Flora of Ramona Trail Area, Garner Valley, San Jacinto Mountains

This is a flora of the Ramona Trail and the immediately-surrounding area south of Highway 74 near the trailhead. It was compiled from two surveys of the trail, on 25 April 2014 and on 3 April 2018, as well as from vouchers.

Part of this area was intentionally burned in 2013, which resulted in beautiful fields of wildflowers. Fire followers that only appeared post burn are not yet in this flora. For photographs of the wildflower displays in May 2024, see Pictures of the post-burn Ramona Trail in 2024.

The following gives some basic information about this checklist.

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An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.

The column labeled #Pls gives a minimum estimate of the number of plants in this area, up to a maximum of 99 plants, for species seen in the field surveys for which abundances were noted. If the column contains V, we did not observe the species but it was vouchered from this area. If there is a ~ or ? accompanying the number, the species is uncertain.

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#FamScientific Name
Link goes to the Jepson eFlora
(*)Common Name
Link goes to Calphotos
#Pls
Ferns
1PteCheilanthes covilleibeady lipfern15
2PtePellaea mucronata var. mucronatabird's-foot fern38
3PtePentagramma triangularis ssp. maxoniiMaxon's silverback fern30
Gymnosperms
4CupCalocedrus decurrensincense-cedar15
5PinPinus coulteriCoulter pine99
6PinPinus jeffreyiJeffrey pine50
Eudicots
7AdoSambucus nigra ssp. caeruleablue elderberry5
8AmaAmaranthus powelliiPowell's amaranth3
9AnaRhus aromaticabasketbush3
10ApiLomatium mohavenseMojave lomatium28
11ApiSanicula tuberosatuberous sanicle20
12ApiTauschia parishiiParish's tauschia75
13ApiYabea microcarpaCalifornia hedge-parsley1?
14ApoApocynum cannabinumIndian hemp25
15ApoAsclepias californicaCalifornia milkweedV
16ApoAsclepias fascicularisnarrow-leaf milkweed15
17AstAchillea millefoliumyarrow99
18AstAgoseris retrorsaspear-leaved mountain dandelion3
19AstAmbrosia acanthicarpabur-ragweed40
20AstAnisocoma acaulisscale-bud1
21AstArtemisia ludoviciana ssp. incomptamountain mugwort75
22AstArtemisia tridentatabig sagebrush99
23AstBrickellia californicaCalifornia brickellbush20
24AstChaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosawoolly yellow chaenactis2
25AstCirsium occidentale var. californicumCalifornia thistle4
26AstCorethrogyne filaginifoliaCalifornia-aster99
27AstEricameria linearifolianarrowleaf goldenbush10
28AstErigeron divergensspreading fleabane1
29AstErigeron foliosus var. foliosusleafy daisy99
30AstEriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorumgolden yarrow99
31AstGutierrezia sarothraematchweed99
32AstHulsea vestita ssp. callicarphabeautiful hulsea4
33AstLasthenia gracilisgoldfields99
34AstLessingia glandulifera var. glanduliferasticky lessingia30
35AstMalacothrix californicaCalifornia dandelion1
36AstPentachaeta aureagolden daisy99
37AstPseudognaphalium beneolensfragrant everlasting2
38AstRafinesquia californicaCalifornia chicory1
39AstSolidago velutina ssp. californicagoldenrod99
40AstSyntrichopappus lemmoniiLemmon's syntrichopappus13
41AstUropappus lindleyisilver puffs4
42BorCryptantha intermedia var. intermediapopcorn flower99
43BorCryptantha micrantha var. lepidamountain red-root cryptantha99
44BorCryptantha muricata var. denticulataprickly-nut cryptantha1
