Laguna Mountains: Plant Guide to Volcan Mountain Loop

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at Hubbell Gateway; elevation 4160 feet (1268 m)
0.00	b	1		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	50 / 3	24
0.00	b	2		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	50 / 9	27
0.00	b	3		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9	55
0.00	b	4		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	99 / 9	21
0.00	b	5		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	62
0.00	b	6		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	99 / 5	23
0.00	b	7		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	27
0.00	b	8		*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	30 / 5	22
0.00	b	9		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	10 / 2	43
0.00	b	10		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	99 / 9	57
0.00	b	11		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	99 / 9	42
0.00	b	12		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia+	10 / 3	20
0.00	b	13		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 9	42
0.00	r	14		western redbud	Cercis occidentalis+	1 / 1	5
0.00	l	15		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii+	30 / 9	14
0.00	r	16		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	99 / 9	15
0.00	r	17		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	99 / 9	31
0.00	r	18		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	99 / 9	27
0.00	r			(leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus; splendid mariposa lily, Calochortus splendens; blue dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum; popcorn flower, Cryptantha intermedia)
0.00	r	19		Indian clover	Trifolium albopurpureum var. albopurpureum	99 / 9	4
0.00	l			Display Board
0.00	b	20		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium+	50 / 9	26
0.00	b	21		*wild oats	Avena fatua	20 / 5	29
0.00	l	22		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	50 / 9	38
0.00	r			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00	b	23		spreading fleabane	Erigeron divergens+	99 / 9	48
0.00	r	24		*blessed thistle	Cnicus benedictus	5 / 3	2
0.00	r			(Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus; flax-flowered linanthus, Linanthus liniflorus)
0.00	r	25		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 9	53
0.00	r	26		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	50 / 9	42
0.00	b	27		rusty-haired popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	10 / 1	15
0.00	b	28		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	30 / 9	54
0.00	r			(bush lupine, Lupinus excubitus var. hallii)
0.00	r			Sign: "Entering mountain lion country..."
0.01	l	29		hoary coffeeberry	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. tomentella	20 / 9	3
0.01	l	30		*domestic apple	Malus sylvestris	1 / 1	1
0.01	r	31		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	30 / 9	5
0.02	r	32		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	20 / 5	21
0.02	l	33		white sage	Salvia apiana	40 / 9	43
0.02	b	34		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	30 / 9	29
0.02	l	35		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	30 / 9	9
0.02	l	36		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	1 / 1	36
0.02	l	37		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	50 / 9	62
0.02	r	38		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	2 / 1	42
0.02	l	39		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	10 / 9	27
0.02	r	40		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 9	49
0.03	r	41		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	10 / 9	53
0.03	r	42		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	10 / 2	33
0.03	r	43		tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	99 / 9	18
0.03	r	44		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	20 / 3	46
0.04	r	45		fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata	10 / 1	9
0.04	r			Sign: "Wildfire..."
0.04	r	46		Patagonia plantain	Plantago patagonica	30 / 3	2
0.04	r	47		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	40 / 9	27
0.05	r	48		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	2 / 2	10
0.05	l	49		flax-flowered linanthus	Linanthus liniflorus	20 / 1	3
0.06	b	50		bush lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. hallii	10 / 2	11
0.06	l	51		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	3 / 1	17
0.06	l	52		shining peppergrass	Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum	20 / 2	8
0.06	l	53		small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	10 / 2	11
0.06	l	54		tree clover	Trifolium ciliolatum	30 / 9	13
0.06	l	55		purple owl's-clover	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	50 / 9	14
0.06	l	56		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	40 / 9	29
0.06	l	57		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	99 / 9	8
0.06	l	58		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	40 / 9	35
0.06	l	59		*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	99 / 9	21
0.06	l	60		common linanthus	Linanthus parviflorus	99 / 9	9
0.07	l	61		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	10 / 1	34
0.07	l	62		clustered broom-rape	Orobanche fasciculata	20 / 3	2
0.07	l			(scarlet bugler, Penstemon centranthifolius)
0.07	l	63		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	10 / 2	21
0.08	r	64		gray sage	Salvia apiana X S. clevelandii (S. X palmeri)	1 / 1	1
0.08	r	65		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	10 / 3	12
0.09	r			(yarrow, Achillea millefolium)
0.10	r	66		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	50 / 9	38
0.12	r	67	~	sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	20 / 1	9
0.14	b	68	sp	annual buckwheat (round leaf)	Eriogonum sp.	10 / 9
0.14	b	69		San Bernardino sun-cup	Camissonia confusa	30 / 9	2
0.14	r	70	~	Wright's thimblehead	Hymenothrix wrightii	20 / 1	1
0.15	r	71	~	twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa	10 / 5	2
0.15	r	72		bristly goldenaster	Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides	2 / 1	9
0.17	r	73		Coulter's snapdragon	Antirrhinum coulterianum	30 / 4	7
0.17	l	74		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	20 / 9	48
0.20	r	75		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum+	5 / 1	18
0.20	b	76		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	10 / 3	21
0.20	r	77		*garden burnet	Sanguisorba minor ssp. muricata	5 / 1	2
0.20	r	78	~	southern mule's ears	Wyethia ovata	3 / 2	5
0.21	r	79		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	40 / 9	26
0.23	r			(June grass, Koeleria macrantha; incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
0.26	r	80		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	20 / 9	12
0.26	r	81		slender cottonweed	Micropus californicus var. californicus	10 / 3	8
0.26	r	82		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	40 / 9	6
0.27	r	83		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	5 / 2	3
0.27	r			California black oak	Quercus kelloggii+	/
0.28	r			Check for Calochortus weedii
0.28	l			Jct. use path to grinding stones
0.30	r	84		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	2 / 2	47
0.31	l			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.31	l			Check for eucrypta
0.31	l	85		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis	30 / 4	3
0.31	b	86		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii	99 / 9	9
0.31	l	87		annual phlox	Phlox gracilis	30 / 4	2
0.33	r	88		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	20 / 3	23
0.34	l	89		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	99 / 9	43
0.35	b	90		*field hedge-parsley	Torilis arvensis	99 / 3	7
0.36	r	91		woodland star	Lithophragma affine	40 / 9	7
0.36	l			(spear-leaved mountain dandelion, Agoseris retrorsa)
0.36	l			Sign: "Wildfire..."
