Wheeler Ridge

Inyo National Forest · California · 15,744 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (489)

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

Whitebark Pine (40)
Pinus albicaulisThreatened
Yosemite Toad (10)
Anaxyrus canorusThreatened
(3)
Epithemia sorex
(4)
Monardella linoides
(3)
Phyllocoptes didelphis
Acton's Brittlebush (8)
Encelia actoni
Alfalfa (2)
Medicago sativa
Alpine Bitterroot (4)
Lewisia pygmaea
Alpine Bog Laurel (103)
Kalmia microphylla
Alpine Gentian (40)
Gentiana newberryi
Alpine Goldenrod (30)
Solidago multiradiata
Alpine Hulsea (15)
Hulsea algida
Alpine Mountain-sorrel (40)
Oxyria digyna
Alpine Prickly Gooseberry (18)
Ribes montigenum
Alpine Sheep Sorrel (5)
Rumex paucifolius
Alpine Speedwell (9)
Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Spicy Wintergreen (3)
Gaultheria humifusa
Alpine Willow (12)
Salix petrophila
American Beaver (13)
Castor canadensis
American Black Bear (14)
Ursus americanus
American Dipper (12)
Cinclus mexicanus
American Kestrel (7)
Falco sparverius
American Pika (58)
Ochotona princeps
American Purple Vetch (13)
Vicia americana
American Robin (16)
Turdus migratorius
American Speedwell (2)
Veronica americana
Anderson's Aster (5)
Oreostemma alpigenum
Anderson's Thistle (11)
Cirsium andersonii
Antelope Bitterbrush (47)
Purshia tridentata
Arizona Cinquefoil (16)
Sibbaldia procumbens
Arrow-leaf Groundsel (23)
Senecio triangularis
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (11)
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Aspen Roughstem (3)
Leccinum insigne
Bailey's Buckwheat (18)
Eriogonum baileyi
Bald Eagle (2)
Haliaeetus leucocephalusDL
Baltic Rush (2)
Juncus balticus
Banded Garden Spider (4)
Argiope trifasciata
Basin Yellow Cat's-eye (34)
Oreocarya confertiflora
Beaked Beardtongue (59)
Penstemon rostriflorus
Beavertail Prickly-pear (61)
Opuntia basilaris
Belding's Ground Squirrel (10)
Urocitellus beldingi
Bewick's Wren (5)
Thryomanes bewickii
Big Sagebrush (28)
Artemisia tridentata
Big Western Juniper (65)
Juniperus grandis
Bighorn Sheep (14)
Ovis canadensis
Birdnest Buckwheat (6)
Eriogonum nidularium
Black Cottonwood (12)
Populus trichocarpa
Black Phoebe (2)
Sayornis nigricans
Black-billed Magpie (5)
Pica hudsonia
Black-chinned Hummingbird (7)
Archilochus alexandri
Black-throated Sparrow (2)
Amphispiza bilineata
Blackbush (11)
Coleogyne ramosissima
Bobcat (2)
Lynx rufus
Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail (8)
Elymus elymoides
Box-elder (2)
Acer negundo
Bracken Fern (3)
Pteridium aquilinum
Branching Scorpionweed (24)
Phacelia ramosissima
Break Gilia (3)
Gilia brecciarum
Brewer's Blackbird (2)
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Brewer's Cinquefoil (9)
Potentilla breweri
Brewer's Cliffbrake (7)
Pellaea breweri
Brewer's Fleabane (7)
Erigeron breweri
Brewer's Monkeyflower (11)
Erythranthe breweri
Brewer's Mountain-heath (117)
Phyllodoce breweri
Brewer's Whitlow-grass (6)
Draba breweri
Bristly Combseed (7)
Pectocarya setosa
Brittle Spineflower (4)
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Broad-flower Pincushion (5)
Chaenactis stevioides
Broadleaf Pepper-grass (3)
Lepidium latifolium
Brook Trout (53)
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook-pimpernel (2)
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Brown Creeper (2)
Certhia americana
Brown Trout (20)
Salmo trutta
Brown-eye Suncup (7)
Chylismia claviformis
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Molothrus ater
