Plant Guide to Devils Slide Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Devils Slide Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? FAM Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Beginning of trail in southeast corner of parking lot, to right of sign with introductory information; 6440 feet (1960 m) elevation.
0.00 l 1 RHA mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 99 / 9 25
0.00 l 2 CUP incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 15 / 7 21
0.00 Trail turns left 90°
0.00 r 3 FAG California black oak Quercus kelloggii 15 / 7 18
0.00 l (ERI snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.00 l 4 FAG canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99 / 9 36
0.00 b 5 PIN ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa⁺ 10 / 5 7
0.00 r 6 PIN white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 34
0.00 l 7 PIN sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 99 / 9 23
0.01 r Sign: San Jacinto Wilderness, San Bernardino National Forest
0.01 r (VIS incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.01 l (PIN ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa)
0.01 l Sign: "Be prepared for hazardous conditions beyond this point. Permit required beyond this point. Bikes are not permitted within the San Jacinto Wilderness or on the PCT"
0.03 b 8 FAB Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 40 / 2 12
0.05 l 9 FAB chaparral lotus Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus 20 / 2 4
0.05 l 10 ASC Indian milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa 10 / 2 21
0.07 r Huge boulder ~20 feet tall next to a huge dead white fir, showing how its trunk is made of wood spiraled around.
0.10 l "Trip report" post (gone in 2006)
0.15 l (ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.15 Switchback right, #1.
0.17 b 11 AST California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia⁺ 50 / 4 62
0.18 l 12 POL Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 2 / 2 21
0.18 l (RUB slender bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum)
0.25 Switchback left, #2. Old trail continued down straight ahead.
0.26 l 13 ERI white-veined wintergreen Pyrola picta 1 / 1 5
0.26 l 14 ORC spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata 1 / 1 9
0.27 r 15 CYP forest sedge Carex multicaulis 10 / 3 3
0.27 r 16 POL naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 30 / 3 10
0.29 r (POL splendid gilia, Gilia splendens ssp. splendens)
0.31 17 VIS fir mistletoe Phoradendron pauciflorum 99 / 9 14
0.32 l 18 CAP southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 5 / 5 47
0.34 r 19 FAG interior live oak (at northwest side of 10' boulder) Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens⁺ 4 / 1 15
0.37 r 20 FAB mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 5 / 1 9
0.37 r 21 POL San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum⁺ 1 / 1 9
0.38 r 22 AST golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 10 / 1 66
0.39 r 23 AST twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 2 / 2 7
0.41 b 24 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 2 / 1 16
0.42 l (VIS oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.47 r pine died in August, 2006.
0.47 r (SCR beaked penstemon, Penstemon rostriflorus)
0.47 r (ONA California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum)
0.51 l 25 ERI pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 10 / 5 9
0.57 l (AST San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
0.59 l 26 SCR Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 30 / 6 24
0.64 l 27 SCR beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 50 / 9 16
0.72 (ERI pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea, hidden in Ceanothus dead ahead, just before taking switchback)
