Plant Guide to Grandview Trail

Plant Guide to Grandview Trail

Mile S # id? FAM (*)Common Name Scientific Name #Plants
0.00 Begin trail on n side of the overlook at 7400 feet (2255 m). Some species in parking area: *Bromus inermis; Eriogonum ~racemosum; Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis; Pedicularis centranthera; Penstemon linarioides.
0.00 b 1 Pin two-needle pinyon pine Pinus edulis 50 / 9
0.00 b 2 Vis pinyon pine dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium divaricatum 20 / 9
0.00 b 3 Ros Utah service-berry Amelanchier utahensis 99 / 9
0.00 b 4 Poa *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9
0.00 l 5 Ast California brickellbush Brickellia californica 15 / 5
0.00 b 6 Ast hoary-aster Machaeranthera canescens 99 / 3
0.00 l 7 ? unk like Epilobium canum with alt lvs Kochia scoparia? 10 / 2
0.00 l (Arizona thistle, Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum)
0.00 b 8 Poa mutton grass Poa fendleriana 99 / 9
0.00 b 9 Fag Gambel oak Quercus gambelii 99 / 9
0.00 Switchback left
0.01 r 10 Gro desert gooseberry Ribes velutinum 5 / 3
0.01 b 11 Bra perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 30 / 9
0.01 l 12 Ros curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 10 / 9
0.01 l 13 Poa squirreltail Elymus elymoides 99 / 3
0.01 r 14 Eph green ephedra Ephedra viridis 20 / 9
0.01 b 15 ~ Cap Parish's snowberry (id from plants farther along trail) Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99 / 9
0.01 l 16 Poa western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii 3 / 1
0.02 l 17 Ast Arizona thistle Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum 50 / 9
0.02 Switchback right
0.02 l (Utah juniper, Juniperus osteosperma; juniper mistletoe, Phoradendron juniperinum)
0.02 l 18 Bra Wright's thelypody Thelypodium wrightii 20 / 5
0.03 r 19 Scr beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 30 / 9
0.03 l 20 Pol southern mountain phlox Phlox austromontana 30 / 9
0.03 l 21 Bra *herb sophia Descurainia sophia 50 / 1
0.04 l 22 Che Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 5 / 1
0.04 r 23 Ast Basin butterweed Packera multilobata 10 / 9
0.04 l 24 Rub Wright's bedstraw Galium wrightii 10 / 4
0.04 l 25 Scr Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri 1 / 1
0.04 l (Indian ricegrass, Achnatherum hymenoides)
0.04 l (Eaton's penstemon, Penstemon eatonii ssp. undosus)
0.04 r 26 Pin Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca 5 / 5
0.05 r (banana yucca, Yucca baccata)
0.06 l 27 Rub Munz's bedstraw Galium munzii ssp. ambivalens 99 / 9
0.07 (Grand Canyon Goldenweed, Ericameria arizonica)
0.07 Switchback left
0.07 l ~ (rock whitefeather, Ivesia arizonica; coral bells, ~Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor)
0.09 l 28 Ros cliffrose Purshia stansburiana 4 / 4
0.09 b 29 Lin Lewis' flax Linum lewisii var. lewisii 99 / 9
0.09 l 30 Ros rock whitefeather Ivesia arizonica 1 / 1
0.09 l 31 ~ Bra mountain pepper-grass Lepidium montanum 20 / 3
0.09 l 32 Ast Grand Canyon rock-daisy Perityle congesta 99 / 9
0.10 r 33 ~ Fab freckled milk-vetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus 1 / 1
0.10 l 34 Ast Grand Canyon Goldenweed Ericameria arizonica 6 / 2
0.10 Switchback right
0.11 r (shrubby cream bush, Holodiscus dumosus)
0.11 r 35 Ast silver wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana 50 / 9
0.11 Switchback left
0.11 r (Kaibab century plant, Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis). Need to locate first one on trail
36 Aga Kaibab century plant Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis 3 / 2