Bruneau Mariposa Lily (54)
Calochortus bruneaunis
Bulbous Woodland-star (5)
Lithophragma glabrum
Bull Elephant's-head (29)
Pedicularis groenlandica
Bull Thistle (2)
Cirsium vulgare
Bullock's Oriole (5)
Icterus bullockii
Buxbaum's Sedge (3)
Carex buxbaumii
California Blue-eyed-grass (2)
Sisyrinchium bellum
California Buckwheat (3)
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Coffeeberry (6)
Frangula californica
California Ground Squirrel (5)
Otospermophilus beecheyi
California Quail (7)
Callipepla californica
California Sage (3)
Salvia columbariae
California evening primrose (6)
Oenothera avita
Californian False Hellebore (42)
Veratrum californicum
Calliope Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus calliope
Canyon Bog Orchid (3)
Platanthera sparsiflora
Canyon Wren (6)
Catherpes mexicanus
Carpet Clover (10)
Trifolium monanthum
Cassin's Finch (4)
Haemorhous cassinii
Cedar Waxwing (2)
Bombycilla cedrorum
Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce (9)
Montia chamissoi
Cheatgrass (10)
Bromus tectorum
Chicory (3)
Cichorium intybus
Chilean Sweet-cicely (3)
Osmorhiza berteroi
Clark's Nutcracker (64)
Nucifraga columbiana
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (7)
Apocynum cannabinum
Cliff Jamesia (11)
Jamesia americana
Clokey's Fleabane (7)
Erigeron clokeyi
Clubmoss Ivesia (15)
Ivesia lycopodioides
Colorado Four-o'clock (2)
Mirabilis multiflora
Columbian Monkshood (62)
Aconitum columbianum
Common Coachwhip (3)
Masticophis flagellum
Common Dandelion (3)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Mullein (18)
Verbascum thapsus
Common Nighthawk (5)
Chordeiles minor
Common Pussy-paws (3)
Calyptridium monandrum
Common Raven (9)
Corvus corax
Common Sagebrush Lizard (15)
Sceloporus graciosus
Common Side-blotched Lizard (33)
Uta stansburiana
Common Sunflower (3)
Helianthus annuus
Common Yarrow (56)
Achillea millefolium
Cooper's Hawk (3)
Astur cooperii
Costa's Hummingbird (5)
Calypte costae
Cougar (7)
Puma concolor
Coulter's Fleabane (20)
Erigeron coulteri
Cow-parsnip (3)
Heracleum maximum
Coyote (4)
Canis latrans
Coyote Gourd (2)
Cucurbita palmata
Coyote Tobacco (4)
Nicotiana attenuata
Creeping Beardtongue (25)
Penstemon davidsonii
Creeping Thistle (3)
Cirsium arvense
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (42)
Cercocarpus ledifolius
Curly Bluegrass (2)
Poa secunda
Cutleaf Owl's-clover (4)
Castilleja lacera
Cutleaf Thelypody (10)
Thelypodium laciniatum
Dark-eyed Junco (38)
Junco hyemalis
Dark-red Onion (11)
Allium atrorubens
Davidson's Missionbells (15)
Fritillaria pinetorum
Death Valley Scorpionweed (16)
Phacelia vallis-mortae
Desert Figwort (9)
Scrophularia desertorum
Desert Globemallow (19)
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Desert Mountain Phlox (15)
Phlox stansburyi
Desert Nightsnake (5)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Desert Peach (71)
Prunus andersonii
Desert Spiny Lizard (7)
Sceloporus magister
Desert Wishbone-bush (6)
Mirabilis laevis
Desert paintbrush (35)
Castilleja chromosa
Desert-sweet (37)
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Douglas' Sedge (5)
Carex douglasii
Douglas' Squirrel (14)
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Douglas' Wormwood (3)
Artemisia douglasiana
Drummond's Thistle (15)
Cirsium scariosum
Dusky Flycatcher (2)
Empidonax oberholseri
Dwarf Alpine Indian-paintbrush (13)
Castilleja nana
Dwarf Mountain Fleabane (4)
Erigeron compositus
Dwarf Phlox (14)
