Plant Guide to Tovashal / Torino Trail Loop, Santa Rosa Plateau

Plant Guide to Tovashal / Torino Trail Loop, Santa Rosa Plateau

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

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 is a loop hike beginning and ending at the signed Tovashal trailhead on Clinton Keith Road opposite the Visitor Center parking lot. The route takes the Torino Trail at mile 0.19 and follows it to its end at the junction with Sylvan Meadows Road. The route continues right on Sylvan Meadow Road to its junction with the Tovashal Trail, and then returns following the entire Tovashal Trail.
This loop hike is 2.4 miles round-trip, with 100 feet of elevation gain and loss.
Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. There were 90 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 16 of those trails, including this one, are at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found only on this list, among all the trails in our database; numbers of "16" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 1 0%
2 3 1%
3 4 2%
4 6 3%
5 4 2%

1-5 18 8%
6-10 46 21%
11-15 39 17%
16-20 31 14%
21-25 26 12%
26-30 19 8%
31-35 9 4%
36-40 12 5%
41-45 13 6%
46-50 4 2%
51-55 7 3%
All 224 100%

We found 1 additional species not in the above table, since it has not been fully identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ?, sp or ssp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries in the #all column.
The taxa found only on this trail, or on only a few trails, as of 4/26/05, are:

#all Common Name Latin Name
1 slender popcorn flower Plagiobothrys tenellus
1 pygmy linanthus Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis
2 *Australian brome Bromus arenarius
2 winged water-starwort Callitriche marginata
2 California popcorn flower Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens
2 woolly marbles Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus

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"
4/21/2003 1 145 4 10 4 3
4/26/2005 2 166 2 4 6 2
4/26/2005 2 192 5 7 8 3
7/16/2005 3 215 2 4 8 2
9/15/2005 4 222 0 4 5 2
1/25/2006 5 225 0 3 4 2
3/31/2006 6 225 1 3 4 2

The fieldwork on 4/21/03 was only to the end of the Torino Trail. The numbers from 4/26/05 are given twice; first to that same end point, and then for the complete loop.
In addition, Kay Madore found two taxa new to the trail guide on 5/16/04, and one taxon new to the trail guide on 4/14/05. Dick Newell helped with the fieldwork on 1/25/06.
The Plant Guide

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The mileages have been adjusted to ones derived from a GPS recording of this route, so should be accurate to 0.01-0.02 miles.

