Virgin Canyon

Santa Fe National Forest · New Mexico · 6,068 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (337)

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

Abert's Sanvitalia (2)
Sanvitalia abertii
Abert's Squirrel (1)
Sciurus aberti
Adonis Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia multiflora
Alfalfa (41)
Medicago sativa
Alkali Muhly (1)
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Alkali Sacaton (1)
Sporobolus airoides
Alligator Juniper (2)
Juniperus deppeana
Alpine Cancer-root (5)
Conopholis alpina
American Beaver (1)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (2)
Ursus americanus
American Bullfrog (6)
Lithobates catesbeianus
American Crow (1)
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Dipper (7)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Pasqueflower (1)
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
American Robin (4)
Turdus migratorius
Apache-plume (49)
Fallugia paradoxa
Arizona Grape (2)
Vitis arizonica
Arizona Valerian (1)
Valeriana arizonica
Ash-throated Flycatcher (1)
Myiarchus cinerascens
Awl-fruit Sedge (1)
Carex stipata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Barn Swallow (1)
Hirundo rustica
Bearberry (2)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beard-lip Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon barbatus
Bedstraw Milkweed (8)
Asclepias subverticillata
Belted Kingfisher (1)
Megaceryle alcyon
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Black Medic (2)
Medicago lupulina
Black-chinned Hummingbird (2)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-headed Grosbeak (2)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (5)
Polioptila caerulea
Bluntleaf Spikemoss (2)
Selaginella mutica
Bold Tufted Jumping Spider (1)
Phidippus audax
Boreal Sweet-vetch (1)
Hedysarum boreale
Bouncing-bet (3)
Saponaria officinalis
Brick Scale Lichen (2)
Psora crenata
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (2)
Selasphorus platycercus
Brook-pimpernel (1)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Broom Snakeweed (3)
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brown Gardensnail (7)
Cornu aspersum
Brown Trout (5)
Salmo trutta
Bullock's Oriole (1)
Icterus bullockii
Bushtit (1)
Psaltriparus minimus
Butterfly Milkweed (2)
Asclepias tuberosa
California Brickell-bush (2)
Brickellia californica
California Flattened Jumping Spider (3)
Platycryptus californicus
Canada Jay (1)
Perisoreus canadensis
Canyon Treefrog (2)
Dryophytes arenicolor
Canyon Wren (2)
Catherpes mexicanus
Cardinal-flower (1)
Lobelia cardinalis
Cassin's Kingbird (3)
Tyrannus vociferans
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cheatgrass (5)
Bromus tectorum
Chicory (6)
Cichorium intybus
Chihuahuan Meadowlark (1)
Sturnella lilianae
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail (3)
Aspidoscelis exsanguis
Chinese Elm (1)
Ulmus parvifolia
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Spizella passerina
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (3)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Fendlerbush (5)
Fendlera rupicola
Cliff Swallow (1)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Colorado Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany (2)
Cercocarpus montanus
Colorado Chipmunk (1)
Neotamias quadrivittatus
Colorado Four-o'clock (6)
Mirabilis multiflora
Common Blue-mustard (6)
Chorispora tenella
Common Bog Arrow-grass (12)
Triglochin maritima
Common Checkered Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis tesselatus
Common Clammyweed (2)
Polanisia dodecandra
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Hoptree (10)
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Horehound (7)
Marrubium vulgare
Common Morning-glory (1)
Ipomoea purpurea
Common Mullein (12)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Pill-bug (2)
Armadillidium vulgare
Common Raven (1)
Corvus corax
Common Sunflower (1)
Helianthus annuus
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Astur cooperii
Cow-parsnip (3)
Heracleum maximum
Cowpen Crownbeard (2)
Verbesina encelioides
Coyote (1)
Canis latrans
Creeping Oregon-grape (1)
Berberis repens
Dark-eyed Junco (3)
Junco hyemalis
David's Spurge (1)
Euphorbia davidii
Davis Mountains Mock Vervain (1)
Glandularia pubera
Deadly Inocybe (1)
Pseudosperma rimosum
Desert Millipede (2)
