Plant Guide to PCT from Cloudburst Summit to Three Points

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin 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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Updated 13 June 2015.