Plant Guide to Mt. Baden-Powell and Lamel Spring Trail

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#here	#us
0.00				Parking lot at Vincent Gap, elevation 6580 feet (2006 m), in fault gouge. The following are parking area plants in alphabetical order by scientific name. Numbered species are not seen elsewhere on the trail. Non-numbered species are also found on the trail, but not in the parking area, and their abundance estimates are given at their first location on the trail.
0.00	-	1		*fern-leaf yarrow	Achillea filipendulina	1 / 1	1
0.00	-	2		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	2 / 1	72
0.00	-	3		silky lotus	Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii	10 / 1	20
0.00	-	4		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	30 / 1	42
0.00	-			Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	/
0.00	-			plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	/
0.00	-	5		Mojave ceanothus	Ceanothus vestitus	1 / 1	10
0.00	-			birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	/
0.00	-			curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	/
0.00	-	6		*Jerusalem oak	Dysphania botrys	10 / 1	8
0.00	-	7		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	10 / 1	26
0.00	-			Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	/
0.00	-	8		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	10 / 1	109
0.00	-	9		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	30 / 1	142
0.00	-	10		chaparral yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	1 / 1	82
0.00	-	11		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	3 / 1	77
0.00	-	12		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	3 / 1	69
0.00	-	13		*white sweetclover	Melilotus albus	10 / 1	12
0.00	-	14		giant blazing star	Mentzelia laevicaulis	1 / 1	9
0.00	-			Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	/
0.00	-	15		*knotweed	Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum	30 / 1	32
0.00	-	16		slender everlasting	Pseudognaphalium thermale	1 / 1	32
0.00	-	17		*giant sequoia	Sequoiadendron giganteum	6 / 1	3
0.00	-	18		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	20 / 1	131
0.00	-	19		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	1 / 1	30
0.00	-	20		*puncture-vine	Tribulus terrestris	1 / 1	8
0.00	-	21		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys	5 / 1	6
0.00				Trailhead at southwest corner of parking lot
0.00	r	22		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	101
0.00	r	23		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9	80
0.00	r	24		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	20 / 2	98
0.00	r			Sign: "Warning: Hazardous Trail during winter months. Steep icy slopes."
0.00	r	25		big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99 / 2	35
0.00	l	26		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	104
0.00	r	27		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	99 / 9	95
0.00	l			Sign: "Mine Gulch 4.5 mi (left); Lamel Spring 1.5 mi (right); Baden-Powell summit 4 mi (right); no bicycles allowed".
0.00	r	28		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	119
0.00	b	29		nodding bedstraw	Galium hallii	99 / 9	5
0.00	r	30		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 2	110
0.00	b	31		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99 / 9	66
0.01	b	32		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	99 / 4	36
0.01	l	33		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	30 / 5	69
0.01	l	34		dead in 2014. white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	121
0.01	b	35		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	99 / 2	57
0.01	b	36		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	30 / 5	105
0.01	l	37	sp	arched elegant rock-cress	Boechera arcuata	1 / 1	11
0.01	l	38		deer brush	Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus	2 / 2	9
0.01	r			PCT post.
				Check for santolina pincushion, Chaenactis santolinoides
0.01	l	39		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	20 / 3	63
0.01	l	40		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	2 / 1	57
0.01	l	41		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 2	57
		42		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	x /	42
		43		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	123
0.02	l	44		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9	75
0.02	r	45		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	99 / 9	103
0.02				Trail turns 90 degrees left.
0.03	r			End of wooden rail. Sign: "Adopt-A-Trail: Boy Scouts of America".
0.03	l			Sign: “PCT; Mt. Baden-Powell 3.7 mi; Windy Gap 9.4 mi; Little Jimmy Trail Camp 9.7 mi; Islip Saddle Trailhead 11.8 mi”
0.03	r	46		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	50 / 2	41
0.03	b	47		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	99 / 9	124
0.03	r	48		Davidson's lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii	1 / 1	19
0.03	r	49		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	99 / 9	11
0.04	r			First live white fir, Abies concolor, in 2014
0.05	r	50		dead in 2014. mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	30 / 9	89
0.06	l	51		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	2 / 1	41
0.06	r	52		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	99 / 9	43
0.06	r	53		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	28 / 2	74
0.09	l	54		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	75 / 9	59
0.09	b	55		Yosemite rockcress	Boechera repanda	99 / 9	20
0.10	l	56		spreading larkspur	Delphinium patens ssp. montanum	5 / 1	6
0.10	l	57		Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	40 / 5	7
0.10	r	58	~	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	99 / 3	82
0.11	l	59		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1	75
0.12				Switchback left, #1.
0.12	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.14	l	60		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 3	62
0.21	r	61		flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum	3 / 1	12
0.21	r	62		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	99 / 3	88
0.21	l	63		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	2 / 1	21
0.21	l			Switchback right, #2. Sign (gone in 2014): "Please use the trail. Short cuts cause erosion".
