Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail South of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail Sourth of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This is a guide to the section of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) south of SR74 at the extreme eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. The trailhead is one mile east of the intersection of SR371 (from Anza) and SR74 at "Paradise Corner", and 0.4 miles west of the Santa Rosa Summit, the eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. There is a parking area on the north side of the road, which is signed in both directions along SR74 at a distance of 1000 feet from the turnoff to the parking area.
After parking, cross SR74 and go through the gate in the fence to the signed trail south.
This guide is the result of just two trips in November 2008, and hence is especially incomplete for annuals and perennials not visible at that time of year. Many tentative identifications were made from plants without parts needed for definitive determinations.
See topo map of the trail to mile 5 and its elevation profile.
Highlights of This Trail

Some of the highlights of the trail are:

Seeing cotton-thorn, Tetradymia comosa, in two places along the trail. This is the only trail at San Jacinto Mountain that we have found this species.
This is the only species of Tetradymia in the PR except for a single location of T. canescens near Monument Peak in the Laguna Mountains. T. canescens is in SnGb and SnBr, and also north to B.C., Montana, Utah. T. comosa is a much more restricted species, only from n L.A. county to n. Baja and "occasional in DMoj".
Seeing the fantastic view from the nickpoint of the erosion from the Salton Sea, along the margins of Coyote Creek. It was fabulous standing on the nickpoint itself, looking straight down a tributary of Horse Canyon, which is the odd name for the middle part of Coyote Creek.
We could see into the Borrego Desert itself, with the white rocks bordering Collins Valley very prominent, and the Vallecito Mountains beyond the Borrego Springs area on the horizon.
We also had great views of Vandeventer Flat, and the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Seeing the panorama of Garner Valley, the Desert Divide, and the SnJt high country, from a ridge on the west of Lookout Mountain.
Seeing what the country and plants looked like on the east end of Burnt Valley.

The trail itself traverses a number of distinct terrains, each with its own suite of plant species:

First is the very head of Garner Valley, a flat sandy area with no trees or large shrubs.
Second is the north-facing chaparral of Lookout Mountain, with typical north-facing chaparral.
Third is the south-facing chaparral of Lookout Mountain, with typical south-facing chaparral.
Fourth is a flat remnant terrain, presumably of the Bautista Formation, in Burnt Valley between two branches of Hamilton Creek. The plants here were completely different, including Opuntia parryi, Encelia actoni, Penstemon centranthifolius, Datura wrightii, and Stephanomeria virgata, instead of the S. exigua deanei found in the rest of the trail.

There are almost no bedrock outcroppings at all here. Most of the time we were in the alluvium of the Bautista Formation, or in recent sediments. As a result, we found only a few of the rock dwellers.
It was also interesting being at the junction of four drainages: the headwaters of the San Jacinto River, Palm Canyon, Santa Margarita River, and Coyote Creek. See map showing the drainages. There are two spots at Lookout Mountain where one can stand at the headwaters of three drainages.
Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

This section not updated from the 11/22/08 fieldwork.
The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 132 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 4 of those trails, including this one, are in this area of San Jacinto Mountain. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "4" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area of San Jacinto Mountain.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 1 1%
2 2 2%
3 3 3%
4 3 3%
5 4 4%

1-5 13 13%
6-10 16 16%
11-15 19 20%
16-20 9 9%
21-25 9 9%
26-30 5 5%
31-35 9 9%
36-40 4 4%
41-45 2 2%
46-50 2 2%
51-55 3 3%
56-60 2 2%
60-65 0 0%
66-70 4 4%
Total Taxa 97 100%

We found 16 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entry in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
11/11/2008 1 113 5 13 18 3
11/22/2008 2 118 6 13 19 3

