Plant Guide to Heller's Bend Trail

Mile	#	S	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Trail begins at opening in fence to left of gate across road; elevation ~265 feet (80 m). Sign: "Heller's Bend Preserve. Conservation Land... Fallbrook Land Conservancy."
0.00	r	1		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	5 / 1	20
0.00	b	2		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	38
0.00	r	3	~	*wand mullein	Verbascum virgatum+	3 / 2	2
0.00	r	4		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	99 / 9	20
0.00	r	5		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	99 / 3	17
0.00	r	6		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	99 / 9	22
0.00	r	7		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	/ 2	10
0.00	r	8		California blackberry	Rubus ursinus	5 / 2	12
0.00	r	9		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	/ 2	14
0.00	r			(coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)
0.00	r	10		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	/	23
0.00	r	11		*sweet alyssum	Lobularia maritima	20 / 2	4
0.00	r			(greater periwinkle, Vinca major)
0.00	r			(white nightshade, Solanum douglasii)
0.00	r			(sacred datura, Datura wrightii)
0.00	r	12		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	20 / 5	29
0.00	r	13		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	/ 2	24
0.01	r	14		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	5 / 5	35
0.01	r	15		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	/	37
0.01	r	16		*Bermuda buttercup	Oxalis pes-caprae	5 / 1	5
0.01	r	17		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros+	30 / 2	5
0.01	b	18		*Italian thistle	Carduus pycnocephalus	20 / 3	10
0.01	r			(Desert wild grape, Vitis girdiana)
	r	19		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	30 / 9	31
0.02	r	20		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	7 / 7	35
	l	21		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	30 / 2	12
	l	22		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	/	32
0.03				Curve right; pole on left.
0.03	l	23		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	10 / 3	22
0.04	r			Brookie Thom bench.
	r			(giant wild rye, Leymus condensatus)
0.04	l			Jct. path
0.04	r	24		*henbit	Lamium amplexicaule	5 / 1	7
0.04	r	25		*milk thistle	Silybum marianum	5 / 1	8
	l			common bedstraw	Galium aparine+	/
0.05	r			(wild-cucumber, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus)
0.05	r	26		(hoary nettle, Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)
0.05	l	27		*smilo grass	Piptatherum miliaceum	20 / 1	16
0.05	r	28		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	1 / 1	29
0.05	l	29	?	unk deciduous tree with 13-pinnate leaf; leaflets serrate, not symmetric. Pecan or walnut?11
0.05		30		wild grape	Vitis girdiana	5 / 1	7
0.06				Cross middle of Ostrich Farm Creek on Arizona crossing; elevation ~240 feet (75 m)
0.06	r			Check for arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis.
0.06	l	31		red willow	Salix laevigata	1 / 1	15
0.06	l	32	sp	wild geranium	Geranium carolinianum or G. dissectum	30 / 1
0.06	r	33		*fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	3 / 1	12
0.06	b	34	sp	dock	Rumex sp.	3 / 1
0.06	r	35		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	20 / 1	23
0.06	r	36		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	10 / 1	25
0.06	r	37		*bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	10 / 2	16
0.06	l	38		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	30 / 3	13
0.06	l	39		*field hedge-parsley	Torilis arvensis	50 / 3	4
0.06	r	40		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	/	26
0.06	l	41	sp	goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.	5 / 1
0.06	l	42		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	10 / 9	29
0.07	r	43		Fremont cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	1 / 1	8
0.07	l	44		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	5 / 1	14
0.07	l	45		*Australian brass-buttons	Cotula australis	20 / 1	11
0.07	l	46	~	*annual blue grass	Poa annua	5 / 1	8
0.07	r			(California sagebrush, Artemisia californica)
0.07	l	47		slender madia	Madia gracilis	10 / 1	7
0.07	l			Jct. path
0.07	r	48		*purple wild radish	Raphanus sativus	10 / 1	9
0.07	r	49		fiesta flower	Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	99 / 9	10
0.07	r			Note impressive rocks forming creek bank.
	r	50		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	10 / 3	22
	r	51		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	20 / 9	16
	r	52	?	unk similar to Durango Root	?	1 / 1
	r	53		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	5 / 5	30
	r	54		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	5 / 2	14
0.08	r			Jct. path to right. Curve left.
0.08	r			(Jepson's blue wildrye, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii)
0.08	r			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.08	b			A pole on each side of the road.
