Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen 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
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

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. We had 93 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 5 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 "5" 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
Total Taxa 100%

We found x additional species not in the above table, since they have not been 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"

The Plant Guide

This guide places all species "on trail", except for ones not easily seen from the trail, up to mile 0.75.
See also Plant List in Traditional Family Order.
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Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls
0.00 Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m).
0.00 r Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00 b 1 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9
0.00 r 2 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 99 / 9
0.00 r 3 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum 3 / 1
0.00 r 4 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 99 / 9
0.00 b 5 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 50 / 9
0.00 l 6 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 50 / 9
0.00 l 7 spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata 3 / 2
0.01 b 8 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 50 / 9
0.01 l 9 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 50 / 9
0.01 l 10 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 20 / 3
0.01 l 11 Parry's sand cress Calyptridium parryi var. parryi 99 / 9
0.02 l 12 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 50 / 9
0.04 Trail curves right at ridge
0.04 l 13 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 1 / 1
0.04 r 14 white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota 99 / 9
0.07 Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.07 Cross Creek
The following species are in or near this fork of Tahquitz Creek within ~30 feet, given in alphabetical order by Scientific Name
0.07 l 15 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 5 / 1
0.07 b 16 purple false-gilia Allophyllum divaricatum 99 / 4
0.07 b 17 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 30 / 1
0.07 r 18 subarctic lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum 1 / 1
0.07 b 19 abrupt-beak sedge Carex abrupta 5 / 1
0.07 b 20 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 30 / 3
0.07 b 21 vari-nerved sedge Carex heteroneura 20 / 1
0.07 r 22 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9
0.07 l 23 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 30 / 2
0.07 l 24 brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis 1 / 1
0.07 b 25 tall mannagrass Glyceria elata 99 / 1
0.07 r 26 bigleaf lupine Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei 33 / 1
0.07 r 27 hairy wood rush Luzula comosa 5 / 1
0.07 l 28 Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus breweri 99 / 4
0.07 b 29 musk monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus 99 / 1
0.07 b 30 false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus 99 / 2
0.07 b 31 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 1
0.07 r 32 Nevada cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis 5 / 1
0.07 r 33 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 99 / 9
0.07 b 34 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 35 / 1
0.07 r 35 small white violet Viola macloskeyi 1 / 1
Back on trail
0.09 r 36 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 30 / 5
0.09 r 37 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 75 / 3
0.12 Trail turns left at drainage
0.12 r 38 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 3 / 2
0.15 39 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 99 / 9
0.18 r 40 ~ pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 99 / 9
0.20 r 41 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 8 / 2
0.21 r 42 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 75 / 4
0.21 Cross drainage
0.22 r 43 Burlew's onion Allium burlewii 99 / 9
0.22 r 44 Suksdorf's monkeyflower Mimulus suksdorfii 99 / 4
0.24 b 45 western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale 55 / 4
0.26 b 46 limber pine Pinus flexilis 30 / 9
0.28 b 47 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 10 / 5
0.28 Cross drainage
0.28 b 48 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 99 / 4
0.29 b 49 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 99 / 9
0.31 r 50 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 99 / 2
0.32 l 51 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 30 / 9
0.32 Trail turns right at ridge
0.33 r 52 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 4 / 2
0.33 r 53 broad-seeded rock-cress Arabis platysperma 5 / 2
0.35 r 54 pinewoods rock-cress "Arabis holboellii" 10 / 4
0.37 Cross small drainage
0.39 Cross small drainage
0.42 r 55 snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea 5 / 1
0.46 Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.52 r 56 Sierra mousetail Ivesia santolinoides /
0.55 l 57 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 40 / 3
0.55 r 58 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 40 / 3
0.56 Cross small drainage
0.58 l 59 rush blue grass Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia 20 / 2
0.59 Trail curves right at ridge
0.61 Trail curves left at drainage
0.63 r 60 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 3 / 1
0.64 r 61 forest mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 6 / 2
0.70 Cross small drainage