The fieldwork on 11/11/2008 was to mile 1.99, and on 11/22/08 to mile 4.13.
Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 1 Begin trail on south side of parking lot after passing through gate, elevation 4919 feet (1499 m)
0.00 (L: mountain sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana; B: Palmer's oak, Quercus palmeri; R: blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.00 b 2 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 50 / 3 57
0.00 l 3 sp popcorn flower Cryptantha sp. /
0.00 b 4 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum 10 / 1 11
0.00 l 5 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 36
0.00 l 6 ~ wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 30 / 5 10
0.00 l 7 desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa 20 / 9 7
0.00 b 8 sticky lessingia Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera 50 / 5 5
0.00 b 9 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 50 / 9 67
0.00 l 10 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 99 / 9 24
0.00 l Sign: "PCT; Table Mountain Road 4.5 mi; Terwilliger Valley 10 mi; Coyote Canyon Road 11 mi; Indian Flat Campground 31 mi"
0.00 l ssp (hoary aster, Machaeranthera asteroides)
0.00 r 11 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum 30 / 3 11
0.00 l 12 slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 30 / 9 21
0.00 l 13 creeping wild rye Leymus triticoides 30 / 3 5
0.00 l (matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00 l 14 sp suncup with ascending stem and dense fruit Camissonia sp. 5 / 2
0.00 r 15 ~ *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 10 / 1 69
0.00 l ~ (California evening-primrose, Oenothera californica ssp. californica)
0.00 r (cotton-thorn, Tetradymia comosa)
0.00 b 16 *Oriental mustard Sisymbrium orientale 30 / 9 19
0.01 r 17 mountain sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana 10 / 3 12
0.01 l 18 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 30 / 9 21
0.02 l 19 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 10 / 3 13
Look for June grass, Koeleria macrantha
0.03 Cross wide drainage of upper Garner Valley Creek
0.05 b 20 Palmer's oak Quercus palmeri 10 / 2 2
0.05 r (Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.06 l (phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii; southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.06 r 21 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 10 / 9 22
0.06 b (oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.06 l (chaparral bush mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus)
0.07 r (threadleaf common rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis)
0.08 r (cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans)
0.08 l 22 white mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula 20 / 5 11
0.09 l (red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.09 l 23 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 50 / 9 31
0.09 r 24 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 50 / 9 51
0.09 r 25 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum 2 / 2 15
0.09 r (coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)
0.10 l 26 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 40 / 9 30
0.10 r (interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens)
0.10 l (closer Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.11 b 27 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 50 / 9 40
0.12 l (Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)
0.12 r 28 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 20 / 5 19
0.13 r (ashy silk tassel, Garrya flavescens)
0.13 r 29 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 40 / 9 14
0.13 r 30 ~ Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 30 / 9 14
0.14 r 31 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 50 / 9 32
0.14 l 32 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 1 / 1 28
0.14 r 33 Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera 10 / 9 15
0.16 r 34 wild-cucumber Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus 10 / 5 48
0.16 Trail turns right 90°; now on north side of Lookout Mountain
0.16 r 35 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 5 / 1 24
0.16 b 36 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 20 / 9 12
0.17 r 37 ssp San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 20 / 9 8
0.17 l 38 ~ giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens 10 / 6 7
0.17 l (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.18 l 39 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 30 / 9 12
0.18 b 40 Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea 20 / 9 7
0.18 l 41 ~ coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 20 / 9 46
0.18 l 42 ~ California elegant rock-cress Arabis sparsiflora var. californica 50 / 9 4
0.18 l 43 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 5 / 5 19
0.19 r 44 ~ caterpillar phacelia Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida 20 / 5 19
0.19 b 45 basketbush Rhus trilobata 5 / 2 31
0.19 l ? (ann scroph in fruit, Antirrhinum coulterianum?; ann with 3 lobed lower leaves, Allophyllum?)
0.20 l 46 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 30 / 9 12
0.20 l 47 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99 / 9 70
Check for western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum
0.20 l 48 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 2 / 2 13
0.22 l 49 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 99 / 9 8
0.22 r 50 ? ann with 3 lobed lower leaves Allophyllum? 50 / 3
0.23 b 51 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 99 / 9 45
0.24 l 52 Vasey's prickly-pear Opuntia vaseyi 10 / 9 31
0.24 l 53 sp gilia Gilia sp. 50 / 9
0.25 l 54 ~ Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 20 / 4 18
0.28 l 55 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 2 / 2 23
0.30 r 56 ssp western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 30 / 9 4
0.34 l sp (Veatch's(?) blazing star, Mentzelia (veatchiana?))
0.36 l 57 sp erect suncup Camissonia sp. 20 / 5
0.37 l (Laguna manzanita, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii)
0.39 b 58 sp Veatch's blazing star Mentzelia veatchiana 30 / 3 3
0.41 Local high point on trail at east-west ridge near a saddle; elevation 5040 feet (1536 m); cross to southwest side of Lookout Mountain
0.41 r 59 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 20 / 3 67
