Plant Guide to Spitler Peak Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Spitler Peak Trail: Trailhead to PCT, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here GPS
0.00 Begin trail at Apple Canyon Road just before the sign "Spitler Peak Trail"; elevation 4940 feet (1506 m)
0.00 b 1 *pineapple weed Chamomilla suaveolens 5 / 1 1
0.00 b 2 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 99 / 9 1
0.00 b 3 ~ wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 10 / 2 1
0.00 b 4 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 3 1
0.00 b 5 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 5 / 1 1
0.00 r 6 yarrow Achillea millefolium 30 / 3 1
0.00 r 7 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum 10 / 1 1
0.00 r 8 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 1
0.00 r 9 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 2 / 1 1
0.00 r (California wild rose, Rosa californica)
0.00 r 10 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99 / 9 1
0.00 r 11 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 50 / 3 1
0.00 r 12 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 5 / 5 1
0.00 r 13 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii 30 / 3 1
0.00 r 14 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 20 / 2 1
0.00 r 15 ~ *knotweed Polygonum arenastrum 1 / 1 1
0.00 r 16 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 10 / 2 1
0.00 r 17 ? sticky lessingia? Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera? 1 / 1
0.00 r 18 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 10 / 5 1
0.00 l 19 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 1 / 1 1
0.00 l 20 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 5 / 3 1
0.00 l (matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00 l 21 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 99 / 9 1
0.00 l (arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.00 l 22 ~ slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. incultum 99 / 5 1
0.00 l 23 ~ slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 2 / 2 1
0.00 r 24 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 30 / 3 1
0.00 r 25 southern Chinese houses Collinsia concolor 99 / 9 1
0.00 r 26 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 99 / 9 1
0.00 r 27 common bedstraw Galium aparine 5 / 1 1
0.00 r 28 graceful bedstraw Galium porrigens var. porrigens 5 / 2 1
0.00 r (southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.00 l 29 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 2 / 2 1
0.00 l Sign: "Spitler Peak Trail"
0.00 b 30 mugwort Artemisia douglasiana 30 / 1 1
0.00 l 31 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 20 / 1 1
0.00 l 32 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 1 / 1 1
0.00 r 33 American vetch Vicia americana var. americana 1 / 1 1
0.00 l 34 California wild rose Rosa californica 30 / 1 1
0.00 r (wild-cucumber, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus)
0.01 r 35 ~ mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 50 / 9 1
0.01 r 36 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 99 / 9 1
0.01 l Sign: "Be prepared …"
0.01 r 37 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 20 / 4 1
0.01 l (branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia)
0.01 b 38 basketbush Rhus trilobata 20 / 1 1
0.01 r 39 coastal gilia Gilia diegensis 50 / 9 1
0.01 r 40 strigose sun-cup Camissonia strigulosa 1 / 1 1
0.02 l 41 sp groundsmoke Gayophytum sp. 2 / 1
0.02 r 42 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia 99 / 9 1
Trail crosses dry wash, then

0.02 l 43 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 2 / 2 1
0.02 l (in far distance: Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi)
0.02 r 44 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 20 / 5 1
0.02 r 45 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 99 / 9 1
0.02 r 46 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia 99 / 9 2
0.02 l 47 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi 10 / 3 3
0.03 l 48 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 3 / 3 4
r Check for plants like Eriogonum elongatum7
0.04 r 49 yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula 99 / 9 5
0.04 r (chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)5
0.04 r 50 globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia 50 / 9 6
0.04 r (phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)6
Look for first occurrence of Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii on trail
0.04 r (leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus)7
0.04 l (golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)8
0.06 r (desert globemallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa)10
0.07 r (Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)11
0.07 r 51 golden-bowl mariposa Calochortus concolor 20 / 2 11
0.08 l 52 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 99 / 9 12
0.08 r 53 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 40 / 9 12
0.09 l 54 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99 / 9 13
0.09 r 55 Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea 20 / 9 14
0.14 l 56 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 40 / 5 15
0.19 r 57 western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 30 / 3 16
0.22 l 58 three-lobed oxytheca Oxytheca trilobata 10 / 1 17
0.29 b 59 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 40 / 5 19
0.29 b Jct. old road
l (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.31 b 60 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 2 / 1 20