0.12 l 37 Hyd little-leaf mock orange Philadelphus microphyllus 2 / 2
0.12 l (scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima)
0.12 l 38 Fab *yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis 8 / 1
0.12 Switchback right and then quick left
0.12 r 39 Pol scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima 10 / 4
0.13 l 40 Ran Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri 3 / 3
0.13 l 41 Mal littleleaf globe mallow Sphaeralcea parvifolia 30 / 7
0.13 r 42 Poa Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides 5 / 5
0.14 r 43 Cac Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia erinacea 10 / 5
0.14 l 44 Hyd Fendler bush Fendlera rupicola 10 / 2
0.14 l 45 Ast Eaton's fleabane Erigeron eatonii /
0.14 l (hairy goldenaster, Heterotheca villosa)
0.16 l 46 Pol Simpson's buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii 10 / 5
0.16 Switchback right, left, right; elevation ~7200 feet (2190 m)
0.19 r 47 Ros shrubby cream bush Holodiscus dumosus 1 / 1
0.20 r 48 Sel spike-moss Selaginella mutica 99 / 9
r 49 Bra wild candytuft Thlaspi montanum var. fendleri 1 / 1
0.22 Switchback left
0.23 b 50 Fab bush peavine Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. zionis 99 / 9
0.25 l 51 Ran barestem larkspur Delphinium scaposum 20 / 9
0.26 b 52 Scr Eaton's penstemon Penstemon eatonii ssp. undosus 30 / 5
0.28 Switchback right
0.28 l 53 Gro whisky currant Ribes cereum var. pedicellare 4 / 3
r 54 Ast Grand Canyon glowweed Hesperodoria scopulorum 20 / 5
l 55 Cup Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma 5 / 3
0.30 Switchback left, then right
0.33 r 56 Ast Arizona hymenoxys Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica 40 / 9
0.33 r (blueberry elder, Sambucus glauca)
0.34 Trail turns right 90°
0.41 Switchback left; elevation ~7000 feet (2130 m)
0.45 l 57 Ast hairy goldenaster Heterotheca villosa 40 / 9
0.46 l 58 Ber Fremont barberry Mahonia fremontii 4 / 3
0.47 l 59 Cro spiny greasebush Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum 40 / 9
0.47 l 60 Hyd Utah fendlerbush Fendlerella utahensis /
0.47 Switchback right
0.51 r 61 sp Scr paintbrush Castilleja sp. 20 / 5
0.51 r 62 Rut pallid hoptree Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida 10 / 3
0.52 r 63 Ast big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 1 / 1
0.55 r 64 Ast beautiful aster Eurybia pulchra 22 / 1
0.55 Trail turns left 90° to cross saddle; elevation ~6800 feet (2070 m)
0.58 r 65 Ber creeping barberry Mahonia repens 15 / 1
0.58 r 66 Aga banana yucca Yucca baccata 10 / 9
0.61 Trail curves right at ridge
67 Ast Cooper’s rubberweed Hymenoxys cooperi /
0.64 r 68 sp Cyp very short cespitose sedge Carex like rossii or geophila 1 / 1
0.64 r 69 Rha birchleaf buckthorn Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata 1 / 1
0.65 l 70 Bet Knowlton hop hornbeam Ostrya knowltonii 4 / 2
0.68 Switchback right at ridge
0.68 l 71 Ast matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 5 / 2
0.75 r 72 Poa Parish needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 3 / 1
0.75 Switchback left, then trail curves right 90°
0.76 l 73 Gar Wright's silktassel Garrya wrightii 10 / 2
0.77 r 74 ? Ast rabbitbrush? Chrysothamnus? Gutierrezia sarothrae 3 / 1
0.77 r (rose heath, Chaetopappa ericoides)
0.77 75 ? Ast an old Gutierrezia sarothrae? Gutierrezia sarothrae? /
0.78 Switchback left
0.79 r 76 Poa blue threeawn Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi 1 / 1
0.80 r (desert prickly-pear, Opuntia phaeacantha)
0.81 Switchback right; elevation ~6600 feet (2010 m)
0.81 r 77 Ana skunkbush Rhus trilobata 2 / 1
