Potosi

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 5,145 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (270)

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

Mojave Desert Tortoise (16)
Gopherus agassiziiThreatened
(2)
Serradigitus wupatkiensis
(1)
Paruroctonus shulovi
(1)
Opuntia mojavensis
Aladdin's-slippers (2)
Astragalus amphioxys
Alkali Mariposa Lily (13)
Calochortus striatus
Apache-plume (19)
Fallugia paradoxa
Aparejo Grass (1)
Muhlenbergia utilis
Arid Desert-gold (2)
Linanthus demissus
Arizona Skyrocket (10)
Ipomopsis arizonica
Ashy Silktassel (7)
Garrya flavescens
Barneby's Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia barnebyana
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (3)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Bear Bedstraw (1)
Galium proliferum
Beaver Scurfpea (6)
Pediomelum castoreum
Beavertail Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia basilaris
Beck's Desert Scorpion (5)
Paruroctonus becki
Big Sagebrush (9)
Artemisia tridentata
Bigelow's Linanthus (1)
Linanthus bigelovii
Bighorn Sheep (5)
Ovis canadensis
Birdnest Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nidularium
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Black-throated Sparrow (2)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blackbush (17)
Coleogyne ramosissima
Blue Grosbeak (1)
Passerina caerulea
Branching Noseburn (1)
Tragia ramosa
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Bristlecone Pine (5)
Pinus longaeva
Bristly Langloisia (1)
Langloisia setosissima
Broom Snakeweed (2)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Brush Deermouse (1)
Peromyscus boylii
California Barrel Cactus (8)
Ferocactus cylindraceus
California Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron californicum
Catclaw Acacia (1)
Senegalia greggii
Cespitose Rockmat (18)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Chalk Dudleya (1)
Dudleya arizonica
Chambers' Twinpod (18)
Physaria chambersii
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Chukar (5)
Alectoris chukar
Ciliolate-toothed Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe rubella
Colorado Four-o'clock (16)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Chuckwalla (13)
Sauromalus ater
Common Horehound (7)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Raven (4)
Corvus corax
Common Side-blotched Lizard (4)
Uta stansburiana
Cooper's Bitterweed (1)
Hymenoxys cooperi
Cooper's Desert-thorn (2)
Lycium cooperi
Cottontop Cactus (17)
Homalocephala polycephala
Creosotebush (5)
Larrea tridentata
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curved-nut Cat's-eye (1)
Cryptantha recurvata
Curveseed Butterwort (2)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Death Valley Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia vallis-mortae
Desert Almond (11)
Prunus fasciculata
Desert Eucrypta (1)
Eucrypta micrantha
Desert Globemallow (12)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Desert Iguana (1)
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Desert Milkweed (1)
Asclepias erosa
Desert Mountain Phlox (5)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Prince's-plume (4)
Stanleya pinnata
Desert Spiny Lizard (1)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Spotted Skunk (2)
Spilogale leucoparia
Desert Thimbleweed (1)
Anemone tuberosa
Desert Wishbone-bush (1)
Mirabilis laevis
Desert Woolstar (3)
Eriastrum eremicum
Desert paintbrush (19)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (5)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Desert-willow (2)
Chilopsis linearis
Dollar-joint Prickly-pear (5)
Opuntia chlorotica
Dwarf Phlox (1)
Phlox condensata
Dwarf Sand-verbena (2)
Abronia nana
Eastern Joshua Tree (77)
Yucca jaegeriana
Eaton's Firecracker (8)
Penstemon eatonii
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (33)
Echinocereus engelmannii
False Fluffgrass (11)
Dasyochloa pulchella
Fendler's Broomspurge (15)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fineleaf Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus filifolius
Flat-crown Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum deflexum
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (85)
Yucca baccata
Foothill Deathcamas (5)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Four-wing Saltbush (6)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Brome (4)
Bromus rubens
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Barberry (6)
Berberis fremontii
Fremont Cottonwood (3)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Phacelia (18)
Phacelia fremontii
Fulvous Pocket Gopher (1)
Megascapheus fulvus
Gambel Oak (13)
Quercus gambelii
Gambel's Quail (1)
Callipepla gambelii
Geranium-leaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia geraniifolia
