Plant Guide to Seven Pines / Marion Mountain Trail Loop, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Seven Pines / Marion Mountain Trail Loop, San Jacinto Mountains

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
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This is a 6.1 mile loop hike, with 2530 feet of elevation gain and 2550 feet of elevation loss, that requires a car shuttle between the Marion Mountain Trailhead and the Seven Pines Trailhead. The one-way car shuttle takes about 15 minutes. Part of the shuttle route is a dirt road that can be easily navigated by high-clearance normal passenger cars.
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 (not including the taxa seen only off-trail given at the end of the guide). We had 106 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 9 of those trails, including this one, are in this area of San Jacinto Mountain. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "9" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area of San Jacinto Mountain.

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

1-5 9 11%
6-10 34 43%
11-15 14 18%
16-20 10 13%
21-25 6 8%
26-30 3 4%
31-35 2 3%
36-40 0 0%
41-45 1 1%
46-50 0 0%
51-55 1 1%
Total Taxa 80 100%

We found 7 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been fully identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries in the #all column.
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"
7/20/2007 1 87 2 4 11 5

Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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The mileages in the guide come from Topo!. The total mileage is almost surely slightly underestimated, probably by no more than 10%, due to the tight switchbacks on the trail that are not accurately measured by that program. The elevations come from the topo map, and should be fairly precise.
The guide below does not give most of the switchbacks and other such trail landmarks, since there were way too many of them to record on our first day of fieldwork.

