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

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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Updated 5 July 2021.