Giant Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Crab Spider (1)
Olios giganteus
Gila Monster (2)
Heloderma suspectum
Gilbert's Skink (1)
Plestiodon gilberti
Golden Cholla (35)
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Goodding's Vervain (17)
Glandularia gooddingii
Gophersnake (7)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Wash Springsnail (2)
Pyrgulopsis bacchusUR
Grassy Rock-goldenrod (5)
Petradoria pumila
Gray Ball Sage (14)
Salvia dorrii
Gray Fox (2)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Basin Collared Lizard (1)
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Green Mormon-tea (30)
Ephedra viridis
Hairy-pod Pepper-grass (2)
Lepidium lasiocarpum
Heermann's Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum heermannii
Heliotrope Phacelia (2)
Phacelia crenulata
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Tansy-aster (3)
Dieteria canescens
House Finch (1)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (1)
Passer domesticus
Intermountain Redbud (4)
Cercis orbiculata
Jaeger's Ivesia (2)
Ivesia jaegeri
Jones' False Cloak Fern (4)
Argyrochosma jonesii
Jones' Townsend-daisy (5)
Townsendia jonesii
Juniper Mistletoe (12)
Phoradendron juniperinum
King Bladderpod (1)
Physaria kingii
King's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus calycosus
King's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone kingii
Lavender Dwarf Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis polycladon
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Little Desert Trumpet (1)
Eriogonum trichopes
Littleleaf Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus microphyllus
Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus intricatus
Lobeleaf Groundsel (9)
Packera multilobata
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (1)
Gambelia wislizenii
Long-spine Horsebrush (3)
Tetradymia axillaris
Maguire's Bitteroot (14)
Lewisia maguirei
Many-bristle Fetid-marigold (1)
Pectis papposa
Many-flower Viguiera (3)
Heliomeris multiflora
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mexican Manzanita (24)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Minthorn's Milkvetch (10)
Astragalus minthorniae
Missouri Gourd (2)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Mohave Spikemoss (5)
Selaginella leucobryoides
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (19)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mojave Indigobush (1)
Psorodendron arborescens
Mojave Sage (1)
Salvia mohavensis
Mojave Thistle (4)
Cirsium mohavense
Mojave Woody-aster (2)
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Mojave Yucca (9)
Yucca schidigera
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (70)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (3)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia oblongifolia
Narrowleaf Yerba Santa (13)
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Navajo Fleabane (2)
Erigeron concinnus
Nevada Broomshrub (3)
Lepidospartum latisquamum
Nevada Desert-parsley (5)
Lomatium nevadense
Nevada Onion (4)
Allium nevadense
New Mexico Prickly-pear (35)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Thistle (3)
Cirsium neomexicanum
Newberry's Milkvetch (8)
Astragalus newberryi
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
Oriental Hedge-mustard (1)
Sisymbrium orientale
Pacific Greasebush (6)
Glossopetalon pungens
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Palmer's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum palmerianum
Panamint Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias panamintinus
Panamint Rattlesnake (7)
Crotalus stephensi
Panamint Spring Beauty (9)
Claytonia panamintensis
Panhandle Prickly-pear (74)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parish's Larkspur (5)
Delphinium parishii
Parry's Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium parryi
Parry's Lipfern (5)
Myriopteris parryi
Perennial Rockcress (1)
Boechera perennans
Perennial Twistflower (5)
Streptanthus cordatus
Phainopepla (2)
Phainopepla nitens
Pin Clover (5)
Erodium cicutarium
Pink Alumroot (3)
Heuchera rubescens
Pinnate Tansy-mustard (1)
Descurainia pinnata
Pinyon Jay (2)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Prairie Flax (13)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Purple Bird's-beak (1)
Cordylanthus parviflorus
Purple Fiddleleaf (2)
Nama demissa
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple Three-awn Grass (3)
Aristida purpurea
Purple-bell Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia affinis
Red Rock Sunflower (6)
Helianthus devernii
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redberry Desert-thorn (1)
Lycium andersonii
Ringtail (2)
Bassariscus astutus
Rock Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocket-salad (1)
