Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

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
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

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 93 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 5 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 "5" 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
Total Taxa 100%

We found x additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries 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"

The Plant Guide

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m)
0.00 r Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00 b 1 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 24
0.00 r 2 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 50 / 9 6
0.00 r 3 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 99 / 9 13
0.00 r 4 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 30 / 9 8
0.00 l 5 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 40 / 9 17
0.01 l (spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
0.01 b 6 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 40 / 9 12
0.01 l 7 sp dead annual ground smoke Gayophytum sp. 20 / 2
0.01 l (southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02 l 8 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 50 / 9 12
0.02 l 9 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 30 / 9 26
0.03 Trail curves right at ridge
0.03 l (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.03 l 10 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 1 / 1 8
0.04 l ~ (rough bentgrass, Agrostis scabra)
0.04 r (white catch-fly, Silene verecunda ssp. platyota)
0.05 Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.05 l 11 ~ Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 5 / 1 7
0.05 b 12 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 10 / 1 11
0.05 b 13 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 1 9
0.05 Cross Creek
0.05 l 14 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 1 / 1 7
0.06 l 15 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 3 / 3 15
0.07 r 16 ~ San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 10 / 3 10
0.07 r 17 sp mystery sedge Carex sp. 5 / 3
0.09 Trail turns left at drainage
0.09 r (mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.14 Cross drainage
0.17 r 18 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 10 / 3 11
0.17 definite San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /
0.18 b 19 limber pine Pinus flexilis 30 / 9 9
0.20 b 20 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 30 / 3 23
0.20 Cross drainage
0.23 l (green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.24 Trail turns right at ridge
0.24 r 21 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 1 / 1 9
0.27 Cross small drainage
0.29 Cross small drainage
0.36 Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.38 b 22 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 20 / 1 8
0.38 l 23 western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale 5 / 2 2
0.43 l 24 ssp silver wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana 3 / 1 1
0.44 Cross small drainage
0.47 Trail curves right at ridge
0.49 Trail curves left at drainage
0.50 r 25 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 30 / 9 17
0.50 r ssp (squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.51 r 26 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 3 / 1 5
0.58 Cross small drainage
0.63 Trail turns left 90° and then curves right
0.63 r Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz
0.65 l (Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.67 Minor local high point
No landmarks recorded in this interval
0.90 r First glimpse of Red Tahquitz - CHECK
0.93 r Land of big boulders
0.99 b 27 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 10 / 3 7
1.01 l 28 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 1 / 1 11
1.02 Cross small drainage
1.10 r (~10 plants of San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
1.11 r 29 perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 10 / 3 8
1.14 Minor local high point
1.14 r (San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
1.21 First desert view, and then view down Andreas Canyon
1.25 r 30 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 20 / 5 30
1.29 r 31 shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima 2 / 1 3
1.32 r 32 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 3 / 2 20
1.34 First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.35 r (Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum)
1.35 l 33 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 10 / 2 20
1.35 r 34 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 20 / 3 60
1.40 Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.40 r 35 Parish's campion Silene parishii 10 / 3 7
1.40 r (curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus)
1.40 r (granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
1.41 b 36 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 20 / 2 16
1.41 r First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.41 r 37 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 10 / 3 20
1.42 r 38 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 10 / 3 6
1.43 r 39 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 10 / 3 7
1.43 r 40 California fuchsia Epilobium canum 10 / 3 21
1.43 r 41 goldenrod Solidago californica 10 / 3 44
1.44 r (California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica)
1.48 r (beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
1.48 Switchback left
1.52 l 42 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 5 / 2 5
1.53 r 43 ~ naked-stem bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule 30 / 5 6
1.58 l 44 ssp California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 3 / 2 3
1.58 l 45 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 5 / 2 18
1.60 l ? Trisetum sp.?
1.61 l 46 woodland spurge Euphorbia palmeri 1 / 1 5
1.62 r 47 hybrid manzanita Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea 1 / 1 4
1.64 Switchback right
1.67 r 48 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 3 / 1 5
1.68 r 49 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 10 / 1 64
1.68 r (slender everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale)
1.68 r 50 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 5 / 2 18
1.68 r 51 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 1 / 1 8
1.70 l 52 ~ Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii 3 / 1 4
End current trail guide

