Tioga Lake

Inyo National Forest · California · 829 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (286)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (1)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (18)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (5)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(1)
Boechera howellii
(1)
Calliscirpus brachythrix
(1)
Carex vesicaria
(1)
Lactarius riparius
Alpine Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (25)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Chipmunk (4)
Neotamias alpinus
Alpine Gentian (19)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (15)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (5)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (14)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (13)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (4)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Speedwell (4)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (6)
Salix petrophila
American Alpine Ladyfern (1)
Athyrium americanum
American Badger (1)
Taxidea taxus
American Bistort (10)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (6)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (1)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Goshawk (1)
Astur atricapillus
American Kestrel (2)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (103)
Ochotona princeps
American Pipit (2)
Anthus rubescens
American Robin (9)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (3)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Anderson's Aster (3)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Anderson's Thistle (12)
Cirsium andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (1)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (12)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arizona Thistle (1)
Cirsium arizonicum
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (4)
Senecio triangularis
Bald Eagle (7)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Beaked Sedge (2)
Carex utriculata
Belding's Ground Squirrel (30)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (1)
Juniperus grandis
Black-chinned Sparrow (1)
Spizella atrogularis
Blue Stickseed (3)
Hackelia micrantha
Blunt Stonecrop (8)
Sedum obtusatum
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (3)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Angelica (1)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (4)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cinquefoil (15)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (6)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (3)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (62)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Sedge (1)
Carex breweri
Brewer's Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba breweri
Brook Trout (10)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown-headed Cowbird (1)
Molothrus ater
Bruce's cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla bruceae
Bud Saxifrage (1)
Micranthes bryophora
Bulbous Woodland-star (4)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (12)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Burke's Lupine (2)
Lupinus burkei
Bushy-tailed Woodrat (1)
Neotoma cinerea
California Gull (2)
Larus californicus
California Valerian (11)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (23)
Veratrum californicum
Canyon Bog Orchid (2)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Carpet Clover (2)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (9)
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker (21)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cleft Sedge (1)
Carex fissuricola
Cleftleaf Groundsel (1)
Packera subnuda
Clubmoss Ivesia (10)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Columbian Monkshood (3)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Dandelion (2)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Merganser (7)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Poorwill (1)
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Common Raven (3)
Corvus corax
Common Yarrow (9)
Achillea millefolium
Congdon's Sedge (3)
Carex congdonii
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Coralline Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe corallina
Coulter's Fleabane (8)
Erigeron coulteri
Coyote (2)
Canis latrans
Creeping Beardtongue (17)
Penstemon davidsonii
Dark-eyed Junco (19)
Junco hyemalis
Denseleaf Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba densifolia
Different-nerve Sedge (3)
Carex heteroneura
Douglas' Campion (2)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (8)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (2)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Drummond's Thistle (4)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (3)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (10)
Phlox condensata
Eared Grebe (5)
Podiceps nigricollis
Entireleaf Ragwort (2)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (18)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (2)
Potentilla flabellifolia
Fendler's Meadowrue (4)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flowered Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia unispicata
Field Mushroom (1)
Agaricus campestris
Fireweed (35)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Fly Amanita (4)
Amanita muscaria
Forked Woodrush (1)
Luzula divaricata
Fragile Fern (2)
Cystopteris fragilis
Glandular Labrador-tea (8)
Rhododendron columbianum
Glaucous Willowherb (1)
Epilobium glaberrimum
Golden Eagle (1)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Triteleia (1)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-Hardhack (13)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (22)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gordon's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (4)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Gray's Lovage (4)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (7)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja miniata
Green-tailed Towhee (2)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Raillardella (3)
Raillardella scaposa
Ground Juniper (3)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Hermit Thrush (2)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (13)
Eriogonum incanum
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (1)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Horned Lark (2)
Eremophila alpestris
Johnson's Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus johnsoni
Killdeer (1)
Charadrius vociferus
King's Sandwort (9)
Eremogone kingii
Koch's Wolf Spider (1)
Alopecosa kochi
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (4)
Sedum lanceolatum
Least Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias minimus
Least Grapefern (3)
Botrychium simplex
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (32)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (26)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (4)
Draba lemmonii
Lesser Wintergreen (1)
Pyrola minor
Little Elephant's-head (23)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (34)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (3)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (18)
Pinus contorta
Long-tailed Weasel (3)
Neogale frenata
Longleaf Arnica (1)
Arnica longifolia
Low Mountain Bedstraw (1)
Galium bifolium
Mallard (6)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (17)
Parnassia palustris
Marshmallow Polypore (1)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Milky Kelloggia (1)
Kelloggia galioides
Mottled Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mountain Arnica (1)
Arnica latifolia
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (12)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Hemlock (3)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Marsh Larkspur (1)