Orthoporus ornatus
Desert Spotted Skunk (1)
Spilogale leucoparia
Dissected Bahia (2)
Hymenothrix dissecta
Domestic Dog (1)
Canis familiaris
Dotted Gayfeather (2)
Liatris punctata
Douglas-fir (2)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Drummond's False Pennyroyal (1)
Hedeoma drummondii
Dwarf Lousewort (3)
Pedicularis centranthera
Dwarf Swamp-privet (8)
Forestiera pubescens
Eastern Collared Lizard (1)
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Cottonwood (2)
Populus deltoides
Eurasian Collared-Dove (2)
Streptopelia decaocto
Feather-plume Dalea (5)
Dalea formosa
Fendler's Barberry (3)
Berberis fendleri
Fendler's Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia fendleri
Fendler's Hedgehog Cactus (1)
Echinocereus fendleri
Fendler's Lipfern (1)
Myriopteris fendleri
Fendler's Meadowrue (1)
Thalictrum fendleri
Fendler's Waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum fendleri
Fendler's Whitethorn (2)
Ceanothus fendleri
Fernleaf Desert-parsley (1)
Lomatium multifidum
Field Bindweed (7)
Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail (1)
Equisetum arvense
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Fire-wheel Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pulchella
Flat-spine Stickseed (1)
Lappula occidentalis
Fleshy-fruit Yucca (7)
Yucca baccata
Flexible Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus flexuosus
Fly Amanita (1)
Amanita muscaria
Four-line Honeysuckle (2)
Lonicera involucrata
Four-wing Saltbush (1)
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant Thorough-wort (2)
Ageratina herbacea
Fremont Cottonwood (1)
Populus fremontii
Gambel Oak (5)
Quercus gambelii
Garden Asparagus (1)
Asparagus officinalis
Giant Crab Spider (4)
Olios giganteus
Giant Helleborine (1)
Epipactis gigantea
Giant Reed (1)
Arundo donax
Golden Corydalis (1)
Corydalis aurea
Golden Currant (2)
Ribes aureum
Golden-Hardhack (3)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (3)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Gophersnake (2)
Pituophis catenifer
Grand Canyon Black Tarantula (2)
Aphonopelma marxi
Gray Catbird (2)
Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Fox (1)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Horsebrush (1)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray Oak (2)
Quercus grisea
Gray Vireo (1)
Vireo vicinior
Great Plains Ratsnake (1)
Pantherophis emoryi
Great Plains Skink (1)
Plestiodon obsoletus
Great Rushy Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Greater Roadrunner (1)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Short-horned Lizard (3)
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Green Mormon-tea (1)
Ephedra viridis
Greenhead Coneflower (2)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Gunnison's Prairie Dog (2)
Cynomys gunnisoni
Guppy (1)
Poecilia reticulata
Hairy Valerian (2)
Valeriana edulis
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Harsh False Goldenaster (8)
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Hermit Thrush (1)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Tansy-aster (1)
Dieteria canescens
Hoary Townsend-daisy (2)
Townsendia incana
Hopi-tea (4)
Thelesperma megapotamicum
House Finch (7)
Haemorhous mexicanus
Inflated Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon inflatus
James' Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum jamesii
Juniper Mistletoe (10)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Lacy Tansy-aster (2)
Xanthisma spinulosum
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (1)
Dryobates scalaris
Lanceleaf Sage (1)
Salvia reflexa
Large-bract Vervain (3)
Verbena bracteata
Lesser Goldfinch (1)
Spinus psaltria
Lesser Stripetail Scorpion (1)
Chihuahuanus coahuilae
Lewis's Woodpecker (1)
Melanerpes lewis
Little Bluestem (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Longleaf Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis longifolia
Longnose Dace (2)
Rhinichthys cataractae
Mallard (1)
Anas platyrhynchos
Many-flower Standing-cypress (5)
Ipomopsis multiflora
Many-flowered Gromwell (1)
Lithospermum multiflorum
Meadow Goat's-beard (2)
Tragopogon dubius
Mediterranean Serpent-root (1)
Scorzonera laciniata
Missouri Gourd (1)
Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus missouriensis
Mound Hedgehog Cactus (7)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Golden-banner (1)