0.72 Switchback right, #3; elevation 6900 feet (2100 m). Old trail continued up straight ahead.
0.77 Switchback left, #4. A "mirror-image" switchback of the old trail is immediately next to this switchback.
0.80 r 28 BRA Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower Streptanthus bernardinus 2 / 1 2
0.81 l 29 FAG bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 5 / 5 18
0.82 r 30 SCR pine lousewort (in area shielded by sugar pine roots of big tree with two small trees) Pedicularis semibarbata 2 / 1 17
0.88 l (a leafless white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
0.88 r rosettes with dense stellate hairs are probably Streptanthus bernardinus
0.88 l ~ (ERI little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii)
0.89 b 31 ONA California fuchsia Epilobium canum⁺ 30 / 4 22
0.94 r 32 POA Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 40 / 3 11
0.95 r 33 ROS sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa 30 / 2 12
0.95 r 34 ONA glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum 30 / 2 6
0.95 r 35 CYP fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 30 / 9 14
0.95 b (POA Fendler's blue grass, Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula)
0.95 l (POA deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens; FAB streambank lotus, Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius)
0.95 r 36 SCR common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus 20 / 2 18
0.95 r 37 JUN long-leaved rush Juncus macrophyllus 2 / 1 7
0.95 r 38 SCR floriferous monkeyflower Mimulus floribundus 50 / 2 10
0.95 b 39 SCR false monkeyflower Mimulus pilosus 10 / 1 8
0.95 r 40 JUN Tiehm's rush Juncus tiehmii 10 / 1 1
0.95 r 41 JUN spreading brown-headed rush Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus 30 / 3 4
0.95 The two taxa above make an interesting pair here: Carex fracta is a rush-like Carex (from the inflorescence), and Juncus phaeocephalus is a sedge-like Juncus (from the leaves)!
0.96 r 42 ONA pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 30 / 3 10
0.96 b 43 ERI western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 40 / 4 10
0.96 b 44 SAL Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana⁺ 12 / 5 13
0.96 r (RHA baby California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica⁺)
0.96 r 45 AST western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre 1 / 1 6
0.96 r 46 CAR white catch-fly Silene verecunda ssp. platyota 1 / 1 17
0.97 r 47 GRO mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 15 / 4 13
0.97 r 48 FAB Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 1 / 1 9
0.97 r (JUN hairy wood rush, Luzula comosa)
0.97 Cross first small wet drainage (only one from Jolley Spring); elevation 7120 feet (2170 m)
0.97 r 49 POA slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 3 / 2 10
0.97 r (SCR California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.97 r 50 FAB broad-leaved lotus Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius 7 / 2 12
0.97 r 51 SCR California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 10 / 2 21
0.98 l 52 CAP Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 20 / 5 19
0.99 r 53 POL splendid gilia Gilia splendens ssp. splendens 20 / 2 9
1.07 r Tree struck by lightning, which exited along its exposed root (add link to pix)
1.10 l (ERI green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula, in front of ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
1.10 Trail begins to curve right at ridge.
1.11 l 54 ERI hybrid manzanita Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea⁺ 2 / 2 4
1.12 l (PIN Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
1.15 r 55 POA Fendler's blue grass Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula 1 / 1 6
1.16 l 56 ERI pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 5 / 5 15
1.21 l Dead tree with rocks 10 feet off ground at top. How did the rocks get there? Try to explain it, then check our answer.
1.21 l (GRO Sierra gooseberry, Ribes roezlii var. roezlii, just below trail.)
1.21 r 57 RUB Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 2 / 2 14
1.27 l 58 AST goldenrod Solidago californica 10 / 1 51
1.28 l (ROS thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
1.28 Note impressive rocks on other side of drainage.
1.28 r 59 ROS Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii⁺ 20 / 2 10
1.28 b 60 SCR scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 20 / 2 20
1.28 r (SAL arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
1.28 Cross small moist drainage #2 (first of four crossings of Powderbox Spring drainage); elevation 7320 feet (2230 m)
1.28 b 61 RAN western columbine Aquilegia formosa 10 / 3 13
1.28 l 62 SCR giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 10 / 3 11
1.28 r 63 CHE Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 20 / 2 13
1.28 r 64 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus⁺ 10 / 7 30
1.28 r 65 GAR Fremont silk tassel Garrya fremontii 30 / 4 3
1.29 l 66 RUB slender bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum 5 / 3 6
1.29 l (mature California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica⁺)
1.29 r 67 SCR Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 6 / 3 20
1.29 r 68 POL granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 10 / 4 15
1.30 l 69 RHA California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica⁺ 30 / 5 6
1.35 l 70 AST *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola⁺ 1 / 1 46
1.36 r (DEN bracken, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
1.39 r 71 CHE forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 20 / 5 7
1.39 l 72 HYD branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima 10 / 3 1
1.39 Cross small wet drainage #3 (first of two of drainage containing Middle Spring; second is above Middle Spring); elevation 7380 feet (2250 m)
1.39 r 73 DRY baby brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis 4 / 3 6
1.39 r 74 POR green miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis 4 / 2 3
1.41 r 75 GRO Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 15 / 4 14
1.44 l 76 ERI little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 6 / 4 8
