Plant Guide to PCT From Wellman Cienega / Wellman Divide Trail to Deer Springs Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT From Wellman Cienega / Wellman Divide Trail to Deer Springs Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

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

Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The Plant Guide

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 signed intersection of PCT with trail to Wellman Divide; head toward "Strawberry Cienega"
0.00 l 1 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9
0.00 r 2 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 20 / 5
0.00 b 3 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 20 / 5
0.00 l PCT post
0.00 r 4 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 5 / 2
0.02 l 5 pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 10 / 1
0.02 r (bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.02 l 6 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 10 / 1
0.02 r 7 ~ southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis ssp. australis 2 / 1
0.02 l 8 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 30 / 9
0.04 r 9 limber pine Pinus flexilis 5 / 2
0.06 b 10 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 10 / 2
0.07 l PCT post; high point on trail; elevation ~9050 feet (2760 m)
0.09 Trail curves slightly right
0.09 b 11 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9
0.10 r 12 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 3 / 3
0.10 l 13 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 99 / 9
0.10 b 14 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 99 / 9
0.11 l 15 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 20 / 3
0.13 b 16 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 50 / 9
0.13 l 17 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 20 / 9
0.13 r 18 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 99 / 9
0.16 r 19 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 10 / 2
0.16 r 20 Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii 10 / 2
0.16 r 21 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 30 / 9
0.16 r 22 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 10 / 2
0.16 r 23 western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 10 / 3
0.17 r 24 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 20 / 5
0.17 r 25 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 10 / 5
0.17 (granite prickly phlox, Linanthus pungens)
0.17 b 26 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 10 / 2
0.18 r 27 California groundcone Kopsiopsis strobilacea 30 / 4
0.19 b 28 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 20 / 5
0.20 l 29 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 2 / 2
0.24 r 30 Fremont silk tassel Garrya fremontii 3 / 1
0.24 r 31 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 10 / 5
0.31 (incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
0.35 Switchback left
0.37 Switchback right
0.41 c 32 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 5 / 2
0.45 r 33 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 10 / 1
0.45 r 34 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 1 / 1
0.48 r 35 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 1 / 1
0.48 l 36 mountain spray Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus 1 / 1
0.50 Local low point
0.52 Local high point
0.55 Trail levels out briefly
0.55 l 37 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 2 / 2
0.58 Trail resumes steep descent
0.61 Trail rounds ridge and ~levels out for a while
0.62 View of Strawberry Cienega
0.67 r 38 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 5 / 1
0.67 l 39 Parish's campion Silene parishii 1 / 1
0.69 r 40 California-aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia 20 / 4
0.76 r 41 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 5 / 1
0.82 r 42 California coffeeberry Frangula californica 1 / 1
0.83 Enter moist area around creek
0.83 r 43 sp long-anthered rush Juncus macrandrus 30 / 3
0.83 r 44 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 30 / 3
0.83 l 45 swamp sedge Carex senta 10 / 3
0.83 b 46 California geranium Geranium californicum 20 / 2
0.83 b 47 yarrow Achillea millefolium 20 / 2
0.83 48 glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum 40 / 5
0.83 49 tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides 5 / 1
0.83 r 50 sp mountain carpet clover Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum 5 / 1
0.83 b 51 blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum 20 / 2
0.83 b 52 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 2
0.84 Cross stream #1
0.84 r 53 ~ rush blue grass Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia 20 / 2
0.84 r 54 streambank lotus Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia 20 / 2
0.84 r (mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.84 l 55 mountain timothy Phleum alpinum 10 / 2
0.84 r 56 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 20 / 2
0.84 l 57 Bigelow's sneezeweed Helenium bigelovii 10 / 2
0.84 r 58 willowherb Epilobium ciliatum 5 / 1
0.84 r 59 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 5 / 1
0.85 Cross stream #2
0.85 l 60 stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea 10 / 3
0.85 Cross stream #3
0.85 End wet area
0.87 b 61 sp sticky cinquefoil Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa 5 / 1
0.87 r 62 slender everlasting Pseudognaphalium thermale 3 / 1
0.87 l PCT post
0.90 Enter Strawberry Cienega
0.90 b 63 rigid hedge-nettle Stachys rigida 10 / 2
0.91 r 64 Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii 5 / 1
0.92 l 65 giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 5 / 1
0.93 r (Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii)
0.93 Leave Strawberry Cienega
1.03 Enter tree-shaded area
1.20 66 snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea iN /
1.20 67 spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata iN /
1.46 68 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata iN /
1.46 69 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii iN /

