Plant Guide to Reef Point Trail, Crystal Cove State Park

Plant Guide to Reef Point Trail, Crystal Cove State Park

Mile # id? Common Name Latin Name Comments # trls tp lists ccsp lists
0.00 Reef Point Parking Lot. Trail begins at first bathroom on the left after entering the parking lot.
0.00 1 western vervain Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida 2 2 2
0.00 2 coyote bush Baccharis pilularis 4 3 2
0.00 3 saltbush Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis 1 2
0.00 4 peninsular sycamore Platanus racemosa var. wrightii 1 0 2
0.00 5 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 8 3 2
0.00 6 bladderpod Isomeris arborea 2 3 2
0.00 7 toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia On left of restrooms 9 2 2
0.00 8 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 11 0
0.00 9 California sagebrush Artemisia californica 10 3 2
0.00 10 *horehound Marrubium vulgare 6 3 2
0.00 11 coastal goldenbush Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides Many of the plants in 2002 satisfy the keys for ssp. menziesii, but we think this is due to the drought. They don't look the same as the ssp. menziesii at Torrey Pines. 2 3 2
0.00 12 California encelia Encelia californica 1 3 2
0.01 Middle of bathroom building
13 mule fat Baccharis salicifolia 7 3 2
14 *castor bean Ricinus communis 2 3 2
15 lemonade berry Rhus integrifolia 2 3 2
0.02 16 black sage Salvia mellifera 10 3 2
0.03 Long series of steps descending to beach
0.04 17 ssp fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens The first plant here may be ssp. canescens, but we need to check the fruit. The second plant, very close by, is intermediate between canescens and linearis, with 1 mm lvs but stalked fruit. 1 3
0.05 18 ? *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 10 3 2
0.05 19 ? unk annual grass
0.06 20 telegraph weed Heterotheca grandiflora 6 3 2
0.06 21 deerweed Lotus scoparius var. scoparius 5 1 2
0.07 Staircase turns left 130 degrees.
0.12 End of staircase at beach. Turn right and follow base of bluffs.
0.13 Lifeguard tower
0.15 22 California saltbush Atriplex californica 2 2 2
0.15 23 ~ white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 9 4 2
0.19 24 *European sea rocket Cakile maritima 1 4 2
0.21 25 sea-cliff buckwheat Eriogonum parvifolium 2 3 1
0.22 26 *Russian thistle Salsola tragus 4 3 2
0.22 27 saltgrass Distichlis spicata 2 3 2
0.24 28 woolly seablite Suaeda taxifolia 1 2 1
0.28 The sand makes a "barking" noise when your shoes scrape across the surface!
0.31 29 *crystalline ice plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum 1 3 2
0.32 30 sacred datura Datura wrightii 3 3 2
0.33 31 *creeping Australian saltbush Atriplex semibaccata 5 3 2
0.36 32 seaside heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum 1 3 2
0.38 33 western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya 6 3 2
0.38 34 *rabbits-foot grass Polypogon monspeliensis 5 2 2
0.40 35 marsh jaumea Jaumea carnosa 1 3
0.41 36 coast prickly-pear Opuntia littoralis 2 3 2
0.43 Take paved road up on right.
0.43 37 *tocalote Centaurea melitensis 9 3 2
0.44 38 ? wild oats?
0.47 39 *fennel Foeniculum vulgare 2 3 2
0.47 40 ? big saltbush? Atriplex sp. similar to A. lentiformis, but leaves are narrowly oblanceolate less than 1 cm wide. Infl is too long to be A. canescens. Need fruit to id.
0.49 41 *black mustard Brassica nigra 2 3 2
0.49 Road curves right
0.51 Road changes from concrete to asphalt; road curves back to south.
0.52 Top of bluff
0.55 Jct. road merging into this from left
0.56 (white everlasting with dead blooms from previous year)
0.57 42 *crown daisy Chrysanthemum coronarium location uncertain; plants were whacked away this trip 1 3 2
0.60 43 *scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis 4 3 2
0.61 Field of Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides?
0.65 Jct. road/trail on left.
0.67 Annual sunflower?dead plant from last year, 5 feet high, stems with 5 heads
0.73 Jct. road/trail on right leading to overlook, and path to left.
0.75 Jct. paved path to parking lot on left.
0.79 Jct. road/trail on right leading to overlook; path to left leads to parking lot
0.79 Small revegetation area newly planted
0.82 Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.82 44 ? Vasey's prickly pear Opuntia Xvaseyi 2
0.85 Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.86 Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.89 North end of parking lot with bathroom.
0.93 End loop trail at bathroom.
http://tchester.org/oc/plants/guides/crystal_cove/reef_point.html
Updated 16 December 2002.

