Plant Guide to Fobes Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Fobes Trail, 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

The Fobes Trail travels from the northern part of Garner Valley to the Pacific Crest Trail at the Desert Divide. The trailhead is reached by turning north of SR74 onto a 4 mile dirt road, Fobes Ranch Road (6S05). Fobes Ranch Road is not signed like the other roads along SR74; it has only a sign on the fence by the gate, which is hard to see from SR74.
The turnoff from SR74 is 6.8 miles southeast of Mountain Center just beyond mile marker 66. On Fobes Ranch Road, stay left at a fork 0.4 miles north of SR74, and stay right at the signed fork at mile 3.6. The signed Fobes Trailhead only has parking for ~3 vehicles, with additional parking a bit farther up the road.
See Hike 80 in Robinson and Harris, San Bernardino Mountain Trails, sixth edition, January 2006, p. 204; and Hike 48 in Ferranti and Koenig, 100 Great Hikes in and near Palm Springs, 2000, p. 103.
This guide is mainly the result of two trips in March and April 2007 only to mile 1.12, along with a trip in July 2009 that extended the guide to the top of the trail without much botanizing on the lower part of the trail.
Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

TBS

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 101 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 7 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 "7" 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 0 0%
2 0 0%
3 1 1%
4 2 2%
5 2 2%

1-5 5 4%
6-10 16 14%
11-15 19 17%
16-20 19 17%
21-25 14 12%
26-30 6 5%
31-35 12 11%
36-40 6 5%
41-45 6 5%
46-50 4 4%
51-55 4 4%
56-60 2 2%
60-65 1 1%
Total Taxa 114 100%

We found 27 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been fully 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"
3/18/2007 1 80 5 17 10 6

