Plant Guide to Seven Pines Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at northern end of parking area, at saddle between Fuller Creek and North Fork, elevation 6300 feet (1920 m), The following plants are at or near the parking area, given in alphabetical order by scientific name.
		1		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	85
		2		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale	20 / 3	12
		3		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	4 / 1	19
		4		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	99 / 7	33
		5	~	Hall's brome	Bromus orcuttianus var. hallii	20 / 3	8
		6		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	20 / 2	70
		7		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9	56
		8		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	30 / 5	30
		9		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	50 / 5	64
		10		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	99 / 7	26
		11		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	30 / 1	34
		12		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 3	54
		13		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	20 / 1	25
		14		slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	50 / 1	11
		15		pineland buckwheat	Eriogonum molestum	50 / 1	7
		16		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	99 / 9	23
		17		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	99 / 5	29
		18		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	99 / 9	25
		19		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	50 / 3	42
		20		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	99 / 5	21
		21		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	20 / 1	26
		22		western marsh cudweed	Gnaphalium palustre	50 / 1	19
		23		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	5 / 2	92
		24		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	5 / 1	14
		25		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	40 / 5	47
		26		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	99 / 9	43
		27		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	5 / 2	14
		28		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	99 / 7	26
		29		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	50 / 5	25
		30		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9	61
		31		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	40 / 5	15
		32		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	73
		33		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	30 / 3	30
		34		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 2	95
				The rest of the guide gives plants in order along the trail; plants off-trail are numbered just like plants on-trail
0.00	l			Sign: "Seven Pines Trail; Deer Springs Trail 3.5 miles; Mt. San Jacinto 7.25 miles"
0.01	l			Sign: "Fragile habitat; Creek Closure"
0.01	l			Sign: "Wilderness Permit Required"
0.03	b	35		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	99 / 9	90
0.07	r	36		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	20 / 2	22
0.09	r	37		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9	53
0.11	l	38		Burlew's onion	Allium burlewii	99 / 2	6
0.12				First of two close local high points on trail
0.12	r	39		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	5 / 1	27
0.12	l	40		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	40 / 3	31
0.12		41	~	pinewoods rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum	1 / 1	27
0.17	r	42		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	50 / 3	38
0.20	r	43		sugar pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium californicum	99 / 3	2
0.23				Local high point; cross divide for a brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork before returning to Fuller Creek canyon
0.36	r	44		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	20 / 8	36
0.36	r	45		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	50 / 3	40
0.36				Densest population of sugar pine dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium californicum
0.39	l	46		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	10 / 9	41
0.39	r	47		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	10 / 1	18
0.49	l	48		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	2 / 1	22
0.53		49		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	99 / 9	59
0.53	l	50		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	3 / 1	18
0.55	l	51		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	20 / 3	27
0.59	l	52		Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	8 / 3	7
0.60	l	53		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	61
0.60	l	54		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	10 / 4	51
0.60	l	55		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	1 / 1	52
0.61	b	56		Parish's campion	Silene parishii+	99 / 3	23
0.63		57		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9	47
0.67		58		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	5 / 2	25
0.72				Minor local high point; cross saddle for another brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork
0.74	l	59		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	83
0.74		60		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	15 / 2	34
0.75				Switchback left
0.78	r	61		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	20 / 3	47
0.81	r	62		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	30 / 5	23
0.81				Switchback left
0.84				Switchback right
0.85				Switchback left
0.94	r	63		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	50 / 9	49
0.96	r	64		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	30 / 3	53
1.02				Local high point; elevation ~7100 feet (2164 m); cross small saddle and enter North Fork Canyon for rest of trip
1.04	l	65		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	1 / 1	19
1.07				First of many switchbacks
1.12	l	66		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	30 / 5	57
1.26	b	67		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	99 / 7	50
1.26				Local low point; cross small side creek; next three species found down the creek at the North Fork
1.26	r	68		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	50 / 7	54
1.26	r	69		tall mannagrass	Glyceria elata	50 / 3	35
1.26	r	70		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	50 / 5	32
1.27	l			Local high point; sign: "Entering Mount San Jacinto State Park Wilderness"
1.28	b	71		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99 / 9	63
1.30				Cross small side creek
				Plants at and near first crossing of North Fork given in alphabetical order of scientific name:
1.32	l	72		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	1 / 1	20
1.32	l	73		rough bentgrass	Agrostis scabra	5 / 1	16
1.32		74		purple false-gilia	Allophyllum divaricatum	99 / 9	26
1.32	r	75		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	50 / 7	53