Phlox condensata
Dwarf Swamp-privet (2)
Forestiera pubescens
Eastern Warbling-Vireo (2)
Vireo gilvus
Emery Rocktripe Lichen (3)
Umbilicaria phaea
Entireleaf Ragwort (6)
Senecio integerrimus
Entireleaf Stonecrop (49)
Rhodiola integrifolia
Evening Snow (10)
Linanthus dichotomus
Fall Thistle (4)
Cirsium occidentale
False Monkeyflower (4)
Mimetanthe pilosa
Fendler's Meadowrue (2)
Thalictrum fendleri
Few-flower Meadowrue (10)
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
Field Horsetail (7)
Equisetum arvense
Fireweed (186)
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Flat-crown Buckwheat (7)
Eriogonum deflexum
Flat-spine Bursage (6)
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
Fly Amanita (16)
Amanita muscaria
Foothill Deathcamas (8)
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Four-line Honeysuckle (22)
Lonicera involucrata
Four-wing Saltbush (5)
Atriplex canescens
Fox Sparrow (3)
Passerella iliaca
Fremont Cottonwood (7)
Populus fremontii
Garden Asparagus (3)
Asparagus officinalis
Giant Blazingstar (25)
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Giant Helleborine (4)
Epipactis gigantea
Glandular Labrador-tea (54)
Rhododendron columbianum
Glandular Layia (31)
Layia glandulosa
Golden Currant (6)
Ribes aureum
Golden-Hardhack (91)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (46)
Callospermophilus lateralis
Goldenrod Crab Spider (2)
Misumena vatia
Gophersnake (17)
Pituophis catenifer
Graceful Cinquefoil (9)
Potentilla gracilis
Granite Prickly-phlox (37)
Linanthus pungens
Gray Ball Sage (27)
Salvia dorrii
Gray Fox (4)
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Gray Gilia (12)
Gilia cana
Gray Hawk's-beard (4)
Crepis occidentalis
Gray Horsebrush (10)
Tetradymia canescens
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (6)
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Great Basin Collared Lizard (3)
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Basin Spadefoot (2)
Spea intermontana
Great Basin Wildrye (5)
Leymus cinereus
Great Horned Owl (2)
Bubo virginianus
Greater Red Indian-paintbrush (35)
Castilleja miniata
Greater Roadrunner (4)
Geococcyx californianus
Greater Sage-Grouse (2)
Centrocercus urophasianus
Green Mormon-tea (11)
Ephedra viridis
Green-tailed Towhee (6)
Pipilo chlorurus
Greenleaf Raillardella (5)
Raillardella scaposa
Hairy Woodpecker (3)
Leuconotopicus villosus
Heermann's Buckwheat (9)
Eriogonum heermannii
Herb Sophia (2)
Descurainia sophia
Hermit Thrush (5)
Catharus guttatus
Hoary Buckwheat (20)
Eriogonum incanum
Hoary Pincushion (6)
Chaenactis douglasii
Hoary Sagebrush (6)
Artemisia cana
Hoary Tansy-aster (9)
Dieteria canescens
Hooded Ladies'-tresses (3)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooker's Evening-primrose (10)
Oenothera elata
Hot Springs Fimbry (3)
Fimbristylis thermalis
House Finch (7)
Haemorhous mexicanus
House Sparrow (2)
Passer domesticus
Hummingbird-trumpet (2)
Epilobium canum
Inyo Beardtongue (5)
Penstemon papillatus
Inyo Meadow Lupine (24)
Lupinus pratensis
Jeffrey's Pine (18)
Pinus jeffreyi
Juniper Mistletoe (3)
Phoradendron juniperinum
Kelley's Lily (43)
Lilium kelleyanum
Kennedy's Buckwheat (23)
Eriogonum kennedyi
King Bolete (11)
Boletus edulis
King's Bird's-beak (3)
Cordylanthus kingii
King's Ivesia (7)
Ivesia kingii
King's Sandwort (3)
Eremogone kingii
Lanceleaf Stonecrop (3)
Sedum lanceolatum
Largeleaf Avens (4)
Geum macrophyllum
Lazuli Bunting (3)
Passerina amoena
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily (45)