0.08	r	55		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	20 / 5	19
0.08	r			Liverworts
0.08	r	56	~	small-flowered melica	Melica imperfecta	30 / 1	26
0.08	r	57		coffee fern	Pellaea andromedifolia	5 / 2	17
0.08	r	58		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 5	31
0.08	r	59		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	5 / 5	35
	r	60		purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	10 / 3	11
0.10	r	61		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	10 / 1	9
0.10	r	62	?	annual Phacelia or eucrypta?	?	1 / 1
0.10	r	63	sp	virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora	/	7
	r	64		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	20 / 9	31
0.10	r			Jct. steep use trail.
0.10	r	65		California chalk lettuce	Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	3 / 1	8
0.10				Cross small drainage.
0.10	l	66		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	10 / 1	8
0.10	r	67		California polypody	Polypodium californicum	30 / 2	14
0.13				Switchback right; Jct. path to left.
0.13	l	68		California maidenhair fern	Adiantum jordanii	1 / 1	6
0.15	l	69		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	3 / 1	11
0.15	l	70		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	1 / 1	14
0.15	c	71	sp	four-leaf polycarp	Polycarpon tetraphyllum+	3 / 1
0.15	c	72	sp	filaree	Erodium botrys or brachycarpum	50 / 3
0.16	l			(olive, Olea europaea)
0.16				Road curves left 90°.
0.16	l	73		*white-stemmed filaree	Erodium moschatum	20 / 1	11
0.17	l	74		lemonade berry	Rhus integrifolia+	1 / 1	11
0.17	l			(pomegranate, Punica granatum)
0.17				Jct. road to left; elevation ~350 feet (105 m). Curve right 90° and enter old orchard.
0.17	r	75		orange	citrus sp.	/
0.18	b			Jct. road to left and jct. path to right. Continue ahead.
0.18	c	76		*spotted spurge	Chamaesyce maculata	5 / 3	1
0.18	l			Jct. another road.
0.19	b	77		avocado
0.20	r			Gill Family bench.
0.21	r			Jct. path
0.22	r	78		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	10 / 5	26
0.22	l			Large nest in tree
0.22				Begin long curve left 90°.
0.22	r	79		white sage	Salvia apiana	30 / 5	27
0.22	r	80		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	30 / 9	37
0.24	r	81		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	20 / 5	32
0.24	l	82		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	20 / 2	20
0.25	l	83		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	20 / 9	19
0.26	r			Jct. steep use trail
0.26	r	84	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	5 / 1	8
0.26	r			Jct. steep use trail at ~130°.
0.29	r	85	~	triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	1 / 1	11
0.29	r	86		California goosefoot	Chenopodium californicum	50 / 9	3
0.30	r	87		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	2 / 2	14
0.30	r			virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora+	10 / 2
0.30				Curve left.
0.31	r	88		California peony	Paeonia californica	20 / 4	10
0.31	r	89		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	3 / 3	18
0.34	r	90		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 5	38
0.35	r	91		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	5 / 5	39
0.35	r	92		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	10 / 2	12
0.35	r	93		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	10 / 5	25
0.36				Jct. road on left, which will be on your return route; elevation ~500 feet (150 m)
0.36	l	94		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	20 / 3	22
0.37				One pole on left; 2 poles on right.
0.37	r	95		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	5 / 2	16
0.38				Road curves right 90°
0.38	b	96		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	10 / 1	9
0.39	l	97	sp	eastern redbud	Cercis canadensis+	2 / 1
0.39	l			Sign: "Americorps...".
0.39	l	98		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	10 / 1	13
0.39	l	99	~	*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	10 / 1	30
0.39	r	100		purple needlegrass	Nassella pulchra	20 / 2	9
0.39	r			Pat Scott bench.
0.40	r			"Kate Folger and Stand Strong and all the ladies at Judi's Way To Fitness" bench.
0.41				Road curves left 90°.
0.41	r			sweet alyssum	Lobularia maritima+	10 / 1
0.41	l	101		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	5 / 1	15
	c			rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros+	/
0.42				Curve left 90°; now following property boundary at top; elevation ~545 feet (165 m)
0.42	c			little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis+	/
0.47	l			Cross the head of a small drainage.
0.47	r	102		*castor bean	Ricinus communis	5 / 1	12
0.49	l	103		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	2 / 1	5
0.50	r	104		*common cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	5 / 1	6
0.51				Y-jct; elevation ~540 feet (165 m). The road curves left 90° and heads down; the trail straight ahead enters the 2003 addition to Heller's Bend; go straight and take it. You'll return to this same spot .
