Plant Guide to PCT from Cloudburst Summit to Three Points

Plant Guide to PCT from Cloudburst Summit to Three Points

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This section of the PCT is a delight in many ways:

It contains 13 rare species (see below).
It contains mile 400 of the PCT, measured from the Mexican Border, although the precise location of mile 400 is an ever-changing target, and one that is not precisely known even if the trail didn't change with time. In our survey on 9 June 2015, we found four different 400 signs along the trail, separated by about a mile.
It contains the transition from the high country of the eastern San Gabriel Mountains to the mid-elevations of the western San Gabriel Mountains.

Highlights of This Trail

Botanical highlights of this trail include seeing 13 species that are considered rare, listed in the CNPS Inventory of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants of California. They are:

Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. tumescens, chaparral Parry manzanita
Frasera neglecta, pine green-gentian
Galium jepsonii, Jepson's bedstraw
Galium johnstonii, Johnston's bedstraw
Hulsea vestita ssp. gabrielensis, San Gabriel Mtns. sunflower
Lilium parryi, lemon lily
Linanthus concinnus, San Gabriel linanthus
Lupinus elatus, silky lupine
Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii, interior bush lupine
Oreonana vestita, woolly mountain-parsley
Packera ionophylla, Tehachapi ragwort
Phacelia mohavensis, Mojave phacelia
Symphyotrichum greatae, Greata's aster

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"