0.40 r 61 showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 99 / 9 B2
0.45 l 62 desert prickly-pear Opuntia phaeacantha 2 / 2 21
0.47 l 63 prickly cryptantha Cryptantha muricata 50 / 9 22
0.49 l 64 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 50 / 9 24
0.49 r 65 long-styled rush Juncus longistylis 20 / 1 24
0.49 r 66 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 10 / 3 24
0.51 l 67 poodle-dog bush Turricula parryi 99 / 2 B7
0.55 b 68 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum 2 / 2 25
0.68 69 San Bernardino sun-cup Camissonia confusa 99 / 9 27
0.68 l 70 hairy bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens 99 / 9 28
0.70 l 71 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 99 / 9 29
0.84 r 72 oracle oak Quercus Xmorehus 1 / 1 205
0.86 l 73 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 3 / 3 30
0.90 l 74 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 3 / 3 31
0.94 r 75 ~ California elegant rock-cress Arabis sparsiflora var. californica 30 / 7 34
0.95 l 76 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 30 / 9 35
0.95 l 77 woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 5 / 3 36
0.95 l 78 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 40 / 5 37
l (Nolina)
0.96 79 southern California silver-lotus Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus 2 / 2 38
l (Salvia apiana)
l ~ (giant needlegrass, Achnatherum coronatum)
0.96 l 80 white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 3 / 3
0.97 l 81 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 9 40
0.97 b 82 Parish's chaenactis Chaenactis parishii 20 / 5 41
0.99 r 83 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 40 / 9 42
0.99 l 84 Coulter's snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum 30 / 9 43
1.02 r 85 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 50 / 5 44
1.02 l 86 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 10 / 5 44
1.03 87 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 30 / 1 45
1.06 r 88 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii 5 / 2 46
1.08 l 89 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30 / 9 48
1.08 l 90 white sage Salvia apiana 20 / 5 49
1.08 l 91 June grass Koeleria macrantha 30 / 9 50
1.09 l 92 sticky false-gilia Allophyllum glutinosum 5 / 3 51
1.10 l 93 Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii 30 / 5 52
1.10 l 94 Orcutt's brome Bromus orcuttianus 40 / 9 52
1.11 l 95 giant needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum 20 / 3 53
1.12 l 96 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 20 / 9 54
1.13 r (Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Ilicifolia)
1.13 l 97 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 3 / 2 56
1.15 l 98 wide-throated yellow monkeyflower Mimulus brevipes 20 / 9 57
1.17 r 99 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 99 / 7 58
1.23 l 100 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 20 / 3 60
1.24 101 fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes / 61
1.24 l 102 splendid gilia Gilia splendens 30 / 7 61
1.24 l 103 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 2 / 2 61
1.29 104 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 10 / 2 64
1.30 105 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 5 / 2 65
1.38 106 mountain blazing star Mentzelia montana 20 / 4 68
1.44 107 desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum 5 / 2 70
1.44 108 cane cholla Opuntia parryi 5 / 3 71
1.44 109 Wallace's woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei 5 / 1 72
1.44 110 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 30 / 9 72
1.47 111 chia Salvia columbariae 99 / 9 73
1.52 112 common phacelia Phacelia distans 99 / 9 134
1.53 l sp (papillate dodder, Cuscuta californica var. papillosa)76
113 Melica? / 77
1.55 l 114 twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 20 / 9 135
1.75 l 115 wild canterbury bells Phacelia minor 99 / 3 78
1.75 l 116 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 5 / 1
1.75 Switchback left79
1.81 r 117 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 40 / 5 80
1.82 r 118 sp papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa 2 / 2 81
1.84 r 119 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 10 / 4 82
1.92 r 120 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 99 / 9 83
1.92 r 121 ? mountain rock-cress Arabis holboellii 20 / 7
2.13 Nice view of Garner Valley from large boulder / rock on trail
2.18 r 122 Hall's caulanthus Caulanthus hallii 1 / 1 133
2.28 123 Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii 3 / 3 210
2.29 r 124 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 10 / 3 211
2.39 l Jct. Trail213
2.39 b 125 chaparral currant Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium 99 / 9
2.39 b 126 scarlet larkspur Delphinium cardinale 20 / 3 87
2.39 r 127 goosefoot yellow violet Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum 10 / 2 214
2.39 b 128 purple-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha / 88
2.40 l (fern-leaved lomatium, Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum)89
2.40 r (squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
2.47 l 129 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 30 / 7 91
2.47 r 130 green miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis 20 / 2 91
2.50 r 131 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 50 / 5 92
2.50 r 132 different Collinsia, surrounded by C. concolor?
