Laguna Mountains: Plant Guide to Garnet Peak from Penny Pines

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

The notes from the 6/15/04 and 7/2/04 fieldwork are not yet online.
Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This trail guide begins at the Penny Pines parking area on Sunrise Highway (S1) at mile 27.3. There is parking on both sides of the road. The only signage is Penny Pines, and there are no restrooms at or near the trailhead. Note that this trip does not begin at the signed Garnet Peak Trail near mile 27.8, which is a shorter, more direct way to get to Garnet Peak.
At the Penny Pines parking area, the guide begins at the Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the blocked-off shortcut entrance on the right. The trail curves right 90° twice to join the PCT at mile 0.11, and the guide follows the PCT to a junction with the Garnet Peak Trail. It then takes the Garnet Peak Trail to the top of Garnet Peak.
Highlights of This Trail

Some of the botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

This histogram has not been updated from the 7/2/04 fieldwork.
The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. There were 75 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 2 of those trails, including this one, are in this section of the Laguna Mountains. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "2" or smaller may indicate taxa found only at in this area of the Laguna Mountains.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 14 11%
2 13 11%
3 7 6%
4 9 7%
5 9 7%

1-5 52 43%
6-10 24 20%
11-15 17 14%
16-20 8 7%
21-25 8 7%
26-30 3 2%
31-35 4 3%
36-40 4 3%
41-45 2 2%
Total Taxa 122 100%

We found 15 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 do not have any number given in the #all column.
Note how different the Laguna flora is from the rest of Southern California! 14 taxa do not appear on any other trail in our database, and many of the 13 taxa that appear on only two trails also appear on another Laguna Mountain trail.
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"
5/10/2003 1 36 1 5 1 1
3/13/2004 2 85 13 11 16 3
6/15/2004 3 137 7 9 19 8
6/21/2004 4 137 7 9 17 8

The 5/10/03 fieldwork was only to mile 0.95, and done "on the side" during a fairly-fast-paced hike with a Botany Class. We thank Michelle Balk and Megan S. Enright for assistance with the 5/10/03 fieldwork.
The 3/13/04 fieldwork was after the entire trail had burned in either 2002 or 2003. No attempt was made to try to record all the different baby annuals, and since many shrubs and perennials were completely burned, no attempt was made to try to divine their identity.
On 6/15/04, we did for the first time try to identify all species we saw.
The fieldwork on 6/21/04 was limited to identifying two species.
Numbers have not yet been entered from the 7/2/04 fieldwork since not all samples have been identified yet.
Michael Charters moved up the first occurrence of Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii from his fieldwork on 6/7/05, and found the Silene verecunda ssp. platyota as well as noting some possible Gilia capitata just before the PCT junction.
Botanical Trip Reports

13 March 2004
15 June 2004

The Plant Guide

Version for printing, without lines and other text on this page (7 pages)
An X in the id? column indicates a sample from 7/2/04 not yet analyzed. The #all column has not been updated from 7/2/04.