0.42 l 60 sp Mariposa lily Calochortus sp. 20 / 9
0.42 l 61 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 3 / 3 6
0.43 l 62 ? tall pincushion? Chaenactis sp.? 10 / 3
0.43 l 63 ~ showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 2 / 2 14
0.46 l 64 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 10 / 9 6
0.48 l 65 sp honking popcorn flower Cryptantha sp. 20 / 5
0.48 l 66 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 10 / 9 21
0.51 r (narrowleaf goldenbush, Ericameria linearifolia)
0.52 l 67 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 10 / 3 15
0.52 r 68 ~ California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 3 / 2 20
0.53 l 69 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 10 / 2 6
0.53 r (hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.54 l 70 goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 1 / 1 28
0.54 l (branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima)
0.54 r (dead chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.54 l 71 cotton-thorn Tetradymia comosa 5 / 1 1
0.55 l 72 fragrant everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens 1 / 1 29
0.56 l 73 narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 20 / 9 10
0.56 r 74 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 10 / 5 53
0.58 r 75 ~ Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 5 / 2 6
0.59 r 76 purple head Acourtia microcephala 1 / 1 20
0.60 r 77 bigberry manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca 30 / 9 14
0.61 l 78 sugar bush Rhus ovata 2 / 2 32
0.63 l 79 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 20 / 9 40
0.65 Cross drainage
0.66 r (Parry pinyon pine, Pinus quadrifolia)
0.67 Switchback left
0.68 l 80 ? ann with whorled flowers like Chinese houses Collinsia concolor? 5 / 1
0.68 l touchable oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum
0.77 l 81 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 40 / 9 53
0.77 l (larkspur, Delphinium sp.)
0.78 l 82 sp goldenstar or muilla Bloomeria crocea or Muilla maritima 10 / 2
0.78 r 83 sp taller gilia Gilia sp. 5 / 1
0.78 l 84 short-winged deerweed Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus 50 / 9 26
0.80 l 85 desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum 20 / 9 6
0.80 Cross old road, now very overgrown
0.80 r 86 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 30 / 5 58
0.82 r (prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola)
0.83 b 87 giant needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum 30 / 9 25
0.91 Cross bigger old overgrown road; elevation 5000 feet (1524 m)
0.95 l 88 sp like wild Canterbury bells Phacelia like minor 40 / 9
0.96 l 89 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 10 / 5 38
0.98 r 90 ~ perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 10 / 3 10
1.02 l 91 chia Salvia columbariae 50 / 9 35
1.03 l (silver puffs, Uropappus lindleyi)
1.05 r 92 ~ dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 2 / 1 33
1.05 r 93 ? ann scroph in fruit Antirrhinum coulterianum? 10 / 9
1.10 r 94 white sage Salvia apiana 30 / 7 44
1.12 l 95 whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora 1 / 1 17
1.12 Cross first branch of Hamilton Creek
1.12 l 96 sp monardella Monardella (nana?) 5 / 1
1.17 r 97 ~ scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 20 / 5 15
1.19 b 98 ~ three-lobed oxytheca Oxytheca trilobata 20 / 5 5
1.22 Enter large patch of bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca
1.22 Cross small drainage
1.23 Switchback left at ridge
1.26 r 99 cane cholla Opuntia parryi 10 / 9 4
1.27 b 100 Parry pinyon pine Pinus quadrifolia⁺ 5 / 2 2
1.28 b 101 California suncup Camissonia californica 20 / 5 34
1.30 b 102 Acton encelia Encelia actoni 30 / 5 5
1.30 b 103 southern California silver-lotus Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus 20 / 5 6
1.31 b 104 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 10 / 1 15
1.33 l 105 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 3 / 1 11
1.33 l 106 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 1 / 1 10
1.33 r 107 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. linoides 1 / 1 3
1.37 Cross small drainage
1.46 l (woolly Indian paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa)
1.47 Cross second branch of Hamilton Creek; elevation 4880 feet (1487 m); enter flat area
1.47 r 108 sacred datura Datura wrightii 5 / 2 25
1.48 l 109 sp larkspur Delphinium sp. 20 / 5
1.57 b Check for different annual phacelia
1.59 l 110 purple three-awn Aristida purpurea var. purpurea 5 / 1 3
1.69 Cross very small drainage
1.74 Switchback left at small ridge; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
1.82 Viewpoint on lip of drainage to Coyote Creek (L); trail now parallels third branch of Hamilton Creek (R)
1.85 b 111 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 10 / 2 19
1.91 l 112 twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 10 / 3 8
1.91 Second viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
1.99 Third viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek; next 4 viewpoints not noted in guide
2.55 Eighth and last viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
2.60 r 113 ~ California broomrape Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei 1 / 1 3
2.65 l Jct. 4WD trail to 4721 foot peak shown on topo map, but there is no evidence of it now here or at its western junction at mile 2.98
2.94 l 114 ? dead annual grass like native Vulpia ? 10 / 1
3.03 r 115 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 10 / 9 24
3.05 Begin descent into Alkali Wash; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
3.19 Switchback right
3.21 b 116 ~ papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa 5 / 2 8
3.24 Switchback left
3.24 l 117 ~ woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 1 / 1 10
3.29 Switchback right
3.35 Switchback left
3.41 Switchback right
3.48 Cross drainage of Alkali Wash; elevation ~4540 feet (1384 m)
3.54 r Dense patch of larkspur, Delphinium sp.
3.66 Cross second branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4600 feet (1402 m)
3.97 r 118 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 1 / 1 17
3.97 Cross third branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4680 feet (1426 m)
4.13 Switchback right on slope of Table Mountain; elevation 4760 feet (1451 m)
4.13 End plant trail guide
4.57 Jct. Table Mountain Road; elevation ~4900 feet (1494 m)

