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Observed Species (487)

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

Black Abalone (5)
Haliotis cracherodiiEndangered
California Red-legged Frog (18)
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Acorn Woodpecker (27)
Melanerpes formicivorus
African Woodsorrel (8)
Oxalis pes-caprae
Allen's Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus sasin
American Beaver (3)
Castor canadensis
American Bird's-foot-trefoil (6)
Acmispon americanus
American Black Bear (17)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (11)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Coot (4)
Fulica americana
American Crow (3)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Kestrel (4)
Falco sparverius
American Purple Vetch (2)
Vicia americana
American Robin (3)
Turdus migratorius
Anna's Hummingbird (11)
Calypte anna
Arboreal Salamander (2)
Aneides lugubris
Arroyo Chub (3)
Gila orcuttii
Arroyo Willow (11)
Salix lasiolepis
Ash-throated Flycatcher (6)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Bald Eagle (6)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Band-tailed Pigeon (7)
Patagioenas fasciata
Barred Surfperch (3)
Amphistichus argenteus
Basket Stinkhorn (4)
Clathrus ruber
Bewick's Wren (7)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big-cone Douglas-fir (11)
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Bigberry Manzanita (40)
Arctostaphylos glauca
Bigelow's tickseed (9)
Leptosyne bigelovii
Bigleaf Maple (10)
Acer macrophyllum
Bird-eye Speedwell (4)
Veronica persica
Black Phoebe (6)
Sayornis nigricans
Black Sage (31)
Salvia mellifera
Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (26)
Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-crowned Night Heron (2)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-necked Stilt (2)
Himantopus mexicanus
Blessed Milk-thistle (3)
Silybum marianum
Blewit (4)
Collybia nuda
Blow-wives (9)
Achyrachaena mollis
Blue Field Gilia (21)
Gilia capitata
Blue Witch (6)
Solanum umbelliferum
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (3)
Polioptila caerulea
Bobcat (9)
Lynx rufus
Booth's Suncup (13)
Eremothera boothii
Botta Clarkia (8)
Clarkia bottae
Branching Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brook-pimpernel (2)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Brown Gardensnail (6)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Pelican (4)
Pelecanus occidentalisDL
Brown Widow (5)
Latrodectus geometricus
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (2)
Letharia columbiana
Brush Rabbit (5)
Sylvilagus bachmani
Bulbous Bluegrass (4)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (2)
Icterus bullockii
Bur Chervil (2)
Anthriscus caucalis
Bushtit (3)
Psaltriparus minimus
Bushy Spikemoss (8)
Selaginella bigelovii
Butterfly Mariposa Lily (86)
Calochortus venustus
California Aglaja (2)
Navanax inermis
California Ash (14)
Fraxinus dipetala
California Bay (15)
Umbellularia californica
California Blue-eyed-grass (38)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Brickell-bush (9)
Brickellia californica
California Broomshrub (12)
Lepidospartum squamatum
California Buckeye (11)
Aesculus californica
California Buckwheat (51)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buttercup (4)
Ranunculus californicus
California Chicory (8)
Rafinesquia californica
California Coffeeberry (9)
Frangula californica
California Creamcup (23)
Platystemon californicus
California Cudweed (8)
Pseudognaphalium californicum
California Currant (2)
Ribes californicum
California Figwort (3)
Scrophularia californica
California Flannelbush (4)
Fremontodendron californicum
California Foothill Pine (7)
Pinus sabiniana
California Golden Chanterelle (3)
Cantharellus californicus
California Golden Violet (35)
Viola pedunculata
California Goosefoot (6)
Blitum californicum
California Ground Squirrel (9)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Hedge-nettle (4)
Stachys bullata
California Indigobush (7)
Amorpha californica
California Juniper (5)
Juniperus californica
California Kingsnake (17)
Lampropeltis californiae
California Live Oak (41)
Quercus agrifolia
