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Wenatchee National Forest · Washington · 8,550 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (302)

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

Whitebark Pine (2)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Paraisaria cascadensis
(2)
Navarretia intertexta
American Beaver (4)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (2)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Cellar Spider (1)
Pholcophora americana
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pika (1)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (2)
Vicia americana
American Saw-wort (1)
Saussurea americana
American Wintercress (1)
Barbarea orthoceras
Annual Polemonium (1)
Polemonium micranthum
Apricot Jelly Fungus (1)
Guepinia helvelloides
Arrowleaf Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum compositum
Bear's Head (2)
Hericium abietis
Bent-spined Comb-tailed Spider (1)
Cryphoeca exlineae
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-backed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides arcticus
Bowl Clover (1)
Trifolium cyathiferum
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen (1)
Vulpicida canadensis
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Jay (2)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Laceweaver (1)
Callobius canada
Canada Mint (2)
Mentha canadensis
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (3)
Callospermophilus saturatus
Cascade Rockcress (1)
Arabis furcata
Cascade Stonecrop (1)
Sedum rupicola
Cascades Frog (2)
Rana cascadae
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Cliff Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rupicola
Coast Range Lomatium (2)
Lomatium martindalei
Coastal Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus truei
Columbia Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria resinosa
Columbian Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia columbiana
Columbian Lily (1)
Lilium columbianum
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Camassia (2)
Camassia quamash
Common Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common St. John's-wort (3)
Hypericum perforatum
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Witch's Hair Lichen (1)
Alectoria sarmentosa
Common Woolly-sunflower (5)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (1)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus repens
Creeping Thistle (2)
Cirsium arvense
Deptford Pink (5)
Dianthus armeria
Douglas' Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum douglasii
Douglas' Savory (1)
Clinopodium douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas-fir (5)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir Cone Mushroom (1)
Strobilurus trullisatus
Dwarf Hesperochiron (4)
Hesperochiron pumilus
Dwarf Waterleaf (5)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Dyer's Polypore (1)
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Earth Box (1)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Edible Thistle (6)
Cirsium edule
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
English Plantain (1)
Plantago lanceolata
Entireleaf Ragwort (2)
Senecio integerrimus
Fairy Slipper (7)
Calypso bulbosa
False Mermaidweed (3)
Floerkea proserpinacoides
Fescue Sandwort (2)
Eremogone capillaris
Few-flower Peavine (1)
Lathyrus pauciflorus
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (4)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Foothill Deathcamas (2)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (2)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fruitful Variegated Sheetweaver (1)
Poeciloneta fructuosa
Gairdner's Yampah (3)
Perideridia gairdneri
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (3)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (2)
Pterospora andromedea
Gnome-plant (2)
Hemitomes congestum
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gosiute Ground Crab Spider (1)
Xysticus gosiutus
Grand Fir (2)
Abies grandis
Gray's Lovage (1)
Ligusticum grayi
Great Basin Nemophila (1)
Nemophila breviflora
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Great Northern Aster (2)
Canadanthus modestus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (3)
Marchantia polymorpha
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Owl's-clover (2)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Willowherb (1)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hairy-fruit Smooth Dewberry (2)
Rubus lasiococcus
Harlequin Duck (1)
Histrionicus histrionicus
Harsh Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja hispida
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary False Alyssum (1)
Berteroa incana
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Idaho Blue-eyed-grass (1)
Sisyrinchium idahoense
Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Nidula candida
Jelly Tooth (1)
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (5)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (9)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Leafy Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe lewisii
Linearleaf Fleabane (1)
Erigeron linearis
Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia linearis
Linearleaf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia linearis
Long-stalk Clover (3)
Trifolium longipes
Longleaf Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis nervosa
Longleaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia subacaulis
Longtail Wild Ginger (1)
Asarum caudatum
Lowly Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon humilis
Mannered Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe decora
Margaret's Running Crab Spider (1)
Apollophanes margareta
Meadow Deathcamas (2)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Milky Kelloggia (2)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Hemlock (1)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (2)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Wildmint (4)
Monardella odoratissima
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (2)
Sedum stenopetalum
Narrowleaf Collomia (3)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Swordfern (1)
Polystichum imbricans
Nevada Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia nevadensis
Nordmann's Orbweaver (1)
Araneus nordmanni
North American River Otter (1)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (4)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Black Currant (1)
Ribes hudsonianum
Northern Red Belt (2)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northwestern Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis ordinoides
Oblong Running Crab Spider (1)
Tibellus oblongus
Oceanspray (2)
Holodiscus discolor
Ojai Fritillary (3)
Fritillaria affinis
Orange Hydnellum (1)
Hydnellum aurantiacum
Orange Jewelweed (1)
Impatiens capensis
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Checker-mallow (2)