Mile s # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 r Beginning of Tovashal Trail at Clinton Keith Road at the tall white property line pole at end of white split rail fence; elevation 1800 feet (550 m)
0.00 b 1 *soft chess Bromus hordeaceus 99 / 9 40
0.00 l 2 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 50 / 9 51
0.00 l 3 saw-toothed goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides 50 / 9 35
0.00 l 4 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 50 / 9 40
0.00 l 5 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 99 / 9 46
0.00 l 6 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 50 / 9 43
0.00 l 7 climbing bedstraw Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii 20 / 9 30
0.00 l 8 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 50 / 9 37
0.00 l 9 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30 / 9 44
0.00 r 10 *rattail fescue Vulpia myuros var. myuros 99 / 9 20
0.00 r 11 toad rush Juncus bufonius var. bufonius 99 / 9 14
0.00 r 12 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 99 / 9 33
0.00 r 13 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 50 / 9 55
0.00 r 14 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 99 / 9 51
0.00 r 15 *smooth cat's ear Hypochaeris glabra 99 / 9 35
0.00 r 16 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9 55
0.00 r 17 *narrowleaf filago Filago gallica 99 / 9 45
0.00 r 18 *sand spurrey Spergularia bocconei 5 / 1 14
0.00 r 19 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 20 / 9 26
0.00 b 20 hooked skunkweed Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata 99 / 9 11
0.00 l 21 ground pink Linanthus dianthiflorus 20 / 5 9
0.00 l 22 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia 99 / 9 27
0.00 r Jct. horse trail from La Cresta
0.00 r 23 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 50 / 9 29
0.00 r 24 San Diego birdsfoot lotus Lotus hamatus 99 / 9 24
0.00 r Sign: "Tovashal Trail; To Sylvan Meadows Road 0.9 mi".
0.00 r 25 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi 50 / 9 26
0.00 r 26 rattlesnake weed Daucus pusillus 99 / 9 29
0.00 b 27 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 99 / 9 53
0.00 b 28 goldfields Lasthenia californica 99 / 9 12
0.00 l 29 woolly-fruited lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum 10 / 3 6
0.00 r 30 slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 10 / 9 14
0.00 r 31 tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii 20 / 9 17
0.00 r Go through open gate; sign: "Open sunrise to sunset..."
0.00 r 32 angel's gilia Gilia angelensis 40 / 5 14
0.00 r 33 wild-cucumber Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus 20 / 9 44
0.00 r 34 small-head field clover Trifolium microcephalum 20 / 4 10
0.00 r 35 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 10 / 3 21
0.00 r 36 yellow mariposa lily Calochortus weedii var. weedii / 12
0.00 r 37 canchalagua Centaurium venustum 99 / 9 15
0.00 r 38 *prickly sow thistle Sonchus asper ssp. asper 30 / 5 30
0.00 l 39 narrow-leaved miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora 99 / 9 19
0.00 l 40 redberry Rhamnus crocea 30 / 9 15
0.00 r 41 intermediate sun-cups Camissonia intermedia 3 / 1 6
0.00 l 42 *sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus 5 / 2 42
0.00 r 43 California filago Filago californica 20 / 3 21
0.00 r 44 splendid mariposa lily Calochortus splendens / 20
0.00 r 45 everlasting nest-straw Stylocline gnaphaloides 99 / 5 12
0.00 r 46 Tejon cryptantha Cryptantha microstachys 20 / 3 6
0.00 l 47 wild celery Apiastrum angustifolium 50 / 5 13
0.00 l 48 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 50 / 5 30
0.00 r Sign: "Mountain Lion .."
0.01 l 49 *common groundsel Senecio vulgaris 5 / 2 18
0.01 l 50 *mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium glomeratum 50 / 5 19
0.01 l 51 triangular-fruit sedge Carex triquetra 10 / 9 17
0.01 l 52 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 30 / 9 43
0.01 l 53 coast jepsonia Jepsonia parryi 20 / 2 15
0.01 l 54 goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 5 / 3 24
0.01 r 55 twining snapdragon Antirrhinum kelloggii 6 / 2 7
0.02 r 56 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 99 / 9 52
0.02 r 57 deerweed Lotus scoparius var. scoparius 10 / 4 29
0.02 l 58 sharp-toothed sanicle Sanicula arguta 50 / 9 16
0.02 r 59 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 2 / 2 30
0.02 r 60 *hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale 50 / 9 20
0.02 r 61 southern Indian pink Silene laciniata ssp. major 10 / 3 20
0.02 l 62 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum 99 / 5 14
0.02 r 63 California chicory Rafinesquia californica 20 / 9 22
0.02 b 64 purple head Acourtia microcephala 10 / 9 19
0.03 l 65 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 10 / 9 42
0.03 l 66 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 23 / 9 50
0.03 b 67 foothill needlegrass Nassella lepida 20 / 5 21
0.03 Local high point on trail
0.03 r 68 ? unk young plant with opp lvs like penstemon ? 1 / 1
0.04 r 69 checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia 99 / 9 25
0.04 l 70 *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola 99 / 9 42
0.04 r 71 *tocalote Centaurea melitensis 99 / 9 45
0.04 r 72 *scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis 50 / 9 33
0.05 r 73 tree clover Trifolium ciliolatum 50 / 9 12
0.05 l 74 ssp variegated clover Trifolium variegatum / 5
0.05 b 75 San Diego tarweed Hemizonia paniculata 99 / 9 8
0.05 l 76 red maids Calandrinia ciliata 6 / 2 17
0.05 l 77 Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch Astragalus gambelianus 5 / 1 4
0.05 b 78 *slender wild oats Avena barbata 99 / 9 40
0.05 b 79 purple owl's clover Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta 99 / 9 13
0.05 l 80 small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii 5 / 1 8
0.05 b 81 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 30 / 9 9
0.05 r 82 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 99 / 9 28
0.05 l 83 *windmill pink Silene gallica 50 / 9 33
0.06 r 84 black sage Salvia mellifera 10 / 5 40
0.06 r 85 wild canterbury bells Phacelia minor 20 / 3 21
0.07 l 86 slim vetch Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana 5 / 3 9
0.07 l 87 Engelmann oak Quercus engelmannii 20 / 9 23
0.07 l 88 common bedstraw Galium aparine 99 / 7 38
0.07 l 89 *wild oats Avena fatua 20 / 3 26
0.08 Local low point on trail
0.08 l 90 sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera 1 / 1 9
0.08 Local high point on trail
0.08 r 91 poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum 99 / 9 43
0.09 l 92 *hedge parsley Torilis nodosa 99 / 9 14
0.09 r 93 pin-point clover Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum 10 / 5 8
