Mile | S | # | id? | Common Name | Latin Name | #here
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0.00 | | | | Begin at Saddle Junction, elevation 8075 feet (2460 m), head south on the rightmost trail.
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0.00 | l | 1 | | Jeffrey pine | Pinus jeffreyi | 99 / 9 |
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0.00 | l | | | Jct. trail to Tahquitz Valley, Reed Meadow, Laws Camp, Caramba
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0.00 | b | 2 | | white fir | Abies concolor | 99 / 9 |
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0.00 | l | | | PCT post
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0.01 | l | 3 | | Sierra Nevada lotus | Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis | 50 / 3 |
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0.02 | l | 4 | | San Jacinto Mts. keckiella | Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis | 99 / 9 |
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0.02 | l | 5 | | pinegrove groundsmoke | Gayophytum oligospermum | 50 / 3 |
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0.02 | l | 6 | | San Gabriel beardtongue | Penstemon labrosus | 10 / 3 |
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0.02 | l | | | (Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
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0.03 | b | 7 | | pussy paws | Calyptridium monospermum | 20 / 3 |
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0.03 | l | 8 | | Parish's snowberry | Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii | 50 / 9 |
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0.06 | r | | | PCT post at shallow drainage (gone in 2004)
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0.06 | r | 9 | | pine lousewort | Pedicularis semibarbata | 20 / 9 |
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0.08 | b | 10 | | changeable phacelia | Phacelia mutabilis | 99 / 9 |
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0.08 | r | 11 | ssp | California squirreltail | Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | 2 / 1 |
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0.08 | r | 12 | | beautiful hulsea | Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha | 3 / 1 |
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0.09 | l | 13 | | pinedrops | Pterospora andromedea | 1 / 1 |
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0.10 | l | 14 | | San Jacinto lupine | Lupinus hyacinthinus | 50 / 9 |
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0.10 | r | | | (plain mariposa lily, Calochortus invenustus)
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0.11 | r | 15 | | naked buckwheat | Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum | 10 / 2 |
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0.11 | b | 16 | | San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus | 5 / 5 |
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0.15 | l | 17 | | green-leaf manzanita | Arctostaphylos patula | 3 / 3 |
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0.17 | r | | | (spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
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0.19 | r | 18 | | lodgepole pine | Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana | 1 / 1 |
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0.19 | l | 19 | | western wallflower | Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum | 30 / 9 |
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0.19 | b | 20 | sp | fragile sheath sedge? | Carex fracta? | 5 / 1 |
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0.20 | b | 21 | | wild tarragon | Artemisia dracunculus | 50 / 9 |
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0.21 | r | | | Jct. path to overlook
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0.23 | | | | Trail curves right
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0.24 | l | 22 | | forest goosefoot | Chenopodium atrovirens | 5 / 2 |
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0.25 | | | | Trail turns left 90° and then curves right
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0.32 | b | 23 | | sugar pine | Pinus lambertiana | 50 / 9 |
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0.33 | | | | Switchback left.
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0.34 | r | | | Jct. footpath to ridgeline
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0.34 | r | | | (bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
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0.38 | | | | Trail curves right 90°.
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0.39 | r | | | (snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
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0.40 | | | | Cross small drainage to west
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0.41 | b | 24 | | bush chinquapin | Chrysolepis sempervirens | 99 / 9 |
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0.47 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.49 | | | | Cross bigger drainage to east
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0.50 | l | 25 | | San Jacinto buckwheat | Eriogonum apiculatum | 50 / 3 |
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0.53 | r | 26 | | limber pine | Pinus flexilis | 30 / 9 |
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0.54 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.54 | r | 27 | | Parish's bedstraw | Galium parishii | 1 / 1 |
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0.58 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.59 | l | 28 | | mountain whitethorn | Ceanothus cordulatus | 2 / 2 |
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0.60 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.61 | | | | Cross very minor drainage to east
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0.63 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.64 | | | | Cross small drainage to east
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0.66 | | | | Cross minor drainage
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0.66 | l | | | (wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
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0.66 | b | | | (Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
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0.67 | r | 29 | | wax currant | Ribes cereum var. cereum | 10 / 3 |
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0.67 | l | | | Check for Ribes nevadense
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0.73 | | | | Cross minor drainage to east.
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0.78 | | | | Cross drainage to east.
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0.82 | | | | Cross minor drainage to east.
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0.84 | | | | Trail bends 90° to right.
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0.88 | | | | Trail bends gradually to left.
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0.88 | b | 30 | sp | sedge or rush | Carex or Juncus sp. | 5 / 1 |
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0.88 | l | 31 | ssp | western needlegrass | Achnatherum occidentale | / |
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0.88 | r | 32 | | Watson's spike-moss | Selaginella watsonii | 3 / 1 |
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0.88 | r | | | (southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis)
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0.88 | b | | | (backward-splitting Holboell's rock-cress, Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta)
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0.88 | | | | Cross drainage to east.
