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	r	1		CUP	incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9	21
0.00	r	2		PIN	ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	50 / 9	7
0.00	l	3		FAG	California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	99 / 9	18
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			Jct. use trail to road
0.02	r			(FAB broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius)
0.02	b	4		PIN	white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	34
0.03	r			(CUP fir mistletoe, Phoradendron pauciflorum)
0.04	l	5		FAG	canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	36
0.06	r	6		ERI	western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	10 / 1	10
0.06	l			(ERI pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.06	r	7		GRO	mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	20 / 5	13
0.07	r	8		BET	white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	2 / 2	12
0.07	l			(ROS thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus)
0.07	l	9	~	SEL	bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	40 / 9	2
0.08				Cross moist creek, the drainage from most of the area south of Saddle Junction and north of Lily Rock / Tahquitz Peak
0.08	r	10		ROS	thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	10 / 2	8
0.08	l	11		PIN	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	40 / 9	23
0.10	r	12		ERI	pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	4 / 1	15
0.14	l			(SCR Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; RHA mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
0.14	b	13		SCR	Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	10 / 2	24
0.15	r			RHA	dead mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	/
0.18	l			Jct. use trail
0.18	l	14	~	CYP	forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	10 / 7	3
0.28	l	15	~	POA	Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	50 / 9	6
0.29	r			(ERI pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.29	b	16		POL	San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 2	9
0.29	r			(POL naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum)
0.30	l	17	sp	FAB	Sierra Nevada or chaparral lotus	Lotus nevadensis or L. grandiflorus	10 / 9
0.30	r	18		RHA	live mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	1 / 1	25
0.31	l	19		POL	naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	40 / 9	10
				The location of the following species wasn't recorded:
		20		SCR	bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	10 / 3	37
0.31	l	21	sp	POL	splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	40 / 9	9
0.31	l	22	sp	LIL	plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	10 / 3	15
0.31	l			Check for different herbaceous species
0.31	r			(closer pink-bracted manzanita, ERI Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.32	l	23	ssp	POA	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 3	13
0.32				Cross very small drainage
0.34				Cross very small drainage
0.37	l			(POL southern mountain woolly-star, Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum)
0.38	l		~	(BRA western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum)
0.38	r	24		ERI	pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	30 / 9	9
0.41	b	25		FAB	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	10 / 5	9
0.41	b	26		POL	Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	40 / 9	9
0.41				FAB	definite Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis	/
0.42	l	27		AST	California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	40 / 9	62
0.42	r	28	ssp	AST	white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	10 / 1	7
0.42	r	29		CAR	white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	2 / 2	17
0.43	r	30		PIN	Coulter pine (and probably earlier on trail)	Pinus coulteri	30 / 9	16
0.44	l	31	~	BRA	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	10 / 5	9
0.46	l	32	?	AST	prickly hawkweed?	Hieracium horridum?	2 / 2
0.47	l	33	ssp	FAB	common Pacific pea	Lathyrus vestitus	10 / 5
0.47	l	34		AST	goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 5	51
0.47	l	35	sp	SCR	beaked penstemon?	Penstemon rostriflorus?	20 / 9
0.48	l	36		AST	slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	3 / 3	10
0.49	l	37		AST	golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	66
0.51				Cross small drainage
0.52	b	38		VIS	oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	30 / 3	12
0.52	l	39		POL	southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 5	16
0.60				Cross dry drainage from southwest side of Lily Rock
0.65	l	40		API	Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	2 / 1	8
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	l	41	sp	LAM	monardella	Monardella sp.	10 / 2
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
0.73	l	42	ssp	RUB	narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 4	55
0.77	b	43		FAG	interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	30 / 5	15
0.81	r	44		AST	leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	10 / 3	51
0.81	l	45		VIS	pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	6
0.83	l			(CAP southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.83	l	46	?		unk per with scroph or phacelia capsules	?	20 / 9
0.84	r	47		CAP	southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	2 / 2	47
0.85	l	48		POL	whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	30 / 2	7
0.93	l	49		FAB	broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	10 / 2	12
0.97				Switchback left at ridge; elevation ~6100 feet (1859 m)
0.98	r	50		ONA	mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	20 / 4	14
0.99				Cross moist drainage from Tahquitz Peak
1.01	l	51		ERI	little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	2 / 1	8
1.04	b	52		APO	spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	20 / 1	6
1.06				Trail levels off; elevation ~6080 feet (1853 m)
1.19				Cross dry drainage
1.20	r	53	ssp	POA	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	20 / 2
1.26	l	54		AST	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	1 / 1	16
1.26	r			(Large water tank)
1.26	r	55		POA	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	30 / 3	32
1.27	l	56		VIS	incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	6
1.29	l	57	~	AST	spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	1 / 1	16
1.34	b	58		DEN	bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	21
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	r			(ROS California wild rose, Rosa californica)
1.39	r	59	sp	SCR	tall penstemon with clasping, non-connate leaves	Penstemon sp.	5 / 1
1.39		60		RAN	western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	1 / 1	13
1.39	r			(CER Parish's burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii)
1.39	l			(DAT Durango root, Datisca glomerata in distance)
1.39				Cross moist drainage coming from small saddle / level section of South Ridge Trail at 7600 feet elevation
1.39	l	61	ssp	ROS	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	10 / 3	12
1.47				Minor local high point; elevation ~6100 feet (1859 m)
1.50	l	62	sp	ONA	diamond-petaled? clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea?	20 / 3
1.52	l	63		FAB	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	5 / 1	7
1.52	l	64		POA	slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	10 / 3	7
1.58				Cross small dry drainage; elevation 6000 feet (1829 m)
1.71	l	65		ROS	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	1 / 1	26
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)
1.79	l			(ERI snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
1.82				Cross drainage
1.82	l			(SAL Scouler's willow, Salix scouleriana)
2.03	r		~	(FAB Parish's lupine, Lupinus latifolius var. parishii)
2.03				Cross moist drainage; elevation 5800 feet (1768 m)
2.03				(closer ROS California wild rose, Rosa californica)
2.26				Cross dry drainage below spring just north of South Ridge Spring
2.26	r		?	(unk sprawling shrub like cultivated plum)
2.26	r		?	(unk herb)
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 7 October 2007.