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail at northern end of parking area, at saddle between Fuller Creek and North Fork, elevation 6300 feet (1920 m)
0.00 b 1 sp annual buckwheat Eriogonum molestum or davidsonii 20 / 2
0.00 b 2 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 30 / 3 10
0.00 b 3 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 10 / 1 14
0.00 l 4 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 20 / 2 30
0.00 l Sign: "Seven Pines Trail; Deer Springs Trail 3.5 miles; Mt. San Jacinto 9.25 miles"
0.00 l 5 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 30 / 5 11
0.00 b 6 ? unk annual like Gilia ? 20 / 2
0.00 b 7 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 30 / 5 7
0.00 l 8 ~ purple-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha 1 / 1 9
0.00 b (incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens; incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.00 l (white fir, Abies concolor; Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
0.00 r (canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis; oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.00 9 ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 20 / 9 5
0.00 r 10 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 40 / 9 7
0.00 l 11 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 50 / 9 31
0.01 l Sign: "Fragile habitat; Creek Closure"
0.01 l 12 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora⁺ 40 / 9 5
0.01 l Sign: "Wilderness Permit Required"
0.01 l 13 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 99 / 9 18
0.02 l 14 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 30 / 9 11
0.02 l 15 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 50 / 9 21
0.03 l 16 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 20 / 9 14
0.03 b 17 California fuchsia Epilobium canum 99 / 9 22
The first specimen of the following species on trail was not recorded:
18 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 25
0.05 b 19 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum 10 / 9 10
0.07 r 20 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii 2 / 1 6
0.09 l 21 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 30 / 9 3
0.12 First of two close local high points on trail
0.23 Local high point; cross divide for a brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork before returning to Fuller Creek canyon
0.36 r (western azalea, Rhododendron occidentale; snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.37 r 22 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 3 / 3 16
0.37 r 23 sugar pine dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium californicum 1 / 1 1
0.39 l 24 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 10 / 9 12
0.39 r 25 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 1 / 1 14
0.43 l 26 snow-plant Sarcodes sanguinea 2 / 2 11
0.60 l ~ (mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus; ~Scouler's willow, ~Salix scouleriana)
0.60 r 27 ~ beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 50 / 9 16
0.72 Local high point; cross saddle for another brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork
0.74 l 28 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 99 / 9 27
0.75 Switchback left
0.78 r (green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.81 r 29 spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata 3 / 1 8
0.81 Switchback left
0.84 Switchback right
0.85 Switchback left
1.02 Local high point; elevation ~7100 feet (2164 m); cross small saddle and enter North Fork Canyon for rest of trip
1.03 r 30 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9 21
1.04 l (rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
1.07 Switchback right
1.09 Switchback left; no more switchbacks noted since there are so many
1.26 r 31 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 30 / 9 10
1.26 Local low point; cross small creek
1.27 l Local high point; sign: "Entering Mount San Jacinto State Park Wilderness"
1.27 r (~fragile sheath sedge, ~Carex fracta; thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
1.30 r 32 western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 30 / 9 7
1.30 l 33 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 50 / 9 17
1.30 r 34 thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus 30 / 9 5
1.32 Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation 6880 feet (2097 m)
1.32 r 35 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 10 / 9 9
1.34 l 36 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 50 / 9 12
1.34 l 37 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 10 / 2 19
1.34 l (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
1.34 Cross North Fork again
1.34 l ? (arrowhead butterweed, Senecio triangularis; lemon lily, Lilium parryi; western columbine, Aquilegia formosa; small cespitose grass, ?; broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius; ~tall mannagrass, ~Glyceria elata; Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii; unk species with old 2 foot dense infl; glaucus willowherb, Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum)
1.36 r (naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum)
1.36 l (incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
1.41 l 38 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 20 / 5 19
1.42 r 39 ssp sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa 20 / 7
1.42 b 40 ssp blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 20 / 7 8
1.42 b 41 goldenrod Solidago californica 20 / 9 45
1.47 l 42 sp groundsmoke Gayophytum sp. 20 / 2
1.47 l 43 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 30 / 9 14
1.47 r (Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
1.50 r 44 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 5 / 3 13
1.51 r 45 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 30 / 4 21
1.54 l 46 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 40 / 9 8
1.71 Trail turns right at saddle
1.80 r 47 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 3 / 1 6
1.86 r 48 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 30 / 9 14
1.94 49 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 20 / 9 9
2.06 l 50 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula⁺ 30 / 9 18
2.13 b 51 ~ slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 10 / 3 6
2.23 l (bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
2.26 r 52 sp Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis⁺ 10 / 3 8
2.26 r (Fendler's meadow-rue, ) Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri /
2.26 r 53 white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota 10 / 3 15
2.27 l 54 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 10 / 2 8
2.27 r (musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus)
2.28 r 55 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 5 / 2 8
2.37 b 56 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 5 / 2 9
2.39 r (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
2.46 b 57 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 30 / 9 13
2.53 l (wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
2.56 l 58 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 20 / 3 24
2.57 r 59 ~ forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens /
2.61 r 60 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 20 / 5 8
2.61 Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation ~8030 feet (2448 m)
2.61 r 61 arrowhead butterweed Senecio triangularis 30 / 5 1
2.61 r 62 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 5 / 2 9
2.61 b 63 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 1 10
2.61 l 64 ssp willowherb Epilobium ciliatum 2 / 1
2.61 r 65 glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum 2 / 1 6
2.61 l 66 ~ streambank lotus Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius 10 / 1 6
2.61 l 67 ssp spreading brown-headed rush Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus 10 / 1 4
2.81 l 68 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 30 / 9 13
2.81 l 69 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 20 / 9 29
2.82 l 70 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 2 / 2 16
2.85 r (California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
2.92 Cross side branch of moist drainage
2.98 l 71 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 20 / 5 8
2.98 r ~ (subarctic lady-fern, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum)
3.02 b 72 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 2 / 1 19
3.03 r 73 California corn lily Veratrum californicum var. californicum 5 / 3 6
3.03 Cross main branch of moist drainage
3.04 l (lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
3.05 Cross dry third branch of moist drainage
3.06 r 74 sp clover Trifolium sp. 3 / 1
3.06 r (scented shooting star, Dodecatheon redolens)
3.09 r 75 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 20 / 9 10
3.10 l (Large field of ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
3.24 r 76 swamp sedge Carex senta 2 / 1 9
3.24 r (closest subarctic lady-fern, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum)
3.24 l 77 ~ brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis 2 / 1 5
3.24 Cross North Fork for last time; elevation 8480 feet (2585 m)
3.24 r 78 ~ tall mannagrass Glyceria elata 10 / 1 2
3.36 T-Jct. with PCT; highest point on loop; elevation 8640 feet (2633 m); go right; sign "(up): Little Round Valley 2.5; San Jacinto Peak 3.2; ((down): Strawberry Trail 2.5; Suicide Rock Trail 3.8; Banning Highway 6.3; (back): 7 Pines Trail"
3.37 r Jct. Marion Mountain Trail; go right on it
3.63 l (bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata)
3.69 b 79 broad-leaved lotus Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius 20 / 3 10
3.69 r (western polypody, Polypodium hesperium)
3.69 b 80 bitter cherry Prunus emarginata 20 / 3 10
3.73 r 81 Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii 5 / 1 8
4.00 r 82 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 10 / 2 6
4.00 r 83 giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 1 / 1 10
4.19 l (white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
4.34 l Big patch of thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus
4.36 l 84 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 1 / 1 54
4.49 Check for Phoradendron on Jeffrey pine or white fir
4.70 l Sign: Wilderness Boundary
85 ~ bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 5 35
5.14 l 86 ~ slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 1 / 1 17
5.68 l 87 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 10 / 2 8
5.74 r Jct. Campground Trail; stay left; Sign: (left) to Stone Creek Campground 2 mi; (xx?) 1 mi"
5.84 l Check for Gilia
6.11 Trailhead parking for Marion Mountain Trail; elevation 6320 feet (1926 m)

