Salt Creek

Angeles National Forest · California · 11,022 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (318)

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

(1)
Philodromus verityi
(1)
Thysanocarpus laciniatus
(1)
Hemerotrecha
(1)
Hibana incursa
(2)
Quercus berberidifolia × john-tuckeri
(1)
Quercus berberidifolia × douglasii
(1)
Ganoderma polychromum
Acton's Brittlebush (1)
Encelia actoni
Alvord Oak (3)
Quercus × alvordiana
American Barn Owl (1)
Tyto furcata
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Black Nightshade (1)
Solanum americanum
American Bullfrog (1)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Coot (1)
Fulica americana
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American White Pelican (1)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Anna's Hummingbird (2)
Calypte anna
Arroyo Willow (1)
Salix lasiolepis
Ash-throated Flycatcher (2)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Ashy Silktassel (2)
Garrya flavescens
Asiatic Clam (3)
Corbicula fluminea
Australian Saltbush (1)
Atriplex semibaccata
Band-tailed Pigeon (1)
Patagioenas fasciata
Bay Matchweed (1)
Gutierrezia californica
Beavertail Prickly-pear (3)
Opuntia basilaris
Bentham's Bush Lupine (1)
Lupinus albifrons
Bewick's Wren (1)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Bigberry Manzanita (16)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigelow's tickseed (1)
Leptosyne bigelovii
Bird's-foot Cliffbrake (3)
Pellaea mucronata
Black Locust (2)
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Phoebe (1)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sage (9)
Salvia mellifera
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus californicus
Bladderpod (28)
Cleomella arborea
Blue Field Gilia (2)
Gilia capitata
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2)
Polioptila caerulea
Blue-stem Beardtongue (3)
Keckiella ternata
Booth's Suncup (2)
Eremothera boothii
Branching Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bristly Combseed (2)
Pectocarya setosa
Bristly Foxtail (1)
Setaria parviflora
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (2)
Lepidium latifolium
Brown Trout (1)
Salmo trutta
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bufflehead (2)
Bucephala albeola
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus venustus
California Ash (2)
Fraxinus dipetala
California Bear-grass (1)
Nolina cismontana
California Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia californica
California Brittlebush (1)
Encelia californica
California Buckwheat (17)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Condor (9)
Gymnogyps californianusE, XN
California Creamcup (1)
Platystemon californicus
California Foothill Pine (6)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis californica
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Juniper (2)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (1)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (2)
Quercus agrifolia
California Loosestrife (1)
Lythrum californicum
California Lyresnake (1)
Trimorphodon lyrophanes
California Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (1)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (1)
Rosa californica
California Sage (7)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia californica
California Scrub Jay (12)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (5)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Scurfpea (1)
Pediomelum californicum
California Suncup (2)
Eulobus californicus
California Sycamore (3)
Platanus racemosa
California Thrasher (1)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Towhee (1)
Melozone crissalis
California Trapdoor Spider (1)
Bothriocyrtum californicum
California Treefrog (20)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California White Oak (2)
Quercus lobata
California evening primrose (2)
Oenothera avita
Cane Cholla (1)
Cylindropuntia bernardina
Canyon Live Oak (4)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (3)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (11)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera interrupta
Chaparral Snapdragon (1)
Sairocarpus coulterianus
Chaparral Trefoil (6)
Acmispon grandiflorus
Chaparral Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Chick Lupine (1)
Lupinus microcarpus
Clasping-leaf Cabbage (1)
Caulanthus amplexicaulis
Cliff Desert-dandelion (1)
Malacothrix saxatilis
Cliff Swallow (2)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (15)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (7)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Common Chamise (15)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Coachwhip (1)
Masticophis flagellum
Common Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Naiad (1)
Najas guadalupensis
Common Pacific Peavine (1)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Pussy-paws (2)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (8)
Corvus corax
Common Reed (1)
Phragmites australis
Common Sand-aster (8)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Side-blotched Lizard (11)
Uta stansburiana
Costa's Hummingbird (1)
Calypte costae
Coulter's Wild-cabbage (2)
Caulanthus coulteri
Coville's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris covillei
Coyote Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana attenuata
