Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To California Riding and Hiking Trail: Visitor Center to Culp Valley

mile s # id Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin at signed trailhead on southeast corner of Visitor Center Parking Lot; elevation ~835 feet (255 m). Guide gives species abundance only to saddle at mile 3.06 for those found earlier than that point.
0.00 b 1 ~ *Mediterranean schismus Schismus barbatus 10 / 1 23
0.00 b 2 small-seeded spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa 99 / 9 15
0.00 b 3 sp Nemacladus sp. 99 / 9
0.00 b 4 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9 56
0.00 r 5 New Mexico ditaxis Ditaxis neomexicana 50 / 9 2
0.00 l 6 gander's cholla Opuntia ganderi 50 / 9 5
0.00 b 7 brittlebush Encelia farinosa 50 / 9 7
0.00 r Sign: "Riding and Hiking Trail (ahead); No Dogs Past This Point"
0.00 b 8 indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii 50 / 9 6
0.00 r 9 burroweed Ambrosia dumosa 40 / 9 7
0.00 l 10 ~ common phacelia Phacelia distans 99 / 9 10
0.00 l Check for id of the Cryptantha here
0.01 l 11 chinch-weed Pectis papposa var. papposa 40 / 9 3
0.01 r 12 Emory's rock-daisy Perityle emoryi 20 / 9 4
0.01 r 13 desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata 5 / 2 5
0.02 r 14 small-flowered poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora 10 / 2 5
0.02 Trail curves left
0.03 r 15 wishbone plant Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa 30 / 9 3
0.03 Trail curves right
0.04 l 16 *Asian mustard Brassica tournefortii 20 / 9 5
0.04 r 17 chuparosa Justicia californica 40 / 9 5
0.05 r 18 ssp western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 5 / 1
0.05 l (wire-lettuce, Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora)
0.06 Trail curves right
0.06 l 19 cheesebush Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola 20 / 9 5
0.08 r Dead desert lavender, Hyptis emoryi
0.08 l 20 ~ California suncup Camissonia californica 99 / 9 21
0.09 Cross small wash
0.10 l 21 Guadalupe cryptantha Cryptantha maritima 99 / 9 2
0.10 l 22 desert thornapple Datura discolor 5 / 5 3
0.13 r 23 desert twining snapdragon Antirrhinum filipes 4 / 4 2
0.16 r 24 creosote bush Larrea tridentata 40 / 9 5
0.32 Trail jogs left
0.37 Cross faint old road (or buried water pipe) heading toward the hills from the water tanks to left
0.43 l 25 chia Salvia columbariae 1 / 1 22
0.43 l Dead desert trumpet, Eriogonum inflatum
0.47 r 26 teddy-bear cholla Opuntia bigelovii 50 / 9 3
0.48 l Dead ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens next to trail; live one off-trail
0.50 Cross wash
0.54 l 27 wire-lettuce Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora 30 / 9 6
0.54 l 28 desert lavender Hyptis emoryi 50 / 9 5
0.58 l (Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii)
0.58 b Enter forest of teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
0.60 r 29 fringed amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus 20 / 4 4
0.66 l 30 desert agave Agave deserti 20 / 9 3
0.66 l 31 ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens 5 / 5 6
0.72 Jct. old road; now horse trail
0.78 r 32 desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum 1 / 1 3
0.78 Cross small wash with 2 branches
0.82 Jct. main Hellhole Canyon Trail; elevation ~950 feet (290 m); cross it and continue straight ahead to pick up this trail again
0.83 r (Old termite tube at base of dead plant; small-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
0.83 l 33 Nealley three-awn Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi 3 / 3 3
0.83 l Sign: "California Riding and Hiking Trail"
0.83 b 34 sp peppergrass Lepidium sp. 99 / 9
0.83 r 35 desert plantain Plantago ovata 99 / 9 3
0.84 l 36 narrowleaf ditaxis Ditaxis lanceolata 50 / 9 4
0.84 r 37 yellow-head Trichoptilium incisum 20 / 4 1
0.84 r 38 sp combseed Pectocarya sp. 20 / 2
0.84 l 39 ? ann woolly-star? Eriastrum sp.? 99 / 9
0.85 r 40 six-weeks three-awn Aristida adscensionis 5 / 1 5
