Plant Guide to PCT from Dawson Saddle / Throop Peak Junction to Windy Gap

Plant Guide to PCT from Dawson Saddle / Throop Peak Junction to Windy Gap

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This guide is to the PCT from the Dawson Saddle Trail Junction to Windy Gap. It was made from two trips:

A survey on 2 June 2013 by RT and Shaun Hawke, as part of a survey of the entire section from Vincent Gap to Islip Saddle. Only species seen in this section for the first time on that entire trip were associated with this section, so the number of species for this part of the guide was quite incomplete.
A survey of just this section on 18 August 2014 by Tom Chester, Adrienne Ballwey, and Nancy Accola, with RT and Shaun Hawke present for a portion of the survey.
A survey on 2 June 2016 of just this section by Tom Chester, Walt Fidler, Nancy Accola and Jane Tirrell.

The Plant Guide

See Notes on the Scientific Names Used At This Site.
An asterisk (*) before the common name indicates a non-native taxon.
The #Pls represents the minimum number of plants of each species visible from the trail, up to a maximum of 99.
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Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls
Begin guide at jct. with Dawson Saddle Trail, elevation 8860 feet
0.00 b 1 white fir Abies concolor 99
0.00 r 2 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 99
0.00 b 3 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 99
0.00 b 4 silky lupine Lupinus elatus 99
0.00 b 5 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 50
0.00 b 6 limber pine Pinus flexilis 20
0.00 l 7 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99
0.01 l 8 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 99
0.01 l 9 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 99
0.01 10 San Bernardino beardtongue Penstemon caesius 99
0.01 11 California needlegrass Stipa occidentalis var. californica 30
0.02 l 12 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99
0.02 l 13 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99
0.02 l 14 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 99
0.02 l 15 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 99
0.02 l 16 threadleaf common rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila 99
0.02 l 17 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 40
0.02 l 18 pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 30
0.02 l 19 red-rayed hulsea Hulsea heterochroma 30
0.02 l 20 coyote tobacco Nicotiana attenuata 10
0.02 21 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 30
0.02 b 22 southern alpine buckwheat Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum 99
0.02 r 23 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 14
0.02 l 24 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum 10
0.02 l 25 woolly mountain-parsley Oreonana vestita 50
0.03 b 26 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30
0.03 27 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 30
0.03 r 28 volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida 99
0.03 r 29 southern Sierra phacelia Phacelia austromontana 99
0.03 30 white catch-fly Silene verecunda 30
0.04 31 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 50
0.04 r Approximate junction with new Throop Peak Trail. The PCT contours around the east side of Throop Peak
0.05 32 santolina pincushion Chaenactis santolinoides 5
0.06 33 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 30
0.06 34 mountain spray Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus 25
0.11 r 35 spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens 99
0.13 b 36 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 30
0.18 37 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 2
0.19 38 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 30
0.30 r 39 snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea 1
0.38 40 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 99
0.42 41 blue elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea 10
0.45 42 alpine sulfur-flowered buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. minus 99
0.48 Saddle on southwest side of Throop Peak. Trail now mostly follows the ridge
0.53 43 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 20
0.53 r 44 Burlew's onion Allium burlewii 50
0.55 b 45 Parish's oxytheca Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii 75
0.73 r 46 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 50
0.77 r 47 Tehachapi ragwort Packera ionophylla 5
0.77 r 48 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 1
0.79 r 49 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 40
0.80 r 50 urn-flowered alumroot Heuchera elegans 99
0.93 l Jct. with trail to Mount Hawkins
0.93 r 51 bitter root Lewisia rediviva var. minor 15
0.97 l 52 broad-seeded rock-cress Boechera platysperma 7
1.20 53 grey-leaved violet Viola pinetorum ssp. grisea 5
1.28 54 Southern California draba Draba corrugata 50
1.29 l 55 Wright's collinsia Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii 99
1.34 l 56 white-bark raspberry Rubus leucodermis 1
1.35 r 57 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 10
1.35 58 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus 1
1.43 59 pine-woods fritillary Fritillaria pinetorum 60
1.45 60 clasping-leaved caulanthus Caulanthus amplexicaulis 99
1.49 61 Parish's broomrape Orobanche parishii ssp. parishii 10
1.53 62 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99
1.62 l 63 gray monardella Monardella australis ssp. cinerea 99
1.67 64 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 10
1.71 b 65 San Bernardino Mountain onion Allium monticola 75
1.91 66 Parish's campion Silene parishii 1
1.92 67 prickly-nut cryptantha Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata 99
1.97 68 poodle-dog bush Eriodictyon parryi 99
1.97 l 69 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 5
2.06 70 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 2
2.10 l 71 Johnston's monkeyflower Mimulus johnstonii 7
2.14 Trail switchbacks below steep part of ridgeline
2.73 Saddle east of Windy Gap. Trail now contours around knoll on ridgeline
2.76 r 72 showy cycladenia Cycladenia humilis var. venusta 20
2.79 r 73 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 3
2.80 l 74 white-veined wintergreen Pyrola dentata 4
2.83 75 Yosemite rockcress Boechera repanda 50
2.86 76 fir mistletoe Phoradendron bolleanum 8
2.92 Windy Gap, elevation 7588 feet. End plant trail guide. The following species has not yet been located in the guide:
x 77 Davidson's lotus Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii 5

