Tragedy - Elephants Back

Eldorado National Forest · California · 20,866 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (487)

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

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog (22)
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine (74)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
(4)
Agaricus moronii
(3)
Boechera platysperma
(12)
Heterotrichia versicolor
(5)
Ipomopsis aggregata × tenuituba
(18)
Calliscirpus brachythrix
(4)
Cortinarius thiersii
(5)
Boechera howellii
Alpine Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (30)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Gentian (65)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (22)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (14)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (41)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (73)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Shootingstar (23)
Primula tetrandra
Alpine Speedwell (44)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Willow (45)
Salix petrophila
Alpine Wormwood (73)
Artemisia norvegica
American Alpine Ladyfern (17)
Athyrium americanum
American Beaver (6)
Castor canadensis
American Bistort (128)
Bistorta bistortoides
American Black Bear (25)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (11)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pika (13)
Ochotona princeps
American Pipit (3)
Anthus rubescens
American Robin (39)
Turdus migratorius
American Rockbrake (34)
Cryptogramma acrostichoides
American Speedwell (3)
Veronica americana
American Trailplant (11)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Anderson's Aster (8)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Anderson's Thistle (128)
Cirsium andersonii
Anna's Hummingbird (6)
Calypte anna
Antelope Bitterbrush (31)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (35)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (54)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (36)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bald Eagle (10)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Ball-head Standing-cypress (10)
Ipomopsis congesta
Band-tailed Pigeon (8)
Patagioenas fasciata
Beckwith's Violet (46)
Viola beckwithii
Belding's Ground Squirrel (41)
Urocitellus beldingi
Big Sagebrush (16)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (211)
Juniperus grandis
Bitter Cherry (42)
Prunus emarginata
Black Cottonwood (5)
Populus trichocarpa
Black-backed Woodpecker (16)
Picoides arcticus
Black-headed Grosbeak (3)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bloomer's Goldenweed (17)
Ericameria bloomeri
Blue Stickseed (15)
Hackelia micrantha
Blunt Stonecrop (101)
Sedum obtusatum
Bolander's Milkvetch (9)
Astragalus bolanderi
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (18)
Elymus elymoides
Bracken Fern (19)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (11)
Phacelia ramosissima
Brewer's Angelica (76)
Angelica breweri
Brewer's Blackbird (11)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cinquefoil (37)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (35)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Golden-aster (77)
Doellingeria breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (67)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (248)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Sparrow (9)
Spizella breweri
Brewer's Wildmint (3)
Monardella breweri
Bridges' Cliffbrake (76)
Pellaea bridgesii
Brook Trout (28)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Creeper (6)
Certhia americana
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen (33)
Letharia columbiana
Bud Saxifrage (25)
Micranthes bryophora
Bufflehead (18)
Bucephala albeola
Bulbous Woodland-star (24)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (135)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (4)
Cirsium vulgare
Burke's Lupine (5)
Lupinus burkei
California Black Oak (22)
Quercus kelloggii
California Blushing Monkeyflower (149)
Erythranthe erubescens
California Coneflower (33)
Rudbeckia californica
California Ground Squirrel (7)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Mountain Kingsnake (5)
Lampropeltis zonata
California Mountain-ash (6)
Sorbus californica
California Polemonium (121)
Polemonium californicum
California Red Fir (72)
Abies magnifica
California Turret Spider (4)
Atypoides riversi
California Valerian (85)
Valeriana californica
Californian False Hellebore (265)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (5)
Selasphorus calliope
Canada Goose (9)
Branta canadensis
Canyon Bog Orchid (60)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Canyon Live Oak (4)
Quercus chrysolepis
Carpet Clover (15)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (36)
Haemorhous cassinii
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (18)
Montia chamissoi
Chipping Sparrow (13)
Spizella passerina
Clark's Nutcracker (111)
Nucifraga columbiana
Cliff Swallow (3)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Club-haired Mariposa Lily (6)
Calochortus clavatus
Columbian Monkshood (10)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Dandelion (5)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Merganser (30)
