Plant Guide to Art Smith Trail (Rerouted Section), Santa Rosa Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at end of parking lot pavement; elevation 1020 feet (310 m)
0.00	b	1		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	99 / 9	10
0.00	b	2		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	99 / 9	7
0.00	l	3		smoke tree	Psorothamnus spinosus	10 / 3	4
0.00				Cross between short wood posts
0.00	r			Sign: "Dogs prohibited to protect bighorn sheep"
0.00	r			Sign: "Art Smith Trail" with map
0.00	l	4		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	99 / 9	17
0.01	l	5		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	30 / 9	10
0.01	r	6	~	*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	/	13
0.01	r			(catclaw, Acacia greggii)
0.01	r	7		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	99 / 9	8
0.01	r	8		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	99 / 9	7
0.02	l	9		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	99 / 9	9
0.02	r	10		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	1 / 1	20
0.02				Cross wash
0.02	l			(*fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum; desert tobacco, Nicotiana obtusifolia)
0.03	b	11		desert star-vine	Brandegea bigelovii	20 / 9	1
0.03	l	12		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	10 / 1	8
0.03	l	13		desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	99 / 9	4
0.03	l	14		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi+	50 / 5	5
0.03	l	15		fringed amaranth	Amaranthus fimbriatus	3 / 2	7
0.03	l	16		desert needle	Palafoxia arida var. arida	2 / 2	3
0.03	l	17		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	99 / 9	6
0.03	l	18	?	caulanthus?	Caulanthus?	1 / 1
0.03	r	19		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	1 / 1	26
0.03	r	20		baby catclaw	Acacia greggii	50 / 9	8
0.03	l	21		*sorghum	Sorghum bicolor	1 / 1	1
0.03	l	22	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.03	l	23		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	5 / 2	59
0.03	l	24	?	baby chuparosa?	Justicia californica?	/
0.03	l	25	?	baby California fan palm?	Washingtonia filifera?	/
0.04	l	26		desert pine	Peucephyllum schottii	5 / 2	2
0.04	r			Sign: "Trails closed in Dead Indian Canyon January 1 - September 30"
0.04				Bear right and stay in wash near base of levee
0.05	r			Sign: "Trail [ahead]"
0.05	l	27	ssp	apricot mallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua	50 / 9
0.06	l			(*athel, Tamarix aphylla)
0.06	l	28		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	10 / 2	21
0.08	r			(flat-topped buckwheat, Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum)
0.09	r	29		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	5 / 1	13
0.09	l	30		*athel	Tamarix aphylla	30 / 3	2
0.10	r	31		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	3 / 1	28
0.11	l	32	sp	ann buckwheat	Eriogonum sp.	1 / 1
0.11	l	33		*giant reed	Arundo donax	1 / 1	9
0.13	l	34	?	unk annual like monkeyflower	Mimulus sp.?	1 / 1
0.18	r	35		baby blue palo verde	Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum	2 / 2	2
0.21	l	36	~	*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	1 / 1	32
0.22	r			Trail turns left 90° near end of levee; sign: "Trail [left]"
0.27		37		Thurber's sandpaper-plant	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	3 / 1	3
0.27	l			(desert-willow, Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata)
0.33	l	38		plicate coldenia	Tiquilia plicata	1 / 1	3
0.33	r			Trail turns right and leaves wash; sign: "Trail [ahead]"
0.34	l			(narrow-leaf four-wing saltbush, Atriplex canescens ssp. linearis)
0.35				Trail turns left
0.35	r	39	sp	annual grass	grass sp.	/
0.35	r	40		chuparosa	Justicia californica	30 / 9	6
0.36	l	41	~	Gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	50 / 9	8
