Plant Guide to Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	FAM	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	r			Beginning of trail at Ernie Maxwell sign; 6400 feet (1951 m) elevation.
0.00	l			(VIS incense-cedar mistletoe, Phoradendron libocedri)
0.00	r	1		CUP	incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9	24
0.00	r	2		PIN	ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	50 / 9	9
0.00	r			(ERI snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.00	l	3		FAG	California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	99 / 9	19
0.00	r			(FAB Sierra Nevada lotus, Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis)
0.01	l			Jct. shortcut use trail from south end of parking area
0.01	l			(CUP white fir, Abies concolor)
0.01	r			(FAG canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.02	r			(SCR bristly bird's beak, Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus)
0.02	r	4		FAB	Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	40 / 9	13
0.02	r			Jct. use trail to road
0.02	r			(FAB broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius)
0.02	b	5		PIN	white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	36
0.03	r			(VIS fir mistletoe, Phoradendron pauciflorum; PIN sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana)
0.04	l	6		FAG	canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	39
0.05	l			Jct. another shortcut use trail from south end of parking area
0.06	r	7		ERI	western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	10 / 2	10
0.06	l			(ERI pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.06	r	8		GRO	mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 5	15
0.06	b			(ROS thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
0.07	b	9		BET	white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	3 / 2	13
0.07				Cross moist creek, the drainage from most of the area south of Saddle Junction and north of Lily Rock / Tahquitz Peak
0.07	r	10		ROS	thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	20 / 2	8
0.07	l	11		PIN	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	40 / 9	24
0.08	r			(DEN Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
0.10	r	12		ERI	pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	4 / 1	16
0.13				Trail turns left 90°
0.14	b	13		SCR	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	10 / 2	25
0.14	l			(RHA mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
0.15	r			(RUB common bedstraw, Galium aparine)
0.15	r	14		RHA	dead mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	2 / 2	26
0.18	l			Jct. use trail to Lily Rock, with a carabiner marker post
0.18	l	15		CYP	forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	20 / 9	3
0.20	r	16		RUB	common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 3	45
0.20	b	17		BRA	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	10 / 2	4
0.20	l			(AST beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
0.25	l			Jct. use trail
0.28	l	18		POA	June grass	Koeleria macrantha	99 / 9	5
0.29	l			Jct. use trail
0.29	r			(ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.29	b	19		POL	San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 2	12
0.29	b	20		POL	naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	50 / 9	13
0.30	r			RHA	live mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	/
0.30	r			(BRA western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum)
0.31	l	21		SCR	bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	40
0.31	l	22	ssp	POA	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	50 / 9	16
0.31	l	23		BOR	purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	20 / 5	14
0.31	l	24		POL	splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	99 / 9	9
0.31	l	25		LIL	plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	99 / 9	16
0.31	l			(closer ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.32	r	26		CHE	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	2 / 1	19
0.32				Cross very small drainage
0.34				Cross very small drainage
0.36	b	27		ERI	pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	30 / 9	13
0.36	l	28		VIS	oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	30 / 3	15
0.36	l	29	?		unk baby annual like sow thistle	Sonchus sp.?	1 / 1
0.36	l			Check if these first-year seedlings are pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea
0.36	l			(POL southern mountain woolly-star, Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum)
0.36	r	30	ssp	LAM	short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	50 / 9	7
0.36	r		?	(API sweet-cicely?, Osmorhiza sp.?)
0.36	l	31		FAB	wild sweetpea	Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus	99 / 9	11
0.36	b	32		POL	Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	40 / 9	13
0.36	l	33		AST	California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	40 / 9	67
0.37	b	34		FAB	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	30 / 9	11
0.37	r	35		API	Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	30 / 9	12
0.38	b	37		CAR	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	30 / 9	18
0.38	r	36	ssp	AST	white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	10 / 1	12
0.38	r			(AST golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)
0.39	r	38		PIN	Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	30 / 9	18
0.40	b	39		BRA	pinewoods rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum+	20 / 5	4
0.40	l	40		AST	leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	20 / 9	52
0.40	r	41		FAB	American vetch	Vicia americana var. americana	20 / 5	11
0.42	l	42		AST	goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 5	56
0.42	l	43		AST	white hawkweed	Hieracium albiflorum	10 / 2	3
0.43	l	44		AST	golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	71
0.43	l	45		SCR	Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	30 / 9	25
0.44	l	46		AST	slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	3 / 3	10
0.45	l	47		FAB	strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	20 / 4	51
0.46	l	48	sp	ONA	groundsmoke?	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum?	2 / 1
0.47				Cross small drainage
0.48	l	49		RUB	narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	30 / 9	56
0.48	l	50		FAB	bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	10 / 3	28
0.48	l	51		POL	southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 5	19