Sidalcea oregana
Oregon False Goldenaster (4)
Heterotheca oregona
Oregon anemone (12)
Anemonoides oregana
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Oxeye Daisy (3)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Peak Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes fragosa
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pink Mountain-heath (1)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pioneer Gooseberry (1)
Ribes lobbii
Piper's Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis aquifolium
Poker Alumroot (1)
Heuchera cylindrica
Ponderosa Pine (6)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (2)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia rubra
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Rosy Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-skinned Newt (1)
Taricha granulosa
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sand Violet (3)
Viola adunca
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scarlet Skyrocket (5)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scotch Broom (1)
Cytisus scoparius
Scouler's Bellflower (1)
Campanula scouleri
Segmented Luetkea (1)
Luetkea pectinata
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Shooting Star (1)
Sphaerobolus stellatus
Showy Fleabane (3)
Erigeron speciosus
Shrubby Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon fruticosus
Siberian Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia sibirica
Sierra Nevada Peavine (1)
Lathyrus nevadensis
Sierra Sanicle (1)
Sanicula graveolens
Signal Crayfish (1)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silver-crown (10)
Cacaliopsis nardosmia
Single-flowered Clintonia (2)
Clintonia uniflora
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha leptosepala
Slimy Gomphidius (1)
Gomphidius glutinosus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Small-head Tarweed (1)
Hemizonella minima
Smoky Puffball (1)
Handkea fumosa
Smooth Thimble Mushroom (1)
Verpa conica
Snowbank Fairy Helmet (6)
Mycena overholtsii
Soapy Tricholoma (1)
Tricholoma saponaceum
Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Cat's-ear (1)
Hypochaeris radicata
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Owl (1)
Strix occidentalis
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (1)
Phlox diffusa
Spreading Stonecrop (2)
Sedum divergens
Starflower Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky False Starwort (1)
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Streambank Globemallow (2)
Iliamna rivularis
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Subalpine Fir (2)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Fleabane (2)
Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Waxycap (2)
Hygrophorus subalpinus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall Bluebells (2)
Mertensia paniculata
Tall Groundsel (1)
Senecio serra
Tall Phacelia (2)
Phacelia procera
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-leaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon attenuatus
Taper-tip Onion (2)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (2)
Rubus parviflorus
Thompson's Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja thompsonii
Three-leaf Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia triphylla
Thymeleaf Speedwell (1)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tongue-leaf False Luina (2)
Rainiera stricta
Tower-mustard (1)
Turritis glabra
Towering Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Myadestes townsendi
Tree-of-Heaven (1)
Ailanthus altissima
Twinflower (2)
Linnaea borealis
Vanilla-leaf (3)
Achlys triphylla
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Versicolor Long-jawed Orbweaver (1)
Tetragnatha versicolor
Violet Star Cup (1)
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (5)
Cervus canadensis
Washington Twinpod (1)
Physaria alpestris
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (2)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Ghost Spider (1)
Anyphaena pacifica
Western Larch (6)
Larix occidentalis
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Mountain Aster (2)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Painted Suillus (1)
Suillus lakei
Western Peony (1)
Paeonia brownii
Western Roughleaf Violet (3)
Viola orbiculata
Western Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (2)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Trillium (26)
Trillium ovatum
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western White Pine (2)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (1)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Clover (4)
Trifolium repens
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Triteleia (2)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-flowered Rhododendron (2)
Rhododendron albiflorum
White-margin Knotweed (1)
Polygonum polygaloides
White-margined Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria lanata
White-stem Raspberry (1)
Rubus leucodermis
Whitemarked Cobweb Weaver (1)
Steatoda albomaculata
Whitestem Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Beardtongue (1)
Nothochelone nemorosa
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Yakima Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus reventiformis
Yellow Clover (1)
Trifolium aureum
Yellow Skunk Cabbage (2)
Lysichiton americanus
a fungus (1)
Clavariadelphus mucronatus
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus formosus
a fungus (1)
Cantharellus cascadensis
a fungus (3)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (1)
Guepiniopsis alpina
a fungus (2)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (1)
Auricularia americana
a fungus (1)
Suillus caerulescens
a fungus (1)
Suillus pseudobrevipes
a fungus (1)
Calonarius subsulfurinus
a fungus (1)
Gomphus clavatus
a fungus (1)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
a fungus (2)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (1)
Clitocybe albirhiza
a fungus (3)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (1)
Morchella snyderi
a meshweaver spider (1)
Mallos pallidus
a tooth fungus (1)
Sarcodon calvatus
common water-crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus aquatilis
Federally Listed Species (9)

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.

Mount Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura rainierensisThreatened
Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurinaThreatened
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Vegetation (8)

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

GNR64.3%
GNR6.6%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 229 ha
GNR6.6%
GNR6.1%
GNR5.6%
GNR2.7%
Pacific Northwest Mountain Cliff and Talus
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 82 ha
GNR2.4%
GNR1.4%

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Wenatchee National Forest, Washington · 8,550 acres