CNHP Tracked Wetland and Riparian Dependant Elements found in Larimer County

  • Tracked elements of biodiversity include animals, plants, and natural communities that are uncommon either globally or within the state of Colorado. The list below includes all wetland and riparian dependent elements found within Larimer County, including a count of known occurrences. For more information about elements and the Heritage Program Ranking System, click here. For a list of all tracked elements statewide, including upland elements, click here.

  • Amphibians

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Lithobates sylvaticaWood FrogG5S340
Lithobates pipiensNorthern Leopard FrogG5S312
Anaxyrus boreas pop. 1Boreal Toad (Southern Rocky Mountain Population)G4T1QS144

  • Birds

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Numenius americanusLong-billed CurlewG5S2B1
Seiurus aurocapillaOvenbirdG5S2B1
Haliaeetus leucocephalusBald EagleG5S1B,S3N2
Himantopus mexicanusBlack-necked StiltG5S3B1
Melanerpes lewisLewis's WoodpeckerG4S48
Cypseloides nigerBlack SwiftG4S3B8
Grus canadensis tabidaGreater Sandhill CraneG5T4S2B,S4N3

  • Fish

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Oncorhynchus clarkii stomiasGreenback Cutthroat TroutG4T2T3S252

  • Insects

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Mesocapnia frisoniA StoneflyG5S11
Boloria selene sabulocollisSandhill FritillaryG5T2S1S21
Alloperla pilosaA StoneflyG3S21
Celastrina humulusHops Feeding AzureG2G3S23
Suwallia wardiA StoneflyG3S21
Euphyes bimaculaTwo-spotted SkipperG4S23
Speyeria idaliaRegal FritillaryG3S11
Satyrodes eurydice fumosaSmoky Eyed Brown ButterflyG5T3T4S14
Capnia arapahoeA StoneflyG1S12
Pictetiella expansaA StoneflyG3G4S21

  • Mammals

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Zapus hudsonius prebleiMeadow Jumping Mouse SubspG5T2S129
Sorex nanusDwarf ShrewG4S24

  • Mollusks

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Anodonta grandisGiant FloaterG5S21

  • Natural Communities

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Salix lucida ssp. caudata Shrubland [Provisional]Montane Riparian ShrublandG3QS2S31
Rhus trilobata ShrublandSkunkbrush Riparian ShrublandG2S22
Carex praegracilis Herbaceous VegetationClustered Sedge WetlandG3G4S21
Populus balsamifera WoodlandMontane Riparian WoodlandGUS21
Sibbaldia procumbens - Polygonum bistortoides Herbaceous VegetationMesic Alpine MeadowsG3?SU1
Salix ligulifolia ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG2G3S2S31
Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandLower Montane Willow CarrsG3S32
Salix geyeriana - Salix monticola / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandMontane Willow CarrsG3S315
Populus tremuloides / Corylus cornuta ForestMontane Riparian ForestsG3S11
Alnus incana / Equisetum arvense ShrublandMontane Riparian ShrublandsG3S32
Salix monticola / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG3S35
Picea pungens / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestsG3S32
Populus angustifolia / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S36
Picea engelmannii - (Abies lasiocarpa) / Caltha leptosepala ForestEngelmann Spruce/White Marsh MarigoldG3?S11
Salix wolfii / Mesic Forbs ShrublandSubalpine Riparian Willow CarrG3S33
Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandMontane Riparian Willow CarrG3S38
Populus deltoides / Carex pellita WoodlandPlains Cottonwood Riparian WoodlandG2S13
Salix planifolia / Deschampsia caespitosa ShrublandSubalpine Riparian Willow CarrG2G3S2S36
Betula occidentalis / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandLower Montane Riparian ShrublandsG3S22
Populus deltoides - (Salix amygdaloides) / Salix (exigua, interior) WoodlandPlains Cottonwood Riparian WoodlandG3G4S32
Populus deltoides / Symphoricarpos occidentalis WoodlandPlains Cottonwood Riparian WoodlandG2G3S22
Picea pungens / Alnus incana - Corylus cornuta WoodlandFoothills Riparian ForestGUSU1
Alnus incana - Salix drummondiana ShrublandMontane Riparian ShrublandG3S31
Populus acuminata ForestMontane Riparian ForestGUSU1
Populus angustifolia / Salix irrorata WoodlandFoothills Riparian WoodlandG2S23
Populus tremuloides / Acer glabrum ForestMontane Riparian ForestsG2S22
Catabrosa aquatica - Mimulus ssp. Spring WetlandSpring WetlandGUS34
Salix monticola / Carex utriculata ShrublandMontane Riparian Willow CarrG3S32
Populus angustifolia / Betula occidentalis WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S31
Alnus incana - Salix (monticola, lucida, ligulifolia) ShrublandThinleaf Alder-Mixed Willow SpeciesG3S31
Populus angustifolia / Prunus virginiana WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood/Common ChokecherryG2QS16
Populus angustifolia / Symphoricarpos albus WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood/Snowberry Montane Riparian ForestG2QS24
Pinus ponderosa / Alnus incana WoodlandPonderosa Pine/Thin Leaf AlderG2S22
Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis ShrublandMontane Riparian Willow CarrG3S32
Alnus incana / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandMontane Riparian ShrublandG3S34

  • Vascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Isoetes setacea ssp. muricataspiny-spored quillwortG5?T5?S21
Ribes americanumAmerican currantG5S21
Juncus vaseyiVasey bulrushG5?S15
Salix serissimaautumn willowG4S114
Carex peckiiPeck sedgeG5S13
Listera convallarioidesbroad-leaved twaybladeG5S28
Spiranthes diluvialisUte ladies' tressesG2G3S21
Listera borealisnorthern twaybladeG4S24
Naumburgia thyrsifloratufted loosestrifeG5S111
Subularia aquaticawater awlwortG5S11
Mimulus gemmiparusbudding monkeyflowerG1S15
Juncus tweedyiTweedy's rushG3QS11
Liatris ligulistylisgay-featherG5?S19
Agastache foeniculumlavender hyssopG4G5S16
Oenothera coloradensis ssp. coloradensisColorado butterfly plantG3T2S111
Callitriche heterophyllalarge water-starwortG5S11
Carex lividalivid sedgeG5S14
Carex diandralesser panicled sedgeG5S14
Sisyrinchium pallidumpale blue-eyed grassG3S27
Acorus calamussweet flagG4?S15
Carex limosamud sedgeG5S25
Carex saximontanaRocky Mountain sedgeG5S11
Salix candidahoary or silver willowG5S25
Parnassia kotzebueiKotzebue's grass-of-parnassusG5S22
Carex lasiocarpaslender sedgeG5S18