Plant Guide to Cactus Spring Trail, Santa Rosa Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	r			Begin guide just past southeast corner of parking lot, at fire hydrant; elevation ~4045 feet (1233 m). Plants in parking lot not seen on trail: Russian thistle, Salsola tragus; thyme-leafed spurge, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia; coyote melon, Cucurbita palmata
0.00	b	1		fringed onion	Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum	20 / 1	1
0.00	b	2		smooth western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata ssp. glabra	30 / 5	3
0.00	b	3		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	99 / 9	16
0.00	b	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	68
0.00	b	5		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	50 / 9	13
0.00	b	6		Mojave lomatium	Lomatium mohavense	10 / 5	1
0.00	b	7		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	20 / 2	21
0.00	b	8		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae+	99 / 9	18
0.00	b	9		Munz's mariposa lily	Calochortus palmeri var. munzii	3 / 1	1
0.00	r	10		coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	50 / 9	1
0.00	r	11		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	5
0.00	r	12		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	37
0.00	l	13		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	99 / 9	9
0.00	l	14		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	30 / 5	15
0.00	l	15		desert scrub oak	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	99 / 9	3
0.00	b	16		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi+	99 / 9	27
0.00	r	17		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	99 / 9	8
0.00	r	18		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	50 / 9	11
0.00	b	19		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	30 / 9	13
0.00	b	20	~	Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii+	40 / 9	21
0.00	b	21		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	65
0.00	l	22		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	30 / 9	10
0.00	l	23		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	50 / 9	37
0.00				End fence
0.00	r	24		moth combseed	Pectocarya setosa	30 / 9	1
0.00	b	25		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	30 / 9	3
0.00	r	26		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	99 / 9	25
0.00	l	27		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	50 / 9	31
0.00	l	28		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	99 / 9	4
0.00	l	29		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	20 / 2	16
0.00	l	30		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	50 / 9	10
0.00	b	31		desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	99 / 9	3
0.00	r	32		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	99 / 9	4
0.00	b	33		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	99 / 9	27
0.00	r			Signpost: "Please stay on designated routes only"
0.00	l	34		Patagonia plantain	Plantago patagonica	20 / 2	3
0.00	l	35		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	31
0.01	b	36		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	50 / 9	12
0.01	l	37		brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	30 / 9	9
0.01	r	38		desert agave	Agave deserti	30 / 9	13
0.01	l	39		desert woolly-star	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	99 / 9	4
0.01	r	40		giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	30 / 9	4
0.02	r	41		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	20 / 3	23
0.02	r	42		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	50 / 9	19
0.02	r	43		desert chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	10 / 5	11
0.02	l	44		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	3 / 3	13
0.02	l			(fringed amaranth, Amaranthus fimbriatus; western bernardia, Bernardia myricifolia; silver puffs, Uropappus lindleyi)
0.03	r	45		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	32
0.03	l	46		odora	Porophyllum gracile	20 / 9	9
0.03	l	47		San Felipe dogweed	Adenophyllum porophylloides	50 / 9	12
0.03	l			(fluff grass, Erioneuron pulchellum)
0.03	r	48		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	30 / 9	3
0.04	r	49		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	30 / 9	30
0.04	r	50		Fremont pincushion	Chaenactis fremontii	99 / 9	10
0.05	l			(California juniper, Juniperus californica; lotebush, Ziziphus parryi var. parryi)
0.07	l	51		turpentine broom	Thamnosma montana	40 / 9	1
0.09	r			(pinyon pine, Pinus monophylla)
0.10	c	52		chia	Salvia columbariae	50 / 9	32
0.10	l	53		Payson's wild cabbage	Caulanthus simulans	2 / 1	4
0.11	r	54	~	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 5	14
0.12	l	55		hairy-podded pepper-grass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	30 / 1	9
0.12	l	56		desert bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	10 / 5	2
0.12	l	57		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	40 / 9	9
0.12	l	58		side-oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	30 / 9	1
0.12	l	59		pinyon pine	Pinus monophylla	40 / 9	4
0.13	r	60		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	10 / 5	28
0.13	b	61		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum+	20 / 5	5
0.13	r	62		desert almond	Prunus fasciculata var. fasciculata	10 / 4	1
0.13	r	63		fringed amaranth	Amaranthus fimbriatus	3 / 1	7
0.13	r	64		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	2 / 1	54
0.13	r			Cross small drainage, which briefly joins road
				Check for Poa bigelovii vouchered from someplace between Dolomite Mine and Horsethief Creek (winter ann, cespitose, 4-16 inches high, shady places like next to rocks), and for Camissonia intermedia
0.13	r	65		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	10 / 5	7
0.13	r	66		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	20 / 5	12
0.13	l	67		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	5 / 3	26
0.13	l	68		Parish three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. parishii	10 / 9	2
0.13	l			Small drainage exits road
0.14	r	69		climbing milkweed	Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii+	2 / 1	6
0.14	r	70		narrow-leaved brickellia	Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia	20 / 5	2
0.16	r	71		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 2	9
0.16				(Acton encelia, Encelia actoni)
0.17				T-jct. with road; turn right on it
0.19	l			Jct. Cactus Spring Trail; turn left and take it
0.19	l	72		desert lotus	Lotus rigidus	99 / 9	8
0.19	r			Sign: "Cactus Spring Trail 5E01 (ahead); Sawmill Trail 5E03 (right)"
0.20	l	73		Acton encelia	Encelia actoni	10 / 4	3
0.20	r			Display board: "Cactus Springs Trail ..."
