Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail Sourth of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00		1		Begin trail on south side of parking lot after passing through gate, elevation 4919 feet (1499 m)
0.00				(L: mountain sagebrush, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana; B: Palmer's oak, Quercus palmeri; R: blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.00	b	2		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	50 / 3	57
0.00	l	3	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.00	b	4		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 1	11
0.00	l	5		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	36
0.00	l	6	~	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	30 / 5	10
0.00	l	7		desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	20 / 9	7
0.00	b	8		sticky lessingia	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	50 / 5	5
0.00	b	9		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	50 / 9	67
0.00	l	10		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	99 / 9	24
0.00	l			Sign: "PCT; Table Mountain Road 4.5 mi; Terwilliger Valley 10 mi; Coyote Canyon Road 11 mi; Indian Flat Campground 31 mi"
0.00	l		ssp	(hoary aster, Machaeranthera asteroides)
0.00	r	11		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	30 / 3	11
0.00	l	12		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	30 / 9	21
0.00	l	13		creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	30 / 3	5
0.00	l			(matchweed, Gutierrezia sarothrae)
0.00	l	14	sp	suncup with ascending stem and dense fruit	Camissonia sp.	5 / 2
0.00	r	15	~	*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	10 / 1	69
0.00	l		~	(California evening-primrose, Oenothera californica ssp. californica)
0.00	r			(cotton-thorn, Tetradymia comosa)
0.00	b	16		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	30 / 9	19
0.01	r	17		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	10 / 3	12
0.01	l	18		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	30 / 9	21
0.02	l	19		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	10 / 3	13
				Look for June grass, Koeleria macrantha
0.03				Cross wide drainage of upper Garner Valley Creek
0.05	b	20		Palmer's oak	Quercus palmeri	10 / 2	2
0.05	r			(Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.06	l			(phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii; southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.06	r	21		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	10 / 9	22
0.06	b			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.06	l			(chaparral bush mallow, Malacothamnus fasciculatus)
0.07	r			(threadleaf common rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis)
0.08	r			(cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans)
0.08	l	22		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 5	11
0.09	l			(red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.09	l	23		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	50 / 9	31
0.09	r	24		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	50 / 9	51
0.09	r	25		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	2 / 2	15
0.09	r			(coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)
0.10	l	26		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	40 / 9	30
0.10	r			(interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens)
0.10	l			(closer Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
0.11	b	27		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	50 / 9	40
0.12	l			(Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)
0.12	r	28		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	20 / 5	19
0.13	r			(ashy silk tassel, Garrya flavescens)
0.13	r	29		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	40 / 9	14
0.13	r	30	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	30 / 9	14
0.14	r	31		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	50 / 9	32
0.14	l	32		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	1 / 1	28
0.14	r	33		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	10 / 9	15
0.16	r	34		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	10 / 5	48
0.16				Trail turns right 90°; now on north side of Lookout Mountain
0.16	r	35		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	5 / 1	24
0.16	b	36		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	20 / 9	12
0.17	r	37	ssp	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	20 / 9	8
0.17	l	38	~	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	10 / 6	7
0.17	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.18	l	39		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	30 / 9	12
0.18	b	40		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	20 / 9	7
0.18	l	41	~	coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	20 / 9	46
0.18	l	42	~	California elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. californica	50 / 9	4
0.18	l	43		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	5 / 5	19
0.19	r	44	~	caterpillar phacelia	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	20 / 5	19
0.19	b	45		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	5 / 2	31
0.19	l		?	(ann scroph in fruit, Antirrhinum coulterianum?; ann with 3 lobed lower leaves, Allophyllum?)
0.20	l	46		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	30 / 9	12
0.20	l	47		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	70
				Check for western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum
0.20	l	48		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	2 / 2	13
0.22	l	49		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	8
0.22	r	50	?	ann with 3 lobed lower leaves	Allophyllum?	50 / 3
0.23	b	51		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	45
0.24	l	52		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	10 / 9	31
0.24	l	53	sp	gilia	Gilia sp.	50 / 9
0.25	l	54	~	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 4	18
0.28	l	55		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	2 / 2	23
0.30	r	56	ssp	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	30 / 9	4
0.34	l		sp	(Veatch's(?) blazing star, Mentzelia (veatchiana?))