Thermopsis montana
Mountain Leaftail (4)
Pericome caudata
Mule Deer (7)
Odocoileus hemionus
Musk Thistle (1)
Carduus nutans
Myrtle Spurge (2)
Euphorbia myrsinites
Narrowleaf Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Narrowleaf Puccoon (7)
Lithospermum incisum
Narrowleaf Umbrella-wort (2)
Mirabilis linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (3)
Salix exigua
New Mexico Fishing Spider (2)
Dolomedes gertschi
New Mexico Groundsel (1)
Packera neomexicana
New Mexico Locust (4)
Robinia neomexicana
New Mexico Prickly-pear (2)
Opuntia phaeacantha
New Mexico Thistle (7)
Cirsium neomexicanum
New Mexico Whiptail (2)
Aspidoscelis neomexicanus
Nodding Onion (2)
Allium cernuum
Northern Flicker (2)
Colaptes auratus
Northern Poison-oak (2)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Northern Pygmy-Owl (2)
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Yellow Warbler (3)
Setophaga aestiva
One-seeded Juniper (4)
Juniperus monosperma
Ornate Tree Lizard (9)
Urosaurus ornatus
Panhandle Prickly-pear (5)
Opuntia polyacantha
Perennial Pea (18)
Lathyrus latifolius
Perennial Twistflower (1)
Streptanthus cordatus
Pin Clover (10)
Erodium cicutarium
Pineywoods Geranium (7)
Geranium caespitosum
Pink Plains Beardtongue (3)
Penstemon ambiguus
Plains Blackfoot (6)
Melampodium leucanthum
Plains Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia tortispina
Plateau Fence Lizard (2)
Sceloporus tristichus
Plateau Striped Whiptail (1)
Aspidoscelis velox
Prairie Rattlesnake (1)
Crotalus viridis
Pricklyleaf Dogweed (2)
Thymophylla acerosa
Puncture-vine (4)
Tribulus terrestris
Quaking Aspen (3)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (4)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red Bluet (2)
Houstonia rubra
Red Clover (1)
Trifolium pratense
Red Globemallow (12)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Red-naped Sapsucker (2)
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-spotted Toad (1)
Anaxyrus punctatus
Redroot Buckwheat (5)
Eriogonum racemosum
Ring-necked Snake (4)
Diadophis punctatus
Rio Grande Chub (5)
Gila pandora
Rio Grande Sucker (5)
Pantosteus plebeius
Rock Squirrel (1)
Otospermophilus variegatus
Rocket-salad (1)
Eruca vesicaria
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (3)
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Rocky Mountain Juniper (3)
Juniperus scopulorum
Rose-heath (4)
Chaetopappa ericoides
Rough Cocklebur (1)
Xanthium strumarium
Rough Horsetail (1)
Equisetum hyemale
Rubber Rabbitbrush (8)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (1)
Selasphorus rufus
Russian Olive (12)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred Thorn-apple (1)
Datura wrightii
Salt-lover (2)
Halogeton glomeratus
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Saskatoon (1)
Amelanchier alnifolia
Saw-tooth Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia serrula
Say's Phoebe (2)
Sayornis saya
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus (21)
Echinocereus coccineus
Scarlet Skyrocket (3)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Shadscale (1)
Atriplex confertifolia
Shaggy Mane (1)
Coprinus comatus
Showy Green-gentian (2)
Frasera speciosa
Shrub Live Oak (5)
Quercus turbinella
Siberian Elm (4)
Ulmus pumila
Side-bells Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sideoats Grama (7)
Bouteloua curtipendula
Silverleaf Nightshade (20)
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Skunkbush (6)
Rhus trilobata
Slender Lipfern (2)
Myriopteris gracilis
Slim-seed Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia stictospora
Slimleaf Plains-mustard (2)
Hesperidanthus linearifolius
Smooth Blue Aster (1)
Symphyotrichum laeve
Solomon's-plume (3)
Maianthemum racemosum
Song Sparrow (1)
Melospiza melodia
Sonoran Desert Centipede (1)
Scolopendra polymorpha
Southwestern Fence Lizard (8)
Sceloporus cowlesi
Southwestern Ponderosa Pine (4)
Pinus brachyptera
Spearleaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum lonchophyllum
Speckled Alder (1)
Alnus incana
Spider Milkweed (3)
Asclepias asperula
Spinystar (16)
Escobaria vivipara
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Spotted Towhee (2)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (1)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Starflower Solomon's-plume (1)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Indian parsley (1)