California Loosestrife (5)
Lythrum californicum
California Newt (5)
Taricha torosa
California Peony (86)
Paeonia californica
California Pitcher-sage (43)
Lepechinia calycina
California Polypody (3)
Polypodium californicum
California Poppy (29)
Eschscholzia californica
California Quail (21)
Callipepla californica
California Rose (9)
Rosa californica
California Sage (29)
Salvia columbariae
California Sagebrush (27)
Artemisia californica
California Saxifrage (3)
Micranthes californica
California Scrub Jay (21)
Aphelocoma californica
California Scrub Oak (22)
Quercus berberidifolia
California Seahare (2)
Aplysia californica
California Sheephead (8)
Bodianus pulcher
California Spiny Lobster (3)
Panulirus interruptus
California Sycamore (16)
Platanus racemosa
California Thrasher (6)
Toxostoma redivivum
California Toothwort (7)
Cardamine californica
California Towhee (10)
Melozone crissalis
California Treefrog (18)
Pseudacris cadaverina
California White Oak (24)
Quercus lobata
California asterella (6)
Calasterella californica
California checkerbloom (2)
Sidalcea malviflora
California common scorpion (3)
Paruroctonus silvestrii
Canyon Live Oak (9)
Quercus chrysolepis
Canyon Liveforever (7)
Dudleya cymosa
Canyon Sunflower (16)
Venegasia carpesioides
Catalina Mariposa Lily (162)
Calochortus catalinae
Catchweed Bedstraw (2)
Galium aparine
Caterpillar Scorpionweed (9)
Phacelia cicutaria
Chalk Live-forever (23)
Dudleya pulverulenta
Chaparral Currant (9)
Ribes malvaceum
Chaparral Gily-flower (2)
Gilia angelensis
Chaparral Whitethorn (8)
Ceanothus leucodermis
Chick Lupine (9)
Lupinus microcarpus
Chicory-leaf Wire-lettuce (12)
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
Chocolate-lily (38)
Fritillaria biflora
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Cithara Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum cithariforme
Clasping-leaf Cabbage (10)
Caulanthus amplexicaulis
Cliff Desert-dandelion (14)
Malacothrix saxatilis
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (28)
Calochortus clavatus
Coast Horned Lizard (43)
Phrynosoma blainvillii
Coast Mountain Kingsnake (18)
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Coast Range Bindweed (3)
Calystegia collina
Coastal Woodfern (6)
Dryopteris arguta
Coffee Fern (23)
Pellaea andromedifolia
Comb Hericium (4)
Hericium coralloides
Common Chamise (60)
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Common Chickweed (2)
Stellaria media
Common Deadnettle (14)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Eucrypta (6)
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Common Fogfruit (3)
Phyla nodiflora
Common Gartersnake (10)
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Goldenstar (15)
Bloomeria crocea
Common Horehound (7)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Monkeyflower (6)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Pacific Peavine (22)
Lathyrus vestitus
Common Pill-bug (3)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Poorwill (2)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Sagebrush Lizard (3)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Sand-aster (12)
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Common Shepherd's Purse (9)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Side-blotched Lizard (31)
Uta stansburiana
Cooper's Aeolid (3)
Orienthella cooperi
Cooper's Hawk (8)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (5)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Pine (7)
Pinus coulteri
Coyote (3)
Canis latrans
Crinkled Onion (6)
Allium crispum
Dark-eyed Junco (12)
Junco hyemalis
Death Cap (3)
Amanita phalloides
Desert Fiesta-flower (57)
Pholistoma auritum
Desert Tarantula (7)
Aphonopelma iodius
Desert Wishbone-bush (20)
Mirabilis laevis
Distant Scorpionweed (19)
Phacelia distans
Douglas Oak (16)
Quercus douglasii
Douglas' Fiddleneck (12)
Amsinckia douglasiana
Douglas' Horse-nettle (4)
Solanum douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (4)
Artemisia douglasiana
Dovefoot Crane's-bill (2)
Geranium molle
Dunn's Lobelia (5)
Palmerella debilis
Dwarf Chaparral False Willow (23)
Baccharis pilularis
Eastern Fox Squirrel (2)
Sciurus niger
Eastwood's Manzanita (3)