0.09 r 94 *California burclover Medicago polymorpha 99 / 9 40
0.09 r The "groaning" trees. When the wind is blowing just right, the movement of one tree trunk on the other makes a sound like a gate groaning as it is pushed by the wind. Don't linger here!
0.09 b 95 coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia 30 / 9 42
0.09 Local low point on trail
0.09 r 96 basketbush Rhus trilobata 20 / 9 24
0.09 b 97 ~ *bull thistle Cirsium vulgare 2 / 2 19
0.09 l (California sagebrush, Artemisia californica)
0.09 l 98 *common chickweed Stellaria media 20 / 3 25
0.10 b 99 Chinese houses Collinsia heterophylla 99 / 9 12
0.10 b 100 johnny jump-up Viola pedunculata 50 / 9 16
0.11 r (Pomona locoweed, Astragalus pomonensis)
0.11 r Path to La Cresta fenced off in early 2003 after the landowner next door complained about people using the trail on his property.
0.11 b 101 American vetch Vicia americana var. americana 20 / 3 8
0.12 r 102 canyon clarkia Clarkia epilobioides 5 / 1 11
0.12 l 103 California everlasting Gnaphalium californicum 30 / 9 43
0.12 r 104 purple clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera 99 / 9 26
0.12 Local high point on trail
0.12 r 105 giant wild-rye Leymus condensatus 10 / 9 27
0.13 l 106 goldenrod Solidago californica 40 / 5 35
0.13 r 107 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 20 / 3 24
0.13 l 108 blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus 30 / 5 21
0.13 Local low point on trail
0.14 l 109 western sycamore Platanus racemosa 1 / 1 27
0.14 Local high point on trail
0.15 r 110 common fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia 10 / 2 15
0.15 r 111 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum 20 / 5 51
0.15 r 112 horseweed Conyza canadensis 99 / 9 37
0.15 r 113 Coulter's snapdragon Antirrhinum coulterianum 1 / 1 6
0.15 b 114 mustang mint Monardella lanceolata 3 / 1 7
0.15 r 115 thyme-leafed spurge Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia 10 / 2 2
0.15 b 116 telegraph weed Heterotheca grandiflora 2 / 1 37
0.15 l 117 *London rocket Sisymbrium irio⁺ 2 / 1 10
0.15 l 118 pit-seed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri 3 / 1 8
0.16 l 119 hoaryleaf ceanothus Ceanothus crassifolius 1 / 1 12
0.16 l 120 slender popcorn flower Plagiobothrys tenellus 50 / 9 2
0.16 l 121 ~ Vasey's prickly-pear Opuntia vaseyi 1 / 1 24
0.16 l 122 California peony Paeonia californica 10 / 5 17
0.16 b 123 *tumble pigweed Amaranthus albus 10 / 1 14
0.16 Cross drainage on four wooden planks
0.16 r 124 rusty-haired popcorn flower Plagiobothrys nothofulvus 50 / 9 13
0.16 r 125 *common cudweed Gnaphalium luteo-album / 17
0.16 b 126 false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus 20 / 5 7
0.16 Trail turns left; path to La Cresta on right is fenced off as mentioned above.
0.16 r 127 purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra 99 / 9 20
0.16 l 128 western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya 50 / 9 37
0.16 r 129 owl's-clover Castilleja densiflora⁺ 99 / 5 7
0.16 b 130 Spanish clover Lotus purshianus var. purshianus 99 / 9 31
0.16 b 131 dove weed Eremocarpus setigerus 30 / 3 25
0.17 b 132 *short-fruited filaree Erodium brachycarpum / 14
0.17 b 133 *grass poly Lythrum hyssopifolia 50 / 5 15
0.17 b 134 western vervain Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys 10 / 2 10
0.17 l (barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-galli)
0.17 b 135 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 30 / 5 21
0.17 r 136 wrinkled rush Juncus rugulosus 50 / 6 13
0.17 b 137 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 50 / 4 16
0.17 r 138 *charlock Sinapis arvensis 1 / 1 3
0.17 r 139 *sourclover Melilotus indicus 20 / 2 24
0.17 r 140 hybrid wild-rye Leymus Xmultiflorus (L. condensatus X L. triticoides) 20 / 4 6
Check for first occurrence of Indian milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
0.17 r 141 narrow-leaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis 4 / 2 8
0.17 c 142 *knotweed Polygonum arenastrum 1 / 1 20
0.17 Begin bridge over drainage; elevation ~1790 feet (545 m)
0.17 r 143 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 1 / 1 14
0.17 b 144 *rabbits-foot grass Polypogon monspeliensis 20 / 2 24
0.17 b 145 cocklebur Xanthium strumarium 5 / 1 17
0.17 l (whorled dock, Rumex conglomeratus)
0.17 r sp (cattail, Typha sp.)
0.17 r 146 willow-leaved dock Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus 1 / 1 9
0.17 r (orchard-grass, Dactylis glomerata)
0.17 l 147 mule fat Baccharis salicifolia 3 / 2 39
0.17 End bridge over drainage
0.18 b 148 strigose sun-cup Camissonia strigulosa 20 / 1 6
0.18 l 149 whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora 1 / 1 10
0.18 r 150 *Australian brome Bromus arenarius 20 / 2 3
0.19 Y-junction. Go straight (left branch), now on Torino Trail
0.20 l 151 *shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 10 / 1 10
0.20 l 152 *weak blue grass Poa infirma 10 / 1 6
0.20 b 153 *cut-leaved geranium Geranium dissectum 20 / 5 13
0.22 l (sacred datura, Datura wrightii; rigid hedge-nettle, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida; big leaf mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum)
0.22 b 154 southern miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana 99 / 2 26
0.22 Local high point on trail
0.23 l (annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus; red willow, Salix laevigata; field of mule fat, Baccharis salicifolia)
0.24 r Large (~10 inch) mushroom / fungus at base of dead tree
0.24 r 155 *pineapple weed Chamomilla suaveolens 10 / 1 19
0.24 l (common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus)
0.24 l 156 *winter vetch Vicia villosa ssp. varia 20 / 2 19
0.24 r 157 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 2 / 2 48
0.24 r (coastal goldenbush, Isocoma menziesii)
0.24 Local low point on trail
0.25 r 158 Pomona locoweed Astragalus pomonensis 30 / 7 11
0.25 b 159 slender madia Madia gracilis 30 / 9 19
r 160 sp woodland star Lithophragma affine 3 / 1 6
0.25 r Beautiful huge patch of Chinese houses, Collinsia heterophylla
0.25 r 161 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii 20 / 5 7
0.28 Local high point on trail; trail is fairly flat from now on
0.30 r 162 blue larkspur Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi 3 / 2 14
0.32 r 163 *rose clover Trifolium hirtum 30 / 2 13
0.32 l 164 chaparral beard-tongue Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides 1 / 1 10
0.33 r 165 Jepson's blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii 20 / 5 11
r 166 slender cottonweed Micropus californicus var. californicus 99 / 3 7
0.36 l 167 coastal goldenbush Isocoma menziesii⁺ 3 / 2 17
