Silver King

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · Montana · 64,289 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (350)

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

(2)
Campanula petiolata
(3)
Anticlea elegans
(1)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
(2)
Caltha chionophila
Alpine Collomia (1)
Collomia debilis
Alpine Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (1)
Oxyria digyna
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (3)
Ursus americanus
American Crow (2)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (5)
Cinclus mexicanus
American False Hellebore (6)
Veratrum viride
American Kestrel (3)
Falco sparverius
American Mink (2)
Neogale vison
American Pasqueflower (4)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pika (7)
Ochotona princeps
American Pinesap (3)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Robin (4)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Three-toed Woodpecker (1)
Picoides dorsalis
Arctic Grayling (3)
Thymallus arcticus
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (4)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (7)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (13)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Banded Garden Spider (1)
Argiope trifasciata
Bearberry (8)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Big-pod Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus eurycarpus
Bighorn Sheep (37)
Ovis canadensis
Birch Polypore (1)
Fomitopsis betulina
Black Henbane (4)
Hyoscyamus niger
Black Medic (1)
Medicago lupulina
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bladder Campion (2)
Silene latifolia
Bobcat (5)
Lynx rufus
Bog Buckbean (1)
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bohemian Waxwing (2)
Bombycilla garrulus
Boreal Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus borealis
Borsch's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum borschii
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Brewer's Bittercress (1)
Cardamine breweri
Bristly Black Currant (3)
Ribes lacustre
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (1)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (8)
Salmo trutta
Bufflehead (1)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bull Elephant's-head (9)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bull Trout (1)
Salvelinus confluentus
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (2)
Neotoma cinerea
Butter-and-eggs (9)
Linaria vulgaris
Calliope Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Buffaloberry (5)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canada Goose (4)
Branta canadensis
Canada Jay (3)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canada Lynx (1)
Lynx canadensis
Canyon Wren (1)
Catherpes mexicanus
Cassin's Finch (1)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cedar Waxwing (2)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Choke Cherry (6)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (7)
Nucifraga columbiana
Climbing Nightshade (1)
Solanum dulcamara
Columbia Spotted Frog (12)
Rana luteiventris
Columbian Ground Squirrel (2)
Urocitellus columbianus
Common Freckle Pelt (1)
Peltigera aphthosa
Common Hound's-tongue (1)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Merganser (2)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (9)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (1)
Chordeiles minor
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Shepherd's Purse (1)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Tansy (3)
Tanacetum vulgare
Common Wintergreen (5)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Yarrow (5)
Achillea millefolium
Conifer Mazegill (2)
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Cougar (3)
Puma concolor
Cow-parsnip (5)
Heracleum maximum
Creeping Oregon-grape (15)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (2)
Cirsium arvense
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curve-beak Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis contorta
Cutleaf Anemone (2)
Anemone multifida
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Junco hyemalis
Dawson's Angelica (3)
Angelica dawsonii
Dense Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella densa
Desert Alyssum (1)
Alyssum desertorum
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Thistle (1)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Grouse (5)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Early Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza trifida
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (1)
Vireo gilvus
English Sundew (1)
Drosera anglica
Explorers' Gentian (1)
Gentiana calycosa
Fairy Slipper (8)
Calypso bulbosa
Felwort (6)
Swertia perennis
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Few-flower Shootingstar (2)
Primula pauciflora
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Filmy Dome Spider (1)
Neriene radiata
Fireweed (14)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-head Larkspur (2)
Delphinium bicolor
Four-line Honeysuckle (5)
Lonicera involucrata
Foxtail Barley (2)
Hordeum jubatum
Franklin's Phacelia (1)
Phacelia franklinii
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (9)
Parnassia fimbriata
German Madwort (1)
Asperugo procumbens
Giant Helleborine (5)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Pinedrops (3)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (3)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Gold-moss (1)
Sedum acre
Golden Eagle (2)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Moonglow Lichen (1)
Dimelaena oreina
Golden-Hardhack (3)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (16)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Goldtongue (2)
