Plant Guide to Desert View Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Desert View Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 l Begin guide at North jct. with Nature Loop, 0.14 miles south of Tram concrete sidewalk; elevation ~8360 feet (2548 m)
0.00 r 1 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 30 / 9 34
0.00 l (San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
0.02 b 2 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 99 / 9 32
0.02 l (white fir, Abies concolor)
0.02 b 3 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 5 / 1 29
0.03 l (Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
0.04 r (baby wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
r 4 white fir Abies concolor 30 / 9 32
0.10 b Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.10 r Manhole cover
0.12 r 5 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 20 / 9 28
0.13 Trail curves right and begins climbing
0.20 l (curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius)
0.23 Y-jct: go left to first Desert Overlook
0.25 r 6 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 5 / 2 22
0.25 First Desert Overlook on saddle; return to main trail and continue on it
0.27 Back at main trail; go left
0.33 Trail jogs left
0.34 l (mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus; in drainage above trail)
0.35 (San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.35 l 7 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 5 / 1 13
0.35 b 8 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 5 / 1 12
0.38 l Unusual rock formation, with balanced boulders and large depressions in rocks
0.38 Y-jct: go left to second Desert Overlook
0.42 Second Desert Overlook on saddle; high point on trail, elevation 8480 feet (2585 m); great views into Palm, Long Valley and Tahquitz Canyons; return to main trail and continue on it
0.45 Back at main trail; go left
0.47 Highest point on main trail; elevation ~8470 feet (2582 m)
0.56 Y-jct: go left to minor overlook
0.57 Minor overlook; (canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis, ahead); return to trail
0.58 Back at main trail; go left
0.62 l (lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.64 r 9 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 5 / 2 4
0.66 r 10 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 1 / 1 15
0.69 r (bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.70 r (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
0.72 l 11 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 2 / 1 14
0.73 l (canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.74 Minor overlook very close to trail
0.82 l 12 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 1 / 1 15
0.83 b 13 sp sedge Carex sp. like C. fracta 10 / 1
0.83 l (Nebraska or swamp sedge, Carex nebrascensis or C. senta)
0.88 r (little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus)18
0.88 l Jct. Nature Trail; lowest point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m). End guide; continue ahead to get back to the Tram directly
1.17 Tram sidewalk

Mile: 0.00 includes all mileages from 0.000 to 0.009; etc.
S: Side of trail on which the first occurrence is found: left, right, both, or center
#: On-Trail species are numbered in order of first occurrence on trail (touchable without leaving the trail). Off-trail species are in parentheses.
id?: Species without an entry in this column are positively identified. "?" means we are just guessing the identification; "sp" means the genera is probably known, but the species name is uncertain; "~" means we have 95% confidence that this is the determination, but have not yet positively identified it; "ssp" means the subspecies or variety needs to be determined.
#here gives the minimum number of on-trail plants of this species on this trail, with the number of locations on this trail following the /, using maximum values of 99/9. 1/1 means a single plant in a single location; 10/9 means 10 plants occurring in at least 9 locations, etc.
#all gives the number of plant trail guides, from all over southern California, that contain this taxon.
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/desert_view.html
Updated 20 August 2007.

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	l			Begin guide at North jct. with Nature Loop, 0.14 miles south of Tram concrete sidewalk; elevation ~8360 feet (2548 m)
0.00	r	1		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	30 / 9	34
0.00	l			(San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
0.02	b	2		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	99 / 9	32
0.02	l			(white fir, Abies concolor)
0.02	b	3		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 1	29
0.03	l			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
0.04	r			(baby wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum)
	r	4		white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	32
0.10	b			Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.10	r			Manhole cover
0.12	r	5		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 9	28
0.13				Trail curves right and begins climbing
0.20	l			(curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius)
0.23				Y-jct: go left to first Desert Overlook
0.25	r	6		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	5 / 2	22
0.25				First Desert Overlook on saddle; return to main trail and continue on it
0.27				Back at main trail; go left
0.33				Trail jogs left
0.34	l			(mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus; in drainage above trail)
0.35				(San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.35	l	7		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	5 / 1	13
0.35	b	8		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	5 / 1	12
0.38	l			Unusual rock formation, with balanced boulders and large depressions in rocks
0.38				Y-jct: go left to second Desert Overlook
0.42				Second Desert Overlook on saddle; high point on trail, elevation 8480 feet (2585 m); great views into Palm, Long Valley and Tahquitz Canyons; return to main trail and continue on it
0.45				Back at main trail; go left
0.47				Highest point on main trail; elevation ~8470 feet (2582 m)
0.56				Y-jct: go left to minor overlook
0.57				Minor overlook; (canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis, ahead); return to trail
0.58				Back at main trail; go left
0.62	l			(lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.64	r	9		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	5 / 2	4
0.66	r	10		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	1 / 1	15
0.69	r			(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.70	r			(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
0.72	l	11		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	2 / 1	14
0.73	l			(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.74				Minor overlook very close to trail
0.82	l	12		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	1 / 1	15
0.83	b	13	sp	sedge	Carex sp. like C. fracta	10 / 1
0.83	l			(Nebraska or swamp sedge, Carex nebrascensis or C. senta)
0.88	r			(little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus)18
0.88	l			Jct. Nature Trail; lowest point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m). End guide; continue ahead to get back to the Tram directly
1.17				Tram sidewalk