Watterson

Inyo National Forest · California · 6,922 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (77)

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

(1)
Aliciella monoensis
Anderson's Buttercup (2)
Ranunculus andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (9)
Purshia tridentata
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (1)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Biennial Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla biennis
Big Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia tridentata
Booth's Suncup (1)
Eremothera boothii
Brewer's Sparrow (1)
Spizella breweri
Brittle Spineflower (2)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Brown-eye Suncup (1)
Chylismia claviformis
California Ground Squirrel (2)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Canadian Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus canadensis
Common Deadnettle (1)
Lamium amplexicaule
Common Sagebrush Lizard (4)
Sceloporus graciosus
Desert Mountain Phlox (1)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Night Lizard (1)
Xantusia vigilis
Desert paintbrush (1)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (7)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Dwarf Phacelia (1)
Phacelia tetramera
Few-flower Shootingstar (1)
Primula pauciflora
Foothill Deathcamas (1)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Giant Blazingstar (1)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Glandular Layia (1)
Layia glandulosa
Golden Goodmania (13)
Goodmania luteola
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (1)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Granite Prickly-phlox (2)
Linanthus pungens
Great Horned Owl (1)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Sage-Grouse (6)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Green-tailed Towhee (1)
Pipilo chlorurus
Hoary Pincushion (1)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Tansy-aster (2)
Dieteria canescens
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Inyo Linanthus (3)
Linanthus inyoensis
Jeffrey's Pine (3)
Pinus jeffreyi
King's Ivesia (8)
Ivesia kingii
Least Chipmunk (2)
Neotamias minimus
Lone Pine Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon patens
Long Valley Milkvetch (5)
Astragalus johannis-howellii
Long-eared Owl (2)
Asio otus
Mono Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus monoensis
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Sialia currucoides
Mountain Cottontail (1)
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Northern Scorpion (2)
Paruroctonus boreus
Oregon Bitterroot (5)
Lewisia rediviva
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parry's Desert-gold (1)
Linanthus parryae
Pinyon Jay (1)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Pursh's Milkvetch (2)
Astragalus purshii
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (1)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Crossbill (1)
Loxia curvirostra
Rose Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon floridus
Rosette Tiquilia (1)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rosy Pussy-paws (1)
Calyptridium roseum
Rothrock's Beardtongue (1)
Keckiella rothrockii
Short-ray Fleabane (1)
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Signal Crayfish (1)
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Single-leaf Pine (6)
Pinus monophylla
Small-flower Rhombo-pod (1)
Cleomella parviflora
Spindle Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus oophorus
Spiny Hop-sage (2)
Grayia spinosa
Steller's Jay (1)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Stemless Mock Goldenweed (3)
Stenotus acaulis
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (1)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Terrestrial Gartersnake (1)
Thamnophis elegans
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Transmontane Sand-verbena (2)
Abronia turbinata
Tui Chub (2)
Siphateles bicolor
Two-color Scorpionweed (3)
Phacelia bicolor
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Wax Currant (2)
Ribes cereum
Yellow Navarretia (3)
Navarretia breweri
chocolate drops (1)
Caulanthus sierrae
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.

Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosusEndangered
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii extimusEndangered
Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
Long Valley Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys nevadensis calderaProposed Endangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (27)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red Knot roselaari type
Calidris canutus roselaari
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (25)

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 Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
California Gull
Larus californicus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcan
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (7)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 1,503 ha
GNR53.7%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 528 ha
G318.9%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 419 ha
GNR15.0%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 176 ha
GNR6.3%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 118 ha
4.2%
Great Basin Semi-Desert Chaparral
Shrub / Shrubland · 39 ha
GNR1.4%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 2 ha
G30.1%

Watterson

Watterson Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 6,922 acres