1.32	b	76		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	15 / 2	38
1.32		77		green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	10 / 1	12
1.32	l	78		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	5 / 1	40
1.32	l	79		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	5 / 2	30
1.32		80		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	10 / 2	31
1.32	b	81		long-styled rush	Juncus longistylis	20 / 1	20
1.32	l	82		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	39 / 3	43
1.32	r	83		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	3 / 3	26
1.32		84		Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	99 / 5	19
1.32	l	85		musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	99 / 5	41
1.32	r	86		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	30 / 5	38
1.32	l	87		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius	5 / 1	22
1.32	l	88		pearlwort	Sagina saginoides	35 / 2	28
1.32	l	89		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	50 / 5	38
1.32				Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation 6880 feet (2097 m)
1.32	b	90		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	10 / 2	37
1.32	r	91		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	50 / 2	31
1.33	l	92		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	10 / 2	29
1.33	l	93		brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	20 / 3	42
1.33	l	94		abrupt-beak sedge	Carex abrupta	10 / 2	22
1.35				First of many more switchbacks
1.40	b	95		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	99 / 9	43
1.40	b	96		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	50 / 5	22
1.44	b	97		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	10 / 5	43
1.44	r	98		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	9 / 1	41
1.46				Check for leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus
1.47	r	99		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	99 / 9	35
1.47	l	100		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	66
1.50		101		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	4 / 3	49
1.61	r	102		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	8 / 1	92
1.70		103		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	5 / 1	35
1.98	l	104		southern Sierra phacelia	Phacelia austromontana	99 / 1	3
1.99	r			View of 8000 foot knoll 0.3 miles south
2.17		105		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	15 / 2	28
2.17	b	106	~	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	10 / 3	21
2.23	r			Jct. cross-country route to 8000 foot knoll that is 0.3 miles due south. Additional species found there, in alphabetical order by scientific name:
		107		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	1 / 1	29
		108		prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	50 / 1	18
		109		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	3 / 1	28
		110		western polypody	Polypodium hesperium	40 / 1	10
		111		cliff cinquefoil	Potentilla rimicola	74 / 1	4
		112		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	15 / 1	11
2.25	l	113		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	10 / 2	31
2.30		114		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	1 / 1	56
2.30	r	115		pine violet	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum	50 / 5	6
2.30	r	116		Nevada cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis	5 / 3	26
2.30	r	117		mountain carpet clover	Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum	99 / 2	38
2.30	r	118		hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	20 / 2	28
2.30	r	119		Bolander's blue grass	Poa bolanderi	10 / 2	4
2.30	r	120		pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	20 / 1	10
2.30	r	121		Suksdorf's monkeyflower	Mimulus suksdorfii	5 / 1	6
2.40	r	122		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	5 / 1	87
2.53	l	123		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	50 / 3	23
2.63	r	124		Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	99 / 1	5
2.63				Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation ~8030 feet (2448 m). Species in this area given in alphabetical order:
	l	125		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	5 / 1	47
	b	126		scented shooting star	Dodecatheon redolens	99 / 2	8
	l	127	ssp	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum	3 / 1	33
	l	128		white-flowered willowherb	Epilobium lactiflorum	10 / 1	3
	r	129		California geranium	Geranium californicum	3 / 1	27
	l	130		long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	10 / 1	10
	b	131		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 2	45
	b	132		arrowhead butterweed	Senecio triangularis	99 / 4	7
	l	133		thyme-leaved speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	10 / 2	22
2.83	l	134		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 3	55
2.83	l	135		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 9	55
2.83	r	136		brown sedge	Carex subfusca	1 / 1	11
2.86	r	137		California corn lily	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	50 / 2	24
2.89				Cross main branch of moist drainage
2.89	r	138		subarctic lady-fern	Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum	10 / 1	20
2.89	r	139		few-flowering meadow-rue	Thalictrum sparsiflorum	10 / 2	4
2.89	l	140		broad-lipped twayblade	Listera convallarioides	99 / 1	1
2.90				Begin meadowy area; species found in the wet area in alphabetical order by scientific name:
		141		swamp sedge	Carex senta	20 / 1	46
		142		common cryptantha	Cryptantha affinis	99 / 1	1
		143	~	alpine shooting star	Dodecatheon alpinum	5 / 1	7
		144		Southern California rock draba	Draba corrugata var. saxosa	10 / 1	5
		145		fireweed	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	5 / 1	24
		146		primrose monkeyflower	Mimulus primuloides ssp. primuloides	30 / 1	15
		147		western cow-bane	Oxypolis occidentalis	50 / 1	3
		148		Parish's yampah	Perideridia parishii	20 / 1	14
		149		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	7 / 1	35
		150		white bog orchid	Platanthera leucostachys	30 / 1	12
		151		western bistort	Polygonum bistortoides	40 / 1	10
		152		Douglas' knotweed	Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii	99 / 1	16
		153	sp	lesser or bog wintergreen	Pyrola minor or P. asarifolia	41 / 1	1
		154		mountain gooseberry	Ribes montigenum	3 / 1	12
		155		small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	20 / 1	21
2.96	l			(Large field of ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
3.13				Cross North Fork for last time; elevation 8480 feet (2585 m)
3.29				T-Jct. with PCT; highest point on loop; elevation 8640 feet (2633 m); go right; sign "(up): Little Round Valley 2.5; San Jacinto Peak 3.2; ((down): Strawberry Trail 2.5; Suicide Rock Trail 3.8; Banning Highway 6.3; (back): 7 Pines Trail"

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Updated 6 July 2013.