Ruby - Marsh

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 10,164 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (143)

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

Whitebark Pine (7)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(2)
Parnassia cirrata
(1)
Boechera stricta
(1)
Cirsium eatonii
Alkali False Whitlow-grass (1)
Cusickiella douglasii
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
American Alpine Ladyfern (2)
Athyrium americanum
American Ermine (1)
Mustela richardsonii
American Pika (4)
Ochotona princeps
American Robin (1)
Turdus migratorius
Bailey's Ivesia (2)
Ivesia setosa
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Basalt Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus filipes
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Boreal Locoweed (2)
Oxytropis borealis
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (1)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cliffbrake (1)
Pellaea breweri
Brook Trout (1)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria umbrinella
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Californian False Hellebore (2)
Veratrum californicum
Cespitose Rockmat (1)
Petrophytum caespitosum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Clark's Nutcracker (3)
Nucifraga columbiana
Columbian Monkshood (1)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Woolly-sunflower (2)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Douglas' Campion (1)
Silene douglasii
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia arbuscula
Elegant Aster (1)
Doellingeria elegans
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Explorers' Gentian (4)
Gentiana calycosa
Fireweed (3)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragile Fern (1)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Golden-Hardhack (2)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Horsebrush (2)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Partridge (1)
Perdix perdix
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (2)
Juniperus communis
Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge (1)
Carex scopulorum
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Juniper Titmouse (1)
Baeolophus ridgwayi
King's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia kingii
King's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus calycosus
Lake Tahoe Sedge (1)
Carex tahoensis
Lake Trout (1)
Salvelinus namaycush
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Lava Ankle-aster (1)
Ionactis alpina
Leafy Jacob's-ladder (1)
Polemonium foliosissimum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe lewisii
Limber Pine (6)
Pinus flexilis
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Moss Campion (2)
Silene acaulis
Mottled Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba sphaeroides
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
North American Racer (1)
Coluber constrictor
Northern Holly Fern (3)
Polystichum lonchitis
Northern Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja angustifolia
Oregon Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pale Evening-primrose (2)
Oenothera pallida
Parry's Rush (1)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum
Pink Alumroot (1)
Heuchera rubescens
Prairie Falcon (2)
Falco mexicanus
Prairie Flax (2)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia frigida
Primrose Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (8)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Goat (2)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria media
Ross' Avens (1)
Geum rossii
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby Mountain Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum kingii
Ruby Valley Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum argophyllum
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Scotch Cotton-thistle (1)
Onopordum acanthium
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (2)
Ericameria discoidea
Shockley's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia shockleyi
Showy Green-gentian (7)
Frasera speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (2)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-head Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (2)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Snow Wavewing (12)
Cymopterus nivalis
Spike Fescue (1)
Festuca kingii
Spiny Sandwort (1)
Eremogone aculeata
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus hendersonii
Steppe Agoseris (1)
Agoseris parviflora
Streambank Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes odontoloma
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Taper-tip Onion (1)
Allium acuminatum
Tiling's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tobacco Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus velutinus
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Utah Serviceberry (2)
Amelanchier utahensis
Watson's Fleabane (1)
Erigeron watsonii
Watson's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella watsonii
Weak-stem Stonecrop (5)
Sedum debile
Western Columbine (3)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Toad (9)
Anaxyrus boreas
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
poke knotweed (3)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (16)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

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 Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte atrata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (14)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,603 ha
GNR63.3%
7.5%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 249 ha
GNR6.1%
GNR5.3%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 147 ha
GNR3.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 85 ha
GNR2.1%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 65 ha
GNR1.6%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 42 ha
G31.0%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 36 ha
GNR0.9%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 30 ha
G30.7%
G30.3%
G30.3%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 7 ha
G20.2%

Ruby - Marsh

Ruby - Marsh Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 10,164 acres