Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail North of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area Fig. 1. View to the north from mile 0.55 of the PCT, showing the interesting bouldery area traversed by this section of the PCT, with visible sections of the trail labeled by mileage from SR74. Click on the photo see a larger area.
See also a Google Earth view of the bouldery area of mile 2 to 4 of the PCT, looking east and an enlarged view of the descent to Penrod Creek of mile 3.0 to 3.4. Both images show locations of Ericameria cuneata (pink dots) and Diplacus calycinus = Mimulus auriantiacus var. pubescens in part (yellow dots).
A topo map of the first four miles of the trail shows locations of Arctostaphylos pungens.
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 is a guide to the section of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) north of SR74 at the extreme eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. The trailhead is one mile east of the intersection of SR371 (from Anza) and SR74 at "Paradise Corner", and 0.4 miles west of the Santa Rosa Summit, the eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. There is a parking area on the north side of the road, which is signed in both directions along SR74 at a distance of 1000 feet from the turnoff to the parking area.
Highlights of This Trail This is a beautiful trail! It begins in the flattish vernally-moist Garner Valley meadow area, traverses through a sea of chaparral dominated by chamise and red shanks, and then enters an incredibly-beautiful exposed rock area. One PCT through-hiker said that this was one of his favorite sections of the PCT!
The botanical highlights of this trail are:
- TBS
Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail
The following histogram gives the number of trails and floras in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 344 of our trails and floras in our database when this histogram was made. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database.
Number of Trails
Containing A TaxonNumber Of Taxa
On This Trail% of Taxa
On This Trail1 3 2% 2 4 2% 3 3 2% 4 6 3% 5 5 3% 1-5 21 11% 6-10 23 12% 11-15 24 13% 16-20 18 9% 21-25 17 9% 26-30 15 8% 31-35 10 5% >35 106 45% Total Taxa 234 100% The species found only on this trail in our database, or on only a few other trails, are:
Number of Trails
Containing A TaxonScientific Name 1 Collinsia parryi 1 Montia fontana 1 Abronia nana var. covillei 2 Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa 2 Agrostis stolonifera 2 Nemacladus ramosissimus 3 Calochortus palmeri var. munzii 3 Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii 3 Chaenactis parishii 4 Quercus palmeri 4 Dieteria asteroides 4 Pinus quadrifolia 4 Tetradymia comosa 4 Draba verna 4 Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida Some of these are present in our surveys that have not yet been entered into our database. Although the number of trails may thus be higher, by and large these are species that are not often encountered by us.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time Histogram not updated from 4/19/09 and later work.
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" 10/16/2008 1 97 2 17 17 6 10/22/2008 2 103 2 10 12 3 10/25/2008 3 123 3 10 15 3 The fieldwork on 10/16/2008 was to mile 3.20; on 10/22/08 to mile 2.67, and on 10/25/08 to mile 4.16.
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide This guide uses the names in the Jepson Manual 2012 Second Edition, with some minor changes.
See also Plant Checklist in Family Order.
In this guide, we've relaxed the usual meaning of distinguishing being off-trail and on-trail plants, since it is easy in most places along the trail, especially near the beginning, to get to the plants seen in the vicinity of the trail. Also, the abundance numbers for the plants in this guide (column with header #Pls) are gradually being converted to abundances in the area seen or easily reached from the trail, not just the numbers directly along the trail.