0.37 l 168 clustered toad rush Juncus bufonius var. congestus / 9
0.38 r 169 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 10 / 4 31
0.39 b 170 common spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya 20 / 3 12
0.39 b 171 winged water-starwort Callitriche marginata 10 / 2 5
0.39 Cross drainage with seasonal water, on 4 plank wooden bridge
0.40 r 172 Pacific sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis 10 / 9 20
0.41 b 173 *nit grass Gastridium ventricosum 99 / 9 26
0.42 l
0.42 r 174 seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens 30 / 6 11
0.43 l 175 rattlesnake weed Chamaesyce albomarginata 3 / 1 10
0.43 c 176 holly-leaf navarretia Navarretia atractyloides 20 / 2 9
b 177 *Mediterranean pygmy-weed Crassula tillaea 20 / 1 7
0.45 Y-junction. Bicycle-cut unauthorized trail to left; stay right.
0.45 l 178 balloon clover Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum 20 / 2 7
0.45 r 179 California popcorn flower Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens / 4
0.47 r 180 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia 5 / 2 34
0.47 l (vinegar weed, Trichostema lanceolatum)
0.47 Y-junction. Another cut to the unauthorized bicycle trail on left. Stay right.
0.48 r 181 *curly dock Rumex crispus 1 / 1 23
0.55 r 182 collar lupine Lupinus truncatus 10 / 3 24
0.55 r (laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.58 r (Parish's purple nightshade, Solanum parishii)
0.61 r 183 laurel sumac Malosma laurina 1 / 1 42
0.63 r Large patch of winter vetch, Vicia villosa, in 2005.
0.64 r 184 three spot Osmadenia tenella 99 / 9 15
0.70 r 185 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum 10 / 1 7
0.71 r A white owl's-clover, Castilleja densiflora
0.73 r Check for purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
0.75 Trail curves left 90°
r 186 chia Salvia columbariae 20 / 2 21
r 187 rough-seeded blue toad-flax Linaria canadensis var. texana 1 / 1 10
0.76 Enter chaparral section
r 188 common tidy-tips Layia platyglossa 1 / 1 5
l 189 ssp purple snapdragon Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum 1 / 1 19
0.80 l (California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.82 r 190 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 4 / 4 22
0.82 l Newly-cleared area with four boulders (for bench?) in September 2005
0.83 l 191 San Diego wreathplant Stephanomeria diegensis 5 / 3 22
0.87 r 192 giant needlegrass Achnatherum coronatum 2 / 1 22
0.88 r 193 prostrate spineflower Chorizanthe procumbens 10 / 1 4
0.88 r (Sliced-bread boulder)
0.89 r 194 fragrant everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens 3 / 3 23
0.91 b 195 rush-rose Helianthemum scoparium 10 / 3 14
0.91 l A light pink "purple owl's clover", Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta
0.91 l 196 short-winged deerweed Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus 10 / 2 23
0.94 r 197 white sage Salvia apiana 10 / 3 38
0.95 l Jct. shortcut to unauthorized bicycle trail. Stay right.
0.97 l Jct. other end of unauthorized bicycle trail. Stay right.
1.03 Y-jct. to Sylvan Meadows Road; take right branch.
1.04 Jct. Sylvan Meadows Road; turn right
1.08 r
1.08 l 198 slender combseed Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula 1 / 1 6
1.11 Local high point
1.12 Begin long switchback left.
1.15 Cross wide shallow drainage at center of switchback
1.18 c 199 *annual blue grass Poa annua 20 / 1 12
1.18 l Jct. use trail
1.21 r (Note huge boulder "holding up" a tree!)
1.27 Local low point on road; road is in sand; begin long switchback right.
1.28 l Jct. use trail
1.31 Road turns left 90°
1.33 Local high point on road, elevation ~1875 feet (572 m)
1.35 l Jct. use trail
1.36 r 200 vinegar weed Trichostema lanceolatum 10 / 3 15
1.39 l 201 *long-beaked filaree Erodium botrys 30 / 2 11
1.39 r Jct. use trail to Tovashal Trail
1.42 r Jct. Tovashal Trail; turn right and take it
1.43 r 202 graceful tarplant Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata 10 / 1 15
1.44 r Jct. other end of use trail; note both species of owl's clover on right side by side, C. exserta and C. densiflora
1.54 r 203 long-leaved rush Juncus macrophyllus 10 / 2 5
1.54 b 204 Parish's purple nightshade Solanum parishii 10 / 3 20
1.54 r 205 papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa 2 / 2 4
1.55 r 206 common skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa 40 / 6 4
1.57 l 207 floriferous monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus 40 / 5 6
1.61 Trail jags left
1.62 b 208 snapdragon campion Silene antirrhina 10 / 2 7
1.62 l 209 minute-flowered cryptantha Cryptantha micromeres 5 / 1 6
1.62 l 210 pygmy-weed Crassula connata 20 / 1 28
1.62 l 211 six-weeks fescue Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora 10 / 1 4
1.62 l Check for different suncup, Camissonia sp.
1.62 l 212 ~ cotton-batting plant Gnaphalium stramineum 5 / 1 16
1.65 Trail jags left
1.68 l Woodrat's nest
1.70 l 213 soap plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum 3 / 1 19
1.71 r 214 slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. gracile 10 / 2 3
1.71 r 215 ~ pygmy linanthus Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis 10 / 1 1
1.72 l 216 fringed spineflower Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata 20 / 1 8
1.73 Local low point on trail, containing enough seasonal water for algae to leave clumps
1.73 l 217 sp woolly marbles Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus 5 / 1 2
1.73 l 218 western lady's mantle Aphanes occidentalis 2 / 1 3
1.77 Local high point on trail; trail curves left
1.80 r 219 California sagebrush Artemisia californica 1 / 1 47
1.81 l 220 heartleaf penstemon Keckiella cordifolia 10 / 2 28
1.81 Local low point on trail
1.85 l (cobwebby thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale)
1.86 l (chick lupine, Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus)
1.86 Trail curves right
1.86 l 221 saltgrass Distichlis spicata 2 / 1 18
1.90 b Good patch of American vetch, Vicia americana
1.91 b 222 Indian milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa 5 / 2 18
1.91 b 223 basket rush Juncus textilis 20 / 1 6
1.94 r 224 bristly goldenaster Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides 2 / 1 8
1.96 l Field of Pomona locoweed, Astragalus pomonensis
2.03 l (arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
2.09 l Patch of ~30 purple clarkia, Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, with flowers in dense terminal clusters
2.10 r 225 Palmer's goldenbush Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis 10 / 1 10
2.22 r Jct. Torino Trail; end plant guide; return to trailhead by going left
2.41 Back at Tovashal Trailhead at Clinton Keith Road.