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin guide at Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the PCT entrance on the right; elevation 5430 feet (1650 m). Area near trailhead burned in 2003.
0.00 r 1 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9 40
0.00 r 2 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis / 4
0.00 r 3 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum 30 / 9 39
0.00 r 4 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum /
0.00 r 5 ~X *downy brome Bromus tectorum / 19
0.00 r 6 common linanthus Linanthus parviflorus / 8
0.00 r 7 ? matchweed? Gutierrezia sarothrae? /
0.00 r 8 ~ California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 40
0.00 r 9 ssp big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata / 2
0.00 l 10 yarrow Achillea millefolium 5 / 1 10
0.00 r 11 *bulbous blue grass Poa bulbosa 5 / 1 2
0.00 r 12 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 1 / 1 11
0.00 r 13 spX peppergrass Lepidium sp. /
0.00 r 14 ssp *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum / 14
0.00 l Sign and Display Board for Penny Pines donors.
0.00 Trail turns right 90°
0.00 r 15 spX groundsmoke Gayophytum sp. /
0.00 l 16 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus (stenophyllus)⁺ / 31
0.00 r 17 ~ Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 3 / 1 9
0.00 r 18 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 10 / 3 24
0.00 r 19 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula 30 / 9 14
0.00 r 20 prickly cryptantha Cryptantha muricata / 12
0.01 r Sign: no motor vehicles.
0.01 r 21 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 1 / 1 7
0.01 t 22 southern suncup Camissonia bistorta⁺ / 10
0.01 r 23 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 10 / 1 21
0.01 r 24 Palmer's ceanothus Ceanothus palmeri 10 / 5 5
0.01 l 25 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus / 13
0.01 l 26 Modoc gilia Gilia modocensis 10 / 1 3
0.01 l 27 slender madia Madia gracilis / 1 9
0.01 r 28 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 20 / 3 11
0.01 r 29 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum / 8
0.01 l 30 large-flowered collomia Collomia grandiflora / 3
0.01 l 31 Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii / 3
0.01 l 32 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 5 / 1 11
0.02 Trail curves right.
33 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia 10 / 1 21
0.02 r 34 sspX squirreltail Elymus elymoides / 6
0.02 r 35 sspX blue wildrye Elymus glaucus / 5
0.02 r 36 whisker-brush Linanthus ciliatus / 5
0.03 b 37 goldenstar Bloomeria crocea / 11
0.03 l 38 checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia 10 / 3 14
0.03 r 39 western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata / 7
0.03 l 40 miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata 20 / 2 14
0.04 l 41 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 10 / 3 32
0.04 l (field of little monardella, Monardella nana ssp. nana; short-lobed phacelia, Phacelia brachyloba)
0.04 l 42 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii / 4
0.04 r 43 poodle-dog bush Turricula parryi 99 / 9 4
0.06 r 44 *yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius / 5
0.06 l 45 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi / 19
0.07 l 46 spX per lupine? Lupinus sp. /
0.07 r 47 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 10 / 2 7
0.08 l 48 diamond-petaled clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea / 4
0.09 Cross wide shallow ditch.
0.09 r 49 ssp *hairy rattail fescue Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta / 10
0.09 r 50 purple clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera / 15
0.09 r 51 ssp Indian clover Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum / 2
0.09 l 52 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum / 10
0.10 T-jct. with PCT; go left on it.

The following species were found before the junction with the PCT on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
l 53 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia 30 / 5 3
r 54 Davidson's phacelia Phacelia davidsonii 30 / 5 7
55 sp tansy mustard Descurainia sp. /
56 small-flowered collinsia Collinsia parviflora / 2
l 57 grand mountain dandelion Agoseris grandiflora 2 / 2 8

0.11 r 58 ~ American vetch Vicia americana var. americana /
0.11 PCT signpost on right; Sign on left: "Noble Canyon (left - back the way you've come); PCT (straight ahead)".
0.11 r (tomcat clover, Trifolium willdenovii)
0.12 r 59 ? unk per. with long curvy lvs. ? 3 / 1
0.13 r sp matchweed Gutierrezia sp. /
0.13 r 60 basketbush Rhus trilobata / 16
0.14 r 61 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 9 21
0.14 b 62 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 50 / 9 17
0.16 l 63 splendid mariposa lily Calochortus splendens 30 / 9 11
64 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor / 19
0.18 r ~ (common wheat, Triticum aestivum)
0.18 65 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 50 / 9 44
0.18 l 66 sp forest goosefoot? Chenopodium atrovirens? /
0.18 l 67 sp goosefoot violet? Viola purpurea? /
0.19 l 68 slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus 99 / 9 12
0.20 l 69 short-lobed phacelia Phacelia brachyloba 99 / 9 2
0.20 r 70 California buttercup Ranunculus californicus 5 / 1 5
0.21 l leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus⁺ /
0.21 l 71 common bedstraw Galium aparine 5 / 1 25
0.22 b 72 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus / 38
0.23 l 73 sp scattered blazing star Mentzelia dispersa⁺ 6 / 2 3
0.23 l 74 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 20 / 3 16
0.23 l 75 yellow mariposa lily Calochortus weedii var. weedii 50 / 9 7
0.23 l 76 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata / 33
0.23 l 77 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 50 / 9 30
0.23 l 78 little monardella Monardella nana ssp. nana / 2
0.24 r 79 Sierra sanicle Sanicula graveolens 1 / 1 1
0.24 Cross bulldozed path, probably from fire suppression from 2003 fire.
0.24 l 80 Parry's fringed onion Allium parryi 20 / 1 1
0.25 l 81 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 30 / 9 6
0.26 r Burned PCT sign.
0.27 l 82 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens / 4
0.28 b 83 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 10 / 9 23
0.28 l 84 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 20 / 9 5
0.28 b 85 twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa 5 / 1 1
0.29 l 86 blue-witch nightshade Solanum umbelliferum / 1
0.29 l 87 desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum / 2
0.30 Trail curves left then right.
0.30 l 88 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 1 / 1
0.30 b 89 prickly poppy Argemone munita 99 / 9 4
0.31 r 90 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia / 34
0.31 b 91 caraway-leaved gilia Gilia caruifolia 99 / 9 1
0.34 r 92 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 5 / 5 2
0.36 l 93 sugar bush Rhus ovata 2 / 2 21
0.36 r Jct. short path to overlook; switchback left.
0.37 b 94 ~ Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 99 / 9 1
0.38 Begin 2002 burn area around here. The following species were found before the 2002 burn area on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
l 95 golden daisy Pentachaeta aurea / 2
r 96 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum / 9