Calochortus leichtlinii
Lemmon's Indian-paintbrush (63)
Castilleja lemmonii
Lemmon's Whitlow-grass (6)
Draba lemmonii
Lewis' River Suncup (2)
Camissonia parvula
Little Elephant's-head (104)
Pedicularis attollens
Littleleaf Horsebrush (4)
Tetradymia glabrata
Lobb's Buckwheat (17)
Eriogonum lobbii
Lodgepole Pine (46)
Pinus contorta
Lone Pine Beardtongue (12)
Penstemon patens
Long-spine Horsebrush (7)
Tetradymia axillaris
Long-stalk Clover (9)
Trifolium longipes
Long-stalked Stitchwort (3)
Stellaria longipes
Mallard (2)
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus (12)
Parnassia palustris
Marshmallow Polypore (3)
Spongiporus leucospongia
Meadow Deathcamas (3)
Toxicoscordion venenosum
Meadow Goat's-beard (7)
Tragopogon dubius
Mealy Brittle-stem (5)
Psathyrotes annua
Milky Kelloggia (3)
Kelloggia galioides
Mojave Desert Whitethorn (15)
Ceanothus pauciflorus
Mojave Indigobush (10)
Psorodendron arborescens
Mojave Sandwort (4)
Eremogone ferrisiae
Money Buckwheat (21)
Eriogonum nummulare
Mottled Milkvetch (4)
Astragalus lentiginosus
Mount Lyell Salamander (5)
Hydromantes platycephalus
Mountain Chickadee (16)
Poecile gambeli
Mountain Leaftail (4)
Pericome caudata
Mountain Snowberry (9)
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Mountain Timothy (16)
Phleum alpinum
Mountain Wildmint (34)
Monardella odoratissima
Mt. Hood Pussy-paws (7)
Calyptridium umbellatum
Muir's Ivesia (4)
Ivesia muirii
Mule Deer (31)
Odocoileus hemionus
Munite Prickly-poppy (24)
Argemone munita
Naked Buckwheat (78)
Eriogonum nudum
Narrowleaf Angelica (52)
Angelica lineariloba
Narrowleaf Milkweed (15)
Asclepias fascicularis
Narrowleaf Willow (7)
Salix exigua
Nashville Warbler (3)
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Needle-and-Thread (11)
Hesperostipa comata
Nevada Bitterroot (3)
Lewisia nevadensis
Nevada Desert-parsley (3)
Lomatium nevadense
Nevada Mormon-tea (18)
Ephedra nevadensis
Nevada Psorothamnus (7)
Psorothamnus polydenius
Newberry's Beardtongue (113)
Penstemon newberryi
Nodding Melicgrass (9)
Melica stricta
Northern Flicker (5)
Colaptes auratus
Northern House Wren (6)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Scorpion (15)
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Yellow Warbler (5)
Setophaga aestiva
Oceanspray (7)
Holodiscus discolor
Olive-sided Flycatcher (10)
Contopus cooperi
One-sided Wintergreen (5)
Orthilia secunda
Onion-flowered Buckwheat (4)
Eriogonum latens
Orchard Grass (3)
Dactylis glomerata
Oval-leaf Buckwheat (19)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Pacific Treefrog (68)
Pseudacris regilla
Palmer's Catchfly (4)
Silene bernardina
Panamint Rattlesnake (8)
Crotalus stephensi
Panhandle Prickly-pear (16)
Opuntia polyacantha
Parish's Larkspur (17)
Delphinium parishii
Parry's Desert-gold (10)
Linanthus parryae
Parry's Rush (3)
Juncus parryi
Patis Onion (18)
Allium bisceptrum
Peirson Indian-paintbrush (21)
Castilleja peirsonii
Peirson's Goldenweed (15)
Tonestus peirsonii
Pin Clover (13)
Erodium cicutarium
Pine Violet (5)
Viola purpurea
Pink Alumroot (24)
Heuchera rubescens
Pink Wintergreen (4)
Pyrola asarifolia
Pinyon Jay (5)
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusUR
Ponderosa Pine (2)
Pinus ponderosa
Poplar Leaf Gall Mite (14)
Aceria parapopuli
Prairie Junegrass (2)
Koeleria macrantha
Prickly Lettuce (2)
Lactuca serriola
Primrose Monkeyflower (95)
Erythranthe primuloides
Pringle's Woolly-sunflower (7)
Eriophyllum pringlei
Purple Fiddleleaf (3)