Comments On Specific Species

Sisymbrium irio. This was a brand-new weed for the Santa Rosa Plateau plant list, observed for the first time on 1/25/06 in the drainage from the La Cresta homes, in an area frequented by horses. It could have come from drainage from the La Cresta homes, or from horses, or both. The two specimens were weeded out and vouchered for the plant list.
Isocoma menziesii. In our experience, the subspecies are not separable in Southern California. See Comments on the Jepson Manual and A Flora of Southern California by Munz: Isocoma menziesii.
Castilleja densiflora. We do not feel the subspecies defined in the Jepson Manual are valid in Southern California. See note in the Vernal Pool Trail Plant Guide.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	1	0%
2	3	1%
3	4	2%
4	6	3%
5	4	2%

1-5	18	8%
6-10	46	21%
11-15	39	17%
16-20	31	14%
21-25	26	12%
26-30	19	8%
31-35	9	4%
36-40	12	5%
41-45	13	6%
46-50	4	2%
51-55	7	3%
All	224	100%

#all	Common Name	Latin Name
1	slender popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys tenellus
1	pygmy linanthus	Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis
2	*Australian brome	Bromus arenarius
2	winged water-starwort	Callitriche marginata
2	California popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens
2	woolly marbles	Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
4/21/2003	1	145	4	10	4	3
4/26/2005	2	166	2	4	6	2
4/26/2005	2	192	5	7	8	3
7/16/2005	3	215	2	4	8	2
9/15/2005	4	222	0	4	5	2
1/25/2006	5	225	0	3	4	2
3/31/2006	6	225	1	3	4	2