45BorCryptantha muricata var. jonesiiJones' prickly-nut cryptantha10?
46BorCryptantha pterocarya var. purpusiiPurpus' wing-nut cryptantha2
47BorEucrypta?eucrypta?1
48BorNemophila menziesiibaby blue eyes50
49BorPectocarya penicillatacombseed50
50BorPectocarya setosamoth combseed5
51BorPhacelia distanscommon phacelia99
52BorPhacelia imbricata var. patulaimbricate phacelia75
53BorPhacelia minorwild canterbury bells15
54BorPhacelia ramosissimabranching phacelia10
55BorPlagiobothrys tenellusslender popcorn flower5?
56BraBoechera californicaCalifornia elegant rock-cress50
57BraBoechera johnstoniiJohnston's rock cress40
58BraDescurainia pinnatawestern tansy-mustard15
59BraErysimum capitatum var. capitatumwestern wallflower20
60BraLepidium virginicumwild pepper-grass10
61CacEchinocereus engelmanniiEngelmann's hedgehog cactus4
62CacOpuntia basilaris var. basilarisbeavertail cactus3
63CacOpuntia phaeacanthadesert prickly-pear10
64CacOpuntia polyacantha var. erinaceaMojave prickly-pear55
65CamNemacladus longiflorus var. longiflorusthread plant30
66CapLonicera subspicata var. denudatasouthern honeysuckle30
67CarMinuartia douglasiiDouglas' sandwort13
68ConCalystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcratawestern morning-glory25
69CraDudleya abramsii ssp. abramsiiAbrams' dudleyaV
70CraDudleya saxosa ssp. aloidesdesert dudleya4
71EriArctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupaceapink-bracted manzanita99
72EriArctostaphylos pungensMexican manzanita50
73EupChamaesyce albomarginatarattlesnake weed99
74FabAcmispon glaber var. brevialatusshort-winged deerweed36
75FabAcmispon nevadensis var. nevadensisSierra Nevada lotus~2
76FabAcmispon strigosusstrigose lotus30
77FabAstragalus douglasii var. parishiiParish' Jacumba milk-vetch30
78FabHosackia crassifolia var. crassifoliabroad-leaved lotus10
79FabLathyrus vestituscommon Pacific pea~15
80FabLupinus concinnus ssp. optatusshowy bajada lupine35
81FabLupinus excubitus var. austromontanusmountain grape-soda lupine50
82FabLupinus formosuswestern lupineV
83FagQuercus chrysolepiscanyon live oak40
84FagQuercus cornelius-mulleridesert scrub oak99
85FagQuercus wislizeni var. frutescensinterior live oak99
86GenZeltnera venustacanchalaguaV
87GerErodium cicutarium*redstem filaree99
88GroRibes malvaceum var. viridifoliumchaparral currant25
89LamMonardella linoides ssp. linoidesnarrowleaf monardella30
90LamMonardella nanashort-flowered monardella50
91LamSalvia apianawhite sage10
92LamSalvia columbariaechia25
93LamStachys rigidarigid hedge-nettle5
94LamTrichostema parishiiParish's bluecurls5
95LinLinum lewisii var. lewisiiLewis' flax10
96LoaMentzelia montanamountain blazing star~10
97LoaMentzelia veatchianaVeatch's blazing star~10
98MalFremontodendron californicumflannelbush50
99MalSidalcea sparsifoliacheckerbloom25
100MalSphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosadesert globemallow18
101MonCalyptridium monandrumsand cress~99
102MonClaytonia parviflora ssp. viridisgreen miner's lettuce~99
103MonClaytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliataminer's lettuce~1
104NycMirabilis albidadwarf four-o'clock~15
105OnaCamissonia strigulosastrigose suncup5
106OnaCamissoniopsis sp.suncup with strigose stems5
107OnaClarkia rhomboideadiamond-petaled clarkia20
108OnaEpilobium canum ssp. latifoliummountain California-fuchsia99
109OnaOenothera californica ssp. californicaCalifornia evening-primrose20