2.50 b 133 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 30 / 5 92
2.50 l 134 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica 40 / 8 93
2.51 r 135 white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota 20 / 5 94
2.51 r (Ribes malvaceum?)
2.51 r 136 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 10 / 3 94
2.51 r 137 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 30 / 7 94
2.52 r 138 chaparral currant Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium 99 / 9 95
2.52 b 139 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 20 / 4 96
2.52 l 140 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora 30 / 7 96
2.52 l 141 (bush poppy, Dendromecon rigida)
2.56 r 142 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 2 / 2 97
2.57 r 143 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 40 / 5 98
2.58 r (Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula~)100
2.58 c 144 ~ Parish's campion Silene parishii / 101
2.59 r 145 cliff sword fern Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum 5 / 2 102
2.62 146 white fir Abies concolor 20 / 3 104
2.62 147 forest sedge Carex multicaulis 5 / 3 104
2.63 l (Symphoricarpos)105
2.64 r 148 sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa 10 / 4 106
2.65 Trail turns left at drainage107
2.70 b 149 Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 50 / 2 109
150 golden ear drops Dicentra chrysantha 25 / 2
3.03 r 151 curve-flowered skullcap Scutellaria siphocampyloides 5 / 2 112
3.03 r 152 blue larkspur Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi 3 / 1 112
3.03 l 153 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 5 / 1 113
3.05 r 154 goldenrod Solidago californica 20 / 3 114
3.05 r (desert sandwort, Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia)114
3.10 r 155 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 40 / 7 116
3.13 r 156 slender wild cabbage Caulanthus major var. major / 118
3.13 157 woodland star Lithophragma affine 20 / 3 119
3.14 l 158 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 3 / 3 137
3.19 Cross steep drainage120
3.24 Cross shallower drainage121
3.24 r 159 winter cress Barbarea orthoceras 6 / 2 220
3.31 r 160 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula 2 / 2 123
3.32 r 161 western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 50 / 7 124
3.34 162 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 1 / 1 125
3.34 163 clustered broom-rape Orobanche fasciculata 5 / 1 125
3.34 Check for Thysanocarpus with non-clasping leaves125
3.45 l 164 white-margined oxytheca Oxytheca emarginata 10 / 1 132
3.45 l 165 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 2 / 2 221
3.46 r 166 southern miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana 10 / 1 127
3.59 r 167 milk maids Cardamine californica 20 / 1 128
3.59 r 168 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 20 / 3 128
3.61 r 169 (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)140
3.66 r 170 shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima 2 / 1 142
3.66 b 171 rigid hedge-nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida 5 / 2 143
3.66 Cross steep drainage143
3.66 172 ? scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 30 / 1
3.66 r 173 box elder Acer negundo var. californicum 1 / 1 144
3.67 r 174 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana / 145
3.71 Switchback right146
3.71 l 175 desert dudleya Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides 3 / 3 146
3.71 l 176 sp slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 5 / 2 146
3.72 l 177 ? brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis / 147
3.75 r 178 diamond-petaled clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea 20 / 2 148
3.75 l 179 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 1 / 1 148
3.75 l 180 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 1 / 1 148
3.76 l 181 California brickellbush Brickellia californica / 149
Switchback right150 but no signal
Switchback right
3.76 r 182 large-flowered collomia Collomia grandiflora / 149
3.77 l 183 Davidson's phacelia Phacelia davidsonii 40 / 3 151
Switchback right153
3.81 l 184 annual phlox Phlox gracilis 3 / 1 154
3.83 l 185 pine cryptantha Cryptantha simulans 30 / 5 155
3.83 l bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 2 / 1 156
3.83 b western columbine Aquilegia formosa 2 / 2 156
3.83 l white alder Alnus rhombifolia 1 / 1 156
3.83 Cross moist drainage157