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0.93 | | | | Trail bends to right.
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0.99 | | | | Good view of ridge north of Red Tahquitz. Note pretty black (green if it has rained recently) moss in drainage ahead.
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1.00 | l | | | (Check for Penstemon rostriflorus in wash)
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1.00 | l | 33 | | rock buckwheat | Eriogonum saxatile | 2 / 1 |
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1.00 | l | | | (California fuchsia, Epilobium canum)
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1.01 | l | | | (prickly hawkweed, Hieracium horridum)
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1.01 | b | | | (Parish's campion, Silene parishii)
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1.01 | l | | | (granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
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1.01 | r | | | (mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus)
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1.01 | | | | Cross drainage to east.
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1.03 | l | | | Sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana, on left, growing next to limber pine, Pinus flexilis.
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1.03 | | | | Cross minor drainage to east; view of little San Bernardino Mountains along drainage.
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1.10 | l | | | (curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius)
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1.11 | | | | Cross minor drainage.
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1.11 | r | 34 | | Parish's campion | Silene parishii | 1 / 1 |
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1.15 | r | | | Jct. path to viewpoint of Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tower
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1.22 | | | | Trail curves right 90°; view of Salton Sea and Imperial Valley ahead left; view of Tahquitz Peak dead ahead.
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1.31 | r | | | Chinquapin Flat; Jct. South Ridge Trail at elevation 8570 feet (2610 m); this guide continues along the PCT by switchbacking left, downhill
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1.53 | l | | | (manzanita hybrid, Arctostaphylos patula X Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
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1.73 | r | 35 | | white catch-fly | Silene verecunda ssp. platyota | / |
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1.73 | r | 36 | ssp | rosy everlasting, pussytoes | Antennaria rosea | 10 / 1 |
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1.74 | b | 37 | | Douglas' knotweed | Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | 20 / 1 |
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1.77 | | | | Switchback right.
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1.80 | | | | Trail turns left 90°
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1.82 | | | | Switchback right.
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1.93 | r | | | (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
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1.94 | | | | Trail turns left 90°
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2.01 | l | 38 | | Scouler's willow | Salix scouleriana | 1 / 1 |
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2.06 | | | | Jct. Little Tahquitz Trail; go left on it; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m)
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2.08 | | | | Switchback left.
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2.20 | l | 39 | ssp | mountain mugwort | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta | / |
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2.21 | l | | | (musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus)
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2.22 | l | 40 | | ranger's buttons | Sphenosciadium capitellatum | 1 / 1 |
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2.60 | b | 41 | | yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 10 / 1 |
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2.61 | b | 42 | | larger mountain monkeyflower | Mimulus tilingii | / |
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2.61 | l | 43 | | willowherb | Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | / |
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| | | | rough bentgrass | Agrostis scabra | / |
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| | | | few-flowered clover | Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum | / |
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| | | | (thyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa)
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| | | | (mountain timothy, Phleum alpinum)
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2.61 | | | | Cross Tahquitz Creek
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2.61 | r | 44 | ssp | Jepson's blue wildrye | Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii | / |
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2.61 | l | 45 | ? | rhizomed bent grass? | Agrostis sp.? | 10 / 1 |
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2.62 | b | 46 | | bracken | Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | / |
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2.63 | l | 47 | | goldenrod | Solidago californica | / |
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2.67 | r | | | (lemon lily, Lilium parryi, ~200 feet away)
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2.70 | l | 48 | | bitter cherry | Prunus emarginata | / |
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2.72 | l | 49 | | California geranium | Geranium californicum | / |
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| | | | slender hairgrass | Deschampsia elongata | / |
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| | | | swamp sedge | Carex senta | / |
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| | | sp | *intermediate wheatgrass | Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia | / |
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| | | | dense false-gilia | Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum | / |
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| | | | plain mariposa lily | Calochortus invenustus | / |
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| | | | little false-solomon's-seal | Smilacina stellata | / |
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| | | | (giant red paintbrush, Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata)
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| | | | *Kentucky blue grass | Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis | / |
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| | | | California brome | Bromus carinatus var. carinatus | / |
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2.78 | | | | Four-way trail jct.; go left on Caramba Trail to Saddle Jct.
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| | | | Fremont's goosefoot | Chenopodium fremontii | / |
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| | | | Parish's needlegrass | Achnatherum parishii | / |
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| | | | mat muhly | Muhlenbergia richardsonis | / |
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| | | | southern mountain-monardella | Monardella australis | / |
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| | | | | Potentilla sp. | / |
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| | | | beaked penstemon | Penstemon rostriflorus | / |
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| | | | (Idaho bentgrass, Agrostis idahoensis)
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3.29 | | | | Saddle Jct.; end Guide
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