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Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls Begin trail on north side of parking lot, elevation 4925 feet (1500 m). The first 50 species are found in the first 0.02 miles of trail, and are listed in alphabetical order r 1 strigose lotus Acmispon strigosus / l 2 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 99 / 9 r 3 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 50 / 6 b 4 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 30 / 9 r 5 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 4 / 1 r 6 big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 30 / 9 b 7 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 r 8 Munz's mariposa lily Calochortus palmeri var. munzii 99 / 3 r 9 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 50 / 9 10 strigose suncup Camissonia strigulosa 30 / 3 11 ~ San Bernardino suncup Camissoniopsis confusa 99 / 9 r 12 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus perplexans 50 / 9 13 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99 / 9 r 14 rattlesnake weed Chamaesyce albomarginata 99 / 7 b 15 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 20 / 9 r 16 ssp miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora 99 / 5 r 17 California-aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia 30 / 7 r 18 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia 99 / 9 r 19 mountain red-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida 99 / 9 20 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum 40 / 5 r 21 Coville's fleabane Erigeron breweri var. covillei 99 / 9 r 22 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 99 / 9 l 23 slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. incultum / 1 l 24 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 30 / 9 b 25 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9 r 26 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 40 / 4 r 27 coastal gilia Gilia diegensis 99 / 9 r 28 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 99 / 9 29 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 30 / 2 l 30 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum 40 / 3 l 31 goldfields Lasthenia gracilis 99 / 3 32 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 10 / 2 r 33 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii 20 / 4 r 34 sticky lessingia Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera 50 / 5 35 *pineapple weed Matricaria discoidea 40 / 2 r 36 muilla Muilla maritima 25 / 3 37 thread plant Nemacladus longiflorus var. longiflorus V / b 38 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii 50 / 5 b 39 combseed Pectocarya penicillata 10 / 1 40 golden daisy Pentachaeta aurea 50 / 3 l 41 Palmer's oak Quercus palmeri 20 / 5 l 42 blue elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea 4 / 3 43 *Mediterranean schismus Schismus barbatus 20 / 2 b 44 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 99 / 3 45 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 99 / 5 46 desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa 25 / 9 r 47 slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 20 / 9 b 48 Parish's needlegrass Stipa parishii var. parishii 99 / 9 49 *puncture-vine Tribulus terrestris / l 50 goosefoot yellow violet Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum 40 / 3 (Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera) The following species was found on or near the trail in the first six miles, but without a location recorded: 51 ~ southern suncup Camissoniopsis bistorta / Species are now in order along the trail 0.02 r 52 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 99 / 9 0.02 l 53 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 99 / 9 0.02 r 54 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99 / 9 0.02 r 55 volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis / 0.02 b 56 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 99 / 9 0.03 b 57 Lemmon's linanthus Leptosiphon lemmonii / 0.03 b 58 annual phlox Microsteris gracilis 5 / 1 0.03 r 59 purple three-awn Aristida purpurea 75 / 5 0.03 r 60 June grass Koeleria macrantha 20 / 5 0.03 r 61 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 50 / 9 0.03 l 62 small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia retrorsa 5 / 2 0.04 r 63 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 10 / 2 0.04 l 64 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 99 / 5 0.04 l 65 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 50 / 9 0.04 b 66 western lupine Lupinus formosus 30 / 5 0.04 r 67 Mojave lomatium Lomatium mohavense 20 / 9 0.05 l 68 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 30 / 5 0.05 69 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 99 / 9 0.05 l 70 common phacelia Phacelia distans 2 / 1 0.05 l (Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi) 0.05 l Sign: "PCT; Live Oak Spring Trail 8 miles, Cedar Spring Trailhead 12 miles; Fobes Trailhead 15 miles; San Jacinto Peak 28 miles" 0.05 l 71 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 50 / 9 0.05 b 72 blue larkspur Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi 7 / 1 0.05 r 73 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 99 / 9 0.06 b 74 California evening-primrose Oenothera californica ssp. californica 5 / 1 0.07 r 75 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 10 / 2 0.07 76 coyote tobacco Nicotiana attenuata / 0.07 l 77 *shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris / 0.07 r 78 prickly-nut cryptantha Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata 99 / 9 