CNHP Tracked Wetland and Riparian Dependant Elements found in the Uncompahange 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 Uncompahange 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.

  • Birds

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Centrocercus minimusGunnison Sage GrouseG1S12
Melanerpes lewisLewis's WoodpeckerG4S41
Cypseloides nigerBlack SwiftG4S3B3

  • Fish

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticusColorado River Cutthroat TroutG4T3S34
Xyrauchen texanusRazorback SuckerG1S11

  • Insects

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Speyeria nokomis nokomisGreat Basin Silverspot ButterflyG3T1S11

  • Natural Communities

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Potamogeton foliosus Herbaceous VegetationMontane Floating/Submergent Palustrine WetlandsG3?S31
Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis canadensis ShrublandLower Montane Willow CarrsG3S31
Populus angustifolia / Salix ligulifolia - Shepherdia argentea WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG3S36
Populus angustifolia / Alnus incana WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG3S32
Populus angustifolia / Rhus trilobata WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood/SkunkbrushG3S35
Sarcobatus vermiculatus / Suaeda moquinii ShrublandSaline Bottomland ShrublandsGUQS2S32
Alnus incana / Mesic Forbs ShrublandThinleaf Alder/Mesic Forb Riparian ShrublandG3S31
Betula occidentalis / Maianthemum stellatum ShrublandFoothills Riparian ShrublandG4?S21
Populus angustifolia / Crataegus rivularis WoodlandNarrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian ForestsG2?S21
(Picea engelmannii) / Betula nana / Carex aquatilis - Sphagnum angustifolium WoodlandIron FenG2S21
Populus tremuloides / Acer glabrum ForestMontane Riparian ForestsG2S22
Populus angustifolia - Juniperus scopulorum WoodlandMontane Riparian ForestG2G3S2S32
Carex utriculata Perched Wetland Herbaceous VegetationBeaked Sedge Perched WetlandG3?S32

  • Nonvascular Plants

State Scientific NameState Common NameGRankSRankCount
Sphagnum girgensohniiG5S11