1.45 Wet seep on trail not shown on topo map
1.45 l 77 DEN bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 20 / 3 21
1.45 l 78 PIN Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi⁺ 30 / 9 35
1.45 r 79 ROS thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus 6 / 3 8
1.48 Second location of hybrid manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea
1.48 Trail turns 90 degrees right.
1.49 r Second location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
1.49 r 80 SCR Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus breweri 50 / 2 1
1.50 Cross dry bouldery drainage
1.53 Switchback right, #5; elevation 7500 feet (2290 m).
1.55 Cross last dry bouldery drainage again at higher elevation.
1.55 r (CAP blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
1.56 l 81 ? unk baby per or shrub with alt leaves just after tree with exposed roots ? 1 / 1
1.57 r (white fir, Abies concolor, tree that fell over when it had a good-sized trunk, grew a new erect trunk which was lost, and now has two side branches competing to be the new main trunk)
1.59 r View of Tahquitz Peak Lookout
1.60 r View of Lily Rock, Palomar Mountain Range, San Diego County coastline, Santa Margarita Mountains and closer ranges.
1.66 Cross wet drainage #4, a large one ~80 feet above Middle Spring, second of the two crossings of this drainage; elevation 7600 feet (2315 m)
1.67 r 82 CAP blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 20 / 4 54
1.69 Cross separate branch of same drainage
1.69 l DRY mature brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis /
1.75 Trail turns left 50 degrees; tall rock walls on right.
1.76 r Third location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
1.79 l (PTE California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica)
1.79 l 83 ERI green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 30 / 9 22
1.80 l 84 SOL coyote tobacco Nicotiana attenuata⁺ 3 / 1 3
1.83 Enter Powderbox Spring drainage with lots of western azalea, probably the best display on the trail.
1.83 b 85 BRA western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 10 / 2 30
1.83 Cross wet drainage #5, second of the four crossings of Powderbox Spring drainage; elevation 7680 feet (2340 m)
1.83 r (SCR San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
1.89 Switchback left, #6. (A blocked-off old trail continues down straight ahead.)
1.92 l 86 GRO wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 10 / 4 22
1.94 Switchback right, #7, near drainage from Powderbox Spring again.
1.98 Switchback left, #8, with a massive rock fortress above the switchback.
1.98 r (at ~25 feet beyond switchback, growing in the boulders on the left at head level and above, is POL western polypody, Polypodium hesperium and POL San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri; ~25 feet farther to south is PHI little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus, at trail level.)
1.98 l 87 ~ AST *bull thistle Cirsium vulgare⁺ 1 / 1 22
1.99 r 88 CAR Parish's campion Silene parishii 10 / 2 9
2.01 l Sign: "Soil in the area is fragile. Please stay on the trail."
2.03 r 89 SCR musk monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus 10 / 1 6
2.03 r 90 SCR San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 10 / 3 13
2.03 r 91 JUN hairy wood rush Luzula comosa 3 / 1 3
2.03 Cross wet drainage #6, a small one immediately above Powderbox Spring; third of the four crossings of this drainage; elevation 7840 feet (2390 m); curve left
2.03 r (CAR swamp sedge, Carex senta; GER California geranium, Geranium californicum)
2.03 r 92 HYD changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 10 / 1 11
2.04 b Best spot for Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii /
2.04 r 93 SCR larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 5 / 1 12
2.04 b 94 sp LAM hedge-nettle Stachys sp. (not albens) 3 / 1
2.05 r 95 ? popcorn flower? Cryptantha sp.?⁺ 3 / 1
2.05 r 96 POA Jepson's blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii 5 / 2 15
2.05 l View of Diamond Valley Reservoir, shaped like an hourglass.
