Plant Guide To North Gate to Temecula Gorge, Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				North entrance gate; elevation 1180 feet (360 m)
0.00	l	1		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	/	38
0.00	l	2		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	/	28
0.00	b	3		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	40
0.00	l	4		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	/	23
0.00		5		*white-stemmed filaree	Erodium moschatum	/	12
0.00	b	6		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 9	34
0.00		7		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	40
0.00	r	8		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	/	28
0.00	b	9		white sage	Salvia apiana	30 / 9	30
0.00	r	10		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	32
0.00	r	11		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 9	15
0.00		12	ssp	*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	/	14
0.00	r	13		*creeping Australian saltbush	Atriplex semibaccata	10 / 5	10
0.00	l	14		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 9	12
0.00		15		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	/	25
0.00		16		*wild oats	Avena fatua	/	16
0.00		17		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	20 / 9	31
0.00	r	18		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 9	40
0.00	r	19		slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	50 / 9	10
0.00	r		sp	(Eucalyptus sp.)
0.00		20		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	/	10
0.00	b	21		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	30 / 9	34
0.00	r	22		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	20 / 9	41
0.01	r	23		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	/	28
0.01	r	24	sp	Clarkia	Clarkia sp.	/
0.02	r	25		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	/	21
0.02	r	26		*goldentop	Lamarckia aurea	20 / 2	12
0.02	r			Jct. road.
0.04	l	27	sp	Pacific? sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis?	1 / 1
0.04	l	28		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	10 / 9	34
0.04		29		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	/	12
0.05	r	30	sp	Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus sp	1 / 1
0.05	l	31		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	30 / 9	23
0.05	l	32		cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	10 / 1	10
0.05		33		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	/	17
0.05	l	34		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	10 / 3	31
0.05		35		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	/	15
0.06	b			Fire hydrants
0.06	r	36		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana+	1 / 1	38
0.06	r	37		*tree tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	1 / 1	17
0.09	b	38		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	30 / 5	15
0.09	l			(laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.10		39		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	20 / 5	16
0.12	l			Jct. Via Novilla.
0.14	l	40		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia+	2 / 2	33
0.15	l			Jct. entrance for Via Novilla coming from south.
0.18	l			Short side road to San Diego Aqueduct pipeline service point.
0.19	b	41		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	10 / 9	25
0.20	l			Jct. North Rim Trail; elevation 1150 feet (350 m). See separate field guide for that trail.
0.21				Short side road to San Diego Aqueduct pipeline service point.
	l	42		purple needlegrass	Nassella pulchra	5 / 1	10
0.22	l	43		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	5 / 1	20
0.22				Local high point on road; begin steep descent.
0.25	l	44		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	2 / 1	9
0.29	r			(coyote bush, Baccharis pilularis)
0.33	l			Jct. bulldozer "dump" path from regrading road.
0.33	l	45		*bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	30 / 9	18
		46	sp	purple vetch	Vicia sp.	1 / 1
0.35				Cross very small drainage
0.35	l			Short side road to San Diego Aqueduct pipeline service point.
0.37		47	?	dwarf lupine?	Lupinus bicolor?	/
0.38	l	48		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	10 / 5	24
0.38		49		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	/	25
0.38				Local low point on road.
0.39	l	50		unk dead annual like Eriogonum davidsonii in habit, but no involucre.11
0.40	l			Jct road to North Field Station, uphill; stay right.
0.41	l	51		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	5 / 1	22
0.41				Gate across road before descent to Temecula Gorge; elevation ~1080 feet (330 m)
0.43	r	52		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	1 / 1	31
0.43	b	53		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	30 / 9	9
0.44	r	54		*high mallow	Malva sylvestris	2 / 1	2
0.45	l	55		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	20 / 9	39
0.46	r	56		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	20 / 5	25
0.46	r	57		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	30 / 9	15
0.47	r			(bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
0.48	r	58		Bigelow's spike-moss	Selaginella bigelovii	10 / 4	15
0.48	r	59		California chalk lettuce	Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	5 / 3	8
0.48	r	60		ladies fingers	Dudleya edulis	1 / 1	7
0.48	r	61		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	30 / 9	13
0.49	r	62	sp	annual Phacelia	Phacelia sp.	10 / 1
0.49	r	63		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	10 / 9	19
0.49	r	64		meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	30 / 9	11
0.49		65		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	/	15
0.50		66		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	40
	r	67	sp	*white? goosefoot	Chenopodium album?	/
0.51	r			First California chalk lettuce, Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta, in 2003.
