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Eldorado National Forest · California · 4,872 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (169)

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

(1)
Golovinomyces caulicola
(1)
Brachycybe producta
(1)
Sarcosphaera montana
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
American Trailplant (1)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Bald Eagle (1)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Bedstraw Broomrape (1)
Aphyllon epigalium
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Bigleaf Maple (1)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (4)
Pellaea mucronata
Blue Field Gilia (1)
Gilia capitata
Brain Mushroom (1)
Gyromitra esculenta
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Bur Navarretia (3)
Navarretia prolifera
Bush Beardtongue (4)
Keckiella lemmonii
California Black Oak (2)
Quercus kelloggii
California Coffeeberry (2)
Frangula californica
California Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia californica
California Harebell (2)
Smithiastrum prenanthoides
California Torreya (1)
Torreya californica
Cantelow's Lewisia (3)
Lewisia cantelovii
Canyon Live Oak (2)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (2)
Dudleya cymosa
Coleman's Rein Orchid (2)
Platanthera colemanii
Common Cord Moss (2)
Funaria hygrometrica
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (3)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Woolly-sunflower (1)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Corn Speedwell (1)
Veronica arvensis
Cougar (1)
Puma concolor
Crevice Alumroot (1)
Heuchera micrantha
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Deerbrush (10)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (3)
Aspidotis densa
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Earth Box (2)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Ensatina (2)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Evergreen Blackberry (1)
Rubus laciniatus
Fall Thistle (1)
Cirsium occidentale
False Tarantula (1)
Calisoga longitarsis
Felt-leaf Violet (2)
Viola tomentosa
Five-spot Baby-blue-eyes (1)
Nemophila maculata
Foothill Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Four-line Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera involucrata
Fringed Pinesap (1)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Gaping Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella breviflora
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Chainfern (2)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Glandular Clarkia (2)
Clarkia arcuata
Goldback Fern (3)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Fleece (2)
Ericameria arborescens
Golden Triteleia (4)
Triteleia ixioides
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Green Sunfish (1)
Lepomis cyanellus
Greenleaf Manzanita (2)
Arctostaphylos patula
Hartweg's Iris (2)
Iris hartwegii
Hartweg's Tauschia (1)
Tauschia hartwegii
Hartweg's Wild Ginger (1)
Asarum hartwegii
Harvest Brodiaea (1)
Brodiaea elegans
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (2)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Manzanita (1)
Arctostaphylos mewukka
Koch's Wolf Spider (1)
Alopecosa kochi
Lace Lipfern (3)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lake Almanor Clarkia (1)
Clarkia stellata
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafless wintergreen (1)
Pyrola aphylla
Mahala-mat Ceanothus (3)
Ceanothus prostratus
Medusa-head (1)
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Mexican Catchfly (6)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (1)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mountain Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Musk Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe moschata
Narrowleaf Swordfern (2)
Polystichum imbricans
Noble False Widow (1)
Steatoda nobilis
Northern Alligator Lizard (2)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Red Belt (2)
Fomitopsis mounceae
One-seed Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium monospermum
Oregon Western Rosinweed (1)
Calycadenia truncata
Pacific Bleedingheart (1)
Dicentra formosa
Pacific Dogwood (6)
Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Madrone (2)
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific Stonecrop (2)
Sedum spathulifolium
Pacific Treefrog (3)
Pseudacris regilla
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (2)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (3)
Viola lobata
Purple Milkweed (11)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purpus' Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia purpusii
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Hills Soaproot (1)
Chlorogalum grandiflorum
Red-stem Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia rubra
Ringtail (1)
Bassariscus astutus
Rush Skeletonweed (1)
Chondrilla juncea
Scarlet Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Scotch Broom (2)
Cytisus scoparius
Self-heal (5)
Prunella vulgaris
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Clarkia (1)
Clarkia virgata
Sierra Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus minimus
Sierra Mountain-misery (10)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Sierra Newt (1)
Taricha sierrae
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Snowplant (4)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Spotted Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Coccora (2)
Amanita vernicoccora
Stebbins Phacelia (6)
Phacelia stebbinsii
Sticky Brown-stain Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia tinctoria
Stivers' Annual Lupine (4)
Lupinus stiversii
Stream Trefoil (2)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Sugar Pine (1)
Pinus lambertiana
Sulphur Shelf (3)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Thimbleberry (3)
Rubus parviflorus
Three-tooth Oceanspray (2)
Horkelia tridentata
Tongue Clarkia (2)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Torrey's Monkeyflower (14)
Diplacus torreyi
Umbrella Plant (1)
Darmera peltata
Varied-leaf Collomia (6)
Collomia heterophylla
Veiled Polypore (4)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Violet Draperia (8)
Draperia systyla
Violet Star Cup (4)
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Wallace's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella wallacei
Washington Lily (5)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water Puffball (1)
Lycoperdon perlatum
Watson's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella watsonii
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Azalea (1)
Rhododendron occidentale
Western Columbine (4)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (4)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon laetus
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
White Fir (3)
Abies concolor
White Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus albus
White Triteleia (1)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow Coral Mushroom (1)
Ramaria rasilispora
Yellow-and-white Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe bicolor
a bracket fungus (1)
Trichaptum abietinum
a fungus (1)
Jahnoporus hirtus
a fungus (1)
Amanita alpinicola
a fungus (4)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (3)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (3)
Floccularia albolanaripes
a fungus (1)
Helvella vespertina
a fungus (1)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (1)
Inocybe inodora
a fungus (1)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (1)
Lepiota magnispora
a fungus (2)
Morchella brunnea
a fungus (3)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (1)
Peziza arvernensis
a fungus (1)
Pyronema omphalodes
a fungus (1)
Suillus fuscotomentosus
a fungus (1)
Xerocomellus atropurpureus
a terrestrial slug (1)
Ariolimax buttoni
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.

California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Other Species of Concern (12)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (12)

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.

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (7)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 748 ha
GNR38.0%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 657 ha
GNR33.3%
GNR7.8%
California Foothill Mixed Oak Woodland
Tree / Hardwood · 133 ha
GNR6.7%
GNR4.7%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 92 ha
GNR4.7%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 22 ha
GNR1.1%

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Eldorado National Forest, California · 4,872 acres