0.22	r			(bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca)
0.22	r			Sign: "Bikes prohibited in Santa Rosa Wilderness"
0.24	r			(slender bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum)
0.26	r			Jct. small drainage that joins trail
0.27	r	74		desert monardella	Monardella nana ssp. arida+	40 / 9	2
0.28	l	75		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	50 / 9	13
0.28	l			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.31	l	76		fluff grass	Erioneuron pulchellum	20 / 5	3
0.32				Y-jct; old road continues straight; take trail to right
0.32	r			Sign: "Cactus Spring Trail 5E01; Horsethief Creek 2 1/4 mi; Cactus Spring 4 mi; Agua Alta Spring 10 mi"
0.33	r			Wilderness Sign-In Box (for permit)
0.33	l	77		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	5 / 5	49
0.33	l	78		California popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens	5 / 1	6
0.34	l	79		trailing four-o'clock	Mirabilis pumila	20 / 3	1
0.34	r	80	?	telegraph weed?	Heterotheca grandiflora?	1 / 1
0.34	l	81		western bernardia	Bernardia myricifolia	99 / 9	4
0.34	b	82		California juniper	Juniperus californica	20 / 9	4
0.34	r	83		white-bracted spineflower	Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca	30 / 3	1
0.34				Local low point on trail; elevation 4000 feet (1219 m)
0.36				Minor local high point on trail
0.36	l	84		Schott's calico	Loeseliastrum schottii	50 / 9	4
0.37	l	85		white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	50 / 9	2
0.37	l			weird popcorn flower variant with almost entirely vegetative growth; probably C. intermedia
0.37	l	86		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus+	20 / 2	20
0.37	r	87		wing-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha pterocarya	10 / 2	3
0.38	l			(bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
0.38				Jct. small drainage that joins trail
0.40				Trails leaves small drainage; minor local low point on trail
0.40	r	88		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	5 / 5	35
0.40	b			(beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
0.40	r			(lace-pod, Thysanocarpus laciniatus)
0.40	l	89		intermediate sun-cups	Camissonia intermedia	5 / 2	7
0.40	b	90		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	20 / 5	7
0.41	l	91		golden-bowl mariposa	Calochortus concolor	50 / 9	2
0.42	r			(white sage, Salvia apiana)
0.42				Minor local high point on trail
0.43	b	92		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	20 / 9	23
0.44	r	93		Palmer's milk-vetch	Astragalus palmeri	50 / 9	2
0.44	r			Woodrat's nest
0.45	l	94		star gilia	Gilia stellata	50 / 9	9
0.45	r			(dense mistletoe, Phoradendron densum, on juniper)
0.46	r	95		Gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	5 / 5	19
0.47	r	96		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	30 / 5	8
0.47	r	97		little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	30 / 7	3
0.48	l			(desert apricot, Prunus fremontii)
0.49				Trail rounds ridge and curves right 90°
0.50	r	98		white sage	Salvia apiana	50 / 9	43
0.50	b	99		desert apricot	Prunus fremontii	20 / 9	7
0.51	b	100		desert bluebells	Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia	99 / 9	1
0.51	b			(San Jacinto beardtongue, Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus)
0.51	r	101		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	20 / 3	25
0.52	r	102		Coulter's snapdragon	Antirrhinum coulterianum	2 / 1	8
0.52	b	103		catclaw	Acacia greggii	30 / 7	21
0.53	r			Jct. use trail; our trail curves left
0.53	r	104		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	10 / 3	43
0.53	l			(California fuchsia, Epilobium canum+)
0.53	l	105		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	10 / 1	19
0.53	l	106	~	horseweed	Conyza canadensis	1 / 1	45
0.53				Cross Deep Canyon drainage; local low point; elevation 3880 feet (1183 m)
