Sulphur Creek

Shoshone National Forest · Wyoming · 30,221 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (221)

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

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Campanula petiolata
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Smelowskia (1)
Smelowskia americana
Alsike Clover (1)
Trifolium hybridum
American Bistort (1)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (2)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Pasqueflower (10)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Pinesap (1)
Monotropa hypopitys
American Purple Vetch (1)
Vicia americana
American Robin (4)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
American Wigeon (1)
Mareca americana
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (3)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (2)
Bromus inermis
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Balsam Poplar (2)
Populus balsamifera
Bearberry (1)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bessey's Locoweed (5)
Oxytropis besseyi
Bifid Harvestman (1)
Togwoteeus biceps
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Bighorn Sheep (10)
Ovis canadensis
Black Rosy-Finch (1)
Leucosticte atrata
Black-billed Magpie (2)
Pica hudsonia
Bladder Campion (1)
Silene latifolia
Brewer's Blackbird (1)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brook Trout (4)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Brown Bear (10)
Ursus arctos
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (1)
Letharia columbiana
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Canada Buffaloberry (1)
Shepherdia canadensis
Canadian Gooseberry (1)
Ribes oxyacanthoides
Cedar Waxwing (6)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chickpea Milkvetch (13)
Astragalus cicer
Chipping Sparrow (4)
Spizella passerina
Choke Cherry (3)
Prunus virginiana
Clark's Nutcracker (3)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clustered Leatherflower (2)
Clematis hirsutissima
Cock's-comb Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya glomerata
Common Hound's-tongue (3)
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Mare's-tail (1)
Hippuris vulgaris
Common Merganser (1)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Raven (2)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (3)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Cow-parsnip (2)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (3)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (3)
Berberis repens
Creeping Thistle (6)
Cirsium arvense
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Crested-tongue Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon eriantherus
Curly-cup Gumweed (9)
Grindelia squarrosa
Curveseed Butterwort (1)
Ceratocephala testiculata
Cushion Phlox (7)
Phlox pulvinata
Cutleaf Anemone (1)
Anemone multifida
Dark-eyed Junco (10)
Junco hyemalis
Davis Mountain Stickseed (1)
Hackelia floribunda
Douglas-fir (3)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (2)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Grouse (4)
Dendragapus obscurus
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (1)
Erigeron compositus
Engelmann Spruce (1)
Picea engelmannii
Fairy Slipper (3)
Calypso bulbosa
Fathead Minnow (1)
Pimephales promelas
Felwort (2)
Swertia perennis
Fernleaf Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia
Ferruginous Hawk (1)
Buteo regalis
Fireweed (2)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Foxtail Barley (1)
Hordeum jubatum
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia fimbriata
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (1)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Western Puffball (1)
Calvatia booniana
Golden Eagle (8)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden-Hardhack (2)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (19)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (3)
Misumena vatia
Gray Wolf (1)
Canis lupus
Great Blanket-flower (3)
Gaillardia aristata
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja miniata
Green Keeled Cotton-grass (1)
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Green-winged Teal (1)
Anas crecca
Greenland Primrose (1)
Primula egaliksensis
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus gunnisonii
Heartleaf Arnica (2)
Arnica cordifolia
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Willow (1)
Salix candida
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (2)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria racemosa
Hooker's Sandwort (1)
Eremogone hookeri
Horned Lark (1)
Eremophila alpestris
Killdeer (2)
Charadrius vociferus
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (8)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Goldenweed (1)
Pyrrocoma carthamoides
Leafy Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis racemosa
Least Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias minimus
Lewis' Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe lewisii
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Lodgepole Pine (2)
Pinus contorta
Long-tailed Weasel (1)
Neogale frenata
Low Nailwort (1)
Paronychia sessiliflora
Mallard (9)
Anas platyrhynchos
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Moose (7)
Alces alces
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Douglasia (1)
Androsace montana
Mountain Maple (1)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Star-lily (1)
Leucocrinum montanum
Mule Deer (13)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (2)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (1)
Populus angustifolia
Nodding Thistle (1)
Cirsium undulatum
North American Porcupine (1)
Erethizon dorsatum
