CNHP Tracked Wetland and Riparian Dependant Elements found in the Saguache Subbasin

  • 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 the Saguache Subbasin, 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
Anaxyrus boreas pop. 1Boreal Toad (Southern Rocky Mountain Population)G4T1QS12

  • Birds

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Asio flammeusShort-eared OwlG5S2B3
Egretta thulaSnowy EgretG5S2B3
Plegadis chihiWhite-faced IbisG5S2B2
Haliaeetus leucocephalusBald EagleG5S1B,S3N2
Himantopus mexicanusBlack-necked StiltG5S3B1
Melanerpes lewisLewis's WoodpeckerG4S41
Cypseloides nigerBlack SwiftG4S3B1

  • Fish

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Gila pandoraRio Grande ChubG3S1?7
Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalisRio Grande Cutthroat TroutG4T3S318

  • Insects

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Libellula nodistictaHoary SkimmerG4S11
Oeneis albertaAlberta ArcticG4S31

  • Mollusks

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Promenetus umbilicatellusUmbilicate SpriteG4S31

  • Natural Communities

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Sporobolus airoides Southern Plains Herbaceous VegetationGreat Plains Salt MeadowsG3QS31
Salix bebbiana ShrublandMontane Willow CarrsG3?S25
Carex pellita Herbaceous VegetationMontane Wet MeadowsG3S310
Salix monticola / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG3S31
Populus angustifolia / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S31
Salix monticola / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandMontane Riparian Willow CarrG3S34
Salix planifolia / Deschampsia caespitosa ShrublandSubalpine Riparian Willow CarrG2G3S2S31
Salix geyeriana / Mesic Forbs ShrublandMontane Willow CarrG3S31
Alnus incana / Mesic Forbs ShrublandThinleaf Alder/Mesic Forb Riparian ShrublandG3S34
Populus tremuloides / Alnus incana ForestMontane Riparian ForestsG3S31
Populus angustifolia - Juniperus scopulorum WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG2G3S2S31
Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis ShrublandMontane Riparian Willow CarrG3S32
Alnus incana / Mesic Graminoids ShrublandMontane Riparian ShrublandG3S31
Calamagrostis stricta Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional]Slimstem ReedgrassGUS1?4

  • Vascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Cleome multicaulisslender spiderflowerG2G3S2S316
Sisyrinchium demissumblue-eyed grassG5S27