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Elegant Clarkia (30)
Clarkia unguiculata
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (4)
Umbilicaria phaea
English Plantain (14)
Plantago lanceolata
Ensatina (2)
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Erect Plantain (5)
Plantago erecta
Eurasian Collared-Dove (2)
Streptopelia decaocto
European Starling (2)
Sturnus vulgaris
Fall Thistle (24)
Cirsium occidentale
Fascicled Tarweed (8)
Deinandra fasciculata
Field Hedge-parsley (2)
Torilis arvensis
Foothill Beardtongue (10)
Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Clover (9)
Trifolium ciliolatum
Foothill Desert-parsley (6)
Lomatium utriculatum
Fragrant Sumac (15)
Rhus aromatica
Fremont Cottonwood (12)
Populus fremontii
Fremont's Deathcamas (7)
Toxicoscordion fremontii
Fremont's Monkeyflower (3)
Diplacus fremontii
French Broom (2)
Genista monspessulana
Fuchsia-flower Gooseberry (38)
Ribes speciosum
Gaping Beardtongue (10)
Keckiella breviflora
Giant Blazingstar (3)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum giganteum
Giant Helleborine (20)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Wildrye (9)
Leymus condensatus
Giant Woolstar (5)
Eriastrum densifolium
Gilded Tegula (3)
Tegula aureotincta
Gold Poppy (24)
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Goldback Fern (6)
Pentagramma triangularis
Golden Ear-drops (6)
Ehrendorferia chrysantha
Golden-eye Lichen (7)
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
Goldentop (3)
Lamarckia aurea
Gophersnake (64)
Pituophis catenifer
Grassy Tarweed (9)
Madia gracilis
Gray Fox (11)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Sage (74)
Salvia leucophylla
Gray Whale (2)
Eschrichtius robustus
Great Blue Heron (6)
Ardea herodias
Great Egret (5)
Ardea alba
Great Horned Owl (11)
Bubo virginianus
Great Valley gumweed (2)
Grindelia camporum
Great-tailed Grackle (2)
Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater Roadrunner (3)
Geococcyx californianus
Green Bubble Snail (2)
Haminoea virescens
Greenbark Whitethorn (11)
Ceanothus spinosus
Grinnell's Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon grinnellii
Hairy Curtain Crust (3)
Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus oliganthus
Harding Grass (2)
Phalaris aquatica
Hayfield Tarweed (28)
Hemizonia congesta
Heartleaf Beardtongue (25)
Keckiella cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (4)
Catharus guttatus
Hilton's Aeolid (2)
Phidiana hiltoni
Holly-leaf Navarretia (4)
Navarretia atractyloides
Hollyleaf Cherry (30)
Prunus ilicifolia
Hollyleaf Redberry (18)
Rhamnus ilicifolia
House Finch (20)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Humboldt Lily (41)
Lilium humboldtii
Hummingbird-trumpet (26)
Epilobium canum
Hutton's Vireo (3)
Vireo huttoni
Imbricate Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia imbricata
Incense Cedar (4)
Calocedrus decurrens
Indian Sweetclover (11)
Melilotus indicus
Indian Warrior (12)
Pedicularis densiflora
Interior Live Oak (6)
Quercus wislizeni
Italian Thistle (2)
Carduus pycnocephalus
Johnston Monkeyflower (10)
Diplacus johnstonii
Jordan's Maidenhair Fern (20)
Adiantum jordanii
June Mushroom (3)
Gymnopus dryophilus
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Lace Lichen (7)
Ramalina menziesii
Lady's Venus-comb (3)
Scandix pecten-veneris
Lanceleaf Live-forever (22)
Dudleya lanceolata
Large Quaking Grass (3)
Briza maxima
Large-flower Scorpionweed (13)
Phacelia grandiflora
Largeleaf Periwinkle (2)
Vinca major
Largemouth Bass (8)
Micropterus nigricans
Lark Sparrow (5)
Chondestes grammacus
Lawrence's Goldfinch (4)
Spinus lawrencei
Lay-and-Collie's Indian-paintbrush (10)
Castilleja affinis
Lazuli Bunting (3)
Passerina amoena
Lesser Goldfinch (13)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Two-spot Octopus (4)
Octopus bimaculoides
Lewis's Woodpecker (3)
Melanerpes lewis
Lindley's Lupine (2)
Lupinus bicolor
Liver Bolete (3)
Suillellus amygdalinus
Loggerhead Shrike (2)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-beak Heron's-bill (4)
Erodium botrys
Long-billed Curlew (2)
Numenius americanus
Long-stalked Phacelia (6)
Phacelia longipes
Long-tailed Weasel (3)