The Plant Guide

See also Species list in Traditional Family Order, which gives a cross-reference to the location of each species in this guide, and contains links for each species to the Jepson Manual eflora and to Calphotos.
In the Mile column, OT means a species seen off-trail, up a side drainage or the portion of Camp Glenwood near the trail.
The scientific names follow the 2012 Jepson Manual Second Edition with only a few exceptions.
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Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls
0.00 Begin at south side of SR2 at Cloudburst Summit, 7030 feet elevation; Species in first 0.01 mile given in alphabetical order.
0.00 r 1 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 99
0.00 2 California-aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia 99
0.00 r 3 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 99
0.00 l 4 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 99
0.00 5 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 50
0.00 l 6 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 99
0.00 7 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 99
0.00 l 8 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 99
0.00 9 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 99
0.00 10 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99
0.00 r 11 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 50
0.00 12 Mojave linanthus Leptosiphon breviculus 99
0.00 l 13 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis ssp. australis 70
0.00 b 14 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 99
0.00 r 15 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 99
0.00 b 16 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99
0.00 b 17 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 99
Species now in trail order
0.02 r 18 white fir Abies concolor 99
0.02 19 Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii 99
0.03 r 20 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99
0.04 b 21 Jepson's bedstraw Galium jepsonii 20
0.04 Switchback right
0.05 r 22 white catch-fly Silene verecunda 40
0.06 r 23 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 99
0.06 l 24 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99
0.07 l 25 southern mule's ears Wyethia ovata 5
0.07 r 26 Davidson's lotus Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii 50
0.08 l 27 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 50
0.09 l 28 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica 99
0.11 r 29 smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx 99
0.14 b 30 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 30
0.15 r 31 santolina pincushion Chaenactis santolinoides 50
0.15 r 32 mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 99
0.16 l 33 desert collinsia Collinsia callosa 99
0.18 Switchback left at drainage
0.19 34 sticky cinquefoil Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida 99
0.19 b 35 threadleaf common rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila 50
0.19 l 36 hairy bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens 50
0.19 l 37 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 10
0.19 b 38 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula 99
0.19 r 39 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii 28
0.20 r 40 strigose lotus Acmispon strigosus 99
0.20 r 41 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 10
0.20 l 42 volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida 50
0.20 r 43 naked-stem bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule 40
0.21 l 44 San Gabriel Mtns. sunflower Hulsea vestita ssp. gabrielensis 70
0.24 r 45 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 15
0.28 l 46 Davidson's phacelia Phacelia davidsonii 99
0.28 l 47 Grant's gilia Saltugilia splendens ssp. grantii 99
0.31 r 48 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 30
0.35 r 49 chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei 30
0.35 Switchback left at drainage
0.35 r 50 *domestic apple Malus pumila 1
0.37 r 51 California coffeeberry Frangula californica 15
0.40 r 52 Parry manzanita Arctostaphylos parryana 10
0.45 l 53 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 99
0.45 r 54 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 6
0.45 b 55 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 99
0.54 r 56 slender everlasting Pseudognaphalium thermale 2
0.60 l 57 mountain red-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida 20
0.62 r 58 sharp-nut cryptantha Cryptantha oxygona 99
0.62 59 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 99
0.62 r 60 oak mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum 99
0.62 r 61 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 50
0.62 r 62 canyon dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila 7
0.64 r 63 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 99
0.64 r 64 Rydberg's horkelia Horkelia rydbergii 20
0.65 r 65 small fescue Festuca microstachys 10
0.71 l 66 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 40
0.71 First crossing of SR2; elevation 6720 feet
0.79 r 67 clustered broomrape Orobanche fasciculata 1
0.79 r 68 Jones' prickly-nut cryptantha Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii 99
0.82 l 69 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 16
0.83 l 70 pine dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium campylopodum 96
0.83 r 71 narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 1
0.84 r 72 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 5
0.84 r 73 ~ twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 1
0.85 b 74 field suncup Camissoniopsis hirtella 50
0.85 b 75 desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa 5
0.87 l 76 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 1
0.87 r 77 June grass Koeleria macrantha 99
0.87 r 78 showy prickly-nut cryptantha Cryptantha muricata var. muricata 5
0.89 r 79 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 1
0.89 l 80 small-flowered nemacladus Nemacladus sigmoideus 50
0.89 l 81 ~ Johnston's bedstraw Galium johnstonii 20
0.90 r 82 bigcone-spruce Pseudotsuga macrocarpa 25
0.91 83 Yosemite rockcress Boechera repanda 30
0.91 Middle of big switch back left; elevation 6685 feet
0.91 l 84 scale-bud Anisocoma acaulis 30
0.91 l 85 ~ San Bernardino Mountain onion Allium monticola 40
1.00 r 86 Parish's needlegrass Stipa parishii var. parishii 3
1.01 l 87 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99
1.06 l 88 muilla Muilla maritima 8
1.12 l 89 California milkweed Asclepias californica 1
1.32 Middle of big switchback left to resume heading west; elevation 6560 feet
1.33 90 blue elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea 7