0.85 l 41 ? baby annual like suncup Camissonia sp.? /
0.85 r 42 rock hibiscus Hibiscus denudatus 10 / 5 3
0.85 l 43 sp pebble pincushion? Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia? 99 / 9
0.89 l 44 thick-leaved ground cherry Physalis crassifolia 20 / 9 4
0.90 b 45 downy dalea Dalea mollissima 3 / 1 3
0.90 l 46 ~ brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu 5 / 1 4
0.90 b Enter huge field of Chaenactis
0.93 l 47 California fagonia Fagonia laevis 10 / 9 4
0.96 l 48 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 5 / 5 8
0.97 r 49 sp fivewing spiderling Boerhavia intermedia 20 / 4 3
1.02 r 50 California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei⁺ 1 / 1 2
1.02 r 51 ~ bracted blazing star Mentzelia involucrata 5 / 3 2
1.04 l Check for first Mojave ragwort, Senecio mohavensis near here
1.04 l 52 small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii 20 / 2 9
1.05 r 53 Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii 10 / 9 4
1.06 l 54 jojoba Simmondsia chinensis 10 / 9 2
1.06 l 55 fish-hook cactus Mammillaria dioica 10 / 9 2
1.07 l 56 desert spike-moss Selaginella eremophila 50 / 9 2
1.07 l 57 woolly lipfern Cheilanthes parryi 30 / 9 3
1.07 l 58 sp intermediate larkspur? Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum? 10 / 3 3
1.07 l (Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta)
1.10 Jct. ridgeline between two side-drainages; trail soon veers to right of ridgeline; small peak behind trail on ridge has a good view and many Mentzelia.
1.12 l 59 ~ Mojave ragwort Senecio mohavensis 50 / 9 4
1.13 l (California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica; San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.13 l 60 Pima rhatany Krameria erecta 20 / 9 2
1.13 Trail now zig-zags up the slope, using fairly tight switchbacks
1.14 l (California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus)
1.18 Check for new annual species
1.18 l (Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
1.19 r 61 desert lotus Lotus rigidus 10 / 5 2
1.20 l 62 ? unk ann erect fabaceae Lupinus sp.? 5 / 2
1.20 r 63 ~ white fiesta flower Pholistoma membranaceum 10 / 1 4
1.21 r 64 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 2 / 1 31
1.21 r 65 San Felipe dogweed Adenophyllum porophylloides 10 / 4 3
1.22 b 66 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 20 / 7 54
1.22 l 67 California trixis Trixis californica var. californica 10 / 9 4
1.23 r 68 Parish's viguiera Viguiera parishii 5 / 2 3
1.24 l 69 ? many unk baby annuals
1.26 r 70 white rhatany Krameria grayi 2 / 2 1
1.26 r 71 rattlesnake weed Daucus pusillus 10 / 2 30
1.26 r (sweetbush, Bebbia juncea var. aspera)
1.27 l 72 broom twinberry Menodora scoparia 2 / 1 1
1.27 l 73 Coulter's lyrepod Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri 5 / 3 2
1.27 r (Vasey's sage, Salvia vaseyi)
1.28 l 74 ~ short-bannered coastal lotus Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus 30 / 9 4
1.29 l Jct. steep use trail to fencepost and USGS Benchmark; trail elevation ~1330 feet (405 m)
1.30 Cross small drainage
1.32 Trail turns left 90°
1.35 Switchback left
1.35 r 75 sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera 10 / 9 10
1.36 r 76 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 20 / 9 18
1.36 r 77 big galleta Pleuraphis rigida 5 / 3 5
1.36 Switchback right.
1.38 r 78 ~ muilla Muilla maritima 1 / 1 8
1.42 l 79 ayenia Ayenia compacta 5 / 3 2
1.43 r (star-flowered bedstraw, Galium stellatum var. eremicum)
1.46 r 80 ~ desert dudleya Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides 4 / 4 1
1.48 l 81 Arizona spurge Chamaesyce arizonica 1 / 1 2
1.49 r 82 Vasey's sage Salvia vaseyi 10 / 5 3
1.49 r 83 odora Porophyllum gracile 5 / 3 7
1.51 r Old termite tube at base of dead brittlebush, Encelia farinosa.
1.52 r 84 California juniper Juniperus californica⁺ 5 / 5 1
1.53 Trail forks, take right branch; trail now travels in a more open area; (left branch just goes to interestingly-looking rocks to left?)