Mile	s	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	r			Beginning of Tovashal Trail at Clinton Keith Road at the tall white property line pole at end of white split rail fence; elevation 1800 feet (550 m)
0.00	b	1		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	99 / 9	40
0.00	l	2		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	50 / 9	51
0.00	l	3		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	50 / 9	35
0.00	l	4		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	50 / 9	40
0.00	l	5		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	46
0.00	l	6		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	50 / 9	43
0.00	l	7		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	20 / 9	30
0.00	l	8		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	50 / 9	37
0.00	l	9		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9	44
0.00	r	10		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	99 / 9	20
0.00	r	11		toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	99 / 9	14
0.00	r	12		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	99 / 9	33
0.00	r	13		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9	55
0.00	r	14		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	51
0.00	r	15		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	99 / 9	35
0.00	r	16		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	55
0.00	r	17		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	45
0.00	r	18		*sand spurrey	Spergularia bocconei	5 / 1	14
0.00	r	19		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	20 / 9	26
0.00	b	20		hooked skunkweed	Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata	99 / 9	11
0.00	l	21		ground pink	Linanthus dianthiflorus	20 / 5	9
0.00	l	22		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	27
0.00	r			Jct. horse trail from La Cresta
0.00	r	23		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	50 / 9	29
0.00	r	24		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	99 / 9	24
0.00	r			Sign: "Tovashal Trail; To Sylvan Meadows Road 0.9 mi".
0.00	r	25		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	50 / 9	26
0.00	r	26		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	99 / 9	29
0.00	b	27		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	53
0.00	b	28		goldfields	Lasthenia californica	99 / 9	12
0.00	l	29		woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	10 / 3	6
0.00	r	30		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	10 / 9	14
0.00	r	31		tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	20 / 9	17
0.00	r			Go through open gate; sign: "Open sunrise to sunset..."
0.00	r	32		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	40 / 5	14
0.00	r	33		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	20 / 9	44
0.00	r	34		small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	20 / 4	10
0.00	r	35		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	10 / 3	21
0.00	r	36		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	/	12
0.00	r	37		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	99 / 9	15
0.00	r	38		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	30 / 5	30
0.00	l	39		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	99 / 9	19
0.00	l	40		redberry	Rhamnus crocea	30 / 9	15
0.00	r	41		intermediate sun-cups	Camissonia intermedia	3 / 1	6
0.00	l	42		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	5 / 2	42
0.00	r	43		California filago	Filago californica	20 / 3	21
0.00	r	44		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	/	20
0.00	r	45		everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides	99 / 5	12
0.00	r	46		Tejon cryptantha	Cryptantha microstachys	20 / 3	6
0.00	l	47		wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	50 / 5	13
0.00	l	48		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	50 / 5	30
0.00	r			Sign: "Mountain Lion .."
0.01	l	49		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	5 / 2	18
0.01	l	50		*mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium glomeratum	50 / 5	19
0.01	l	51		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	10 / 9	17
0.01	l	52		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	30 / 9	43
0.01	l	53		coast jepsonia	Jepsonia parryi	20 / 2	15
0.01	l	54		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	5 / 3	24
0.01	r	55		twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum kelloggii	6 / 2	7
0.02	r	56		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9	52
0.02	r	57		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	10 / 4	29
0.02	l	58		sharp-toothed sanicle	Sanicula arguta	50 / 9	16
0.02	r	59		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	2 / 2	30
0.02	r	60		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	50 / 9	20
0.02	r	61		southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	10 / 3	20
0.02	l	62		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	99 / 5	14
0.02	r	63		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	20 / 9	22
0.02	b	64		purple head	Acourtia microcephala	10 / 9	19
0.03	l	65		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	10 / 9	42
0.03	l	66		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	23 / 9	50
0.03	b	67		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	20 / 5	21
0.03				Local high point on trail
0.03	r	68	?	unk young plant with opp lvs like penstemon	?	1 / 1
0.04	r	69		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	99 / 9	25
0.04	l	70		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	99 / 9	42
0.04	r	71		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 9	45
0.04	r	72		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	50 / 9	33
0.05	r	73		tree clover	Trifolium ciliolatum	50 / 9	12
0.05	l	74	ssp	variegated clover	Trifolium variegatum	/	5
0.05	b	75		San Diego tarweed	Hemizonia paniculata	99 / 9	8
0.05	l	76		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	6 / 2	17
0.05	l	77		Gambel's dwarf milk-vetch	Astragalus gambelianus	5 / 1	4
0.05	b	78		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 9	40
0.05	b	79		purple owl's clover	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	99 / 9	13
0.05	l	80		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	5 / 1	8
0.05	b	81		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	30 / 9	9
0.05	r	82		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	28
0.05	l	83		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	50 / 9	33
0.06	r	84		black sage	Salvia mellifera	10 / 5	40
0.06	r	85		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	20 / 3	21
0.07	l	86		slim vetch	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	5 / 3	9
0.07	l	87		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	20 / 9	23
0.07	l	88		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	99 / 7	38
0.07	l	89		*wild oats	Avena fatua	20 / 3	26
0.08				Local low point on trail
0.08	l	90		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	1 / 1	9
0.08				Local high point on trail
0.08	r	91		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	99 / 9	43
0.09	l	92		*hedge parsley	Torilis nodosa	99 / 9	14
0.09	r	93		pin-point clover	Trifolium gracilentum var. gracilentum	10 / 5	8