0.38 l 97 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens⁺ / 13
0.38 Check for Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens later on the trail
0.38 r 98 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 10 / 9 41
0.39 l 99 western redbud Cercis occidentalis 10 / 1 4
0.40 l 100 saw-toothed goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides 40 / 9 28
0.40 l 101 San Diego sunflower Hulsea californica 99 / 9 1
0.41 l 102 showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 5 / 2 9
0.41 l 103 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 3 / 2 15

The following species was found before the whorledleaf penstemon at mile 0.47 on 5/10/03, but it does not yet have an accurate location.
104 San Diego jewelflower Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus / 3

0.47 r 105 giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens 1 / 1 1
0.49 l 106 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. linoides 4 / 2 1
0.49 l 107 white sage Salvia apiana 3 / 1 30
0.49 l 108 giant needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum 5 / 5 19
0.49 r 109 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis / 12
0.49 l 110 ~ wide-throated yellow monkeyflower Mimulus brevipes / 6
0.51 l 111 bush poppy Dendromecon rigida 5 / 1 5
0.51 r 112 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 2 / 2 13
0.54 r 113 sticky false-gilia Allophyllum glutinosum / 6
0.58 r 114 Indian Valley bush mallow Malacothamnus aboriginum 3 / 1 1
0.60 l 115 golden-bowl mariposa Calochortus concolor 30 / 5 1
0.63 c 116 ~ Payson's wild cabbage Caulanthus simulans 1 / 1 1
0.68 l 117 ~ woolly-fruited lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum / 5
0.71 l 118 Cleveland's beardtongue Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii 5 / 2 1
0.71 On saddle; enter next drainage. The grove of trees to the left was burned in the 2003 fire.
0.73 Field of San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica.
0.75 r 119 smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum 50 / 9 2
0.75 l 120 chaparral lotus Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus⁺ 10 / 3 4
0.76 l (meally white pincushion, Chaenactis artemisiifolia)
0.76 r 121 *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola 1 / 1 25
0.77 r 122 three-lobed oxytheca Oxytheca trilobata 50 / 9 2
0.86 r Jct. very short path to saddle overlook; (scarlet larkspur, Delphinium cardinale; and Mt. Laguna alumroot, Heuchera brevistaminea) just below top of drainage.
0.87 l (California bay, Umbellularia californica)
0.93 Trail curves left to skirt drainage to right.

The following species were found before mile 0.93 on 5/10/03, but do not have accurate locations.

l 123 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 1 / 1 20
r 124 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus / 7

0.95 r Jct. old road to top of peak 5663 feet (1726 m); elevation here is 5580 feet (1700 m).
0.97 Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
1.02 l 125 golden ear drops Dicentra chrysantha 10 / 1 5
1.03 l 126 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda / 10
1.15 Switchback left; jct. short trail to overlook.
1.19 Switchback right.
1.23 Long curve left at drainage to right.
1.24 Calochortus concolor on left; C. weedii^2 on right!
1.26 Long curve right.
1.33 Trail turns left 90°
1.36 l Jct. bulldozed fire break.
1.37 l scattered blazing star Mentzelia dispersa⁺ /
1.37 l 127 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 1 / 1 9
1.42 Long curve right.
1.47 Switchback left.
1.49 l 128 lace-fringed spineflower Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata 30 / 5 2
1.49 l 129 Wallace's woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei 1 / 1 1
1.61 b Trail curves right; PCT posts.
1.62 Jct. Garnet Peak Trail; elevation 5480 feet (1670 m); turn right and take it.
1.63 l Sign: "PCT (left); Garnet Peak Trail (ahead)"
1.66 Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
1.76 r 130 naked-stem bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule /
1.84 l 131 ~ purple-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha 10 / 1 6
1.84 l Check for different suncup here.
1.85 r 132 ~ summer snow Linanthus floribundus ssp. glaber 2 / 1 4
r Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule next to ssp. angustifolium
r X Grass sample
r Monardella
r 133 ~ Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii /
1.93 l 134 sp caterpillar phacelia? Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida? 3 / 2
135 white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota /
2.00 b 136 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 20 / 1 3
2.01 Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
2.04 r (Laguna Mtns. Goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)
2.07 l 137 rush-rose Helianthemum scoparium /
2.09 b Field of poodle-dog bush, Turricula parryi, appearing like a cactus garden.
2.12 r 138 ~ Laguna Mtns. goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala 5 / 2 2
2.15 r Check for different Elymus elymoides, ssp. brevifolius, here, if not found earlier.
2.15 Trail turns right 90° and steps up steeply.
2.17 Garnet Peak; elevation 6040 feet (1840 m). End Plant Guide. Turn around and retrace your route to the trailhead.

