Plant Guide to Marion Mountain Trail Area, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
				The first two species are found only in the vicinity of the parking area
-		1		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	10 / 1
-		2		Sonoran rush	Juncus effusus ssp. austrocalifornicus	30 / 1
				The next two species are only found in the vicinity of the campground
-		3		chickweed oxytheca	Sidotheca caryophylloides	30 / 1
-		4		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	70 / 1
				The next species is vouchered from the trail, but has not yet been seen
?		5		vari-nerved sedge	Carex heteroneura	V /
0.00				Trailhead
0.00		6		Sierra Nevada lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	50 / 5
0.00	r	7		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	57 / 2
0.00	l	8		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9
0.00	l	9		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9
0.00	b	10		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa var. pacifica	99 / 7
0.00	b	11		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9
0.00	b	12		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum	80 / 5
0.00	l			Jct. shortcut trail
0.03	l	13		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	3 / 1
0.03	l	14		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	10 / 3
0.07	b	15		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	99 / 7
0.07	r	16		broad-leaved lotus	Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia	30 / 5
0.07	b	17		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9
0.07	r	18		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	50 / 5
0.07				Switchback left
0.07		19		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	99 / 9
0.07		20		*rattail fescue	Festuca myuros	10 / 1
0.07	r	21		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	6 / 3
0.07		22		mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	20 / 1
0.07		23		splendid gilia	Saltugilia splendens ssp. splendens	20 / 2
0.07		24		whisker-brush	Leptosiphon ciliatus	50 / 1
0.13	r	25		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	99 / 5
0.14	r	26		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99 / 9
0.14		27		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	99 / 9
0.17				Switchback right
0.19	b	28		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron juniperinum	91 / 4
0.24	l	29		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	15 / 3
0.24				Switchback left
0.24	r	30		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	99 / 9
0.28				Trail curves right
0.34	r	31		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	50 / 3
0.35				Cross dirt road
0.35	r	32		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	99 / 7
0.35	r	33		Jones' prickly-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii	1 / 1
0.40	l	34		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9
0.40	l			Jct. use trail from Campground
0.42	l	35		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	35 / 9
0.46	r			Jct. Stone Creek Trail
0.46	l	36		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 1
0.48	b	37		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	81 / 5
0.48	r	38		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	99 / 5
0.48		39		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	99 / 4
0.51	r	40		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	99 / 9
0.53	r	41		sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida	99 / 5
0.53		42		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	10 / 3
0.53		43		slender everlasting	Pseudognaphalium thermale	6 / 4
0.53	l	44		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	10 / 5
0.53		45		pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	10 / 1
0.54		46		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	20 / 3
0.56	r	47		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	15 / 5
0.59		48		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	1 / 1
0.60	b	49		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana	99 / 9
0.62	r	50		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	99 / 5
0.62	r	51		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	50 / 5
0.62		52		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	50 / 5
0.64	r	53		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	85 / 5
0.69		54		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	1 / 1
0.70	r	55		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	10 / 5
0.77	r	56		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	3 / 1
0.78	r	57		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	99 / 7
0.82	l	58		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	50 / 4
0.82	l	59		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	17 / 2
0.83		60		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	30 / 5
0.83	r	61		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	20 / 5
0.83	b	62		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99 / 5
0.90		63		forest mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	50 / 5
0.90	r	64		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	50 / 4
0.90	r	65		fringed brome	Bromus richardsonii	10 / 2
0.90	l	66		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	99 / 4
0.90		67		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	20 / 4
0.90	l	68		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	50 / 4
0.90		69		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	11 / 1
0.91	l	70		California wild rose	Rosa californica	4 / 1
0.93		71		purple false-gilia	Allophyllum divaricatum	50 / 3
0.96	b	72		white hawkweed	Hieracium albiflorum	30 / 2
0.96		73		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	10 / 2
0.98	b	74		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	30 / 4
1.01	r	75		long-styled rush	Juncus longistylis	99 / 1
1.02	b	76		blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	5 / 3
1.03		77		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 7
1.07	l			Jct. use trail to rock slab overlook
1.12				Cross first major drainage
1.12		78		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	15 / 3
1.12		79		Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	99 / 3
1.12		80		scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	99 / 5
1.12		81		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	1 / 1
1.16		82		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	10 / 2
1.17				Switchback right
1.18	l	83		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	3 / 1
1.18				Switchback left; the many subsequent switchbacks are not recorded
1.29	r	84		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 5
1.34	r			Sign: Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness
1.59	b			Best spot for Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii
1.61	l	85		granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	8 / 1
1.63	r	86		pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	99 / 1
1.63	r	87		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	2 / 2
1.65	l	88		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	20 / 2
1.69		89		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	99 / 2
1.69	b	90		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	50 / 3
1.72		91		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	70 / 4
1.74	r	92		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	1 / 1
1.81				Trail now parallels second major drainage
1.81		93		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	20 / 1
1.81		94		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	4 / 1
1.81	l	95		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	30 / 5
1.81	l	96		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii	50 / 3
1.81		97		abrupt-beak sedge	Carex abrupta	1 / 1
1.81	l	98		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	10 / 2
1.81		99		pearlwort	Sagina saginoides	1 / 1
1.81		100		Duran's rush	Juncus duranii	15 / 1
1.81		101		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	1 / 1
1.81		102		Nevada cinquefoil	Drymocallis lactea var. lactea	10 / 2
1.81		103		green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	10 / 1
1.81		104		brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	20 / 1
1.81		105		musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	30 / 2
1.81		106		southern Sierra phacelia	Phacelia austromontana	50 / 3
1.81		107		Suksdorf's monkeyflower	Mimulus suksdorfii	50 / 1
1.81		108		California everlasting	Pseudognaphalium californicum	1 / 1
1.86	l	109		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	30 / 5
2.04	l	110		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	20 / 2
2.11	l	111		mountain holly fern	Polystichum scopulinum	5 / 1
2.11	l	112		prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	1 / 1
2.11		113		Hall's brome	Bromus hallii	3 / 1
2.12	r	114		mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	3 / 1
2.19		115		pine violet	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum	10 / 1
2.40	r	116		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	30 / 1
2.42	r	117		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	1 / 1
2.42	l	118		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	1 / 1
2.44				Jct. PCT

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Updated 26 September 2018.