Mergus merganser
Common Monkeyflower (5)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Mullein (27)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (4)
Chordeiles minor
Common Raven (8)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (6)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Woolly-sunflower (127)
Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Yarrow (49)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (4)
Astur cooperii
Coralline Monkeyflower (26)
Erythranthe corallina
Coulter's Fleabane (50)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (89)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (9)
Canis latrans
Cusick's Speedwell (19)
Veronica cusickii
Cutleaf Monkeyflower (4)
Erythranthe laciniata
Dagger-pod (3)
Anelsonia eurycarpa
Dark-eyed Junco (75)
Junco hyemalis
Davis' knotweed (123)
Koenigia davisiae
Deerbrush (11)
Ceanothus integerrimus
Dense Lace Fern (8)
Aspidotis densa
Desert Figwort (3)
Scrophularia desertorum
Diffuse Groundsmoke (3)
Gayophytum diffusum
Double Honeysuckle (37)
Lonicera conjugialis
Douglas' Campion (15)
Silene douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (24)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wood Beauty (5)
Drymocallis glandulosa
Douglas' Wormwood (4)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Anemone (8)
Anemone drummondii
Drummond's Thistle (20)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (6)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Alpine Indian-paintbrush (91)
Castilleja nana
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (33)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Onion (6)
Allium parvum
Earth Box (8)
Geopyxis carbonaria
Eaton's Firecracker (7)
Penstemon eatonii
Entireleaf Ragwort (28)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (26)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Eschscholtz's Buttercup (36)
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Explorers' Gentian (34)
Gentiana calycosa
Fanleaf Cinquefoil (5)
Potentilla flabellifolia
Fendler's Meadowrue (13)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fireweed (206)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Five-spot Baby-blue-eyes (62)
Nemophila maculata
Fly Amanita (28)
Amanita muscaria
Forked Woodrush (3)
Luzula divaricata
Four-line Honeysuckle (74)
Lonicera involucrata
Fox Sparrow (13)
Passerella iliaca
Fragile Fern (23)
Cystopteris fragilis
Fremont's Ragwort (22)
Senecio fremontii
Fringed Pinesap (6)
Pleuricospora fimbriolata
Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil (6)
Lotus corniculatus
Giant Pinedrops (95)
Pterospora andromedea
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain (19)
Goodyera oblongifolia
Giant Sequoia (3)
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Glandular Labrador-tea (55)
Rhododendron columbianum
Golden Eagle (3)
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Pholiota (4)
Pholiota aurivella
Golden Triteleia (212)
Triteleia ixioides
Golden-Hardhack (16)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-crowned Kinglet (6)
Regulus satrapa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (43)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (6)
Misumena vatia
Gordon's Ivesia (36)
Ivesia gordonii
Graceful Cinquefoil (33)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (37)
Linanthus pungens
Grassy Tarweed (4)
Madia gracilis
Gray's Lovage (20)
Ligusticum grayi
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (9)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Grayleaf Sierran Willow (4)
Salix orestera
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (176)
Castilleja miniata
Green-head Rush (20)
Juncus chlorocephalus
Green-tailed Towhee (33)
Pipilo chlorurus
Green-tongue Liverwort (9)
Marchantia polymorpha
Greenleaf Manzanita (22)
Arctostaphylos patula
Ground Juniper (24)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Arnica (6)
Arnica mollis
Hairy Owl's-clover (10)
Castilleja tenuis
Hairy Willowherb (3)
Epilobium ciliatum
Hairy Woodpecker (19)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Harvest Brodiaea (5)
Brodiaea elegans
Hermit Thrush (4)
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Warbler (5)
Setophaga occidentalis
Hoary Buckwheat (56)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (26)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (26)
Dieteria canescens
Hot-rock Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon deustus
Huckleberry Oak (47)
Quercus vacciniifolia
Hummingbird-trumpet (14)
Epilobium canum
Incense Cedar (53)
Calocedrus decurrens
Jeffrey's Pine (24)
Pinus jeffreyi
Jeffrey's Shootingstar (9)
Primula jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (9)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kellogg's bitterroot (13)
Lewisia kelloggii
King Bolete (6)
Boletus edulis
King's Sandwort (46)
Eremogone kingii
Lace Lipfern (17)
Myriopteris gracillima
Lake Tahoe Serpentweed (6)
Tonestus eximius
Lanceleaf Springbeauty (63)
Claytonia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (132)
Sedum lanceolatum
Large-flower Collomia (19)
Collomia grandiflora