Comments On Specific Species

The notes from the 6/15/04 fieldwork are not yet online.
Ceanothus palmeri, Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides. The first specimen of both of these species was burned, and has not yet resprouted. The first occurrence of a still-alive specimen is noted without a species number.
Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus. There are two striking-different forms of this taxon on this trail. The first set of plants encountered, noted in the trail guide, are the usual lower-elevation plants that are tall green plants with many erect stems and green glabrous filiform leaves, which was the former E. foliosus var. stenophyllus. The second form encountered of this taxon, noted as the second occurrence in this trail guide, are shorter, with wider grayer leaves and only a few ascending stems, and are the former E. foliosus var. foliosus. The JM combined both of these into the var. foliosus, although they are strikingly different in appearance.
Mentzelia dispersa. The first Mentzelia species along the trail was seen only on 5/10/03, and not keyed out. A definitive id was obtained for the plant at mile 1.37. That occurrence is not numbered, unless the previous species turns out to be a different taxon.
Quercus acutidens. This taxon is given as Q. berberidifolia in the Laguna Flora, but the leaves of the specimen here is clearly Q. acutidens in size, shape, color and trichomes. They also have a large number of Q. engelmannii trichomes present, as is typical of many specimens of Q. acutidens.
This is one of the clearest examples that this is a separate species, and not due to any recent hybridization event between Q. cornelius-mulleri and Q. engelmannii, since the nearest Q. engelmannii is at least 11 miles west, with a considerable mountain range between them and this location, and with a significant elevation difference.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	14	11%
2	13	11%
3	7	6%
4	9	7%
5	9	7%

1-5	52	43%
6-10	24	20%
11-15	17	14%
16-20	8	7%
21-25	8	7%
26-30	3	2%
31-35	4	3%
36-40	4	3%
41-45	2	2%
Total Taxa	122	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
5/10/2003	1	36	1	5	1	1
3/13/2004	2	85	13	11	16	3
6/15/2004	3	137	7	9	19	8
6/21/2004	4	137	7	9	17	8

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the PCT entrance on the right; elevation 5430 feet (1650 m). Area near trailhead burned in 2003.
0.00	r	1		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	40
0.00	r	2		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	/	4
0.00	r	3		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	30 / 9	39
0.00	r	4		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	/
0.00	r	5	~X	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	/	19
0.00	r	6		common linanthus	Linanthus parviflorus	/	8
0.00	r	7	?	matchweed?	Gutierrezia sarothrae?	/
0.00	r	8	~	California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	40
0.00	r	9	ssp	big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata	/	2
0.00	l	10		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	5 / 1	10
0.00	r	11		*bulbous blue grass	Poa bulbosa	5 / 1	2
0.00	r	12		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	1 / 1	11
0.00	r	13	spX	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.	/
0.00	r	14	ssp	*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	/	14
0.00	l			Sign and Display Board for Penny Pines donors.
0.00				Trail turns right 90°
0.00	r	15	spX	groundsmoke	Gayophytum sp.	/
0.00	l	16		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus (stenophyllus)⁺	/	31
0.00	r	17	~	Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	3 / 1	9
0.00	r	18		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	10 / 3	24
0.00	r	19		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	30 / 9	14
0.00	r	20		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	/	12
0.01	r			Sign: no motor vehicles.
0.01	r	21		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	1 / 1	7
0.01	t	22		southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta⁺	/	10
0.01	r	23		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	10 / 1	21
0.01	r	24		Palmer's ceanothus	Ceanothus palmeri	10 / 5	5
0.01	l	25		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	/	13
0.01	l	26		Modoc gilia	Gilia modocensis	10 / 1	3
0.01	l	27		slender madia	Madia gracilis	/ 1	9
0.01	r	28		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 3	11
0.01	r	29		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	/	8
0.01	l	30		large-flowered collomia	Collomia grandiflora	/	3
0.01	l	31		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	/	3
0.01	l	32		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	5 / 1	11
0.02				Trail curves right.
		33		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	10 / 1	21
0.02	r	34	sspX	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	/	6
0.02	r	35	sspX	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	/	5
0.02	r	36		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	/	5
0.03	b	37		goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	/	11
0.03	l	38		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	10 / 3	14
0.03	r	39		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	/	7
0.03	l	40		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	20 / 2	14
0.04	l	41		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 3	32
0.04	l			(field of little monardella, Monardella nana ssp. nana; short-lobed phacelia, Phacelia brachyloba)
0.04	l	42		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	/	4
0.04	r	43		poodle-dog bush	Turricula parryi	99 / 9	4
0.06	r	44		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	/	5
0.06	l	45		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	/	19
0.07	l	46	spX	per lupine?	Lupinus sp.	/
0.07	r	47		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	10 / 2	7
0.08	l	48		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	/	4
0.09				Cross wide shallow ditch.
0.09	r	49	ssp	*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	/	10
0.09	r	50		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	/	15
0.09	r	51	ssp	Indian clover	Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum	/	2
0.09	l	52		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	/	10
0.10				T-jct. with PCT; go left on it.