0.53	b	107		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	10 / 1	9
0.53	l	108		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	10 / 1	11
0.53	r	109		lesser paintbrush	Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis	5 / 2	2
0.53	r	110	~	little spring beauty	Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua	10 / 2	5
0.53	l	111		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	10 / 1	48
0.53	l		~	(spreading fleabane, Erigeron divergens; dwarf lupine, Lupinus bicolor; Lemmon's phacelia, Phacelia lemmonii; western marsh cudweed, Gnaphalium palustre; common bedstraw, Galium aparine; ~Spanish clover, ~Lotus purshianus var. purshianus; ~few-flowered heterocodon, ~Heterocodon rariflorum)
0.53	r		sp	(canchalagua, Centaurium venustum; scarlet monkeyflower, Mimulus cardinalis; spear-leaved mountain dandelion, Agoseris retrorsa; rigid hedge-nettle, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida; dock, Rumex sp.; toad rush, Juncus bufonius var. bufonius; tumble pigweed, Amaranthus albus; iris-leaved rush, Juncus xiphioides; ~little redstem monkeyflower, ~Mimulus rubellus)
0.53	r	112		baby California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	4 / 4	30
0.53	b	113		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 5	31
0.53	r	114		desert baccharis	Baccharis sergiloides	99 / 9	6
0.53	r	115		western false-indigo	Amorpha fruticosa	30 / 5	2
0.53	b	116		canyon dodder	Cuscuta subinclusa	3 / 2	2
0.53	b	117		desert olive	Forestiera pubescens	10 / 2	2
0.53	r	118		southern Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor	10 / 1	6
0.53	r	119		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	10 / 3	9
0.54	r	120		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	20 / 9	47
0.54	l		~	(red willow, Salix laevigata)
0.55	l	121		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens+	2 / 2	15
0.55	r	122		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	2 / 2	16
0.55	l			Very old junked car, truck and water tank
0.55	r	123		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	3 / 3	16
0.56				Enter marble area and the so-called "Dolomite Mine"
0.56	l			(scarlet milk-vetch, Astragalus coccineus, on north side of mine)
0.60	r			Jct. road
0.60	r	124		pancake prickly-pear	Opuntia chlorotica	10 / 4	2
0.60	l	125		San Jacinto beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus	40 / 9	2
0.61	l	126		lotebush	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	30 / 9	3
0.62	b	127		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium+	10 / 2	11
0.62	l		~	(perennial rock-cress, Arabis perennans)
0.62				Y-jct; stay right; old mine road is to left; local high point; elevation ~3940 feet (1200 m)
0.63	r	128		lace-pod	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	10 / 3	7
0.64				Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
0.73				Cross small drainage; local low point; elevation ~3900 feet (1190 m)
0.74	l			Jct. (short?) road
0.75	b	129		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	50 / 9	10
0.79	r	130		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	4 / 4	8
0.82	l			Jct. mine road shaped like a "U" tangent to our trail
0.83	r			Jct. road; sign: "Be prepared for hazardous conditions beyond this point"
0.83	r	131		slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	10 / 9	6
0.84				Local high point on trail; elevation ~3930 feet (1198 m)
0.85				Minor local low point on trail
0.88				Second of two minor local high points on trail; begin steep downhill - watch your footing!
0.88	r			(cane cholla, Opuntia parryi)
0.91	l	132		(young) California spear-leaved brickellia	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	3 / 3	3
0.91	l			First of several specimens of desert scrub oak, Quercus cornelius-mulleri, with some much-larger leaves that are much-greener above