Comments On Specific Species

Pinus quadrifolia. We were surprised to come across very few Pinus quadrifolia, or in fact any trees at all, in the first 2 miles of this trail. The needle count on the four specimens we did encounter was as follows:

# needles Plant #
1 2 3 4 1-4
3 1 2 6 2 11
4 2 2 3 1 8
5 1 2 - 5 8

See Needle Count on PCT North of SR74 and Pinus monophylla X P. quadrifolia: Addendum: Pinus juarezensis x P. monophylla for more information.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	1	1%
2	2	2%
3	3	3%
4	3	3%
5	4	4%

1-5	13	13%
6-10	16	16%
11-15	19	20%
16-20	9	9%
21-25	9	9%
26-30	5	5%
31-35	9	9%
36-40	4	4%
41-45	2	2%
46-50	2	2%
51-55	3	3%
56-60	2	2%
60-65	0	0%
66-70	4	4%
Total Taxa	97	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
11/11/2008	1	113	5	13	18	3
11/22/2008	2	118	6	13	19	3

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00		1		Begin trail on south side of parking lot after passing through gate, elevation 4919 feet (1499 m)
0.00				(L: mountain sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana; B: Palmer's oak, Quercus palmeri; R: blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.00	b	2		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	50 / 3	57
0.00	l	3	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.00	b	4		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 1	11
0.00	l	5		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	36
0.00	l	6	~	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	30 / 5	10
0.00	l	7		desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	20 / 9	7
0.00	b	8		sticky lessingia	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	50 / 5	5
0.00	b	9		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	50 / 9	67
0.00	l	10		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	99 / 9	24
0.00	l			Sign: "PCT; Table Mountain Road 4.5 mi; Terwilliger Valley 10 mi; Coyote Canyon Road 11 mi; Indian Flat Campground 31 mi"
0.00	l		ssp	(hoary aster, Machaeranthera asteroides)
0.00	r	11		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	30 / 3	11
0.00	l	12		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	30 / 9	21
0.00	l	13		creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	30 / 3	5
0.00	l			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00	l	14	sp	suncup with ascending stem and dense fruit	Camissonia sp.	5 / 2
0.00	r	15	~	*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	10 / 1	69
0.00	l		~	(California evening-primrose, Oenothera californica ssp. californica)
0.00	r			(cotton-thorn, Tetradymia comosa)
0.00	b	16		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	30 / 9	19
0.01	r	17		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	10 / 3	12
0.01	l	18		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	30 / 9	21
0.02	l	19		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	10 / 3	13
				Look for June grass, Koeleria macrantha
0.03				Cross wide drainage of upper Garner Valley Creek
0.05	b	20		Palmer's oak	Quercus palmeri	10 / 2	2
0.05	r			(Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.06	l			(phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii; southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.06	r	21		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	10 / 9	22
0.06	b			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.06	l			(chaparral bush mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus)
0.07	r			(threadleaf common rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis)
0.08	r			(cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans)
0.08	l	22		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 5	11
0.09	l			(red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.09	l	23		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	50 / 9	31
0.09	r	24		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	50 / 9	51
0.09	r	25		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	2 / 2	15
0.09	r			(coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)
0.10	l	26		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	40 / 9	30
0.10	r			(interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens)
0.10	l			(closer Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.11	b	27		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	50 / 9	40
0.12	l			(Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)
0.12	r	28		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	20 / 5	19
0.13	r			(ashy silk tassel, Garrya flavescens)
0.13	r	29		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	40 / 9	14
0.13	r	30	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	30 / 9	14
0.14	r	31		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	50 / 9	32