3.83 l 186 thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus 30 / 1 158
3.83 l 187 sp mountain sweet-cicely Osmorhiza chilensis 10 / 2 158
3.8 Switchback left159
r 188 western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 5 / 1 159
l 189 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 1 / 1
Cross creek with running water
r 190 woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca 30 / 2
3.86 Switchback right160
3.86 Fragaria jackpot
3.88 Switchback left
3.9 Switchback right163
191 ? leafless wintergreen Pyrola aphylla 1 / 1
Switchback left
b 192 stream orchid Epipactis gigantea 5 / 1
Cross flowing creek
e 193 glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum 2 / 1
l 194 California bay Umbellularia californica 1 / 1
3.96 r 195 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 5 / 2 164
3.96 Switchback right165
3.98 l 196 bitter cherry Prunus emarginata 10 / 2 166
4 l 197 broad-leaved lotus Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius 2 / 1 167
4 r 198 threadleaf common rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis 10 / 2 167
4 b 199 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 2 / 1 167
4.04 l 200 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 2 / 2 168
4.08 Switchback left169
201 fringed brome Bromus richardsonii / 170
4.21 l Check for different Mentzelia102172
4.22 r 202 Lewis' flax Linum lewisii var. lewisii 10 / 3 173
4.30 Switchback right175
4.33 l 203 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii / 177
4.38 Switchback left178
4.35 Switchback right179
4.45 Switchback left180
4.46 204 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 1 / 1 181
4.47 205 squirreltail Elymus elymoides / 182
4.60 r 206 Fremont silk tassel Garrya fremontii 1 / 1 184
4.62 Switchback right185
4.75 l mountain rock-cress Arabis holboellii 5 / 1 187
4.78 Switchback left188
4.78 Jct PCT189

Comments On Specific Species

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Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	GPS
0.00				Begin trail at Apple Canyon Road just before the sign "Spitler Peak Trail"; elevation 4940 feet (1506 m)
0.00	b	1		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	5 / 1	1
0.00	b	2		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	99 / 9	1
0.00	b	3	~	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	10 / 2	1
0.00	b	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 3	1
0.00	b	5		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	5 / 1	1
0.00	r	6		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 3	1
0.00	r	7		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 1	1
0.00	r	8		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	1
0.00	r	9		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	2 / 1	1
0.00	r			(California wild rose, Rosa californica)
0.00	r	10		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	99 / 9	1
0.00	r	11		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	50 / 3	1
0.00	r	12		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	5 / 5	1
0.00	r	13		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	30 / 3	1
0.00	r	14		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 2	1
0.00	r	15	~	*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	1 / 1	1
0.00	r	16		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	10 / 2	1
0.00	r	17	?	sticky lessingia?	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera?	1 / 1
0.00	r	18		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	10 / 5	1
0.00	l	19		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	1 / 1	1
0.00	l	20		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	5 / 3	1
0.00	l			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00	l	21		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	99 / 9	1
0.00	l			(arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.00	l	22	~	slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	99 / 5	1
0.00	l	23	~	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	2 / 2	1
0.00	r	24		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	30 / 3	1
0.00	r	25		southern Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor	99 / 9	1
0.00	r	26		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	99 / 9	1
0.00	r	27		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 1	1
0.00	r	28		graceful bedstraw	Galium porrigens var. porrigens	5 / 2	1
0.00	r			(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.00	l	29		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	2 / 2	1
0.00	l			Sign: "Spitler Peak Trail"
