Plant Guide to PCT: Saddle Junction to Cienega, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT: Saddle Junction to Wellman Cienega, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls
0.00 Begin trail heading north at Saddle Junction, elevation 8075 feet (2460 m); trail is in deep sand for 0.07 mile
0.00 b 1 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99 / 9
0.00 b 2 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9
0.01 r Sign on tree: "Round Valley; San Jacinto Peak (both straight ahead)"
0.01 l PCT post
0.02 b 3 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99 / 9
0.02 r 4 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 2 / 1
0.02 b 5 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 30 / 2
0.03 b 6 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 99 / 9
0.03 l 7 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 10 / 5
0.04 r 8 California groundcone Kopsiopsis strobilacea 20 / 4
0.05 b 9 bitter cherry Prunus emarginata 99 / 9
0.06 b 10 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9
0.08 r 11 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 20 / 4
0.08 b 12 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 99 / 9
0.08 Trails turns left 90°.
0.08 l 13 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 1 / 1
0.08 l 14 pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 20 / 3
0.08 r (spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata; pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.13 l 15 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 3 / 2
0.14 b 16 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 99 / 9
0.14 l PCT post
0.14 Trails turns right 90°.
0.14 Trail covered with deep sand for 0.05 mi.
0.16 r 17 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 3 / 2
0.19 r (canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.20 r (sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana)
0.23 Switchback left.
0.27 Switchback right.
0.30 r 18 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 99 / 9
0.30 Trail curves left 90° at ridge.
0.30 r 19 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 7 / 3
0.30 20 3California coffeeberry Frangula californica 1 / 1
0.32 Switchback left.
0.33 r 21 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 50 / 9
0.36 Switchback right.
0.39 l 22 Fremont silk tassel Garrya fremontii 20 / 9
0.42 Switchback left.
0.45 Switchback right.
0.53 l 23 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana 10 / 1
0.54 l 24 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 2 / 2
0.56 Trail curves left 45° at ridge
0.63 Switchback left.
0.64 Switchback right.
0.67 r 25 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 99 / 9
0.67 r 26 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 5 / 2
0.69 Switchback left.
0.82 r 27 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 50 / 5
0.82 Switchback right.
0.85 Switchback left.
0.88 Switchback right.
0.88 r 28 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 50 / 1
0.89 Switchback left.
0.94 Switchback right.
0.99 Switchback left.
1.02 Switchback right.
1.04 l Dead tree "holding up" a boulder with a chin.
1.06 Trail makes a small jag to right and back
1.07 r Desert view
1.07 Switchback left.
1.11 b 29 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 30 / 5
1.11 r 30 long-anthered rush Juncus macrandrus 40 / 4
1.11 r 31 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 99 / 3
1.11 l 32 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 20 / 2
1.12 Switchback right.
1.14 Switchback left.
1.16 r 33 prickly hawkweed Hieracium horridum 2 / 1
1.16 r 34 mountain spray Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus 3 / 1
1.17 r 35 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 3 / 1
1.18 Trail zigzags
1.18 Switchback right
1.18 l 36 Parish's campion Silene parishii 1 / 1
1.22 r 37 little-leaf mock orange Philadelphus microphyllus 1 / 1
1.22 Switchback left.
1.23 l 38 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 99 / 9
1.24 l Trail turns right 90° then left 90°
1.26 Trail turns right 90°, then left 90°.
1.28 l PCT post; then trail zig-zags left-right and up and down
1.32 Cross near top of drainage to right, a branch of Willow Creek, and trail turns right 90°
1.44 Switchback left.
1.46 Trail curves right; local high point on trail at elevation ~8960 feet (2730 m); trail now descends.
1.46 r (limber pine, Pinus flexilis)
1.49 r 39 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 1 / 1
1.50 l (San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
1.50 Cross near top of drainage to right; local low point.
1.54 Local high point on trail; then small up and down quickly, and then sustained downhill
1.60 l 40 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 40 / 2
1.60 Trail makes broad curve left at ridge
1.64 b 41 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 20 / 5
1.65 l 42 4spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata 1 / 1
1.71 Local low point on trail at elevation ~8880 feet (2705 m); trail resumes its ascent.
1.74 l 43 white catch-fly Silene verecunda 2 / 1
1.74 l 44 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 20 / 2
1.82 r PCT post.
1.87 Cross very small drainage to right
1.89 r PCT post.
1.90 l Jct. trail to Strawberry Junction at elevation ~8970 feet (2735 m). Sign: "(left) 1 mi Strawberry Cienega; (left) 2.3 mi Deer Springs Trail; (right) Wellmans Jct 1.3 mi; (right) Round Valley 2.3 mi; (right) San Jacinto Peak 3.5 mi; (back) 1.8 mi Saddle Junction; (back) 4.3 mi Humber Park; (back) 7.3 mi Idyllwild". Stay right and continue to Wellmans Jct.