Delphinium polycladon
Mountain Snowberry (3)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (7)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (10)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (10)
Odocoileus hemionus
Naked Buckwheat (2)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort (1)
Marchantia quadrata
Narrowleaf Angelica (1)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Bur-reed (1)
Sparganium angustifolium
Narrowleaf Collomia (2)
Collomia linearis
Nevada Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia nevadensis
Newberry's Beardtongue (27)
Penstemon newberryi
Northern Gentian (1)
Gentianella amarella
Northern Harrier (1)
Circus hudsonius
Oceanspray (4)
Holodiscus discolor
One-flower Bleedinghearts (1)
Dicentra uniflora
One-seed Pussy-paws (5)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (3)
Orthilia secunda
Osprey (3)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (48)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Treefrog (52)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (7)
Delphinium glaucum
Parry's Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria parryi
Parry's Rush (2)
Juncus parryi
Pine Siskin (1)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (2)
Viola pinetorum
Pine Woods Horkelia (14)
Horkelia fusca
Pinewoods Lousewort (2)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Poor-man's Pepper-grass (1)
Lepidium virginicum
Prairie Flax (16)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (6)
Lupinus lepidus
Primrose Monkeyflower (13)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Missionbells (2)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple Sandspurry (1)
Spergularia rubra
Pursh's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (8)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine (2)
Androsace septentrionalis
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (2)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Crossbill (3)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (8)
Sambucus racemosa
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (1)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk (14)
Buteo jamaicensis
River Beauty (2)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rock Groundsel (1)
Packera werneriifolia
Rock Wren (8)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (24)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (1)
Antennaria media
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (1)
Woodsia scopulina
Rose Meadowsweet (10)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum rosense
Rothrock's Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia rothrockii
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Corthylio calendula
Sargent's Catchfly (3)
Silene sargentii
Shaggy Hawkweed (5)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (5)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (5)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Shockley's Ivesia (1)
Ivesia shockleyi
Short-stem Slippery Jack (2)
Suillus brevipes
Sierra Beardtongue (12)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Columbine (71)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (21)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Groundsel (2)
Senecio scorzonella
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (2)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (10)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Onion (3)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Podistera (1)
Podistera nevadensis
Sierra Saxifrage (6)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Wallflower (5)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (4)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Ragwort (1)
Packera cana
Slender Whitlowgrass (2)
Draba albertina
Small Tiger Lily (15)
Lilium parvum
Small-wing Sedge (1)
Carex microptera
Smooth White Violet (5)
Viola macloskeyi
Song Sparrow (2)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (12)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus kentrophyta
Spreading Phlox (6)
Phlox diffusa
Stalked Fleabane (2)
Erigeron algidus
Steller's Jay (2)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Suksdorf's Brome (1)
Bromus suksdorfii
Sunshine Amanita (2)
Amanita aprica
Swamp Whiteheads (17)
Angelica capitellata
Tall Swamp Onion (38)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (14)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Whitlow-grass (1)
Draba praealta
Tealeaf Willow (1)
Salix planifolia
Terrestrial Gartersnake (7)
Thamnophis elegans
Threadleaf Sedge (4)
Carex filifolia
Three-leaf Bitterroot (1)
Lewisia triphylla
Thymeleaf Speedwell (2)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (7)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (2)
Hypericum anagalloides
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (1)
Collinsia torreyi
Turpentine Wavewing (2)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Upland Larkspur (1)
Delphinium nuttallianum
Vasey's Oatgrass (1)
Danthonia intermedia
Violet-green Swallow (1)
Tachycineta thalassina
Water Springtail (1)
Podura aquatica
Water-plantain Buttercup (1)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Watson's Spikemoss (4)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (4)
Ribes cereum
Western Bell-heather (8)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Bluebird (1)
Sialia mexicana
Western Columbine (6)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Fence Lizard (1)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Wallflower (1)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (2)
Contopus sordidulus
White Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (10)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-headed Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-tailed Jackrabbit (1)
Lepus townsendii
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardellina pusilla
Wright's Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum wrightii
Yellow Bird's Nest Fungus (1)
Crucibulum laeve
Yellow-bellied Marmot (53)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (11)
Setophaga coronata
Yosemite Millipede (1)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (1)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (2)
Lachnellula calyciformis
a fungus (4)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (2)
Neopeckia coulteri
a fungus (2)
Puccinia monoica
gray chickensage (1)
Artemisia albicans
watermelon snow (1)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Federally Listed Species (12)

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.

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis sierraeEndangered
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
Fisher
Pekania pennanti
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
North American Wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Northwestern Pond Turtle
Actinemys marmorataProposed Threatened
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (15)

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

American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (15)

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 Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Vegetation (8)

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

Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 82 ha
24.5%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 77 ha
GNR22.9%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 74 ha
GNR22.0%
GNR10.2%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 19 ha
GNR5.8%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 14 ha
GNR4.2%

Tioga Lake

Tioga Lake Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 829 acres