0.00	b	30		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	30 / 1	1
0.00	l	31		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	20 / 1	1
0.00	l	32		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	1 / 1	1
0.00	r	33		American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	1 / 1	1
0.00	l	34		California wild rose	Rosa californica	30 / 1	1
0.00	r			(wild-cucumber, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus)
0.01	r	35	~	mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	50 / 9	1
0.01	r	36		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	99 / 9	1
0.01	l			Sign: "Be prepared …"
0.01	r	37		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	20 / 4	1
0.01	l			(branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia)
0.01	b	38		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	20 / 1	1
0.01	r	39		coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	50 / 9	1
0.01	r	40		strigose sun-cup	Camissonia strigulosa	1 / 1	1
0.02	l	41	sp	groundsmoke	Gayophytum sp.	2 / 1
0.02	r	42		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	99 / 9	1
				Trail crosses dry wash, then

0.02	l	43		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	2 / 2	1
0.02	l			(in far distance: Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi)
0.02	r	44		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	20 / 5	1
0.02	r	45		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	1
0.02	r	46		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	2
0.02	l	47		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	10 / 3	3
0.03	l	48		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	3 / 3	4
	r			Check for plants like Eriogonum elongatum7
0.04	r	49		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	99 / 9	5
0.04	r			(chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)5
0.04	r	50		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	50 / 9	6
0.04	r			(phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)6
				Look for first occurrence of Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii on trail
0.04	r			(leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus)7
0.04	l			(golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)8
0.06	r			(desert globemallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa)10
0.07	r			(Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)11
0.07	r	51		golden-bowl mariposa	Calochortus concolor	20 / 2	11
0.08	l	52		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	12
0.08	r	53		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	40 / 9	12
0.09	l	54		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	13
0.09	r	55		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	20 / 9	14
0.14	l	56		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	40 / 5	15
0.19	r	57		western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	30 / 3	16
0.22	l	58		three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	10 / 1	17
0.29	b	59		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	40 / 5	19
0.29	b			Jct. old road
	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.31	b	60		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	2 / 1	20
0.40	r	61		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	99 / 9	B2
0.45	l	62		desert prickly-pear	Opuntia phaeacantha	2 / 2	21
0.47	l	63		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	50 / 9	22
0.49	l	64		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	50 / 9	24
0.49	r	65		long-styled rush	Juncus longistylis	20 / 1	24
0.49	r	66		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	10 / 3	24
0.51	l	67		poodle-dog bush	Turricula parryi	99 / 2	B7
0.55	b	68		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	2 / 2	25
0.68		69		San Bernardino sun-cup	Camissonia confusa	99 / 9	27
0.68	l	70		hairy bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens	99 / 9	28
0.70	l	71		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	99 / 9	29
0.84	r	72		oracle oak	Quercus Xmorehus	1 / 1	205
0.86	l	73		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	3 / 3	30
0.90	l	74		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	3 / 3	31
0.94	r	75	~	California elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. californica	30 / 7	34
0.95	l	76		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	30 / 9	35
0.95	l	77		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	5 / 3	36
0.95	l	78		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	40 / 5	37
	l			(Nolina)