Numbers not yet supplied for the last two trips on the trail.
The fieldwork on 3/18/07 and 4/4/07 was only to mile 1.12. The fieldwork on 7/2/09 concentrated primarily on mile 1.12 to the top of the trail.
We thank an anonymous person for help with the fieldwork on 3/18/07, and another anonymous person for help on 7/2/09, and Mike Crouse for help with the fieldwork on 7/2/09.
Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail at edge of access road; elevation ~5230 feet (1594 m)
0.00 r (California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica)
0.00 b 1 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 10 / 2 28
0.00 b 2 goldenrod Solidago californica 30 / 9 59
0.00 l 3 sp annual lotus Lotus sp. /
0.00 l 4 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 5 / 1 80
0.00 l 5 ? *bird's-eye speedwell? Veronica persica? 1 / 1
0.00 b 6 sp grass like poa Poa sp.? 30 / 9
0.00 l 7 yarrow Achillea millefolium 30 / 9 25
0.00 b 8 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 50 / 9 13
0.00 b 9 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 50 / 9 21
0.00 l 10 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 3 / 1 38
0.00 l 11 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 5 / 3 16
0.00 r 12 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 5 / 3 74
0.00 l 13 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 30 / 9 41
0.00 l 14 sp suncup Camissonia sp. 20 / 3
0.00 l 15 ~ goosefoot yellow violet Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum 20 / 9 8
0.00 l 16 sp popcorn flower Cryptantha sp. /
0.00 l 17 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi / 38
0.00 l 18 ? western tansy-mustard or hairy peppergrass Descurainia pinnata or Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 50 / 9
0.00 l 19 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 9 43
0.00 l 20 sp rock cress Arabis sp. 99 / 9
0.00 l 21 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 10 / 9 16
0.00 l (California wild rose, Rosa californica)
0.00 b 22 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 20 / 9 42
0.00 l 23 sp Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 1 / 1 34
0.00 b 24 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 71
0.00 r 25 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 20 / 1 31
0.00 b 26 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 30 / 9 54
0.00 r 27 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 10 / 9 11
0.00 l 28 California wild rose Rosa californica 10 / 3 17
0.00 l Sign: "Fobes Trail 4E024; PCT 1.5 miles; Apache Spring 5 miles"
0.00 r 29 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 30 / 9 34
0.00 r 30 ssp slender bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum 20 / 9 9
0.00 l 31 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 5 / 1 11
0.00 l 32 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum 1 / 1 17
0.00 l 33 ~ showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 20 / 9 15
0.00 r 34 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 1 / 1 11
0.00 l 35 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 30 / 9 55
0.00 l 36 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99 / 9 32
0.00 r 37 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 10 / 9 43
0.00 l Display Board: "Fobes Trail ..."
0.00 l 38 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 5 / 3 26
0.00 r 39 mountain sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana 5 / 3 13
0.00 l (red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01 r 40 ~ *downy brome Bromus tectorum 50 / 9 39
0.01 r 41 ~ baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii 20 / 2 3
0.01 l 42 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 20 / 9 23
0.01 r 43 ~ desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa 5 / 5 9
0.02 r (whorledleaf penstemon, Keckiella ternata var. ternata; arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.02 r 44 ~ blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 3 / 3 57
0.02 r (ashy silk tassel, Garrya flavescens; woodrat's nest)
0.02 r ~ (curly dock, Rumex crispus)
0.02 b 45 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium / 22
0.02 r 46 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus / 31
0.02 r (western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum)
0.02 l 47 sp coast-range melic? Melica imperfecta? 30 / 9
0.02 b 48 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 20 / 9 24
0.02 r (lesser paintbrush, Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis)
0.02 l 49 basketbush Rhus trilobata 20 / 9 33
0.02 r 50 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 1 / 1 17
0.02 r 51 ? Rocky Mountain buttercup? floating marsh-pennywort? Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus? Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 10 / 1
0.02 l 52 ~ white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 5 / 2 42
0.02 r 53 canchalagua Centaurium venustum 5 / 1 17
0.03 r 54 common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus 2 / 1 22
0.03 l 55 globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia 20 / 3 12
0.03 l 56 common bedstraw Galium aparine 5 / 2 48
0.03 r 57 ~ Orcutt's brome Bromus orcuttianus 20 / 5 10
0.03 r 58 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 5 / 1 15
0.03 r 59 southern Chinese houses Collinsia concolor 10 / 1 11
0.03 r 60 ~ popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia / 37
0.03 r ~ (goldenstar, Bloomeria crocea; willow-leaved dock, Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus; Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus; ~San Bernardino sun-cup, ~Camissonia confusa; rabbits-foot grass, Polypogon monspeliensis)
0.05 r 61 southern miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana 2 / 1 33
0.05 r 62 sp annual lupine Lupinus sp. 2 / 1
0.05 r 63 ~ small-head field clover Trifolium microcephalum / 13
0.05 b 64 ~ narrow-leaved miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora 5 / 1 25
0.05 r 65 sp larkspur Delphinium sp. 5 / 1
0.05 r 66 sp peppergrass Lepidium sp. 5 / 1
0.07 Trail turns right
0.07 b 67 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 40 / 9 9
0.07 r (phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)
0.08 r 68 Vasey's prickly-pear Opuntia vaseyi 5 / 5 34
0.09 l 69 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 5 / 2 41