Nama aretioides
Purple Ivesia (14)
Horkeliella congdonis
Pursh's Milkvetch (32)
Astragalus purshii
Pygmy Fleabane (14)
Erigeron pygmaeus
Pygmy Poppy (2)
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Quaking Aspen (56)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (2)
Procyon lotor
Rainbow Trout or Steelhead (18)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rayless Shaggy Fleabane (7)
Erigeron aphanactis
Red Baneberry (3)
Actaea rubra
Red Clover (10)
Trifolium pratense
Red Crossbill (3)
Loxia curvirostra
Red-breasted Sapsucker (4)
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-osier Dogwood (6)
Cornus sericea
Red-ray Hulsea (7)
Hulsea heterochroma
Red-tailed Hawk (17)
Buteo jamaicensis
Richardson's Geranium (12)
Geranium richardsonii
Ringtail (7)
Bassariscus astutus
Rock Ivesia (12)
Ivesia saxosa
Rock Wren (8)
Salpinctes obsoletus
Rock-fringe Willowherb (28)
Epilobium obcordatum
Rocky Mountain Woodsia (5)
Woodsia scopulina
Rose Beardtongue (26)
Penstemon floridus
Rose Meadowsweet (14)
Spiraea splendens
Rosette Tiquilia (14)
Tiquilia nuttallii
Rosy Buckwheat (14)
Eriogonum rosense
Rosy Gilia (4)
Gilia sinuata
Rosy Pussytoes (13)
Antennaria rosea
Rothrock's Fiddleleaf (19)
Nama rothrockii
Rough Horsetail (2)
Equisetum hyemale
Rough-legged Hawk (4)
Buteo lagopus
Royal Beardtongue (12)
Penstemon speciosus
Rubber Boa (8)
Charina bottae
Rubber Rabbitbrush (36)
Ericameria nauseosa
Rufous Hummingbird (3)
Selasphorus rufus
Rydberg's Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon rydbergii
Sacramento Perch (5)
Archoplites interruptus
Sacred Thorn-apple (4)
Datura wrightii
San Francisco Broomrape (7)
Aphyllon franciscanum
Sargent's Catchfly (13)
Silene sargentii
Say's Phoebe (6)
Sayornis saya
Scalebud (7)
Anisocoma acaulis
Scallop-leaf Lousewort (4)
Pedicularis crenulata
Scarlet Monkeyflower (15)
Erythranthe cardinalis
Scarlet Skyrocket (52)
Ipomopsis aggregata
Scented Beardtongue (6)
Penstemon palmeri
Seashore Saltgrass (3)
Distichlis spicata
Shaggy Hawkweed (14)
Hieracium horridum
Sharp-scaled Goldenweed (7)
Ericameria discoidea
Shining Goldenweed (14)
Pyrrocoma apargioides
Shining Stickleaf (6)
Mentzelia nitens
Short-ray Fleabane (4)
Erigeron lonchophyllus
Short-stem Slippery Jack (9)
Suillus brevipes
Showy Green-gentian (9)
Frasera speciosa
Showy Milkweed (23)
Asclepias speciosa
Sierra Beardtongue (44)
Penstemon heterodoxus
Sierra Chinquapin (14)
Chrysolepis sempervirens
Sierra Columbine (189)
Aquilegia pubescens
Sierra Gentian (68)
Gentianopsis holopetala
Sierra Groundsel (4)
Senecio scorzonella
Sierra Jacob's-ladder (16)
Polemonium eximium
Sierra Nevada Draba (6)
Draba sierrae
Sierra Saxifrage (4)
Micranthes aprica
Sierra Wallflower (14)
Erysimum perenne
Silky Raillardella (5)
Raillardella argentea
Silverleaf Scorpionweed (8)
Phacelia hastata
Silvery Lupine (3)
Lupinus argenteus
Single-head Goldenweed (6)
Ericameria suffruticosa
Single-leaf Pine (74)
Pinus monophylla
Slender Buckwheat (27)
Eriogonum microtheca
Slender Whitlowgrass (7)
Draba albertina
Small Skeletonplant (4)
Stephanomeria exigua
Small-flower Blue-eyed Mary (4)
Collinsia parviflora
Small-fruit Bulrush (2)
Scirpus microcarpus
Small-head Clover (2)
Trifolium microcephalum
Smooth Desert-dandelion (2)
Malacothrix glabrata
Smooth Scouring-rush (3)
Equisetum laevigatum
Smooth White Violet (4)
Viola macloskeyi
Soft-leaf Muhly (4)
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
Song Sparrow (2)
Melospiza melodia
