Plant Guide to Fobes Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Fobes Trail, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail at edge of access road; elevation ~5230 feet (1594 m)
0.00 b 1 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 10 / 2 15
0.00 b 2 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 55
0.00 l 3 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 5 / 1 60
0.00 l 4 ~ southern skullcap Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana 1 / 1 4
0.00 b 5 sp grass like poa Poa sp.? 30 / 9
0.00 l 6 yarrow Achillea millefolium 30 / 9 16
0.00 b 7 ssp white mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula 50 / 9 6
0.00 b 8 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 50 / 9 11
0.00 l 9 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 5 / 3 5
0.00 r 10 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 5 / 3 61
0.00 l 11 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 30 / 9 24
0.00 l 12 ? goosefoot violet? checkerbloom? Viola purpurea? Sidalcea malviflora? 20 / 9
0.00 l 13 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 10 / 9 11
0.00 l (California wild rose, Rosa californica); first on-trail occurrence not recorded
0.00 14 California wild rose Rosa californica 10 / 3 12
0.00 b 15 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 20 / 9 26
0.00 b 16 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 30 / 9 43
0.00 r 17 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 10 / 9 4
0.00 l Sign: "Fobes Trail 4E024; PCT 1.5 miles; Apache Spring 5 miles"
0.00 l 18 ~ showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 20 / 9 12
0.00 r 19 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 50 / 9 21
0.00 l 20 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 30 / 9 48
0.00 l 21 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99 / 9 23
0.00 r 22 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 10 / 9 35
0.00 l Display Board: "Fobes Trail ..."
0.00 l 23 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 5 / 3 19
0.00 b 24 ? unk subshrub like monardella, but with alt leaves ? 3 / 1
0.00 l 25 Bigelow's spike-moss Selaginella bigelovii 1 / 1 20
0.00 l (red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01 r 26 goldenrod Solidago californica 30 / 9 40
0.01 r 27 ~ *downy brome Bromus tectorum 50 / 9 26
0.01 l 28 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 20 / 9 15
0.01 l 29 sp popcorn flower Cryptantha sp. /
0.01 r 30 ~ desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa 5 / 5 3
0.02 r (arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.02 r 31 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 30 / 9 28
0.02 l 32 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 20 / 9 13
0.02 l 33 basketbush Rhus trilobata 20 / 9 27
0.02 r 34 ssp Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 1 / 1 6
0.03 b 35 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 20 / 1 22
0.03 r 36 sp grand or annual mountain dandelion Agoseris grandiflora or A. heterophylla 5 / 3 12
0.03 l 37 ~ baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii 20 / 2
0.04 r 38 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 30 / 9 32
0.05 r 39 ~ blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 3 / 3 47
0.05 r 40 sp peppergrass Lepidium sp. 5 / 1
0.07 Trail turns right
0.07 b 41 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 40 / 9 5
0.07 r (phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)
0.08 r 42 sp prickly-pear Opuntia sp. 5 / 5
0.09 l 43 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 5 / 2 33
0.10 l 44 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 20 / 9 51
0.10 l 45 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 3 / 3 4
0.11 Trail turns right and crosses drainage
0.11 Switchback left
0.12 r 46 ssp cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 30 / 9 10
0.12 l 47 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 10 / 3 7
0.14 l 48 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 20 / 9 39
0.15 r 49 ~ Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 20 / 9 10
0.17 r 50 sp lipfern Cheilanthes sp. 3 / 3
0.18 Switchback right
0.20 l 51 cane cholla Opuntia parryi 20 / 9 2
0.22 b 52 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 10 / 2 7
0.23 Switchback left
0.25 l 53 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 10 / 9 15
0.32 Switchback right
0.34 Cross small drainage
0.36 l (Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
0.42 l 54 sp purple nightshade Solanum xanti 20 / 9 12
0.43 Cross small drainage
0.44 Switchback left; elevation ~5430 feet (1655 m)
0.44 l 55 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 2 / 1 13
0.44 l 56 sp chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 10 / 5 17
0.45 l 57 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 5 / 1 6
0.54 b 58 ssp Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis 30 / 9 12
0.62 b 59 ~ thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 5 / 2 10
0.66 b 60 sp suncup Camissonia sp. 20 / 2
0.66 l 61 sp annual phacelia Phacelia sp. 10 / 2
0.66 l 62 ? annual apiaceae? Apiaceae? 2 / 1
0.66 l 63 ~ strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 20 / 5 36
0.66 l 64 sp different popcorn flower with wide leaves Cryptantha sp. 20 / 9
0.78 l 65 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 3 / 2 5
0.78 66 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 20 / 5 44
0.79 l sp (wild canterbury bells?, Phacelia minor?)