Eruca vesicaria
Rose-heath (3)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Roundleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia rotundifolia
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Sacred Thorn-apple (8)
Datura wrightii
Say's Phoebe (2)
Sayornis saya
Scented Beardtongue (26)
Penstemon palmeri
Searls' Prairie-clover (7)
Dalea searlsiae
Seaside Heliotrope (1)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Shockley's Goldenhead (1)
Acamptopappus shockleyi
Shockley's Rockcress (3)
Boechera shockleyi
Shrub Live Oak (6)
Quercus turbinella
Single-leaf Ash (5)
Fraxinus anomala
Single-leaf Pine (62)
Pinus monophylla
Skunkbush (2)
Rhus trilobata
Sleepy Catchfly (1)
Silene antirrhina
Slender Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Lipfern (6)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slender Poreleaf (1)
Porophyllum gracile
Small Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria exigua
Small-flower Ratany (2)
Krameria erecta
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (6)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Greasebush (6)
Glossopetalon spinescens
Spiny Menodora (10)
Menodora spinescens
Spinystar (17)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Mountain Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus remotus
Stemless Four-nerve-daisy (12)
Tetraneuris acaulis
Striped Whipsnake (3)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Superstition Mountains Scorpion (3)
Superstitionia donensis
Tall Tumble-mustard (1)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Thompson's Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon thompsoniae
Tiger Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Turkey Vulture (3)
Cathartes aura
Turpentine-broom (22)
Thamnosma montana
Two-color Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon bicolor
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (1)
Comandra umbellata
Utah Agave (94)
Agave utahensis
Utah Beardtongue (14)
Penstemon utahensis
Utah Butterfly-bush (5)
Buddleja utahensis
Utah Juniper (63)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (2)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Virgin River Brittlebush (4)
Encelia virginensis
Wapiti (4)
Cervus canadensis
Washoe Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia curvipes
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Weak-stem Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus flexuosus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Cabbage (25)
Caulanthus crassicaulis
Western Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Patch-nosed Snake (2)
Salvadora hexalepis
Western Pricklypear (1)
Opuntia diploursina
White Bear-poppy (1)
Arctomecon merriamii
White Bursage (2)
Ambrosia dumosa
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White-margin Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia albomarginata
White-margined Gentian (1)
Frasera albomarginata
White-stem Paper-flower (6)
Psilostrophe cooperi
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (4)
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Whitestem Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Wild Crabapple (16)
Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Wild Desert-marigold (17)
Baileya multiradiata
Winter-fat (4)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (7)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woody Tiquilia (1)
Tiquilia canescens
Woolly-fruit Bursage (4)
Ambrosia eriocentra
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-throat Monkeyflower (5)
Diplacus bigelovii
Yerba Mansa (5)
Anemopsis californica
Zebra-tailed Lizard (1)
Callisaurus draconoides
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
a fungus (1)
Ustilago bullata
blue dicks (2)
Dipterostemon capitatus
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.

Pahrump Poolfish
Empetrichthys latosEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (4)

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

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
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.

Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (7)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 977 ha
GNR46.9%
Mojave Desert Mixed Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 966 ha
GNR46.4%
Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 45 ha
GNR2.2%
Mojave Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 43 ha
GNR2.1%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 28 ha
G31.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 15 ha
G30.7%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 4 ha
G20.2%

Potosi

Potosi Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 5,145 acres