Plant Guide to South Kaibab Trail

Mile	S	#	id?	FAM	(*)Common Name	Scientific Name	#Plants
0.00				South Kaibab Trailhead; elevation 7200 feet (2195 m). Begin guide at display boards: left: "A Hike to Cedar Ridge"; right: "South Kaibab Trail". VIS juniper mistletoe, Phoradendron juniperinum, just before trailhead; look for it on trail
0.00	b	1		PIN	two-needle pinyon pine	Pinus edulis	50 / 9
0.00	r	2		VIS	pinyon pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium divaricatum	25 / 9
0.00	l	3		ROS	Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	30 / 9
0.00	l	4		CHE	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	50 / 9
0.00	r	5		CHE	*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	5 / 2
0.00	r			(BRA Wright's thelypody, Thelypodium wrightii)
0.00	r	6		AST	silver wormwood	Artemisia ludoviciana	99 / 9
0.00	r	7		POA	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
0.00	r	8		AST	hoary-aster	Machaeranthera canescens	50 / 9
0.00	r	9		POA	*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	20 / 3
0.00	r	10		POA	Indian ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	40 / 9
0.00	l	11	~	BRA	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	5 / 2
0.00	l	12		POA	mutton grass	Poa fendleriana	50 / 9
0.00	l			(HYD Utah fendlerbush, Fendlerella utahensis)
0.00	l		?	(CUP Utah juniper, Juniperus osteosperma; VIS juniper mistletoe, Phoradendron juniperinum; unk annual Asteraceae with pinnate leaves; snowberry, Symphoricarpos oreophilus; AST Rock Goldenrod, Petradoria pumila)
0.00	l	13		AST	big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	50 / 9
0.00	l			(whisky currant, Ribes cereum var. pedicellare)
0.00				Switchback right
0.01	l	14		CHE	*tumbling oracle	Atriplex rosea	2 / 2
0.01	r	15		POA	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	20 / 9
0.02	r	16		AST	Grand Canyon Goldenweed	Ericameria arizonica	30 / 7
0.02	r	17		CAP	snowberry	Symphoricarpos oreophilus	20 / 7
0.02	r	18		EPH	green ephedra	Ephedra viridis	30 / 9
0.02	r	19		AST	Grand Canyon rock-daisy	Perityle congesta	50 / 9
0.02	l	20	~	CAC	Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea	3 / 3
0.02	l	21	?	dead annual22
0.02	l			(beardtongue, Penstemon barbatus)
0.02	l	22		CUP	Utah juniper	Juniperus osteosperma	20 / 9
0.03	r	23	sp		baby penstemon	Penstemon sp.	/
0.03	r	24		RUB	Wright's bedstraw	Galium wrightii	40 / 9
0.03	r	25		ROS	cliffrose	Purshia stansburiana	30 / 9
0.03	l	26		SCR	beardtongue	Penstemon barbatus	10 / 4
0.03	l	27		BRA	Wright's thelypody	Thelypodium wrightii	30 / 9
0.03	r	28		GRO	whisky currant	Ribes cereum var. pedicellare	20 / 7
0.03	r	29		POL	southern mountain phlox	Phlox austromontana	20 / 5
0.04	r	30		AST	Cooper's rubberweed	Hymenoxys cooperi	10 / 9
0.04	l	31		AST	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	30 / 7
0.04	l	32		SCR	Palmer's penstemon	Penstemon palmeri	30 / 9
0.04	l	33	~	AST	sticky snakeweed	Gutierrezia microcephala	99 / 9
0.04				Switchback left and curve right at sign "When mules pass"
0.04	r	34		LAM	*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	3 / 3
0.04	l	35		POL	Simpson's buckwheat	Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii	50 / 9
0.04	r			(Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
0.05	l	36		SCR	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	10 / 7
0.05	l	37		CAR	Eastwood's sandwort	Arenaria eastwoodiae	5 / 2
0.05	l	38		POA	*smooth brome	Bromus inermis	50 / 9
0.06	r	39		ROS	fern bush	Chamaebatiaria millefolium	1 / 1
0.06				Switchback left at ridge
0.06	l	40		AST	beautiful aster	Eurybia pulchra	20 / 5