2.10 Trails turns 90 degrees right at ridge
2.13 r (ORO California groundcone, Boschniakia strobilacea)
2.16 Switchback right, #9.
2.21 l (Second location of Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower, Streptanthus bernardinus)
2.21 l 97 LAM southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 2 / 2 13
2.21 r Trail gradually bends left. Note the window formed by the boulders on right
2.21 r 98 ORO California groundcone Boschniakia strobilacea 10 / 1 5
2.22 l Fourth location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
2.24 l 99 AST prickly hawkweed Hieracium horridum 10 / 1 3
2.24 l 100 BRA perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans⁺ 10 / 1 9
2.24 l (POL western polypody, Polypodium hesperium, just above head level hidden behind boulder between white fir and canyon live oak)
2.24 l 101 SEL Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 5 / 1 6
2.24 l 102 POA California squirreltail Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus 1 / 1 15
2.25 l 103 POL rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 2 / 1 14
2.32 r (API wide-leaved Parish's yampah, Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia)
2.32 Enter seep area
2.32 l 104 JUN long-anthered rush Juncus macrandrus 10 / 1 3
2.32 b 105 GER California geranium Geranium californicum 5 / 1 3
2.32 l 106 ~ LIL little false-solomon's-seal Smilacina stellata 1 / 1 5
2.32 l 107 FAB streambank lotus Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius 40 / 1 6
2.32 l 108 CAR pearlwort Sagina saginoides 20 / 1 3
2.32 l 109 HYP tinker's penny Hypericum anagalloides 10 / 1 3
2.32 Cross shallow drainage at head of Powderbox Spring drainage; last of the four crossings of this drainage; elevation 8010 feet (2440 m)
2.33 Switchback left, #10. (Jct. with a blocked-off old trail to right; a path straight ahead leads to the hanging "picture window" rock seen from here).
2.41 r (SCR San Gabriel beardtongue, Penstemon labrosus)
2.42 r 110 POR pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 3 / 1 9
2.49 End Devils Slide Trail at Saddle Junction, 8075 feet (2460 m) elevation, a jct. with 4 other trails.
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/devils_slide.html
Updated 11 October 2007.

Mile	S	#	id?	FAM	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Beginning of trail in southeast corner of parking lot, to right of sign with introductory information; 6440 feet (1960 m) elevation.
0.00	l	1		RHA	mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	25
0.00	l	2		CUP	incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	15 / 7	21
0.00				Trail turns left 90°
0.00	r	3		FAG	California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	15 / 7	18
0.00	l			(ERI snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.00	l	4		FAG	canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	36
0.00	b	5		PIN	ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa⁺	10 / 5	7
0.00	r	6		PIN	white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	34
0.00	l	7		PIN	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	99 / 9	23
0.01	r			Sign: San Jacinto Wilderness, San Bernardino National Forest
0.01	r			(VIS incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.01	l			(PIN ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa)
0.01	l			Sign: "Be prepared for hazardous conditions beyond this point. Permit required beyond this point. Bikes are not permitted within the San Jacinto Wilderness or on the PCT"
0.03	b	8		FAB	Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	40 / 2	12
0.05	l	9		FAB	chaparral lotus	Lotus grandiflorus var. grandiflorus	20 / 2	4
0.05	l	10		ASC	Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	10 / 2	21
0.07	r			Huge boulder ~20 feet tall next to a huge dead white fir, showing how its trunk is made of wood spiraled around.
0.10	l			"Trip report" post (gone in 2006)
0.15	l			(ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.15				Switchback right, #1.
