Plant Guide to PCT from Onyx Summit to 2N04, San Bernardino Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT from Onyx Summit to 2N04, San Bernardino Mountains

See also Plant Checklist for the Onyx Summit Area for a plant list in traditional family order.
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

Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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Mile # id? Common Name Latin Name #Pls
0.00 Begin guide at PCT junction with access road from Onyx Summit, elevation 8520 feet, recording only plants north of the access road. The first 14 species are in alphabetical order
0.00 1 big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 99
0.00 2 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 99
0.00 3 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 99
0.00 4 sticky-leaved rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus 99
0.00 5 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 99
0.00 6 threadleaf common rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila 50
0.00 7 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 30
0.00 8 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 99
0.00 9 Sierra juniper Juniperus grandis 99
0.00 10 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99
0.00 11 pinyon pine Pinus monophylla 99
0.00 12 Fendler's blue grass Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula 99
0.00 13 California needlegrass Stipa occidentalis var. californica 5
0.00 14 Parish's needlegrass Stipa parishii var. parishii 99
0.01 15 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99
0.01 16 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 40
0.01 17 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima 5
0.01 18 western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 50
0.01 19 spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens 20
0.02 20 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 10
0.03 21 mistletoe Phoradendron juniperinum 30
0.03 22 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 99
0.03 23 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 50
0.04 24 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 20
0.04 25 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 40
0.04 26 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 10
0.09 27 hoary-aster Dieteria canescens var. canescens 45
0.10 28 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla 70
0.13 29 clustered fleabane Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus 10
0.13 30 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 10
0.14 31 Big Bear Valley woollypod Astragalus leucolobus 20
0.15 32 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 15
0.16 33 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 50
0.16 34 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 30
0.18 35 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 40
0.19 36 white fir Abies concolor 99
0.19 37 Indian ricegrass Stipa hymenoides 50
0.19 38 crested milk-vetch Astragalus bicristatus 2
0.20 39 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 50
0.21 40 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 7
0.22 41 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 5
0.22 42 California elegant rock-cress Boechera californica 5
0.35 43 spike fescue Festuca kingii 20
0.37 44 Parish's campion Silene parishii 20
0.37 45 Southern California draba Draba corrugata 10
0.37 46 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. stricta 15
0.39 47 Anderson's lupine Lupinus andersonii 2
0.41 48 needle & thread grass Stipa comata ssp. comata 15
0.44 49 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 99
0.46 50 Holboell's rock-cress Boechera retrofracta X 3
0.46 51 pine-woods fritillary Fritillaria pinetorum x
0.47 52 Purpus' wing-nut cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii 10
0.49 53 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 1
0.59 54 Heckard's Indian paintbrush Castilleja montigena 2
0.59 55 little redstem monkeyflower Mimulus rubellus 5
56 southern Sierra phacelia Phacelia austromontana 50
0.60 High Point on Trail, elevation 8680 feet
0.61 57 smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx 99
0.65 58 slender wild cabbage Caulanthus major 30
0.71 59 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 1
0.78 60 white catch-fly Silene verecunda 10
0.81 61 blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 99
0.92 62 ash-gray Indian paintbrush Castilleja cinerea
0.92 63 bitter root Lewisia rediviva var. minor
0.93 64 Parish's rock cress Boechera parishii 15
0.96 Cross 1N01; elevation 8640 feet. The following nine species are in the postage-stamp meadow on right, in alphabetical order
0.97 65 Rydberg's horkelia Horkelia rydbergii 15
0.97 66 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 99
0.97 67 San Bernardino Mtns. monkeyflower Mimulus exiguus
0.97 68 mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis 30
0.97 69 Transverse Range phacelia Phacelia exilis
0.97 70 mountain phacelia Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata 10
0.97 71 Wheeler's cinquefoil Potentilla wheeleri 3
0.97 72 *common dandelion Taraxacum officinale 20
0.97 73 small-flowered bluecurls Trichostema micranthum
1.11 74 Columbia cutleaf Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens 5