Cymopterus hallii
Stinking Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus praelongus
Striped Whipsnake (1)
Masticophis taeniatus
Summer Tanager (2)
Piranga rubra
Sweetclover (11)
Melilotus officinalis
Tamarisks (2)
Tamarix
Tansy Blanket-flower (1)
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Terrestrial Gartersnake (2)
Thamnophis elegans
Texas Brown Tarantula (2)
Aphonopelma hentzi
Thicket Globemallow (2)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Threadleaf Ragwort (2)
Senecio flaccidus
Thyme-leaf Broomspurge (2)
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Myadestes townsendi
Trailing Windmills (1)
Allionia incarnata
Tree-of-Heaven (2)
Ailanthus altissima
Trumpet Creeper (1)
Campsis radicans
Trumpet Gooseberry (1)
Ribes leptanthum
Turkey Vulture (8)
Cathartes aura
Turkey-peas (1)
Astragalus nuttallianus
Twisted-spine Prickly-pear (1)
Opuntia macrorhiza
Two-needle Pinyon Pine (7)
Pinus edulis
Upright Blue Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon virgatus
Upright Prairie Coneflower (1)
Ratibida columnifera
Utah Juniper (1)
Juniperus osteosperma
Virginia Creeper (6)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virile Crayfish (6)
Faxonius virilis
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Wavyleaf Oak (1)
Quercus × undulata
Waxy Rushpea (1)
Hoffmannseggia glauca
Western Blue Iris (4)
Iris missouriensis
Western Bluebird (5)
Sialia mexicana
Western Virgin's-bower (1)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (4)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wood-Pewee (3)
Contopus sordidulus
White Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera speciosa
White Prairie-clover (10)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (3)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sucker (6)
Catostomus commersonii
White Sweetclover (8)
Melilotus albus
White-breasted Nuthatch (3)
Sitta carolinensis
White-faced Ibis (1)
Plegadis chihi
White-flower Standing-cypress (8)
Ipomopsis longiflora
White-throated Swift (1)
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-winged Dove (2)
Zenaida asiatica
Wholeleaf Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja integra
Winged Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum alatum
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (5)
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Woodhouse's Toad (6)
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Woodland Bear-grass (3)
Nolina greenei
Woods' Rose (2)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys byzantina
Woolly Milkvetch (10)
Astragalus mollissimus
Woolly Paper-flower (1)
Psilostrophe tagetina
Wright Thelypody (1)
Thelypodium wrightii
Wright's Stonecrop (1)
Sedum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (6)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Avens (1)
Geum aleppicum
Yellow-breasted Chat (1)
Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)
Setophaga coronata
Yerba Mansa (14)
Anemopsis californica
a jumping spider (1)
Phidippus apacheanus
beard lichens (1)
Usnea
curlytop gumweed (1)
Grindelia nuda
fetid goosefoot (1)
Dysphania incisa
Federally Listed Species (7)

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.

Jemez Mountains Salamander
Plethodon neomexicanusEndangered
Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucidaThreatened
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Mexican Wolf
Canis lupus baileyiE, XN
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (11)

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

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
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.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Vegetation (9)

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

Southern Rockies Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,491 ha
GNR60.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 335 ha
G313.7%
GNR10.0%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 117 ha
GNR4.8%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 62 ha
G32.5%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 52 ha
GNR2.1%
GNR2.0%
G30.4%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 1 ha
G20.1%

Virgin Canyon

Virgin Canyon Roadless Area

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico · 6,068 acres