0.17	b	11		AST	California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia⁺	50 / 4	62
0.18	l	12		POL	Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	2 / 2	21
0.18	l			(RUB slender bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum)
0.25				Switchback left, #2. Old trail continued down straight ahead.
0.26	l	13		ERI	white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	1 / 1	5
0.26	l	14		ORC	spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	1 / 1	9
0.27	r	15		CYP	forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	10 / 3	3
0.27	r	16		POL	naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	30 / 3	10
0.29	r			(POL splendid gilia, Gilia splendens ssp. splendens)
0.31		17		VIS	fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	99 / 9	14
0.32	l	18		CAP	southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	5 / 5	47
0.34	r	19		FAG	interior live oak (at northwest side of 10' boulder)	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens⁺	4 / 1	15
0.37	r	20		FAB	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	5 / 1	9
0.37	r	21		POL	San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum⁺	1 / 1	9
0.38	r	22		AST	golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 1	66
0.39	r	23		AST	twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	2 / 2	7
0.41	b	24			Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	2 / 1	16
0.42	l			(VIS oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.47	r			pine died in August, 2006.
0.47	r			(SCR beaked penstemon, Penstemon rostriflorus)
0.47	r			(ONA California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum)
0.51	l	25		ERI	pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	10 / 5	9
0.57	l			(AST San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
0.59	l	26		SCR	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	30 / 6	24
0.64	l	27		SCR	beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	50 / 9	16
0.72				(ERI pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea, hidden in Ceanothus dead ahead, just before taking switchback)
0.72				Switchback right, #3; elevation 6900 feet (2100 m). Old trail continued up straight ahead.
0.77				Switchback left, #4. A "mirror-image" switchback of the old trail is immediately next to this switchback.
0.80	r	28		BRA	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	2 / 1	2
0.81	l	29		FAG	bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	5 / 5	18
0.82	r	30		SCR	pine lousewort (in area shielded by sugar pine roots of big tree with two small trees)	Pedicularis semibarbata	2 / 1	17
0.88	l			(a leafless white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
0.88	r			rosettes with dense stellate hairs are probably Streptanthus bernardinus
0.88	l		~	(ERI little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii)
0.89	b	31		ONA	California fuchsia	Epilobium canum⁺	30 / 4	22
0.94	r	32		POA	Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	40 / 3	11
0.95	r	33		ROS	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	30 / 2	12
0.95	r	34		ONA	glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	30 / 2	6
0.95	r	35		CYP	fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	30 / 9	14
0.95	b			(POA Fendler's blue grass, Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula)
0.95	l			(POA deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens; FAB streambank lotus, Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius)
0.95	r	36		SCR	common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	20 / 2	18
0.95	r	37		JUN	long-leaved rush	Juncus macrophyllus	2 / 1	7
0.95	r	38		SCR	floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	50 / 2	10
0.95	b	39		SCR	false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	10 / 1	8
0.95	r	40		JUN	Tiehm's rush	Juncus tiehmii	10 / 1	1
0.95	r	41		JUN	spreading brown-headed rush	Juncus phaeocephalus var. paniculatus	30 / 3	4
0.95				The two taxa above make an interesting pair here: Carex fracta is a rush-like Carex (from the inflorescence), and Juncus phaeocephalus is a sedge-like Juncus (from the leaves)!
0.96	r	42		ONA	pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	30 / 3	10
0.96	b	43		ERI	western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	40 / 4	10
0.96	b	44		SAL	Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana⁺	12 / 5	13
0.96	r			(RHA baby California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica⁺)
0.96	r	45		AST	western marsh cudweed	Gnaphalium palustre	1 / 1	6
0.96	r	46		CAR	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	1 / 1	17
0.97	r	47		GRO	mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	15 / 4	13
0.97	r	48		FAB	Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	1 / 1	9
0.97	r			(JUN hairy wood rush, Luzula comosa)
0.97				Cross first small wet drainage (only one from Jolley Spring); elevation 7120 feet (2170 m)
0.97	r	49		POA	slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	3 / 2	10
0.97	r			(SCR California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.97	r	50		FAB	broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	7 / 2	12
0.97	r	51		SCR	California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	10 / 2	21
0.98	l	52		CAP	Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	20 / 5	19
0.99	r	53		POL	splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	20 / 2	9
1.07	r			Tree struck by lightning, which exited along its exposed root (add link to pix)
1.10	l			(ERI green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula, in front of ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
1.10				Trail begins to curve right at ridge.
1.11	l	54		ERI	hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea⁺	2 / 2	4
1.12	l			(PIN Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
1.15	r	55		POA	Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	1 / 1	6
1.16	l	56		ERI	pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	5 / 5	15
1.21	l			Dead tree with rocks 10 feet off ground at top. How did the rocks get there? Try to explain it, then check our answer.
