Plant Guide to South Ridge Trail Beginning at the Base, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at lower trailhead; elevation ~6480 feet (1975 m). See end of guide for additional species near trailhead.
0.00	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, 40 feet away)
0.00	r	1		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	30 / 9	15
0.00	r	2		mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	99 / 5	22
0.00	b	3		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	30 / 9	32
0.00	b	4		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	99 / 9	95
0.00	r	5		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	30 / 9	49
0.00	r	6		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9	76
0.00	b	7		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	99 / 9	36
0.00	l			(Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii, 40 feet away)
0.00	r	8		small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	40 / 3	7
0.00	r	9		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	1 / 1	24
0.00				Trail turns left 90°
0.00	r			Sign: "South Ridge Trail …"
0.00	r	10		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	91
0.00	b	11		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 4	103
0.00	r	12		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 7	83
0.00	r	13		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	99 / 9	87
0.00	r	14		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	40 / 5	14
0.00	r	15		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 5	82
0.00	b	16		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	2 / 2	27
0.00	r	17		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	65 / 3	17
0.01	l			(incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
0.01	r	18		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	5 / 5	14
0.01	b	19		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 5	74
0.01	b	20		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	3 / 1	33
0.01	r	21		California elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. californica	50 / 3	9
0.01	r	22		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	10 / 2	30
0.01	r	23		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	50 / 5	21
0.01	r	24		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii	20 / 2	4
0.01	b	25		goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 1	115
0.01	l	26		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	5 / 1	62
0.02	r	27		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	30 / 9	74
0.02	r	28		white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	106
0.02	r	29		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	2 / 2	67
0.02	r	30		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	10 / 3	105
0.02	r	31		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	50 / 9	49
0.03	r			(Parish's tauschia, Tauschia parishii; beady lipfern, Cheilanthes covillei)
0.03				Switchback left at drainage
0.03	l			(sticky cinquefoil, Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa)
0.03	r	32		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	5 / 3	47
0.03	r	33		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	1 / 1	37
0.04	r			(chaparral whitethorn, Ceanothus leucodermis)
0.04	r	34		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	20 / 2	34
0.04	r	35		white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	30 / 3	10
0.04	r			(splendid gilia, Gilia splendens ssp. splendens)
0.04	r			Sign: Be prepared for hazardous conditions; permit required for wilderness area…"
0.04	r	36		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	13
0.05	r	37		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	10 / 3	66
0.06	l	38		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	4 / 2	33
0.08	r	39		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	30 / 3	26
0.08				Switchback right
0.08	l	40		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	4 / 2	32
0.08	r	41		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	1 / 1	13
0.08	b	42		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	105
0.10	r			(California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica)
0.10	r	43		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	10 / 1	56
0.10				Switchback left
0.11	b	44		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	99 / 9	77
0.12	r	45		Parish's chaenactis	Chaenactis parishii	10 / 1	3
0.12	r	46		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica+	1 / 1	28
0.12	l	47		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	80
0.12	r			Arabis sparsiflora var. californica with aborted fruit in 2009
0.13				Trail curves right
0.14	r	48		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	30 / 9	58
0.14	l	49		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis	10 / 2	7
0.14	r	50		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	6 / 4	35
0.15				Trail curves right
0.17	r			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
0.20	r			Several 6 inch wide yellow-brown mushrooms
0.20	l	51		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	30 / 9	37
0.21				Trail curves right
0.22	r	52		Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	6 / 4	8
0.22	r			Boulders showing old soil line by absence of lichens at base
0.22	l			(fir mistletoe, Phoradendron pauciflorum)
0.23	l	53		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	50 / 9	79
0.25	b	54		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	10 / 3	27
0.25	l			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.26	l			Rock window formed by two huge boulders
0.26	l			(Holboell's rock-cress, Arabis holboellii)
0.26	l	55		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 9	44
0.28				Trail jogs right, then left
0.28	b	56		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 2	25
0.30	l	57		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	10 / 2	21
0.30	l	58		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	2 / 2	32
0.31				Trail turns left 90° at drainage; elevation 6640 feet (2024 m)
0.31	b			(plain mariposa lily, Calochortus invenustus)
0.32	r	59		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	3 / 1	39
0.33				Trail begins long curve right for 0.1 mile
0.35	r	60	~	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua	1 / 1	3
0.36	r	61		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	30 / 3	47
0.36	b	62		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	10 / 1	47
0.36	l			Impressive flat-topped rock outcrop
0.38	r			Jct. old road
0.38	l			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
0.39	r			(San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus)
0.39	r			Sign: "San Jacinto Wilderness"
0.40	b	63		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	72
0.40				Center of long curve right
0.41	l	64		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	1 / 1	18
0.41	r	65		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	30 / 9	23
0.41	l	66		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	50 / 5	50
0.43	l			View of Lily Rock and Tahquitz Peak
0.44				Trail curves right
0.46				Switchback left
0.48	b	67		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 2	85