Orthocarpus tenuifolius
Graceful Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla gracilis
Grand Fir (1)
Abies grandis
Grayish Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus glaucus
Great Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia aristata
Great Gray Owl (3)
Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl (3)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja miniata
Green-flower Wintergreen (2)
Pyrola chlorantha
Green-tongue Liverwort (3)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greene's Mountain-ash (1)
Sorbus scopulina
Ground Juniper (4)
Juniperus communis
Ground-plum (1)
Astragalus crassicarpus
Grouseberry (2)
Vaccinium scoparium
Hairy Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys pilosa
Hammond's Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax hammondii
Heartleaf Arnica (7)
Arnica cordifolia
Hoary Marmot (2)
Marmota caligata
Hollyleaf Clover (1)
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Hood's Sedge (1)
Carex hoodii
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (4)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Idaho Fescue (1)
Festuca idahoensis
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Clarkia (2)
Clarkia pulchella
Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily (6)
Erythronium grandiflorum
Large-flowered Triteleia (3)
Triteleia grandiflora
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Largeleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Largescale Sucker (2)
Catostomus macrocheilus
LeConte's Sparrow (1)
Ammospiza leconteii
Leafy Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis racemosa
Lesser Periwinkle (1)
Vinca minor
Lesser Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola minor
Lewis' Mock Orange (4)
Philadelphus lewisii
Lewis' Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe lewisii
Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Melospiza lincolnii
Linearleaf Phacelia (5)
Phacelia linearis
Lodgepole Pine (3)
Pinus contorta
Long-eared Myotis (1)
Myotis evotis
Long-stalk Clover (1)
Trifolium longipes
Long-tailed Weasel (2)
Neogale frenata
Long-toed Salamander (3)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Phlox (1)
Phlox longifolia
Lyall's Angelica (1)
Angelica arguta
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Marbled Orbweaver (1)
Araneus marmoreus
Marsh Cinquefoil (4)
Comarum palustre
Marsh Scheuchzeria (2)
Scheuchzeria palustris
Marsh Valerian (1)
Valeriana sitchensis
Meadow Deathcamas (4)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon pratensis
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (3)
Phleum pratense
Mertens' Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Moose (26)
Alces alces
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (5)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Mountain Lady's-slipper (1)
Cypripedium montanum
Mountain Maple (4)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Whitefish (2)
Prosopium williamsoni
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (8)
Carduus nutans
Narrow-petal Stonecrop (6)
Sedum stenopetalum
Narrowleaf Collomia (1)
Collomia linearis
Nipple-seed Plantain (1)
Plantago major
Nodding Onion (4)
Allium cernuum
North American Red Squirrel (4)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Flicker (1)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Poison-oak (1)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Red Belt (4)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Northern Yellow Warbler (2)
Setophaga aestiva
One-sided Wintergreen (2)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (2)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Oregon Bitterroot (5)
Lewisia rediviva
Osprey (2)
Pandion haliaetus
Oxeye Daisy (2)
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pacific Marten (1)
Martes caurina
Pacific Wren (2)
Troglodytes pacificus
Parry's Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia parryi
Pearly Everlasting (8)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Peregrine Falcon (2)
Falco peregrinus
Pine Grosbeak (1)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pineapple-weed Chamomile (2)
Matricaria discoidea
Pink Mountain-heath (1)
Phyllodoce empetriformis
Pink Wintergreen (5)
Pyrola asarifolia
Piper's Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis aquifolium
Ponderosa Pine (1)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Gentian (1)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Junegrass (2)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (7)
Geum triflorum
Prickly Lettuce (1)
Lactuca serriola
Purple Clematis (9)
Clematis occidentalis
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (5)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red Elderberry (2)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Fox (3)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Raspberry (5)
Rubus idaeus
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta canadensis
Red-naped Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-osier Dogwood (4)
Cornus sericea
Red-tailed Hawk (5)
Buteo jamaicensis
Redpoll (1)
Acanthis flammea
Rocky Mountain Goat (1)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (5)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (1)
Ascaphus montanus
Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (1)
Dermacentor andersoni
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rough Horsetail (6)
Equisetum hyemale
Rough-fruit Mandarin (2)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rough-legged Hawk (1)
Buteo lagopus
Rubber Boa (4)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (6)
Corthylio calendula
Ruffed Grouse (3)
Bonasa umbellus
Rufous Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus rufus
