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.

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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 Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	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 Taxon	Scientific 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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