0.91	r	133		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	20 / 9	3
0.92	b	134	~	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	20 / 5	9
0.94	r	135		limestone phacelia	Phacelia cryptantha	50 / 9	1
0.95				Cross small drainage
0.95	l	136		dense mistletoe (on juniper)	Phoradendron densum	1 / 1	2
0.96				Now on ridge between the two close drainages; note the normal-looking Eriodictyon crassifolium plants here.
0.97	r	137		Santa Rosa Mtns. linanthus	Linanthus floribundus ssp. hallii	20 / 9	2
0.99				Trail zigzags right then left
0.99	r			First live San Jacinto beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus	/
0.99	r			(Fremont cottonwood, Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii)
1.00				Cross drainage; local low point; elevation ~3840 feet (1170 m)
1.00	b	138		southern goldenrod	Solidago confinis	20 / 3	2
1.01	r	139		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii+	30 / 5	7
1.03				Local high point on trail
1.04	r			yellow-flowered woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	/
1.05	r	140		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	50 / 7	22
1.06	r	141		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	1 / 1	28
1.06	r	142		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	10 / 2	22
1.06				Cross drainage; local low point; elevation ~3820 feet (1165 m)
1.06	b	143		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	2 / 2	45
1.06	r			adult California brickellbush, Brickellia californica
1.06	l	144		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	2 / 2	4
1.08	l			Trap-door spider's door
1.09	l	145		small-flowered nemacladus	Nemacladus sigmoideus	20 / 3	1
1.16	l			(Bigelow's monkeyflower, Mimulus bigelovii var. bigelovii)
1.17	l			Sign: "Santa Rosa Wilderness"
1.18				Local high point on trail; elevation ~3930 feet (1198 m)
1.21	r	146		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	30 / 7	14
1.29				Cross drainage
1.30	l	147		Hall's caulanthus	Caulanthus hallii	1 / 1	2
1.30	l			(jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis)
1.34	l	148		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	10 / 4	12
1.39	b	149		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	10 / 2	10
1.39				Enter big patch of prickly pear cactus on unusual steep planar slope perhaps caused by undercutting of slope by creek and landsliding
1.41	l	150		Parish's poppy	Eschscholzia parishii	50 / 9	8
1.48				Cross small side drainage
1.49				Cross main drainage
1.49				Cross main drainage again
1.50	l	151		cane bluestem	Bothriochloa barbinodis	20 / 4	3
1.50				Cross main drainage again
1.50	l		~	(white desert-primrose, Oenothera caespitosa ssp. marginata)
1.51	l	152		narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua	5 / 2	11
1.51	l	153		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 3	66
1.52	l	154		annual malacothrix	Malacothrix clevelandii	10 / 2	3
1.52	l	155		western marsh cudweed	Gnaphalium palustre	5 / 1	7
1.52	l	156		eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida	20 / 5	3
1.52	r	157		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	10 / 3	10
1.52	r			Small drainage joins trail
1.53	l	158		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 9	51
1.53	r	159	~	virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora	2 / 2	12
1.54	l			white blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	/
1.54	l	160		silky lotus	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	10 / 2	8
1.55	l	161		scarlet milk-vetch	Astragalus coccineus	20 / 5	1
1.60				Cross drainage to its left
1.61	r			(desert dudleya, Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)
1.63				Cross drainage to its right
1.67	r	162		desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	20 / 5	4
1.67	r	163		desert noseburn	Tragia ramosa	5 / 1	1
1.68	b	164		smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	5 / 3	4
1.68	r			Cross side drainage
1.70	l	165		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	5 / 3	2
1.71				Minor local high point on trail
1.73				Cross creek with water; local low point on trail; elevation ~3640 feet (1110 m)
1.73	b	166		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	30 / 3	26
1.73	b	167		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	1 / 1	31
1.73	l	168	~	iris-leaved rush	Juncus xiphioides	3 / 1	5
1.73	l	169		Hooker's evening-primrose	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	1 / 1	11
1.74	r		~	(southern cattail, Typha domingensis)
1.75	r			(stream orchid, Epipactis gigantea)
1.75	r	170		velvet ash	Fraxinus velutina	2 / 2	4
1.75	r			(wild grape, Vitis girdiana)
1.83	r	171		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	2 / 1	9
1.84				Local high point on trail; elevation ~3740 feet (1140 m)
1.93				Check mileage to drainage
1.93				Trail joins drainage
1.99	l	172		baby teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	1 / 1	13
2.06				Trail leaves drainage to left
2.11				Trail crosses drainage to right
2.13				Cross major drainage which joins Horsethief Creek just downstream; local low point; elevation ~3560 feet (1085 m); (check mileage: is this actually 2.20?)