0.06	l	41	sp	FAB	astragalus 1: green moderate-sized leaves	Astragalus sp.	1 / 1
0.06	r			(Gambel oak, Quercus gambelii)
0.06	l			(Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri)
0.07	l	42		POA	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	20 / 3
0.07	l	43		PIN	Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	5 / 5
0.07	b	44		BRA	mountain pepper-grass	Lepidium montanum	30 / 7
0.09				Switchback right at sign "No dogs"
0.11				Switchback left
0.11	r			In distance, leaning block of Coconino Sandstone
0.12	r	45		FAG	Gambel oak	Quercus gambelii	5 / 2
0.12	l	46	~	BRA	*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	1 / 1
0.13				Switchback right at sign "No shortcutting"
0.15				Switchback left
0.15				Switchback right and curve left
0.16	r	47		GRO	trumpet gooseberry	Ribes leptanthum	2 / 2
0.16				Switchback left
0.17	l			(Arizona thistle, Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum)
0.17				Switchback right
0.20	r	48		RAN	Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri	1 / 1
0.20	r	49	sp	NYC	smooth spreading four o'clock or trailing four-o'clock	Mirabilis oxybaphoides or Mirabilis pumila	1 / 1
0.20	r	50		AST	Arizona thistle	Cirsium arizonicum var. nidulum	10 / 5
0.20	r	51		HYD	Fendler bush	Fendlera rupicola	5 / 5
0.21	r	52	sp	FAB	astragalus 2: large green leaves	Astragalus like zionis	10 / 5
0.23	l			Sign: "Warning!"; elevation ~7000 feet (2130 m)
0.23	r	53		AST	matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	5 / 3
0.26	r			(banana yucca, Yucca baccata)
0.26	l	54	?		one-sided grass	?	1 / 1
0.26	b	55	~	BOR	dentnut cryptantha	Cryptantha abata	15 / 4
0.27	b	56		(Field of AST Rock Goldenrod, Petradoria pumila)
0.28	r		sp	(Astragalus 4: smaller green leaves)
0.28	r			(hairy goldenaster, Heterotheca villosa)
0.28	r	57	sp	FAB	Astragalus 4: smaller green leaves	Astragalus sp.	5 / 2
0.35	r	58		FAB	Astragalus 3: white/gray leaves	Astragalus sp.	1 / 1
0.37	r	59		AST	hairy goldenaster	Heterotheca villosa	40 / 9
0.38	l	60		AGA	Kaibab century plant	Agave utahensis var. kaibabensis	10 / 9
0.40	r	61	sp	AST	leafy aster	Erigeron sp.	5 / 2
0.40	r	62	?	Asteraceae like Arenaria with six phyllaries - need pix11
0.40	l	63		AST	threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	50 / 9
0.44				Trail curves right at small ridge; elevation ~6800 feet (2070 m)
0.48	r			(prickly pear with fat pads, Opuntia sp.)
0.50	b	64	sp	SCR	purple bird's-beak	Cordylanthus parviflorus	10 / 2
0.52	l	65	sp		prickly pear with narrow pads	Opuntia sp.	1 / 1
0.52	r	66		AST	greenstem paperflower	Psilostrophe sparsiflora	50 / 9
0.53	l	67		AGA	banana yucca	Yucca baccata	1 / 1
0.57	l	68		ROS	Apache plume	Fallugia paradoxa	5 / 1
0.68	r	69		AST	longleaf brickellbush	Brickellia longifolia	40 / 9
0.69	r			(spiny greasebush, Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum)
	r	70		AST	fragrant snakeroot	Ageratina herbacea	/
0.70	r	71		RHA	birchleaf buckthorn	Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata	1 / 1
	b	72	sp		prickly pear with fat pads	Opuntia sp.	2 / 1
0.79	r			(Parish needlegrass, Achnatherum parishii)
0.81				Switchback right; elevation ~6600 feet (2010 m)
	l			(Missouri goldenrod, Solidago missouriensis)
0.87	r	73		MAL	*common mallow	Malva neglecta	1 / 1
0.91				Trail turns right 90°
0.93				Switchback left
0.96				Switchback left
0.97				Switchback right; elevation ~6400 feet (1950 m)
1.02				Switchback right
1.06	l	74		RUT	pallid hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata ssp. pallida var. pallida	5 / 5
1.07				Switchback left; lowest Grand Canyon Goldenweed, Ericameria arizonica
