Sapphire

Bitterroot National Forest · Montana · 43,303 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (159)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(1)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Campanula petiolata
Aggregating Harvestman (1)
Nelima paessleri
Alderleaf Buckthorn (1)
Rhamnus alnifolia
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Speedwell (2)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American False Hellebore (7)
Veratrum viride
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (6)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (3)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Arctic Grayling (3)
Thymallus arcticus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (1)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (5)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bearberry (3)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (15)
Ovis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bouncing-bet (1)
Saponaria officinalis
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Brittle Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia fragilis
Brown Bear (1)
Ursus arctos
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bull Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Columbia Spotted Frog (10)
Rana luteiventris
Common Apple (1)
Malus domestica
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (1)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Tansy (1)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (3)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Curve-beak Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis contorta
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Dusky Grouse (1)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Scouring-rush (2)
Equisetum scirpoides
Dwarf Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Explorers' Gentian (4)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (1)
Calypso bulbosa
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (6)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (2)
Delphinium bicolor
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (5)
Parnassia fimbriata
Geyer's Sedge (1)
Carex geyeri
Giant Pinedrops (1)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (6)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (3)
Misumena vatia
Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot (1)
Heuchera grossulariifolia
Gophersnake (1)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla gracilis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (3)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (5)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (1)
Triteleia grandiflora
Largeleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lewis' Mock Orange (2)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Linearleaf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia linearis
Longleaf Phlox (2)
Phlox longifolia
Longnose Sucker (1)
Catostomus catostomus
Lyall's Angelica (1)
Angelica arguta
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (2)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Marsh Cinquefoil (4)
Comarum palustre
Marsh Scheuchzeria (2)
Scheuchzeria palustris
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Moose (3)
Alces alces
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (4)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (3)
Sedum stenopetalum
Nodding Onion (1)
Allium cernuum
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Flying Squirrel (1)
Glaucomys sabrinus
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orchard Grass (1)
Dactylis glomerata
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pearly Everlasting (3)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Siskin (2)
Spinus pinus
Pink Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola asarifolia
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Rattlesnake (4)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Clematis (2)
Clematis occidentalis
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-osier Dogwood (4)
Cornus sericea
Rock Wren (2)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Rough Horsetail (2)
Equisetum hyemale
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Saskatoon (5)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Short-stem Russula (1)
Russula brevipes
Showy Aster (1)
Eurybia conspicua
Sidewalk Screw Moss (1)
Syntrichia ruralis
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Slender Bog Orchid (4)
Platanthera stricta
Small Northern Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera obtusata
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia parviflora
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spruce Grouse (3)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Sticky Geranium (1)
Geranium viscosissimum
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Larch (2)
Larix lyallii
Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Tall White Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Timber Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tweedy's Snowlover (1)
Chionophila tweedyi
Twinflower (2)
Linnaea borealis
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wahlenberg's Nodding Moss (1)
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Wallace's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella wallacei
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Roughleaf Violet (1)
Viola orbiculata
Western Sweet-vetch (5)
Hedysarum occidentale
Western Tanager (1)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (1)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (4)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (7)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (4)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Globe-flower (2)
Trollius albiflorus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
northern white violet (1)
Viola minuscula
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.

Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (7)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (13)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 5,225 ha
GNR29.8%
GNR19.5%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 2,297 ha
GNR13.1%
GNR12.7%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,364 ha
GNR7.8%
GNR4.5%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 548 ha
GNR3.1%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 528 ha
GNR3.0%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 414 ha
GNR2.4%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 179 ha
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 159 ha
0.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 146 ha
GNR0.8%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1 ha
G30.0%

Sapphire

Sapphire Roadless Area

Bitterroot National Forest, Montana · 43,303 acres