Plant Guide to Wellman Divide to San Jacinto Peak, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Wellman Divide to San Jacinto Peak, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here
0.00 l Begin guide at Wellman Divide; elevation ~9720 feet (2963 m); Sign: "[ahead] San Jacinto Peak 2.3 mi; [right] Round Valley 1.0 mi; Long Valley 3.0 mi"; (bracken, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
0.00 b 1 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99 / 9
0.00 l 2 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 99 / 9
0.00 l (white fir, Abies concolor)
0.00 b 3 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 99 / 9
0.00 r 4 limber pine Pinus flexilis 50 / 9
0.01 b 5 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 99 / 9
0.08 l (Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.09 b 6 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 50 / 9
0.09 r View of Tram Station
0.10 r 7 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis ssp. australis 40 / 9
0.13 l 8 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 30 / 9
0.14 r (wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
0.14 b (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.15 r (Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
0.28 l 9 white fir Abies concolor 7 / 2
0.28 l 10 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 20 / 9
0.43 r (green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula; 3 plants)
0.46 l 11 Parish's campion Silene parishii 3 / 2
0.62 b 12 brown sedge Carex subfusca 55 / 2
0.65 Switchback left
0.66 l 13 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 10 / 2
0.66 Switchback right
0.76 Elevation 10,000 feet (3048 m)
0.91 l Cross broad drainage (mountain spray, Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus, in distance)
1.00 l (closer mountain spray, Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus)
1.09 l (shaggy-haired alumroot, Heuchera hirsutissima, 30 feet above trail)
1.10 r 14 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 5 / 5
1.18 Miller Peak is dead ahead to the north; Jean Peak is the prominent peak south of here
1.35 r 15 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 10 / 3
1.35 Switchback left near Miller Peak; elevation 10,400 feet (3170 m)
1.53 r 16 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 1 / 1
1.68 r 17 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 1 / 1
1.68 r 18 brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis 1 / 1
1.73 r Jct. Deer Springs Trail (ahead) and trail to San Jacinto Peak (right); go right; elevation ~10,580 feet (3225 m); sign: "[left] Little Round Valley 1.3 mi; Deer Springs 8.0 mi; Banning Highway 9.5 mi; Idyllwild 10.0 mi; [right] Peak 0.3 mi; [back] Wellman Divide 1.8 mi; Round Valley 2.8 mi; Tram 4.3 mi; Humber Park 7.3 mi"
1.77 Switchback left
1.77 r 19 mountain gooseberry Ribes montigenum 10 / 2
1.86 Y-jct with cut switchback on left; stay right
1.89 Switchback left
1.90 Jct. other end of cut-switchback use trail
1.91 r Jct. path to warming rock-shelter hut
1.95 Small saddle
1.97 r 20 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 5 / 1
1.97 Trail is braided now, and soon disappears, so no "side" is given for the remaining species; scramble over the boulders to get to the peak
1.98 21 shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima 10 / 1
1.99 r 22 mountain spray Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus 5 / 1
2.00 San Jacinto Peak, elevation 10,842 feet (3305 m)
2.00 n (about 20 feet below summit, in Snow Creek gully: Eschscholtz's buttercup, Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus; alpine mountain-sorrel, Oxyria digyna)

Species found by Hall in 1902 within 100 feet elevation of summit not on guide:
western columbine Aquilegia formosa /
pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum /
San Jacinto rock draba Draba saxosa /
spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum /

Additional species vouchered above 10,000 feet (3048 m)
Parry's sand cress Calyptridium parryi var. parryi /
many-ribbed sedge Carex multicostata /
American parsley fern Cryptogramma acrostichoides /
prickly hawkweed Hieracium horridum /
beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha /
San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /
few-flowered clover Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum /

Mile: 0.00 includes all mileages from 0.000 to 0.009; etc.
Side: Side of trail on which the first occurrence is found: left, right, both, or center
#: On-Trail species are numbered in order of first occurrence on trail (touchable without leaving the trail). Off-trail species are in parentheses.
id?: Species without an entry in this column are positively identified. "?" means we are just guessing the identification; "sp" means the genera is probably known, but the species name is uncertain; "~" means we have 95% confidence that this is the determination, but have not yet positively identified it; "ssp" means the subspecies or variety needs to be determined.
#here gives the minimum number of on-trail plants of this species on this trail, with the number of locations on this trail following the /, using maximum values of 99/9. 1/1 means a single plant in a single location; 20/9 means 20 plants occurring in at least 9 locations, etc. http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/wellman_SnJt_peak.html
Updated 23 July 2017.