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert Spiny Lizard (4)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Wishbone-bush (2)
Mirabilis laevis
Distant Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia distans
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Nannopterum auritum
Douglas' Horse-nettle (3)
Solanum douglasii
Dunn's Lobelia (4)
Palmerella debilis
Durango Root (1)
Datisca glomerata
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (1)
Baccharis pilularis
Dwarf Swamp-privet (1)
Forestiera pubescens
English Ivy (1)
Hedera helix
Fall Thistle (14)
Cirsium occidentale
False Monkeyflower (1)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Five-horn Smotherweed (1)
Bassia hyssopifolia
Flesh-colored Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis xantiana
Fox Sparrow (2)
Passerella iliaca
Fragrant Sumac (2)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (2)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis fremontii
Giant Chainfern (2)
Woodwardia fimbriata
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Giant Wildrye (4)
Leymus condensatus
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Gophersnake (6)
Pituophis catenifer
Gray Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax wrightii
Gray Sage (18)
Salvia leucophylla
Great Egret (1)
Ardea alba
Great Plains False Willow (1)
Baccharis salicina
Great-tailed Grackle (3)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Green Mormon-tea (2)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider (1)
Menemerus semilimbatus
Heartleaf Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hermit Warbler (2)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hoary Rock-rose (1)
Cistus creticus
Hollyleaf Cherry (13)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (3)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
Hooded Merganser (2)
Lophodytes cucullatus
House Finch (2)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Hummingbird-trumpet (1)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (2)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus indicus
Indian Tobacco (1)
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
Interior Live Oak (3)
Quercus wislizeni
John Tucker's Oak (22)
Quercus john-tuckeri
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (1)
Adiantum jordanii
Lanceleaf Live-forever (3)
Dudleya lanceolata
Largemouth Bass (1)
Micropterus nigricans
Leafy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron foliosus
Leather-root Scurfpea (1)
Hoita macrostachya
Lindley's Lupine (1)
Lupinus bicolor
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (6)
Gambelia wislizenii
Long-stalked Phacelia (2)
Phacelia longipes
Longstem Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum elongatum
Mallard (3)
Anas platyrhynchos
Maltese Star-thistle (3)
Centaurea melitensis
Many-fruit Saltbush (1)
Atriplex polycarpa
Marsh Ramshorn (2)
Planorbella trivolvis
Mexican Fireweed (1)
Bassia scoparia
Missouri Gourd (1)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Monkey-flower Savory (1)
Clinopodium mimuloides
Mountain Neststraw (1)
Stylocline gnaphalioides
Mountain-mahogany (6)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mouse Barley (2)
Hordeum murinum
Mule Deer (8)
Odocoileus hemionus
Mule Fat Blister Mite (1)
Aceria baccharices
Munite Prickly-poppy (5)
Argemone munita
Narrowleaf Bedstraw (2)
Galium angustifolium
Narrowleaf Goldenweed (6)
Ericameria linearifolia
Narrowleaf Milkweed (4)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nevin's Brickell-bush (3)
Brickellia nevinii
New Zealand Mudsnail (2)
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Nipomo Mesa Lupine (1)
Lupinus concinnus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Nuttall's Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates nuttallii
Oracle Oak (1)
Quercus × morehus
Orange-crowned Warbler (1)
Leiothlypis celata
Pacific Coast Tick (1)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific Harvestman (1)
Leuronychus pacificus
Pacific Mistletoe (2)
Phoradendron villosum
Pacific Treefrog (9)
Pseudacris regilla
Parry's Desert-gold (1)
Linanthus parryae
Perennial Ragweed (1)
Ambrosia psilostachya
Peruvian Peppertree (3)
Schinus molle
Phainopepla (1)
Phainopepla nitens
Phloxleaf Bedstraw (1)
Galium andrewsii
Pied-billed Grebe (1)
Podilymbus podiceps
Pin Clover (5)
Erodium cicutarium
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (1)
Matricaria discoidea
Pinkray Fremont's-gold (1)
Syntrichopappus lemmonii
Prairie Skeletonplant (1)
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Prickly Phlox (1)
Linanthus californicus
Prickly Sculpin (1)
Cottus asper
Purple Nightshade (1)
Solanum xanti
Pygmy Poppy (1)
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (5)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus kennedyi
Red Owl's-clover (2)
Castilleja exserta
Red Swamp Crawfish (3)
Procambarus clarkii
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (1)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rock Wren (4)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rose Clover (1)
Trifolium hirtum
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Round-hood Milkweed (2)
Asclepias californica
Rubber Rabbitbrush (10)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (2)
Aimophila ruficeps
Sacred Thorn-apple (8)
Datura wrightii
Salt-cedar (1)
Tamarix ramosissima
Saltmarsh Baccharis (1)
Baccharis glutinosa
San Francisco Broomrape (6)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (11)
