Laguna Mountains: Plant Guide to Garnet Peak from Penny Pines

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#Pls
TH				Begin guide at Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the PCT entrance on the right; elevation 5430 feet (1650 m). Area near trailhead burned in 2003 and again in 2013. Species in the parking area, up to where the trail goes through an opening in a fence, are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.
TH	l	1		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 5
TH	b	2		Sierra Nevada lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	/
TH	r	3		strigose lotus	Acmispon strigosus	10 / 3
TH	r	4		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	20 / 1
TH	r	5		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	50 / 2
TH	r	6		big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99 / 9
TH	r	7		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	50 / 9
TH	r	8		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
TH	r	9		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	2 / 1
TH	r	10		southern suncup	Camissoniopsis bistorta	/
TH	r	11		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus perplexans	50 / 5
TH	l	12		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	2 / 2
TH	r	13		California-aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	50 / 9
TH	r	14		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	/
TH	r	15		western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	10 / 2
TH	r	16		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 3
TH	l	17		autumn willowweed	Epilobium brachycarpum	5 / 1
TH	r	18		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	/
TH	l	19		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9
TH	r	20		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	99 / 9
TH	b	21		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9
TH	b	22		*rattail fescue	Festuca myuros	99 / 4
TH	r	23		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	5 / 3
TH	r	24		fragrant everlasting	Pseudognaphalium beneolens	1 / 1
TH	r	25		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	99 / 9
TH	b	26		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	5 / 1
TH	r	27		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 2
TH	b	28		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	3 / 2
TH	b	29		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii	30 / 3
TH	b	30		common linanthus	Leptosiphon parviflorus	99 / 9
TH	b	31		*pineapple weed	Matricaria discoidea	/
TH	r	32		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata var. patula	50 / 9
TH	b	33		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	1 / 1
TH	r	34		*bulbous blue grass	Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara	5 / 1
TH	l	35		*knotweed	Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum	20 / 1
TH	r	36		*garden burnet	Poterium sanguisorba	1 / 1
TH	r	37		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	5 / 1
TH	b	38		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	99 / 9
TH	b	39		Indian clover	Trifolium albopurpureum	50 / 9
TH	l	40		tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	/
TH	l	41		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	30 / 5
0.01	l			Cross through opening in fence, and begin listing species in order along the trail; sign PCT
0.01	r	42		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	10 / 1
0.01	r	43		Palmer's ceanothus	Ceanothus palmeri	50 / 5
0.01	l	44		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9
0.01	r	45	ssp	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	50 / 9
0.01	b	46	sp		Phacelia or Nemophila	/
0.01	r	47		lace-pod	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	/
0.01	l	48		coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	10 / 1
0.01	r	49		Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	99 / 9
0.01	l	50		slender madia	Madia gracilis	20 / 3
0.01	l	51		goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	20 / 3
0.01	b	52		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 3
0.01	r			Trail curves right
0.01	l			(Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri; California thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
0.01	l	53		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	20 / 9
0.01	b	54		large-flowered collomia	Collomia grandiflora	50 / 9
0.01	l	55		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	1 / 1
0.02				Trail curves right.
0.02	r			(San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica; western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum)
0.02	l	56		woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	10 / 2
		57		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	10 / 1
0.02	r	58		whisker-brush	Leptosiphon ciliatus	10 / 1
0.02	b	59		checkerbloom	Sidalcea sparsifolia	10 / 3
0.03	r	60		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	10 / 2
0.03	r	61		poodle-dog bush	Eriodictyon parryi	99 / 9
0.03	l	62		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	20 / 2
0.04	l			(field of little monardella, Monardella nana; short-lobed phacelia, Phacelia brachyloba)
0.04	l	63		Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	25 / 2
0.04	l	64		Indian Valley bush mallow	Malacothamnus aboriginum	25 / 5
0.04	l	65		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	50 / 9
0.04	r	66		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	50 / 9
0.04	l	67		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	5 / 2
0.04	l	68		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	5 / 3
0.06	r	69		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	5 / 2
	l	70		elk thistle	Cirsium scariosum	/
0.07	l	71	~	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	2 / 1
	b	72		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	20 / 3
0.07	r	73		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	10 / 2
0.08	l	74		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	5 / 2
0.09				Cross wide shallow ditch.
0.09	l	75		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9
0.09	b	76		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 9
0.09	b	77		Wright's thimblehead	Hymenothrix wrightii	20 / 1
0.10				T-jct. with PCT; go left on it.
				The following three species were found before the junction with the PCT on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
-	l	78		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	30 / 5
-	r	79		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	30 / 5
-		80		blue-eyed Mary	Collinsia parviflora	/
0.10	b	81		*annual blue grass	Poa annua	/
0.10	r	82		grand mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora	2 / 2
0.11	r	83		American vetch	Vicia americana ssp. americana	5 / 1
		84		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	/
0.11	r			PCT signpost
0.13	r	85		basketbush	Rhus aromatica	20 / 3
0.14	r	86		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger	99 / 9
0.14	b
0.16	l	87		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	30 / 9
	r	88		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	1 / 1
0.18	r		~	(common wheat, Triticum aestivum)
				Phacelia imbricata forest!