0.36	r	42		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	99 / 9	5
0.40	r	43		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	99 / 9	7
0.45	l			(teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii)
0.46				Switchback right
0.50	r			(California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus)
0.50				Switchback left
0.57	l	44	~	white rhatany	Krameria grayi+	20 / 9	2
0.57	r	45		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus+	30 / 9	7
0.58				Trail turns right 90°
0.59	l			Sign: "Trail [both directions]"; trail turns right
0.60	r			Sign (facing other way): "Canyon Trail"
0.61				Minor saddle; local high point
0.62	r			Trail curves left; sign: "Trail [left]"
0.64	l	46		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	5 / 5	5
0.64	l	47		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	5 / 5	8
0.65	l			(desert agave, Agave deserti
0.65	l			(Nevada ephedra, Ephedra nevadensis)
0.65	l	48		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria dioica	2 / 2	3
0.66	l			(beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
0.66				Local low point
0.68	l			(woolly lipfern, Cheilanthes parryi)
0.68				Switchback right
0.68	l	49		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	99 / 9	13
0.70				Saddle; minor local high point followed by minor local low point
0.71				Trail turns left
0.75	l	50		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10 / 9	12
0.75				Trail turns left at ridge
0.76	l	51		woolly lipfern	Cheilanthes parryi	20 / 9	4
0.77	r			Trail turns left at ridge; water tank with camoflauge on one side
0.79				Trail turns left at ridge
0.82	r			Jct. Canyon Trail; Sign: "Canyon Trail"
0.85				Trail turns right
0.85	b	52		rock hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	5 / 3	4
0.89	l			(California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica)
0.95				Minor saddle; local high point
1.00	r	53		California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	10 / 5	6
1.03	l	54		desert agave	Agave deserti	30 / 9	7
1.08	l			(California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, fallen over, still growing from stem top)
1.18	r			Jct. trail; sign: "Trail [ahead]"
1.23				Switchback right
1.24	l	55		San Felipe dogweed	Adenophyllum porophylloides	3 / 2	6
1.26	r	56	~	desert woolly-star	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	20 / 3	2
				The hillside beginning near here is covered with flowering annuals in wet years
1.31				Switchback left
1.31				Switchback right
1.34				Switchback left
1.35				Switchback right
1.37				Trail jogs left
1.42				Jct. Hopalong Cassidy Trail
1.44	l	57		arrow-leaf	Pleurocoronis pluriseta	5 / 3	2
1.48				Switchback left
1.54	l			Jct. old trail; elevation 1640 feet (500 m)
				Species on old section, missing on reroute, with first occurrence later on trail that needs to be recorded:
		58		pencil cholla	Opuntia ramosissima	20 / 9	3
		59		desert-willow	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	10 / 3	6
		60	~	*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	/	60
		61		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	2 / 2	6
		62		chia	Salvia columbariae	99 / 9	25
		63		*fountain grass	Pennisetum setaceum	10 / 3	12
		64	?	pebble pincushion?	Chaenactis carphoclinia?	/
		65		desert mistletoe (on Acacia greggii)	Phoradendron californicum	20 / 5	3
		66		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	15 / 3	5
		67	~	trailing townula	Sarcostemma hirtellum	2 / 2	2
		68		Nevada ephedra	Ephedra nevadensis	50 / 9	3
		69		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	5 / 5	5
		70		flat-topped buckwheat	Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum	2 / 2	2
1.54	l			Sign (facing other direction): "Trail closed ..."