0.81 r 78 Poa desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum 1 / 1
0.82 l 79 Bra heartleaf jewelflower Streptanthus cordatus 3 / 1
80 ? unk like mirabilis unk like mirabilis 1 / 1
Switchback right
81 ~ Ast rush rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. juncea /
0.83 Switchback left, right, left
0.84 l 82 Pte slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei 2 / 1
0.84 r 83 Poa *red brome Bromus rubens 30 / 1
0.84 l 84 Ast brownfoot Acourtia wrightii 3 / 1
0.84 l 85 Cac desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaeacantha /
0.84 Switchback right, left, right, left
0.91 Elevation ~6400 feet (1950 m)
0.91 l 86 Ole fragrant ash Fraxinus cuspidata 1 / 1
1.05 Elevation ~6200 feet (1890 m)
87 lo Eph Look for this voucher: lvs 3 per node, 3-5 mm long, tardily deciduous; east facing slope 25 paces below 6190 foot USGS Marker Ephedra torreyana /
1.05 r 88 Api MacDougal's Indian parsley Aletes macdougalii ssp. macdougalii 99 / 1
1.12 89 Ros true mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus montanus 3 / 2
1.12 r 90 Car Grand Canyon campion Silene rectiramea 50 / 1
1.14 Elevation ~6000 feet (1830 m)
91 lo Sel Look for this voucher: setae prominent, pl bright green; in Supai sandstone at 6000 feet Selaginella underwoodii /
1.15 r 92 Sax Arizona alumroot Heuchera parvifolia 2 / 2
1.15 b 93 Ast spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens 99 / 9
1.16 End of current plant trail guide
1.50 Elevation ~5650 feet (1720 m)
2.00 Elevation ~5550 feet (1690 m)
2.50 r Jct. Miner's Spring Trail; elevation ~5000 feet (1520 m)
2.65 l Jct. Cottonwood Creek Trail; elevation ~4900 feet (1495 m)
2.85 r Y-jct for trails to left and right fingers of Horseshoe Mesa; elevation ~4900 feet (1495 m)
http://tchester.org/gc/plants/guides/grandview.html
Updated 1 September 2013.

Mile	S	#	id?	FAM	(*)Common Name	Scientific Name	#Plants
0.00				Begin trail on n side of the overlook at 7400 feet (2255 m). Some species in parking area: *Bromus inermis; Eriogonum ~racemosum; Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis; Pedicularis centranthera; Penstemon linarioides.
0.00	b	1		Pin	two-needle pinyon pine	Pinus edulis	50 / 9
0.00	b	2		Vis	pinyon pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium divaricatum	20 / 9
0.00	b	3		Ros	Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	99 / 9
0.00	b	4		Poa	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
0.00	l	5		Ast	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	15 / 5
0.00	b	6		Ast	hoary-aster	Machaeranthera canescens	99 / 3
0.00	l	7	?		unk like Epilobium canum with alt lvs	Kochia scoparia?	10 / 2
0.00	l			(Arizona thistle, Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum)
0.00	b	8		Poa	mutton grass	Poa fendleriana	99 / 9
0.00	b	9		Fag	Gambel oak	Quercus gambelii	99 / 9
0.00				Switchback left
0.01	r	10		Gro	desert gooseberry	Ribes velutinum	5 / 3
0.01	b	11		Bra	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	30 / 9
0.01	l	12		Ros	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	10 / 9
0.01	l	13		Poa	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99 / 3
0.01	r	14		Eph	green ephedra	Ephedra viridis	20 / 9
0.01	b	15	~	Cap	Parish's snowberry (id from plants farther along trail)	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9
0.01	l	16		Poa	western wheatgrass	Pascopyrum smithii	3 / 1
0.02	l	17		Ast	Arizona thistle	Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum	50 / 9
0.02				Switchback right
0.02	l			(Utah juniper, Juniperus osteosperma; juniper mistletoe, Phoradendron juniperinum)
0.02	l	18		Bra	Wright's thelypody	Thelypodium wrightii	20 / 5
