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Los Padres National Forest · California · 7,253 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (207)

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

(1)
Quercus berberidifolia × john-tuckeri
(1)
Pholiota foedata
(1)
Aliatypus thompsoni
Acorn Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte anna
Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass (1)
Polypogon monspeliensis
Ash-throated Flycatcher (2)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Band-tailed Pigeon (2)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beautiful Rockcress (1)
Boechera pulchra
Bentham's Bush Lupine (2)
Lupinus albifrons
Big Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia tridentata
Bigberry Manzanita (5)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigelow's tickseed (1)
Leptosyne bigelovii
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Blue Field Gilia (13)
Gilia capitata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2)
Polioptila caerulea
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Branching Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia ramosissima
Break Gilia (1)
Gilia brecciarum
Bristly Combseed (4)
Pectocarya setosa
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (10)
Letharia columbiana
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (10)
Calochortus venustus
California Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Condor (44)
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Creamcup (2)
Platystemon californicus
California Goosefoot (1)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Juniper (23)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (2)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Poppy (7)
Eschscholzia californica
California Sage (1)
Salvia columbariae
California Scrub Jay (2)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scurfpea (4)
Pediomelum californicum
California Sweet-cicely (1)
Osmorhiza brachypoda
California Thrasher (4)
Toxostoma redivivum
Camp Martin Paintbrush (1)
Castilleja martini
Cassin's Vireo (1)
Vireo cassinii
Chick Lupine (3)
Lupinus microcarpus
Coast Horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Common Goldenstar (6)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Indian Clover (2)
Trifolium albopurpureum
Common Monolopia (2)
Monolopia lanceolata
Common Pussy-paws (2)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Sand-aster (3)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Side-blotched Lizard (2)
Uta stansburiana
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Coulter's Wild-cabbage (2)
Caulanthus coulteri
Coyote (3)
Canis latrans
Coyote Wildmint (1)
Monardella villosa
Curveseed Butterwort (1)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deltoid Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Desert Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus audubonii
Desert Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Prince's-plume (1)
Stanleya pinnata
Desert Tarantula (1)
Aphonopelma iodius
Distant Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia distans
Douglas' Phacelia (10)
Phacelia douglasii
Dusky-footed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma fuscipes
Dwarf White Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus didymocarpus
Ensatina (1)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Eurasian Collared-Dove (1)
Streptopelia decaocto
Fall Thistle (1)
Cirsium occidentale
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Foot-hill Trefoil (1)
Acmispon brachycarpus
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Foxtail Brome (1)
Bromus rubens
Fremont's Monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus fremontii
Fremont's Phacelia (11)
Phacelia fremontii
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Woolstar (14)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gold Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Golden Eagle (15)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Triteleia (1)
Triteleia ixioides
Gophersnake (6)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Great Valley Scorpionweed (7)
Phacelia ciliata
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Green Fiddleneck (1)
Amsinckia vernicosa
Green Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra viridis
Grinnell's Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Warbler (2)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hollyleaf Redberry (1)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hooked Groundstar (1)
Ancistrocarphus filagineus
Hoover's Desert Trumpet (2)
Eriogonum clavatum
Hoover's Downingia (2)
Downingia bella
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Howell's Onion (1)
Allium howellii
Hutton's Vireo (1)
Vireo huttoni
Imbricate Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia imbricata
Indian Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
John Tucker's Oak (31)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Large-fruit Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium macrocarpum
Lark Sparrow (2)
Chondestes grammacus
Lawrence's Goldfinch (2)
Spinus lawrencei
Lazuli Bunting (1)
Passerina amoena
Lemmon's Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia lemmonii
Lemmon's Thelypody (2)
Caulanthus anceps
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (5)
Gambelia wislizenii
Longleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja subinclusa
Longstem Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elongatum
Many-flower Eriastrum (2)
Eriastrum pluriflorum
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (6)
Nemophila menziesii
Merriam's Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias merriami
Mexican Catchfly (4)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (2)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mojave Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium mohavense
