Sweetwater (NV)

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 5,946 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (81)

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

Whitebark Pine (3)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
American Black Bear (1)
Ursus americanus
Anderson's Clover (1)
Trifolium andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (2)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bailey's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum baileyi
Big Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Cottonwood (1)
Populus trichocarpa
Blue Mountain Rockcress (1)
Boechera puberula
Bodie Hills Cusickiella (1)
Cusickiella quadricostata
Broad-keel Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus platytropis
Bull Thistle (1)
Cirsium vulgare
Cat-faced Orbweaver (1)
Araneus gemmoides
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curly Bluegrass (1)
Poa secunda
Currantleaf Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Cushion Townsend-daisy (1)
Townsendia condensata
Dark-red Onion (1)
Allium atrorubens
Desert Globemallow (1)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Peach (7)
Prunus andersonii
Desert paintbrush (4)
Castilleja chromosa
Diffuse Knapweed (2)
Centaurea diffusa
Foothill Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Golden-Hardhack (1)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Springbeauty (1)
Claytonia umbellata
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Mormon-tea (2)
Ephedra viridis
Hood's Phlox (4)
Phlox hoodii
Hooker's Balsamroot (1)
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Inland Goldenstar (1)
Muilla transmontana
Lava Ankle-aster (1)
Ionactis alpina
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (1)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lobeleaf Groundsel (2)
Packera multilobata
Lodgepole Pine (1)
Pinus contorta
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Low Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia humilis
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (1)
Parnassia palustris
Much-branded Bird's-beak (1)
Cordylanthus ramosus
Oregon Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (5)
Opuntia polyacantha
Patis Onion (1)
Allium bisceptrum
Prairie Agoseris (1)
Agoseris glauca
Primrose Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe primuloides
Pursh's Milkvetch (3)
Astragalus purshii
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (2)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta canadensis
Rough-seed Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya flavoculata
Rubber Boa (1)
Charina bottae
Sagebrush Bluebells (1)
Mertensia oblongifolia
Sagebrush Cholla (1)
Micropuntia pulchella
Shaggy Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus malacus
Showy Green-gentian (1)
Frasera speciosa
Sierra Gentian (1)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum microtheca
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (2)
Collinsia parviflora
Spindle Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus oophorus
Spiny Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (2)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (2)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Striped Whipsnake (2)
Masticophis taeniatus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetwater Mountains Draba (5)
Draba incrassata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum elatum
Tansy-leaf Suncup (7)
Taraxia tanacetifolia
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Watson's Spineflower (1)
Chorizanthe watsonii
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Water Shrew (1)
Sorex navigator
White-stem Gooseberry (1)
Ribes inerme
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (1)
Wyethia mollis
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
maroon-spotted woollystar (1)
Eriastrum signatum
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 (5)

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

California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (5)

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.

California Gull
Larus californicus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (9)

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

Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,166 ha
GNR48.5%
GNR27.6%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 214 ha
GNR8.9%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 62 ha
GNR2.6%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 55 ha
G42.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 40 ha
G31.7%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 8 ha
G30.3%
G30.1%

Sweetwater (NV)

Sweetwater (NV) Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 5,946 acres