0.03	r	19		Scr	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	30 / 9
0.03	l	20		Pol	southern mountain phlox	Phlox austromontana	30 / 9
0.03	l	21		Bra	*herb sophia	Descurainia sophia	50 / 1
0.04	l	22		Che	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	5 / 1
0.04	r	23		Ast	Basin butterweed	Packera multilobata	10 / 9
0.04	l	24		Rub	Wright's bedstraw	Galium wrightii	10 / 4
0.04	l	25		Scr	Palmer's penstemon	Penstemon palmeri	1 / 1
0.04	l			(Indian ricegrass, Achnatherum hymenoides)
0.04	l			(Eaton's penstemon, Penstemon eatonii ssp. undosus)
0.04	r	26		Pin	Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	5 / 5
0.05	r			(banana yucca, Yucca baccata)
0.06	l	27		Rub	Munz's bedstraw	Galium munzii ssp. ambivalens	99 / 9
0.07				(Grand Canyon Goldenweed, Ericameria arizonica)
0.07				Switchback left
0.07	l		~	(rock whitefeather, Ivesia arizonica; coral bells, ~Heuchera rubescens var. versicolor)
0.09	l	28		Ros	cliffrose	Purshia stansburiana	4 / 4
0.09	b	29		Lin	Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	99 / 9
0.09	l	30		Ros	rock whitefeather	Ivesia arizonica	1 / 1
0.09	l	31	~	Bra	mountain pepper-grass	Lepidium montanum	20 / 3
0.09	l	32		Ast	Grand Canyon rock-daisy	Perityle congesta	99 / 9
0.10	r	33	~	Fab	freckled milk-vetch	Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus	1 / 1
0.10	l	34		Ast	Grand Canyon Goldenweed	Ericameria arizonica	6 / 2
0.10				Switchback right
0.11	r			(shrubby cream bush, Holodiscus dumosus)
0.11	r	35		Ast	silver wormwood	Artemisia ludoviciana	50 / 9
0.11				Switchback left
0.11	r			(Kaibab century plant, Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis). Need to locate first one on trail
		36		Aga	Kaibab century plant	Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis	3 / 2
0.12	l	37		Hyd	little-leaf mock orange	Philadelphus microphyllus	2 / 2
0.12	l			(scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima)
0.12	l	38		Fab	*yellow sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	8 / 1
0.12				Switchback right and then quick left
0.12	r	39		Pol	scarlet gilia	Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima	10 / 4
0.13	l	40		Ran	Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri	3 / 3
0.13	l	41		Mal	littleleaf globe mallow	Sphaeralcea parvifolia	30 / 7
0.13	r	42		Poa	Indian ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	5 / 5
0.14	r	43		Cac	Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea	10 / 5
0.14	l	44		Hyd	Fendler bush	Fendlera rupicola	10 / 2
0.14	l	45		Ast	Eaton's fleabane	Erigeron eatonii	/
0.14	l			(hairy goldenaster, Heterotheca villosa)
0.16	l	46		Pol	Simpson's buckwheat	Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii	10 / 5
0.16				Switchback right, left, right; elevation ~7200 feet (2190 m)
0.19	r	47		Ros	shrubby cream bush	Holodiscus dumosus	1 / 1
0.20	r	48		Sel	spike-moss	Selaginella mutica	99 / 9
	r	49		Bra	wild candytuft	Thlaspi montanum var. fendleri	1 / 1
0.22				Switchback left
0.23	b	50		Fab	bush peavine	Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. zionis	99 / 9
0.25	l	51		Ran	barestem larkspur	Delphinium scaposum	20 / 9
0.26	b	52		Scr	Eaton's penstemon	Penstemon eatonii ssp. undosus	30 / 5
0.28				Switchback right
0.28	l	53		Gro	whisky currant	Ribes cereum var. pedicellare	4 / 3
	r	54		Ast	Grand Canyon glowweed	Hesperodoria scopulorum	20 / 5
	l	55		Cup	Utah juniper	Juniperus osteosperma	5 / 3
0.30				Switchback left, then right
0.33	r	56		Ast	Arizona hymenoxys	Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica	40 / 9
0.33	r			(blueberry elder, Sambucus glauca)
0.34				Trail turns right 90°
0.41				Switchback left; elevation ~7000 feet (2130 m)