Sooty Grouse (4)
Dendragapus fuliginosus
Spiny Hop-sage (18)
Grayia spinosa
Spotted Towhee (4)
Pipilo maculatus
Spreading Dogbane (29)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Spreading Loeflingia (2)
Loeflingia squarrosa
Spring Birch (36)
Betula occidentalis
Starflower Solomon's-plume (38)
Maianthemum stellatum
Steller's Jay (17)
Cyanocitta stelleri
Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush (20)
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Stonecrop Scorpionweed (6)
Phacelia saxicola
Streambank Saxifrage (5)
Micranthes odontoloma
Striped Skunk (6)
Mephitis mephitis
Striped Whipsnake (3)
Masticophis taeniatus
Subalpine Fleabane (9)
Erigeron glacialis
Subarctic Ladyfern (3)
Athyrium filix-femina
Suksdorf's Monkeyflower (8)
Erythranthe suksdorfii
Sulphur Tuft (2)
Hypholoma fasciculare
Sulphur-flower Buckwheat (93)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Sunshine Amanita (3)
Amanita aprica
Swainson's Thrush (3)
Catharus ustulatus
Swamp Whiteheads (120)
Angelica capitellata
Tall Swamp Onion (110)
Allium validum
Tall Tumble-mustard (7)
Sisymbrium altissimum
Tall White Bog Orchid (76)
Platanthera dilatata
Tall Woolly Buckwheat (14)
Eriogonum elatum
Tessellate Fiddleneck (6)
Amsinckia tessellata
Thorny Wire-lettuce (8)
Pleiacanthus spinosus
Threadleaf Sedge (3)
Carex filifolia
Three-hearts (7)
Tricardia watsonii
Thurber's Spineflower (6)
Centrostegia thurberi
Tiger Whiptail (16)
Aspidoscelis tigris
Tiling's Monkeyflower (17)
Erythranthe tilingii
Tobacco Ceanothus (5)
Ceanothus velutinus
Tolmie's Saxifrage (9)
Micranthes tolmiei
Tomentose Suillus (4)
Suillus tomentosus
Townsend's Solitaire (8)
Myadestes townsendi
Transmontane Sand-verbena (4)
Abronia turbinata
Tree-lined Oxytheca (10)
Oxytheca dendroidea
Trumpet Buckwheat (10)
Eriogonum inflatum
Turkey Vulture (10)
Cathartes aura
Two-color Scorpionweed (27)
Phacelia bicolor
Valley Lessingia (16)
Lessingia glandulifera
Ventana Stickleaf (9)
Mentzelia congesta
Virginia Creeper (2)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Strawberry (30)
Fragaria virginiana
Wall-flower Phoenicaulis (6)
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wallace's Wooly-daisy (6)
Eriophyllum wallacei
Washoe Scorpionweed (11)
Phacelia curvipes
Watson's Spikemoss (13)
Selaginella watsonii
Watson's Spineflower (5)
Chorizanthe watsonii
Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush (14)
Castilleja applegatei
Wax Currant (35)
Ribes cereum
Wedge-leaf Goldenweed (18)
Ericameria cuneata
Western Bell-heather (14)
Cassiope mertensiana
Western Blue Iris (47)
Iris missouriensis
Western Columbine (76)
Aquilegia formosa
Western False Asphodel (7)
Triantha occidentalis
Western Fence Lizard (74)
Sceloporus occidentalis
Western Gentian (9)
Frasera puberulenta
Western Jacob's-ladder (12)
Polemonium occidentale
Western Joepye-weed (6)
Ageratina occidentalis
Western Kingbird (2)
Tyrannus verticalis
Western Marsh Cudweed (2)
Gnaphalium palustre
Western Mosquitofish (2)
Gambusia affinis
Western Rattlesnake (5)
Crotalus oreganus
Western Tanager (5)
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Virgin's-bower (5)
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Wallflower (7)
Erysimum capitatum
Western White Pine (4)
Pinus monticola
Western Wood-Pewee (7)
Contopus sordidulus
Western spotted orbweaver (3)
Neoscona oaxacensis
White Fir (4)
Abies concolor
White Rabbitbrush (5)
Ericameria albida
White Sagebrush (12)
Artemisia ludoviciana
White Sweetclover (4)
