CNHP Tracked Wetland and Riparian Dependant Elements found in Routt 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 Routt 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 pipiensNorthern Leopard FrogG5S318
Anaxyrus boreas pop. 1Boreal Toad (Southern Rocky Mountain Population)G4T1QS123

  • Birds

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Asio flammeusShort-eared OwlG5S2B1
Seiurus aurocapillaOvenbirdG5S2B1
Haliaeetus leucocephalusBald EagleG5S1B,S3N6
Melanerpes lewisLewis's WoodpeckerG4S42
Cypseloides nigerBlack SwiftG4S3B1
Grus canadensis tabidaGreater Sandhill CraneG5T4S2B,S4N122

  • Fish

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Gila robustaRoundtail ChubG3S26
Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticusColorado River Cutthroat TroutG4T3S352
Prosopium williamsoniMountain WhitefishG5S33

  • Mollusks

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Valvata sinceraMossy ValvataG5S31

  • Natural Communities

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Carex saxatilis Herbaceous VegetationWet MeadowG3S21
Salix ligulifolia ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG2G3S2S31
Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandLower Montane Willow CarrsG3S34
Acer negundo - Populus angustifolia / Cornus sericea ForestNarrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG2S213
Betula nana / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids ShrublandSubalpine Riparian ShrublandG3G4S34
Picea pungens / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestsG3S39
Populus angustifolia / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S34
Populus tremuloides / Veratrum californicum ForestAspen Wetland ForestsG3?S32
Salix wolfii / Mesic Forbs ShrublandSubalpine Riparian Willow CarrG3S39
Salix geyeriana - Salix monticola / Mesic Forbs ShrublandGeyer's Willow-Rocky Mountain Willow/Mesic ForbG3S33
Salix boothii / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandRiparian Willow CarrG3?S341
Salix geyeriana / Mesic Forbs ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG3S37
Alnus incana / Mesic Forbs ShrublandThinleaf Alder/Mesic Forb Riparian ShrublandG3S310
Populus angustifolia / Crataegus rivularis WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG2?S21
Salix boothii / Mesic Forbs ShrublandBooth's Willow/Mesic ForbG3S33
Alnus incana / Cornus sericea ShrublandThinleaf Alder-Red-osier Dogwood Riparian ShrublandG3G4S37
Salix geyeriana / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandGeyer's Willow/Mesic GraminoidG3?S31
Alnus incana - Salix (monticola, lucida, ligulifolia) ShrublandThinleaf Alder-Mixed Willow SpeciesG3S33
Populus angustifolia / Prunus virginiana WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood/Common ChokecherryG2QS11
Salix boothii / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandBooth Willow/Canadian Reed GrassG3G4QS21
Sparganium eurycarpum Herbaceous VegetationFoothills/Plains Floating/Submergent Palustrine WetlandsG4S21
Calamagrostis stricta Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional]Slimstem ReedgrassGUS1?2

  • Nonvascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Sphagnum angustifoliumG5S21

  • Vascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Salix serissimaautumn willowG4S11
Listera convallarioidesbroad-leaved twaybladeG5S26
Liatris ligulistylisgay-featherG5?S12
Agastache foeniculumlavender hyssopG4G5S11
Carex stenoptilasmall-winged sedgeG2S23
Carex diandralesser panicled sedgeG5S11