Species given above seen only off-trail
0.31 70 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens OT /
0.93 71 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii OT /

Comments On Specific Species

(none)

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
0.00				Begin guide at signed intersection of PCT with trail to Wellman Divide; head toward "Strawberry Cienega"
0.00	l	1		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9
0.00	r	2		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	20 / 5
0.00	b	3		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	20 / 5
0.00	l			PCT post
0.00	r	4		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	5 / 2
0.02	l	5		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	10 / 1
0.02	r			(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.02	l	6		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	10 / 1
0.02	r	7	~	southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis ssp. australis	2 / 1
0.02	l	8		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	30 / 9
0.04	r	9		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	5 / 2
0.06	b	10		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	10 / 2
0.07	l			PCT post; high point on trail; elevation ~9050 feet (2760 m)
0.09				Trail curves slightly right
0.09	b	11		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9
0.10	r	12		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	3 / 3
0.10	l	13		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9
0.10	b	14		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 9
0.11	l	15		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	20 / 3
0.13	b	16		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	50 / 9
0.13	l	17		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	20 / 9
0.13	r	18		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99 / 9
0.16	r	19		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	10 / 2
0.16	r	20		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii	10 / 2
0.16	r	21		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	30 / 9
0.16	r	22		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	10 / 2
0.16	r	23		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	10 / 3
0.17	r	24		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	20 / 5
0.17	r	25		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	10 / 5
0.17				(granite prickly phlox, Linanthus pungens)
0.17	b	26		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	10 / 2
0.18	r	27		California groundcone	Kopsiopsis strobilacea	30 / 4
0.19	b	28		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	20 / 5
0.20	l	29		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 2
0.24	r	30		Fremont silk tassel	Garrya fremontii	3 / 1
0.24	r	31		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	10 / 5
0.31				(incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
0.35				Switchback left
0.37				Switchback right
0.41	c	32		granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	5 / 2
0.45	r	33		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	10 / 1
0.45	r	34		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	1 / 1
0.48	r	35		California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	1 / 1
0.48	l	36		mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	1 / 1
0.50				Local low point
0.52				Local high point
0.55				Trail levels out briefly
0.55	l	37		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	2 / 2
0.58				Trail resumes steep descent
0.61				Trail rounds ridge and ~levels out for a while
0.62				View of Strawberry Cienega
0.67	r	38		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	5 / 1
0.67	l	39		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	1 / 1
0.69	r	40		California-aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	20 / 4
0.76	r	41		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	5 / 1
0.82	r	42		California coffeeberry	Frangula californica	1 / 1
0.83				Enter moist area around creek
0.83	r	43	sp	long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	30 / 3
0.83	r	44		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	30 / 3
0.83	l	45		swamp sedge	Carex senta	10 / 3
0.83	b	46		California geranium	Geranium californicum	20 / 2
0.83	b	47		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	20 / 2
0.83		48		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	40 / 5
0.83		49		tinker's penny	Hypericum anagalloides	5 / 1
0.83	r	50	sp	mountain carpet clover	Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum	5 / 1
0.83	b	51		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	20 / 2
0.83	b	52		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 2
0.84				Cross stream #1
0.84	r	53	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	20 / 2
0.84	r	54		streambank lotus	Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia	20 / 2
0.84	r			(mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.84	l	55		mountain timothy	Phleum alpinum	10 / 2
0.84	r	56		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	20 / 2
0.84	l	57		Bigelow's sneezeweed	Helenium bigelovii	10 / 2
0.84	r	58		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum	5 / 1
0.84	r	59		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	5 / 1
0.85				Cross stream #2
0.85	l	60		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	10 / 3
0.85				Cross stream #3
0.85				End wet area
0.87	b	61	sp	sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa	5 / 1
0.87	r	62		slender everlasting	Pseudognaphalium thermale	3 / 1
0.87	l			PCT post
0.90				Enter Strawberry Cienega
0.90	b	63		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys rigida	10 / 2
0.91	r	64		Parish's yampah	Perideridia parishii	5 / 1
0.92	l	65		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	5 / 1
0.93	r			(Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii)
0.93				Leave Strawberry Cienega
1.03				Enter tree-shaded area
1.20		66		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	iN /
1.20		67		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	iN /
1.46		68		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	iN /
1.46		69		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	iN /

				Species given above seen only off-trail
0.31		70		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	OT /
0.93		71		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	OT /

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