Mile	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	Comments	# trls	tp lists	ccsp lists
0.00			Reef Point Parking Lot. Trail begins at first bathroom on the left after entering the parking lot.
0.00	1		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys var. scabrida		2	2	2
0.00	2		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis		4	3	2
0.00	3		saltbush	Atriplex lentiformis ssp. lentiformis		1	2
0.00	4		peninsular sycamore	Platanus racemosa var. wrightii		1	0	2
0.00	5		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana		8	3	2
0.00	6		bladderpod	Isomeris arborea		2	3	2
0.00	7		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	On left of restrooms	9	2	2
0.00	8		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium		11	0
0.00	9		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica		10	3	2
0.00	10		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare		6	3	2
0.00	11		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides	Many of the plants in 2002 satisfy the keys for ssp. menziesii, but we think this is due to the drought. They don't look the same as the ssp. menziesii at Torrey Pines.	2	3	2
0.00	12		California encelia	Encelia californica		1	3	2
0.01			Middle of bathroom building
	13		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia		7	3	2
	14		*castor bean	Ricinus communis		2	3	2
	15		lemonade berry	Rhus integrifolia		2	3	2
0.02	16		black sage	Salvia mellifera		10	3	2
0.03			Long series of steps descending to beach
0.04	17	ssp	fourwing saltbush	Atriplex canescens	The first plant here may be ssp. canescens, but we need to check the fruit. The second plant, very close by, is intermediate between canescens and linearis, with 1 mm lvs but stalked fruit.	1	3
0.05	18	?	*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens		10	3	2
0.05	19	?	unk annual grass
0.06	20		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora		6	3	2
0.06	21		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius		5	1	2
0.07			Staircase turns left 130 degrees.
0.12			End of staircase at beach. Turn right and follow base of bluffs.
0.13			Lifeguard tower
0.15	22		California saltbush	Atriplex californica		2	2	2
0.15	23	~	white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum		9	4	2
0.19	24		*European sea rocket	Cakile maritima		1	4	2
0.21	25		sea-cliff buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium		2	3	1
0.22	26		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus		4	3	2
0.22	27		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata		2	3	2
0.24	28		woolly seablite	Suaeda taxifolia		1	2	1
0.28			The sand makes a "barking" noise when your shoes scrape across the surface!
0.31	29		*crystalline ice plant	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum		1	3	2
0.32	30		sacred datura	Datura wrightii		3	3	2
0.33	31		*creeping Australian saltbush	Atriplex semibaccata		5	3	2
0.36	32		seaside heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum		1	3	2
0.38	33		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya		6	3	2
0.38	34		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis		5	2	2
0.40	35		marsh jaumea	Jaumea carnosa		1	3
0.41	36		coast prickly-pear	Opuntia littoralis		2	3	2
0.43			Take paved road up on right.
0.43	37		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis		9	3	2
0.44	38	?	wild oats?
0.47	39		*fennel	Foeniculum vulgare		2	3	2
0.47	40	?	big saltbush?	Atriplex sp.	similar to A. lentiformis, but leaves are narrowly oblanceolate less than 1 cm wide. Infl is too long to be A. canescens. Need fruit to id.
0.49	41		*black mustard	Brassica nigra		2	3	2
0.49			Road curves right
0.51			Road changes from concrete to asphalt; road curves back to south.
0.52			Top of bluff
0.55			Jct. road merging into this from left
0.56			(white everlasting with dead blooms from previous year)
0.57	42		*crown daisy	Chrysanthemum coronarium	location uncertain; plants were whacked away this trip	1	3	2
0.60	43		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis		4	3	2
0.61			Field of Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides?
0.65			Jct. road/trail on left.
0.67			Annual sunflower?dead plant from last year, 5 feet high, stems with 5 heads
0.73			Jct. road/trail on right leading to overlook, and path to left.
0.75			Jct. paved path to parking lot on left.
0.79			Jct. road/trail on right leading to overlook; path to left leads to parking lot
0.79			Small revegetation area newly planted
0.82			Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.82	44	?	Vasey's prickly pear	Opuntia Xvaseyi		2
0.85			Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.86			Smaller revegetation area newly planted with single pads of prickly pear
0.89			North end of parking lot with bathroom.
0.93			End loop trail at bathroom.