Mile	S	#	Common Name	Latin Name	#here
0.00	l		Begin guide at Wellman Divide; elevation ~9720 feet (2963 m); Sign: "[ahead] San Jacinto Peak 2.3 mi; [right] Round Valley 1.0 mi; Long Valley 3.0 mi"; (bracken, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
0.00	b	1	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9
0.00	l	2	bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 9
0.00	l		(white fir, Abies concolor)
0.00	b	3	San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	99 / 9
0.00	r	4	limber pine	Pinus flexilis	50 / 9
0.01	b	5	lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	99 / 9
0.08	l		(Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.09	b	6	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	50 / 9
0.09	r		View of Tram Station
0.10	r	7	southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis ssp. australis	40 / 9
0.13	l	8	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	30 / 9
0.14	r		(wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
0.14	b		(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.15	r		(Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
0.28	l	9	white fir	Abies concolor	7 / 2
0.28	l	10	ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	20 / 9
0.43	r		(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula; 3 plants)
0.46	l	11	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	3 / 2
0.62	b	12	brown sedge	Carex subfusca	55 / 2
0.65			Switchback left
0.66	l	13	Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	10 / 2
0.66			Switchback right
0.76			Elevation 10,000 feet (3048 m)
0.91	l		Cross broad drainage (mountain spray, Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus, in distance)
1.00	l		(closer mountain spray, Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus)
1.09	l		(shaggy-haired alumroot, Heuchera hirsutissima, 30 feet above trail)
1.10	r	14	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	5 / 5
1.18			Miller Peak is dead ahead to the north; Jean Peak is the prominent peak south of here
1.35	r	15	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	10 / 3
1.35			Switchback left near Miller Peak; elevation 10,400 feet (3170 m)
1.53	r	16	pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	1 / 1
1.68	r	17	Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	1 / 1
1.68	r	18	brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	1 / 1
1.73	r		Jct. Deer Springs Trail (ahead) and trail to San Jacinto Peak (right); go right; elevation ~10,580 feet (3225 m); sign: "[left] Little Round Valley 1.3 mi; Deer Springs 8.0 mi; Banning Highway 9.5 mi; Idyllwild 10.0 mi; [right] Peak 0.3 mi; [back] Wellman Divide 1.8 mi; Round Valley 2.8 mi; Tram 4.3 mi; Humber Park 7.3 mi"
1.77			Switchback left
1.77	r	19	mountain gooseberry	Ribes montigenum	10 / 2
1.86			Y-jct with cut switchback on left; stay right
1.89			Switchback left
1.90			Jct. other end of cut-switchback use trail
1.91	r		Jct. path to warming rock-shelter hut
1.95			Small saddle
1.97	r	20	mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	5 / 1
1.97			Trail is braided now, and soon disappears, so no "side" is given for the remaining species; scramble over the boulders to get to the peak
1.98		21	shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	10 / 1
1.99	r	22	mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	5 / 1
2.00			San Jacinto Peak, elevation 10,842 feet (3305 m)
2.00	n		(about 20 feet below summit, in Snow Creek gully: Eschscholtz's buttercup, Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. oxynotus; alpine mountain-sorrel, Oxyria digyna)

			Species found by Hall in 1902 within 100 feet elevation of summit not on guide:
			western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	/
			pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	/
			San Jacinto rock draba	Draba saxosa	/
			spike trisetum	Trisetum spicatum	/

			Additional species vouchered above 10,000 feet (3048 m)
			Parry's sand cress	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	/
			many-ribbed sedge	Carex multicostata	/
			American parsley fern	Cryptogramma acrostichoides	/
			prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	/
			beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	/
			San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
			few-flowered clover	Trifolium monanthum var. grantianum	/