CNHP Tracked Wetland and Riparian Dependant Elements found in the Lower Gunnison 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 Lower Gunnison 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
Lithobates pipiensNorthern Leopard FrogG5S32
Hyla arenicolorCanyon TreefrogG5S211
Anaxyrus boreas pop. 1Boreal Toad (Southern Rocky Mountain Population)G4T1QS11
Spea intermontanaGreat Basin SpadefootG5S310

  • Birds

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Egretta thulaSnowy EgretG5S2B5
Catoptrophorus semipalmatusWilletG5S1B4
Sterna antillarumLeast TernG4S1B1
Pelecanus erythrorhynchosAmerican White PelicanG4S1B4
Melanerpes lewisLewis's WoodpeckerG4S45

  • Fish

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Gila cyphaHumpback ChubG1S12
Gila robustaRoundtail ChubG3S24
Ptychocheilus luciusColorado PikeminnowG1S18
Xyrauchen texanusRazorback SuckerG1S11

  • Natural Communities

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Rhus trilobata ShrublandSkunkbrush Riparian ShrublandG2S24
Eleocharis rostellata Herbaceous VegetationEmergent WetlandG3S21
Spartina gracilis Herbaceous VegetationWestern Slope Salt MeadowsGUS22
Carex pellita Herbaceous VegetationMontane Wet MeadowsG3S32
Populus angustifolia / Salix ligulifolia - Shepherdia argentea WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG3S312
Aquilegia micrantha - Mimulus eastwoodiae Herbaceous VegetationHanging GardensG2G3S2S326
Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni / Rhus trilobata WoodlandFremont's Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG3S34
Populus angustifolia / Rhus trilobata WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood/SkunkbrushG3S39
Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Suaeda moquinii ShrublandSaline Bottomland ShrublandsGUQS2S32
Betula occidentalis / Maianthemum stellatum ShrublandFoothills Riparian ShrublandG4?S26
Populus angustifolia - Pseudotsuga menziesii WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S22
Alnus incana / Cornus sericea ShrublandThinleaf Alder-Red-osier Dogwood Riparian ShrublandG3G4S32
Alnus incana - Salix (monticola, lucida, ligulifolia) ShrublandThinleaf Alder-Mixed Willow SpeciesG3S32

  • Vascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Juncus bryoidesminute rushG4S11
Epipactis giganteahelleborineG4S152
Utricularia minorlesser bladderwortG5S29
Eriophorum gracileslender cottongrassG5S12
Subularia aquaticawater awlwortG5S12
Mimulus eastwoodiaeEastwood monkey-flowerG3G4S241
Hippochaete variegatavariegated scouringrushG5S12
Carex limosamud sedgeG5S25
Trifolium kingiiKing's cloverG5S14
Carex scirpoideaCanadian single-spike sedgeG5S24