Additional species found on use trail to Red Tahquitz
53 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla / 3
54 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile / 13
55 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii / 5
56 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana / 9

Comments On Specific Species

(none)

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
Total Taxa		100%

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m)
0.00	r			Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00	b	1		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	24
0.00	r	2		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	50 / 9	6
0.00	r	3		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9	13
0.00	r	4		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	30 / 9	8
0.00	l	5		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	40 / 9	17
0.01	l			(spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
0.01	b	6		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	40 / 9	12
0.01	l	7	sp	dead annual ground smoke	Gayophytum sp.	20 / 2
0.01	l			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02	l	8		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	50 / 9	12
0.02	l	9		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	30 / 9	26
0.03				Trail curves right at ridge
0.03	l			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.03	l	10		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	1 / 1	8
0.04	l		~	(rough bentgrass, Agrostis scabra)
0.04	r			(white catch-fly, Silene verecunda ssp. platyota)
0.05				Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.05	l	11	~	Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	5 / 1	7
0.05	b	12		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	10 / 1	11
0.05	b	13		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 1	9
0.05				Cross Creek
0.05	l	14		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	1 / 1	7
0.06	l	15		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	3 / 3	15
0.07	r	16	~	San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	10 / 3	10
0.07	r	17	sp	mystery sedge	Carex sp.	5 / 3
0.09				Trail turns left at drainage
0.09	r			(mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.14				Cross drainage
0.17	r	18		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	10 / 3	11
0.17				definite San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
0.18	b	19		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	30 / 9	9
0.20	b	20		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	30 / 3	23
0.20				Cross drainage
0.23	l			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.24				Trail turns right at ridge
0.24	r	21		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	1 / 1	9
0.27				Cross small drainage
0.29				Cross small drainage
0.36				Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.38	b	22		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	20 / 1	8
0.38	l	23		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	5 / 2	2
0.43	l	24	ssp	silver wormwood	Artemisia ludoviciana	3 / 1	1
0.44				Cross small drainage
0.47				Trail curves right at ridge
0.49				Trail curves left at drainage
0.50	r	25		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30 / 9	17
0.50	r		ssp	(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.51	r	26		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	3 / 1	5
0.58				Cross small drainage
0.63				Trail turns left 90° and then curves right
0.63	r			Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz
0.65	l			(Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.67				Minor local high point
				No landmarks recorded in this interval
0.90	r			First glimpse of Red Tahquitz - CHECK
0.93	r			Land of big boulders
0.99	b	27		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	10 / 3	7
1.01	l	28		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	1 / 1	11
1.02				Cross small drainage
1.10	r			(~10 plants of San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
1.11	r	29		perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	10 / 3	8
1.14				Minor local high point
1.14	r			(San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
1.21				First desert view, and then view down Andreas Canyon
1.25	r	30		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	20 / 5	30
1.29	r	31		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	2 / 1	3
1.32	r	32		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	3 / 2	20
1.34				First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.35	r			(Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum)
1.35	l	33		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	10 / 2	20
1.35	r	34		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 3	60
1.40				Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.40	r	35		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 3	7
1.40	r			(curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus)
1.40	r			(granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
1.41	b	36		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	20 / 2	16
1.41	r			First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.41	r	37		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	10 / 3	20
1.42	r	38		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	10 / 3	6
1.43	r	39		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	10 / 3	7
1.43	r	40		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	10 / 3	21
1.43	r	41		goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 3	44
1.44	r			(California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica)
1.48	r			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
1.48				Switchback left
1.52	l	42		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	5 / 2	5
1.53	r	43	~	naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	30 / 5	6
1.58	l	44	ssp	California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	3 / 2	3
1.58	l	45		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	5 / 2	18
1.60	l		?	Trisetum sp.?
1.61	l	46		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	1 / 1	5
1.62	r	47		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1	4
1.64				Switchback right
1.67	r	48		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	3 / 1	5
1.68	r	49		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 1	64
1.68	r			(slender everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale)
1.68	r	50		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	5 / 2	18
1.68	r	51		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	1 / 1	8
1.70	l	52	~	Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	3 / 1	4
				End current trail guide

				Additional species found on use trail to Red Tahquitz
		53		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	/	3
		54		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	/	13
		55		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	/	5
		56		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	/	9

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Updated 15 July 2007.