Plant Guide to Whispering Pines Nature Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

Plant Guide to Whispering Pines Nature Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

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

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 65 trails in our database when this histogram was made. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 4 7%
2 5 9%
3 5 9%
4 4 7%
5 1 2%

1-5 19 35%
6-10 18 33%
11-15 5 9%
16-20 8 15%
21-25 1 2%
26-30 1 2%
31-35 2 4%
36-40 1 2%
Total Taxa 54 100%

We found 10 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
8/24/2003 1 64 6 7 12 1
These numbers will change slightly, since some of the grasses and sedges were sampled on 8/24/03, but have not yet been identified.
The Plant Guide

Version for printing, without lines and other text on this page (4 pages)

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Trailhead on south side of SR38 across from Ponderosa Pines Nature Trail, just west of the Jenks Lake Road turnoff.
0.00 l (desert crested wheatgrass, Agropyron desertorum)
0.00 l 1 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum 20 / 3 9
0.00 l 2 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 2 / 1 10
0.00 b 3 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 10 / 1 4
0.00 b 4 white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 5 / 5 29
0.00 b 5 ~ *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 19
0.00 r 6 sp Bromus ciliatum or carinatus - sample 5 / 1
0.00 l Sign: "Nature Trail: Whispering Pines"
0.00 l 7 ? Achnatherum occidentalis? 5 / 1
0.00 r 8 ~ Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 10 / 9 10
0.00 l 9 ~ hybrid pine Pinus jeffreyi X P. ponderosa⁺ / 1
0.00 r 10 yarrow Achillea millefolium 30 / 9 8
0.00 l 11 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 34
0.00 l (planted cedar)
0.00 Jct. loop portion of trail. Go right.
0.01 r 12 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 5 / 2 19
0.01 l 13 sp our unknown mystery sedge Carex sp. 20 / 9
0.01 b 14 Spanish clover Lotus purshianus var. purshianus 10 / 1 14
0.01 l 15 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 99 / 9 19
0.01 b 16 ~ western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 10 / 9 6
0.01 r 17 goldenrod Solidago californica 20 / 2 21
0.01 r 18 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 5 / 1 7
0.01 l 19 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 10 / 3 4
0.02 l ~ (spreading fleabane, Erigeron divergens)
0.02 r 20 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 30 / 9 10
0.02 r 21 Brewer's fleabane Erigeron breweri var. porphyreticus 30 / 9 1
0.02 r 22 southern Hartweg's iris Iris hartwegii ssp. australis 30 / 9 1
0.02 b 23 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 30 / 9 3
0.03 r (California false-indigo, Amorpha californica var. californica)
0.03 r Signpost "1" at a California black oak, Quercus kelloggii.
0.03 b 24 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi / 14
0.04 r 25 white fir Abies concolor 20 / 9 13
0.04 l 26 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 5 / 5 2
0.04 l 27 ~ western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 30 / 9 10
0.05 r Signpost "2" at a white fir, Abies concolor, and California black oak.
0.05 l 28 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica 30 / 9 2
0.05 b 29 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 30 / 9 17
0.05 r 30 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum / 3
0.06 l 31 sp popcorn flower Cryptantha sp. 10 / 1
0.06 b 32 splendid gilia Gilia splendens ssp. splendens 99 / 9 5
0.06 r 33 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula 30 / 9 10
0.06 r 34 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 10 / 9 8
0.07 l Signpost "3" at a rock garden.
0.07 l 35 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 2 19
0.07 b 36 sp pineland buckwheat Eriogonum molestum 10 / 1 2
0.08 r 37 *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola 1 / 1 20
0.08 b 38 mustang mint Monardella lanceolata 20 / 1 3
0.08 c Signpost "4", with a beautiful field of mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata on the right.
0.08 l 39 summer snow Linanthus floribundus ssp. glaber 10 / 9 2
0.10 40 ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa / 3
0.11 l 41 ~ Indian milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa 3 / 1 11
0.12 Switchback left.
r 42 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 10 / 9 35
r 43 ~ Bishop's lotus Lotus strigosus 1 / 1 18
r 44 Mojave linanthus Linanthus breviculus 10 / 1 4
0.13 r 45 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 1 / 1 8
r 46 ? needlegrass - sample
r 47 ~ Davidson's lotus Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii 2 / 1 7
0.15 r Signpost "5" at an impressive rock with many lichens.
0.16 Long switchback right.
0.17 l 48 ? tall wheatgrass? Elytrigia elongata? - sample 10 / 1
0.19 r Signpost "6".
0.21 l 49 ? blue wildrye? Elymus glaucus? 5 / 1
0.21 t 50 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana / 7
0.23 Switchback left.
r 51 ~ California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 5 / 1 8
0.25 r 52 horseweed Conyza canadensis 2 / 1 17
0.25 r 53 curve-flowered skullcap Scutellaria siphocampyloides 1 / 1 1
0.27 Switchback right.
0.28 Switchback left.
0.29 r 54 ~ Yosemite rockcress Arabis repanda var. repanda 1 / 1 3
0.29 r 55 goldenstar Bloomeria crocea 10 / 3 6
0.30 Switchback right.
0.31 Trail bends left.
0.33 l Signpost "7" at a bench without a back.
0.34 Long switchback left.
0.35 Trail turns left 90°.
0.36 r Signpost "8"; trail curves right 90°.
r 56 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 5 / 1 4
l 57 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 1 / 1 12
0.40 r 58 sp Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 1 / 1 9
0.40 Switchback left.
0.41 l 59 sp wild sweet pea or vetch
0.43 Trail curves right 90°.
0.44 l Signpost "9".
0.45 r 60 sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa 5 / 1 7
0.47 Switchback left.
0.50 Trail turns right 90°.
0.50 r 61 sp miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata 5 / 1 6
0.50 r 62 ? unk grass Agoseris or Muhlenbergia? 5 / 1
0.51 Switchback left.
0.53 b 63 ? unk grass - sample101
0.54 r 64 ~ forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 1 / 1 2
0.54 l Signpost "10".
0.62 Back at Trailhead.