0.09	r	94		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	99 / 9	40
0.09	r			The "groaning" trees. When the wind is blowing just right, the movement of one tree trunk on the other makes a sound like a gate groaning as it is pushed by the wind. Don't linger here!
0.09	b	95		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	30 / 9	42
0.09				Local low point on trail
0.09	r	96		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	20 / 9	24
0.09	b	97	~	*bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	2 / 2	19
0.09	l			(California sagebrush, Artemisia californica)
0.09	l	98		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	20 / 3	25
0.10	b	99		Chinese houses	Collinsia heterophylla	99 / 9	12
0.10	b	100		johnny jump-up	Viola pedunculata	50 / 9	16
0.11	r			(Pomona locoweed, Astragalus pomonensis)
0.11	r			Path to La Cresta fenced off in early 2003 after the landowner next door complained about people using the trail on his property.
0.11	b	101		American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	20 / 3	8
0.12	r	102		canyon clarkia	Clarkia epilobioides	5 / 1	11
0.12	l	103		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	30 / 9	43
0.12	r	104		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	99 / 9	26
0.12				Local high point on trail
0.12	r	105		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	10 / 9	27
0.13	l	106		goldenrod	Solidago californica	40 / 5	35
0.13	r	107		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 3	24
0.13	l	108		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	30 / 5	21
0.13				Local low point on trail
0.14	l	109		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	1 / 1	27
0.14				Local high point on trail
0.15	r	110		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	10 / 2	15
0.15	r	111		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	20 / 5	51
0.15	r	112		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	99 / 9	37
0.15	r	113		Coulter's snapdragon	Antirrhinum coulterianum	1 / 1	6
0.15	b	114		mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	3 / 1	7
0.15	r	115		thyme-leafed spurge	Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia	10 / 2	2
0.15	b	116		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	2 / 1	37
0.15	l	117		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio⁺	2 / 1	10
0.15	l	118		pit-seed goosefoot	Chenopodium berlandieri	3 / 1	8
0.16	l	119		hoaryleaf ceanothus	Ceanothus crassifolius	1 / 1	12
0.16	l	120		slender popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys tenellus	50 / 9	2
0.16	l	121	~	Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	1 / 1	24
0.16	l	122		California peony	Paeonia californica	10 / 5	17
0.16	b	123		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	10 / 1	14
0.16				Cross drainage on four wooden planks
0.16	r	124		rusty-haired popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	50 / 9	13
0.16	r	125		*common cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	/	17
0.16	b	126		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	20 / 5	7
0.16				Trail turns left; path to La Cresta on right is fenced off as mentioned above.
0.16	r	127		purple needlegrass	Nassella pulchra	99 / 9	20
0.16	l	128		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	50 / 9	37
0.16	r	129		owl's-clover	Castilleja densiflora⁺	99 / 5	7
0.16	b	130		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	99 / 9	31
0.16	b	131		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	30 / 3	25
0.17	b	132		*short-fruited filaree	Erodium brachycarpum	/	14
0.17	b	133		*grass poly	Lythrum hyssopifolia	50 / 5	15
0.17	b	134		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	10 / 2	10
0.17	l			(barnyard grass, Echinochloa crus-galli)
0.17	b	135		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 5	21
0.17	r	136		wrinkled rush	Juncus rugulosus	50 / 6	13
0.17	b	137		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	50 / 4	16
0.17	r	138		*charlock	Sinapis arvensis	1 / 1	3
0.17	r	139		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	20 / 2	24
0.17	r	140		hybrid wild-rye	Leymus Xmultiflorus (L. condensatus X L. triticoides)	20 / 4	6
				Check for first occurrence of Indian milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa
0.17	r	141		narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	4 / 2	8
0.17	c	142		*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	1 / 1	20
0.17				Begin bridge over drainage; elevation ~1790 feet (545 m)
0.17	r	143		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	1 / 1	14
0.17	b	144		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	20 / 2	24
0.17	b	145		cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	5 / 1	17
0.17	l			(whorled dock, Rumex conglomeratus)
0.17	r		sp	(cattail, Typha sp.)
0.17	r	146		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	1 / 1	9
0.17	r			(orchard-grass, Dactylis glomerata)
0.17	l	147		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	3 / 2	39
0.17				End bridge over drainage
0.18	b	148		strigose sun-cup	Camissonia strigulosa	20 / 1	6
0.18	l	149		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	1 / 1	10
0.18	r	150		*Australian brome	Bromus arenarius	20 / 2	3
0.19				Y-junction. Go straight (left branch), now on Torino Trail
0.20	l	151		*shepherd's purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	10 / 1	10
0.20	l	152		*weak blue grass	Poa infirma	10 / 1	6
0.20	b	153		*cut-leaved geranium	Geranium dissectum	20 / 5	13
0.22	l			(sacred datura, Datura wrightii; rigid hedge-nettle, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida; big leaf mistletoe, Phoradendron macrophyllum)
0.22	b	154		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	99 / 2	26
0.22				Local high point on trail
0.23	l			(annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus; red willow, Salix laevigata; field of mule fat, Baccharis salicifolia)
0.24	r			Large (~10 inch) mushroom / fungus at base of dead tree
0.24	r	155		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	10 / 1	19
0.24	l			(common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus)
0.24	l	156		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	20 / 2	19
0.24	r	157		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	2 / 2	48
0.24	r			(coastal goldenbush, Isocoma menziesii)
0.24				Local low point on trail
0.25	r	158		Pomona locoweed	Astragalus pomonensis	30 / 7	11
0.25	b	159		slender madia	Madia gracilis	30 / 9	19
	r	160	sp	woodland star	Lithophragma affine	3 / 1	6
0.25	r			Beautiful huge patch of Chinese houses, Collinsia heterophylla
0.25	r	161		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 5	7
0.28				Local high point on trail; trail is fairly flat from now on
0.30	r	162		blue larkspur	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	3 / 2	14
0.32	r	163		*rose clover	Trifolium hirtum	30 / 2	13
0.32	l	164		chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	1 / 1	10
0.33	r	165		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	20 / 5	11
	r	166		slender cottonweed	Micropus californicus var. californicus	99 / 3	7
0.36	l	167		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii⁺	3 / 2	17
