Plant Checklist For Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail, 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!
This is a plant checklist in traditional Family order for the plants in the Ernie Maxwell Plant Trail Guide as of 4 June 2009. See that guide for more information.
The column labeled #Here gives the number of plants and the number of locations that occur within an arm's reach from the edges of the trail. Species with blank numbers are found only off-trail, at a farther distance.
The column labeled Fl indicates whether the species was in bloom (f) or in bud (b) on 5/22/09.
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# Family Scientific Name Common Name Mile #Here Fl 1 Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken 1.34 2/1 2 Cupressaceae Calocedrus decurrens incense-cedar 0.00 99/9 3 Pinaceae Abies concolor white fir 0.02 30/9 4 Pinaceae Pinus coulteri Coulter pine 0.39 30/9 5 Pinaceae Pinus lambertiana sugar pine 0.07 40/9 6 Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine 0.00 50/9 7 Apiaceae Tauschia parishii Parish's tauschia 0.37 30/9 f 8 Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane 1.04 20/2 b 9 Asteraceae Agoseris retrorsa spear-leaved mountain dandelion 1.25 20/9 f 10 Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula white mugwort 0.38 10/1 11 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush 0.72 / 12 Asteraceae Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle 1.26 2/1 13 Asteraceae Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata rock goldenbush 1.73 / 14 Asteraceae Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus leafy daisy 0.40 20/9 b 15 Asteraceae Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 0.43 99/9 f 16 Asteraceae Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale slender everlasting 0.44 3/3 17 Asteraceae Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed 0.42 10/2 b 18 Asteraceae Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha beautiful hulsea 1.47 5/2 f 19 Asteraceae Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia California-aster 0.36 40/9 20 Asteraceae Rafinesquia californica California chicory 1.98 1/1 21 Asteraceae Solidago californica goldenrod 0.42 10/5 22 Betulaceae Alnus rhombifolia white alder 0.07 3/2 23 Boraginaceae Cryptantha micrantha purple-root cryptantha 0.31 20/5 f 24 Boraginaceae Cryptantha muricata prickly cryptantha 0.79 20/9 f 25 Boraginaceae Cryptantha simulans pine cryptantha 1.15 50/9 f 26 Brassicaceae Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum pinewoods rock-cress 0.40 20/5 f 27 Brassicaceae Arabis sparsiflora var. californica California elegant rock-cress 0.84 20/5 f 28 Brassicaceae Arabis repanda var. repanda Yosemite rockcress 1.43 30/5 f 29 Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum western wallflower 1.43 3/2 f 30 Brassicaceae Streptanthus bernardinus Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower 0.20 10/2 f 31 Caprifoliaceae Lonicera subspicata var. denudata southern honeysuckle 0.84 2/2 32 Caryophyllaceae Silene verecunda ssp. platyota white catch-fly 0.38 30/9 b 33 Celastraceae Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii Parish's burning bush 1.34 / 34 Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 0.32 2/1 35 Datiscaceae Datisca glomerata Durango root 1.39 / 36 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea pink-bracted manzanita 0.36 30/9 f 37 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos pungens Mexican manzanita 2.05 / 38 Ericaceae Chimaphila menziesii little prince's pine 1.01 3/2 b 39 Ericaceae Pterospora andromedea pinedrops 0.10 4/1 40 Ericaceae Rhododendron occidentale western azalea 0.06 10/2 41 Ericaceae Sarcodes sanguinea snow-plant 0.48 1/1 f 42 Fabaceae Astragalus douglasii var. parishii Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch 1.52 5/1 f 43 Fabaceae Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus wild sweetpea 0.36 99/9 f 44 Fabaceae Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius broad-leaved lotus 0.93 10/2 f 45 Fabaceae Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus 0.02 40/9 f 46 Fabaceae Lotus strigosus strigose lotus 0.45 20/4 f 47 Fabaceae Lupinus concinnus bajada lupine 0.48 10/3 f 48 Fabaceae Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus mountain grape-soda