1.14	r	75		API	rockloving wavewing	Pteryxia petraea	1 / 1
1.16				Switchback left
1.19				Switchback right; elevation ~6200 feet (1890 m)
1.24	r	76	~	EUP	small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	10 / 2
1.28	l	77		LAM	blue sage	Salvia dorrii	10 / 5
1.28				Sign: "Cedar Ridge"; elevation 6067 feet (1849 m)
1.30				Trail turns right 90° off ridge
1.31				Switchback left
1.34	r	78		BET	Knowlton hop hornbeam	Ostrya knowltonii	1 / 1
1.36	l	79		CRO	spiny greasebush	Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum	20 / 5
1.36	b	80		BRA	prince's plume	Stanleya pinnata	40 / 9
1.37	l			(BER Fremont barberry, Mahonia fremontii)
	l	81	?		unk Asteraceae shrub like Brickellia - off-trail?	?	/
1.40	l	82	?	AST	tansy aster?	Machaeranthera bigelovii?	10 / 2
1.42				Switchback right
1.43				Switchback left; elevation ~5900 feet (1800 m)
1.45	l	83		OLE	single-leaf ash	Fraxinus anomala	3 / 3
1.49	l	84		NYC	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora	20 / 7
1.49	r	85		POA	Parish needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	40 / 9
1.50	l	86		CHE	fourwing saltbush	Atriplex canescens	30 / 7
1.57				Brief flat part of trail with great views; elevation ~5800 feet (1770 m)
1.61	r	87		AST	rush rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. juncea	4 / 4
1.63				Saddle; trail leaves ridge to right
1.63	r	88		ANA	skunkbush	Rhus trilobata	/
1.66	b	89		POA	*red brome	Bromus rubens	/
1.70				Switchback right
1.71	r	90	?		unk dead plant like Arabis or Sisymbrium	?	20 / 7
1.73				Switchback left; elevation ~5670 feet (1730 m)
1.82	l	91		POA	side-oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	3 / 1
1.84	b	92		LOA	Adonis blazing star	Mentzelia multiflora	40 / 9
1.85	r	93		AST	wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora	2 / 1
1.86	r	94		POA	black grama	Bouteloua eriopoda	5 / 2
1.88	l			(banana yucca, Yucca baccata, with a trunk)
1.92	l			A glaucous mutton grass, Poa fendleriana
1.93				Elevation ~5500 feet (1675 m)
2.03	l	95		ROS	little-leaved mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus intricatus	3 / 2
2.23	r	96		MAL	gooseberryleaf globemallow	Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia	30 / 9
2.23				Elevation ~5300 feet (1615 m)
2.28	l			Trail is on top of breccia pipe, formed by roof collapse of a limestone cave, best exposed on saddle to left
2.32	r	97		POL	desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	20 / 5
2.34	r	98		ROS	black brush	Coleogyne ramosissima	50 / 9
2.36	l	99		POA	hairy erioneuron	Erioneuron pilosum	2 / 1
2.43	l	100		AST	rose heath	Chaetopappa ericoides	/
2.45	l	101	?		unk rosette with long-petioled leaves like Eriogonum	Eriogonum sp.?	2 / 2
2.48	l		~	(winding mariposa, Calochortus flexuosus; ~larkspur, ~Delphinium sp.)
2.50	r	102		POA	fluff grass	Dasyochloa pulchella	1 / 1
2.50	r	103		BRA	hairy-podded pepper-grass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	5 / 1
2.50	l			(CAC California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus)
2.51	r			(AST woolly bur-sage, Ambrosia eriocentra)
2.51	r	104		AGA	soaptree yucca	Yucca elata	1 / 1
2.56	r	105		LIL	winding mariposa	Calochortus flexuosus	/
2.56	r	106		POA	James' galleta	Pleuraphis jamesii	20 / 5
2.65	l			(CAC Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii)
2.72				Skeleton Point; elevation ~5100 feet (1555 m); End Plant Trail Guide
				(many-headed barrel cactus, Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides off-trail at top of drop-off to west)

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Updated 22 April 2009.