Pictures From Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail, San Jacinto Mountains, 22 May 2009

These are some of the pictures I took on a trip on the Ernie Maxwell Trail on 22 May 2009, showing some of the plants in bloom that day. Since I was primarily botanizing the trail and working on species determinations for some species, I did not photograph all of the plants in bloom. For a list of what plants were in bloom or bud that day, see Plant Checklist For Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail.

The name of the plant is always given first, with the pictures below.

mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus, with Lily Rock in background

snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea

thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus
white-margined oxytheca, Oxytheca emarginata

Sierra Nevada lotus, Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis
broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius

spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata
little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii (buds)

Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii

Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch, Astragalus douglasii var. parishii

pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea
Yosemite rockcress, Arabis repanda var. repanda
California elegant rock-cress, Arabis sparsiflora var. californica. Note the two rows of seeds in each fruit, indicated by the bulges occurring only on the left or right half. Compare these fruit to the fruit of A. holboellii in the next picture, which has only one row of seeds in each fruit, indicated by the bulges extending across the entire fruit width. See Arabis = Boechera species with non-erect fruit for how to distinguish our species, along with pictures of each species.
pinewoods rock-cress, Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum (See note about name)
mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense
sticky cinquefoil, Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa
rein orchid, Piperia sp.
short-flowered monardella, Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora
woodland star, Lithophragma affine
whisker-brush, Linanthus ciliatus
splendid gilia, Gilia splendens ssp. splendens
blue larkspur, Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi
southern Chinese houses, Collinsia concolor
diamond-petaled clarkia, Clarkia rhomboidea
Hall's brome, Bromus orcuttianus var. hallii
American vetch, Vicia americana var. americana


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