Neogale frenata
Longstem Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum elongatum
Mallard (5)
Anas platyrhynchos
Maltese Star-thistle (7)
Centaurea melitensis
Marsh Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus pycnostachyus
Menzies' Baby-blue-eyes (10)
Nemophila menziesii
Menzies' Jimmyweed (17)
Isocoma menziesii
Mexican Catchfly (12)
Silene laciniata
Miner's-lettuce (17)
Claytonia perfoliata
Mission Woodland-star (10)
Lithophragma cymbalaria
Mohave Lupine (3)
Lupinus sparsiflorus
Moonglow Anemone (3)
Anthopleura artemisia
Mountain Quail (2)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain-mahogany (27)
Cercocarpus betuloides
Mourning Dove (4)
Zenaida macroura
Mule Deer (26)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Milkweed (9)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Willow (6)
Salix exigua
Nevin's Brickell-bush (13)
Brickellia nevinii
Noble False Widow (4)
Steatoda nobilis
Northern Flicker (6)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (2)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Kelp Crab (4)
Pugettia producta
Northern Mockingbird (2)
Mimus polyglottos
Northern Pygmy-Owl (2)
Glaucidium gnoma
Nuttall's Woodpecker (9)
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse (13)
Baeolophus inornatus
Ojai Bushmallow (11)
Malacothamnus nuttallii
Ojai Fritillary (64)
Fritillaria ojaiensis
Onion-weed (3)
Asphodelus fistulosus
Opalescent Nudibranch (4)
Hermissenda opalescens
Orange-crowned Warbler (6)
Leiothlypis celata
Pacific Black-snakeroot (10)
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific Coast Tick (5)
Dermacentor occidentalis
Pacific False Bindweed (16)
Calystegia purpurata
Pacific Treefrog (36)
Pseudacris regilla
Padre's Shootingstar (43)
Primula clevelandii
Pale-yellow Layia (5)
Layia heterotricha
Pallid Bat (6)
Antrozous pallidus
Palmer's Mariposa Lily (4)
Calochortus palmeri
Perennial Pea (4)
Lathyrus latifolius
Perennial Ragweed (3)
Ambrosia psilostachya
Petty Spurge (5)
Euphorbia peplus
Phainopepla (4)
Phainopepla nitens
Phloxleaf Bedstraw (3)
Galium andrewsii
Pin Clover (17)
Erodium cicutarium
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (2)
Matricaria discoidea
Pipestem Virgin's-bower (35)
Clematis lasiantha
Pitcher Sage (53)
Salvia spathacea
Plummer's Baccharis (22)
Baccharis plummerae
Poison-hemlock (3)
Conium maculatum
Pond Slider (4)
Trachemys scripta
Prickly Phlox (48)
Linanthus californicus
Purple Finch (3)
Haemorhous purpureus
Purple Nightshade (4)
Solanum xanti
Purple Sea Star (2)
Pisaster ochraceus
Purple-and-white Blue-eyed Mary (16)
Collinsia heterophylla
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (4)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Abalone (4)
Haliotis rufescens
Red Owl's-clover (21)
Castilleja exserta
Red-breasted Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-shouldered Hawk (6)
Buteo lineatus
Red-skin Onion (16)
Allium haematochiton
Red-tailed Hawk (23)
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-necked Snake (11)
Diadophis punctatus
Rock Pigeon (2)
Columba livia
Rose Clover (5)
Trifolium hirtum
Rough Cocklebur (6)
Xanthium strumarium
Round-hood Milkweed (6)
Asclepias californica
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3)
Corthylio calendula
Rufous-crowned Sparrow (5)
Aimophila ruficeps
Rush Skeletonweed (4)
Chondrilla juncea
Rusty Popcorn-flower (2)
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
Sacapellote (16)
Acourtia microcephala
Sacred Thorn-apple (21)
Datura wrightii
San Francisco Broomrape (5)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Santa Barbara Honeysuckle (39)
Lonicera subspicata
Santa Barbara Milkvetch (37)
Astragalus trichopodus
Santolina Pincushion (3)
Chaenactis santolinoides
Savannah Sparrow (3)
Passerculus sandwichensis
Sawtooth Bristleweed (9)
Hazardia squarrosa
Say's Phoebe (4)
Sayornis saya
Scaly-breasted Munia (4)
Lonchura punctulata
Scarlet Bugler (38)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Larkspur (13)
Delphinium cardinale
Scarlet Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Sea Otter (4)
Enhydra lutris
Seaside Heliotrope (12)
Heliotropium curassavicum
Sedge-leaf Whitethorn (26)