0.96		79		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	2 / 2	38
	l			(Salvia apiana)
	l		~	(giant needlegrass, Achnatherum coronatum)
0.96	l	80		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	3 / 3
0.97	l	81		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 9	40
0.97	b	82		Parish's chaenactis	Chaenactis parishii	20 / 5	41
0.99	r	83		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	40 / 9	42
0.99	l	84		Coulter's snapdragon	Antirrhinum coulterianum	30 / 9	43
1.02	r	85		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	50 / 5	44
1.02	l	86		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	10 / 5	44
1.03		87		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	30 / 1	45
1.06	r	88		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	5 / 2	46
1.08	l	89		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9	48
1.08	l	90		white sage	Salvia apiana	20 / 5	49
1.08	l	91		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	30 / 9	50
1.09	l	92		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	5 / 3	51
1.10	l	93		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	30 / 5	52
1.10	l	94		Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus	40 / 9	52
1.11	l	95		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	20 / 3	53
1.12	l	96		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	20 / 9	54
1.13	r			(Prunus ilicifolia ssp. Ilicifolia)
1.13	l	97		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	3 / 2	56
1.15	l	98		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	20 / 9	57
1.17	r	99		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	99 / 7	58
1.23	l	100		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	20 / 3	60
1.24		101		fringe-pod	Thysanocarpus curvipes	/	61
1.24	l	102		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens	30 / 7	61
1.24	l	103		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	2 / 2	61
1.29		104		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	10 / 2	64
1.30		105		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	5 / 2	65
1.38		106		mountain blazing star	Mentzelia montana	20 / 4	68
1.44		107		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	5 / 2	70
1.44		108		cane cholla	Opuntia parryi	5 / 3	71
1.44		109		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	5 / 1	72
1.44		110		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	30 / 9	72
1.47		111		chia	Salvia columbariae	99 / 9	73
1.52		112		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	99 / 9	134
1.53	l		sp	(papillate dodder, Cuscuta californica var. papillosa)76
		113			Melica?	/	77
1.55	l	114		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	20 / 9	135
1.75	l	115		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	99 / 3	78
1.75	l	116		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	5 / 1
1.75				Switchback left79
1.81	r	117		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	40 / 5	80
1.82	r	118	sp	papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	2 / 2	81
1.84	r	119		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	10 / 4	82
1.92	r	120		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	99 / 9	83
1.92	r	121	?	mountain rock-cress	Arabis holboellii	20 / 7
2.13				Nice view of Garner Valley from large boulder / rock on trail
2.18	r	122		Hall's caulanthus	Caulanthus hallii	1 / 1	133
2.28		123		Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	3 / 3	210
2.29	r	124		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	10 / 3	211
2.39	l			Jct. Trail213
2.39	b	125		chaparral currant	Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium	99 / 9
2.39	b	126		scarlet larkspur	Delphinium cardinale	20 / 3	87
2.39	r	127		goosefoot yellow violet	Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum	10 / 2	214
2.39	b	128		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	/	88
2.40	l			(fern-leaved lomatium, Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum)89
2.40	r			(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
2.47	l	129		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	30 / 7	91
2.47	r	130		green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	20 / 2	91
2.50	r	131		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	50 / 5	92
2.50	r	132		different Collinsia, surrounded by C. concolor?
2.50	b	133		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	30 / 5	92
2.50	l	134		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	40 / 8	93
2.51	r	135		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	20 / 5	94
2.51	r			(Ribes malvaceum?)
