Red Canyon South

Dixie National Forest · Utah · 3,736 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (42)

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

Utah Prairie Dog (2)
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Blue Spruce (1)
Picea pungens
Boreal Sweet-vetch (2)
Hedysarum boreale
Bristlecone Pine (13)
Pinus longaeva
Chambers' Twinpod (1)
Physaria chambersii
Columbian Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis columbiana
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (3)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Douglas-fir (5)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dwarf Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis centranthera
Fendler's Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fullstem (2)
Chamaechaenactis scaposa
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Greater Short-horned Lizard (5)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Greater-bladder Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus megacarpus
Greenleaf Manzanita (6)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Horned Spurge (1)
Euphorbia brachycera
Howard's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera howardii
Limber Pine (1)
Pinus flexilis
Many-flowered Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mat Penstemon (1)
Penstemon caespitosus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Perennial Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus cordatus
Plateau Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus tristichus
Prairie Flax (1)
Linum lewisii
Red Canyon Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon bracteatus
Red Canyon Phlox (3)
Phlox gladiformis
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock-loving Point-vetch (6)
Oxytropis oreophila
Rose-heath (1)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Southern Leatherside Chub (1)
Lepidomeda aliciae
Spider Milkweed (1)
Asclepias asperula
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Uinta Mountain Flax (1)
Linum kingii
Utah Columbine (1)
Aquilegia scopulorum
White Fir (2)
Abies concolor
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
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.

Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Utah Prairie Dog
Cynomys parvidensThreatened
Autumn Buttercup
Ranunculus aestivalis (=acriformis)
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (9)

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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (8)

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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (10)

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

GNR34.6%
GNR27.9%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 128 ha
GNR8.5%
Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 122 ha
8.1%
Colorado Plateau Low Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
GNR6.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 50 ha
G33.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 44 ha
GNR2.9%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 38 ha
GNR2.5%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 23 ha
1.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 14 ha
G31.0%

Red Canyon South

Red Canyon South Roadless Area

Dixie National Forest, Utah · 3,736 acres