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain-mahogany (1)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mouse Barley (1)
Hordeum murinum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (6)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (1)
Asclepias fascicularis
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (3)
Lupinus concinnus
Oak Titmouse (2)
Baeolophus inornatus
Pacific Mistletoe (4)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (1)
Pseudacris regilla
Parry's Mallow (1)
Eremalche parryi
Peninsular Onion (5)
Allium peninsulare
Peregrine Falcon (1)
Falco peregrinus
Perfoliate Mucronea (1)
Mucronea perfoliata
Phainopepla (8)
Phainopepla nitens
Pin Clover (5)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pineland Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos parryana
Pinyon Spineflower (3)
Chorizanthe xanti
Purple Finch (1)
Haemorhous purpureus
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia heterophylla
Purslane Speedwell (5)
Veronica peregrina
Red-tailed Hawk (9)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock-jasmine Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe androsacea
Round Woolly-heads (1)
Psilocarphus brevissimus
Round-hood Milkweed (8)
Asclepias californica
Rubber Rabbitbrush (5)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Rusty Popcorn-flower (1)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Sage Shoulderband (1)
Helminthoglypta salviae
San Bernardino Larkspur (1)
Delphinium parryi
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera subspicata
Scarlet Bugler (9)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Schott's Langloisia (1)
Loeseliastrum schottii
Sea Goldenstar (1)
Muilla maritima
Seashore Saltgrass (1)
Distichlis spicata
Sharp-shinned Hawk (3)
Accipiter striatus
Shortleaf Combseed (1)
Pectocarya penicillata
Sierra Bindweed (1)
Calystegia malacophylla
Single-leaf Pine (34)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Hareleaf (2)
Lagophylla ramosissima
Spearleaf False Dandelion (1)
Agoseris retrorsa
Speckled Clarkia (3)
Clarkia cylindrica
Splendid Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus splendens
Spotted Towhee (1)
Pipilo maculatus
Stink Bells (1)
Fritillaria agrestis
Streambank Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (2)
Masticophis lateralis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Superstition Mountains Scorpion (1)
Superstitionia donensis
Tall Tumble-mustard (1)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tansy Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Temblor Range Clarkia (1)
Clarkia tembloriensis
Thurber's Spineflower (1)
Centrostegia thurberi
Tiger Whiptail (5)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Townsend's Warbler (1)
Setophaga townsendi
Two-tooth Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum viridescens
Valley Lessingia (1)
Lessingia glandulifera
Veatch's Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia veatchiana
Wapiti (2)
Cervus canadensis
Waxy Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia glandulosa
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black Widow Spider (1)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Fence Lizard (8)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon laetus
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Lynx Spider (1)
Oxyopes scalaris
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Rattlesnake (2)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Wallflower (7)
Erysimum capitatum
White Fiesta-flower (7)
Pholistoma membranaceum
White-throated Swift (2)
Aeronautes saxatalis
Whitestem Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woolly Milkweed (1)
Asclepias vestita
Wright's Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow Star-thistle (2)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (2)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (9)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-yarrow (1)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
a centipede (1)
Scolopocryptops gracilis
a cobblestone lichen (1)
Acarospora rosulata
a fungus (1)
Montagnea arenaria
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus oregonensis
blue dicks (3)
Dipterostemon capitatus
legenere (1)
Legenere valdiviana
maroon-spotted woollystar (1)
Eriastrum signatum
turkey mullein (1)
Croton setiger
wind poppy (2)
Papaver heterophyllum
Federally Listed Species (15)

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.

California Jewelflower
Caulanthus californicusEndangered
California Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia californicaEndangered
Giant Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys ingensEndangered
Kern Primrose Sphinx Moth
Euproserpinus euterpeThreatened
Kit Fox - San Joaquin Valley Population
Vulpes macrotis muticaEndangered
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Riverside Fairy Shrimp
Streptocephalus woottoniEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Spreading Navarretia
Navarretia fossalisThreatened
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchiThreatened
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
San Joaquin wooly-threads
Monolopia (=Lembertia) congdonii
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (21)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus gravirostris
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (18)

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
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 901 ha
GNR30.7%
GNR19.4%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 457 ha
GNR15.6%
Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 348 ha
11.9%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 335 ha
GNR11.4%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 158 ha
GNR5.4%
Mojave Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 108 ha
GNR3.7%

Quatal

Quatal Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 7,253 acres