0.36	l	57	sp	erect suncup	Camissonia sp.	20 / 5
0.37	l			(Laguna manzanita, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii)
0.39	b	58	sp	Veatch's blazing star	Mentzelia veatchiana	30 / 3	3
0.41				Local high point on trail at east-west ridge near a saddle; elevation 5040 feet (1536 m); cross to southwest side of Lookout Mountain
0.41	r	59		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 3	67
0.42	l	60	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.	20 / 9
0.42	l	61		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	3 / 3	6
0.43	l	62	?	tall pincushion?	Chaenactis sp.?	10 / 3
0.43	l	63	~	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	2 / 2	14
0.46	l	64		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	10 / 9	6
0.48	l	65	sp	honking popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	20 / 5
0.48	l	66		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	10 / 9	21
0.51	r			(narrowleaf goldenbush, Ericameria linearifolia)
0.52	l	67		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	10 / 3	15
0.52	r	68	~	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	3 / 2	20
0.53	l	69		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	10 / 2	6
0.53	r			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.54	l	70		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	1 / 1	28
0.54	l			(branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima)
0.54	r			(dead chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.54	l	71		cotton-thorn	Tetradymia comosa	5 / 1	1
0.55	l	72		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	1 / 1	29
0.56	l	73		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	20 / 9	10
0.56	r	74		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	10 / 5	53
0.58	r	75	~	Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	5 / 2	6
0.59	r	76		purple head	Acourtia microcephala	1 / 1	20
0.60	r	77		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	30 / 9	14
0.61	l	78		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	2 / 2	32
0.63	l	79		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	20 / 9	40
0.65				Cross drainage
0.66	r			(Parry pinyon pine, Pinus quadrifolia)
0.67				Switchback left
0.68	l	80	?	ann with whorled flowers like Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor?	5 / 1
0.68	l			touchable oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum
0.77	l	81		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 9	53
0.77	l			(larkspur, Delphinium sp.)
0.78	l	82	sp	goldenstar or muilla	Bloomeria crocea or Muilla maritima	10 / 2
0.78	r	83	sp	taller gilia	Gilia sp.	5 / 1
0.78	l	84		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	50 / 9	26
0.80	l	85		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	20 / 9	6
0.80				Cross old road, now very overgrown
0.80	r	86		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	30 / 5	58
0.82	r			(prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola)
0.83	b	87		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	30 / 9	25
0.91				Cross bigger old overgrown road; elevation 5000 feet (1524 m)
0.95	l	88	sp	like wild Canterbury bells	Phacelia like minor	40 / 9
0.96	l	89		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	10 / 5	38
0.98	r	90	~	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	10 / 3	10
1.02	l	91		chia	Salvia columbariae	50 / 9	35
1.03	l			(silver puffs, Uropappus lindleyi)
1.05	r	92	~	dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	2 / 1	33
1.05	r	93	?	ann scroph in fruit	Antirrhinum coulterianum?	10 / 9
1.10	r	94		white sage	Salvia apiana	30 / 7	44
1.12	l	95		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	1 / 1	17
1.12				Cross first branch of Hamilton Creek
1.12	l	96	sp	monardella	Monardella (nana?)	5 / 1
1.17	r	97	~	scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	20 / 5	15
1.19	b	98	~	three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	20 / 5	5
1.22				Enter large patch of bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca
1.22				Cross small drainage
1.23				Switchback left at ridge
1.26	r	99		cane cholla	Opuntia parryi	10 / 9	4
1.27	b	100		Parry pinyon pine	Pinus quadrifolia+	5 / 2	2
1.28	b	101		California suncup	Camissonia californica	20 / 5	34
1.30	b	102		Acton encelia	Encelia actoni	30 / 5	5
1.30	b	103		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	20 / 5	6
1.31	b	104		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	10 / 1	15
1.33	l	105		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	3 / 1	11
1.33	l	106		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	1 / 1	10
1.33	r	107		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	1 / 1	3
1.37				Cross small drainage
1.46	l			(woolly Indian paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa)
1.47				Cross second branch of Hamilton Creek; elevation 4880 feet (1487 m); enter flat area
1.47	r	108		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	5 / 2	25
1.48	l	109	sp	larkspur	Delphinium sp.	20 / 5
1.57	b			Check for different annual phacelia
1.59	l	110		purple three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. purpurea	5 / 1	3
1.69				Cross very small drainage
1.74				Switchback left at small ridge; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
1.82				Viewpoint on lip of drainage to Coyote Creek (L); trail now parallels third branch of Hamilton Creek (R)
1.85	b	111		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	10 / 2	19
1.91	l	112		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	10 / 3	8
1.91				Second viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
1.99				Third viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek; next 4 viewpoints not noted in guide
2.55				Eighth and last viewpoint in drainage to Coyote Creek
2.60	r	113	~	California broomrape	Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei	1 / 1	3
2.65	l			Jct. 4WD trail to 4721 foot peak shown on topo map, but there is no evidence of it now here or at its western junction at mile 2.98
2.94	l	114	?	dead annual grass like native Vulpia	?	10 / 1
3.03	r	115		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10 / 9	24
3.05				Begin descent into Alkali Wash; elevation 4800 feet (1463 m)
3.19				Switchback right
3.21	b	116	~	papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	5 / 2	8
3.24				Switchback left
3.24	l	117	~	woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	1 / 1	10
3.29				Switchback right
3.35				Switchback left
3.41				Switchback right
3.48				Cross drainage of Alkali Wash; elevation ~4540 feet (1384 m)
3.54	r			Dense patch of larkspur, Delphinium sp.
3.66				Cross second branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4600 feet (1402 m)
3.97	r	118		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	1 / 1	17
3.97				Cross third branch of Alkali Wash; elevation 4680 feet (1426 m)
4.13				Switchback right on slope of Table Mountain; elevation 4760 feet (1451 m)
4.13				End plant trail guide
4.57				Jct. Table Mountain Road; elevation ~4900 feet (1494 m)

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Updated 13 May 2009