				The following species were found before the junction with the PCT on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
	l	53		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	30 / 5	3
	r	54		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	30 / 5	7
		55	sp	tansy mustard	Descurainia sp.	/
		56		small-flowered collinsia	Collinsia parviflora	/	2
	l	57		grand mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora	2 / 2	8

0.11	r	58	~	American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	/
0.11				PCT signpost on right; Sign on left: "Noble Canyon (left - back the way you've come); PCT (straight ahead)".
0.11	r			(tomcat clover, Trifolium willdenovii)
0.12	r	59	?	unk per. with long curvy lvs.	?	3 / 1
0.13	r		sp	matchweed	Gutierrezia sp.	/
0.13	r	60		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	/	16
0.14	r	61		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 9	21
0.14	b	62		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	50 / 9	17
0.16	l	63		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	30 / 9	11
		64		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	/	19
0.18	r		~	(common wheat, Triticum aestivum)
0.18		65		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9	44
0.18	l	66	sp	forest goosefoot?	Chenopodium atrovirens?	/
0.18	l	67	sp	goosefoot violet?	Viola purpurea?	/
0.19	l	68		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	99 / 9	12
0.20	l	69		short-lobed phacelia	Phacelia brachyloba	99 / 9	2
0.20	r	70		California buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	5 / 1	5
0.21	l			leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus⁺	/
0.21	l	71		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 1	25
0.22	b	72		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	/	38
0.23	l	73	sp	scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa⁺	6 / 2	3
0.23	l	74		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	20 / 3	16
0.23	l	75		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	50 / 9	7
0.23	l	76		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	/	33
0.23	l	77		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	50 / 9	30
0.23	l	78		little monardella	Monardella nana ssp. nana	/	2
0.24	r	79		Sierra sanicle	Sanicula graveolens	1 / 1	1
0.24				Cross bulldozed path, probably from fire suppression from 2003 fire.
0.24	l	80		Parry's fringed onion	Allium parryi	20 / 1	1
0.25	l	81		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	30 / 9	6
0.26	r			Burned PCT sign.
0.27	l	82		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	/	4
0.28	b	83		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	10 / 9	23
0.28	l	84		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	20 / 9	5
0.28	b	85		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa	5 / 1	1
0.29	l	86		blue-witch nightshade	Solanum umbelliferum	/	1
0.29	l	87		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	/	2
0.30				Trail curves left then right.
0.30	l	88		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	1 / 1
0.30	b	89		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	99 / 9	4
0.31	r	90		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	/	34
0.31	b	91		caraway-leaved gilia	Gilia caruifolia	99 / 9	1
0.34	r	92		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	5 / 5	2
0.36	l	93		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	2 / 2	21
0.36	r			Jct. short path to overlook; switchback left.
0.37	b	94	~	Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	99 / 9	1
0.38				Begin 2002 burn area around here. The following species were found before the 2002 burn area on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
	l	95		golden daisy	Pentachaeta aurea	/	2
	r	96		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	/	9

