Potosi

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 5,194 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (27)

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

American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clustered Leatherflower (1)
Clematis hirsutissima
Columbia Spotted Frog (6)
Rana luteiventris
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Moose (8)
Alces alces
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (2)
Agastache urticifolia
One-flowered Wintergreen (1)
Moneses uniflora
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Western Toad (3)
Anaxyrus boreas
Wild Bergamot (1)
Monarda fistulosa
Yellow Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum flavum
Federally Listed Species (6)

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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (4)

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
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (4)

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
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (6)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,214 ha
GNR57.8%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 479 ha
GNR22.8%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 285 ha
GNR13.6%
GNR1.3%
G30.4%
G30.2%

Potosi

Potosi Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 5,194 acres