Sapphires

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 66,619 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (128)

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

Whitebark Pine (1)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(1)
Placobdella
(1)
Nostoc parmelioides
(1)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Campanula petiolata
Alderleaf Buckthorn (1)
Rhamnus alnifolia
Alpine Speedwell (2)
Veronica wormskjoldii
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American False Hellebore (6)
Veratrum viride
American Pika (5)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (2)
Monotropa hypopitys
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (2)
Senecio triangularis
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (2)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (1)
Ovis canadensis
Blueleaf Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla glaucophylla
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bristly Black Currant (1)
Ribes lacustre
Brown Bear (1)
Ursus arctos
Brown Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria umbrinella
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Canada Buffaloberry (2)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Columbia Spotted Frog (9)
Rana luteiventris
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Wintergreen (2)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (2)
Achillea millefolium
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (4)
Berberis repens
Curve-beak Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis contorta
Devil's Tooth (1)
Hydnellum peckii
Douglas-fir (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dwarf Waterleaf (2)
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Early Coralroot (2)
Corallorhiza trifida
Eggleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon ellipticus
Explorers' Gentian (5)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (4)
Calypso bulbosa
Fireweed (4)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (1)
Delphinium bicolor
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (3)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (2)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (2)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Green-tongue Liverwort (1)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Grouseberry (1)
Vaccinium scoparium
Heartleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica cordifolia
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (4)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (2)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (3)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (1)
Triteleia grandiflora
Largeleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Leafy Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lewis' Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Longnose Sucker (1)
Catostomus catostomus
Lyall's Angelica (1)
Angelica arguta
Mallow-leaf Ninebark (1)
Physocarpus malvaceus
Marsh Cinquefoil (4)
Comarum palustre
Marsh Scheuchzeria (2)
Scheuchzeria palustris
Marsh Valerian (2)
Valeriana sitchensis
Moose (3)
Alces alces
Mountain Arnica (3)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mule Deer (2)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (2)
Sedum stenopetalum
North American Red Squirrel (1)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flying Squirrel (1)
Glaucomys sabrinus
Pearly Everlasting (4)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Dryocopus pileatus
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Prairie-smoke (1)
Geum triflorum
Purple Clematis (1)
Clematis occidentalis
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Elderberry (1)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Raspberry (2)
Rubus idaeus
Ring-necked Duck (1)
Aythya collaris
Rocky Mountain Goat (1)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Rose Meadowsweet (1)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-legged Hawk (1)
Buteo lagopus
Sand Violet (2)
Viola adunca
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Slender Bog Orchid (4)
Platanthera stricta
Small Northern Bog Orchid (13)
Platanthera obtusata
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Snowberry (1)
Symphoricarpos albus
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spruce Grouse (4)
Canachites canadensis
Square-twigged Huckleberry (1)
Vaccinium membranaceum
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streambank Globemallow (1)
Iliamna rivularis
Subalpine Fir (1)
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine Larch (1)
Larix lyallii
Subalpine Larkspur (1)
Delphinium occidentale
Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Tall White Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera dilatata
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tweedy's Snowlover (1)
Chionophila tweedyi
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wahlenberg's Nodding Moss (1)
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Western Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Trillium (2)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (9)
Xerophyllum tenax
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (4)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Globe-flower (2)
Trollius albiflorus
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (1)
Hieracium albiflorum
Woodland Strawberry (1)
Fragaria vesca
Yellow Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum flavum
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
northern white violet (1)
Viola minuscula
Federally Listed Species (8)

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
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
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 · 10,428 ha
GNR38.7%
GNR23.2%
GNR8.2%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,794 ha
GNR6.7%
GNR4.9%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,160 ha
GNR4.3%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 962 ha
GNR3.6%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 910 ha
GNR3.4%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 763 ha
GNR2.8%
GNR1.9%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 184 ha
GNR0.7%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 147 ha
0.5%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 1 ha
G30.0%

Sapphires

Sapphires Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 66,619 acres