Astragalus trichopodus
Santa Clarita Bushmallow (22)
Malacothamnus marrubioides
Sawtooth Bristleweed (2)
Hazardia squarrosa
Scarlet Bugler (11)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Scrub × Valley Oak (1)
Quercus berberidifolia × lobata
Sea Goldenstar (1)
Muilla maritima
Seaside Heliotrope (5)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (9)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
Accipiter striatus
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia brachyloba
Sierra Bindweed (2)
Calystegia malacophylla
Slender Hareleaf (3)
Lagophylla ramosissima
Slender Sunflower (1)
Helianthus gracilentus
Small-flower Fiddleneck (2)
Amsinckia menziesii
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja minor
Small-flower Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia micrantha
Snowplant (1)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Sora (1)
Porzana carolina
Southern Alligator Lizard (2)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Maidenhair Fern (6)
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Southern Tauschia (1)
Tauschia arguta
Southwestern Pond Turtle (3)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spanish Broom (4)
Spartium junceum
Spiny Rush (1)
Juncus acutus
Spreading Threadwort (1)
Cephaloziella divaricata
Springtime Amanita (1)
Amanita velosa
Statice Spineflower (3)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Sticky False Gilia (1)
Allophyllum glutinosum
Sticky Scorpionweed (5)
Phacelia viscida
Stiff Birds-beak (2)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Stinging Lupine (8)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (2)
Masticophis lateralis
Succulent Annual Lupine (1)
Lupinus succulentus
Sugar Sumac (16)
Rhus ovata
Tall Flatsedge (2)
Cyperus eragrostis
Telegraphweed (3)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Tessellate Fiddleneck (1)
Amsinckia tessellata
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (25)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Thistle Sage (1)
Salvia carduacea
Tiger Whiptail (2)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Toyon (6)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Transverse Range Phacelia (1)
Phacelia exilis
Tree Poppy (2)
Dendromecon rigida
Tree Tobacco (6)
Nicotiana glauca
Tricolored Blackbird (1)
Agelaius tricolor
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (1)
Sanicula tuberosa
Tundra Swan (1)
Cygnus columbianus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Twisted Suncup (1)
Camissoniopsis bistorta
Two-striped Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis hammondii
Valley Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia ocellata
Valley Grape (1)
Vitis girdiana
Veatch's Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia veatchiana
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (1)
Acmispon glaber
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (1)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Fence Lizard (7)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Poison-oak (2)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (9)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
White Alder (3)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Sage (8)
Salvia apiana
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wide-throat Yellow Monkeyflower (1)
Diplacus brevipes
Wild Licorice (1)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Willowleaf False Willow (3)
Baccharis salicifolia
Woolly Bluecurls (8)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (12)
Castilleja foliolosa
Wright's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (6)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (3)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-staining Milk Cap (1)
Lactarius xanthogalactus
Yellow-yarrow (8)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
blue dicks (1)
Dipterostemon capitatus
common stonewort (2)
Chara vulgaris
turkey mullein (1)
Croton setiger
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.

Arroyo Toad
Anaxyrus californicusEndangered
California Orcutt Grass
Orcuttia californicaEndangered
California Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Coastal California Gnatcatcher
Polioptila californica californicaThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Riverside Fairy Shrimp
Streptocephalus woottoniEndangered
Slender-horned Spineflower
Dodecahema leptocerasEndangered
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
Southwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (19)

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
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Channel Island Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia graminea
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
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
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (17)

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
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
California Gull
Larus californicus
California Thrasher
Toxostoma redivivum
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (5)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,747 ha
GNR84.0%
GNR7.5%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 125 ha
GNR2.8%
GNR1.0%

Salt Creek

Salt Creek Roadless Area

Angeles National Forest, California · 11,022 acres