lupine 0.37 30/9 f 49 Fabaceae Lupinus latifolius var. parishii seedling Parish's lupine 1.34 5/3 50 Fabaceae Vicia americana var. americana American vetch 0.40 20/5 f 51 Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak 0.04 99/9 f 52 Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak 0.00 99/9 53 Fagaceae Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens interior live oak 0.77 30/5 54 Grossulariaceae Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant 0.06 30/5 f 55 Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula imbricate phacelia 1.27 2/1 b 56 Lamiaceae Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora short-flowered monardella 0.36 50/9 f 57 Loasaceae Mentzelia dispersa scattered blazing star 1.52 10/1 58 Onagraceae Clarkia rhomboidea diamond-petaled clarkia 1.21 99/9 f 59 Onagraceae Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia 0.50 40/5 60 Orobanchaceae Orobanche fasciculata clustered broom-rape 1.47 1/1 61 Polemoniaceae Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum southern mountain woolly-star 0.48 30/5 62 Polemoniaceae Gilia splendens ssp. splendens splendid gilia 0.31 99/9 f 63 Polemoniaceae Linanthus ciliatus whisker-brush 0.85 99/9 f 64 Polemoniaceae Phlox gracilis annual phlox 1.21 30/4 65 Polygonaceae Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat 0.29 20/2 66 Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum naked buckwheat 0.29 50/9 67 Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat 0.36 40/9 68 Polygonaceae Oxytheca emarginata white-margined oxytheca 0.81 10/2 f 69 Portulacaceae Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis green miner's lettuce 1.22 10/2 70 Portulacaceae Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana southern miner's lettuce 1.23 30/5 f 71 Ranunculaceae Aquilegia formosa western columbine 1.34 1/1 72 Ranunculaceae Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi blue larkspur 1.46 / f 73 Rhamnaceae Ceanothus cordulatus mountain whitethorn 0.15 2/2 f 74 Rosaceae Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany 1.71 1/1 75 Rosaceae Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa sticky cinquefoil 1.39 20/4 f 76 Rosaceae Rosa californica California wild rose 2.03 1/1 77 Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry 0.07 20/2 f 78 Rubiaceae Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium narrowleaf bedstraw 0.48 30/9 f 79 Rubiaceae Galium aparine common bedstraw 0.20 5/3 f 80 Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow 1.82 / 81 Saxifragaceae Lithophragma affine woodland star 1.43 50/5 f 82 Scrophulariaceae Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush 0.43 30/9 f 83 Scrophulariaceae Collinsia concolor southern Chinese houses 2.15 30/1 f 84 Scrophulariaceae Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus bristly bird's beak 0.31 99/9 85 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus floribundus floriferous monkeyflower 1.39 20/1 f 86 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus moschatus musk monkeyflower 1.39 20/1 87 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue 0.14 10/2 b 88 Viscaceae Arceuthobium campylopodum pine dwarf-mistletoe 0.81 1/1 89 Viscaceae Phoradendron libocedri incense-cedar mistletoe 1.27 1/1 90 Viscaceae Phoradendron pauciflorum fir mistletoe 0.03 / 91 Viscaceae Phoradendron villosum oak mistletoe 0.36 30/3 92 Cyperaceae Carex fracta fragile sheath sedge 2.03 1/1 93 Cyperaceae Carex multicaulis forest sedge 0.18 20/9 f 94 Liliaceae Bloomeria crocea goldenstar 1.91 10/2 f 95 Liliaceae Calochortus invenustus plain mariposa lily 0.31 99/9 f 96 Liliaceae Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum blue dicks 1.18 20/4 f 97 Liliaceae Narcissus sp. *garden daffodil 1.26 20/1 98 Orchidaceae Corallorhiza maculata spotted coralroot 1.59 7/1 f 99 Orchidaceae Piperia sp. rein orchid 2.00 3/2 b 100 Poaceae Bromus orcuttianus Orcutt's brome 1.21 5/2 f 101 Poaceae Bromus tectorum *downy brome 0.79 50/9 f 102 Poaceae Elymus elymoides squirreltail 0.31 50/9 f 103 Poaceae Koeleria macrantha June grass 0.28 99/9 f 104 Poaceae Vulpia microstachys small fescue 0.81 20/3 f Copyright © 2009 by Tom Chester and Dave Stith.
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Updated 4 June 2009 (Arabis sparsiflora californica updated 28 October 2012).