0.76 l 62 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 50 / 1
0.77 r Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
0.77 r 63 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9
0.79 l (Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.81 First of many minor local high points
0.83 Cross several very small drainages; enter Mountain Fire (2013) burn area
0.88 Cross small drainage
0.89 Cross small drainage
0.91 r 64 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 20 / 9
0.99 l 65 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 15 / 5
1.13 r Land of big boulders
1.17 l 66 horseweed Conyza canadensis 1 / 1
1.18 (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla; San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus; Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum; goldenrod, Solidago californica; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
1.19 r First glimpse of top of rock wall that we'll round later
1.20 l 67 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 1 / 1
1.20 Cross small drainage
1.28 r 68 California chicory Rafinesquia californica 1 / 1
1.29 r 69 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 5 / 1
1.29 l 70 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 2 / 2
1.29 r 71 poodle-dog bush Turricula parryi 1 / 1
1.29 r 72 San Jacinto prickly phlox Leptodactylon jaegeri 15 / 2
1.29 r 73 new rockcress Arabis sp. nov. 99 / 1
1.34 Minor local high point at saddle at head of Andreas Canyon; elevation 8360' (2548 m); field of Carex rossii
1.34 b 74 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 50 / 9
1.34 b 75 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 20 / 3
1.35 76 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99 / 9
1.36 Check for Penstemon grinnellii here
1.36 l 77 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 5 / 2
1.40 r 78 Parish's campion Silene parishii 10 / 5
1.40 b 79 red-rayed hulsea Hulsea heterochroma 5 / 1
1.40 View down Andreas Canyon and first view of desert as trail curves right
1.45 b 80 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99 / 9
1.47 r 81 shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima 30 / 5
1.48 b 82 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 99 / 9
1.51 l 83 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 10 / 3
1.52 r 84 goldenrod Solidago californica 50 / 9
1.52 b 85 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 30 / 9
1.52 First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.54 l 86 Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii 10 / 3
1.57 r 87 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 50 / 9
1.57 r 88 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 2 / 2
1.57 r 89 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 30 / 9
1.58 Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.58 b 90 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 50 / 4
1.59 r First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.59 r 91 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 6 / 4
1.60 r 92 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 20 / 9
1.61 r 93 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 20 / 5
1.62 l 94 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 99 / 7
1.62 r 95 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora 1 / 1
1.66 Switchback left; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
1.69 l (California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica; prickly hawkweed, Hieracium horridum)
1.71 l 96 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 20 / 7
1.72 l 97 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 10 / 3
1.73 l 98 ? Trisetum sp.? /
1.74 l 99 woodland spurge Euphorbia palmeri 3 / 2
1.76 r 100 hybrid manzanita Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea 1 / 1
1.78 Switchback right near saddle
1.80 r 101 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 10 / 2
1.85 r 102 prickly hawkweed Hieracium horridum 1 / 1
1.86 r ? (like sonchus)
1.86 r 103 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 5 / 2
1.94 r Unusual bird's foot fern with three kinds of leaves
2.07 l (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
2.08 r 104 sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa 20 / 2
2.14 b 105 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla 40 / 9
2.14 r 106 Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 20 / 5
2.14 r (canyon dudleya, Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila; dusky onion, Allium campanulatum)
2.21 r 107 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 30 / 9
2.22 r 108 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 20 / 9
2.31 r 109 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 10 / 2
2.33 r 110 canyon dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila 5 / 2
2.33 r ? (Poa secunda?)
2.34 r 111 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 5 / 5
2.37 r 112 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 10 / 3
2.39 Switchback right on ridge
2.40 r 113 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 5 / 2
2.48 r 114 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 20 / 3
2.57 Saddle below Red Tahquitz; elevation 7840' (2390 m)
2.59 r 115 ~ California brickellbush Brickellia californica 10 / 3
2.59 r 116 ~ white-bark raspberry Rubus leucodermis 5 / 2
2.61 r 117 sp penstemon Penstemon sp. /
2.70 Saddle #2 below Red Tahquitz
2.72 b 118 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 50 / 9
2.79 r 119 sp Mojave lomatium? Lomatium mohavense? /
2.80 Cross Saddle #3 (below 7900' peak) to west side of Desert Divide; elevation ~7750' (2362 m)
2.81 Switchback right
2.85 Switchback left
2.93 Local high point; elevation ~7600' (2316 m)
2.93 End current trail guide