0.07 r 79 Patagonia plantain Plantago patagonica 5 / 1 0.07 l Sign with PCT Map and Memorial 0.07 r 80 California bee plant Scrophularia californica 8 / 3 0.08 l 81 hoary aster Dieteria asteroides 20 / 8 0.08 r 82 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 22 / 5 0.09 l 83 foothill needlegrass Stipa lepida 60 / 1 0.10 r (oak mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum) 0.10 l 84 woolly yellow chaenactis Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa 15 / 1 0.12 l 85 California elegant rock-cress Boechera californica 50 / 9 0.12 l 86 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 10 / 5 0.16 l 87 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 50 / 9 0.18 l 88 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 99 / 9 0.19 l 89 Parry pinyon pine Pinus quadrifolia 99 / 9 0.19 r 90 fragrant everlasting Pseudognaphalium beneolens 20 / 5 0.19 r 91 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula / 0.23 l 92 Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea 99 / 9 0.31 r 93 Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera 3 / 2 0.31 r 94 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 99 / 5 0.33 r 95 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 99 / 9 0.35 96 desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaeacantha 30 / 9 0.36 r 97 narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 50 / 9 0.37 Switchback left 0.38 r 98 three-lobed oxytheca Sidotheca trilobata 20 / 1 0.42 b 99 chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei 99 / 9 0.42 r 100 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 44 / 9 0.44 l 101 dead in 2015; live one later on trail; showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 9 / 5 0.47 102 California chicory Rafinesquia californica 1 / 1 0.48 103 annual malacothrix Malacothrix clevelandii 1 / 1 0.49 104 western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 10 / 1 0.49 Local high point on the trail, elevation 5045 feet (1538 m); trail now descends into side drainages of Penrod Creek 0.49 r 105 ~ small fescue Festuca microstachys 10 / 1 0.50 b 106 Veatch's blazing star Mentzelia veatchiana 40 / 2 0.51 r 107 ~ dead in 2015: giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens 1 / 1 0.52 b 108 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 20 / 9 0.53 Trail touches ridge briefly 0.59 l 109 southern jewel-flower Streptanthus campestris 10 / 3 0.60 l 110 perennial rock-cress Boechera perennans 40 / 9 r 111 Purpus' wing-nut cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii 20 / 3 0.64 r 112 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 50 / 9 0.65 l 113 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 30 / 5 0.72 Switchback right 0.78 Trail turns left 90° at drainage 0.78 r 114 bush senecio Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii 2 / 1 0.84 r 115 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi 5 / 5 0.89 Switchback right 0.92 b 116 flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum 50 / 5 0.92 r 117 basketbush Rhus aromatica 24 / 3 b 118 narrow-leaved miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora 99 / 1 0.93 l 119 sticky false-gilia Allophyllum glutinosum 20 / 1 0.93 l 120 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima 50 / 2 0.93 l 121 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 99 / 7 0.96 Arborescent interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni, and arborescent Torrey's scrub oak, Q. acutidens 122 Nevada cryptantha Cryptantha nevadensis var. nevadensis / 1.00 b 123 *herb sophia Descurainia sophia 5 / 2 1.00 r 124 southern Chinese houses Collinsia concolor 36 / 3 1.01 r 125 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 10 / 3 1.01 r 126 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 20 / 2 1.01 l 127 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 99 / 4 1.02 l 128 little monardella Monardella nana 99 / 9 1.02 l 129 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 30 / 4 1.03 l 130 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 3 / 1 1.04 r 131 coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia 1 / 1 1.04 r 132 Parish's chaenactis Chaenactis parishii 99 / 9 1.04 Cross dry drainage; following two species are up that drainage 1.04 r 133 pine goldenbush Ericameria pinifolia 1 / 1 1.04 l 134 California milkweed Asclepias californica 11 / 4 1.06 r 135 desert dudleya Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides 80 / 9 1.09 r Cone from Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, with no nearby tree 1.11 r 136 golden-bowl mariposa Calochortus concolor / 1.13 r 137 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 10 / 4 1.13 r 138 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 10 / 3 1.14 139 desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa 50 / 9 1.15 Trail turns right 90° 1.23 Trail turns left at dry drainage; local low point, elevation 4900 feet (1494 m) 1.23 r 140 white-margined oxytheca Sidotheca emarginata 20 / 3 1.23 r 141 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 3 / 1 1.24 r 142 Parry's green-gentian Frasera parryi 15 / 4 1.30 Trail is lined with desert needlegrass, Stipa speciosa, in a sea of even-aged chamise 143 silky lotus Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii / 1.41 l 144 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 25 / 9 1.43 r 145 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 70 / 7 1.44 Switchback left at minor drainage 1.47 r 146 Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa 4 / 2 1.49 r 147 dead in 2015: chaparral bush mallow Malacothamnus fasciculatus 1 / 1 