110OroCastilleja applegatei ssp. martiniiMartin's paintbrush20
111OroCastilleja exserta ssp. exsertapurple owl's-cloverV
112OroCastilleja foliolosawoolly Indian paintbrush50
113OroCordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerbristly bird's beak99
114PapArgemone munitaprickly poppyV
115PlaAntirrhinum coulterianumCoulter's snapdragon25
116PlaCollinsia concolorsouthern Chinese houses30
117PlaKeckiella ternata var. ternatawhorledleaf penstemon15
118PlaPenstemon centranthifoliusscarlet bugler5
119PlaPenstemon spectabilis var. spectabilisshowy penstemon25
120PlaPlantago patagonicaPatagonia plantain2
121PolEriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanumsouthern mountain woolly-star99
122PolEriastrum sapphirinum ssp. sapphirinumsapphire woolly-starV
123PolGilia diegensiscoastal gilia50
124PolLeptosiphon lemmoniiLemmon's linanthus20
125PolLinanthus dianthiflorusground pink11
126PolPhlox austromontanasouthern mountain phlox30
127PolSaltugilia australissouthern gilia2
128PolEriogonum evanidumleafy buckwheatV
129PolEriogonum fasciculatum var. polifoliumCalifornia buckwheat75
130PolEriogonum gracile var. incultumslender buckwheat~60
131PolEriogonum nudum var. pauciflorumnaked buckwheat20
132PolEriogonum wrightii var. membranaceumWright's buckwheat20
133PolRumex californicuswillow-leaved dock15
134PolSidotheca trilobatathree-lobed oxythecaV
135RanDelphinium parryi ssp. parryiblue larkspur99
136RhaCeanothus leucodermischaparral whitethorn99
137RhaCeanothus perplexanscupped-leaf ceanothus99
138RhaFrangula californicaCalifornia coffeeberry11
139RhaRhamnus ilicifoliahollyleaf redberry70
140RosAdenostoma fasciculatumchamise99
141RosAdenostoma sparsifoliumred shanks99
142RosAmelanchier utahensisUtah service-berry15
143RosCercocarpus betuloides var. betuloidesbirch-leaf mountain-mahogany99
144RosDrymocallis glandulosa var. reflexasticky cinquefoil99
145RosPrunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifoliahollyleaf cherry8
146RubGalium andrewsii ssp. andrewsiiphlox-leaved bedstraw5
147RubGalium angustifolium ssp. angustifoliumnarrowleaf bedstraw99
148SalSalix lasiolepisarroyo willow5
149SaxLithophragma affinewoodland star4?
150ScrScrophularia californicaCalifornia bee plant10
151SolDatura wrightiisacred datura3
152SolSolanum xantipurple nightshade45
153TamTamarix ramosissima*saltcedar1
154VioViola purpurea ssp. quercetorumgoosefoot yellow violet75
155VisPhoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosumoak mistletoe70
Monocots
156AgaHesperoyucca whippleichaparral yucca50
157AgaYucca schidigeraMohave yucca10
158JunJuncus mexicanusMexican rush40
159LiliaCalochortus concolorgolden-bowl mariposa21
160LilCalochortus palmeri var. munziiSan Jacinto mariposa lilyV
161PoaBromus carinatus var. carinatusCalifornia brome~5
162PoaBromus diandrus*ripgut brome5
163PoaBromus madritensis ssp. rubens*red brome3
164PoaBromus tectorum*downy brome99
165PoaElymus elymoidessquirreltail2
166PoaFestuca myuros*rattail fescue99
167PoaKoeleria macranthaJune grass1
168PoaMelica imperfectacoast-range melic99
169PoaMuhlenbergia rigensdeergrass90
170PoaPoa secunda ssp. secundaone-sided bluegrass99
171PoaStipa coronatagiant needlegrass5
172PoaStipa parishii var. parishiiParish's needlegrass30
173TheBloomeria croceagoldenstar10
174TheDichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatumblue dicks99
175TheMuilla maritimamuilla2



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