Offtrail only species
2.15 120 dusky onion Allium campanulatum /

Comments On Specific Species

(none)

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
Total Taxa		100%

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
0.00				Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m).
0.00	r			Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00	b	1		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9
0.00	r	2		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	99 / 9
0.00	r	3		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	3 / 1
0.00	r	4		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9
0.00	b	5		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	50 / 9
0.00	l	6		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9
0.00	l	7		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	3 / 2
0.01	b	8		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	50 / 9
0.01	l	9		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9
0.01	l	10		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	20 / 3
0.01	l	11		Parry's sand cress	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	99 / 9
0.02	l	12		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	50 / 9
0.04				Trail curves right at ridge
0.04	l	13		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	1 / 1
0.04	r	14		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	99 / 9
0.07				Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.07				Cross Creek
				The following species are in or near this fork of Tahquitz Creek within ~30 feet, given in alphabetical order by Scientific Name
0.07	l	15		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	5 / 1
0.07	b	16		purple false-gilia	Allophyllum divaricatum	99 / 4
0.07	b	17		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	30 / 1
0.07	r	18		subarctic lady-fern	Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum	1 / 1
0.07	b	19		abrupt-beak sedge	Carex abrupta	5 / 1
0.07	b	20		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	30 / 3
0.07	b	21		vari-nerved sedge	Carex heteroneura	20 / 1
0.07	r	22		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9
0.07	l	23		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	30 / 2
0.07	l	24		brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	1 / 1
0.07	b	25		tall mannagrass	Glyceria elata	99 / 1
0.07	r	26		bigleaf lupine	Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei	33 / 1
0.07	r	27		hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	5 / 1
0.07	l	28		Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	99 / 4
0.07	b	29		musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	99 / 1
0.07	b	30		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	99 / 2
0.07	b	31		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 1
0.07	r	32		Nevada cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis	5 / 1
0.07	r	33		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	99 / 9
0.07	b	34		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	35 / 1
0.07	r	35		small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	1 / 1
				Back on trail
0.09	r	36		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	30 / 5
0.09	r	37		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	75 / 3
0.12				Trail turns left at drainage
0.12	r	38		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	3 / 2
0.15		39		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	99 / 9
0.18	r	40	~	pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	99 / 9
0.20	r	41		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	8 / 2
0.21	r	42		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	75 / 4
0.21				Cross drainage
0.22	r	43		Burlew's onion	Allium burlewii	99 / 9
0.22	r	44		Suksdorf's monkeyflower	Mimulus suksdorfii	99 / 4
0.24	b	45		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	55 / 4
0.26	b	46		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	30 / 9
0.28	b	47		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	10 / 5
0.28				Cross drainage
0.28	b	48		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	99 / 4
0.29	b	49		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9
0.31	r	50		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	99 / 2
0.32	l	51		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30 / 9
0.32				Trail turns right at ridge
0.33	r	52		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	4 / 2
0.33	r	53		broad-seeded rock-cress	Arabis platysperma	5 / 2
0.35	r	54		pinewoods rock-cress	"Arabis holboellii"	10 / 4
0.37				Cross small drainage
0.39				Cross small drainage
0.42	r	55		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	5 / 1
0.46				Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.52	r	56		Sierra mousetail	Ivesia santolinoides	/
0.55	l	57		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	40 / 3
0.55	r	58		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	40 / 3
0.56				Cross small drainage
0.58	l	59		rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	20 / 2
0.59				Trail curves right at ridge
0.61				Trail curves left at drainage
0.63	r	60		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	3 / 1
0.64	r	61		forest mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	6 / 2
0.70				Cross small drainage
0.76	l	62		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	50 / 1
0.77	r			Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
0.77	r	63		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
0.79	l			(Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.81				First of many minor local high points
0.83				Cross several very small drainages; enter Mountain Fire (2013) burn area
0.88				Cross small drainage