Largeleaf Lupine (12)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lazuli Bunting (13)
Passerina amoena
Leafy Dwarf Knotweed (5)
Polygonum minimum
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (250)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Catchfly (17)
Silene lemmonii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (5)
Draba lemmonii
Lincoln's Sparrow (10)
Melospiza lincolnii
Little Elephant's-head (205)
Pedicularis attollens
Lobb's Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Chipmunk (14)
Neotamias speciosus
Lodgepole Pine (111)
Pinus contorta
Long-spur Lupine (6)
Lupinus arbustus
Long-stalk Clover (36)
Trifolium longipes
Long-toed Salamander (13)
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Longleaf Hawk's-beard (12)
Crepis acuminata
Longleaf Suncup (4)
Taraxia subacaulis
MacGillivray's Warbler (4)
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mallard (16)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (56)
Parnassia palustris
Marshmallow Polypore (8)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Marumleaf Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum marifolium
Meadow Deathcamas (5)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (14)
Tragopogon dubius
Meadow Timothy (3)
Phleum pratense
Menzies' Wintergreen (5)
Chimaphila menziesii
Milky Kelloggia (33)
Kelloggia galioides
Mountain Bluebird (37)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Chickadee (62)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain False Gilia (3)
Allophyllum integrifolium
Mountain Hemlock (151)
Tsuga mertensiana
Mountain Maple (8)
Acer glabrum
Mountain Navarretia (4)
Navarretia divaricata
Mountain Pincushion (34)
Chaenactis alpigena
Mountain Pocket Gopher (3)
Thomomys monticolus
Mountain Quail (6)
Oreortyx pictus
Mountain Snowberry (73)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Tarweed (4)
Madia glomerata
Mountain Timothy (21)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Whitethorn (55)
Ceanothus cordulatus
Mountain Wildmint (152)
Monardella odoratissima
Mouse-tail Ivesia (34)
Ivesia santolinoides
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (28)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Mule Deer (14)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Monkeyflower (39)
Erythranthe moschata
Naked Buckwheat (109)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrow-flower Lupine (3)
Lupinus angustiflorus
Narrowleaf Collomia (3)
Collomia linearis
Nashville Warbler (15)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (98)
Agastache urticifolia
Nevada Bitterroot (21)
Lewisia nevadensis
Nevada Desert-parsley (4)
Lomatium nevadense
Newberry's Beardtongue (281)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (22)
Melica stricta
North American River Otter (4)
Lontra canadensis
Northern Alligator Lizard (11)
Elgaria coerulea
Northern Flicker (6)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Gentian (7)
Gentianella amarella
Northern House Wren (5)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Red Belt (5)
Fomitopsis mounceae
Oceanspray (77)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (6)
Contopus cooperi
One-flower Bleedinghearts (57)
Dicentra uniflora
One-flower Gentian (5)
Gentianopsis simplex
One-seed Pussy-paws (133)
Calyptridium monospermum
One-sided Wintergreen (25)
Orthilia secunda
Orange Agoseris (15)
Agoseris aurantiaca
Orange-crowned Warbler (20)
Leiothlypis celata
Oregon Checker-mallow (5)
Sidalcea oregana
Osprey (11)
Pandion haliaetus
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (36)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Treefrog (92)
Pseudacris regilla
Pale Larkspur (29)
Delphinium glaucum
Parry's Rush (3)
Juncus parryi
Pearly Everlasting (17)
Anaphalis margaritacea
Phantom Orchid (4)
Cephalanthera austiniae
Pine Grosbeak (23)
Pinicola enucleator
Pine Siskin (11)
Spinus pinus
Pine Violet (6)
Viola lobata
Pine Violet (57)
Viola purpurea
Pine Violet (22)
Viola pinetorum
Pine Woods Horkelia (36)
Horkelia fusca
Pinemat Manzanita (79)
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinewoods Lousewort (57)
Pedicularis semibarbata
Pink Alumroot (11)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Stickseed (4)
Hackelia mundula
Ponderosa Pine (6)
Pinus ponderosa
Prairie Agoseris (3)
Agoseris glauca
Prairie Flax (168)
Linum lewisii
Prairie Lupine (31)
Lupinus lepidus
Prairie-smoke (75)
Geum triflorum
Primrose Monkeyflower (86)
Erythranthe primuloides
Purple Milkweed (3)
Asclepias cordifolia
Purple Missionbells (7)
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Purple-red Waxy Cap (4)
Hygrophorus purpurascens
Pursh's Milkvetch (23)
Astragalus purshii
Quaking Aspen (73)
Populus tremuloides
Quick's Scorpionweed (20)
Phacelia quickii
Racemose Scorpionweed (4)
Phacelia racemosa
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (17)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Raynolds' Sedge (8)
Carex raynoldsii
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Crossbill (5)
Loxia curvirostra
Red Elderberry (122)
Sambucus racemosa
Red Sierra Onion (36)
Allium obtusum
Red-breasted Nuthatch (22)
Sitta canadensis
Red-breasted Sapsucker (11)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (9)