0.48	r	52		ERI	snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	1 / 1	13
0.50	l	53		ONA	mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	40 / 5	18
0.60				Cross dry drainage from southwest side of Lily Rock
0.65				Trail begins to descend more steeply; elevation ~6300 feet (1920 m)
0.67	r			Jct. trail probably leading to road just below; stay left
0.71				Enter forest of oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum, for 0.01 miles
0.72	l			(AST San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus)
0.73				Leave dense continuous forest; forest now interspersed with sunny open areas
0.76	l			Check if these plants are a different sedge, Carex sp., or if they are Elymus elymoides
0.77	b	54		FAG	interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	30 / 5	19
0.79	l	55		POA	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 9	36
0.79	l	56		BOR	prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	20 / 9	18
0.81	b	57		POA	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys+	20 / 3	3
0.81	l	58		VIS	pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	6
0.81	l	59		POL	white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	10 / 2	6
0.83	l			(CAP southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.84	b	60		BRA	beautiful rock-cress	Arabis pulchra	20 / 5	3
0.84	r	61		CAP	southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	2 / 2	52
0.85	l	62		POL	whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	99 / 9	8
0.93	l	63		FAB	broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	10 / 2	12
0.97				Switchback left at ridge; elevation ~6100 feet (1859 m)
0.99				Cross moist drainage from Tahquitz Peak
0.99	l			(RAN western columbine, Aquilegia formosa)
1.01	l	64		ERI	little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	3 / 2	9
1.04	b	65		APO	spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	20 / 2	6
1.06				Trail levels off; elevation ~6080 feet (1853 m)
1.15	r	66		BOR	pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	50 / 9	3
1.18	l	67		LIL	blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 4	55
1.19				Cross dry drainage
1.21	l	68		POL	annual phlox	Phlox gracilis	30 / 4	3
1.21	l	69		ONA	diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	99 / 9	7
1.21	r	70		POA	Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus	5 / 2	7
1.22	l	71		POR	green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	10 / 2	4
1.23	l	72		POR	southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	30 / 5	30
1.24	r			(SAX woodland star, Lithophragma affine)
1.25	l			field of plain mariposa lily, Calochortus invenustus
1.25	l	73		AST	spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 9	21
1.26	b	74		LIL	*garden daffodil	Narcissus sp.	20 / 1
1.26	b	75		AST	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	2 / 1	20
1.26	r			(Large water tank)
1.27	l	76		VIS	incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	6
1.27	r	77		HYD	imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	2 / 1	11
1.34	b	78		DEN	bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	25
1.34				Cross moist drainage coming from base of upper switchbacks on South Ridge Trail; minor local low point; elevation ~6080 feet (1853 m)
1.34	b			(CER Parish's burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii)
1.34	l	79		FAB	seedling Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	5 / 3	9
1.34	r	80		RAN	western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	1 / 1	16
1.34	r			(ROS California wild rose, Rosa californica)
1.35	b			(ORC spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
1.39	r	81	sp	SCR	dead tall penstemon with clasping, non-connate leaves	Penstemon sp.	5 / 1
1.39	r	82		SCR	musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	20 / 1	7
1.39	l			(DAT Durango root, Datisca glomerata in distance)
1.39	b	83		ROS	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	20 / 4	12
1.39				Cross moist drainage coming from small saddle / level section of South Ridge Trail at 7600 feet elevation on that trail
1.39	r	84		SCR	floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	20 / 1	12
1.43	b	85		BRA	Yosemite rockcress	Arabis repanda var. repanda	30 / 5	4
1.43		86		SAX	woodland star	Lithophragma affine	50 / 5	8
1.43	r	87		BRA	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	3 / 2	32
1.46	r			(blue larkspur, Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi)
1.47				Minor local high point; elevation ~6100 feet (1859 m)
1.47	r	88		AST	beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	5 / 2	12
1.47	r	89		ORO	clustered broom-rape	Orobanche fasciculata	1 / 1	3
1.52	l	90		FAB	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	5 / 1	8
1.52	l			Check for slender wheatgrass, Elymus trachycaulus
1.52	l	91		LOA	scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	10 / 1	4
1.58				Cross small dry drainage; elevation 6000 feet (1829 m)
1.59	l	92		ORC	spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	7 / 1	10
1.71	l	93		ROS	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	1 / 1	30
1.73	r			Jct. steep path down to road below with deep roadcut
1.73	l			(AST rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata in distance)
1.80	l			Check for vetch with narrow leaves
1.82				Cross drainage
1.82	l			(SAL Scouler's willow, Salix scouleriana)
1.91	l	94		LIL	goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	10 / 2	18
1.97	l		sp	(ORC rein orchid, Piperia sp.)
1.98	l	95		AST	California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	1 / 1	25
2.00	l	96		ORC	rein orchid	Piperia sp.	3 / 2
2.03	l			FAB	mature Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	/
2.03	l	97	~	CYP	fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	1 / 1	15
2.03	r	98		ROS	California wild rose	Rosa californica	1 / 1	16
2.03				Cross moist drainage; elevation 5800 feet (1768 m)
2.05	l			(way off-trail: ERI Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens)
2.15	l	99		SCR	southern Chinese houses	Collinsia concolor	30 / 1	7
2.26				Cross dry drainage below spring just north of South Ridge Spring
2.26	r		?	(unk sprawling shrub like cultivated plum or Pyracantha?; DAT Durango root, Datisca glomerata; per like Epilobium ciliatum but without prominent veins)
2.35				End trail at Tahquitz View Drive just north of the turnoff to the South Ridge Trailhead; elevation 5720 feet (1743 m); return the way you came

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Updated 4 June 2009.