Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 532 ha
GNR11.4%
Arizona Plateau Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 398 ha
GNR8.5%
Sky Island Oak Woodland
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 234 ha
GNR5.0%
GNR3.5%
Sky Island Juniper Savanna
Tree / Conifer · 155 ha
GNR3.3%
Chihuahuan Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 152 ha
GNR3.3%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
G32.2%
Southern Rockies Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 76 ha
GNR1.6%
GNR1.5%
Sky Island Pine-Oak Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 50 ha
GNR1.1%
G30.2%

Ortega Peak

Ortega Peak Roadless Area

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico · 11,545 acres