Species observed by Michael Charters and a UC Riverside Group in July 2000 that were not seen in August 2003 on the trail:
plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus /
woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca /
Anderson's lupine Lupinus andersonii /
giant blazing star Mentzelia laevicaulis /
*English plantain Plantago lanceolata /
bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens /
pinedrops Pterospora andromedea /
snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea /
white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota /
*common mullein Verbascum thapsus /

Comments On Specific Species

Pinus jeffreyi X P. ponderosa. The tree has no vanilla or similar odor, the cones are small like P. ponderosa, but the cones are not prickly. Later on the trail we found pure examples of each of these species.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	4	7%
2	5	9%
3	5	9%
4	4	7%
5	1	2%

1-5	19	35%
6-10	18	33%
11-15	5	9%
16-20	8	15%
21-25	1	2%
26-30	1	2%
31-35	2	4%
36-40	1	2%
Total Taxa	54	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
8/24/2003	1	64	6	7	12	1

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Trailhead on south side of SR38 across from Ponderosa Pines Nature Trail, just west of the Jenks Lake Road turnoff.
0.00	l			(desert crested wheatgrass, Agropyron desertorum)
0.00	l	1		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	20 / 3	9
0.00	l	2		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	2 / 1	10
0.00	b	3		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	10 / 1	4
0.00	b	4		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	5 / 5	29
0.00	b	5	~	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	19
0.00	r	6	sp		Bromus ciliatum or carinatus - sample	5 / 1
0.00	l			Sign: "Nature Trail: Whispering Pines"
0.00	l	7	?		Achnatherum occidentalis?	5 / 1
0.00	r	8	~	Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	10 / 9	10
0.00	l	9	~	hybrid pine	Pinus jeffreyi X P. ponderosa⁺	/	1
0.00	r	10		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 9	8
0.00	l	11		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	34
0.00	l			(planted cedar)
0.00				Jct. loop portion of trail. Go right.
0.01	r	12		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	5 / 2	19
0.01	l	13	sp	our unknown mystery sedge	Carex sp.	20 / 9
0.01	b	14		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	10 / 1	14
0.01	l	15		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	99 / 9	19
0.01	b	16	~	western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	10 / 9	6
0.01	r	17		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 2	21
0.01	r	18		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	5 / 1	7
0.01	l	19	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 3	4
0.02	l		~	(spreading fleabane, Erigeron divergens)
0.02	r	20		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	30 / 9	10
0.02	r	21		Brewer's fleabane	Erigeron breweri var. porphyreticus	30 / 9	1
0.02	r	22		southern Hartweg's iris	Iris hartwegii ssp. australis	30 / 9	1
0.02	b	23		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	30 / 9	3
0.03	r			(California false-indigo, Amorpha californica var. californica)
0.03	r			Signpost "1" at a California black oak, Quercus kelloggii.
0.03	b	24		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	/	14
0.04	r	25		white fir	Abies concolor	20 / 9	13
0.04	l	26		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	5 / 5	2
0.04	l	27	~	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	30 / 9	10
0.05	r			Signpost "2" at a white fir, Abies concolor, and California black oak.
0.05	l	28		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	30 / 9	2
0.05	b	29		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	30 / 9	17
0.05	r	30		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	/	3