1.54 r Weird gander's cholla, Opuntia ganderi, with one erect main stem with spreading branches, and another prostrate stem with the usual erect strict branches
1.55 l 85 California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus 10 / 9 3
1.56 l (spearleaf, Matelea parvifolia)
1.56 r 86 star-flowered bedstraw Galium stellatum var. eremicum 3 / 3 2
1.56 Cross small drainage
1.57 Saddle; elevation ~1540 feet (470 m); jct. with old portion of trail that descends to S22 at milepost 16.0; curve right toward Culp Valley
1.61 l (matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
1.63 r 87 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae⁺ 5 / 3 10
1.65 r 88 sp heliotrope phacelia? Phacelia crenulata? 1 / 1
1.65 Switchback right.
1.66 Switchback left.
1.69 Switchback right.
1.71 Switchback left.
1.71 l Check if this nearly-dead plant is a shrubby Eriogonum
1.79 r 89 ? dead annual like silver puffs ? 1 / 1
1.84 Switchback right; trail now heads a tiny bit north of due west for 0.16 miles
1.86 r 90 sp per grass like fountain grass ? 1 / 1
1.87 l 91 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon⁺ 1 / 1 34
1.88 r (boundary goldenbush, Ericameria brachylepis)
1.90 l 92 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum 5 / 3 2
2.08 l 93 red-gland spurge Chamaesyce melanadenia 50 / 9 1
2.15 b 94 spearleaf Matelea parvifolia 2 / 1 1
2.22 l (desert prickly-pear, Opuntia phaeacantha)
2.30 l Check for different spike-moss
2.34 r 95 boundary goldenbush Ericameria brachylepis 5 / 5 1
2.41 l 96 sp mallow Sphaeralcea sp. 1 / 1
2.42 l Check for different shrub with opposite linear short leaves
2.59 Local high point on trail
2.64 Local low point on trail
2.67 l 97 western bernardia Bernardia myricifolia 1 / 1 1
2.73 b 98 ~ desert apricot Prunus fremontii 10 / 2 2
2.74 l 99 sp grass like Bigelow's blue grass grass like Poa bigelovii 5 / 1
2.75 r 100 woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 1 / 1 6
2.77 r 101 desert sage Salvia eremostachya 1 / 1 1
2.77 Join wash of this major side drainage
2.81 Leave wash
2.85 r 102 desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaeacantha 5 / 2 2
2.90 Local high point on trail
2.90 Local low point on trail; now in wash again
2.93 r 103 shrubby brickellia Brickellia frutescens 5 / 1 1
2.94 Leave wash to right
3.06 Saddle; elevation ~2580 feet (785 m); plant guide now gives species abundance for remaining trail, and there may be more specimens of previous species.
3.22 l 104 ~ white mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula 20 / 9 1
3.27 r 105 ssp Borrego bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense 10 / 9 1
3.85 l 106 desert scrub oak Quercus cornelius-mulleri 20 / 9 1
3.87 l 107 ~ little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla 2 / 2 1
3.90 r 108 ~ narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 50 / 9 3
4.00 r 109 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 10 / 9 19
4.01 l 110 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 1 / 1 56
4.16 l 111 ~ desert-thorn Lycium brevipes var. brevipes 2 / 1 1
4.16 r 112 sp annual Eriogonum Eriogonum like gracile 30 / 9
4.46 l 113 bigberry manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca 2 / 2 10
4.46 l 114 ? mustard family like jewelflower Caulanthus sp.? 1 / 1
4.48 l 115 sp currant Ribes sp. like indecorum 1 / 1
4.54 116 sp annual phacelia Phacelia like minor 5 / 1
4.56 r ? (wild-cucumber?, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus?)
4.59 l 117 Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera 5 / 2 7
4.63 b 118 sp pincushion flower Chaenactis with 1-pinnate leaf 10 / 1
5.14 119 ~ lotebush Ziziphus parryi var. parryi / 1
5.15 r 120 honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana 1 / 1 5
5.22 121 sp unk grass like desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum?? 50 / 9
5.27 122 ? unknown annual ? /
5.35 r 123 linear-leaved stillingia Stillingia linearifolia 3 / 1 2
5.50 124 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 20 / 9 1
5.57 125 sp datura Datura sp. 1 / 1
5.62 l 126 papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa 5 / 1 5
5.62 127 short-winged deerweed Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus 30 / 9 24
5.62 128 sugar bush Rhus ovata 30 / 9 26
5.63 129 desert mistletoe Phoradendron californicum 20 / 9 2
5.64 130 catclaw Acacia greggii 30 / 9 4
5.65 131 rattlesnake weed Chamaesyce albomarginata 10 / 2 11
5.66 132 Coulter's spiderling Boerhavia coulteri 40 / 5 2
5.66 l 133 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 1 / 1 53
5.66 l 134 ~ coyote melon Cucurbita palmata 1 / 1 1
5.66 135 ssp slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 20 / 4 16
5.66 End guide in Culp Valley at shaded sign mounted on a rock pillar: "Chaparral ... and the cycle of fire", almost next to the Montezuma Highway, S22.
