Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To California Riding and Hiking Trail: Culp Valley to Visitor Center

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	r			Begin guide at shaded sign mounted on a rock pillar: "Chaparral ... and the cycle of fire", almost next to the Montezuma Highway, S22; elevation 3330 feet (1015 m)
0.00	b	1		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	20 / 3	43
0.00	r	2		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	84
0.00	b	3		fringed amaranth	Amaranthus fimbriatus	99 / 9	11
0.00	b	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	81
0.00	b	5		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	99 / 9	52
0.00	r	6		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	2 / 1	67
0.00	r	7	~	*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	10 / 1	51
0.00	r	8	~	common phacelia	Phacelia distans	50 / 5	37
0.00	r	9		coyote melon	Cucurbita palmata+	1 / 1	6
0.00	r	10	sp	baby annual lupine	Lupinus sp.	10 / 1
0.00	r	11		slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	30 / 5	7
0.00	r	12	sp	baby popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	99 / 9
0.00	r	13		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	99 / 9	7
0.00	b	14	~	fivewing spiderling	Boerhavia intermedia	99 / 9	10
0.00	r	15		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	20 / 4	22
0.01	r	16		gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	30 / 9	39
0.01	l	17		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	10 / 2	14
0.01	l		~	(apricot mallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua)
0.02	l	18		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	30 / 9	49
0.02	l	19		red-gland spurge	Chamaesyce melanadenia	99 / 9	3
0.02	r	20		catclaw	Acacia greggii	40 / 9	47
0.02	l	21		Acton encelia	Encelia actoni	99 / 9	7
0.03	l	22		desert mistletoe	Phoradendron californicum	10 / 9	38
0.03	l			(San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides; shrubby brickellia, Brickellia frutescens; cheesebush, Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola; Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii; short-winged deerweed, Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus; tall melica, Melica frutescens; wishbone plant, Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa; Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii;)
0.04	r	23		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	30 / 9	38
0.04	r	24		papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	5 / 1	12
0.04	b	25		Parish's viguiera	Viguiera parishii	50 / 9	28
0.04	r	26		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 5	36
0.05	r	27		white sage	Salvia apiana	6 / 3	53
0.06	r			Sign: "No shooting, fire in metal container only"
0.07	r			(lotebush, Ziziphus parryi var. parryi)
0.08	r	28	sp	annual suncup	Camissonia sp.	5 / 1
0.08	r	29		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	50 / 7	44
0.08				Y-jct.; sign: "Pena Spring (left); "Campground (right)"; stay right
0.09	r	30	sp	datura	Datura sp.+	1 / 1
0.09	r	31		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	50 / 9	11
0.15	r	32		lotebush	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	30 / 9	5
0.15	r	33		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	20 / 9	13
0.15	r			(desert needlegrass, Achnatherum speciosum)
0.16	r	34		boundary goldenbush	Ericameria brachylepis	20 / 9	11
0.17	r			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera; desert scrub oak, Quercus cornelius-mulleri)
0.19	l			(jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis)
0.20	l			First campsite, marked with two short wood posts
0.21	l	35		linear-leaved stillingia	Stillingia linearifolia	4 / 2	12
0.21	r			Jct. road to toilets
0.22	r			Sign: "No wood gathering"
0.25				Y-jct.; stay left
0.26	r			(very large jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis)
0.28				Jct. maze of roads; stay straight
0.28				(California juniper, Juniperus californica)
0.30	l			Sign: "Culp Valley Vista Point 0.6 mi"
0.32	l			(beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
0.33	l			(chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.37	r	36	~	short-bannered coastal lotus	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	30 / 9	9
0.37	r	37		chinch-weed	Pectis papposa var. papposa	20 / 2	5
0.37	r	38		wishbone plant	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	20 / 9	27
0.38	r	39	~	desert woolly-star	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	99 / 9	20
0.38	r	40		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10 / 9	46
0.38	r	41		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	20 / 9	14
0.39	l	42		California juniper	Juniperus californica	10 / 7	11
0.39				Trail branches into three paths; stay straight
0.40	r			(western bernardia, Bernardia myricifolia)
0.41	l	43	~	apricot mallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	3 / 3	20
0.42	r	44		desert scrub oak	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	20 / 7	5
0.42	l	45	sp	desert needlegrass?	Achnatherum speciosum?	50 / 9
0.46	r	46		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	20 / 9	20
0.58				Four way jct.: California Riding and Hiking Trail goes left-right; new wheelchair-accessible trail from campground comes in from right; sign: "Scenic Overlook"; go right
