Plant Guide to Caramba Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Caramba Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

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

The Caramba Trail extends from Saddle Junction on the west to the Caramba Overlook on the east. This guide is to the easternmost section of that Trail, beginning at the Caramba Overlook and ending at Laws Junction near Willow Creek.
This is an unusual direction for a guide, since one must first travel this entire segment in the opposite direction, from Laws Junction to the Caramba Overlook, in order to get to the beginning of the guide! There are two reasons for doing the guide in this counter-intuitive direction:

First, many of the higher-elevation species have their easternmost occurrence along this trail. Producing the guide in this direction captures those locations.
Second, this is the uphill direction for the trail, and hence the slowest direction for hiking. Botanizing thus takes less time, since one is going slowly anyway. Taking less time for botanizing is important here, since it is a strenuous hike to get to the Caramba Overlook and back in a single day.

This section of the Caramba Trail is roughly 2.26 miles long, with ~965 feet of elevation gain and ~280 feet of elevation loss for travel in the direction of the guide. The roundtrip from Laws Junction to the Caramba Overlook and back is thus 4.52 miles long, with a total elevation gain and loss of ~1245 feet.
The Trail is shown on the following map:

The location of the trail was derived from GPS records of the trail on 29 June 2007. The trees and rocks were sparse enough so that the GPS accuracy was ~20-30 feet, significantly better than elsewhere in the dense pine forest of San Jacinto Mountain. The GPS track from 29 June 2007 followed the trail on the topo map quite well except for the four major departures shown in the map.
Three of those departures have "cut switchbacks" from two of the drainages and from one ridge, making the trail a bit shorter, but adding some elevation gain and loss. On the trail, there was no indication that the trail ever followed the switchbacks shown on the topo map. We'll try to look for the old trail that used the switchbacks on our next visit there.
The fourth departure is at the Caramba Overlook end of the trail. The trail shown on the topo map stays on the north side of Tahquitz Creek, and heads east to the Caramba Camp shown on the topo map. The trail now heads south, crosses Tahquitz Creek, and travels to the saddle labeled Caramba Overlook on the map above.
The pathway to the Caramba Overlook is not necessarily obvious; we almost missed it on 6/29/07 since, for example, the Robinson and Harris San Bernardino Mountain Trails says you can scramble onto some large rock outcroppings for superb views. (Those directions may be leftover from the trail on the topo map going to Caramba Camp.) We looked for rock outcroppings, found only ones on the north side of Tahquitz Creek to be easily accessible, and found there was no view when we got there.
Here is a tip to find the pathway to the Overlook. The trail along the south side of Tahquitz Creek travels immediately next to the Creek, and ends at a sign saying Warning: Impassable Falls Ahead. The Overlook Path leaves the trail to the right, going uphill, just before that sign; look for cairns to pick it up.
There are only two ways to get to Laws Junction to take this trail. One option is to come up the Devils Slide Trail from Humber Park at Idyllwild, and take the Caramba Trail at Saddle Junction. The entire route from Humber Park to the Caramba Overlook and back is 14.0 miles roundtrip, with a total elevation gain and loss of 3,515 feet.
The second way is to ride the Palm Springs Tramway, and take the trail from Long Valley past Hidden Divide to Laws Junction. This appears to be roughly 13.1 miles roundtrip, with ~3220 feet of elevation gain and loss, not terribly different from the Humber Park option.
Another option is to do a car shuttle between Humber Park and Palm Springs and combine both ways. The route from the Tramway Station to the Caramba Overlook and then to Humber Park is 13.5 miles total, with "just" 2,330 feet of elevation gain and 4,405 feet of elevation loss.
See also guides to some of the trails on the route to this section of the Caramba Trail.
Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail (not including the taxa seen only off-trail given at the end of the guide). We had 104 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 7 of those trails, including this one, are in this area of San Jacinto Mountain. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "7" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area of San Jacinto Mountain.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 0 0%
2 1 2%
3 3 5%
4 7 12%
5 3 5%

1-5 14 25%
6-10 23 40%
11-15 3 5%
16-20 8 14%
21-25 2 4%
26-30 3 5%
31-35 0 0%
36-40 0 0%
41-45 2 4%
46-50 0 0%
51-55 1 2%
56-60 1 2%
Total Taxa 57 100%

We found 9 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been fully identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

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"
6/29/2007 1 66 1 8 5 3

We thank Jim Adams for finding the glaucus willowherb, Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum, at Tahquitz Creek near the Overlook Trail, on 6/29/07.