1.34 l 91 fir mistletoe Phoradendron bolleanum 37
~1.38 92 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 3
~1.38 93 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 99
~1.38 94 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 10
1.41 l 95 ~ Coville's rush Juncus covillei 10
1.48 l 96 rock melica Melica stricta 11
1.51 r 97 snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea 8
~1.53 98 western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 25
~1.53 99 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 40
1.54 l 100 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 2
~1.54 r 101 virgin's bower Clematis ligusticifolia 40
OT l 102 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 1
OT l 103 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. stricta 5
OT l 104 *Jerusalem oak Dysphania botrys 1
OT l 105 Parish's buckwheat Eriogonum parishii 5
1.60 r 106 pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 40
1.60 l 107 dwarf madia Hemizonella minima 5
1.64 l Hillside of Allium, probably A. monticola
1.65 r 108 Tehachapi ragwort Packera ionophylla 99
1.65 109 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 50
1.76 l 110 western needlegrass Stipa occidentalis 99
1.79 r 111 ~ clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis 3
OT l 112 lemon lily Lilium parryi 50
OT l 113 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 5
1.79 Switchback right at drainage; elevation 6380 feet
1.83 Switchback left at ridge
1.88 l 114 white alder Alnus rhombifolia 20
1.89 Switchback right at drainage
1.97 115 hoary-aster Dieteria canescens var. canescens 10
2.08 l 116 Johnston's monkeyflower Mimulus johnstonii 99
2.08 l 117 woolly mountain-parsley Oreonana vestita 15
2.13 l 118 urn-flowered alumroot Heuchera elegans 47
2.27 Local low point; elevation 6200 feet
2.39 l 119 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 95
2.39 l 120 pine green-gentian Frasera neglecta 99
2.41 l 121 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 15
2.41 r 122 Mojave goosefoot violet Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis 3
2.41 123 cushion cryptantha Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa 11
2.47 Camp Glenwood; elevation 6260 feet
OT r 124 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 50
2.47 r 125 Mojave ceanothus Ceanothus vestitus 3
2.57 r 126 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 5
2.60 r 127 ~ three-lobed oxytheca Sidotheca trilobata 10
2.72 b 128 big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 99
2.72 l 129 deer brush Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus 99
2.72 l 130 Coast Range triplet-lily Triteleia lugens 99
OT 131 California elegant rock-cress Boechera californica 2
2.75 r 132 annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides 30
2.75 r 133 poodle-dog bush Eriodictyon parryi 99
2.75 r 134 Spanish clover Acmispon americanus var. americanus 25
2.75 r 135 yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula 2
2.82 l 136 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 10
2.83 Local high point; elevation 6360 feet
2.84 r 137 Parish's larkspur Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii 12
2.86 r 138 small-head field clover Trifolium microcephalum 40
2.86 r 139 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 1
2.87 r 140 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 10
2.93 Second crossing of SR2; elevation 6270 feet
2.95 r 141 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 10
2.96 Cross moist drainage
2.96 142 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 1
2.96 143 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus 10
2.96 l 144 autumn willowweed Epilobium brachycarpum 10
2.96 l 145 *rattail fescue Festuca myuros 99
2.96 l 146 whisker-brush Leptosiphon ciliatus 30
2.96 l 147 common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus 20
2.96 l 148 spike primrose Epilobium densiflorum 10
2.96 l 149 Mojave phacelia Phacelia mohavensis 99
2.97 r 150 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 20
OT r 151 false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus 1
OT r 152 southern bluecurls Trichostema austromontanum ssp. austromontanum 2
OT r 153 wide-leaved Parish's yampah Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia 3
3.07OT r 154 mountain spray Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus 2
3.26 r 155 Greata's aster Symphyotrichum greatae 30
3.26 r 156 southern chinook brome Bromus pseudolaevipes 1
3.33 l 157 red-stemmed miner's lettuce Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra 3
3.39 b 158 ~ iris-leaved rush Juncus xiphioides 99
3.39 l 159 wire rush Juncus balticus ssp. ater 10
3.60 l 160 white-veined wintergreen Pyrola dentata 8
3.69 r 161 globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia 1
3.78 l 162 broad-leaved lotus Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia 3
3.80 Jct. use trail to 6680 foot peak to south
3.89 l Ridge of fault gouge!
3.90 l 163 California everlasting Pseudognaphalium californicum 1
3.93 l 164 San Gabriel linanthus Linanthus concinnus 50
Trail now parallels SR2 for next 0.05 miles
4.14 l 165 ghostly rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca 20
4.38 166 forest sedge Carex multicaulis 1
4.52 Jct. Mt. Waterman Trail; stay right
4.59 l 167 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99
4.65 r 168 yarrow Achillea millefolium 44
4.67 l 169 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 30
~4.67 170 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 20
4.71 l 171 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 75
4.71 Third and last crossing of SR2; elevation 5850 feet
4.74 r 172 Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa 10
4.75 l 173 showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 2
4.76 End guide at Three Points Parking lot; elevation 5880 feet
Species found by Michael Charters (or given to subspecies beyond the species name in the guide), or along SR2, without a definite location
174 silky lotus Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii MC
175 Davis' pitted onion Allium lacunosum var. davisiae MC
Transverse Range manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis MC
chaparral Parry manzanita Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. tumescens MC
176 Indian milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa MC
177 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum MC
178 Durango root Datisca glomerata MC
179 willowherb Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum MC
180 silky lupine Lupinus elatus 3
181 interior bush lupine Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii MC
182 chia Salvia columbariae MC
183 ? variegated clover Trifolium variegatum MC