0.59	l			(definite apricot mallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua)
0.60				Y-jct.; go right (left goes to minor overlook with white mugwort, Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula; desert dudleya, Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides; Borrego bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense; ~white fiesta flower, ~Pholistoma membranaceum; and chia, Salvia columbariae)
0.60	l			Sign: "Vista Point (ahead)"
0.62	r	47		desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	10 / 5	14
0.65	l			"Turtle Rock" at 8 o'clock
0.66	l	48		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	10 / 4	35
0.66				Faint Y-jct; stay right and ascend
0.66	b	49	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	10 / 2	9
0.67	r			(white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum; desert lotus, Lotus rigidus)
0.68	l	50	~	Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	10 / 3	37
0.69	r	51		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 9	11
0.74	r	52		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	20 / 9	53
0.75				Saddle on highest flattish area (#1)
0.76	r	53		San Felipe dogweed	Adenophyllum porophylloides	20 / 7	28
0.76	l	54		desert agave	Agave deserti	20 / 9	31
0.76	l			(desert apricot, Prunus fremontii)
0.78	l	55		western bernardia	Bernardia myricifolia	4 / 3	6
0.79				Vista Point; High point on trail; elevation 3520 feet (1073 m); begin descend to flattish area #2
0.79	r	56		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	10 / 5	24
0.85	l	57		desert apricot	Prunus fremontii	20 / 9	14
0.85	r			Jct. use trail to local peak on right
0.89				Y-jct.; stay left
0.90	r			Jct. use trail to local peak on right
0.92	r	58		desert lotus	Lotus rigidus	99 / 9	18
0.94	r			Check for unk opposite-leaf per like penstemon	?	/
0.94	r	59	sp	baby plants like six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis?	/	16
0.94	b	60		shrubby brickellia	Brickellia frutescens	10 / 5	2
0.94	b	61	sp	pincushion flower	Chaenactis sp.	20 / 1
0.94	r	62		woolly lipfern	Cheilanthes parryi	1 / 1	28
0.98	r	63	~	muilla	Muilla maritima	2 / 1	16
0.98	r	64	~	bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	1 / 1	38
1.00				Switchback left.
1.00	l	65		odora	Porophyllum gracile	2 / 2	12
1.01				Trail turns right 90°
1.01	l		?	(wild-cucumber?, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus?)
1.01	l			definite six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	/
1.03	l	66	~	California suncup	Camissonia californica	5 / 1	60
1.03	l	67		chia	Salvia columbariae	20 / 2	53
1.03	l	68	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia like minor	5 / 1
1.07	r			Saddle; Jct. use trail marked with a tall post; elevation 3320 feet (1012 m)
1.08	r	69		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	1 / 1	34
1.09	r			(bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca)
1.10	r	70		Borrego bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	30 / 5	1
1.11	r	71		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	1 / 1	14
1.11	r	72	~	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	3 / 1	13
1.12	r	73	sp	coast-range melic?	Melica imperfecta?	10 / 1
1.14	r	74	~	little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	4 / 3	3
1.17	r	75		Anderson's desert-thorn	Lycium andersonii	4 / 3	10
1.17	r			Jct. use trail to ridge
1.28				Now in flattish area #2
1.29	l	76		California spear-leaved brickellia	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	3 / 3	5
1.33	r			Check if these specimens are Eriogonum davidsonii.
1.37	r	77		broom twinberry	Menodora scoparia	5 / 2	2
1.49	r	78		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	1 / 1	50
1.49	r	79		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	2 / 1	10
1.51	l	80		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	10 / 3	20
1.52				Trail leaves flattish area #2 and begins drop down to flattish area #3; elevation 3240 feet (988 m)
1.53	r	81		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 1	81
1.80	l	82		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	10 / 4	52
1.81				End steep descent; now on flattish area #3; elevation 2920 feet (890 m)
1.88	b	83		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	99 / 9	34
1.91	l	84	sp	pepper-grass	Lepidium sp.	10 / 1
1.97	r			(California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus)
2.02	l	85		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	5 / 4	26
2.09				Trail leaves flattish area #3 and begins drop to saddle at mile 2.6
2.25	l	86	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	1 / 1	23
2.25	l	87		California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	1 / 1	29
2.35	l	88		New Mexico ditaxis	Ditaxis neomexicana	1 / 1	3
2.37	l	89		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus+	1 / 1	41
2.38				Saddle; elevation ~2580 feet (785 m); trail turns right to descend upper part of drainage to Hellhole Canyon. This is a possible turnaround point if you are not doing a one-way car-shuttle hike. Plant guide now gives species abundance for the rest of the trail, and there may be more specimens of the previously-given species.