Comments On Specific Species

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

1-5	9	11%
6-10	34	43%
11-15	14	18%
16-20	10	13%
21-25	6	8%
26-30	3	4%
31-35	2	3%
36-40	0	0%
41-45	1	1%
46-50	0	0%
51-55	1	1%
Total Taxa	80	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
7/20/2007	1	87	2	4	11	5

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at northern end of parking area, at saddle between Fuller Creek and North Fork, elevation 6300 feet (1920 m)
0.00	b	1	sp	annual buckwheat	Eriogonum molestum or davidsonii	20 / 2
0.00	b	2		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	30 / 3	10
0.00	b	3		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	10 / 1	14
0.00	l	4		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	20 / 2	30
0.00	l			Sign: "Seven Pines Trail; Deer Springs Trail 3.5 miles; Mt. San Jacinto 9.25 miles"
0.00	l	5	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 5	11
0.00	b	6	?	unk annual like Gilia	?	20 / 2
0.00	b	7		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	30 / 5	7
0.00	l	8	~	purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	1 / 1	9
0.00	b			(incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens; incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.00	l			(white fir, Abies concolor; Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
0.00	r			(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis; oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.00		9		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	20 / 9	5
0.00	r	10		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	40 / 9	7
0.00	l	11		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	50 / 9	31
0.01	l			Sign: "Fragile habitat; Creek Closure"
0.01	l	12		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora⁺	40 / 9	5
0.01	l			Sign: "Wilderness Permit Required"
0.01	l	13		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9	18
0.02	l	14		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	30 / 9	11
0.02	l	15		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	50 / 9	21
0.03	l	16		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	20 / 9	14
0.03	b	17		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	99 / 9	22
				The first specimen of the following species on trail was not recorded:
		18		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	25
0.05	b	19		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	10 / 9	10
0.07	r	20		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	2 / 1	6
0.09	l	21		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	30 / 9	3
0.12				First of two close local high points on trail
0.23				Local high point; cross divide for a brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork before returning to Fuller Creek canyon
0.36	r			(western azalea, Rhododendron occidentale; snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.37	r	22		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	3 / 3	16
0.37	r	23		sugar pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium californicum	1 / 1	1
0.39	l	24		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	10 / 9	12
0.39	r	25		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	1 / 1	14
0.43	l	26		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	2 / 2	11
0.60	l		~	(mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus; ~Scouler's willow, ~Salix scouleriana)
0.60	r	27	~	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	50 / 9	16
0.72				Local high point; cross saddle for another brief sojourn in canyon of North Fork
0.74	l	28		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	27
0.75				Switchback left
0.78	r			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.81	r	29		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	3 / 1	8
0.81				Switchback left
0.84				Switchback right
0.85				Switchback left
1.02				Local high point; elevation ~7100 feet (2164 m); cross small saddle and enter North Fork Canyon for rest of trip
1.03	r	30		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	21
1.04	l			(rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
1.07				Switchback right
1.09				Switchback left; no more switchbacks noted since there are so many
1.26	r	31		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 9	10
1.26				Local low point; cross small creek
1.27	l			Local high point; sign: "Entering Mount San Jacinto State Park Wilderness"
1.27	r			(~fragile sheath sedge, ~Carex fracta; thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
1.30	r	32		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	30 / 9	7
1.30	l	33		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	50 / 9	17
1.30	r	34		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	30 / 9	5
1.32				Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation 6880 feet (2097 m)
1.32	r	35		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	10 / 9	9
1.34	l	36		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	50 / 9	12
1.34	l	37		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	10 / 2	19
1.34	l			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
1.34				Cross North Fork again
1.34	l		?	(arrowhead butterweed, Senecio triangularis; lemon lily, Lilium parryi; western columbine, Aquilegia formosa; small cespitose grass, ?; broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius; ~tall mannagrass, ~Glyceria elata; Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii; unk species with old 2 foot dense infl; glaucus willowherb, Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum)
1.36	r			(naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum)
1.36	l			(incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
1.41	l	38		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	20 / 5	19