0.09 l 70 sp annual phacelia Phacelia sp. /
0.10 l 71 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 3 / 3 10
0.10 r ~ (tower mustard, Arabis glabra var. glabra)
0.11 r 72 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 1 / 1 50
0.11 r 73 sp desert scrub oak? Quercus cornelius-mulleri? 1 / 1
0.11 Trail turns right and crosses drainage
0.11 b 74 western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 30 / 9 15
0.11 Switchback left
0.11 l definite coast-range melic Melica imperfecta / 51
0.11 l Check for June grass, Koeleria macrantha
0.11 r 75 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia 10 / 5 38
0.12 r 76 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 30 / 9 16
0.12 l 77 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 10 / 9 20
0.12 r 78 beautiful rock-cress Arabis pulchra / 4
0.12 l 79 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 20 / 9 48
0.12 l 80 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 10 / 3 19
0.13 r 81 giant needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum 20 / 9 29
0.16 r 82 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 3 / 3 10
0.17 Switchback right
0.18 l 83 cane cholla Opuntia parryi 20 / 9 5
0.19 l 84 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 20 / 9 18
0.20 b 85 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 10 / 2 14
0.21 Switchback left
0.22 r 86 Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii / 16
0.22 r 87 sp silky lotus or Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus heermannii or Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis /
0.26 Switchback right
0.29 Cross small drainage
0.29 l Check for long-styled rush, Juncus longistylis
0.30 l (Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, in front of water tank)
0.37 Cross small drainage
0.37 r 88 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 2 / 1 21
0.38 Switchback left; elevation ~5430 feet (1655 m)
0.38 l 89 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 10 / 5 21
0.39 r 90 sticky false-gilia Allophyllum glutinosum 1 / 1 12
0.39 r 91 twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 10 / 3 12
0.39 r 92 Indian milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa 5 / 1 22
0.39 l (silky lotus, Lotus heermannii var. heermannii)
0.39 r (Coulter's snapdragon, Antirrhinum coulterianum)
0.39 r 93 ~ slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. incultum / 4
0.39 r 94 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 20 / 5 52
0.39 r 95 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus / 36
0.40 r 96 sp rockcress with seeds in 1 row Arabis sp. /
0.46 r 97 sp dodder Cuscuta sp. 2 / 2
0.48 b 98 Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 30 / 9 9
0.55 b 99 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 5 / 2 17
0.57 l 100 ~ sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 5 / 2 20
0.59 l 101 ? annual apiaceae? Apiaceae? 2 / 1
0.59 l 102 sp Payson's wild cabbage? Caulanthus simulans? 50 / 9
0.59 b 103 sp annual buckwheat Eriogonum sp. 10 / 2
0.60 l 104 giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens / 9
0.60 l 105 ~ coastal gilia Gilia diegensis / 7
0.60 l 106 muilla Muilla maritima / 15
0.61 l 107 wild canterbury bells Phacelia minor / 25
0.61 l 108 Veatch's blazing star Mentzelia veatchiana / 6
0.61 r Check for California suncup, Camissonia californica
0.61 r 109 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii / 22
0.71 l 110 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 20 / 5 48
0.73 l 111 ? comb-bur? Pectocarya? 5 / 1
0.73 l 112 sp pincushion flower Chaenactis sp. 5 / 1
0.75 l (Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch, Astragalus douglasii var. parishii)
0.77 l 113 Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii 10 / 4 9
0.79 l (Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi)
0.79 l 114 sp per Lotus Lotus sp. 10 / 9
0.81 Switchback left; elevation 5600 feet (1707 m)
0.82 r 115 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 2 / 1 8
0.84 r 116 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 3 / 1 34
0.85 l 117 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 1 / 1 35
0.85 r 118 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis / 16
0.87 r 119 ~ splendid gilia Gilia splendens ssp. splendens / 13
0.91 r 120 goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 3 / 1 30
0.96 r 121 sp goldenbush? Ericameria? 1 / 1
0.97 r 122 ssp San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii / 32
0.99 b 123 sugar bush Rhus ovata 1 / 1 35
1.02 l Highest Opuntia parryi
1.05 r 124 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus / 16
1.08 r 125 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula / 15
1.14 r 126 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii / 28
1.15 r 127 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica / 9
1.18 Go through cattle gate
1.18 r 128 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum / 14
1.18 r 129 purple-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha / 19
1.20 r 130 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii / 9
1.21 r 131 slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus / 21
1.24 Trail makes long 90° curve right
1.26 r 132 California black oak Quercus kelloggii / 23
1.26 r 133 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha / 16
1.26 r ~ (pine cryptantha, Cryptantha simulans)
1.29 b 134 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus / 62
1.29 r (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana; incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
1.29 r 135 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum / 17
1.30 l 136 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens / 28
1.30 r (San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
1.31 r 137 mountain blazing star Mentzelia montana / 7
1.34 l 138 sp groundsmoke Gayophytum sp. /
1.34 r 139 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea / 17
1.34 r 140 large-flowered collomia Collomia grandiflora / 5
1.36 r 141 ssp short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora / 11
1.45 r (Parish's tauschia, Tauschia parishii; San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum)
1.48 l Jct. trail to USFS Spring
1.49 l (Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum)
1.50 Jct. PCT

