Ruby - South

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 13,195 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (159)

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

(2)
Heterotheca cinerascens
(1)
Polygonum
(1)
Klebsormidium
American Beaver (2)
Castor canadensis
American Robin (2)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Antelope Valley Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon janishiae
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (7)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ball-head Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis congesta
Basalt Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus filipes
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (1)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Branching Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brook-pimpernel (2)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bull Elephant's-head (2)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Icterus bullockii
Californian False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum californicum
Canada Goose (2)
Branta canadensis
Chambers' Twinpod (1)
Physaria chambersii
Chicory (1)
Cichorium intybus
Clark's Nutcracker (3)
Nucifraga columbiana
Columbia Spotted Frog (4)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Monkshood (3)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (2)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Sagebrush Lizard (1)
Sceloporus graciosus
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (11)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curveseed Butterwort (1)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Alyssum (2)
Alyssum desertorum
Douglas' Sedge (1)
Carex douglasii
Entireleaf Stonecrop (1)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Floating Pondweed (1)
Potamogeton natans
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Franklin's Gull (1)
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Currant (1)
Ribes aureum
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (3)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Partridge (2)
Perdix perdix
Great Basin Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla multisecta
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (1)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (3)
Dieteria canescens
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Johnston's Stickseed (1)
Hackelia patens
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
Klamath Rockcress (1)
Boechera subpinnatifida
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (5)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flower Collomia (1)
Collomia grandiflora
Leafy Jacob's-ladder (3)
Polemonium foliosissimum
Lewis' Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lewis's Woodpecker (6)
Melanerpes lewis
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Littleleaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera parvifolia
Long-eared Owl (1)
Asio otus
Long-spur Lupine (2)
Lupinus arbustus
Longleaf Phlox (4)
Phlox longifolia
Matted Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Snowberry (3)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mule Deer (3)
Odocoileus hemionus
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Northern Bog Violet (1)
Viola nephrophylla
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Leopard Frog (1)
Lithobates pipiens
Northern Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Northwestern Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja angustifolia
Orange Agoseris (1)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (5)
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Checker-mallow (1)
Sidalcea oregana
Panhandle Prickly-pear (13)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Primrose (1)
Primula parryi
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum
Perennial Twistflower (2)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Falcon (1)
Falco mexicanus
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (8)
Populus tremuloides
Red-naped Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (1)
Geranium richardsonii
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Royal Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon speciosus
Sage Thrasher (1)
Oreoscoptes montanus
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Scarlet Skyrocket (2)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon palmeri
Scotch Cotton-thistle (1)
Onopordum acanthium
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Bluebells (1)
Mertensia nevadensis
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia hastata
Single-leaf Pine (1)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Wild Rye (1)
Elymus trachycaulus
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Valerian (1)
Valeriana occidentalis
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Knapweed (1)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Towhee (3)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Skunk (1)
Mephitis mephitis
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Buteo swainsoni
Tall Groundsel (1)
Senecio serra
Tall Tumble-mustard (2)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Taper-tip Onion (2)
Allium acuminatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (3)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Tobacco Ceanothus (4)
Ceanothus velutinus
Turkey Vulture (2)
Cathartes aura
Uinta Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias umbrinus
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Watercress (1)
Nasturtium officinale
Watson's Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon watsonii
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Cabbage (1)
Caulanthus crassicaulis
Western Columbine (7)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (4)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Rattlesnake (6)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Toad (2)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
White Clover (1)
Trifolium repens
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wild Turkey (1)
Meleagris gallopavo
Woods' Rose (4)
Rosa woodsii
Woodsy Leafy Moss (1)
Plagiomnium cuspidatum
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
a fungus (1)
Leratiomyces percevalii
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
poke knotweed (1)
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 (18)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (17)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,983 ha
GNR55.8%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 711 ha
GNR13.3%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 256 ha
G44.8%
GNR3.4%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 155 ha
GNR2.9%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 138 ha
GNR2.6%
2.3%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 100 ha
G31.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 95 ha
GNR1.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 77 ha
G31.5%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 48 ha
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 46 ha
GNR0.9%
G30.6%
G30.2%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 4 ha
G20.1%

Ruby - South

Ruby - South Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 13,195 acres