Cornus sericea
Red-stem Springbeauty (14)
Claytonia rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (17)
Buteo jamaicensis
River Beauty (12)
Chamaenerion latifolium
Rock Wren (8)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (107)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Pussytoes (11)
Antennaria media
Rose Meadowsweet (172)
Spiraea splendens
Rosy Buckwheat (10)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Pussytoes (11)
Antennaria rosea
Royal Beardtongue (66)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (21)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (14)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (15)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sand Violet (12)
Viola adunca
Scarlet Missionbells (6)
Fritillaria recurva
Scarlet Skyrocket (195)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Sculpted Puffball (26)
Calvatia sculpta
Shaggy Hawkweed (20)
Hieracium horridum
Shaggy Mane (3)
Coprinus comatus
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (9)
Ericameria discoidea
Sharp-shinned Hawk (4)
Accipiter striatus
Shasta Clover (50)
Trifolium productum
Shasta Knotweed (75)
Polygonum shastense
Sheep Sorrel (4)
Rumex acetosella
Shining Fleabane (6)
Erigeron barbellulatus
Short-petaled Campion (5)
Silene invisa
Showy Green-gentian (324)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Jacob's-ladder (49)
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Sierra Beardtongue (96)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (8)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Clarkia (4)
Clarkia virgata
Sierra Currant (6)
Ribes nevadense
Sierra Gartersnake (24)
Thamnophis couchii
Sierra Gooseberry (24)
Ribes roezlii
Sierra Groundsel (14)
Senecio scorzonella
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (5)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Jewelflower (127)
Streptanthus tortuosus
Sierra Lupine (18)
Lupinus grayi
Sierra Monkeyflower (12)
Diplacus leptaleus
Sierra Mountain-misery (49)
Chamaebatia foliolosa
Sierra Nevada Agoseris (3)
Agoseris monticola
Sierra Onion (205)
Allium campanulatum
Sierra Primrose (143)
Primula suffrutescens
Sierra Sanicle (6)
Sanicula graveolens
Sierra Saxifrage (19)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Springbeauty (23)
Claytonia nevadensis
Sierra Stickseed (11)
Hackelia nervosa
Sierra Wallflower (16)
Erysimum perenne
Signal Crayfish (5)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Silky Raillardella (61)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (12)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Ragwort (6)
Packera cana
Single-head Goldenweed (31)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Siskiyou Mountains Owl's-clover (152)
Orthocarpus cuspidatus
Skunky Monkeyflower (93)
Diplacus mephiticus
Slender Whitlowgrass (11)
Draba albertina
Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold (135)
Caltha leptosepala
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (202)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small Tiger Lily (102)
Lilium parvum
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-head Tarweed (5)
Hemizonella minima
Smooth White Violet (29)
Viola macloskeyi
Snowplant (171)
Sarcodes sanguinea
Soft-haired Snowberry (3)
Symphoricarpos mollis
Solomon's-plume (77)
Maianthemum racemosum
Sooty Grouse (10)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spotted Coralroot (62)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Sandpiper (6)
Actitis macularius
Spreading Dogbane (47)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Phlox (112)
Phlox diffusa
Spurry Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum spergulinum
Starry Ladies'-Tresses (4)
Spiranthes × stellata
Steller's Jay (37)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (35)
Stenotus acaulis
Sticky Gooseberry (23)
Ribes viscosissimum
Stream Trefoil (18)
Hosackia oblongifolia
Streambank Saxifrage (22)
Micranthes odontoloma
Streamside Bluebells (114)
Mertensia ciliata
Striped Coralroot (7)
Corallorhiza striata
Subalpine Fleabane (41)
Erigeron glacialis
Sugar Pine (14)
Pinus lambertiana
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (158)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Summit Lupine (11)
Lupinus apertus
Swamp Whiteheads (123)
Angelica capitellata
Sweetclover (9)
Melilotus officinalis
Tahoe Lupine (29)
Lupinus meionanthus
Tall Swamp Onion (68)
Allium validum
Tall White Bog Orchid (66)
Platanthera dilatata
Terrestrial Gartersnake (29)
Thamnophis elegans
Thick-stem Aster (43)
Eurybia integrifolia
Thickleaf Bird's-foot-trefoil (8)
Hosackia crassifolia
Thimbleberry (22)
Rubus parviflorus
Thorny Wire-lettuce (4)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (3)
Carex filifolia
Three-leaf Bitterroot (22)
Lewisia triphylla
Three-tooth Oceanspray (10)
Horkelia tridentata
Thymeleaf Speedwell (8)
Veronica serpyllifolia
Tiling's Monkeyflower (62)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tinker's-penny (17)
Hypericum anagalloides
Tongue Clarkia (3)
Clarkia rhomboidea
Toothed Wintergreen (7)
Pyrola dentata
Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary (28)
Collinsia torreyi