1.64 r 148 southern mountain cutleaf Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens 40 / 3 1.71 Trail turns left at small drainage 1.73 r 149 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 20 / 5 1.73 Trail turns left at drainage 1.73 r 150 woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 99 / 9 1.74 r 151 southern California silver-lotus Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus 10 / 5 1.74 r 152 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 30 / 9 1.74 l 153 Wallace's woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei var. wallacei 99 / 9 1.74 r 154 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 2 / 2 1.74 r 155 California filago Logfia filaginoides 20 / 2 1.82 Cross small drainage 1.85 Cross small drainage 1.87 Cross small drainage 1.87 r 156 white sage Salvia apiana / 1.90 r Former location of a single Acton encelia, Encelia actoni, now dead. 1.92 r 157 chia Salvia columbariae 1 / 1 1.95 r 158 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 20 / 7 1.97 r 159 wide-leaved rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata 50 / 9 2.02 r 160 sugar bush Rhus ovata 2 / 2 2.03 b 161 slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus 60 / 2 2.07 r 162 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens / 2.07 Cross drainage 2.07 l 163 prickly poppy Argemone munita 2 / 1 164 Parry's collinsia Collinsia parryi / 2.12 r 165 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 3 / 2 2.13 r 166 oak mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum 6 / 1 2.13 r (hairy bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens) 2.19 r 167 hairy bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens 99 / 9 2.20 l 168 purple owl's-clover Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta 1 / 1 2.22 169 desert baccharis Baccharis sergiloides 10 / 2 2.23 r 170 white everlasting Pseudognaphalium microcephalum 20 / 9 2.26 l 171 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 5 / 3 2.26 Cross drainage 2.27 172 southern gilia Saltugilia australis 2 / 1 2.28 r Trails parallels beautiful rock drainage with prickly-pear cactus as a dominant plant! The following species are in the rock area to the right 2.28 r 173 dwarf athysanus Athysanus pusillus / 1 2.28 r 174 side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula 10 / 2 2.28 r 175 pygmy-weed Crassula connata 20 / 2 2.28 r 176 ~ goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis / 1 2.28 r 177 California popcorn flower Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens / 1 2.28 r 178 slender popcorn flower Plagiobothrys tenellus / 1 2.28 r 179 *bulbous blue grass Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara / 1 2.28 r 180 Parish's campion Silene parishii 2 / 2 2.29 l 181 fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes 3 / 1 2.37 Cross side drainage b 182 wild canterbury bells Phacelia minor 10 / 1 2.42 r (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei, growing in a rock) 2.43 Three quick switchbacks at drainage 2.43 r (check for different clover, Trifolium sp.) 2.45 b 183 cotton-thorn Tetradymia comosa 8 / 1 2.48 l (Second farthest tree is Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri) 2.48 Local high point on the trail, elevation 5160 feet (1573 m) 2.51 l (On flat rocks just beyond easy visibility from trail: mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa) 2.56 Trail now parallels drainage coming in from right 2.57 l (rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa) 2.57 Cross main side drainage 2.59 r 184 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 2 / 2 2.59 Cross smaller side drainage 2.61 r (closest rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa; 4 plants at eye level) 2.62 r (white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum) 2.64 l 185 short-lobed phacelia Phacelia brachyloba / 2.64 l 186 false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus / 2.69 Switchback left at major side drainage to Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5140 feet (1567 m) 2.69 r 187 California everlasting Pseudognaphalium californicum / 2.69 r 188 Goodings muhly Muhlenbergia emersleyi 10 / 1 2.69 b 189 spring draba Draba verna 99 / 2 2.69 ? (green miner's lettuce, Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis; like annual sandwort,Minuartia pusilla?; small-head field clover, Trifolium microcephalum; tomcat clover, Trifolium willdenovii; Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii; woodland star, Lithophragma affine) 2.71 b 190 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 10 / 3 2.71 Switchback right 2.94 Local high point on trail, elevation 5200 feet (1585 m) 2.97 Cross small drainage 3.01 191 Acton encelia Encelia actoni 1 / 1 3.02 Trail turns left 90° 3.07 Trail turns left 90° 3.13 Switchback right 3.13 r 192 dead in 2015: pancake prickly-pear Opuntia chlorotica 1 / 1 3.16 193 Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus breweri / 2 3.16 194 Fremont's monkeyflower Mimulus fremontii var. fremontii / 2 3.16 195 whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora / 3.22 Switchback left 3.29 Switchback right 3.31 b 196 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 10 / 2 3.31 c 197 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon 1 / 1 3.36 l 198 *rattail fescue Festuca myuros 20 / 1 3.36 l (yarrow, Achillea millefolium; arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis; velvet ash, Fraxinus velutina) 3.36 Cross Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5030 feet (1533 m) 3.36 l ~ (~slender