1.42	r	39	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa	20 / 7
1.42	b	40	ssp	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	20 / 7	8
1.42	b	41		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 9	45
1.47	l	42	sp	groundsmoke	Gayophytum sp.	20 / 2
1.47	l	43		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	30 / 9	14
1.47	r			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
1.50	r	44		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	5 / 3	13
1.51	r	45		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	30 / 4	21
1.54	l	46		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	40 / 9	8
1.71				Trail turns right at saddle
1.80	r	47		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	3 / 1	6
1.86	r	48		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	30 / 9	14
1.94		49		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	20 / 9	9
2.06	l	50		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula⁺	30 / 9	18
2.13	b	51	~	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	10 / 3	6
2.23	l			(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
2.26	r	52	sp	Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis⁺	10 / 3	8
2.26	r			(Fendler's meadow-rue, )	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	/
2.26	r	53		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	10 / 3	15
2.27	l	54		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	10 / 2	8
2.27	r			(musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus)
2.28	r	55		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	5 / 2	8
2.37	b	56		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	5 / 2	9
2.39	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
2.46	b	57		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	30 / 9	13
2.53	l			(wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
2.56	l	58		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 3	24
2.57	r	59	~	forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	/
2.61	r	60		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	20 / 5	8
2.61				Cross North Fork of San Jacinto River; elevation ~8030 feet (2448 m)
2.61	r	61		arrowhead butterweed	Senecio triangularis	30 / 5	1
2.61	r	62		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	5 / 2	9
2.61	b	63		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 1	10
2.61	l	64	ssp	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum	2 / 1
2.61	r	65		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	2 / 1	6
2.61	l	66	~	streambank lotus	Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius	10 / 1	6
2.61	l	67	ssp	spreading brown-headed rush	Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus	10 / 1	4
2.81	l	68		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	30 / 9	13
2.81	l	69		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 9	29
2.82	l	70		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	2 / 2	16
2.85	r			(California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
2.92				Cross side branch of moist drainage
2.98	l	71		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	20 / 5	8
2.98	r		~	(subarctic lady-fern, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum)
3.02	b	72		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 1	19
3.03	r	73		California corn lily	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	5 / 3	6
3.03				Cross main branch of moist drainage
3.04	l			(lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
3.05				Cross dry third branch of moist drainage
3.06	r	74	sp	clover	Trifolium sp.	3 / 1
3.06	r			(scented shooting star, Dodecatheon redolens)
3.09	r	75		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	20 / 9	10
3.10	l			(Large field of ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
3.24	r	76		swamp sedge	Carex senta	2 / 1	9
3.24	r			(closest subarctic lady-fern, Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum)
3.24	l	77	~	brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	2 / 1	5
3.24				Cross North Fork for last time; elevation 8480 feet (2585 m)
3.24	r	78	~	tall mannagrass	Glyceria elata	10 / 1	2
3.36				T-Jct. with PCT; highest point on loop; elevation 8640 feet (2633 m); go right; sign "(up): Little Round Valley 2.5; San Jacinto Peak 3.2; ((down): Strawberry Trail 2.5; Suicide Rock Trail 3.8; Banning Highway 6.3; (back): 7 Pines Trail"
3.37	r			Jct. Marion Mountain Trail; go right on it
3.63	l			(bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata)
3.69	b	79		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	20 / 3	10
3.69	r			(western polypody, Polypodium hesperium)
3.69	b	80		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	20 / 3	10
3.73	r	81		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	5 / 1	8
4.00	r	82		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	10 / 2	6
4.00	r	83		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	1 / 1	10
4.19	l			(white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
4.34	l			Big patch of thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus
4.36	l	84		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	1 / 1	54
4.49				Check for Phoradendron on Jeffrey pine or white fir
4.70	l			Sign: Wilderness Boundary
		85	~	bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 5	35
5.14	l	86	~	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	1 / 1	17
5.68	l	87		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	10 / 2	8
5.74	r			Jct. Campground Trail; stay left; Sign: (left) to Stone Creek Campground 2 mi; (xx?) 1 mi"
5.84	l			Check for Gilia
6.11				Trailhead parking for Marion Mountain Trail; elevation 6320 feet (1926 m)

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Updated 25 July 2007.