Running Clubmoss (1)
Lycopodium clavatum
Russian Leafy Spurge (1)
Euphorbia virgata
Sagebrush Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Sand Violet (8)
Viola adunca
Sandhill Crane (2)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (5)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Self-heal (1)
Prunella vulgaris
Showy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron speciosus
Showy Green-gentian (4)
Frasera speciosa
Shrubby Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon fruticosus
Signal Crayfish (1)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Six-spotted Yellow Orbweaver (1)
Araniella displicata
Slender Bog Orchid (5)
Platanthera stricta
Small Northern Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera obtusata
Small-flower Beardtongue (4)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (5)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-flower Woodland-star (2)
Lithophragma parviflorum
Snowshoe Hare (4)
Lepus americanus
Soft Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum molle
Solomon's-plume (5)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (2)
Melospiza melodia
Speckled Alder (3)
Alnus incana
Spotted Knapweed (10)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (2)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spruce Grouse (3)
Canachites canadensis
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Geranium (13)
Geranium viscosissimum
Stiff Clubmoss (2)
Spinulum annotinum
Streambank Globemallow (3)
Iliamna rivularis
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Subalpine Larkspur (2)
Delphinium occidentale
Subarctic Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium filix-femina
Sulphur Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla recta
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (1)
Amanita aprica
Swainson's Thrush (1)
Catharus ustulatus
Tall Groundsel (1)
Senecio serra
Tall White Bog Orchid (11)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (11)
Thamnophis elegans
Thimbleberry (2)
Rubus parviflorus
Timber Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus miser
Tobacco Ceanothus (1)
Ceanothus velutinus
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Trailing Clubmoss (2)
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Tree Swallow (1)
Tachycineta bicolor
Tufted Hairgrass (1)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tweedy's Snowlover (1)
Chionophila tweedyi
Twoleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon diphyllus
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Veery (1)
Catharus fuscescens
Veiled Polypore (1)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Virginia Strawberry (10)
Fragaria virginiana
Viviparous Knotweed (1)
Bistorta vivipara
Wahlenberg's Nodding Moss (1)
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wax-leaf Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon nitidus
Western Banded Tigersnail (1)
Anguispira occidentalis
Western Blue Iris (6)
Iris missouriensis
Western Dwarf Dogwood (2)
Cornus unalaschkensis
Western Featherbells (1)
Anticlea occidentalis
Western Gromwell (8)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Jacob's-ladder (4)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Kingbird (1)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Meadowlark (2)
Sturnella neglecta
Western Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum occidentale
Western Roughleaf Violet (1)
Viola orbiculata
Western Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes occidentalis
Western Screech-Owl (2)
Megascops kennicottii
Western Sweet-vetch (5)
Hedysarum occidentale
Western Tanager (4)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Toad (4)
Anaxyrus boreas
Western Trillium (10)
Trillium ovatum
Western Turkeybeard (12)
Xerophyllum tenax
Western Wood-Pewee (1)
Contopus sordidulus
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (12)
Oncorhynchus lewisi
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (1)
Oxytropis sericea
White-tailed Deer (4)
Odocoileus virginianus
Wilcox's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon wilcoxii
Wild Turkey (2)
Meleagris gallopavo
Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia vulpina
Woodland Strawberry (2)
Fragaria vesca
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Yellow Clover (1)
Trifolium aureum
Yellow Columbine (1)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Missionbells (4)
Fritillaria pudica
Yellow-bellied Marmot (5)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
a fungus (1)
Helvella vespertina
a millipede (3)
Californiulus parvior
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 (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (10)

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
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Vegetation (15)

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

Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 12,586 ha
GNR48.4%
Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 6,844 ha
GNR26.3%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,136 ha
GNR8.2%
GNR7.0%
GNR3.2%
Northern Rockies Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 431 ha
GNR1.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 225 ha
GNR0.9%
GNR0.7%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 153 ha
GNR0.6%
GNR0.5%
GNR0.4%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 98 ha
0.4%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 87 ha
GNR0.3%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 86 ha
GNR0.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 46 ha
G30.2%

Silver King

Silver King Roadless Area

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana · 64,289 acres