Ceanothus cuneatus
Sharp-tooth Black-snakeroot (12)
Sanicula arguta
Shining Pepper-grass (3)
Lepidium nitidum
Short-eared Owl (2)
Asio flammeus
Short-lobe Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia brachyloba
Showy Tarweed (6)
Madia elegans
Sierra Milkwort (9)
Rhinotropis cornuta
Single-leaf Pine (2)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Cottonweed (2)
Micropus californicus
Slender Hareleaf (2)
Lagophylla ramosissima
Small-flower Catchfly (7)
Silene gallica
Small-flower Fiddleneck (4)
Amsinckia menziesii
Small-flower Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja minor
Small-flower Meconella (15)
Meconella denticulata
Smelly Oyster (7)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Smilo Grass (4)
Oloptum miliaceum
Snowplant (3)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Snowy Plover (7)
Anarhynchus nivosus
Song Sparrow (6)
Melospiza melodia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (6)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Sour Clover (5)
Trifolium fucatum
Southern Alligator Lizard (30)
Elgaria multicarinata
Southern Bush-monkeyflower (27)
Diplacus longiflorus
Southern Pacific Banana Slug (8)
Ariolimax stramineus
Southern Silktassel (2)
Garrya veatchii
Southern Tauschia (3)
Tauschia arguta
Southwestern Carrot (2)
Daucus pusillus
Southwestern Pond Turtle (22)
Actinemys pallidaProposed Threatened
Spanish Broom (13)
Spartium junceum
Speckled Clarkia (8)
Clarkia cylindrica
Splendid Mariposa Lily (29)
Calochortus splendens
Spotted Dorid (2)
Triopha maculata
Spotted Towhee (9)
Pipilo maculatus
Spring Vetch (3)
Vicia sativa
Springtime Amanita (3)
Amanita velosa
Statice Spineflower (5)
Chorizanthe staticoides
Steller's Jay (8)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Scorpionweed (7)
Phacelia viscida
Stiff Birds-beak (3)
Cordylanthus rigidus
Stingaree-bush (5)
Pickeringia montana
Stinging Lupine (20)
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Streambank Springbeauty (6)
Claytonia parviflora
Striped Racer (8)
Masticophis lateralis
Striped Shore Crab (4)
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Striped Skunk (3)
Mephitis mephitis
Succulent Annual Lupine (5)
Lupinus succulentus
Sugar Sumac (79)
Rhus ovata
Sulphur Shelf (9)
Laetiporus gilbertsonii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Summer Lupine (2)
Lupinus formosus
Sunburst Anemone (4)
Anthopleura sola
Sweet Fennel (6)
Foeniculum vulgare
Tansy Scorpionweed (18)
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Telegraphweed (6)
Heterotheca grandiflora
Thick-leaf Wildmint (20)
Monardella hypoleuca
Thickleaf Yerba Santa (15)
Eriodictyon crassifolium
Three-nerve Goldenrod (4)
Solidago velutina
Tiger Whiptail (17)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tongue Clarkia (4)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Medic (4)
Medicago polymorpha
Toyon (69)
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Trask's Yerba Santa (6)
Eriodictyon traskiae
Tree Poppy (41)
Dendromecon rigida
Tuberous Skullcap (2)
Scutellaria tuberosa
Turkey Tail (7)
Trametes versicolor
Turkey Vulture (27)
Cathartes aura
Two-spotted Dorid (2)
Thordisa bimaculata
Two-striped Gartersnake (24)
Thamnophis hammondii
Umbrella Larkspur (7)
Delphinium umbraculorum
Ventura Hermit Crab (3)
Pagurus venturensis
Vinegarweed (11)
Trichostema lanceolatum
Virginia Opossum (4)
Didelphis virginiana
Warty sea cucumber (4)
Apostichopus parvimensis
Wavy Turban (6)
Megastraea undosa
Wavyleaf Soap-plant (5)
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Western Bird's-foot-trefoil (19)
Acmispon glaber
Western Black Widow Spider (5)
Latrodectus hesperus
Western Black-legged Tick (5)
Ixodes pacificus
Western Bluebird (15)
Sialia mexicana
Western Destroying Angel (3)
Amanita ocreata
Western Fence Lizard (76)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Flycatcher (3)
Empidonax difficilis
Western Gray Squirrel (12)
Sciurus griseus
Western Grebe (3)
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Gull (3)
Larus occidentalis
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (2)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Poison-oak (34)
