West Schell

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Nevada · 21,656 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (111)

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

Antelope Bitterbrush (4)
Purshia tridentata
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (4)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Awnless Brome (1)
Bromus inermis
Beckwith's Milkvetch (1)
Astragalus beckwithii
Big Sagebrush (2)
Artemisia tridentata
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (2)
Pseudoroegneria spicata
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (2)
Elymus elymoides
Brewer's Monkeyflower (1)
Erythranthe breweri
Bristlecone Pine (2)
Pinus longaeva
Bulbous Bluegrass (1)
Poa bulbosa
Bulbous Woodland-star (1)
Lithophragma glabrum
California Brome (1)
Bromus carinatus
Californian False Hellebore (1)
Veratrum californicum
Choke Cherry (2)
Prunus virginiana
Chukar (1)
Alectoris chukar
Columbian Monkshood (2)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Dandelion (2)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Monkeyflower (2)
Erythranthe guttata
Common Yarrow (1)
Achillea millefolium
Creeping Oregon-grape (2)
Berberis repens
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (4)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Dock (2)
Rumex crispus
Desert-sweet (5)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Douglas' Campion (1)
Silene douglasii
Dusky Grouse (2)
Dendragapus obscurus
Eaton's Firecracker (1)
Penstemon eatonii
Field Bindweed (1)
Convolvulus arvensis
Fragrant Sumac (1)
Rhus aromatica
Golden Currant (3)
Ribes aureum
Goldenrod Crab Spider (1)
Misumena vatia
Graceful Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla gracilis
Gray Horsebrush (3)
Tetradymia canescens
Great Basin Wildrye (1)
Leymus cinereus
Greater Sage-Grouse (1)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Rock-posy Lichen (1)
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
Ground Juniper (1)
Juniperus communis
Hairy Grama (1)
Bouteloua hirsuta
Hoary Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia cana
Hooker's Evening-primrose (1)
Oenothera elata
Horse (1)
Equus caballus
Johnston's Stickseed (4)
Hackelia patens
Kentucky Bluegrass (1)
Poa pratensis
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (1)
Sedum lanceolatum
Largeleaf Lupine (1)
Lupinus polyphyllus
Lava Ankle-aster (1)
Ionactis alpina
Limber Pine (2)
Pinus flexilis
Loggerhead Shrike (1)
Lanius ludovicianus
Long-stalk Clover (2)
Trifolium longipes
Longleaf Phlox (4)
Phlox longifolia
Martin's Ceanothus (2)
Ceanothus martini
Matted Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum caespitosum
Meadow Barley (1)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Mule Deer (1)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (1)
Argemone munita
Musk Thistle (5)
Carduus nutans
Narrowleaf Collomia (3)
Collomia linearis
Narrowleaf Willow (1)
Salix exigua
Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop (3)
Agastache urticifolia
Oceanspray (3)
Holodiscus discolor
Ord's Kangaroo Rat (1)
Dipodomys ordii
Panhandle Prickly-pear (4)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parsnip-flower Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum heracleoides
Pin Clover (1)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (3)
Viola purpurea
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie-smoke (2)
Geum triflorum
Purslane Speedwell (1)
Veronica peregrina
Quaking Aspen (1)
Populus tremuloides
Red Baneberry (2)
Actaea rubra
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Buteo jamaicensis
Rosy Pussytoes (2)
Antennaria rosea
Rubber Rabbitbrush (1)
Ericameria nauseosa
Sawatch Knotweed (1)
Polygonum sawatchense
Showy Green-gentian (5)
Frasera speciosa
Silky Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia sericea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (2)
Phacelia hastata
Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus (5)
Pediocactus simpsonii
Single-leaf Pine (3)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress (3)
Ipomopsis tenuituba
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia parviflora
Smooth Scouring-rush (1)
Equisetum laevigatum
Spotted Coralroot (1)
Corallorhiza maculata
Starflower Solomon's-plume (2)
Maianthemum stellatum
Sticky Geranium (2)
Geranium viscosissimum
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (1)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sweetclover (1)
Melilotus officinalis
Tall White Bog Orchid (1)
Platanthera dilatata
Thickleaf Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon pachyphyllus
Thorny Wire-lettuce (1)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Turkey Vulture (1)
Cathartes aura
Two-lobe Speedwell (1)
Veronica biloba
Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax (2)
Comandra umbellata
Upland Yellow Violet (1)
Viola praemorsa
Utah Juniper (2)
Juniperus osteosperma
Utah Serviceberry (1)
Amelanchier utahensis
Wapiti (1)
Cervus canadensis
Weak-stem Stonecrop (1)
Sedum debile
Western Blue Iris (1)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (1)
Aquilegia formosa
Western Gromwell (3)
Lithospermum ruderale
Western Rattlesnake (3)
Crotalus oreganus
White Fir (4)
Abies concolor
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Winter-fat (1)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Woods' Rose (1)
Rosa woodsii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (1)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow-bellied Marmot (1)
Marmota flaviventris
alpine waterleaf (1)
Hydrophyllum alpestre
Federally Listed Species (3)

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.

Pahrump Poolfish
Empetrichthys latosEndangered
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (8)

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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (7)

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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Vegetation (15)

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

Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 3,239 ha
GNR37.0%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 2,583 ha
GNR29.5%
Intermountain Mountain Mahogany Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 1,240 ha
GNR14.1%
Southern Rockies Mixed Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer · 535 ha
GNR6.1%
Intermountain Aspen and Conifer Forest
Tree / Conifer-Hardwood · 290 ha
G43.3%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 128 ha
GNR1.5%
Northern Rockies Subalpine Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 113 ha
GNR1.3%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 104 ha
G31.2%
GNR1.0%
Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest
Tree / Hardwood · 81 ha
GNR0.9%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 47 ha
G30.5%
Intermountain Semi-Desert Grassland
Herb / Grassland · 4 ha
G20.0%
G30.0%
G30.0%

West Schell

West Schell Roadless Area

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada · 21,656 acres