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Last update: 28 January 2006.

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin at signed trailhead on southeast corner of Visitor Center Parking Lot; elevation ~835 feet (255 m). Guide gives species abundance only to saddle at mile 3.06 for those found earlier than that point.
0.00	b	1	~	*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	10 / 1	23
0.00	b	2		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	99 / 9	15
0.00	b	3	sp		Nemacladus sp.	99 / 9
0.00	b	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	56
0.00	r	5		New Mexico ditaxis	Ditaxis neomexicana	50 / 9	2
0.00	l	6		gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	50 / 9	5
0.00	b	7		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	50 / 9	7
0.00	r			Sign: "Riding and Hiking Trail (ahead); No Dogs Past This Point"
0.00	b	8		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	50 / 9	6
0.00	r	9		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	40 / 9	7
0.00	l	10	~	common phacelia	Phacelia distans	99 / 9	10
0.00	l			Check for id of the Cryptantha here
0.01	l	11		chinch-weed	Pectis papposa var. papposa	40 / 9	3
0.01	r	12		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi	20 / 9	4
0.01	r	13		desert dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	5 / 2	5
0.02	r	14		small-flowered poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	10 / 2	5
0.02				Trail curves left
0.03	r	15		wishbone plant	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	30 / 9	3
0.03				Trail curves right
0.04	l	16		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	20 / 9	5
0.04	r	17		chuparosa	Justicia californica	40 / 9	5
0.05	r	18	ssp	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	5 / 1
0.05	l			(wire-lettuce, Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora)
0.06				Trail curves right
0.06	l	19		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	20 / 9	5
0.08	r			Dead desert lavender, Hyptis emoryi
0.08	l	20	~	California suncup	Camissonia californica	99 / 9	21
0.09				Cross small wash
0.10	l	21		Guadalupe cryptantha	Cryptantha maritima	99 / 9	2
0.10	l	22		desert thornapple	Datura discolor	5 / 5	3
0.13	r	23		desert twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum filipes	4 / 4	2
0.16	r	24		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	40 / 9	5
0.32				Trail jogs left
0.37				Cross faint old road (or buried water pipe) heading toward the hills from the water tanks to left
0.43	l	25		chia	Salvia columbariae	1 / 1	22
0.43	l			Dead desert trumpet, Eriogonum inflatum
0.47	r	26		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	50 / 9	3
0.48	l			Dead ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens next to trail; live one off-trail
0.50				Cross wash
0.54	l	27		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	30 / 9	6
0.54	l	28		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	50 / 9	5
0.58	l			(Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii)
0.58	b			Enter forest of teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
0.60	r	29		fringed amaranth	Amaranthus fimbriatus	20 / 4	4
0.66	l	30		desert agave	Agave deserti	20 / 9	3
0.66	l	31		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	5 / 5	6
0.72				Jct. old road; now horse trail
0.78	r	32		desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	1 / 1	3
0.78				Cross small wash with 2 branches
0.82				Jct. main Hellhole Canyon Trail; elevation ~950 feet (290 m); cross it and continue straight ahead to pick up this trail again
0.83	r			(Old termite tube at base of dead plant; small-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
0.83	l	33		Nealley three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	3 / 3	3
0.83	l			Sign: "California Riding and Hiking Trail"
0.83	b	34	sp	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.	99 / 9
0.83	r	35		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	99 / 9	3
0.84	l	36		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	50 / 9	4
0.84	r	37		yellow-head	Trichoptilium incisum	20 / 4	1
0.84	r	38	sp	combseed	Pectocarya sp.	20 / 2
0.84	l	39	?	ann woolly-star?	Eriastrum sp.?	99 / 9
0.85	r	40		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	5 / 1	5
0.85	l	41	?	baby annual like suncup	Camissonia sp.?	/
0.85	r	42		rock hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	10 / 5	3
0.85	l	43	sp	pebble pincushion?	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia?	99 / 9
0.89	l	44		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	20 / 9	4
0.90	b	45		downy dalea	Dalea mollissima	3 / 1	3
0.90	l	46	~	brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	5 / 1	4
0.90	b			Enter huge field of Chaenactis
0.93	l	47		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	10 / 9	4
0.96	l	48		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	5 / 5	8
0.97	r	49	sp	fivewing spiderling	Boerhavia intermedia	20 / 4	3
1.02	r	50		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei⁺	1 / 1	2
1.02	r	51	~	bracted blazing star	Mentzelia involucrata	5 / 3	2
1.04	l			Check for first Mojave ragwort, Senecio mohavensis near here
1.04	l	52		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 2	9
1.05	r	53		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	10 / 9	4
1.06	l	54		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	10 / 9	2
1.06	l	55		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria dioica	10 / 9	2
1.07	l	56		desert spike-moss	Selaginella eremophila	50 / 9	2
1.07	l	57		woolly lipfern	Cheilanthes parryi	30 / 9	3
1.07	l	58	sp	intermediate larkspur?	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum?	10 / 3	3
1.07	l			(Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta)
1.10				Jct. ridgeline between two side-drainages; trail soon veers to right of ridgeline; small peak behind trail on ridge has a good view and many Mentzelia.