0.24	r			First live mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus, in 2014
0.27		64		santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	8 / 3	22
0.27	l	65		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	30 / 2	31
0.32	l			(sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana)
0.37	r			definite wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	/
0.38	r	66		blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	13 / 5	105
0.39	l	67		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	1 / 1	26
0.39	l	68		western choke-cherry	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	1 / 1	15
0.42	l	69		canyon dodder	Cuscuta subinclusa	1 / 1	4
0.43				Switchback left, #3. Sign (gone in 2014):"El 6808. Mile 0.x3. (sb) 3" (x = missing letters or numbers in sign; 2075 m). Old trail continues straight here, but is blocked off and not maintained.
0.58				Trail gradually bends right 90°.
0.62	r			golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	/
0.62	r	70	~	San Bernardino Mountain onion	Allium monticola	30 / 2	8
0.62	r	71		clustered broomrape	Orobanche fasciculata	1 / 1	15
0.62	r	72		woolly mountain-parsley	Oreonana vestita	30 / 5	10
0.64				Switchback right, #4, with a pretty bank of California fuchsia in the middle, elevation ~7010 feet (2135 m).
0.65	l	73		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	15 / 2	46
0.66	l	74		California coffeeberry	Frangula californica	3 / 1	37
0.68	l	75		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	4 / 2	30
0.69	l	76		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	6 / 3	55
0.72	r	77		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9	92
0.79				Switchback left, #5, elevation ~7150 feet (2180 m). Sign (gone in 2014): El 71x0. Mile 0.7x. (sb) 5".
0.85				Switchback right, #6. Double-long bench without back with great views to northeast.
0.94	l	78		rock melica	Melica stricta	1 / 1	9
0.92				Switchback left, #7.
0.95	l	79		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	39 / 2	25
0.98				Trail makes a long curve right 90° at ridge
1.00	l	80		zig-zag gayophytum	Gayophytum heterozygum	30 / 2	3
1.02	r	81		clasping-leaved caulanthus	Caulanthus amplexicaulis	15 / 1	8
1.02	r	82		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1 / 1	54
1.02				Switchback right, #8, elevation ~7340 feet (2235 m)
1.02				Long curve left at ridge
1.10				Switchback left, #9.
1.13				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
1.17				Switchback right, #10.
1.21	r	83		white-bark raspberry	Rubus leucodermis	1 / 1	8
1.23				Switchback left, #11. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.29				Switchback right, #12, elevation ~7560 feet (2305 m).
1.33	l	84		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	4 / 2	57
1.37	l			first pine lousewort, Pedicularis semibarbata, in 2014.
1.37				Trail curves left 90° at ridge.
1.40	l	85		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola dentata	17 / 3	5
1.44				Switchback left, #13. Faint use trail continues straight.
1.44	l	86		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	99 / 9	56
1.53				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
1.53	r	87		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	99 / 5	31
1.55	l	88		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 5	75
1.60				Switchback right, #14, elevation ~7760 feet (2365 m); Jct. trail to Lamel Spring. Sign: "Lamel Spring 1/4 mi (left); Mt. Baden-Powell 2 mi (r); Little Jimmy Campground 9 mi (r): Islip Saddle 11 mi (r); Crystal Lake 12 mi (r) 8W05".
				Species at Lamel Spring, in alphabetical order by name
		89		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	V /	24
		90		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30 / 2	75
		91		scalloped moonwort	Botrychium crenulatum	V / 1	0
		92		golden sedge	Carex aurea	x / 1	1
		93		clustered field sedge	Carex praegracilis	x / 1	13
		94		scented shooting star	Dodecatheon redolens	99 / 1	8
		95		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	99 / 1	35
		96		Bigelow's sneezeweed	Helenium bigelovii	99 / 1	5
		97		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	5 / 1	53
		98		*spearmint	Mentha spicata	99 / 1	8
		99		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	99 / 1	43
		100		white bog orchid	Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys	1 / 1	15
		101		sparse-flowered bog-orchid	Platanthera sparsiflora	V / 1	0
		102		Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	1 / 1	37
		103		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	15 / 4	59
		104		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	1 / 1	71
		105		interior rose	Rosa woodsii ssp. gratissima	40 / 1	8
		106		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	V / 1	32
1.60				Continuation on Baden-Powell Trail
1.64	r	107		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	14 / 1	18
1.65	r	108		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	1 / 1	55
1.65				Trail curves 90° left as it crosses a ridge.
1.67	r			Jct. short use trail leading to a makeshift table and cooking ring.