0.38	l	97		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens⁺	/	13
0.38				Check for Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens later on the trail
0.38	r	98		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 9	41
0.39	l	99		western redbud	Cercis occidentalis	10 / 1	4
0.40	l	100		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	40 / 9	28
0.40	l	101		San Diego sunflower	Hulsea californica	99 / 9	1
0.41	l	102		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	5 / 2	9
0.41	l	103		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	3 / 2	15

				The following species was found before the whorledleaf penstemon at mile 0.47 on 5/10/03, but it does not yet have an accurate location.
		104		San Diego jewelflower	Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus	/	3

0.47	r	105		giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	1 / 1	1
0.49	l	106		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	4 / 2	1
0.49	l	107		white sage	Salvia apiana	3 / 1	30
0.49	l	108		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	5 / 5	19
0.49	r	109		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	/	12
0.49	l	110	~	wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	/	6
0.51	l	111		bush poppy	Dendromecon rigida	5 / 1	5
0.51	r	112		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	2 / 2	13
0.54	r	113		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	/	6
0.58	r	114		Indian Valley bush mallow	Malacothamnus aboriginum	3 / 1	1
0.60	l	115		golden-bowl mariposa	Calochortus concolor	30 / 5	1
0.63	c	116	~	Payson's wild cabbage	Caulanthus simulans	1 / 1	1
0.68	l	117	~	woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	/	5
0.71	l	118		Cleveland's beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	5 / 2	1
0.71				On saddle; enter next drainage. The grove of trees to the left was burned in the 2003 fire.
0.73				Field of San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica.
0.75	r	119		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	50 / 9	2
0.75	l	120		chaparral lotus	Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus⁺	10 / 3	4
0.76	l			(meally white pincushion, Chaenactis artemisiifolia)
0.76	r	121		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	1 / 1	25
0.77	r	122		three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	50 / 9	2
0.86	r			Jct. very short path to saddle overlook; (scarlet larkspur, Delphinium cardinale; and Mt. Laguna alumroot, Heuchera brevistaminea) just below top of drainage.
0.87	l			(California bay, Umbellularia californica)
0.93				Trail curves left to skirt drainage to right.

				The following species were found before mile 0.93 on 5/10/03, but do not have accurate locations.

	l	123		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	1 / 1	20
	r	124		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	/	7

0.95	r			Jct. old road to top of peak 5663 feet (1726 m); elevation here is 5580 feet (1700 m).
0.97				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
1.02	l	125		golden ear drops	Dicentra chrysantha	10 / 1	5
1.03	l	126		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	/	10
1.15				Switchback left; jct. short trail to overlook.
1.19				Switchback right.
1.23				Long curve left at drainage to right.
1.24				Calochortus concolor on left; C. weedii^2 on right!
1.26				Long curve right.
1.33				Trail turns left 90°
1.36	l			Jct. bulldozed fire break.
1.37	l			scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa⁺	/
1.37	l	127		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	1 / 1	9
1.42				Long curve right.
1.47				Switchback left.
1.49	l	128		lace-fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	30 / 5	2
1.49	l	129		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	1 / 1	1
1.61	b			Trail curves right; PCT posts.
1.62				Jct. Garnet Peak Trail; elevation 5480 feet (1670 m); turn right and take it.
1.63	l			Sign: "PCT (left); Garnet Peak Trail (ahead)"
1.66				Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
1.76	r	130		naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	/
1.84	l	131	~	purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	10 / 1	6
1.84	l			Check for different suncup here.
1.85	r	132	~	summer snow	Linanthus floribundus ssp. glaber	2 / 1	4
	r			Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule next to ssp. angustifolium
	r		X	Grass sample
	r			Monardella
	r	133	~	Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	/
1.93	l	134	sp	caterpillar phacelia?	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida?	3 / 2
		135		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	/
2.00	b	136		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 1	3
2.01				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
2.04	r			(Laguna Mtns. Goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)
2.07	l	137		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	/
2.09	b			Field of poodle-dog bush, Turricula parryi, appearing like a cactus garden.
2.12	r	138	~	Laguna Mtns. goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala	5 / 2	2
2.15	r			Check for different Elymus elymoides, ssp. brevifolius, here, if not found earlier.
2.15				Trail turns right 90° and steps up steeply.
2.17				Garnet Peak; elevation 6040 feet (1840 m). End Plant Guide. Turn around and retrace your route to the trailhead.

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Plants of Southern California: Trail Guides
Vascular Plants of the Cuyamaca and Laguna Mountains, A Checklist, Jerilyn Hirshberg and Duffie Clemons, 2003

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