0.14	l	32		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	1 / 1	28
0.14	r	33		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	10 / 9	15
0.16	r	34		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	10 / 5	48
0.16				Trail turns right 90°; now on north side of Lookout Mountain
0.16	r	35		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	5 / 1	24
0.16	b	36		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	20 / 9	12
0.17	r	37	ssp	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	20 / 9	8
0.17	l	38	~	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	10 / 6	7
0.17	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.18	l	39		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	30 / 9	12
0.18	b	40		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	20 / 9	7
0.18	l	41	~	coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	20 / 9	46
0.18	l	42	~	California elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. californica	50 / 9	4
0.18	l	43		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	5 / 5	19
0.19	r	44	~	caterpillar phacelia	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	20 / 5	19
0.19	b	45		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	5 / 2	31
0.19	l		?	(ann scroph in fruit, Antirrhinum coulterianum?; ann with 3 lobed lower leaves, Allophyllum?)
0.20	l	46		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	30 / 9	12
0.20	l	47		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	70
				Check for western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum
0.20	l	48		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	2 / 2	13
0.22	l	49		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	8
0.22	r	50	?	ann with 3 lobed lower leaves	Allophyllum?	50 / 3
0.23	b	51		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	45
0.24	l	52		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	10 / 9	31
0.24	l	53	sp	gilia	Gilia sp.	50 / 9
0.25	l	54	~	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 4	18
0.28	l	55		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	2 / 2	23
0.30	r	56	ssp	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	30 / 9	4
0.34	l		sp	(Veatch's(?) blazing star, Mentzelia (veatchiana?))
0.36	l	57	sp	erect suncup	Camissonia sp.	20 / 5
0.37	l			(Laguna manzanita, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii)
0.39	b	58	sp	Veatch's blazing star	Mentzelia veatchiana	30 / 3	3
0.41				Local high point on trail at east-west ridge near a saddle; elevation 5040 feet (1536 m); cross to southwest side of Lookout Mountain
0.41	r	59		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 3	67
0.42	l	60	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.	20 / 9
0.42	l	61		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	3 / 3	6
0.43	l	62	?	tall pincushion?	Chaenactis sp.?	10 / 3
0.43	l	63	~	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	2 / 2	14
0.46	l	64		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	10 / 9	6
0.48	l	65	sp	honking popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	20 / 5
0.48	l	66		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	10 / 9	21
0.51	r			(narrowleaf goldenbush, Ericameria linearifolia)
0.52	l	67		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	10 / 3	15
0.52	r	68	~	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	3 / 2	20
0.53	l	69		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	10 / 2	6
0.53	r			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.54	l	70		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	1 / 1	28
0.54	l			(branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima)
0.54	r			(dead chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.54	l	71		cotton-thorn	Tetradymia comosa	5 / 1	1
0.55	l	72		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	1 / 1	29
0.56	l	73		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	20 / 9	10
0.56	r	74		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	10 / 5	53
0.58	r	75	~	Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	5 / 2	6
0.59	r	76		purple head	Acourtia microcephala	1 / 1	20
0.60	r	77		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	30 / 9	14
0.61	l	78		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	2 / 2	32
0.63	l	79		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	20 / 9	40
0.65				Cross drainage
0.66	r			(Parry pinyon pine, Pinus quadrifolia)
0.67				Switchback left
0.68	l	80	?	ann with whorled flowers like Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor?	5 / 1
0.68	l			touchable oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum
0.77	l	81		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 9	53
0.77	l			(larkspur, Delphinium sp.)