0.36	r	92		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	4 / 1	45
0.36	l	93		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	10 / 5	8
0.36	r			(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.37	r	94		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	5 / 3	14
0.37	l	95		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	20 / 9	63
0.37	l	96		Child's collinsia	Collinsia childii	99 / 9	2
0.37	l	97		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	99 / 9	5
0.37	r	98		California sweet-cicely	Osmorhiza brachypoda	50 / 9	7
0.37	r	99		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 9	45
0.38	l	100	~	goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	3 / 2	15
0.38	r			Jct. Five Oaks Trail; go right on it, up the steps; elevation 4380 feet (1335 m)
0.39	l	101		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	5 / 2	7
0.39	r			Sign: "Five Oaks Trail..."
0.39	r			Woodrat's nest
0.39	b	102		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	30 / 5	17
0.40	r	103		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	10 / 5	23
0.40	l	104		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	30 / 5	33
0.41	l	105		southern coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia	5 / 1	6
0.42	l	106		white bluecup	Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida	20 / 2	2
0.43	b	107		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	50 / 9	28
0.47	l	108		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	5 / 3	46
0.47	b	109		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	10 / 9	29
0.48	l	110		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum+	5 / 1	24
0.48	l	111		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	20 / 9	13
0.48	l	112		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	5 / 1	13
0.48				Check for Filago californica
0.49	l	113		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	10 / 9	41
0.50	r	114		California peony	Paeonia californica	1 / 1	19
0.52	l	115		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	5 / 2	24
0.52	b	116		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	10 / 3	12
0.52	r			(stinging lupine, Lupinus hirsutissimus)
0.52	l	117		snapdragon campion	Silene antirrhina	5 / 1	8
0.52	l	118		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 3	22
0.53	b	119		fringe-pod	Thysanocarpus curvipes	30 / 9	10
0.54				Cross small drainage and curve right
0.54	l	120		*Italian thistle	Carduus pycnocephalus	5 / 2	24
0.54	l	121		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	20 / 2	25
0.54	l	122		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 5	17
0.54	l	123		goldenrod	Solidago californica	5 / 1	42
0.54	b	124		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	30 / 3	26
0.54	l	125		American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	3 / 1	10
0.54	l	126		*mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium glomeratum	20 / 3	21
0.56	r	127		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus+	20 / 2	2
0.57	r	128		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	2 / 1	21
0.57	b	129		*Italian rye-grass	Lolium multiflorum	10 / 1	20
0.58	b	130		southern Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor	99 / 9	5
0.59	r	131		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	5 / 1	25
0.60	r			(cliff sword fern, Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum)
0.61	b	132		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	30 / 9	45
0.61	l	133		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	1 / 1	44
0.64				Switchback left
0.65				Switchback right
0.65	l	134		Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	10 / 5	3
0.65	r	135		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	1 / 1	8
0.68				Switchback left
0.68	r	136		slender madia	Madia gracilis	30 / 9	20
0.68	r	137		*darnel	Lolium temulentum	10 / 1	5
0.69	r	138		*hedgehog dogtail-grass	Cynosurus echinatus	40 / 1	1
0.72				Switchback right
0.72	b	139		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	30 / 3	24
0.75	b	140		caterpillar phacelia	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	20 / 2	17
0.76	l	141		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	5 / 1	37
0.76	l	142		graceful bedstraw	Galium porrigens var. porrigens	10 / 4	5
0.76	l	143	~	seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	3 / 1	14
0.78				Switchback left
0.78	l	144		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	3 / 3	39
0.79	b	145		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	30 / 5	8
0.82	l	146		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	20 / 2	12
0.83	r	147		snowberry	Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus+	30 / 5	1
0.87	r	148		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	5 / 3	25
0.88	l			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.91	r	149	~	autumn willowweed	Epilobium brachycarpum	10 / 5	6
0.93	r	150		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	20 / 9	23
0.95	l	151		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	30 / 9	24
1.09	l	152		elk thistle	Cirsium scariosum	2 / 2	13
