Plant Guide to Long Valley Nature Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Long Valley Nature Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here
0.00 l Begin guide by going left at sign "Trail Information" near bottom of concrete sidewalk from Tram; elevation ~8395 feet (2559 m). Sign shows a (not very accurate) map of this Nature Loop Trail and Long View Loop (aka Desert View) Trail.
0.00 b 1 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 50 / 9
0.00 b 2 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 50 / 9
0.00 r 3 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 99 / 9
0.00 l (white fir, Abies concolor; Fremont's goosefoot, Chenopodium fremontii)
0.01 r 4 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 10 / 3
0.02 l Jct. blocked trail (possibly older route of Nature Trail)
0.02 l 5 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum /
0.02 l Sign: "Desert View Trail [ahead]"
0.02 l (yarrow, Achillea millefolium; Parish's bedstraw, Galium parishii; Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
0.03 l Sign: "Welcome to Long Valley", which now calls this trail the "Long Valley Discovery Trail"!
l 6 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /
0.05 r 7 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 10 / 3
0.05 l 8 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens /
0.05 r Y Jct. for loop portion of this trail; go right to do the loop in the order of this guide
0.05 l 9 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 20 / 3
0.07 l Long Valley Meadow; sign: "Fragile Area; stay on trail"
0.08 r 10 white fir Abies concolor 10 / 9
0.08 l 11 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 5 / 5
0.08 r sp (willow-leaved dock, Rumex salicifolius; Idaho bentgrass, Agrostis idahoensis; blue grass, Poa sp.)
0.08 r 12 abrupt-beak sedge Carex abrupta 30 / 9
0.08 r 13 swamp sedge Carex senta /
0.08 r 14 brown sedge Carex subfusca /
0.08 l 15 tall mannagrass Mimulus pilosus (Benth.) S. Watson 5 / 2
0.08 l (western marsh cudweed, Gnaphalium palustre; larger mountain monkeyflower, Mimulus tilingii; pearlwort, Sagina saginoides)
0.08 l Sign: "How special is Long Valley?"
0.08 l 16 Nevada cinquefoil Drymocallis lactea var. lactea 1 / 1
0.09 r Jct. use trail
0.09 r (western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum)
0.10 r Jct. trail to Adventure Centure (winter sport equipment rental)
0.11 r (San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
0.11 l 17 western needlegrass Stipa occidentalis /
0.13 l (Mexican rush, Juncus mexicanus)
0.15 r (San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.17 l 18 mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis 5 / 1
0.18 r (Ross' sedge, Carex rossii; little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus; Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
0.18 l 19 false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus /
0.18 l Sign: "Birds on the wing"
0.23 l Sign: " 'Cool' plants and birds"
0.25 l 20 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 2 / 1
0.28 l (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.30 Cross Long Valley Creek; low point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m)
0.30 b 21 slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 10 / 1
0.30 l Sign: "Dependent on moisture"
0.30 r South jct. with Desert View Trail; go left
0.35 l Sign: "A different habitat"
0.39 r Sign: "The fight for survival"
0.44 r 22 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 10 / 3
0.44 l 23 yarrow Achillea millefolium 10 / 2
0.45 r North jct. with Desert View Trail; continue ahead on left
0.46 r Sign: "Meet Jeff"
0.51 r Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.53 l Sign: "The fragile meadow"
0.54 End Nature Trail Loop. Continue ahead to the Tram sidewalk, or go back to do the Desert View Trail.
0.59 Tram sidewalk

Mile: 0.00 includes all mileages from 0.000 to 0.009; etc.
S: Side of trail on which the first occurrence is found: left, right, both, or center
#: On-Trail species are numbered in order of first occurrence on trail (touchable without leaving the trail). Off-trail species are in parentheses.
id?: Species without an entry in this column are positively identified. "?" means we are just guessing the identification; "sp" means the genera is probably known, but the species name is uncertain; "~" means we have 95% confidence that this is the determination, but have not yet positively identified it; "ssp" means the subspecies or variety needs to be determined.
#here gives the minimum number of on-trail plants of this species on this trail, with the number of locations on this trail following the /, using maximum values of 99/9. 1/1 means a single plant in a single location; 10/9 means 10 plants occurring in at least 9 locations, etc.
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/long_valley_nature_trail.html
Updated 24 June 2017.

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here
0.00	l			Begin guide by going left at sign "Trail Information" near bottom of concrete sidewalk from Tram; elevation ~8395 feet (2559 m). Sign shows a (not very accurate) map of this Nature Loop Trail and Long View Loop (aka Desert View) Trail.
0.00	b	1		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9
0.00	b	2		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	50 / 9
0.00	r	3		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	99 / 9
0.00	l			(white fir, Abies concolor; Fremont's goosefoot, Chenopodium fremontii)
0.01	r	4		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	10 / 3
0.02	l			Jct. blocked trail (possibly older route of Nature Trail)
0.02	l	5		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	/
0.02	l			Sign: "Desert View Trail [ahead]"
0.02	l			(yarrow, Achillea millefolium; Parish's bedstraw, Galium parishii; Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
0.03	l			Sign: "Welcome to Long Valley", which now calls this trail the "Long Valley Discovery Trail"!
	l	6		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
0.05	r	7		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	10 / 3
0.05	l	8		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	/
0.05	r			Y Jct. for loop portion of this trail; go right to do the loop in the order of this guide
0.05	l	9		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	20 / 3
0.07	l			Long Valley Meadow; sign: "Fragile Area; stay on trail"
0.08	r	10		white fir	Abies concolor	10 / 9
0.08	l	11		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	5 / 5
0.08	r		sp	(willow-leaved dock, Rumex salicifolius; Idaho bentgrass, Agrostis idahoensis; blue grass, Poa sp.)
0.08	r	12		abrupt-beak sedge	Carex abrupta	30 / 9
0.08	r	13		swamp sedge	Carex senta	/
0.08	r	14		brown sedge	Carex subfusca	/
0.08	l	15		tall mannagrass	Mimulus pilosus (Benth.) S. Watson	5 / 2
0.08	l			(western marsh cudweed, Gnaphalium palustre; larger mountain monkeyflower, Mimulus tilingii; pearlwort, Sagina saginoides)
0.08	l			Sign: "How special is Long Valley?"
0.08	l	16		Nevada cinquefoil	Drymocallis lactea var. lactea	1 / 1
0.09	r			Jct. use trail
0.09	r			(western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum)
0.10	r			Jct. trail to Adventure Centure (winter sport equipment rental)
0.11	r			(San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
0.11	l	17		western needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis	/
0.13	l			(Mexican rush, Juncus mexicanus)
0.15	r			(San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.17	l	18		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	5 / 1
0.18	r			(Ross' sedge, Carex rossii; little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus; Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
0.18	l	19		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	/
0.18	l			Sign: "Birds on the wing"
0.23	l			Sign: " 'Cool' plants and birds"
0.25	l	20		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	2 / 1
0.28	l			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.30				Cross Long Valley Creek; low point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m)
0.30	b	21		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	10 / 1
0.30	l			Sign: "Dependent on moisture"
0.30	r			South jct. with Desert View Trail; go left
0.35	l			Sign: "A different habitat"
0.39	r			Sign: "The fight for survival"
0.44	r	22		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	10 / 3
0.44	l	23		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	10 / 2
0.45	r			North jct. with Desert View Trail; continue ahead on left
0.46	r			Sign: "Meet Jeff"
0.51	r			Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.53	l			Sign: "The fragile meadow"
0.54				End Nature Trail Loop. Continue ahead to the Tram sidewalk, or go back to do the Desert View Trail.
0.59				Tram sidewalk