1.30 75 claret cup Echinocereus mojavensis 32
1.85 Cross dirt road, elevation 8340 feet.
1.90 76 Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii 3
1.96 77 Baldwin Lake linanthus Linanthus killipii
1.98 Cross same dirt road again, elevation 8300 feet
2.48 78 desert bitterbrush Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa 6
2.77 79 Utah service-berry Amelanchier utahensis 15
2.96 80 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica 50
2.98 81 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 2
2.99 82 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 35
2.99 83 California wild rose Rosa californica 99
2.99 84 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 99
2.99 85 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 99
3.02 Cross 2N01, elevation 7900 feet. Trail now follows Arrastre Creek
3.02 86 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 2
3.02 87 fir mistletoe Phoradendron bolleanum 30
3.03 88 *yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius 5
3.05 89 woodland spurge Euphorbia lurida 20
3.09 90 creeping wild rye Elymus triticoides 99
3.15 91 Parish's buckwheat Eriogonum parishii 4
3.17 92 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 2
3.32 93 smooth scouring rush Equisetum laevigatum 99
3.43 94 pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 5
3.43 95 sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus 10
3.45 96 California evening-primrose Oenothera californica ssp. californica 99
3.47 97 sticky cinquefoil Drymocallis glandulosa 3
3.48 98 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 50
3.56 99 sturdy sedge Carex alma 3
3.56 100 little false-solomon's-seal Maianthemum stellatum 99
3.57 101 long-leaved rush Juncus macrophyllus 5
3.58 102 fringed brome Bromus ciliatus 5
3.58 103 cobwebby hedge-nettle Stachys albens 40
3.58 104 stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea 1
3.64 105 virgin's bower Clematis ligusticifolia 50
3.70 106 ragged-leaf bahia Amauriopsis dissecta 7
3.74 107 California geranium Geranium californicum 40
3.76 108 yellow willow Salix lutea 3
3.84 109 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri 99
3.85 Arrastre Trail Camp at Deer Springs, elevation 7600 feet
3.86 110 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 50
3.95 111 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 1
3.95 112 slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 20
3.95 113 Rocky Mountain rush Juncus saximontanus
3.95 114 American speedwell Veronica americana 35
4.10 115 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 5
4.19 116 Oregon cliff fern Woodsia oregana 21
4.25 117 black cottonwood Populus trichocarpa 20
4.27 118 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 20
4.28 119 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 2
4.31 120 large-leaf avens Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum 1
4.31 121 common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus 1
4.31 122 *Kentucky blue grass Poa pratensis 1
4.32 123 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 10
4.36 124 swamp sedge Carex senta 5
4.36 125 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 6
4.37 126 field horsetail Equisetum arvense 5
4.38 127 saltsedge Carex hassei 5?
4.40 128 common spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya ?
4.40 129 small white violet Viola macloskeyi 15
4.82 130 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 5
4.97 131 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum 10
4.97 132 Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea 10
5.00 133 Mojave linanthus Leptosiphon breviculus
5.01 134 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 3
5.01 135 trailing four-o'clock Mirabilis albida 2
5.02 136 blue elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea 2
5.24 End Plant Trail Guide at 2N04, elevation 7160 feet

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Mile	#	Common Name	Latin Name	#Pls
0.00		Begin guide at PCT junction with access road from Onyx Summit, elevation 8520 feet, recording only plants north of the access road. The first 14 species are in alphabetical order
0.00	1	big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99
0.00	2	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	99
0.00	3	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	99
0.00	4	sticky-leaved rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus	99
0.00	5	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99
0.00	6	threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	50
0.00	7	sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	30
0.00	8	Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99
0.00	9	Sierra juniper	Juniperus grandis	99
0.00	10	Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99
0.00	11	pinyon pine	Pinus monophylla	99
0.00	12	Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	99
0.00	13	California needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis var. californica	5
0.00	14	Parish's needlegrass	Stipa parishii var. parishii	99
0.01	15	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99
0.01	16	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	40
0.01	17	branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima	5
0.01	18	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	50
0.01	19	spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	20
0.02	20	beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10
0.03	21	mistletoe	Phoradendron juniperinum	30
0.03	22	mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	99
0.03	23	matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	50
0.04	24	Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	20
0.04	25	granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	40
0.04	26	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	10
0.09	27	hoary-aster	Dieteria canescens var. canescens	45
0.10	28	rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	70
0.13	29	clustered fleabane	Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus	10
0.13	30	golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10
0.14	31	Big Bear Valley woollypod	Astragalus leucolobus	20
0.15	32	Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	15
0.16	33	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	50
0.16	34	green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30
0.18	35	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	40
0.19	36	white fir	Abies concolor	99
0.19	37	Indian ricegrass	Stipa hymenoides	50
0.19	38	crested milk-vetch	Astragalus bicristatus	2
