Plant Checklist For PCT Trail Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

#	Family	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	Mile	#Pls
Ferns and Lycopods
1	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken	1.58	50
2	Dryopteridaceae	Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum	subarctic lady-fern	0.07	1
3	Dryopteridaceae	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	0.07	1
4	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	California cliff-brake	1.71	20
5	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella asprella	bluish spike-moss	1.86	5
6	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella watsonii	Watson's spike-moss	0.63	3
Gymnosperms
7	Pinaceae	Abies concolor	white fir	0.00	99
8	Pinaceae	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	lodgepole pine	0.28	10
9	Pinaceae	Pinus flexilis	limber pine	0.26	30
10	Pinaceae	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	0.01	50
11	Pinaceae	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine	0.00	50
Eudicots
12	Apiaceae	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	0.07	35
13	Asteraceae	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	0.55	40
14	Asteraceae	Brickellia californica	California brickellbush	2.59	10
15	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	1.34	50
16	Asteraceae	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle	1.29	2
17	Asteraceae	Conyza canadensis	horseweed	1.17	1
18	Asteraceae	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	rock goldenbush	2.22	20
19	Asteraceae	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	Parish's goldenbush	1.54	10
20	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	1.35	99
21	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	slender everlasting	1.59	6
22	Asteraceae	Hieracium horridum	prickly hawkweed	1.85	1
23	Asteraceae	Hulsea heterochroma	red-rayed hulsea	1.40	5
24	Asteraceae	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	beautiful hulsea	1.51	10
25	Asteraceae	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	1.34	20
26	Asteraceae	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory	1.28	1
27	Asteraceae	Solidago californica	goldenrod	1.52	50
28	Brassicaceae	"Arabis holboellii"	pinewoods rock-cress	0.35	10
29	Brassicaceae	Arabis platysperma	broad-seeded rock-cress	0.33	5
30	Brassicaceae	Arabis sp. nov.	new rockcress	1.29	99
31	Brassicaceae	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	western wallflower	0.21	75
32	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	0.91	20
33	Caprifoliaceae	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	0.01	50
34	Caryophyllaceae	Silene parishii	Parish's campion	1.40	10
35	Caryophyllaceae	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	white catch-fly	0.04	99
36	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium atrovirens	forest goosefoot	0.76	50
37	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	0.07	30
38	Crassulaceae	Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila	canyon dudleya	2.33	5
39	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos patula	green-leaf manzanita	0.32	30
40	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	hybrid manzanita	1.76	1
41	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	pink-bracted manzanita	1.61	20
42	Ericaceae	Chimaphila menziesii	little prince's pine	0.20	8
43	Ericaceae	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops	1.20	1
44	Ericaceae	Sarcodes sanguinea	snow-plant	0.42	5
45	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia palmeri	woodland spurge	1.74	3
46	Fabaceae	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	Sierra Nevada lotus	0.33	4
47	Fabaceae	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	0.15	99
48	Fabaceae	Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei	bigleaf lupine	0.07	33
49	Fagaceae	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin	0.02	50
50	Fagaceae	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak	1.45	99
51	Grossulariaceae	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	0.07	99
52	Grossulariaceae	Ribes nevadense	mountain pink currant	0.12	3
53	Grossulariaceae	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	Sierra gooseberry	0.99	15
54	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia mutabilis	changeable phacelia	0.00	50
55	Hydrophyllaceae	Turricula parryi	poodle-dog bush	1.29	1
56	Lamiaceae	Monardella australis	southern mountain-monardella	0.01	20
57	Lamiaceae	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	short-flowered monardella	1.62	1
58	Lamiaceae	Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage	2.14	40
59	Onagraceae	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia	1.57	50
60	Onagraceae	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	groundsmoke	0.00	3
61	Onagraceae	Gayophytum oligospermum	pinegrove groundsmoke	0.18	99
62	Polemoniaceae	Allophyllum divaricatum	purple false-gilia	0.07	99
63	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon jaegeri	San Jacinto prickly phlox	1.29	15
64	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon pungens	granite prickly phlox	1.57	30
65	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	0.28	99
66	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat	0.29	99
67	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum saxatile	rock buckwheat	2.31	10
68	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat	2.48	20
69	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	Wright's buckwheat	1.52	30
70	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monospermum	pussy paws	0.31	99
71	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	Parry's sand cress	0.01	99
72	Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	0.07	30
73	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn	0.07	99
74	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus leucodermis	chaparral whitethorn	2.34	5
75	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus californica	California coffeeberry	1.60	20
76	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus ledifolius	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	1.57	2
77	Rosaceae	Ivesia santolinoides	Sierra mousetail	0.52
78	Rosaceae	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis	Nevada cinquefoil	0.07	5
79	Rosaceae	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil	2.08	20
80	Rosaceae	Rubus leucodermis	white-bark raspberry	2.59	5
81	Rubiaceae	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	1.62	99
82	Rubiaceae	Galium parishii	Parish's bedstraw	2.21	30
83	Salicaceae	Salix scouleriana	Scouler's willow	0.04	1
84	Saxifragaceae	Heuchera hirsutissima	shaggy-haired alumroot	1.47	30
85	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	1.72	10
86	Scrophulariaceae	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak	2.72	50
87	Scrophulariaceae	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	0.00	99
88	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	2.40	5
89	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus breweri	Brewer's monkeyflower	0.07	99
90	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus moschatus	musk monkeyflower	0.07	99
91	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus pilosus	false monkeyflower	0.07	99
92	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus suksdorfii	Suksdorf's monkeyflower	0.22	99
93	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus tilingii	larger mountain monkeyflower	0.07	20
94	Scrophulariaceae	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	0.00	99
95	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue	1.48	99
96	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon rostriflorus	beaked penstemon	0.09	30
97	Scrophulariaceae	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant	2.37	10
98	Solanaceae	Solanum xanti	purple nightshade	1.36	5
99	Violaceae	Viola macloskeyi	small white violet	0.07	1
Monocots
100	Cyperaceae	Carex abrupta	abrupt-beak sedge	0.07	5
101	Cyperaceae	Carex fracta	fragile sheath sedge	0.07	30
102	Cyperaceae	Carex heteroneura	vari-nerved sedge	0.07	20
103	Cyperaceae	Carex rossii	Ross' sedge	0.09	75
104	Juncaceae	Luzula comosa	hairy wood rush	0.07	5
105	Liliaceae	Allium burlewii	Burlew's onion	0.22	99
106	Liliaceae	Allium campanulatum	dusky onion	2.15
107	Liliaceae	Calochortus invenustus	forest mariposa lily	0.64	6
108	Orchidaceae	Corallorhiza maculata	spotted coralroot	0.00	3
109	Poaceae	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	western needlegrass	0.24	55
110	Poaceae	Achnatherum parishii	Parish's needlegrass	2.14	20
111	Poaceae	Agrostis idahoensis	Idaho bentgrass	0.07	5
112	Poaceae	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome	1.29	5
113	Poaceae	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	0.77	99
114	Poaceae	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail	0.55	40
115	Poaceae	Elymus trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	1.80	10
116	Poaceae	Glyceria elata	tall mannagrass	0.07	99
117	Poaceae	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	rush blue grass	0.58	20
118	Poaceae	Trisetum sp.?		1.73

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Updated 5 July 2021.