Look for the following species on trail:
Antirrhinum coulterianum
Bloomeria crocea
Camissonia confusa
Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum
Garrya flavescens
Pinus coulteri
Polypogon monspeliensis
Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
Sambucus mexicana
Tauschia parishii

Comments On Specific Species

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Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	0	0%
2	0	0%
3	1	1%
4	2	2%
5	2	2%

1-5	5	4%
6-10	16	14%
11-15	19	17%
16-20	19	17%
21-25	14	12%
26-30	6	5%
31-35	12	11%
36-40	6	5%
41-45	6	5%
46-50	4	4%
51-55	4	4%
56-60	2	2%
60-65	1	1%
Total Taxa	114	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
3/18/2007	1	80	5	17	10	6

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at edge of access road; elevation ~5230 feet (1594 m)
0.00	r			(California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica)
0.00	b	1		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	10 / 2	28
0.00	b	2		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 9	59
0.00	l	3	sp	annual lotus	Lotus sp.	/
0.00	l	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	5 / 1	80
0.00	l	5	?	*bird's-eye speedwell?	Veronica persica?	1 / 1
0.00	b	6	sp	grass like poa	Poa sp.?	30 / 9
0.00	l	7		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 9	25
0.00	b	8		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	50 / 9	13
0.00	b	9		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	50 / 9	21
0.00	l	10		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	3 / 1	38
0.00	l	11		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	5 / 3	16
0.00	r	12		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 3	74
0.00	l	13		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	30 / 9	41
0.00	l	14	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	20 / 3
0.00	l	15	~	goosefoot yellow violet	Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum	20 / 9	8
0.00	l	16	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.00	l	17		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	/	38
0.00	l	18	?	western tansy-mustard or hairy peppergrass	Descurainia pinnata or Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	50 / 9
0.00	l	19		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 9	43
0.00	l	20	sp	rock cress	Arabis sp.	99 / 9
0.00	l	21		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	10 / 9	16
0.00	l			(California wild rose, Rosa californica)
0.00	b	22		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	20 / 9	42
0.00	l	23	sp	Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	1 / 1	34
0.00	b	24		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	71
0.00	r	25		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	20 / 1	31
0.00	b	26		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	30 / 9	54
0.00	r	27		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	10 / 9	11
0.00	l	28		California wild rose	Rosa californica	10 / 3	17
0.00	l			Sign: "Fobes Trail 4E024; PCT 1.5 miles; Apache Spring 5 miles"
0.00	r	29		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 9	34
0.00	r	30	ssp	slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	20 / 9	9
0.00	l	31		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	5 / 1	11
0.00	l	32		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	1 / 1	17
0.00	l	33	~	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	20 / 9	15
0.00	r	34		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	1 / 1	11
0.00	l	35		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	30 / 9	55
0.00	l	36		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	99 / 9	32
0.00	r	37		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	10 / 9	43
0.00	l			Display Board: "Fobes Trail ..."
0.00	l	38		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	5 / 3	26
0.00	r	39		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	5 / 3	13
0.00	l			(red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01	r	40	~	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 9	39
0.01	r	41	~	baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	20 / 2	3
0.01	l	42		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 9	23
0.01	r	43	~	desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	5 / 5	9
0.02	r			(whorledleaf penstemon, Keckiella ternata var. ternata; arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.02	r	44	~	blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	3 / 3	57
0.02	r			(ashy silk tassel, Garrya flavescens; woodrat's nest)
0.02	r		~	(curly dock, Rumex crispus)
0.02	b	45		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	/	22
0.02	r	46		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	/	31
0.02	r			(western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum)
0.02	l	47	sp	coast-range melic?	Melica imperfecta?	30 / 9
0.02	b	48		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 9	24
0.02	r			(lesser paintbrush, Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis)
0.02	l	49		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	20 / 9	33
0.02	r	50		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	1 / 1	17
0.02	r	51	?	Rocky Mountain buttercup? floating marsh-pennywort?	Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus? Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	10 / 1
0.02	l	52	~	white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	5 / 2	42
0.02	r	53		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	5 / 1	17
0.03	r	54		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	2 / 1	22
0.03	l	55		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	20 / 3	12
0.03	l	56		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 2	48
0.03	r	57	~	Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus	20 / 5	10
0.03	r	58		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	5 / 1	15
0.03	r	59		southern Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor	10 / 1	11
0.03	r	60	~	popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	37
0.03	r		~	(goldenstar, Bloomeria crocea; willow-leaved dock, Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus; Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus; ~San Bernardino sun-cup, ~Camissonia confusa; rabbits-foot grass, Polypogon monspeliensis)
0.05	r	61		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	2 / 1	33
0.05	r	62	sp	annual lupine	Lupinus sp.	2 / 1
0.05	r	63	~	small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	/	13
0.05	b	64	~	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	5 / 1	25
0.05	r	65	sp	larkspur	Delphinium sp.	5 / 1
0.05	r	66	sp	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.	5 / 1
0.07				Trail turns right
0.07	b	67		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	40 / 9	9
0.07	r			(phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)
0.08	r	68		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	5 / 5	34
0.09	l	69		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	5 / 2	41