0.51	r	68		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 9	44
0.53				Road curves gradually right
0.55	l	69		California suncup	Camissonia californica	30 / 9	17
0.56				Cross under powerlines.
0.56		70		stinging lupine	Lupinus hirsutissimus	10 / 5	12
0.58	r	71	~	cottony fern	Cheilanthes newberryi	2 / 1	3
0.58	r			First ladies fingers, Dudleya edulis, in 2003.
0.58	r	72		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 2	33
0.58	l	73		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	1 / 1	21
0.58	r	74		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	5 / 2	20
0.58		75		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	/	14
0.58	r			(lanceleaf dudleya, Dudleya lanceolata)
0.58	r	76		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	20 / 9	6
0.58	l	77		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum+	1 / 1	30
0.59	r	78	?	unk grass
0.60		79		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	5 / 5	14
0.60		80		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	/	28
0.60	r	81		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	10 / 9	24
0.61		82		Bishop's lotus	Lotus strigosus	/	25
0.63		83		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	/	14
0.64		84		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	5 / 3	11
0.64	r	85	~	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum	10 / 4
0.65		86		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	21
0.65	r	87		odora	Porophyllum gracile	5 / 3	4
	r			(chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.66				Switchback left.
0.66		88		coffee fern	Pellaea andromedifolia	5 / 3	19
0.67	r	89		chaparral bush mallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	3 / 1	11
0.67	r	90		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	5 / 3	10
	r	91		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	/	23
0.68	r			Small concrete road drainage
0.69	r			Small concrete road drainage
0.70	r	92		California croton	Croton californicus	20 / 4	6
0.72	l			Road drainage grate.
0.76	r			Small concrete road drainage
0.76	r			Pole with 3 cameras pointing to Gorge.
		93		purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	3 / 1	12
0.77	r	94		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	10 / 2	5
0.78	b			First sacred datura, Datura wrightii, in 2003.
0.81	r	95		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	/	36
0.81	r	96		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	5 / 2	25
0.81				Switchback right. The old road (on the USGS Topo Map) continued straight, across the river.
0.81	b	97		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	2 / 1	14
0.81	l	98		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	5 / 1	17
0.81	r	99		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	1 / 1	37
0.82		100		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	10 / 2	18
0.82		101		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	10 / 1	11
0.82	l	102		Fremont cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	10 / 3	7
0.82	l			mule fat (male and female side by side)
0.82		103		*curly dock	Rumex crispus	/	15
0.82	l	104		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	20 / 2	26
0.82	l	105		*white sweetclover	Melilotus albus	20 / 2	6
0.84	l	106		silky lotus	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	2 / 1	6
	l	107		seaside heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	3 / 1	7
0.85	l			Rain gauge and weather station
0.86				Road turns left 90° to cross River on an Arizona crossing.
0.86	l	108		narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua	2 / 1	5
0.87	l	109		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	1 / 1	27
0.87	l	110		smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	10 / 1	2
0.88	l	111		red willow	Salix laevigata	1 / 1	16
0.88	l	112		*tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea	5 / 1	2
0.88	r	113		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	5 / 1	15
0.88	l	114		American tule	Scirpus americanus	10 / 1	3
0.88	b	115		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	10 / 1	13
0.88	l	116	~	broadleaf cattail	Typha latifolia	10 / 1	4
0.88	r	117		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	10 / 1	11
0.88	r	118		western goldenrod	Euthamia occidentalis	10 / 1	2
0.88	b	119		water cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	10 / 1	9
0.88	l	120		*brass-buttons	Cotula coronopifolia	/	3
0.88	l	121		knot grass	Paspalum distichum	5 / 1	3
0.88	r	122		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	5 / 1	15
0.88	r	123		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	1 / 1	8
0.88				Water of the Santa Margarita River; elevation ~775 feet (235 m); the following species are reached by a brief excursion on the bedrock just upstream; end guide.
0.88		124		*celery	Apium graveolens	1 / 1	3
0.88		125		black willow	Salix gooddingii	1 / 1	6
0.88		126	?	low juncus / sedge	?	10 / 1
0.88		127	?	unk sedge	?	10 / 1

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Last update: 11 July 2004.