0.18		89		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9
0.18	r	90		caraway-leaved gilia	Saltugilia caruifolia	99 / 9
0.18	l	91	sp	goosefoot violet?	Viola purpurea?	/
0.19	l	92		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	99 / 9
0.19	r	93		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	50 / 9
0.20	l	94		short-lobed phacelia	Phacelia brachyloba	99 / 9
0.20	r	95		California buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	5 / 1
0.21	l	96		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 1
0.21	l	97		bush poppy	Dendromecon rigida	20 / 2
0.23	l	98	sp	scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	6 / 2
0.23	l	99		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	20 / 3
0.23	l	100		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	50 / 9
0.23	l	101		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 2
0.23	l	102		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9
0.23	l	103		little monardella	Monardella nana	25 / 5
0.24	r	104		Sierra sanicle	Sanicula graveolens	1 / 1
0.24				Cross bulldozed path, probably from fire suppression from 2003 and 2013 fires.
0.24	l	105		Parry's fringed onion	Allium parryi	20 / 1
0.24	b	106		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	20 / 5
0.25	l	107		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	30 / 9
0.25	r	108		Parish's needlegrass	Stipa parishii var. parishii	99 / 9
	l	109		golden-bowl mariposa	Calochortus concolor	30 / 6
0.26	r			Burned PCT sign.
0.26	l	110		desert needlegrass	Stipa speciosa	5 / 2
0.27	l	111		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	99 / 9
0.27	l	112		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	99 / 9
	r	113		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	99 / 9
0.28	b	114		oracle oak	Quercus Xmorehus	12 / 1
0.28	b	115		chaparral yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	50 / 9
0.28	l	116		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	40 / 9
0.30				Trail curves left then right.
0.30	l	117		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	3 / 2
0.30	l
0.31	r	118		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	/
0.34	r	119		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	99 / 9
0.35	r	120		meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	10 / 1
0.36	l	121		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	3 / 2
0.36	r			Jct. short path to overlook; switchback left.
0.37	r	122		California elegant rock-cress	Boechera californica	4 / 1
0.38				The 2002 burn area began here; the whole trail was burned in 2013. The following two species were found before the 2002 burn area on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
-	l	123		golden daisy	Pentachaeta aurea	/
-	r	124		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	/
0.38	r	125		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	99 / 9
0.39	l	126		western redbud	Cercis occidentalis	50 / 1
0.40	l	127		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	99 / 9
0.40	l	128		San Diego sunflower	Hulsea californica	99 / 9
0.41	b	129		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	99 / 5
0.44	l	130		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	5 / 3
0.44	b	131		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	3 / 2
0.49	r	132		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	50 / 9
				The following species was found before mile 0.47 on 5/10/03, but it does not yet have an accurate location.
-		133		San Diego jewelflower	Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus	/
0.47	r	134		giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	1 / 1
0.49	l	135		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	8 / 2
0.49	l	136		white sage	Salvia apiana	6 / 1
0.49	b	137	~	giant needlegrass	Stipa coronata	30 / 1
0.49	l	138		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	10 / 1
0.51	r	139		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	3 / 3
0.59	l	140		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	50 / 3
0.63	c	141	~	Payson's wild cabbage	Caulanthus simulans	1 / 1
0.71				On saddle; enter next drainage. The grove of trees to the left was burned in the 2003 fire.
0.71	r			(hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
0.73				Field of San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica, in 2005.
0.75	b	142		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	99 / 9
0.75	l	143		chaparral lotus	Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus	99 / 9
0.76	l	144		Cleveland's beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	5 / 2
0.77	r	145		three-lobed oxytheca	Sidotheca trilobata	50 / 9
0.83	r	146		San Bernardino suncup	Camissoniopsis confusa	/
0.86	r			Jct. very short path to saddle overlook; (scarlet larkspur, Delphinium cardinale; and Mt. Laguna alumroot, Heuchera brevistaminea) just below top of drainage.
0.86	r	147		chaparral broomrape	Orobanche bulbosa	1 / 1
0.87	l			(California bay, Umbellularia californica)
0.93				Trail curves left to skirt drainage to right.
				The following three species were found before mile 0.93 on 5/10/03, but do not have accurate location
-	l	148		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	1 / 1
-	r	149		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	/
-		150		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 5
0.95	r			Jct. old road to top of peak 5663 feet (1726 m); elevation here is 5580 feet (1700 m).
0.97				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
1.02	l	151		golden ear drops	Ehrendorferia chrysantha	10 / 1
1.03	l	152		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica	/
1.15				Switchback left; jct. short trail to overlook.
1.19				Switchback right.
1.23				Long curve left at drainage to right.
1.24				Calochortus concolor on left; C. weedii^2 on right!
1.26				Long curve right.
1.33				Trail turns left 90°
1.36	l			Jct. bulldozed fire break.
1.37	l			scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	/
1.37	l	153		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	1 / 1
1.42				Long curve right.
1.47				Switchback left.
1.49	l	154		lace-fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	30 / 5
1.49	l	155		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	1 / 1
1.61	b			Trail curves right; PCT posts.
1.62				Jct. Garnet Peak Trail; elevation 5480 feet (1670 m); turn right and take it.
1.63	l			Sign: "PCT (left); Garnet Peak Trail (ahead)"
1.66				Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
1.76	r	156	~	naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	40 / 9
1.84	l	157	~	mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	10 / 1
1.85	r	158	~	summer snow	Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. glaber	2 / 1
	r			Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule next to ssp. angustifolium
	r	159		Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	50 / 3
1.93	l	160	sp	caterpillar phacelia?	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida?	3 / 2
		161		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	/
2.00	b	162		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 1
2.01				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
2.04	r			(Laguna Mtns. Goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)
2.07	l	163		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	99 / 1
2.09	b			Field of poodle-dog bush, Eriodictyon parryi, appearing like a cactus garden, in 2005.
2.12	r	164		Laguna Mtns. goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala	20 / 2
2.15				Trail turns right 90° and steps up steeply.
2.17				Garnet Peak; elevation 6040 feet (1840 m). End Plant Guide. Turn around and retrace your route to the trailhead.

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Last update: 1 October 2016.