wheatgrass, ~Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus; common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus; ripgut brome, Bromus diandrus; Mexican rush, Juncus mexicanus; ~lesser paintbrush, ~Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis) 3.36 l 199 water chickweed Montia fontana 10 / 1 3.36 b 200 willow-leaved dock Rumex californicus 5 / 1 3.36 r 201 sp *sow thistle Sonchus sp. 1 / 1 3.36 r sp (sedge, Carex sp.; purple clarkia, Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera; clover, Trifolium sp.) 3.36 l 202 spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens 3 / 1 3.36 l 203 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 5 / 1 3.36 l (Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii; check for dwarf lupine, Lupinus bicolor) r 204 Coulter's snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum / 2 205 white bluecup Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida / 3.38 Trail turns right 90° l 206 California groundsel Senecio californicus 1 / 1 3.40 207 Palomar monkeyflower Mimulus diffusus / 3.41 208 ~ *smooth cat's ear Hypochaeris glabra / 3.41 r 209 velvet ash Fraxinus velutina 1 / 1 3.42 Cross small drainage 210 mountain carpet clover Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum / r San Bernardino Mountain onion Allium monticola / 3.51 Cross small drainage 211 *common dandelion Taraxacum officinale / 3.56 212 dense false-gilia Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum / 3.58 b 213 yarrow Achillea millefolium 10 / 1 3.58 b 214 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 30 / 2 3.58 l PCT marker 215 blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum / 3.67 r (An amazing rock cliff filled with rock ivesia, Ivesia saxicola.) 3.67 r 216 ssp sticky cinquefoil Drymocallis glandulosa 1 / 1 3.67 Cross small drainage 3.68 r 217 sp short grass31 218 tower mustard Turritis glabra 1 / 1 219 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 50 / 1 3.71 b 220 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 20 / 1 3.71 l 221 American vetch Vicia americana ssp. americana / 222 goldenstar Bloomeria crocea / 3.74 Cross sandy drainage of Penrod Creek branch 3.88 l PCT sign in a forest of interior live oak, Q. wislizeni, many with single trunks 3.90 Leave forest 4.02 r PCT sign 4.18 Species beyond this point added by Kirk Anderson from multiple hikes, placed in best estimate of order, sometimes with an educated guess at the mileage. Some need more work to precisely locate them. 223 Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii / 224 Hall's caulanthus Caulanthus hallii / 4.50 225 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri / 4.53 Cross tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek 226 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis / 227 Utah service-berry Amelanchier utahensis / 4.88 Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek 5.16 Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek 5.18 Cross road to marble mine 228 ~ Nuttall's nemacladus Nemacladus ramosissimus / 5.20 r 229 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. linoides / 5.60 r 230 chaparral lotus Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus / 5.89 231 sticky-leaved rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus / 5.90 b 232 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile / 233 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii / 234 southern mountain phlox Phlox austromontana / 6.00 r 235 Coville's dwarf abronia Abronia nana var. covillei 35 / 1 6.00 r 236 narrow-leaved brickellia Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia / 6.12 Saddle, elevation 5940 feet (1810 m); jct. Tunnel Spring Trail (l), Oak Canyon Spring and Live Oak Spring Trails (r); cross to east side of Desert Divide 6.66 237 bush poppy Dendromecon rigida / 7.91 Switchback left below Lion Peak 8.09 Switchback right below Lion Peak 8.91 Cross due west of Pine Mountain, elevation 6820 feet (2079 m); trail flattish for next 1.5 miles 9.31 Closest approach to Pyramid Peak 10.15 Little Desert Peak, elevation 6868 feet (2094 m) 10.40 l Saddle; jct. Cedar Spring Trail, elevation 6780 feet (2066 m) 12.57 Cedar Spring Trailhead Species seen only off-trail in the above guide are repeated here: 238 San Bernardino Mountain onion Allium monticola / 239 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus / 240 sedge Carex sp. / 241 lesser paintbrush Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis / 242 purple clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera / 243 green miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis / 244 Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii / 245 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus / 246 Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii / 247 rock ivesia Ivesia saxosa / 248 woodland star Lithophragma affine / 249 common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus / 250 annual sandwort Minuartia pusilla? / 251 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum / 252 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis / 253 small-head field clover Trifolium microcephalum / 254 tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii /
Comments On Specific Species Pinus quadrifolia. Most specimens had three needles per cluster. One specimen had four needles per cluster; another had two needles per cluster; and one had half its branches with three needles per cluster and half with four needles per cluster. See Pinus monophylla X P. quadrifolia: Addendum: Pinus juarezensis x P. monophylla for more information.
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