0.20	39	wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	50
0.21	40	California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	7
0.22	41	California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5
0.22	42	California elegant rock-cress	Boechera californica	5
0.35	43	spike fescue	Festuca kingii	20
0.37	44	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	20
0.37	45	Southern California draba	Draba corrugata	10
0.37	46	narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	15
0.39	47	Anderson's lupine	Lupinus andersonii	2
0.41	48	needle & thread grass	Stipa comata ssp. comata	15
0.44	49	Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	99
0.46	50	Holboell's rock-cress	Boechera retrofracta X	3
0.46	51	pine-woods fritillary	Fritillaria pinetorum	x
0.47	52	Purpus' wing-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii	10
0.49	53	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	1
0.59	54	Heckard's Indian paintbrush	Castilleja montigena	2
0.59	55	little redstem monkeyflower	Mimulus rubellus	5
	56	southern Sierra phacelia	Phacelia austromontana	50
0.60		High Point on Trail, elevation 8680 feet
0.61	57	smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	99
0.65	58	slender wild cabbage	Caulanthus major	30
0.71	59	pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	1
0.78	60	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	10
0.81	61	blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis	99
0.92	62	ash-gray Indian paintbrush	Castilleja cinerea
0.92	63	bitter root	Lewisia rediviva var. minor
0.93	64	Parish's rock cress	Boechera parishii	15
0.96		Cross 1N01; elevation 8640 feet. The following nine species are in the postage-stamp meadow on right, in alphabetical order
0.97	65	Rydberg's horkelia	Horkelia rydbergii	15
0.97	66	Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	99
0.97	67	San Bernardino Mtns. monkeyflower	Mimulus exiguus
0.97	68	mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	30
0.97	69	Transverse Range phacelia	Phacelia exilis
0.97	70	mountain phacelia	Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata	10
0.97	71	Wheeler's cinquefoil	Potentilla wheeleri	3
0.97	72	*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	20
0.97	73	small-flowered bluecurls	Trichostema micranthum
1.11	74	Columbia cutleaf	Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens	5
1.30	75	claret cup	Echinocereus mojavensis	32
1.85		Cross dirt road, elevation 8340 feet.
1.90	76	Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	3
1.96	77	Baldwin Lake linanthus	Linanthus killipii
1.98		Cross same dirt road again, elevation 8300 feet
2.48	78	desert bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	6
2.77	79	Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	15
2.96	80	California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	50
2.98	81	mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	2
2.99	82	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	35
2.99	83	California wild rose	Rosa californica	99
2.99	84	arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	99
2.99	85	goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	99
3.02		Cross 2N01, elevation 7900 feet. Trail now follows Arrastre Creek
3.02	86	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	2
3.02	87	fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	30
3.03	88	*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	5
3.05	89	woodland spurge	Euphorbia lurida	20
3.09	90	creeping wild rye	Elymus triticoides	99
3.15	91	Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	4
3.17	92	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	2
3.32	93	smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	99
3.43	94	pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	5
3.43	95	sand dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	10
3.45	96	California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica ssp. californica	99
3.47	97	sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa	3
3.48	98	western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	50
3.56	99	sturdy sedge	Carex alma	3
3.56	100	little false-solomon's-seal	Maianthemum stellatum	99
3.57	101	long-leaved rush	Juncus macrophyllus	5
3.58	102	fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	5
3.58	103	cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	40
3.58	104	stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	1
3.64	105	virgin's bower	Clematis ligusticifolia	50
3.70	106	ragged-leaf bahia	Amauriopsis dissecta	7
3.74	107	California geranium	Geranium californicum	40
3.76	108	yellow willow	Salix lutea	3
3.84	109	Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri	99
3.85		Arrastre Trail Camp at Deer Springs, elevation 7600 feet
3.86	110	forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	50
3.95	111	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1
3.95	112	slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	20
3.95	113	Rocky Mountain rush	Juncus saximontanus
3.95	114	American speedwell	Veronica americana	35
4.10	115	scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	5
4.19	116	Oregon cliff fern	Woodsia oregana	21
4.25	117	black cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa	20
4.27	118	California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	20
4.28	119	Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	2
4.31	120	large-leaf avens	Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum	1
4.31	121	common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	1
4.31	122	*Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis	1
4.32	123	mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	10
4.36	124	swamp sedge	Carex senta	5
4.36	125	ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	6
4.37	126	field horsetail	Equisetum arvense	5
4.38	127	saltsedge	Carex hassei	5?
4.40	128	common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	?
4.40	129	small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	15
4.82	130	canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	5
4.97	131	sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	10
4.97	132	Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea	10
5.00	133	Mojave linanthus	Leptosiphon breviculus
5.01	134	leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	3
5.01	135	trailing four-o'clock	Mirabilis albida	2
5.02	136	blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	2
5.24		End Plant Trail Guide at 2N04, elevation 7160 feet

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