0.09	l	70	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia sp.	/
0.10	l	71		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	3 / 3	10
0.10	r		~	(tower mustard, Arabis glabra var. glabra)
0.11	r	72		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	1 / 1	50
0.11	r	73	sp	desert scrub oak?	Quercus cornelius-mulleri?	1 / 1
0.11				Trail turns right and crosses drainage
0.11	b	74		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	30 / 9	15
0.11				Switchback left
0.11	l			definite coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	/	51
0.11	l			Check for June grass, Koeleria macrantha
0.11	r	75		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	10 / 5	38
0.12	r	76		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	30 / 9	16
0.12	l	77		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	10 / 9	20
0.12	r	78		beautiful rock-cress	Arabis pulchra	/	4
0.12	l	79		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	20 / 9	48
0.12	l	80	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 3	19
0.13	r	81		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	20 / 9	29
0.16	r	82		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	3 / 3	10
0.17				Switchback right
0.18	l	83		cane cholla	Opuntia parryi	20 / 9	5
0.19	l	84		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	20 / 9	18
0.20	b	85		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	10 / 2	14
0.21				Switchback left
0.22	r	86		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	/	16
0.22	r	87	sp	silky lotus or Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus heermannii or Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	/
0.26				Switchback right
0.29				Cross small drainage
0.29	l			Check for long-styled rush, Juncus longistylis
0.30	l			(Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, in front of water tank)
0.37				Cross small drainage
0.37	r	88		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	2 / 1	21
0.38				Switchback left; elevation ~5430 feet (1655 m)
0.38	l	89		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	10 / 5	21
0.39	r	90		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	1 / 1	12
0.39	r	91		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	10 / 3	12
0.39	r	92		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	5 / 1	22
0.39	l			(silky lotus, Lotus heermannii var. heermannii)
0.39	r			(Coulter's snapdragon, Antirrhinum coulterianum)
0.39	r	93	~	slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	/	4
0.39	r	94		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	20 / 5	52
0.39	r	95		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	/	36
0.40	r	96	sp	rockcress with seeds in 1 row	Arabis sp.	/
0.46	r	97	sp	dodder	Cuscuta sp.	2 / 2
0.48	b	98		Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	30 / 9	9
0.55	b	99		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	5 / 2	17
0.57	l	100	~	sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	5 / 2	20
0.59	l	101	?	annual apiaceae?	Apiaceae?	2 / 1
0.59	l	102	sp	Payson's wild cabbage?	Caulanthus simulans?	50 / 9
0.59	b	103	sp	annual buckwheat	Eriogonum sp.	10 / 2
0.60	l	104		giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	/	9
0.60	l	105	~	coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	/	7
0.60	l	106		muilla	Muilla maritima	/	15
0.61	l	107		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	/	25
0.61	l	108		Veatch's blazing star	Mentzelia veatchiana	/	6
0.61	r			Check for California suncup, Camissonia californica
0.61	r	109		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	/	22
0.71	l	110		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	20 / 5	48
0.73	l	111	?	comb-bur?	Pectocarya?	5 / 1
0.73	l	112	sp	pincushion flower	Chaenactis sp.	5 / 1
0.75	l			(Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch, Astragalus douglasii var. parishii)
0.77	l	113		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	10 / 4	9
0.79	l			(Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi)
0.79	l	114	sp	per Lotus	Lotus sp.	10 / 9
0.81				Switchback left; elevation 5600 feet (1707 m)
0.82	r	115		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	2 / 1	8
0.84	r	116		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	3 / 1	34
0.85	l	117		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1 / 1	35
0.85	r	118		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	/	16
0.87	r	119	~	splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	/	13
0.91	r	120		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	3 / 1	30
0.96	r	121	sp	goldenbush?	Ericameria?	1 / 1
0.97	r	122	ssp	San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	/	32
0.99	b	123		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	1 / 1	35
1.02	l			Highest Opuntia parryi
1.05	r	124		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	/	16
1.08	r	125		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	/	15
1.14	r	126		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	/	28
1.15	r	127		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	/	9
1.18				Go through cattle gate
1.18	r	128		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	/	14
1.18	r	129		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	/	19
1.20	r	130		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	/	9
1.21	r	131		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	/	21
1.24				Trail makes long 90° curve right
1.26	r	132		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	/	23
1.26	r	133		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	/	16
1.26	r		~	(pine cryptantha, Cryptantha simulans)
1.29	b	134		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	/	62
1.29	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana; incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
1.29	r	135		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	/	17
1.30	l	136		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	/	28
1.30	r			(San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
1.31	r	137		mountain blazing star	Mentzelia montana	/	7
1.34	l	138	sp	groundsmoke	Gayophytum sp.	/
1.34	r	139		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	/	17
1.34	r	140		large-flowered collomia	Collomia grandiflora	/	5
1.36	r	141	ssp	short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	/	11
1.45	r			(Parish's tauschia, Tauschia parishii; San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum)
1.48	l			Jct. trail to USFS Spring
1.49	l			(Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum)
1.50				Jct. PCT

				Look for the following species on trail:
				Antirrhinum coulterianum
				Bloomeria crocea
				Camissonia confusa
				Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum
				Garrya flavescens
				Pinus coulteri
				Polypogon monspeliensis
				Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus
				Sambucus mexicana
				Tauschia parishii

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