1.77	l	109		broad-seeded rock-cress	Boechera platysperma	43 / 3	11
1.78	r			First pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea, on main trail
1.80				Switchback left, #15. Sign: "El. 7903 Mi. 2.02 (sb) 15" (2409 m)
1.89				Trail curves 90° right as it crosses a ridge.
1.93				Lodgepole pine with bear claw marks.
1.95				Switchback right, #16, elevation ~8010 feet (2440 m); Sign: “Mile 2”
2.09				Trail enters an area whose overall slope is gentler.
2.18				"U"-shaped switchback left, #17.
2.30				Trail curves right 90° as it crosses a ridge.
2.32	l	110		San Bernardino beardtongue	Penstemon caesius	11 / 2	10
2.36	r	111		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	40 / 3	40
2.38				Switchback right, #18. Sign (gone in 2014): "El 8240 Mi 2.45 (sb) 18" (2512 m).
2.42				Trail bends left as it crosses a broad ridge.
2.61				Switchback left, #19. Sign (gone in 2014): "El. 8440 Mi. 2.68 (sb) 19" (2573 m).
2.81				Trail curves right as it crosses a ridge.
2.81				Switchback right, #20, elevation ~8560 feet (2610 m). Sign (gone in 2014): "El 8660 Mi 2.89 (sb) 20".
2.86	l			Sign: “Mile 3”
2.86				Highest sugar pine
2.87				"U"-shaped switchback left, #21.
2.93				Switchback right, #22.
2.98	l	112		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	99 / 9	36
2.99				Switchback left, #23.
3.06				Switchback right, #24.
3.11				Switchback left, #25, elevation ~8800 feet (2680 m). Sign: "El 9060 Mi. 3.2x (sb) 25".
3.11	r	113		alpine sulfur-flowered buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. minus	99 / 5	7
3.15				Switchback right, #26.
3.15				Highest Jeffrey pine on north slope of Baden-Powell (they are at the top and south side, too)
3.19				Switchback left, #27.
3.22				Switchback right, #28.
3.24				Switchback left, #29.
3.27				Switchback right, #30. Great views now of Devils Punchbowl area and Mojave Desert.
3.28				Highest white fir.
3.32				Switchback left, #31.
3.37				Switchback right, #32, elevation ~9000 feet (2745 m).
3.39				Switchback left, #33.
3.42				Switchback right, #34.
3.44				Switchback left, #35.
				Check for Pyrola picta s.s.
3.49				Switchback right, #36.
3.51	r			Switchback left, #37. Jct. path up ridge at a blank wooden post.
3.54				Switchback right, #38, elevation ~9200 feet (2805 m).
3.57	l	114		showy cycladenia	Cycladenia humilis var. venusta	99 / 1	3
3.57	l	115		gray monardella	Monardella australis ssp. cinerea	99 / 2	3
3.59				Can now see the peak of Mt. Baden-Powell for first time.
		116		bitter root	Lewisia rediviva var. minor	x /	8
3.61	r	117		San Jacinto Mtns. daisy	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	40 / 1	12
3.63				Now on top ridge, with great views.
3.66	r			Sign on trunk: "Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis".
3.68				Sign: "Mt. Baden-Powell Jct. Dawson Saddle Jct 2.5 mi (r); Vincent Gap 3.8 mi (l); Windy Gap 5.2 mi (r); Islip Saddle 7.2 mi (r). Sponsor: Angeles Crest 100 mi run. Highest point 9300 feet. Go left to Baden-Powell
3.69	l			Sign: "The 'Wally' Waldron Tree" (a 2,000 year old tree!)
3.74				Switchback left, #39. Lots of onion here.
3.74	r	118		San Gabriel Mtns. sunflower	Hulsea vestita ssp. gabrielensis	V /	4
3.76				Switchback right, #40.
3.77	b	119		southern alpine buckwheat	Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum	99 / 1	5
3.77				Trail curves left 90°.
3.82				Boy Scout Monument and peak register.
3.82				Pole at top of Baden-Powell, elevation 9399 feet (2865 m). Next two species are just beyond the peak:
3.84				green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	/
3.86		120		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	99 / 2	60
3.86		121		mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	1 / 1	46
3.86				End guide.
				The following two species are fire-followers and will only reappear after the next burn
		122		red-rayed hulsea	Hulsea heterochroma	V /	10
		123		Parish's oxytheca	Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii	x /	5

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Updated 24 September 2014.