0.52	r			Some huge castor bean plants.
0.52	r	105		*olive	Olea europaea	2 / 2	8
0.52	r			Upright irrigation metal pipe protected by two metal pipes.
0.56	r	106		black sage	Salvia mellifera	1 / 1	31
0.60				Trail turns left 45°
0.61				Local peak elevation of ~575 feet (175 m). Trail turns left 90° and goes steeply downhill.
0.63	r			Jct. use path.
0.64				Jct. old road; go right on it; elevation ~560 feet (170 m). You'll return to this same spot soon and take the road downhill.
0.64	r	107		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 5	41
0.66				Road turns right 90°
0.68				Enter an area bulldozed some time ago, with lots of young growth.
0.68	r	108		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	1 / 1	23
0.69	l	109		*petty spurge	Euphorbia peplus	5 / 1	7
0.69	l			(Water pressure relief valve)
0.70				End road at fence; elevation ~620 feet (190 m); high point of entire guide. Turn around and retrace your steps to the trail / road junction.
0.76				Trail / road junction; continue downhill on road and switchback right.
0.83	l			Jct. road; continue straight.
0.83	r	110		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	1 / 1	18
0.86	r			A little clearing; switchback left.
0.88				Switchback right.
0.89	l	111		Parry's phacelia	Phacelia parryi	3 / 1	5
0.89	l	112	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.92	r			A lichen similar to Cladonia sp., with little whitish golf-tees for fruiting bodies.
0.93	l	113	?	unk dead annual51
0.93				Cross drainage; elevation ~400 feet (120 m)
0.93	r			Fallen dead tree of unknown species.
0.94	b	114	sp	navarretia	Navarretia sp.	20 / 1
0.94	l	115	~	rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	3 / 1	16
0.95	c	116	sp	annual linanthus	Linanthus sp.	10 / 1
0.98	l			Jct. overgrown old road.
0.98	l	117	?	fiddleneck?	Amsinckia sp.?	10 / 1
0.99				Check for different Cryptantha sp..
0.99	l			Jct. road.
1.00				Road curves right 45° and enters weedy area with lots of mustard.
1.03	r			Small cleared area; road turns left 45°
1.03	r			Unusual tall-stemmed brown mushroom; probably from dumping of mushroom compost here.
1.03	r	118		*tree tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	1 / 1	16
1.03	r	119		*dwarf nettle	Urtica urens	10 / 1	2
1.03				Road bulldozed in late 2003.
1.05	l	120	~	Vasey's prickly pear	Opuntia Xvaseyi	1 / 1	16
1.05	r	121		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	5 / 1	7
1.05	l	122	~	San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	5 / 1	13
1.05	l	123		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	3 / 1	36
1.07	l		sp	(tall coast prickly pear?, Opuntia oricola?; or western prickly pear?, Opuntia Xoccidentalis?)
1.08	l	124	ssp	California oxalis	Oxalis albicans	2 / 1	2
1.08	l	125		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	10 / 1	9
1.09	r	126	~	rusty-haired popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	5 / 1	5
1.09	r			Property boundary pole; right of road all whacked vegetation.
1.11	l			Property boundary pole; elevation ~300 feet (90 m); turn around and go back up the road.
1.46	r			Jct. trail to old portion of Heller's Bend; go right and take it.
1.59				The Y-jct at mile 0.51; elevation ~540 feet (165 m). Turn right 90° and head down.
1.63	r			Property marker pole
1.64				Curve left 90° and head down.
1.67	r	127		*bristly ox-tongue	Picris echioides	5 / 1	7
1.67				wand mullein	Verbascum virgatum+	/
1.69				Cross shallow drainage at elevation ~480 feet (145 m) and start uphill section.
1.71				Check for different Cryptantha sp..
1.71	r	128	~	long-stemmed buckwheat	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	5 / 1	17
1.72	r	129	~	*windmill pink	Silene gallica	10 / 1	21
1.76	l	130		cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	1 / 1	9
1.76				Jct. main road; elevation ~500 feet (150 m). Turn right and return to trailhead.
2.12				Back at Trailhead.
				Species previously found on the trail but without precise locations:
		131		white nightshade	Solanum douglasii	/ 2	13
		132		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	/ 2	13
		133		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	5 / 3	7

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Updated 27 February 2004.