0.78	l	82	sp	goldenstar or muilla	Bloomeria crocea or Muilla maritima	10 / 2
0.78	r	83	sp	taller gilia	Gilia sp.	5 / 1
0.78	l	84		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	50 / 9	26
0.80	l	85		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	20 / 9	6
0.80				Cross old road, now very overgrown
0.80	r	86		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	30 / 5	58
0.82	r			(prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola)
0.83	b	87		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	30 / 9	25
0.91				Cross bigger old overgrown road; elevation 5000 feet (1524 m)
0.95	l	88	sp	like wild Canterbury bells	Phacelia like minor	40 / 9
0.96	l	89		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	10 / 5	38
0.98	r	90	~	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	10 / 3	10
1.02	l	91		chia	Salvia columbariae	50 / 9	35
1.03	l			(silver puffs, Uropappus lindleyi)
1.05	r	92	~	dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	2 / 1	33
1.05	r	93	?	ann scroph in fruit	Antirrhinum coulterianum?	10 / 9
1.10	r	94		white sage	Salvia apiana	30 / 7	44
1.12	l	95		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	1 / 1	17
1.12				Cross first branch of Hamilton Creek
1.12	l	96	sp	monardella	Monardella (nana?)	5 / 1
1.17	r	97	~	scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	20 / 5	15
1.19	b	98	~	three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	20 / 5	5
1.22				Enter large patch of bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca
1.22				Cross small drainage
1.23				Switchback left at ridge
1.26	r	99		cane cholla	Opuntia parryi	10 / 9	4
1.27	b	100		Parry pinyon pine	Pinus quadrifolia⁺	5 / 2	2
1.28	b	101		California suncup	Camissonia californica	20 / 5	34
1.30	b	102		Acton encelia	Encelia actoni	30 / 5	5
1.30	b	103		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	20 / 5	6
1.31	b	104		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	10 / 1	15
1.33	l	105		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	3 / 1	11
1.33	l	106		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	1 / 1	10
1.33	r	107		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	1 / 1	3
1.37				Cross small drainage
1.46	l			(woolly Indian paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa)
1.47				Cross second branch of Hamilton Creek; elevation 4880 feet (1487 m); enter flat area
1.47	r	108		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	5 / 2	25
1.48	l	109	sp	larkspur	Delphinium sp.	20 / 5
1.57	b			Check for different annual phacelia
1.59	l	110		purple three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. purpurea	5 / 1	3
1.69				Cross very small drainage
1.74				Switchback left at small ridge; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
1.82				Viewpoint on lip of drainage to Coyote Creek (L); trail now parallels third branch of Hamilton Creek (R)
1.85	b	111		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	10 / 2	19
1.91	l	112		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	10 / 3	8
1.91				Second viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
1.99				Third viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek; next 4 viewpoints not noted in guide
2.55				Eighth and last viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
2.60	r	113	~	California broomrape	Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei	1 / 1	3
2.65	l			Jct. 4WD trail to 4721 foot peak shown on topo map, but there is no evidence of it now here or at its western junction at mile 2.98
2.94	l	114	?	dead annual grass like native Vulpia	?	10 / 1
3.03	r	115		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10 / 9	24
3.05				Begin descent into Alkali Wash; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
3.19				Switchback right
3.21	b	116	~	papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	5 / 2	8
3.24				Switchback left
3.24	l	117	~	woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	1 / 1	10
3.29				Switchback right
3.35				Switchback left
3.41				Switchback right
3.48				Cross drainage of Alkali Wash; elevation ~4540 feet (1384 m)
3.54	r			Dense patch of larkspur, Delphinium sp.
3.66				Cross second branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4600 feet (1402 m)
3.97	r	118		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	1 / 1	17
3.97				Cross third branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4680 feet (1426 m)
4.13				Switchback right on slope of Table Mountain; elevation 4760 feet (1451 m)
4.13				End plant trail guide
4.57				Jct. Table Mountain Road; elevation ~4900 feet (1494 m)

# needles	Plant #
1	2	3	4		1-4
3	1	2	6	2		11
4	2	2	3	1		8
5	1	2	-	5		8

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