1.12	l	153	sp	western? morning-glory	Calystegia (occidentalis ssp. fulcrata?)	10 / 3	8
1.13				Switchback left
1.13	r			(bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
1.13	b	154		white fairy lantern	Calochortus albus	5 / 1	3
1.14				Switchback right
1.17	b	155		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	2 / 1	45
1.17	l	156		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	1 / 1	13
1.18	l	157	sp	Palmer's? ceanothus	Ceanothus (palmeri?)	5 / 1	6
1.18	r	158		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	1 / 1	35
1.18	l	159		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	1 / 1	49
1.19	l	160		dwarf athysanus	Athysanus pusillus	20 / 2	2
1.19	l			Second occurrence of white bluecup, Githopsis diffusa ssp. candida
1.21				Switchback left
1.21	r	161	ssp	little monardella	Monardella nana	3 / 2
1.21				Switchback right at blocked-off road
1.23				Switchback left
1.25				Switchback right
1.26				Switchback left
1.28	l	162		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	1 / 1	22
1.28				Switchback right
1.33				Switchback left
1.34	l	163		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	2 / 2	46
1.41	b	164		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	30 / 5	28
1.41	l	165		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	5 / 3	12
1.44	l	166		strigose sun-cup	Camissonia strigulosa	3 / 1	7
1.44	b	167	sp	annual goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.	5 / 1
	l	168	~	Payson's wild cabbage	Caulanthus simulans+	2 / 1	3
1.49				Trail turns left 90°
1.50	b	169		grand mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora	5 / 1	13
1.51	r			Jct. Overlook bench
1.51	r			(in far distance: bigcone-spruce, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa)
1.54	l	170		western choke-cherry	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	5 / 1	7
1.54				Local high point on trail
1.61				T-jct. with road; go right; elevation ~4970 feet (1515 m); sign ahead: "Midsummit (right); midsummit gate 0.3 mi (right); summit 1.2 mi (right); gateway 1.9 mi (left)"
1.61	r	171		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	2 / 2	14
1.61	l	172	~	Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	4 / 2	21
1.75	l	173	?	rosette with honking leaves like eriogonum	?	3 / 2
1.77				Cross small drainage; local low point on road
1.78	l	174		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	10 / 1	14
1.80	l	175	~	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	1 / 1	4
1.85				Pass through gate on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to sunset, April - November; otherwise, turn-around
1.86	r	176		cream cups	Platystemon californicus	99 / 9	2
1.96	r	177		common tidy-tips	Layia platyglossa	5 / 1	6
1.97	b	178		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	20 / 2	16
2.01	c	179		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	20 / 1	29
2.01	c	180		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	5 / 1	7
2.14	l			Jct. closed road; elevation 5160 feet (1573 m)
2.15	c	181		California meadow barley	Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum	2 / 2	4
2.17	r			Sign: chimney left from Hale telescope siting expedition
2.35	l	182		confusing fescue	Vulpia microstachys var. confusa	20 / 2	1
2.38	l	183		rosy gilia	Gilia sinuata	5 / 1	1
2.52	r			(bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata)
2.60				Y-jct; go right around loop; elevation 5320 feet (1622 m)
2.72	l			Volcan Peak; elevation 5353 feet (1632 m); good resting spot at concrete wall
2.79	l			Unusual bank of prostrate Rhus trilobata "groundcover".
2.82	r	184		Veatch's blazing star	Mentzelia veatchiana	5 / 1	1
2.84				End of loop; turn right and retrace steps on road to upper trail junction
3.83				Upper trail jct.; continue on road; elevation ~4970 feet (1515 m)
3.92	b	185		*bulbous blue grass	Poa bulbosa	30 / 9	3
3.98	l	186		cliff sword fern	Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum	1 / 1	2
4.00	l	187		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	20 / 3	18
4.03	l			Best field of woodland star, Lithophragma affine
4.03	l	188		long-spurred plectritis	Plectritis ciliosa ssp. insignis	5 / 1	4
4.03	l	189		blue-eyed Mary	Collinsia parviflora	5 / 1	3
4.03	l	190		goosefoot yellow violet	Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum	10 / 2	3
4.04				Switchback right
4.07	b	191		tuberous sanicle	Sanicula tuberosa	10 / 1	4
4.08				Switchback left
4.18	l			Unusual wild tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, with all leaves pubescent and divided halfway into three lobes
4.20	l	192		dense false-gilia	Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum	20 / 2	2
4.32	r	193		woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	10 / 1	4
	l	194		foothill penstemon	Penstemon heterophyllus var. heterophyllus+	/ 1	2
4.42	l	195		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	3 / 1	24
4.63	l			Sign: "Gateway 0.4 mi (ahead)"
4.63				Lower trail jct.; elevation 4380 feet (1335 m); end guide
5.01				Hubbell Gateway; elevation 4160 feet (1268 m)

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Last update: 14 June 2007.