0.58				Trail curves left 90°
0.62				Switchback right, then trail curves left; elevation ~6840 feet (2085 m)
0.65				Trail curves right at drainage, then curves left again; some honking pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea here
0.72	r			(rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
0.73				Switchback left; elevation ~6900 feet (2103 m)
		68		Burlew's onion	Allium burlewii	99 / 3	12
0.77				Switchback right
0.77	l	69		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	10 / 4	45
0.79				Switchback left
0.82				Switchback right
0.84	r			View of desert beyond Santa Rosa Mtns on a clear day
0.86	r			View of Garner Valley, Lake Hemet, Palomar, Thomas, Cahuilla and Hot Springs Mountains
0.87	l			(easier-to-see rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
0.89				Switchback left
0.93	l			Rock / tree window; trail curves right at ridge
0.97				Switchback right; elevation 7000 feet (2134 m)
1.02	l			View of San Gabriel Mountains
1.04				Switchback left
1.08				Switchback right
1.08	l			(granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
1.11				Switchback left
1.14	l			View of Santa Margarita Mountains at 9 o'clock, to left of Santa Ana Mountains
1.16				Switchback right
1.20				Trail curves left at ridge
1.24				Switchback left; elevation 7200 feet (2195 m)
1.26	r	70		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	10 / 3	34
1.30				Switchback right
1.34	r			Good view of Desert Divide and Santa Rosa Mountain peaks; switchback left; tree with 3 trunks beginning 3 feet above ground
1.39				Switchback right
1.41				Switchback left
1.44				Switchback right and curve left 90°
1.59	r			Switchback left at rock window with 3 subpanes; elevation 7400 feet (2256 m). California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica, on other side of rock window
1.63				Switchback right
1.66				Switchback left
1.68				Switchback right
1.80	l			Former location of Sign: "Entering San Jacinto Wild Area", now gone; elevation ~7520 feet (2292 m)
1.80	b	71		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	75 / 1	9
1.83	r			View of Tahquitz Lookout; local high point; trail briefly descends
1.89				Local low point at drainage to east; only sandy section of trail; next short stretch is not as steep
1.90	l			(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
1.98	l	72		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 9	68
2.10				Trail curves right at ridge; elevation 7600 feet (2316 m)
2.19	l	73		Holboell's rock-cress	Arabis holboellii	2 / 1	41
2.20	b			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
2.35	b	74		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9	65
2.42	l	75		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	10 / 9	31
2.46				Trail curves left 90° at gully leading uphill to steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida; elevation 7840 feet (2392 m)
2.54				Switchback right
2.54	l	76		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1	6
2.60				Switchback left just short of ridge with many footprints giving access to the steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida
2.68				Switchback right just below saddle; elevation 8000 feet (2438 m)
2.74	l			(California groundcone, Boschniakia strobilacea)
2.80				Switchback left at huge split boulder
2.81	r			(Parish's campion, Silene parishii)
2.86	r	77		California groundcone	Boschniakia strobilacea	99 / 9	7
2.90				Switchback right
2.96				Switchback left; elevation 8240 feet (2512 m)
3.04				Switchback right
3.14				Switchback left; elevation 8400 feet (2560 m)
3.16	r			(more visible granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
3.18	r			(rock buckwheat, Eriogonum saxatile)
3.18	r	78		San Jacinto Mtns. daisy	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	2 / 2	9
3.20	r	79		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	1 / 1	53
3.25				Switchback right
3.27				Switchback left
3.30				Switchback right
3.30	l	80		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	5 / 2	22
3.33	r			(limber pine, Pinus flexilis)
3.34				Switchback left; elevation ~8600 feet (2621 m)
3.38	r	81		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	3 / 2	41
3.38	r	82		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 2	56
3.38	r			(mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus)
3.39	l	83		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	40 / 7	29
3.39				Switchback right at saddle
3.41	l	84		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	3 / 3	38
3.43	r	85		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	20 / 7	50
3.43	l			(beaked penstemon, Penstemon rostriflorus)
3.44	l	86		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	1 / 1	44
3.45	l			(San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
3.50				Switchback left
3.53				Switchback right
3.55				Switchback left
3.57				Switchback right
3.60				Switchback left
3.60				Switchback right
3.61				Jct. to Tahquitz Lookout; go right on it; elevation 8800 feet (2682 m)
3.63				Trail begins a series of zig-zags.
3.65				Tahquitz Lookout base.
3.66				Catwalk of Tahquitz Lookout; elevation 8846 feet (2696 m); broad-seeded rock-cress, Arabis platysperma just east of Lookout; return to trail jct.
3.71				Jct. main South Ridge Trail; go right on it
				Species below are placed in the guide mostly using locations from the guide going downhill; some may have earlier locations in this uphill guide
3.74	r	87		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	10 / 1	21
3.74	r	88		mountain holly fern	Polystichum scopulinum	3 / 1	7
3.74	r			(spike trisetum, Trisetum spicatum)
3.77				Trail curves right 90°.
3.79				Switchback left
3.80				Switchback right
3.84				Trail curves right
3.86	r	89		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	1 / 1	21
3.86	r	90	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia+	5 / 1	8
3.86	r	91		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	6 / 2	30
3.93				Trail curves right
3.93	l	92		limber-pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium cyanocarpum	2 / 2	1
3.97	r	93		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 2	36
4.08	b	94		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	2 / 1	74
4.09	r	95		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	2 / 2	12
4.09	r	96	~	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	10 / 2	33
4.09	r	97		San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella (in chinquapin)	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	1 / 1	44
4.11	r	98		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	5 / 1	33
4.11				End South Ridge Trail at Chinquapin Jct with the PCT, elevation 8570 feet (2610 m)
				Additional species on “shortcut trail”, the old trail route north of trailhead
				mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	2 / 1	54
				slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	5 / 1	26
				Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	99 / 1	56
				dwarf madia	Madia minima	50 / 1	2
				deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	10 / 1	55

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Updated 19 November 2012.