Melilotus albus
White-crowned Sparrow (34)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
White-stem Hedge-nettle (2)
Stachys albens
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (6)
Ammospermophilus leucurus
White-tailed Ptarmigan (2)
Lagopus leucura
Whitestem Blazingstar (2)
Mentzelia albicaulis
Wilcox's Eriastrum (26)
Eriastrum wilcoxii
Wild Licorice (8)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wilson's Warbler (6)
Cardellina pusilla
Wingnut Cat's-eye (2)
Cryptantha pterocarya
Wood Beauty (4)
Drymocallis lactea
Woods' Rose (31)
Rosa woodsii
Woolly Mule's-ears (18)
Wyethia mollis
Wormskjold's Clover (3)
Trifolium wormskioldii
Wright's Buckwheat (16)
Eriogonum wrightii
Wyoming Indian-paintbrush (36)
Castilleja linariifolia
Yellow Whispering-bells (4)
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Yellow-bellied Marmot (10)
Marmota flaviventris
Yellow-rumped Warbler (29)
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throat Monkeyflower (6)
Diplacus bigelovii
Yerba Mansa (4)
Anemopsis californica
Yosemite Millipede (6)
Californiulus yosemitensis
a fungus (3)
Suillus fuscotomentosus
a fungus (5)
Bryoglossum gracile
a fungus (3)
Galerina mainsii
a fungus (3)
Laccaria pumila
a fungus (14)
Neolentinus ponderosus
a jumping spider (3)
Habronattus americanus
blue dicks (8)
Dipterostemon capitatus
chocolate drops (38)
Caulanthus sierrae
gray chickensage (6)
Artemisia albicans
Federally Listed Species (14)

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
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
Owens Tui Chub
Gila bicolor ssp. snyderi
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes necator
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Other Species of Concern (23)

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

American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (21)

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 Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
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
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Sage Thrasher
Oreoscoptes montanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Vegetation (16)

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

Sierra Nevada Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,583 ha
24.9%
Mediterranean California Alpine Bedrock and Scree
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 1,300 ha
20.4%
Sierra Nevada Alpine Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 852 ha
GNR13.4%
Sierra Nevada Lodgepole Pine Forest
Tree / Conifer · 685 ha
GNR10.8%
Great Basin Dry Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 532 ha
GNR8.4%
Great Basin Big Sagebrush Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 446 ha
G37.0%
California Subalpine Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 377 ha
GNR5.9%
GNR2.0%
Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Tree / Conifer · 84 ha
GNR1.3%
Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland
Shrub / Exotic Tree-Shrub · 50 ha
0.8%
Intermountain Salt Desert Scrub
Shrub / Shrubland · 43 ha
GNR0.7%
Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon
Sparse / Sparsely Vegetated · 42 ha
0.7%
Intermountain Mountain Sagebrush Steppe
Shrub / Shrubland · 40 ha
GNR0.6%
G30.0%
Rocky Mountain Foothill Shrubland
Shrub / Shrubland · 3 ha
G30.0%
G30.0%

Wheeler Ridge

Wheeler Ridge Roadless Area

Inyo National Forest, California · 15,744 acres