Plant Trail Guide to Knickerbocker Canyon

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at the trailhead 0.95 miles after the beginning of the dirt road 2N08, heading south, at elevation 7320 feet (2230 m).
0.00	b	1		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	20 / 2	4
0.00	b	2		pinegrove gayophytum	Gayophytum oligospermum	/	6
0.00	l	3		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	50 / 9	11
0.00	b	4		Davidson's lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii	10 / 2	7
0.00	b	5		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	50 / 5	14
0.00	l	6		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	50 / 9	12
0.00	l	7		hoary-aster	Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens	50 / 9	3
0.00	l	8		Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	10 / 2	3
0.00	l	9		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	5 / 5	15
0.00	b	10		California needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum	10 / 1	5
0.00	b	11		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	50 / 9	14
0.00	r	12		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	16
0.00	r	13		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	2 / 2	39
0.01	r	14		Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	99 / 9	3
0.01	r	15		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 9	14
0.01	l	16		*intermediate wheatgrass	Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia	20 / 1	3
0.01	l	17		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 5	47
0.02	r	18		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	3 / 3	11
0.02	r	19		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	20 / 2	21
0.02	b	20		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9	21
0.02	l	21		California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	50 / 9	8
0.02	r	22		white fir	Abies concolor	50 / 9	20
0.04	l	23		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	20 / 2	9
0.04				Cross a very small side drainage.
0.04	r	24		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	20 / 3	14
0.04	l	25		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	50 / 5	10
0.06	l	26		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	30 / 5	6
0.06	l			Check for Oxytheca parishii here
0.06	l	27		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	/	11
0.06	l			(purple nightshade, Solanum xanti)
0.06	l	28		spreading fleabane	Erigeron divergens	10 / 1	3
0.07		29		goldenrod	Solidago californica	5 / 1	27
0.07	r	30		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	3 / 3	4
0.08	r	31		pinewoods rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum	/	3
0.08	b	32		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	50 / 9	29
0.08				Cross side drainage; trail jags right.
0.08	b	33		brown sedge	Carex subfusca	6 / 1	2
0.09	l	34		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	20 / 6	9
0.09	b	35		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	20 / 9	4
0.09	l	36		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 9	6
0.11	l	37		clustered tidy-lupine	Lupinus lepidus var. confertus	3 / 1	1
0.12	l	38		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius+	2 / 2	5
0.13	r			Cross head of small drainage and soon begin to ascend.
0.13	r	39		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	5 / 2	6
0.14	b	40	~	southern jewel-flower	Streptanthus campestris	5 / 2	2
0.14	b	41		fireweed	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	99 / 2	3
0.14	l	42		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	/	10
0.16	l	43		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	5 / 2	2
0.16	b	44		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	30 / 9	8
0.16	r	45		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	30 / 9	12
0.16	r	46		swamp sedge	Carex senta	99 / 9	3
0.18	b	47		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	5 / 1	5
0.19	r	48	sp	meadow-rue	Thalictrum sp.	/
0.23	l	49		breakfast bedstraw	Kelloggia galioides	10 / 3	1
0.24				Cross first branch of the wet branch of the main drainage and soon enter wet meadow.
0.25	b	50		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	10 / 2	4
0.25	b	51		little false-solomon's-seal	Smilacina stellata	5 / 1	4
0.25	b	52		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	10 / 1	3
0.25	l	53		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	5 / 1	5
0.25	b	54		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	25 / 2	3
0.25	l	55		cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	10 / 2	4
0.25	b	56		Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	20 / 2	3
0.26	b	57		California corn lily	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	10 / 1	2
0.26	l	58		Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	5 / 1	4
0.26	l			(western columbine, Aquilegia formosa)
0.26	r	59		bog wintergreen	Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia	5 / 1	1
0.27				Cross second branch of the wet branch of the main drainage
0.27	b			Check for different mint family species.
0.27	l	60		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	3 / 2	5
0.27	r	61	ssp	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	3 / 1	16
0.27	r	62		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	/ 1	5
0.28	b	63		tall mannagrass	Glyceria elata	5 / 1	1
0.28	l	64		interior rose	Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana	10 / 3	5
0.28	l	65		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus+	20 / 3	16
0.29	r	66		clustered field sedge	Carex praegracilis+	/	3
0.29	l	67		winter cress	Barbarea orthoceras	10 / 2	6
0.29	l	68		hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	4 / 1	2
0.29	l	69	sp	common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	3 / 1	7
0.30				A fantastic field of fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum.
0.31	l	70		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	20 / 2	11
0.31	l			Jct. path
	r			(Lemmon's willow, Salix lemmonii)
0.31	b	71		fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	5 / 1	3
0.34	l	72	sp	tansy-mustard	Descurainia sp.	10 / 2
	r			Check for Calyptridium monandrum here
		73		Menzies' campion	Silene menziesii	5 / 1	1
0.37	r	74		Letterman's needlegrass	Achnatherum lettermanii	1 / 1	3
0.37				End wet meadow; trail is now mostly in drier forest.
0.40	l	75		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	20 / 1	5
0.42				Cross small obscure drainage
0.43	r	76	sp	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	2 / 2	10
0.46				Cross dry branch of main drainage.
0.47				Trail goes uphill more steeply now and curves left 90°.
0.49				Long switchback right.
0.50	l	77		pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	50 / 5	2
0.51				Local high point on trail
0.52				Local low point on trail
0.55	b	78		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	10 / 1	15
0.56				Local high point on trail
0.57				Local low point on trail
0.58				Local high point on trail
0.59	l	79		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	5 / 2	9
0.59				Local low point on trail
0.60				Switchback left.
0.60	l	80		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	30 / 3	13
0.63				Local high point on trail
0.66	l			Clumps of Letterman's needlegrass, Achnatherum lettermanii, looking quite different all alone than they did in the meadow.
0.66				Local low point on trail
0.67	l	81	~	hybrid wildrye	Elymus glaucus X E. stebbinsii+	1 / 1	1
0.69	b	82		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	20 / 2	5
0.70				Cross dry drainage. Metal (pipeline?) access structure on right.
0.71	r	83		western sedge	Carex occidentalis	5 / 1	1
0.71	l	84		Wheeler's common madia	Madia elegans ssp. wheeleri	20 / 2	2
0.74	r	85		mountain sweet-cicely	Osmorhiza chilensis	3 / 1	5
0.74	r	86		Rydberg's horkelia	Horkelia rydbergii	5 / 1	3
0.74	l	87		Sierra juniper	Juniperus occidentalis var. australis	1 / 1	2
0.77	l	88	sp	Mojave goosefoot violet?	Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis?	5 / 1
0.81				Cross small drainage
0.81	b	89		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 1	21
0.81		90		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	1 / 1	6
0.81	r	91		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	20 / 2	5
0.83	l			Jct. trail.
0.84	l	92		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	20 / 1	2
0.85				Trail turns right 90°
0.85	l	93		*desert crested wheatgrass	Agropyron desertorum	3 / 1	4
0.87	b	94		Mojave linanthus	Linanthus breviculus	20 / 1	5
0.87	b	95		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	20 / 1	7
0.89	r	96		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	3 / 1	8
0.90				Trail ends at road, elevation 7580 feet (2310 m).

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Updated 21 September 2004.