Comments On Specific Species

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
0.00				Begin at south side of SR2 at Cloudburst Summit, 7030 feet elevation; Species in first 0.01 mile given in alphabetical order.
0.00	r	1		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99
0.00		2		California-aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	99
0.00	r	3		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99
0.00	l	4		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	99
0.00		5		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	50
0.00	l	6		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	99
0.00		7		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99
0.00	l	8		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	99
0.00		9		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99
0.00		10		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99
0.00	r	11		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	50
0.00		12		Mojave linanthus	Leptosiphon breviculus	99
0.00	l	13		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis ssp. australis	70
0.00	b	14		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	99
0.00	r	15		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99
0.00	b	16		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99
0.00	b	17		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	99
				Species now in trail order
0.02	r	18		white fir	Abies concolor	99
0.02		19		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	99
0.03	r	20		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99
0.04	b	21		Jepson's bedstraw	Galium jepsonii	20
0.04				Switchback right
0.05	r	22		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	40
0.06	r	23		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	99
0.06	l	24		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99
0.07	l	25		southern mule's ears	Wyethia ovata	5
0.07	r	26		Davidson's lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii	50
0.08	l	27		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50
0.09	l	28		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	99
0.11	r	29		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	99
0.14	b	30		granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	30
0.15	r	31		santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	50
0.15	r	32		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	99
0.16	l	33		desert collinsia	Collinsia callosa	99
0.18				Switchback left at drainage
0.19		34		sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida	99
0.19	b	35		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	50
0.19	l	36		hairy bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens	50
0.19	l	37		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	10
0.19	b	38		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	99
0.19	r	39		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	28
0.20	r	40		strigose lotus	Acmispon strigosus	99
0.20	r	41		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	10
0.20	l	42		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida	50
0.20	r	43		naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	40
0.21	l	44		San Gabriel Mtns. sunflower	Hulsea vestita ssp. gabrielensis	70
0.24	r	45		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	15
0.28	l	46		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	99
0.28	l	47		Grant's gilia	Saltugilia splendens ssp. grantii	99
0.31	r	48		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	30
0.35	r	49		chaparral yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	30
0.35				Switchback left at drainage
0.35	r	50		*domestic apple	Malus pumila	1
0.37	r	51		California coffeeberry	Frangula californica	15
0.40	r	52		Parry manzanita	Arctostaphylos parryana	10
0.45	l	53		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	99
0.45	r	54		California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	6
0.45	b	55		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	99
0.54	r	56		slender everlasting	Pseudognaphalium thermale	2
0.60	l	57		mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	20
0.62	r	58		sharp-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha oxygona	99
0.62		59		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	99
0.62	r	60		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum	99
0.62	r	61		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	50
0.62	r	62		canyon dudleya	Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila	7
0.64	r	63		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	99
0.64	r	64		Rydberg's horkelia	Horkelia rydbergii	20
0.65	r	65		small fescue	Festuca microstachys	10
0.71	l	66		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	40
0.71				First crossing of SR2; elevation 6720 feet
0.79	r	67		clustered broomrape	Orobanche fasciculata	1
0.79	r	68		Jones' prickly-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii	99
0.82	l	69		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	16
0.83	l	70		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	96
0.83	r	71		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	1
0.84	r	72		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	5
0.84	r	73	~	twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	1
0.85	b	74		field suncup	Camissoniopsis hirtella	50
0.85	b	75		desert needlegrass	Stipa speciosa	5
0.87	l	76		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	1
0.87	r	77		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	99
0.87	r	78		showy prickly-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. muricata	5
0.89	r	79		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	1
0.89	l	80		small-flowered nemacladus	Nemacladus sigmoideus	50
0.89	l	81	~	Johnston's bedstraw	Galium johnstonii	20
0.90	r	82		bigcone-spruce	Pseudotsuga macrocarpa	25
0.91		83		Yosemite rockcress	Boechera repanda	30
0.91				Middle of big switch back left; elevation 6685 feet
0.91	l	84		scale-bud	Anisocoma acaulis	30
0.91	l	85	~	San Bernardino Mountain onion	Allium monticola	40
1.00	r	86		Parish's needlegrass	Stipa parishii var. parishii	3
1.01	l	87		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	99
1.06	l	88		muilla	Muilla maritima	8
1.12	l	89		California milkweed	Asclepias californica	1
1.32				Middle of big switchback left to resume heading west; elevation 6560 feet
1.33		90		blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	7
1.34	l	91		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	37
~1.38		92		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	3
~1.38		93		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99
~1.38		94		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	10
1.41	l	95	~	Coville's rush	Juncus covillei	10