Botanical Trip Reports

29 June 2007
The Plant Guide

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The mileages in the guide come from Topo! using the trail shown in the map above. The total mileage is almost surely slightly underestimated, probably by no more than 10%, due to the tight switchbacks on the trail that are not accurately measured by that program. The elevations come from the topo map, and should be fairly precise.
The guide below does not yet give the switchbacks, since there was only time to record the plants themselves on 6/29/07.

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin guide at Caramba Overlook, elevation ~6740 feet (2054 m). Most landmarks, such as switchbacks, are not yet in guide.
0.00 r 1 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 50 / 9 16
0.00 b 2 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 99 / 9 17
0.00 r 3 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 30 / 9 18
0.00 l (Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi; incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.00 r 4 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla 50 / 9 2
0.00 r 5 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 30 / 9 29
0.00 r 6 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 40 / 9 19
0.00 l 7 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 50 / 9 25
0.02 r 8 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 30 / 9 9
0.02 r 9 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 1 / 1 7
0.03 b 10 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica 50 / 9 4
0.03 r (rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
0.03 r 11 incense-cedar mistletoe Phoradendron libocedri 1 / 1 4
0.04 l 12 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 40 / 9 6
0.04 r (oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.05 r (California fuchsia, Epilobium canum)
0.07 r (short-flowered monardella, Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora)
0.07 r 13 goldenrod Solidago californica 20 / 3 43
0.07 l 14 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 23
0.07 l 15 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis⁺ 1 / 1 43
0.07 r 16 ssp sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa 20 / 5 3
0.08 l 17 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 1 / 1 8
0.08 l 18 ~ rush blue grass Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia 30 / 9 5
0.08 l 19 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora 30 / 9 4
0.09 l 20 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 5 / 3 10
0.10 Jct. main trail along Tahquitz Creek; turn left; lowest elevation on trail, 6640 feet (2024 m)
0.10 l 21 California fuchsia Epilobium canum 20 / 3 20
0.10 r 22 sp penstemon Penstemon labrosus or P. rostriflorus 10 / 1
0.11 r (definite arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.14 Trail curves right
0.18 l 23 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 1 / 1 7
0.18 Trail turns right 90° to cross Tahquitz Creek
0.18 r 24 streambank lotus Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius 30 / 1 5
0.18 r 25 swamp sedge Carex senta 20 / 1 8
0.18 r 26 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 5 / 1 6
0.18 r 27 slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 5 / 1 7
0.18 r 28 spreading brown-headed rush Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus 5 / 1 3
0.18 r 29 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 10 / 1 8
0.18 l (western columbine, Aquilegia formosa)
0.18 Cross Tahquitz Creek
0.18 l 30 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 5 / 2 8
0.18 c 31 ~ brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis 1 / 1 4
0.18 b 32 giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 2 / 1 9
0.18 r 33 western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 5 / 1 6
0.18 b 34 black cottonwood Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa 2 / 1 7
0.20 l 35 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 2 / 1 8
0.20 Trail turns left on north bank of Tahquitz Creek
0.20 r 36 (Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
0.26 r (pine dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium campylopodum)
0.27 l (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.28 r 37 ~ mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 30 / 3 9
0.30 l 38 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 59
0.30 r 39 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 50 / 9 8
0.33 r (green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.34 b 40 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 10 / 2 7
0.36 l 41 ssp narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 10 / 2 54
0.36 l 42 ? Parish's goldenbush? Ericameria parishii? 1 / 1
0.37 r 43 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 50 / 9 5
0.38 l 44 sp bristly? bird's beak Cordylanthus (rigidus ssp. setigerus?) 20 / 2
0.38 b 45 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 10 / 3 30
0.38 46 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 50 / 9 6
0.38 l 47 sp Kentucky blue grass? Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis? 3 / 1
0.38 Cross drainage
0.40 Cross another branch of same drainage
0.74 l sp (needlegrass, Achnatherum sp.)
0.74 Local high point, elevation 6965 feet (2123 m)
0.79 Cross first of three main side drainages; local low point, elevation 6955 feet (2120 m)
0.83 l 48 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 3 / 1 4
1.07 r 49 ~ plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 2 / 1 12
Check for Poa fendleriana
1.14 r (mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
1.17 Local high point, elevation ~7270 feet (2216 m)
1.22 r 50 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 20 / 5 16
1.23 r 51 pine dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium campylopodum 1 / 1 4
1.30 Cross second of three main side drainages; local low point, elevation 7200 feet (2195 m)
1.35 r 52 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 20 / 5 19
1.40 Local high point, elevation ~7275 feet (2217 m)
1.40 b 53 (dead) San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 99 / 9 6
1.45 Local low point, elevation ~7245 feet (2208 m)
1.45 l 54 broad-leaved lotus Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius 50 / 3 9
1.48 b 55 yarrow Achillea millefolium 10 / 1 18
1.48 Cross second of three main side drainages
1.48 r 56 ~ slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 1 / 1 4
1.55 l 57 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 20 / 3 29
1.58 l 58 sp peppergrass Lepidium sp. 5 / 1
1.71 b (live) San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus /
1.79 l 59 fir mistletoe Phoradendron pauciflorum 1 / 1 13
1.83 Local high point, elevation 7360 feet (2243 m)
1.89 r (snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
1.90 b 60 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 20 / 2 10
1.90 Cross third major side drainage, local low point, elevation ~7290 feet (2222 m)
2.09 Local high point, elevation ~7510 feet (2289 m)
2.16 l 61 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 1 / 1 10
2.18 r 62 sp horsetail Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine or E. laevigatum 10 / 1
2.19 l 63 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 10 / 1 15
2.21 r (yellow willow, Salix lutea)
2.26 Cross Willow Creek; local low point, elevation ~7420 feet (2262 m)
2.26 r 64 sp sedge Carex sp. 10 / 1
2.26 r 65 breakfast bedstraw Kelloggia galioides 10 / 1 3
2.26 r 66 sp tall grass ? 5 / 1
2.26 Laws Junction; elevation ~7425 feet (2263 m); end plant trail guide. See guide for Laws Loop