1.91 l Sign: "Entering Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness…"
1.98 45 limber pine Pinus flexilis 8 / 3
2.11 Leave dense shade; enter chinquapin-dominated area with scattered trees
2.13 b 46 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis ssp. australis 20 / 3
2.24 Enter Wellman Cienega; end plant trail guide. Use Flora of Wellman Cienega for plants there.
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Updated 24 July 2018

Mile	S	#	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
0.00			Begin trail heading north at Saddle Junction, elevation 8075 feet (2460 m); trail is in deep sand for 0.07 mile
0.00	b	1	Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9
0.00	b	2	white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9
0.01	r		Sign on tree: "Round Valley; San Jacinto Peak (both straight ahead)"
0.01	l		PCT post
0.02	b	3	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9
0.02	r	4	pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	2 / 1
0.02	b	5	San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	30 / 2
0.03	b	6	green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9
0.03	l	7	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	10 / 5
0.04	r	8	California groundcone	Kopsiopsis strobilacea	20 / 4
0.05	b	9	bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	99 / 9
0.06	b	10	mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9
0.08	r	11	changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	20 / 4
0.08	b	12	bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99 / 9
0.08			Trails turns left 90°.
0.08	l	13	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	1 / 1
0.08	l	14	pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	20 / 3
0.08	r		(spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata; pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.13	l	15	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	3 / 2
0.14	b	16	bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 9
0.14	l		PCT post
0.14			Trails turns right 90°.
0.14			Trail covered with deep sand for 0.05 mi.
0.16	r	17	pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	3 / 2
0.19	r		(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.20	r		(sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana)
0.23			Switchback left.
0.27			Switchback right.
0.30	r	18	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9
0.30			Trail curves left 90° at ridge.
0.30	r	19	canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	7 / 3
0.30		20	3California coffeeberry	Frangula californica	1 / 1
0.32			Switchback left.
0.33	r	21	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	50 / 9
0.36			Switchback right.
0.39	l	22	Fremont silk tassel	Garrya fremontii	20 / 9
0.42			Switchback left.
0.45			Switchback right.
0.53	l	23	short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana	10 / 1
0.54	l	24	Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	2 / 2
0.56			Trail curves left 45° at ridge
0.63			Switchback left.
0.64			Switchback right.
0.67	r	25	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	99 / 9
0.67	r	26	Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	5 / 2
0.69			Switchback left.
0.82	r	27	mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	50 / 5
0.82			Switchback right.
0.85			Switchback left.
0.88			Switchback right.
0.88	r	28	goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	50 / 1
0.89			Switchback left.
0.94			Switchback right.
0.99			Switchback left.
1.02			Switchback right.
1.04	l		Dead tree "holding up" a boulder with a chin.
1.06			Trail makes a small jag to right and back
1.07	r		Desert view
1.07			Switchback left.
1.11	b	29	fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	30 / 5
1.11	r	30	long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	40 / 4
1.11	r	31	Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	99 / 3
1.11	l	32	forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	20 / 2
1.12			Switchback right.
1.14			Switchback left.
1.16	r	33	prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	2 / 1
1.16	r	34	mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	3 / 1
1.17	r	35	granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	3 / 1
1.18			Trail zigzags
1.18			Switchback right
1.18	l	36	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	1 / 1
1.22	r	37	little-leaf mock orange	Philadelphus microphyllus	1 / 1
1.22			Switchback left.
1.23	l	38	lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	99 / 9
1.24	l		Trail turns right 90° then left 90°
1.26			Trail turns right 90°, then left 90°.
1.28	l		PCT post; then trail zig-zags left-right and up and down
1.32			Cross near top of drainage to right, a branch of Willow Creek, and trail turns right 90°
1.44			Switchback left.
1.46			Trail curves right; local high point on trail at elevation ~8960 feet (2730 m); trail now descends.
1.46	r		(limber pine, Pinus flexilis)
1.49	r	39	little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	1 / 1
1.50	l		(San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
1.50			Cross near top of drainage to right; local low point.
1.54			Local high point on trail; then small up and down quickly, and then sustained downhill
1.60	l	40	pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	40 / 2
1.60			Trail makes broad curve left at ridge
1.64	b	41	San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	20 / 5
1.65	l	42	4spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	1 / 1
1.71			Local low point on trail at elevation ~8880 feet (2705 m); trail resumes its ascent.
1.74	l	43	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	2 / 1
1.74	l	44	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	20 / 2
1.82	r		PCT post.
1.87			Cross very small drainage to right
1.89	r		PCT post.
1.90	l		Jct. trail to Strawberry Junction at elevation ~8970 feet (2735 m). Sign: "(left) 1 mi Strawberry Cienega; (left) 2.3 mi Deer Springs Trail; (right) Wellmans Jct 1.3 mi; (right) Round Valley 2.3 mi; (right) San Jacinto Peak 3.5 mi; (back) 1.8 mi Saddle Junction; (back) 4.3 mi Humber Park; (back) 7.3 mi Idyllwild". Stay right and continue to Wellmans Jct.
1.91	l		Sign: "Entering Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness…"
1.98		45	limber pine	Pinus flexilis	8 / 3
2.11			Leave dense shade; enter chinquapin-dominated area with scattered trees
2.13	b	46	southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis ssp. australis	20 / 3
2.24			Enter Wellman Cienega; end plant trail guide. Use Flora of Wellman Cienega for plants there.