0.37	l	168		clustered toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. congestus	/	9
0.38	r	169		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	10 / 4	31
0.39	b	170		common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	20 / 3	12
0.39	b	171		winged water-starwort	Callitriche marginata	10 / 2	5
0.39				Cross drainage with seasonal water, on 4 plank wooden bridge
0.40	r	172		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	10 / 9	20
0.41	b	173		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	99 / 9	26
0.42	l
0.42	r	174		seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	30 / 6	11
0.43	l	175		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	3 / 1	10
0.43	c	176		holly-leaf navarretia	Navarretia atractyloides	20 / 2	9
	b	177		*Mediterranean pygmy-weed	Crassula tillaea	20 / 1	7
0.45				Y-junction. Bicycle-cut unauthorized trail to left; stay right.
0.45	l	178		balloon clover	Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum	20 / 2	7
0.45	r	179		California popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys collinus var. fulvescens	/	4
0.47	r	180		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	5 / 2	34
0.47	l			(vinegar weed, Trichostema lanceolatum)
0.47				Y-junction. Another cut to the unauthorized bicycle trail on left. Stay right.
0.48	r	181		*curly dock	Rumex crispus	1 / 1	23
0.55	r	182		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	10 / 3	24
0.55	r			(laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.58	r			(Parish's purple nightshade, Solanum parishii)
0.61	r	183		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	1 / 1	42
0.63	r			Large patch of winter vetch, Vicia villosa, in 2005.
0.64	r	184		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	99 / 9	15
0.70	r	185		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	10 / 1	7
0.71	r			A white owl's-clover, Castilleja densiflora
0.73	r			Check for purple sanicle, Sanicula bipinnatifida
0.75				Trail curves left 90°
	r	186		chia	Salvia columbariae	20 / 2	21
	r	187		rough-seeded blue toad-flax	Linaria canadensis var. texana	1 / 1	10
0.76				Enter chaparral section
	r	188		common tidy-tips	Layia platyglossa	1 / 1	5
	l	189	ssp	purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	1 / 1	19
0.80	l			(California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.82	r	190		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	4 / 4	22
0.82	l			Newly-cleared area with four boulders (for bench?) in September 2005
0.83	l	191		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	5 / 3	22
0.87	r	192		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	2 / 1	22
0.88	r	193		prostrate spineflower	Chorizanthe procumbens	10 / 1	4
0.88	r			(Sliced-bread boulder)
0.89	r	194		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	3 / 3	23
0.91	b	195		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	10 / 3	14
0.91	l			A light pink "purple owl's clover", Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta
0.91	l	196		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	10 / 2	23
0.94	r	197		white sage	Salvia apiana	10 / 3	38
0.95	l			Jct. shortcut to unauthorized bicycle trail. Stay right.
0.97	l			Jct. other end of unauthorized bicycle trail. Stay right.
1.03				Y-jct. to Sylvan Meadows Road; take right branch.
1.04				Jct. Sylvan Meadows Road; turn right
1.08	r
1.08	l	198		slender combseed	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	1 / 1	6
1.11				Local high point
1.12				Begin long switchback left.
1.15				Cross wide shallow drainage at center of switchback
1.18	c	199		*annual blue grass	Poa annua	20 / 1	12
1.18	l			Jct. use trail
1.21	r			(Note huge boulder "holding up" a tree!)
1.27				Local low point on road; road is in sand; begin long switchback right.
1.28	l			Jct. use trail
1.31				Road turns left 90°
1.33				Local high point on road, elevation ~1875 feet (572 m)
1.35	l			Jct. use trail
1.36	r	200		vinegar weed	Trichostema lanceolatum	10 / 3	15
1.39	l	201		*long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys	30 / 2	11
1.39	r			Jct. use trail to Tovashal Trail
1.42	r			Jct. Tovashal Trail; turn right and take it
1.43	r	202		graceful tarplant	Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata	10 / 1	15
1.44	r			Jct. other end of use trail; note both species of owl's clover on right side by side, C. exserta and C. densiflora
1.54	r	203		long-leaved rush	Juncus macrophyllus	10 / 2	5
1.54	b	204		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	10 / 3	20
1.54	r	205		papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	2 / 2	4
1.55	r	206		common skullcap	Scutellaria tuberosa	40 / 6	4
1.57	l	207		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	40 / 5	6
1.61				Trail jags left
1.62	b	208		snapdragon campion	Silene antirrhina	10 / 2	7
1.62	l	209		minute-flowered cryptantha	Cryptantha micromeres	5 / 1	6
1.62	l	210		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	20 / 1	28
1.62	l	211		six-weeks fescue	Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora	10 / 1	4
1.62	l			Check for different suncup, Camissonia sp.
1.62	l	212	~	cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	5 / 1	16
1.65				Trail jags left
1.68	l			Woodrat's nest
1.70	l	213		soap plant	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	3 / 1	19
1.71	r	214		slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. gracile	10 / 2	3
1.71	r	215	~	pygmy linanthus	Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis	10 / 1	1
1.72	l	216		fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata	20 / 1	8
1.73				Local low point on trail, containing enough seasonal water for algae to leave clumps
1.73	l	217	sp	woolly marbles	Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus	5 / 1	2
1.73	l	218		western lady's mantle	Aphanes occidentalis	2 / 1	3
1.77				Local high point on trail; trail curves left
1.80	r	219		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	1 / 1	47
1.81	l	220		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	10 / 2	28
1.81				Local low point on trail
1.85	l			(cobwebby thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale)
1.86	l			(chick lupine, Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus)
1.86				Trail curves right
1.86	l	221		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	2 / 1	18
1.90	b			Good patch of American vetch, Vicia americana
1.91	b	222		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	5 / 2	18
1.91	b	223		basket rush	Juncus textilis	20 / 1	6
1.94	r	224		bristly goldenaster	Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides	2 / 1	8
1.96	l			Field of Pomona locoweed, Astragalus pomonensis
2.03	l			(arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
2.09	l			Patch of ~30 purple clarkia, Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, with flowers in dense terminal clusters
2.10	r	225		Palmer's goldenbush	Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis	10 / 1	10
2.22	r			Jct. Torino Trail; end plant guide; return to trailhead by going left
2.41				Back at Tovashal Trailhead at Clinton Keith Road.

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