Taxa seen in or near Tahquitz Creek just beyond the junction with the Overlook Trail that are not seen elsewhere on the Guide:
lemon lily Lilium parryi / 7
rigid hedge-nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida / 21
sp rough bentgrass? or bluegrass sp.? Agrostis scabra? or Poa sp.? /
scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis / 18
willow-leaved dock Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius / 2
shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima / 2
granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens / 10
Durango root Datisca glomerata / 8
silver wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana / 2
glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum / 5

Comments On Specific Species

Salix lasiolepis. The determination came from the leaves on this specimen, and the glabrous ovaries seen on a nearby specimen along Tahquitz Creek.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	0	0%
2	1	2%
3	3	5%
4	7	12%
5	3	5%

1-5	14	25%
6-10	23	40%
11-15	3	5%
16-20	8	14%
21-25	2	4%
26-30	3	5%
31-35	0	0%
36-40	0	0%
41-45	2	4%
46-50	0	0%
51-55	1	2%
56-60	1	2%
Total Taxa	57	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
6/29/2007	1	66	1	8	5	3

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at Caramba Overlook, elevation ~6740 feet (2054 m). Most landmarks, such as switchbacks, are not yet in guide.
0.00	r	1		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	16
0.00	b	2		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 9	17
0.00	r	3		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	30 / 9	18
0.00	l			(Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi; incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.00	r	4		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	50 / 9	2
0.00	r	5		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	30 / 9	29
0.00	r	6		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	40 / 9	19
0.00	l	7		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9	25
0.02	r	8	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9	9
0.02	r	9		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	1 / 1	7
0.03	b	10		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	50 / 9	4
0.03	r			(rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
0.03	r	11		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	4
0.04	l	12		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	40 / 9	6
0.04	r			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.05	r			(California fuchsia, Epilobium canum)
0.07	r			(short-flowered monardella, Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora)
0.07	r	13		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 3	43
0.07	l	14		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	23
0.07	l	15		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis⁺	1 / 1	43
0.07	r	16	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa	20 / 5	3
0.08	l	17		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	1 / 1	8
0.08	l	18	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	30 / 9	5
0.08	l	19		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	30 / 9	4
0.09	l	20		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	5 / 3	10
0.10				Jct. main trail along Tahquitz Creek; turn left; lowest elevation on trail, 6640 feet (2024 m)
0.10	l	21		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	20 / 3	20
0.10	r	22	sp	penstemon	Penstemon labrosus or P. rostriflorus	10 / 1
0.11	r			(definite arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.14				Trail curves right
0.18	l	23		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	1 / 1	7
0.18				Trail turns right 90° to cross Tahquitz Creek
0.18	r	24		streambank lotus	Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius	30 / 1	5
0.18	r	25		swamp sedge	Carex senta	20 / 1	8
0.18	r	26		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	5 / 1	6
0.18	r	27		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	5 / 1	7
0.18	r	28		spreading brown-headed rush	Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus	5 / 1	3
0.18	r	29		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	10 / 1	8
0.18	l			(western columbine, Aquilegia formosa)
0.18				Cross Tahquitz Creek
0.18	l	30		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	5 / 2	8
0.18	c	31	~	brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	1 / 1	4
0.18	b	32		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	2 / 1	9
0.18	r	33		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	5 / 1	6
0.18	b	34		black cottonwood	Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa	2 / 1	7