0.89				Cross small drainage
0.91	r	64		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	20 / 9
0.99	l	65		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	15 / 5
1.13	r			Land of big boulders
1.17	l	66		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	1 / 1
1.18				(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla; San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus; Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum; goldenrod, Solidago californica; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
1.19	r			First glimpse of top of rock wall that we'll round later
1.20	l	67		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	1 / 1
1.20				Cross small drainage
1.28	r	68		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	1 / 1
1.29	r	69		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1
1.29	l	70		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	2 / 2
1.29	r	71		poodle-dog bush	Turricula parryi	1 / 1
1.29	r	72		San Jacinto prickly phlox	Leptodactylon jaegeri	15 / 2
1.29	r	73		new rockcress	Arabis sp. nov.	99 / 1
1.34				Minor local high point at saddle at head of Andreas Canyon; elevation 8360' (2548 m); field of Carex rossii
1.34	b	74		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	50 / 9
1.34	b	75		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 3
1.35		76		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9
1.36				Check for Penstemon grinnellii here
1.36	l	77		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	5 / 2
1.40	r	78		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 5
1.40	b	79		red-rayed hulsea	Hulsea heterochroma	5 / 1
1.40				View down Andreas Canyon and first view of desert as trail curves right
1.45	b	80		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9
1.47	r	81		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	30 / 5
1.48	b	82		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	99 / 9
1.51	l	83		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	10 / 3
1.52	r	84		goldenrod	Solidago californica	50 / 9
1.52	b	85		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	30 / 9
1.52				First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.54	l	86		Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	10 / 3
1.57	r	87		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	50 / 9
1.57	r	88		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	2 / 2
1.57	r	89		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	30 / 9
1.58				Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.58	b	90		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	50 / 4
1.59	r			First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.59	r	91		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	6 / 4
1.60	r	92		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	20 / 9
1.61	r	93		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	20 / 5
1.62	l	94		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	99 / 7
1.62	r	95		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	1 / 1
1.66				Switchback left; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
1.69	l			(California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica; prickly hawkweed, Hieracium horridum)
1.71	l	96		California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	20 / 7
1.72	l	97		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	10 / 3
1.73	l	98	?		Trisetum sp.?	/
1.74	l	99		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	3 / 2
1.76	r	100		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1
1.78				Switchback right near saddle
1.80	r	101		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	10 / 2
1.85	r	102		prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	1 / 1
1.86	r		?	(like sonchus)
1.86	r	103		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	5 / 2
1.94	r			Unusual bird's foot fern with three kinds of leaves
2.07	l			(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
2.08	r	104		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	20 / 2
2.14	b	105		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	40 / 9
2.14	r	106		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	20 / 5
2.14	r			(canyon dudleya, Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila; dusky onion, Allium campanulatum)
2.21	r	107		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	30 / 9
2.22	r	108		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	20 / 9
2.31	r	109		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	10 / 2
2.33	r	110		canyon dudleya	Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila	5 / 2
2.33	r		?	(Poa secunda?)
2.34	r	111		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	5 / 5
2.37	r	112		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	10 / 3
2.39				Switchback right on ridge
2.40	r	113		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 2
2.48	r	114		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	20 / 3
2.57				Saddle below Red Tahquitz; elevation 7840' (2390 m)
2.59	r	115	~	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	10 / 3
2.59	r	116	~	white-bark raspberry	Rubus leucodermis	5 / 2
2.61	r	117	sp	penstemon	Penstemon sp.	/
2.70				Saddle #2 below Red Tahquitz
2.72	b	118		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	50 / 9
2.79	r	119	sp	Mojave lomatium?	Lomatium mohavense?	/
2.80				Cross Saddle #3 (below 7900' peak) to west side of Desert Divide; elevation ~7750' (2362 m)
2.81				Switchback right
2.85				Switchback left
2.93				Local high point; elevation ~7600' (2316 m)
2.93				End current trail guide

				Offtrail only species
2.15		120		dusky onion	Allium campanulatum	/

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