0.06	l	31	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	10 / 1
0.06	b	32		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	99 / 9	5
0.06	r	33		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	30 / 9	10
0.06	r	34		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	10 / 9	8
0.07	l			Signpost "3" at a rock garden.
0.07	l	35		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 2	19
0.07	b	36	sp	pineland buckwheat	Eriogonum molestum	10 / 1	2
0.08	r	37		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	1 / 1	20
0.08	b	38		mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	20 / 1	3
0.08	c			Signpost "4", with a beautiful field of mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata on the right.
0.08	l	39		summer snow	Linanthus floribundus ssp. glaber	10 / 9	2
0.10		40		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	/	3
0.11	l	41	~	Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	3 / 1	11
0.12				Switchback left.
	r	42		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 9	35
	r	43	~	Bishop's lotus	Lotus strigosus	1 / 1	18
	r	44		Mojave linanthus	Linanthus breviculus	10 / 1	4
0.13	r	45		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	1 / 1	8
	r	46	?	needlegrass - sample
	r	47	~	Davidson's lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii	2 / 1	7
0.15	r			Signpost "5" at an impressive rock with many lichens.
0.16				Long switchback right.
0.17	l	48	?	tall wheatgrass?	Elytrigia elongata? - sample	10 / 1
0.19	r			Signpost "6".
0.21	l	49	?	blue wildrye?	Elymus glaucus?	5 / 1
0.21	t	50		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	/	7
0.23				Switchback left.
	r	51	~	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	5 / 1	8
0.25	r	52		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	2 / 1	17
0.25	r	53		curve-flowered skullcap	Scutellaria siphocampyloides	1 / 1	1
0.27				Switchback right.
0.28				Switchback left.
0.29	r	54	~	Yosemite rockcress	Arabis repanda var. repanda	1 / 1	3
0.29	r	55		goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	10 / 3	6
0.30				Switchback right.
0.31				Trail bends left.
0.33	l			Signpost "7" at a bench without a back.
0.34				Long switchback left.
0.35				Trail turns left 90°.
0.36	r			Signpost "8"; trail curves right 90°.
	r	56		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	5 / 1	4
	l	57		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	1 / 1	12
0.40	r	58	sp	Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	1 / 1	9
0.40				Switchback left.
0.41	l	59	sp	wild sweet pea or vetch
0.43				Trail curves right 90°.
0.44	l			Signpost "9".
0.45	r	60		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	5 / 1	7
0.47				Switchback left.
0.50				Trail turns right 90°.
0.50	r	61	sp	miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata	5 / 1	6
0.50	r	62	?	unk grass	Agoseris or Muhlenbergia?	5 / 1
0.51				Switchback left.
0.53	b	63	?	unk grass - sample101
0.54	r	64	~	forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	1 / 1	2
0.54	l			Signpost "10".
0.62				Back at Trailhead.

				Species observed by Michael Charters and a UC Riverside Group in July 2000 that were not seen in August 2003 on the trail:
				plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	/
				woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	/
				Anderson's lupine	Lupinus andersonii	/
				giant blazing star	Mentzelia laevicaulis	/
				*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	/
				bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	/
				pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	/
				snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	/
				white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	/
				*common mullein	Verbascum thapsus	/

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Updated 26 August 2003.