North American Red Squirrel (7)
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Bedstraw (1)
Galium boreale
Northern Pintail (2)
Anas acuta
Nuttall's Povertyweed (1)
Blitum nuttallianum
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia parryi
Pearly Everlasting (1)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pink Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola asarifolia
Prairie Flax (5)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Gentian (4)
Gentiana affinis
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (3)
Geum triflorum
Pronghorn (2)
Antilocapra americana
Quaking Aspen (5)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (4)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Fox (2)
Vulpes vulpes
Red Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red Raspberry (1)
Rubus idaeus
Red-osier Dogwood (3)
Cornus sericea
Red-pod Stonecrop (3)
Rhodiola rhodantha
Red-tailed Hawk (8)
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged Blackbird (2)
Agelaius phoeniceus
Richardson's Geranium (2)
Geranium richardsonii
Ring-necked Duck (2)
Aythya collaris
River Beauty (1)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis thermalis
Rocky Mountain Goat (2)
Oreamnos americanus
Rocky Mountain Juniper (1)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rocky Mountain Rockrose (1)
Helianthella uniflora
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Rough Fescue (1)
Festuca hallii
Rough-fruit Mandarin (6)
Prosartes trachycarpa
Rubber Rabbitbrush (4)
Ericameria nauseosa
Ruffed Grouse (2)
Bonasa umbellus
Russian Wildrye (1)
Psathyrostachys juncea
Rydberg's Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rydbergii
Rydberg's Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia multiscapa
Saline Plantain (1)
Plantago eriopoda
Sandhill Crane (1)
Antigone canadensis
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Scaly Hedgehog (1)
Sarcodon imbricatus
Showy Green-gentian (6)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja pulchella
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Silky Scorpionweed (1)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia hastata
Six-spotted Fishing Spider (1)
Dolomedes triton
Skunk Polemonium (1)
Polemonium viscosum
Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Spotted Knapweed (2)
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Actitis macularius
Spotted Saxifrage (1)
Saxifraga bronchialis
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spring Birch (1)
Betula occidentalis
Spring-parsley (1)
Cymopterus hendersonii
Starflower Solomon's-plume (4)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky Geranium (9)
Geranium viscosissimum
Streambank Saxifrage (3)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (1)
Mertensia ciliata
Subalpine Larkspur (1)
Delphinium occidentale
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus officinalis
Ten-petal Stickleaf (1)
Mentzelia decapetala
Terrestrial Gartersnake (4)
Thamnophis elegans
Threeleaf Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus gilviflorus
Timber Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus miser
Towering Lousewort (1)
Pedicularis bracteosa
Townsend's Solitaire (6)
Myadestes townsendi
Tufted Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus spatulatus
Tundra Swan (1)
Cygnus columbianus
Uinta Chipmunk (5)
Neotamias umbrinus
Uinta Ground Squirrel (7)
Urocitellus armatus
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Honeysuckle (1)
Lonicera utahensis
Valley Violet (1)
Viola vallicola
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Pooecetes gramineus
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Virginia Strawberry (1)
Fragaria virginiana
Wapiti (6)
Cervus canadensis
Water Smartweed (3)
Persicaria amphibia
Wax Currant (1)
Ribes cereum
Western Gromwell (2)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Tanager (3)
Piranga ludoviciana
White Globe-flower (1)
Trollius albiflorus
White Point-vetch (8)
Oxytropis sericea
White Sweetclover (2)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (2)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Wild Bergamot (4)
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Parsley (1)
Musineon divaricatum
Willow Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax traillii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (5)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Columbine (3)
Aquilegia flavescens
Yellow Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus luteus
Yellow-bellied Marmot (3)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
Federally Listed Species (6)

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
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 (10)

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

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
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
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
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 (11)

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

Central Rockies Douglas-fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 3,859 ha
GNR31.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 2,278 ha
GNR18.6%
GNR15.9%
Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,720 ha
GNR14.1%
Rocky Mountain Cliff Canyon and Massive Bedrock
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,057 ha
8.6%
GNR3.9%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 223 ha
1.8%
GNR1.4%
Rocky Mountain Subalpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 80 ha
GNR0.7%
G30.2%
G30.1%

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek Roadless Area

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming · 30,221 acres