Mile	S	#	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
			Begin guide at jct. with Dawson Saddle Trail, elevation 8860 feet
0.00	b	1	white fir	Abies concolor	99
0.00	r	2	green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99
0.00	b	3	bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99
0.00	b	4	silky lupine	Lupinus elatus	99
0.00	b	5	lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	50
0.00	b	6	limber pine	Pinus flexilis	20
0.00	l	7	Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99
0.01	l	8	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99
0.01	l	9	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	99
0.01		10	San Bernardino beardtongue	Penstemon caesius	99
0.01		11	California needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis var. californica	30
0.02	l	12	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99
0.02	l	13	mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99
0.02	l	14	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	99
0.02	l	15	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	99
0.02	l	16	threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	99
0.02	l	17	Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	40
0.02	l	18	pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	30
0.02	l	19	red-rayed hulsea	Hulsea heterochroma	30
0.02	l	20	coyote tobacco	Nicotiana attenuata	10
0.02		21	pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	30
0.02	b	22	southern alpine buckwheat	Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum	99
0.02	r	23	Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	14
0.02	l	24	groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	10
0.02	l	25	woolly mountain-parsley	Oreonana vestita	50
0.03	b	26	leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30
0.03		27	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	30
0.03	r	28	volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida	99
0.03	r	29	southern Sierra phacelia	Phacelia austromontana	99
0.03		30	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	30
0.04		31	rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	50
0.04	r		Approximate junction with new Throop Peak Trail. The PCT contours around the east side of Throop Peak
0.05		32	santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	5
0.06		33	mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	30
0.06		34	mountain spray	Holodiscus discolor var. microphyllus	25
0.11	r	35	spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	99
0.13	b	36	fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	30
0.18		37	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	2
0.19		38	pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	30
0.30	r	39	snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	1
0.38		40	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99
0.42		41	blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	10
0.45		42	alpine sulfur-flowered buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. minus	99
0.48			Saddle on southwest side of Throop Peak. Trail now mostly follows the ridge
0.53		43	Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	20
0.53	r	44	Burlew's onion	Allium burlewii	50
0.55	b	45	Parish's oxytheca	Acanthoscyphus parishii var. parishii	75
0.73	r	46	granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	50
0.77	r	47	Tehachapi ragwort	Packera ionophylla	5
0.77	r	48	rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	1
0.79	r	49	California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	40
0.80	r	50	urn-flowered alumroot	Heuchera elegans	99
0.93	l		Jct. with trail to Mount Hawkins
0.93	r	51	bitter root	Lewisia rediviva var. minor	15
0.97	l	52	broad-seeded rock-cress	Boechera platysperma	7
1.20		53	grey-leaved violet	Viola pinetorum ssp. grisea	5
1.28		54	Southern California draba	Draba corrugata	50
1.29	l	55	Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	99
1.34	l	56	white-bark raspberry	Rubus leucodermis	1
1.35	r	57	mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	10
1.35		58	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	1
1.43		59	pine-woods fritillary	Fritillaria pinetorum	60
1.45		60	clasping-leaved caulanthus	Caulanthus amplexicaulis	99
1.49		61	Parish's broomrape	Orobanche parishii ssp. parishii	10
1.53		62	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99
1.62	l	63	gray monardella	Monardella australis ssp. cinerea	99
1.67		64	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	10
1.71	b	65	San Bernardino Mountain onion	Allium monticola	75
1.91		66	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	1
1.92		67	prickly-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata	99
1.97		68	poodle-dog bush	Eriodictyon parryi	99
1.97	l	69	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	5
2.06		70	plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	2
2.10	l	71	Johnston's monkeyflower	Mimulus johnstonii	7
2.14			Trail switchbacks below steep part of ridgeline
2.73			Saddle east of Windy Gap. Trail now contours around knoll on ridgeline
2.76	r	72	showy cycladenia	Cycladenia humilis var. venusta	20
2.79	r	73	naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	3
2.80	l	74	white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola dentata	4
2.83		75	Yosemite rockcress	Boechera repanda	50
2.86		76	fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	8
2.92			Windy Gap, elevation 7588 feet. End plant trail guide. The following species has not yet been located in the guide:
x		77	Davidson's lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. davidsonii	5

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Updated 9 June 2016