1.12	l	59	~	Mojave ragwort	Senecio mohavensis	50 / 9	4
1.13	l			(California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica; San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.13	l	60		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	20 / 9	2
1.13				Trail now zig-zags up the slope, using fairly tight switchbacks
1.14	l			(California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus)
1.18				Check for new annual species
1.18	l			(Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
1.19	r	61		desert lotus	Lotus rigidus	10 / 5	2
1.20	l	62	?	unk ann erect fabaceae	Lupinus sp.?	5 / 2
1.20	r	63	~	white fiesta flower	Pholistoma membranaceum	10 / 1	4
1.21	r	64		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	2 / 1	31
1.21	r	65		San Felipe dogweed	Adenophyllum porophylloides	10 / 4	3
1.22	b	66		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 7	54
1.22	l	67		California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	10 / 9	4
1.23	r	68		Parish's viguiera	Viguiera parishii	5 / 2	3
1.24	l	69	?	many unk baby annuals
1.26	r	70		white rhatany	Krameria grayi	2 / 2	1
1.26	r	71		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	10 / 2	30
1.26	r			(sweetbush, Bebbia juncea var. aspera)
1.27	l	72		broom twinberry	Menodora scoparia	2 / 1	1
1.27	l	73		Coulter's lyrepod	Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri	5 / 3	2
1.27	r			(Vasey's sage, Salvia vaseyi)
1.28	l	74	~	short-bannered coastal lotus	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	30 / 9	4
1.29	l			Jct. steep use trail to fencepost and USGS Benchmark; trail elevation ~1330 feet (405 m)
1.30				Cross small drainage
1.32				Trail turns left 90°
1.35				Switchback left
1.35	r	75		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	10 / 9	10
1.36	r	76		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 9	18
1.36	r	77		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	5 / 3	5
1.36				Switchback right.
1.38	r	78	~	muilla	Muilla maritima	1 / 1	8
1.42	l	79		ayenia	Ayenia compacta	5 / 3	2
1.43	r			(star-flowered bedstraw, Galium stellatum var. eremicum)
1.46	r	80	~	desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	4 / 4	1
1.48	l	81		Arizona spurge	Chamaesyce arizonica	1 / 1	2
1.49	r	82		Vasey's sage	Salvia vaseyi	10 / 5	3
1.49	r	83		odora	Porophyllum gracile	5 / 3	7
1.51	r			Old termite tube at base of dead brittlebush, Encelia farinosa.
1.52	r	84		California juniper	Juniperus californica⁺	5 / 5	1
1.53				Trail forks, take right branch; trail now travels in a more open area; (left branch just goes to interestingly-looking rocks to left?)