1.48	l	96		rock melica	Melica stricta	11
1.51	r	97		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	8
~1.53		98		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	25
~1.53		99		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	40
1.54	l	100		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	2
~1.54	r	101		virgin's bower	Clematis ligusticifolia	40
OT	l	102		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	1
OT	l	103		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	5
OT	l	104		*Jerusalem oak	Dysphania botrys	1
OT	l	105		Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	5
1.60	r	106		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	40
1.60	l	107		dwarf madia	Hemizonella minima	5
1.64	l			Hillside of Allium, probably A. monticola
1.65	r	108		Tehachapi ragwort	Packera ionophylla	99
1.65		109		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	50
1.76	l	110		western needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis	99
1.79	r	111	~	clustered field sedge	Carex praegracilis	3
OT	l	112		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	50
OT	l	113		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	5
1.79				Switchback right at drainage; elevation 6380 feet
1.83				Switchback left at ridge
1.88	l	114		white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	20
1.89				Switchback right at drainage
1.97		115		hoary-aster	Dieteria canescens var. canescens	10
2.08	l	116		Johnston's monkeyflower	Mimulus johnstonii	99
2.08	l	117		woolly mountain-parsley	Oreonana vestita	15
2.13	l	118		urn-flowered alumroot	Heuchera elegans	47
2.27				Local low point; elevation 6200 feet
2.39	l	119		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	95
2.39	l	120		pine green-gentian	Frasera neglecta	99
2.41	l	121		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	15
2.41	r	122		Mojave goosefoot violet	Viola purpurea ssp. mohavensis	3
2.41		123		cushion cryptantha	Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa	11
2.47				Camp Glenwood; elevation 6260 feet
OT	r	124		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	50
2.47	r	125		Mojave ceanothus	Ceanothus vestitus	3
2.57	r	126		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	5
2.60	r	127	~	three-lobed oxytheca	Sidotheca trilobata	10
2.72	b	128		big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99
2.72	l	129		deer brush	Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus	99
2.72	l	130		Coast Range triplet-lily	Triteleia lugens	99
OT		131		California elegant rock-cress	Boechera californica	2
2.75	r	132		annual hairgrass	Deschampsia danthonioides	30
2.75	r	133		poodle-dog bush	Eriodictyon parryi	99
2.75	r	134		Spanish clover	Acmispon americanus var. americanus	25
2.75	r	135		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	2
2.82	l	136		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	10
2.83				Local high point; elevation 6360 feet
2.84	r	137		Parish's larkspur	Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii	12
2.86	r	138		small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	40
2.86	r	139		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	1
2.87	r	140		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	10
2.93				Second crossing of SR2; elevation 6270 feet
2.95	r	141		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	10
2.96				Cross moist drainage
2.96		142		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	1
2.96		143		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	10
2.96	l	144		autumn willowweed	Epilobium brachycarpum	10
2.96	l	145		*rattail fescue	Festuca myuros	99
2.96	l	146		whisker-brush	Leptosiphon ciliatus	30
2.96	l	147		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	20
2.96	l	148		spike primrose	Epilobium densiflorum	10
2.96	l	149		Mojave phacelia	Phacelia mohavensis	99
2.97	r	150		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	20
OT	r	151		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	1
OT	r	152		southern bluecurls	Trichostema austromontanum ssp. austromontanum	2
OT	r	153		wide-leaved Parish's yampah	Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia	3
3.07OT	r	154		mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	2
3.26	r	155		Greata's aster	Symphyotrichum greatae	30
3.26	r	156		southern chinook brome	Bromus pseudolaevipes	1
3.33	l	157		red-stemmed miner's lettuce	Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra	3
3.39	b	158	~	iris-leaved rush	Juncus xiphioides	99
3.39	l	159		wire rush	Juncus balticus ssp. ater	10
3.60	l	160		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola dentata	8
3.69	r	161		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	1
3.78	l	162		broad-leaved lotus	Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia	3
3.80				Jct. use trail to 6680 foot peak to south
3.89	l			Ridge of fault gouge!
3.90	l	163		California everlasting	Pseudognaphalium californicum	1
3.93	l	164		San Gabriel linanthus	Linanthus concinnus	50
				Trail now parallels SR2 for next 0.05 miles
4.14	l	165		ghostly rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca	20
4.38		166		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	1
4.52				Jct. Mt. Waterman Trail; stay right
4.59	l	167		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99
4.65	r	168		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	44
4.67	l	169		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	30
~4.67		170		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	20
4.71	l	171		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	75
4.71				Third and last crossing of SR2; elevation 5850 feet
4.74	r	172		Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa	10
4.75	l	173		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	2
4.76				End guide at Three Points Parking lot; elevation 5880 feet
				Species found by Michael Charters (or given to subspecies beyond the species name in the guide), or along SR2, without a definite location
		174		silky lotus	Acmispon heermannii var. heermannii	MC
		175		Davis' pitted onion	Allium lacunosum var. davisiae	MC
				Transverse Range manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis	MC
				chaparral Parry manzanita	Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. tumescens	MC
		176		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	MC
		177		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	MC
		178		Durango root	Datisca glomerata	MC
		179		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	MC
		180		silky lupine	Lupinus elatus	3
		181		interior bush lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii	MC
		182		chia	Salvia columbariae	MC
		183	?	variegated clover	Trifolium variegatum	MC

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