Plant Guide to Nature Trail, James Reserve, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at northeast end of parking area, at sign "Nature Trail"; elevation 5400 feet (1646 m)
0.00	r	1		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9	20
0.00	b	2		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 5	31
0.00	b	3		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	50 / 9	8
0.00	l	4	sp	annual goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.	3 / 1
0.00	l	5		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	10 / 2	27
0.00	l	6	ssp	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	20 / 9
0.00	l	7		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	50 / 9	18
0.00	r	8		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	32
0.00	r	9		Sierra hoary coffeeberry (non-hoary leaf!)	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata+	20 / 9	8
0.00	l	10		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	50 / 9	6
0.01				First crossing of Hall Creek
0.01	b	11		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 5	11
0.01	l			(woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca; Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
0.01	r			(Parish's burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii)
0.01	b	12		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	10 / 2	22
0.01	l	13	sp	sedge	Carex sp.+	/
0.01	b	14		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	10 / 2	10
0.01	l	15		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	40 / 9	30
0.01	l	16	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa	20 / 4
0.01	b	17		woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	10 / 2	5
0.01	l	18		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	5 / 3	9
0.01	l			(white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
0.01	l	19		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	5 / 2	25
0.01	l			Sierra hoary coffeeberry	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata+	20 / 9
0.01	r			fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta+	30 / 9	13
0.02	r	20		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	20 / 1	6
0.02	l			(goldenrod, Solidago californica; California black oak, Quercus kelloggii; western azalea, Rhododendron occidentale; Sierra Nevada lotus, Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02	r	21	~	cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	1 / 1
0.02	r	22		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9	50
0.02	r			(broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius; deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens; naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum; Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii; San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum)
0.03	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.04	r	23		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	61
0.04	r	24		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	30 / 9	6
0.05	r	25		curve-flowered skullcap	Scutellaria siphocampyloides	30 / 3	2
0.05	l			(mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata)
0.05	r	26		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	30 / 9	4
0.06	r	27		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 9	31
0.06	r			(stinging nettle, Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)
0.06	r	28		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 5	46
0.07	l			(pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.07	r		sp	(groundsmoke, Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum)
0.07				Second crossing of Hall Creek
0.08	l	29	sp	swamp or Nebraska sedge	Carex senta or nebrascensis+	2 / 2
0.08	b	30		horsetail	Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine	20 / 1	4
0.09	l			Sign: "Camp Limits"
0.10	l	31		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	19
0.11	r	32		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	20 / 9	15
0.13	r	33		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	10 / 3	1
0.14	l			Jct. use trail to Creek
0.15	l	34	~	Palmer's ceanothus	Ceanothus palmeri+	2 / 1	7
0.15	l		~	(giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
0.16	l	35		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	10 / 1	6
0.16	l	36		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	30 / 5	8
0.17	r	37		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	20 / 2	5
0.20	l	38		white fir	Abies concolor	5 / 2	26
0.24	l	39		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	10 / 5	17
0.25	b	40		Parish's burning bush	Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii	20 / 2	2
0.25				First branch of third crossing of Hall Creek
0.25	r	41		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	1 / 1	9
0.25				Second branch of third crossing of Hall Creek, on a wood plank
0.28	l		~	(western morning-glory, Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata)
0.32				Switchback left
0.32	r	42		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	20 / 5	9
0.33			sp	(dead San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus; popcorn flower, Cryptantha sp.; )
0.33	r	43	~	western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	2 / 2	9
0.34	l	44		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	40 / 9	8
0.34	r	45		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	30 / 9	14
0.34				Switchback right
0.35	l	46		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	1 / 1	9
0.36				Switchback left
0.38	r	47		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	5 / 3	37
0.39			?	(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata; southern tauschia?, Tauschia arguta?; ~whorledleaf penstemon, ~Keckiella ternata var. ternata)
0.42	l	48		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	5 / 2	9
0.47	l	49		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	10 / 3	5
0.47	l	50		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	2 / 1	7
0.50				Switchback right
0.51	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.51				Switchback left
0.52	r		ssp	(California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
0.53	r	51		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	20 / 5	18
0.53	r	52		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	20 / 5	9
0.54	r	53		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	40 / 9	15
0.55	r	54		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 9	65
0.55	r	55		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1	30
0.56	r	56		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	2 / 1	9
0.57	r	57		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 4	46
0.58	r	58		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	10 / 5	7
0.62	r	59		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	5
0.65				High point on trail; elevation ~5600 feet (1707 m)
0.77	l	60		mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	20 / 5	9
0.77	r	61		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	30 / 9	11
0.77	r			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
0.84	l			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.86	l		ssp	(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.87	l	62	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	1 / 1	6
0.88	r	63	~	three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	5 / 1	3
0.91	l	64		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	2 / 1	22
0.91	r	65		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	2 / 1	10
0.91				T-jct. with road; go left
		66		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	10 / 2	11
0.99	r	67		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	1 / 1	6
1.00				T-Jct. with entrance road; go left
1.00	r	68		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	10 / 2	22
1.02	l	69		Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	2 / 1	1
1.02	l			(blue dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum; Parry's green-gentian, Swertia parryi; yarrow, Achillea millefolium)
1.03	l	70		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	1 / 1	25
1.04				Fourth crossing of Hall Creek on bridge
1.04	r		~	(~yellow willow, ~Salix lutea; scarlet monkeyflower, Mimulus cardinalis; closest giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
1.04	l		sp	(~common monkeyflower, ~Mimulus guttatus; unk grass with dense panicle inflorescence)
1.04	l	71		California wild rose	Rosa californica	5 / 1	13
1.08	l	72		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	5 / 1	21
1.10	l	73		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	1 / 1	18
1.12	b	74		sticky lessingia	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	10 / 2	2
1.15	r	75		woolly angelica	Angelica tomentosa	10 / 1	2
1.17				End trail at Parking Area
				New taxa on continuation of entrance road to east:
1.18	r	76		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 1	25
1.27	r	77		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 1	20
1.31	l	78	sp	splendid gilia?	Gilia splendens?	/
1.32	l	79	ssp	Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa	20 / 5
1.40	b	80		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 2	26
1.44	r	81	ssp	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	20 / 1
1.48	l	82	sp	deer brush?	Ceanothus integerrimus?	2 / 1	5
1.49				End of road at honking tower
1.49	l	83	~	changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	5 / 1	10
1.50	l	84		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	5 / 1	6
				Plants along entrance road: Stop 1: entrance gate
				white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	/
				arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	/
				cursed crowfoot	Ranunculus sceleratus	/
				Siberian milfoil	Myriophyllum sibiricum	/
			sp	Pacific rush?	Juncus effusus var. pacificus?	/
				bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	/
				Sierra hoary coffeeberry	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata	/
			sp	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum, E. glaberrimum, E. hallianum, or E. lactiflorum	/
				California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	/
				Stop 2: along the road before the second gate
				mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	/
				bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	/
				San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
				Stop 3: farther along the road before the second gate
				goldenrod	Solidago californica	/
				pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	/
				interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	/
				canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	/
				Stop 4: second gate
				broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	/
				Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	/
				Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	/
			ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	/
				southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	/
				wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	/
				Off-trail east of beginning of Nature Trail
			sp	groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	/
			sp	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum	/
				California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	/

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Updated 30 July 2007.