1.54	l			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
1.54	r	71		Parish's viguiera	Viguiera parishii	30 / 9	6
1.61				Trail zigzags up ridge
1.63	l			(white-stemmed milkweed, Asclepias albicans)
1.65	r			Check if this dead smallish (annual?) is a different species
1.66				Local high point
1.66	l	72		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	20 / 9	5
1.66				Minor local low point; cross small wash
1.68	l	73		star-flowered bedstraw	Galium stellatum var. eremicum	5 / 2	3
1.68	l	74	~	pellitory	Parietaria hespera var. hespera	1 / 1	7
1.68	l	75		white-stemmed milkweed	Asclepias albicans	2 / 2	1
1.70				Trail now on flattish top of ridge; local high point; elevation ~1760 feet (536 m)
1.71	r	76		desert apricot	Prunus fremontii+	20 / 9	6
1.79				Minor local low point; trail curves left
1.80				Switchback left
1.81				Trail curves right 90°
1.86				Local high point
1.90				Local low point
1.95				Local high point
1.98	b	77		California fan palm	Washingtonia filifera	10 / 2	4
1.98				Cross wash; elevation 1800 feet (549 m)
1.98	l			(desert baccharis, Baccharis sergiloides; arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea)
1.98	r			(Anderson's desert-thorn, Lycium andersonii)
2.00	l	78	~	Anderson's desert-thorn	Lycium andersonii	5 / 2	3
2.00	r			Sign: "Trail"; trail leaves wash to left
2.03	l			California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, uprooted and fallen over, regrowing from stem tops
2.05				Trail joins wash
2.13	r			Trail leaves wash to right; sign "Trail"
2.23				Cross small wash
2.29				Switchback left at side wash
2.31				Switchback right
2.33	l			Switchback left
2.38				Switchback right
2.39				Trail turns right
2.40				Trail curves left 90°
2.44				Minor saddle; local high point
2.45	l		~	(short-leaved baccharis, Baccharis brachyphylla)
2.48				Local low point
2.50				Minor local high point; then minor local low point
2.53				Overlook of drainage to left, which has many cut tamarisk branches and big palm trees up drainage; trail curves right 90°; elevation 2120 feet (646 m)
2.57				Trail curves left
2.61	l			(Tall palms); local high point immediately followed by local low point
2.64				Trail again on lip of drainage to left briefly; many tamarisk still present there
2.75				Switchback right
2.81				Switchback left
2.83				Trail begins series of minor local high and low points
2.93	b	79		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	10 / 9	10
2.97	l			Local high point; elevation 2240 feet (683 m); trail continues with series of minor local high and low points
3.08	r			Jct. Schey Trail
3.19				Trail turns left 90°
3.23				Switchback left
3.26				Local high point
3.28				Trail zigzags right then left
3.30				Trail crosses wash and turns right 90°
3.40	l			Cross wash; sign: "Trail [to right]"
3.41	b	80		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	10 / 3	22
3.57	r			(desert lotus, Lotus rigidus)
3.58				Cross wash; trail turns right 90°
3.60				Trail turns left 90°
3.70	l	81	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia sp.	2 / 1
3.71	l	82		goldenhead	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	1 / 1	1
3.74	l	83		desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	3 / 3	4
3.81				Local high point
3.89	r			Cross major drainage; sign: "Trail [ahead]"
3.97				Cross side wash
4.00				Saddle; local high point; elevation 2360 feet (719 m)
4.07	r	84		Vasey's sage	Salvia vaseyi	3 / 3	5
4.16	l	85		linear-leaved stillingia	Stillingia linearifolia	1 / 1	4
4.41				Cross wash; elevation ~2190 feet (668 m)
4.43				Trail turns left 90°, then turns right 90°
4.46	l	86		desert spike-moss	Selaginella eremophila	99 / 9	3
4.49				Local high point
4.59				Switchback right at drainage, then trail turns left 90°
4.65				Local high point at saddle between minor side drainages; elevation 2220 feet (677 m)
4.68	l			desert mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum, on white-stemmed milkweed, Asclepias albicans
4.74				Switchback left at ridge; trail then switchbacks down the slope
4.77	l	87	~	California spear-leaved brickellia	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	5 / 1	3
4.85	l	88		desert baccharis	Baccharis sergiloides	3 / 1	4
4.85	b	89	~	*ditch beard grass	Polypogon interruptus	20 / 1	2
4.85	r	90		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	1 / 1	7
4.85	l			Check for different annual Asteraceae 2.5 feet tall
4.85				Cross Cat Creek; local low point; elevation ~2078 feet (633 m)
4.85	l	91		*saltcedar	Tamarix ramosissima	1 / 1	5
4.85	r			Sign: "Trail [ascends to left]"
4.88				Cross wash and gradually switchback left
4.92				Switchback right and trail turns left 90°
5.01				Switchback left at ridge
5.04				Trail turns right 90°
5.10				Switchback right and trail curves left 90°
5.25				Local high point; elevation 2320 feet (707 m)
5.25				End plant guide

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Updated 19 February 2007.