2.15				Local high point
2.16	l	173		white-stemmed blazing star	Mentzelia albicaulis	2 / 1	3
2.20	l			(Old horse corral made from manzanita branches)
2.26	l	174		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	3 / 3	19
2.26	r	175		California filago	Filago californica	5 / 1	24
2.26		176		spearleaf	Matelea parvifolia	1 / 1	3
2.27				Trail turns left 90°
2.27	l	177		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria tetrancistra	3 / 2	2
2.27	r	178		Parish's viguiera	Viguiera parishii	20 / 5	11
2.28	l	179		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	5 / 1	38
2.28				Switchback right
2.29	r	180		southern gilia	Gilia australis	/ 1	3
2.29	r	181		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	1 / 1	37
2.30				Switchback left
2.31	l			mature California spear-leaved brickellia	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	/
2.31				Switchback right
2.32				Switchback left and trail curves right
2.33	l	182		Fremont cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	2 / 2	13
2.33	b	183		*tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea	5 / 1	4
2.33				Cross Horsethief Creek; elevation ~3480 feet (1060 m)
2.34				Trail turns right 90°
2.35	l	184		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus+	10 / 1	33
2.35				Y-jct; Trail is left branch; Trail to right goes to a shady rest spot; go right
2.36	l	185		honey mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	10 / 4	9
2.37	r	186		wild grape	Vitis girdiana	1 / 1	8
2.37	r	187	~	creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	10 / 1	13
2.37	l	188		Torrey's scrub oak (resembling Engelmann's oak)	Quercus acutidens (resembling Q. engelmannii)+	5 / 1	29
				(Along Horsethief Creek: blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum; ~western columbine, ~Aquilegia formosa; white alder, Alnus rhombifolia; saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima)
2.37				Return to Y-jct
2.39				Y-jct; go right
2.41	l	189	?	unk annual Asteraceae	?	1 / 1
2.42				Switchback left
2.43				Switchback right
2.44	l	190		Mexican bladder sage	Salazaria mexicana	3 / 1	1
2.46	l			(desert mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum)
2.49	l	191		pale sun-cup	Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida	20 / 5	6
2.51				Switchback right
2.53				Trail turns right 30 degrees
2.53	l	192		gravel cryptantha	Cryptantha decipiens	5 / 1	1
2.55				Switchback left
2.55	r	193		California marina	Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii	10 / 3	1
2.55				Switchback right
2.60				Saddle
2.62				Smaller saddle
2.66				Saddle
2.71				Trail is now less steep on ridge
2.71	r	194		papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	3 / 1	7
2.74				Saddle; local high point; trail now descends to eventually join wash
2.79				Saddle
2.83	l		~	(Ziegler's aster, Machaeranthera canescens var. ziegleri)
2.86				Join wash
2.88	l			(Different Ericameria high on cliff?)
2.97	b	195		*saltcedar	Tamarix ramosissima	50 / 9	6
3.06				Y-jct in wash; stay right
3.07		196		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	20 / 9	2
3.15	l	197		long-leaved rush	Juncus macrophyllus	5 / 2	8
3.31	r	198		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	20 / 2	22
3.48				Y-jct in wash; stay right
3.51				Rejoin other branch of wash
3.56				Leave entrenched wash near here
3.64	r	199	~	California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica ssp. avita	10 / 2	1
3.74	l	200		spotted buckwheat	Eriogonum maculatum	30 / 3	1
3.95	l			Hillside of California marina, Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii
3.96	l			Hillside of California marina, Marina orcuttii var. orcuttii
3.97	r			Sign: "Trail"
4.05	l			Sign: "Trail"
4.09				Local high point
4.14	l			Sign: "Trail"; local high point
4.36	r	201		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 3	17
4.42	r			Sign: "Trail"
4.45	r			Y-jct; stay right; Sign: "Trail"
4.51	l			Sign: "Trail"
4.63				Jct. wash with Cactus Spring; go left to the Spring
4.66	l	202	?	unk similar to Epilobium brachycarpum, but may be perennial
4.66				Cactus Spring; return to trail
4.69				Jct. trail; go left
4.77	l			Sign: "Trail"
4.90	r			Trail parallels creek for a short distance; next species is in Creek to right
4.93	r	203		desert-willow	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	20 / 1	8
4.93				End Plant Guide; the following are approximate mileages to points farther along the trail
5.32				Cross creek
8.81				Saddle between Deep Canyon and Martinez Canyon

http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/cactus_spring.html
Updated 7 June 2008.