Sweetwater (CA)

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · California · 19,241 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (203)

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

Whitebark Pine (18)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Hulsea (8)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (2)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (1)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (4)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Shootingstar (2)
Primula tetrandra
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
American Dog Tick (2)
Dermacentor variabilis
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Speedwell (1)
Veronica americana
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (3)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Ball-head Standing-cypress (8)
Ipomopsis congesta
Biennial Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla biennis
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (3)
Juniperus grandis
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Blue Stickseed (1)
Hackelia micrantha
Bodie Hills Cusickiella (2)
Cusickiella quadricostata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (2)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Bittercress (1)
Cardamine breweri
Brewer's Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla breweri
Broad-keel Milkvetch (6)
Astragalus platytropis
Brook Trout (2)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Broom Groundsel (1)
Senecio spartioides
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Californian False Hellebore (4)
Veratrum californicum
Carpet Clover (1)
Trifolium monanthum
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (1)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (1)
Bromus tectorum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clokey's Fleabane (2)
Erigeron clokeyi
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Woolly-sunflower (5)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Cooper's Bitterweed (8)
Hymenoxys cooperi
Creeping Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon davidsonii
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (7)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Bluegrass (1)
Poa secunda
Cushion Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia condensata
Dagger-pod (7)
Anelsonia eurycarpa
Dark-eyed Junco (1)
Junco hyemalis
Denseleaf Whitlow-grass (2)
Draba densifolia
Desert Figwort (1)
Scrophularia desertorum
Desert Gooseberry (1)
Ribes velutinum
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (5)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (2)
Castilleja chromosa
Douglas' Knotweed (1)
Polygonum douglasii
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (7)
Phlox condensata
Eared Grebe (1)
Podiceps nigricollis
Entireleaf Ragwort (1)
Senecio integerrimus
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (4)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Few-seeded Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba oligosperma
Fireweed (1)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Glandular Labrador-tea (2)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Wavewing (1)
Cymopterus cinerarius
Great Basin Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia umbellata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Mormon-tea (4)
Ephedra viridis
Green Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Hoary Pincushion (6)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Tansy-aster (2)
Dieteria canescens
Hood's Phlox (1)
Phlox hoodii
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Humboldt Milkweed (1)
Asclepias cryptoceras
Inland Goldenstar (1)
Muilla transmontana
Jeffrey's Pine (1)
Pinus jeffreyi
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (1)
Lupinus caudatus
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King Bladderpod (2)
Physaria kingii
King's Sandwort (2)
Eremogone kingii
Largeleaf Avens (1)
Geum macrophyllum
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (3)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Little Elephant's-head (1)
Pedicularis attollens
Littleleaf Alumroot (4)
Heuchera parvifolia
Lobb's Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lobeleaf Groundsel (2)
Packera multilobata
Lodgepole Pine (14)
Pinus contorta
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Longleaf Suncup (1)
Taraxia subacaulis
Low Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia humilis
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia palustris
Mason's Sky Pilot (4)
Polemonium chartaceum
Mat Lupine (2)
Lupinus breweri
Matted Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (1)
Tragopogon dubius
Mono Ragwort (4)
Senecio pattersonensis
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Chickadee (1)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Snowberry (2)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (1)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (3)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Much-branded Bird's-beak (3)
Cordylanthus ramosus
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Narrow-flower Lupine (1)
Lupinus angustiflorus
Narrowleaf Brickell-bush (1)
Brickellia oblongifolia
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (1)
Agastache urticifolia
Nodding Melicgrass (2)
Melica stricta
One-sided Wintergreen (1)
Orthilia secunda
Oregon Bitterroot (2)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (15)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Rush (1)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum
Pennsylvania Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla pensylvanica
Pine Violet (1)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Flax (3)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Junegrass (2)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Lupine (5)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (4)
Geum triflorum
Primrose Monkeyflower (3)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Missionbells (1)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Pursh's Milkvetch (9)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (6)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (4)
Androsace septentrionalis
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (1)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rock Groundsel (7)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Wren (1)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rosy Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (2)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Royal Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Sagebrush Cholla (1)
Micropuntia pulchella
Sargent's Catchfly (6)
Silene sargentii
Scarlet Skyrocket (1)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shaggy Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus malacus
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (3)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (2)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Short-awn Foxtail (1)
Alopecurus aequalis
Showy Green-gentian (3)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Sierra Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Groundsel (1)
Senecio scorzonella
Sierra Nevada Agoseris (2)
Agoseris monticola
Sierra Springbeauty (2)
Claytonia nevadensis
Sierra Wallflower (3)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (5)
Raillardella argentea
Silvery Ragwort (2)
Packera cana
Single-head Goldenweed (1)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (2)
Pinus monophylla
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (1)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Skunky Monkeyflower (9)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (1)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon procerus
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Soft-leaf Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Sooty Grouse (2)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spike Fescue (1)
Festuca kingii
Spiny Hop-sage (1)
Grayia spinosa
Spiny Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spreading Phlox (2)
Phlox diffusa
Stalked Fleabane (3)
Erigeron algidus
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (1)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (3)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (8)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Swamp Whiteheads (2)
Angelica capitellata
Sweetwater Mountains Draba (9)
Draba incrassata
Tahoe Lupine (2)
Lupinus meionanthus
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum elatum
Thorny Wire-lettuce (3)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (1)
Carex filifolia
Tufted Townsend-daisy (8)
Townsendia scapigera
Watson's Spikemoss (1)
Selaginella watsonii
Wax Currant (9)
Ribes cereum
Western Blue Iris (4)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Water Shrew (1)
Sorex navigator
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Whitney's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus whitneyi
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (2)
Wyethia mollis
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (2)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-staining Collomia (2)
Collomia tinctoria
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
a jumping spider (1)
Habronattus amicus
common water-crowfoot (1)
Ranunculus aquatilis
gray chickensage (2)
Artemisia albicans
Federally Listed Species (4)

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
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (9)

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.

American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (16)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,818 ha
GNR23.3%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,425 ha
GNR18.3%
Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,123 ha
14.4%
G410.1%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 765 ha
GNR9.8%
GNR6.4%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 439 ha
G45.6%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 322 ha
GNR4.1%
Rocky Mountain Alpine Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 109 ha
GNR1.4%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 84 ha
G31.1%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 63 ha
GNR0.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 53 ha
GNR0.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 50 ha
G30.6%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 46 ha
GNR0.6%
GNR0.6%
G30.1%

Sweetwater (CA)

Sweetwater (CA) Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, California · 19,241 acres