1.21	l			(GRO Sierra gooseberry, Ribes roezlii var. roezlii, just below trail.)
1.21	r	57		RUB	Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	2 / 2	14
1.27	l	58		AST	goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 1	51
1.28	l			(ROS thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
1.28				Note impressive rocks on other side of drainage.
1.28	r	59		ROS	Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii⁺	20 / 2	10
1.28	b	60		SCR	scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	20 / 2	20
1.28	r			(SAL arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
1.28				Cross small moist drainage #2 (first of four crossings of Powderbox Spring drainage); elevation 7320 feet (2230 m)
1.28	b	61		RAN	western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	10 / 3	13
1.28	l	62		SCR	giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	10 / 3	11
1.28	r	63		CHE	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 2	13
1.28	r	64			San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus⁺	10 / 7	30
1.28	r	65		GAR	Fremont silk tassel	Garrya fremontii	30 / 4	3
1.29	l	66		RUB	slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	5 / 3	6
1.29	l			(mature California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica⁺)
1.29	r	67		SCR	Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	6 / 3	20
1.29	r	68		POL	granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	10 / 4	15
1.30	l	69		RHA	California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica⁺	30 / 5	6
1.35	l	70		AST	*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola⁺	1 / 1	46
1.36	r			(DEN bracken, Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
1.39	r	71		CHE	forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	20 / 5	7
1.39	l	72		HYD	branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima	10 / 3	1
1.39				Cross small wet drainage #3 (first of two of drainage containing Middle Spring; second is above Middle Spring); elevation 7380 feet (2250 m)
1.39	r	73		DRY	baby brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	4 / 3	6
1.39	r	74		POR	green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	4 / 2	3
1.41	r	75		GRO	Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	15 / 4	14
1.44	l	76		ERI	little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	6 / 4	8
1.45				Wet seep on trail not shown on topo map
1.45	l	77		DEN	bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	20 / 3	21
1.45	l	78		PIN	Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi⁺	30 / 9	35
1.45	r	79		ROS	thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	6 / 3	8
1.48				Second location of hybrid manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea
1.48				Trail turns 90 degrees right.
1.49	r			Second location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
1.49	r	80		SCR	Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	50 / 2	1
1.50				Cross dry bouldery drainage
1.53				Switchback right, #5; elevation 7500 feet (2290 m).
1.55				Cross last dry bouldery drainage again at higher elevation.
1.55	r			(CAP blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
1.56	l	81	?		unk baby per or shrub with alt leaves just after tree with exposed roots	?	1 / 1
1.57	r			(white fir, Abies concolor, tree that fell over when it had a good-sized trunk, grew a new erect trunk which was lost, and now has two side branches competing to be the new main trunk)
1.59	r			View of Tahquitz Peak Lookout
1.60	r			View of Lily Rock, Palomar Mountain Range, San Diego County coastline, Santa Margarita Mountains and closer ranges.
1.66				Cross wet drainage #4, a large one ~80 feet above Middle Spring, second of the two crossings of this drainage; elevation 7600 feet (2315 m)
1.67	r	82		CAP	blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	20 / 4	54
1.69				Cross separate branch of same drainage
1.69	l			DRY	mature brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	/
1.75				Trail turns left 50 degrees; tall rock walls on right.
1.76	r			Third location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
1.79	l			(PTE California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica)
1.79	l	83		ERI	green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30 / 9	22