Torrey's Monkeyflower (89)
Diplacus torreyi
Townsend's Solitaire (11)
Myadestes townsendi
Tuberous Black-snakeroot (7)
Sanicula tuberosa
Turpentine Wavewing (42)
Cymopterus terebinthinus
Umbrella Plant (21)
Darmera peltata
Utah Serviceberry (6)
Amelanchier utahensis
Veiled Polypore (82)
Cryptoporus volvatus
Velvety Stickseed (44)
Hackelia velutina
Violet Cup (4)
Geoscypha violacea
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (41)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wapatum Arrowhead (18)
Sagittaria cuneata
Washington Lily (9)
Lilium washingtonianum
Water-leaf Scorpionweed (77)
Phacelia hydrophylloides
Water-plantain Buttercup (12)
Ranunculus alismifolius
Watson's Spikemoss (19)
Selaginella watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (84)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (57)
Ribes cereum
Waxy Checker-mallow (36)
Sidalcea glaucescens
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (4)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bell-heather (66)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (168)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (270)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Dwarf-mistletoe (3)
Arceuthobium campylopodum
Western Fence Lizard (55)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gray Beardtongue (28)
Penstemon laetus
Western Jacob's-ladder (4)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (9)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Mountain Aster (7)
Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Peony (20)
Paeonia brownii
Western Rattlesnake (22)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Sweet-cicely (8)
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Western Tanager (35)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Wallflower (32)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (42)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (10)
Contopus sordidulus
White Fir (27)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (8)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (3)
Melilotus albus
White Triteleia (5)
Triteleia hyacinthina
White-breasted Nuthatch (6)
Sitta carolinensis
White-crowned Sparrow (43)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-flower Hawkweed (30)
Hieracium albiflorum
White-headed Woodpecker (21)
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
White-veined Wintergreen (24)
Pyrola picta
Whitney's Bristleweed (3)
Hazardia whitneyi
Whitney's Milkvetch (18)
Astragalus whitneyi
Williamson's Sapsucker (21)
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Wilson's Warbler (10)
Cardellina pusilla
Wolf Lichen (27)
Letharia vulpina
Wood Beauty (32)
Drymocallis lactea
Woolly Mule's-ears (275)
Wyethia mollis
Woolly-flower Gooseberry (25)
Ribes lasianthum
Wright's Buckwheat (33)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (3)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Navarretia (16)
Navarretia breweri
Yellow-bellied Marmot (84)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (49)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-staining Collomia (3)
Collomia tinctoria
Yosemite Tarweed (4)
Jensia yosemitana
a fungus (8)
Calbovista subsculpta
a fungus (14)
Boletus rex-veris
a fungus (35)
Laetiporus conifericola
a fungus (4)
Maublancomyces montanus
a fungus (4)
Melampsorella elatina
a fungus (6)
Morchella angusticeps
a fungus (10)
Morchella snyderi
a fungus (6)
Morchella tomentosa
a fungus (36)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a fungus (4)
Puccinia monoica
a fungus (14)
Clitocybe glacialis
a fungus (7)
Ganoderma oregonense
a fungus (25)
Caloscypha fulgens
a fungus (4)
Tricholoma moseri
a jumping spider (5)
Habronattus americanus
poke knotweed (4)
Koenigia phytolaccifolia
watermelon snow (4)
Chlamydomonas nivalis
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.

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierraeEndangered
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
California Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis occidentalis
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
Other Species of Concern (17)

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
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (16)

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
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Vegetation (10)

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

California Red Fir Forest
Tree / Conifer · 1,908 ha
GNR22.6%
Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,744 ha
20.6%
Northern California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,472 ha
GNR17.4%
California Mountain Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,376 ha
GNR16.3%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 469 ha
GNR5.6%
Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 453 ha
5.4%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 304 ha
GNR3.6%
California Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 238 ha
GNR2.8%
California High Mountain Meadow
Herb / Grassland · 153 ha
GNR1.8%

Tragedy - Elephants Back

Tragedy - Elephants Back Roadless Area

Eldorado National Forest, California · 20,866 acres