2.38	l			(teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii)
2.41	l			(creosote bush, Larrea tridentata)
2.43	l	90		2 lv'd ephedra	Ephedra sp. (2 lv'd)	/	5
2.43	l	91		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	5 / 5	49
2.47				Enter wash
2.47	r	92		Nealley three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	3 / 3	4
2.48				Leave wash
2.51				Enter wash
2.55				Leave wash; local low point on trail
2.56				Local high point on trail
2.56	r	93		desert sage	Salvia eremostachya	1 / 1	6
2.64				Enter wash
2.67	l	94		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	50 / 9	30
2.67				Leave wash
2.69	r	95		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	1 / 1	11
2.73	l	96		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	40 / 9	53
2.81				Local low point on trail
2.81	r	97		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	50 / 9	44
2.87				Local high point on trail
2.96	r	98	ssp	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	5 / 1	6
2.99	r	99		star-flowered bedstraw	Galium stellatum var. eremicum	3 / 3	17
3.00	l	100	~	desert twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum filipes	4 / 4	6
3.17	b	101		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	10 / 9	25
3.31	b	102		spearleaf	Matelea parvifolia	2 / 1	5
3.51		103		desert spike-moss	Selaginella eremophila	50 / 9	15
3.55	l	104		rock hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	10 / 5	26
3.56	l	105		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	50 / 9	46
3.56	r	106		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon+	1 / 1	43
3.57	b	107		chuparosa	Justicia californica	40 / 9	24
3.57	l	108	sp	per grass like fountain grass	?	1 / 1
3.57	r	109		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	/	24
3.59				Switchback left
3.61	l	110		Coulter's lyrepod	Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri	5 / 3	8
3.62	l	111	?	dead annual like silver puffs	?	1 / 1
3.68				Switchback right.
3.70				Switchback left.
3.72				Switchback right.
3.73				Switchback left.
3.73	l	112	sp	heliotrope phacelia?	Phacelia crenulata?	1 / 1
3.81				Saddle; elevation ~1540 feet (470 m); jct. with old portion of trail that descends to S22 at milepost 16.0; curve left to Hellhole Canyon
3.82				Cross small drainage
3.85	l	113		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria dioica	10 / 9	22
3.85	r	114		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	10 / 2	31
3.87	l	115		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi	20 / 9	28
3.87	l	116	~	Mojave ragwort	Senecio mohavensis	50 / 9	18
3.90	r	117		Arizona spurge	Chamaesyce arizonica	1 / 1	2
3.91		118	l	Vasey's sage	Salvia vaseyi	10 / 5	23
3.97	r	119		ayenia	Ayenia compacta	5 / 3	10
3.98	r	120		white rhatany	Krameria grayi	2 / 2	37
4.00				Switchback left.
4.01				Switchback right.
4.04				Trail turns right 90°
4.04	l	121		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	5 / 3	43
4.04	r	122		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	/	50
4.06				Cross small drainage
4.07	r			Jct. steep use trail to fencepost and USGS Benchmark; trail elevation ~1330 feet (405 m)
4.15	l	123		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	2 / 1	45
4.16	l	124	~	white fiesta flower	Pholistoma membranaceum	10 / 1	15
4.18	r			(Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
4.26				Jct. ridgeline between two side-drainages; small peak ahead on ridge has a good view and many Mentzelia; trail goes to left of small peak
4.29	r			(Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta)
4.29	r	125	sp	intermediate larkspur?	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum?	10 / 3	13
4.32	r	126		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 2	15
4.34	l	127	~	bracted blazing star	Mentzelia involucrata	5 / 3	20
4.46	b			Leave huge field of Chaenactis
4.46	r	128	~	brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	5 / 1	30
4.46	b	129		downy dalea	Dalea mollissima	3 / 1	5
4.47	r	130		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	20 / 9	22
4.51	r	131	sp	pebble pincushion?	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia?	99 / 9	12
4.51	r	132	?	baby annual like suncup	Camissonia sp.?	/
4.52	l	133	sp	combseed	Pectocarya sp.	20 / 2
4.52	l	134		yellow-head	Trichoptilium incisum	20 / 4	5
4.53	r			Sign: "California Riding and Hiking Trail"
4.53	l			(Old termite tube at base of dead plant; small-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
4.54				Jct. main Hellhole Canyon Trail; elevation ~950 feet (290 m); cross it and continue straight ahead to pick up this trail again
		135		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	99 / 7	53
4.58				Cross small wash with 2 branches
4.58	l	136		desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	1 / 1	38
4.64				Jct. old road; now horse trail
4.78	b			Enter forest of teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
4.86				Cross wash
4.89	l	137		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	50 / 9	33
4.99				Cross faint old road (or buried water pipe) heading toward the hills from the water tanks to left
5.04				Trail jogs left
5.26	r	138		desert thornapple	Datura discolor	5 / 5	9
5.26	r	139		Guadalupe cryptantha	Cryptantha maritima	99 / 9	15
5.27				Cross small wash
5.28	l			Dead desert lavender, Hyptis emoryi
5.30				Trail curves left
5.33				Trail curves left
5.34				Trail curves right
5.34	l	140		small-flowered poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	10 / 2	15
5.35	l	141		desert dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	5 / 2	17
5.36	l			Sign: "Riding and Hiking Trail (ahead); No Dogs Past This Point"
5.36	b	142	sp		Nemacladus sp.	99 / 9
5.36				End guide at signed trailhead on southeast corner of Visitor Center Parking Lot; elevation ~835 feet (255 m).

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Last update: 6 January 2010.