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Western Rattlesnake (38)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Redbud (12)
Cercis occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl (3)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Skink (31)
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Western Spiny Brittle Star (4)
Ophiothrix spiculata
Western Toad (53)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Vervain (17)
Verbena lasiostachys
Western Virgin's-bower (3)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (9)
Erysimum capitatum
White Alder (6)
Alnus rhombifolia
White Fir (5)
Abies concolor
White Mariposa Lily (75)
Calochortus albus
White Sage (30)
Salvia apiana
White Sweetclover (17)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (10)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (8)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-stem Heron's-bill (3)
Erodium moschatum
White-tailed Kite (4)
Elanus leucurus
White-throated Swift (2)
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-tip Clover (4)
Trifolium variegatum
Wide-throat Yellow Monkeyflower (13)
Diplacus brevipes
Wild Turkey (50)
Meleagris gallopavo
Willow-herb Clarkia (3)
Clarkia epilobioides
Willowleaf False Willow (24)
Baccharis salicifolia
Winecup Clarkia (8)
Clarkia purpurea
Winter Vetch (16)
Vicia villosa
Withered Snapdragon (19)
Sairocarpus multiflorus
Woolly Bluecurls (65)
Trichostema lanatum
Woolly Indian-paintbrush (11)
Castilleja foliolosa
Woolly-fruit Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium dasycarpum
Woolly-pod Milkweed (12)
Asclepias eriocarpa
Wrentit (2)
Chamaea fasciata
Yellow Dung Mushroom (9)
Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Pincushion (13)
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Yellow Star-thistle (18)
Centaurea solstitialis
Yellow Whispering-bells (10)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-billed Magpie (14)
Pica nuttalli
Yellow-daisy Tidy-tips (9)
Layia platyglossa
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-yarrow (27)
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Zaca Shoulderband (8)
Helminthoglypta phlyctaena
Zigzag Larkspur (15)
Delphinium patens
a fungus (5)
Lactarius alnicola
a fungus (2)
Hericium erinaceus
a fungus (4)
Xerocomellus dryophilus
a fungus (4)
Amanita pantherinoides
a fungus (6)
Collybia brunneocephala
a fungus (12)
Omphalotus olivascens
blue dicks (58)
Dipterostemon capitatus
turkey mullein (9)
Croton setiger
Federally Listed Species (10)

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 Red-legged Frog
Rana draytoniiThreatened
Least Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii pusillusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
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 (27)

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

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Belding's Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis beldingi
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
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
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
White-headed Woodpecker
Dryobates albolarvatus gravirostris
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (24)

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.

Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-chinned Sparrow
Spizella atrogularis
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
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
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (9)

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

California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 4,653 ha
GNR54.3%
GNR10.0%
GNR6.4%
California Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 440 ha
GNR5.1%
California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 319 ha
3.7%
Northern California Coastal Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 257 ha
GNR3.0%
Southern California Coast Ranges Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 76 ha
0.9%
GNR0.5%

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Roadless Area

Los Padres National Forest, California · 21,182 acres