2.51	r	136		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	10 / 3	94
2.51	r	137		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	30 / 7	94
2.52	r	138		chaparral currant	Ribes malvaceum var. viridifolium	99 / 9	95
2.52	b	139		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 4	96
2.52	l	140		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	30 / 7	96
2.52	l	141		(bush poppy, Dendromecon rigida)
2.56	r	142		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 2	97
2.57	r	143		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	40 / 5	98
2.58	r			(Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula~)100
2.58	c	144	~	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	/	101
2.59	r	145		cliff sword fern	Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum	5 / 2	102
2.62		146		white fir	Abies concolor	20 / 3	104
2.62		147		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	5 / 3	104
2.63	l			(Symphoricarpos)105
2.64	r	148		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	10 / 4	106
2.65				Trail turns left at drainage107
2.70	b	149		Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	50 / 2	109
		150		golden ear drops	Dicentra chrysantha	25 / 2
3.03	r	151		curve-flowered skullcap	Scutellaria siphocampyloides	5 / 2	112
3.03	r	152		blue larkspur	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	3 / 1	112
3.03	l	153		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	5 / 1	113
3.05	r	154		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 3	114
3.05	r			(desert sandwort, Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia)114
3.10	r	155		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	40 / 7	116
3.13	r	156		slender wild cabbage	Caulanthus major var. major	/	118
3.13		157		woodland star	Lithophragma affine	20 / 3	119
3.14	l	158		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	3 / 3	137
3.19				Cross steep drainage120
3.24				Cross shallower drainage121
3.24	r	159		winter cress	Barbarea orthoceras	6 / 2	220
3.31	r	160		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	2 / 2	123
3.32	r	161		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	50 / 7	124
3.34		162		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	1 / 1	125
3.34		163		clustered broom-rape	Orobanche fasciculata	5 / 1	125
3.34				Check for Thysanocarpus with non-clasping leaves125
3.45	l	164		white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	10 / 1	132
3.45	l	165		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	2 / 2	221
3.46	r	166		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	10 / 1	127
3.59	r	167		milk maids	Cardamine californica	20 / 1	128
3.59	r	168		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	20 / 3	128
3.61	r	169		(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)140
3.66	r	170		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	2 / 1	142
3.66	b	171		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	5 / 2	143
3.66				Cross steep drainage143
3.66		172	?	scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	30 / 1
3.66	r	173		box elder	Acer negundo var. californicum	1 / 1	144
3.67	r	174		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	/	145
3.71				Switchback right146
3.71	l	175		desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	3 / 3	146
3.71	l	176	sp	slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	5 / 2	146
3.72	l	177	?	brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	/	147
3.75	r	178		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	20 / 2	148
3.75	l	179		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	1 / 1	148
3.75	l	180		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	1 / 1	148
3.76	l	181		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	/	149
				Switchback right150 but no signal
				Switchback right
3.76	r	182		large-flowered collomia	Collomia grandiflora	/	149
3.77	l	183		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	40 / 3	151
				Switchback right153
3.81	l	184		annual phlox	Phlox gracilis	3 / 1	154
3.83	l	185		pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	30 / 5	155
3.83	l			bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	156
3.83	b			western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	2 / 2	156
3.83	l			white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	1 / 1	156
3.83				Cross moist drainage157
3.83	l	186		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	30 / 1	158
3.83	l	187	sp	mountain sweet-cicely	Osmorhiza chilensis	10 / 2	158
3.8				Switchback left159
	r	188		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	5 / 1	159
	l	189		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	1 / 1
				Cross creek with running water
	r	190		woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	30 / 2
3.86				Switchback right160
3.86				Fragaria jackpot
3.88				Switchback left
3.9				Switchback right163
		191	?	leafless wintergreen	Pyrola aphylla	1 / 1
				Switchback left
	b	192		stream orchid	Epipactis gigantea	5 / 1
				Cross flowing creek
	e	193		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	2 / 1
	l	194		California bay	Umbellularia californica	1 / 1
3.96	r	195		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	5 / 2	164
3.96				Switchback right165
3.98	l	196		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	10 / 2	166
4	l	197		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	2 / 1	167
4	r	198		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	10 / 2	167
4	b	199		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	2 / 1	167
4.04	l	200		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	2 / 2	168
4.08				Switchback left169
		201		fringed brome	Bromus richardsonii	/	170
4.21	l			Check for different Mentzelia102172
4.22	r	202		Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	10 / 3	173
4.30				Switchback right175
4.33	l	203		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	/	177
4.38				Switchback left178
4.35				Switchback right179
4.45				Switchback left180
4.46		204		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	1 / 1	181
4.47		205		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	/	182
4.60	r	206		Fremont silk tassel	Garrya fremontii	1 / 1	184
4.62				Switchback right185
4.75	l			mountain rock-cress	Arabis holboellii	5 / 1	187
4.78				Switchback left188
4.78				Jct PCT189

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