Pueblo Mesa

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 3,540 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (100)

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

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Boechera centrifendleri
American Purple Vetch (2)
Vicia americana
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Apache-plume (1)
Fallugia paradoxa
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon barbatus
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Birdbill Dayflower (1)
Commelina dianthifolia
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Bracken Fern (1)
Pteridium aquilinum
Canada Violet (1)
Viola canadensis
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (1)
Nucifraga columbiana
Colorado Four-o'clock (1)
Mirabilis multiflora
Comb-like Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera coronopifolia
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Douglas' Sedge (1)
Carex douglasii
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Eastern Collared Lizard (1)
Crotaphytus collaris
Fendler's Barberry (3)
Berberis fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (1)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (4)
Yucca baccata
Fragrant White Sand-verbena (1)
Abronia fragrans
Fremont's Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus fremonti
Gambel Oak (1)
Quercus gambelii
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma marxi
Gray-cushioned Grimmia Moss (1)
Grimmia pulvinata
Greater Short-horned Lizard (10)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Green-tongue Liverwort (2)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Griffin's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon griffinii
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Hollyhock (1)
Alcea rosea
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Inflated Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon inflatus
James' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum jamesii
Kit Fox (1)
Vulpes macrotis
Lacy Tansy-aster (1)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Many-flowered Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (4)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Narrowleaf Puccoon (1)
Lithospermum incisum
Nevada Peavine (2)
Lathyrus lanszwertii
New Mexican Vervain (2)
Verbena macdougalii
Newberry's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus newberryi
Newberry's Woolly-white (1)
Hymenopappus newberryi
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
Nuttall's Sunflower (1)
Helianthus nuttallii
Oceanspray (1)
Holodiscus discolor
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Plains Flax (1)
Linum puberulum
Porcupine Sedge (1)
Carex hystericina
Pottery Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus ceramicus
Prairie Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera albicaulis
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Redroot Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum racemosum
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Rocky Mountain Juniper (2)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose-heath (1)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Rusby's Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia rusbyi
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (1)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Smooth-capsuled Dry Rock Moss (1)
Grimmia laevigata
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus brachyptera
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spiny Lizards (4)
Sceloporus
Spinystar (2)
Escobaria vivipara
Stemless Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis lambertii
Stiff Greenthread (1)
Thelesperma filifolium
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (3)
Pinus edulis
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Red Columbine (1)
Aquilegia elegantula
Western Tiger Salamander (1)
Ambystoma mavortium
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
White Fir (1)
Abies concolor
White-flower Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis longiflora
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Woodhouse's Toad (2)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
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.

Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
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.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (9)

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

GNR47.9%
GNR26.9%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 150 ha
GNR10.5%
GNR4.7%
GNR3.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 12 ha
G30.8%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 8 ha
G30.6%
G30.5%
G30.1%

Pueblo Mesa

Pueblo Mesa Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 3,540 acres