Plant Guide to Fobes Trail, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

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

http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/fobes.html
Updated 6 July 2009.