1.80	l	84		SOL	coyote tobacco	Nicotiana attenuata⁺	3 / 1	3
1.83				Enter Powderbox Spring drainage with lots of western azalea, probably the best display on the trail.
1.83	b	85		BRA	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 2	30
1.83				Cross wet drainage #5, second of the four crossings of Powderbox Spring drainage; elevation 7680 feet (2340 m)
1.83	r			(SCR San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
1.89				Switchback left, #6. (A blocked-off old trail continues down straight ahead.)
1.92	l	86		GRO	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	10 / 4	22
1.94				Switchback right, #7, near drainage from Powderbox Spring again.
1.98				Switchback left, #8, with a massive rock fortress above the switchback.
1.98	r			(at ~25 feet beyond switchback, growing in the boulders on the left at head level and above, is POL western polypody, Polypodium hesperium and POL San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri; ~25 feet farther to south is PHI little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus, at trail level.)
1.98	l	87	~	AST	*bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare⁺	1 / 1	22
1.99	r	88		CAR	Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 2	9
2.01	l			Sign: "Soil in the area is fragile. Please stay on the trail."
2.03	r	89		SCR	musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	10 / 1	6
2.03	r	90		SCR	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	10 / 3	13
2.03	r	91		JUN	hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	3 / 1	3
2.03				Cross wet drainage #6, a small one immediately above Powderbox Spring; third of the four crossings of this drainage; elevation 7840 feet (2390 m); curve left
2.03	r			(CAR swamp sedge, Carex senta; GER California geranium, Geranium californicum)
2.03	r	92		HYD	changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	10 / 1	11
2.04	b				Best spot for Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	/
2.04	r	93		SCR	larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	5 / 1	12
2.04	b	94	sp	LAM	hedge-nettle	Stachys sp. (not albens)	3 / 1
2.05	r	95	?		popcorn flower?	Cryptantha sp.?⁺	3 / 1
2.05	r	96		POA	Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	5 / 2	15
2.05	l			View of Diamond Valley Reservoir, shaped like an hourglass.
2.10				Trails turns 90 degrees right at ridge
2.13	r			(ORO California groundcone, Boschniakia strobilacea)
2.16				Switchback right, #9.
2.21	l			(Second location of Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower, Streptanthus bernardinus)
2.21	l	97		LAM	southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	2 / 2	13
2.21	r			Trail gradually bends left. Note the window formed by the boulders on right
2.21	r	98		ORO	California groundcone	Boschniakia strobilacea	10 / 1	5
2.22	l			Fourth location of little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii
2.24	l	99		AST	prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	10 / 1	3
2.24	l	100		BRA	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans⁺	10 / 1	9
2.24	l			(POL western polypody, Polypodium hesperium, just above head level hidden behind boulder between white fir and canyon live oak)
2.24	l	101		SEL	Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	5 / 1	6
2.24	l	102		POA	California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	1 / 1	15
2.25	l	103		POL	rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	2 / 1	14
2.32	r			(API wide-leaved Parish's yampah, Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia)
2.32				Enter seep area
2.32	l	104		JUN	long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	10 / 1	3
2.32	b	105		GER	California geranium	Geranium californicum	5 / 1	3
2.32	l	106	~	LIL	little false-solomon's-seal	Smilacina stellata	1 / 1	5
2.32	l	107		FAB	streambank lotus	Lotus oblongifolius var. oblongifolius	40 / 1	6
2.32	l	108		CAR	pearlwort	Sagina saginoides	20 / 1	3
2.32	l	109		HYP	tinker's penny	Hypericum anagalloides	10 / 1	3
2.32				Cross shallow drainage at head of Powderbox Spring drainage; last of the four crossings of this drainage; elevation 8010 feet (2440 m)
2.33				Switchback left, #10. (Jct. with a blocked-off old trail to right; a path straight ahead leads to the hanging "picture window" rock seen from here).
2.41	r			(SCR San Gabriel beardtongue, Penstemon labrosus)
2.42	r	110		POR	pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	3 / 1	9
2.49				End Devils Slide Trail at Saddle Junction, 8075 feet (2460 m) elevation, a jct. with 4 other trails.