1.54	r			Weird gander's cholla, Opuntia ganderi, with one erect main stem with spreading branches, and another prostrate stem with the usual erect strict branches
1.55	l	85		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus	10 / 9	3
1.56	l			(spearleaf, Matelea parvifolia)
1.56	r	86		star-flowered bedstraw	Galium stellatum var. eremicum	3 / 3	2
1.56				Cross small drainage
1.57				Saddle; elevation ~1540 feet (470 m); jct. with old portion of trail that descends to S22 at milepost 16.0; curve right toward Culp Valley
1.61	l			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
1.63	r	87		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae⁺	5 / 3	10
1.65	r	88	sp	heliotrope phacelia?	Phacelia crenulata?	1 / 1
1.65				Switchback right.
1.66				Switchback left.
1.69				Switchback right.
1.71				Switchback left.
1.71	l			Check if this nearly-dead plant is a shrubby Eriogonum
1.79	r	89	?	dead annual like silver puffs	?	1 / 1
1.84				Switchback right; trail now heads a tiny bit north of due west for 0.16 miles
1.86	r	90	sp	per grass like fountain grass	?	1 / 1
1.87	l	91		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon⁺	1 / 1	34
1.88	r			(boundary goldenbush, Ericameria brachylepis)
1.90	l	92		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	5 / 3	2
2.08	l	93		red-gland spurge	Chamaesyce melanadenia	50 / 9	1
2.15	b	94		spearleaf	Matelea parvifolia	2 / 1	1
2.22	l			(desert prickly-pear, Opuntia phaeacantha)
2.30	l			Check for different spike-moss
2.34	r	95		boundary goldenbush	Ericameria brachylepis	5 / 5	1
2.41	l	96	sp	mallow	Sphaeralcea sp.	1 / 1
2.42	l			Check for different shrub with opposite linear short leaves
2.59				Local high point on trail
2.64				Local low point on trail
2.67	l	97		western bernardia	Bernardia myricifolia	1 / 1	1
2.73	b	98	~	desert apricot	Prunus fremontii	10 / 2	2
2.74	l	99	sp	grass like Bigelow's blue grass	grass like Poa bigelovii	5 / 1
2.75	r	100		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	1 / 1	6
2.77	r	101		desert sage	Salvia eremostachya	1 / 1	1
2.77				Join wash of this major side drainage
2.81				Leave wash
2.85	r	102		desert prickly-pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	5 / 2	2
2.90				Local high point on trail
2.90				Local low point on trail; now in wash again
2.93	r	103		shrubby brickellia	Brickellia frutescens	5 / 1	1
2.94				Leave wash to right
3.06				Saddle; elevation ~2580 feet (785 m); plant guide now gives species abundance for remaining trail, and there may be more specimens of previous species.
3.22	l	104	~	white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 9	1
3.27	r	105	ssp	Borrego bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	10 / 9	1
3.85	l	106		desert scrub oak	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	20 / 9	1
3.87	l	107	~	little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	2 / 2	1
3.90	r	108	~	narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	50 / 9	3
4.00	r	109		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	10 / 9	19
4.01	l	110		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	1 / 1	56
4.16	l	111	~	desert-thorn	Lycium brevipes var. brevipes	2 / 1	1
4.16	r	112	sp	annual Eriogonum	Eriogonum like gracile	30 / 9
4.46	l	113		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	2 / 2	10
4.46	l	114	?	mustard family like jewelflower	Caulanthus sp.?	1 / 1
4.48	l	115	sp	currant	Ribes sp. like indecorum	1 / 1
4.54		116	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia like minor	5 / 1
4.56	r		?	(wild-cucumber?, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus?)
4.59	l	117		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	5 / 2	7
4.63	b	118	sp	pincushion flower	Chaenactis with 1-pinnate leaf	10 / 1
5.14		119	~	lotebush	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	/	1
5.15	r	120		honey mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	1 / 1	5
5.22		121	sp	unk grass like desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum??	50 / 9
5.27		122	?	unknown annual	?	/
5.35	r	123		linear-leaved stillingia	Stillingia linearifolia	3 / 1	2
5.50		124		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	20 / 9	1
5.57		125	sp	datura	Datura sp.	1 / 1
5.62	l	126		papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	5 / 1	5
5.62		127		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 9	24
5.62		128		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	30 / 9	26
5.63		129		desert mistletoe	Phoradendron californicum	20 / 9	2
5.64		130		catclaw	Acacia greggii	30 / 9	4
5.65		131		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	10 / 2	11
5.66		132		Coulter's spiderling	Boerhavia coulteri	40 / 5	2
5.66	l	133		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	1 / 1	53
5.66	l	134	~	coyote melon	Cucurbita palmata	1 / 1	1
5.66		135	ssp	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	20 / 4	16
5.66				End guide in Culp Valley at shaded sign mounted on a rock pillar: "Chaparral ... and the cycle of fire", almost next to the Montezuma Highway, S22.