0.20	l	35		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	2 / 1	8
0.20				Trail turns left on north bank of Tahquitz Creek
0.20	r	36		(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
0.26	r			(pine dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium campylopodum)
0.27	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.28	r	37	~	mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	30 / 3	9
0.30	l	38		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	59
0.30	r	39		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	50 / 9	8
0.33	r			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.34	b	40		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	10 / 2	7
0.36	l	41	ssp	narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 2	54
0.36	l	42	?	Parish's goldenbush?	Ericameria parishii?	1 / 1
0.37	r	43		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	50 / 9	5
0.38	l	44	sp	bristly? bird's beak	Cordylanthus (rigidus ssp. setigerus?)	20 / 2
0.38	b	45		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	10 / 3	30
0.38		46		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	50 / 9	6
0.38	l	47	sp	Kentucky blue grass?	Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis?	3 / 1
0.38				Cross drainage
0.40				Cross another branch of same drainage
0.74	l		sp	(needlegrass, Achnatherum sp.)
0.74				Local high point, elevation 6965 feet (2123 m)
0.79				Cross first of three main side drainages; local low point, elevation 6955 feet (2120 m)
0.83	l	48		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	3 / 1	4
1.07	r	49	~	plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	2 / 1	12
				Check for Poa fendleriana
1.14	r			(mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
1.17				Local high point, elevation ~7270 feet (2216 m)
1.22	r	50		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	20 / 5	16
1.23	r	51		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	4
1.30				Cross second of three main side drainages; local low point, elevation 7200 feet (2195 m)
1.35	r	52		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	20 / 5	19
1.40				Local high point, elevation ~7275 feet (2217 m)
1.40	b	53		(dead) San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	99 / 9	6
1.45				Local low point, elevation ~7245 feet (2208 m)
1.45	l	54		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	50 / 3	9
1.48	b	55		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	10 / 1	18
1.48				Cross second of three main side drainages
1.48	r	56	~	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	1 / 1	4
1.55	l	57		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	20 / 3	29
1.58	l	58	sp	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.	5 / 1
1.71	b			(live) San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	/
1.79	l	59		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	1 / 1	13
1.83				Local high point, elevation 7360 feet (2243 m)
1.89	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
1.90	b	60		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	20 / 2	10
1.90				Cross third major side drainage, local low point, elevation ~7290 feet (2222 m)
2.09				Local high point, elevation ~7510 feet (2289 m)
2.16	l	61		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	1 / 1	10
2.18	r	62	sp	horsetail	Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine or E. laevigatum	10 / 1
2.19	l	63		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	10 / 1	15
2.21	r			(yellow willow, Salix lutea)
2.26				Cross Willow Creek; local low point, elevation ~7420 feet (2262 m)
2.26	r	64	sp	sedge	Carex sp.	10 / 1
2.26	r	65		breakfast bedstraw	Kelloggia galioides	10 / 1	3
2.26	r	66	sp	tall grass	?	5 / 1
2.26				Laws Junction; elevation ~7425 feet (2263 m); end plant trail guide. See guide for Laws Loop

				Taxa seen in or near Tahquitz Creek just beyond the junction with the Overlook Trail that are not seen elsewhere on the Guide:
				lemon lily	Lilium parryi	/	7
				rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	/	21
			sp	rough bentgrass? or bluegrass sp.?	Agrostis scabra? or Poa sp.?	/
				scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	/	18
				willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius	/	2
				shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	/	2
				granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	/	10
				Durango root	Datisca glomerata	/	8
				silver wormwood	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana	/	2
				glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	/	5

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