0.45	l	57		Ast	hairy goldenaster	Heterotheca villosa	40 / 9
0.46	l	58		Ber	Fremont barberry	Mahonia fremontii	4 / 3
0.47	l	59		Cro	spiny greasebush	Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum	40 / 9
0.47	l	60		Hyd	Utah fendlerbush	Fendlerella utahensis	/
0.47				Switchback right
0.51	r	61	sp	Scr	paintbrush	Castilleja sp.	20 / 5
0.51	r	62		Rut	pallid hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida	10 / 3
0.52	r	63		Ast	big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	1 / 1
0.55	r	64		Ast	beautiful aster	Eurybia pulchra	22 / 1
0.55				Trail turns left 90° to cross saddle; elevation ~6800 feet (2070 m)
0.58	r	65		Ber	creeping barberry	Mahonia repens	15 / 1
0.58	r	66		Aga	banana yucca	Yucca baccata	10 / 9
0.61				Trail curves right at ridge
		67		Ast	Cooper’s rubberweed	Hymenoxys cooperi	/
0.64	r	68	sp	Cyp	very short cespitose sedge	Carex like rossii or geophila	1 / 1
0.64	r	69		Rha	birchleaf buckthorn	Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata	1 / 1
0.65	l	70		Bet	Knowlton hop hornbeam	Ostrya knowltonii	4 / 2
0.68				Switchback right at ridge
0.68	l	71		Ast	matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	5 / 2
0.75	r	72		Poa	Parish needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	3 / 1
0.75				Switchback left, then trail curves right 90°
0.76	l	73		Gar	Wright's silktassel	Garrya wrightii	10 / 2
0.77	r	74	?	Ast	rabbitbrush?	Chrysothamnus? Gutierrezia sarothrae	3 / 1
0.77	r			(rose heath, Chaetopappa ericoides)
0.77		75	?	Ast	an old Gutierrezia sarothrae?	Gutierrezia sarothrae?	/
0.78				Switchback left
0.79	r	76		Poa	blue threeawn	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	1 / 1
0.80	r			(desert prickly-pear, Opuntia phaeacantha)
0.81				Switchback right; elevation ~6600 feet (2010 m)
0.81	r	77		Ana	skunkbush	Rhus trilobata	2 / 1
0.81	r	78		Poa	desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	1 / 1
0.82	l	79		Bra	heartleaf jewelflower	Streptanthus cordatus	3 / 1
		80	?		unk like mirabilis	unk like mirabilis	1 / 1
				Switchback right
		81	~	Ast	rush rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. juncea	/
0.83				Switchback left, right, left
0.84	l	82		Pte	slender lipfern	Cheilanthes feei	2 / 1
0.84	r	83		Poa	*red brome	Bromus rubens	30 / 1
0.84	l	84		Ast	brownfoot	Acourtia wrightii	3 / 1
0.84	l	85		Cac	desert prickly-pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	/
0.84				Switchback right, left, right, left
0.91				Elevation ~6400 feet (1950 m)
0.91	l	86		Ole	fragrant ash	Fraxinus cuspidata	1 / 1
1.05				Elevation ~6200 feet (1890 m)
		87	lo	Eph	Look for this voucher: lvs 3 per node, 3-5 mm long, tardily deciduous; east facing slope 25 paces below 6190 foot USGS Marker	Ephedra torreyana	/
1.05	r	88		Api	MacDougal's Indian parsley	Aletes macdougalii ssp. macdougalii	99 / 1
1.12		89		Ros	true mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus montanus	3 / 2
1.12	r	90		Car	Grand Canyon campion	Silene rectiramea	50 / 1
1.14				Elevation ~6000 feet (1830 m)
		91	lo	Sel	Look for this voucher: setae prominent, pl bright green; in Supai sandstone at 6000 feet	Selaginella underwoodii	/
1.15	r	92		Sax	Arizona alumroot	Heuchera parvifolia	2 / 2
1.15	b	93		Ast	spreading fleabane	Erigeron divergens	99 / 9
1.16				End of current plant trail guide
1.50				Elevation ~5650 feet (1720 m)
2.00				Elevation ~5550 feet (1690 m)
2.50	r			Jct. Miner's Spring Trail; elevation ~5000 feet (1520 m)
2.65	l			Jct. Cottonwood Creek Trail; elevation ~4900 feet (1495 m)
2.85	r			Y-jct for trails to left and right fingers of Horseshoe Mesa; elevation ~4900 feet (1495 m)