0.80 l 67 ? comb-bur? Pectocarya? 5 / 1
0.80 l 68 sp pincushion flower Chaenactis sp. 5 / 1
0.84 l 69 ~ Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii 3 / 3 6
0.87 l 70 sp per Lotus Lotus sp. 10 / 9
0.89 Switchback left; elevation 5600 feet (1707 m)
0.90 r 71 ssp slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 3 / 1 5
0.90 r 72 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 1 / 1 3
0.92 r 73 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 1 / 1 27
0.93 l 74 ? brickellbush? Brickellia? 1 / 1
0.95 r 75 sp annual buckwheat Eriogonum sp. 1 / 1
0.96 r 76 sp sand cress Calyptridium monandrum or C. parryi 2 / 1
0.99 r 77 goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis 3 / 1 27
1.04 l 78 dodder Cuscuta sp. /
1.04 r 79 sp pine goldenbush? Ericameria pinifolia? 1 / 1
1.07 b 80 sugar bush Rhus ovata 1 / 1 30
1.10 l Highest Opuntia parryi
1.12 End plant guide
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/fobes.html
Updated 12 March 2007.

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at edge of access road; elevation ~5230 feet (1594 m)
0.00	b	1		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	10 / 2	15
0.00	b	2		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	55
0.00	l	3		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	5 / 1	60
0.00	l	4	~	southern skullcap	Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana	1 / 1	4
0.00	b	5	sp	grass like poa	Poa sp.?	30 / 9
0.00	l	6		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 9	16
0.00	b	7	ssp	white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	50 / 9	6
0.00	b	8		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	50 / 9	11
0.00	l	9		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	5 / 3	5
0.00	r	10		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 3	61
0.00	l	11		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	30 / 9	24
0.00	l	12	?	goosefoot violet? checkerbloom?	Viola purpurea? Sidalcea malviflora?	20 / 9
0.00	l	13		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	10 / 9	11
0.00	l			(California wild rose, Rosa californica); first on-trail occurrence not recorded
0.00		14		California wild rose	Rosa californica	10 / 3	12
0.00	b	15		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	20 / 9	26
0.00	b	16		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	30 / 9	43
0.00	r	17		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	10 / 9	4
0.00	l			Sign: "Fobes Trail 4E024; PCT 1.5 miles; Apache Spring 5 miles"
0.00	l	18	~	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	20 / 9	12
0.00	r	19		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	50 / 9	21
0.00	l	20		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	30 / 9	48
0.00	l	21		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	99 / 9	23
0.00	r	22		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	10 / 9	35
0.00	l			Display Board: "Fobes Trail ..."
0.00	l	23		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	5 / 3	19
0.00	b	24	?	unk subshrub like monardella, but with alt leaves	?	3 / 1
0.00	l	25		Bigelow's spike-moss	Selaginella bigelovii	1 / 1	20
0.00	l			(red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01	r	26		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 9	40
0.01	r	27	~	*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 9	26
0.01	l	28		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 9	15
0.01	l	29	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.01	r	30	~	desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	5 / 5	3
0.02	r			(arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.02	r	31		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 9	28
0.02	l	32		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 9	13
0.02	l	33		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	20 / 9	27
0.02	r	34	ssp	Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	1 / 1	6
0.03	b	35		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	20 / 1	22
0.03	r	36	sp	grand or annual mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora or A. heterophylla	5 / 3	12
0.03	l	37	~	baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	20 / 2
0.04	r	38		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 9	32
0.05	r	39	~	blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	3 / 3	47
0.05	r	40	sp	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.	5 / 1
0.07				Trail turns right
0.07	b	41		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	40 / 9	5
0.07	r			(phlox-leaved bedstraw, Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)
0.08	r	42	sp	prickly-pear	Opuntia sp.	5 / 5
0.09	l	43		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	5 / 2	33
0.10	l	44		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	20 / 9	51
0.10	l	45		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	3 / 3	4
0.11				Trail turns right and crosses drainage
0.11				Switchback left
0.12	r	46	ssp	cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	30 / 9	10
0.12	l	47	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	10 / 3	7
0.14	l	48		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	20 / 9	39
0.15	r	49	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	20 / 9	10
0.17	r	50	sp	lipfern	Cheilanthes sp.	3 / 3
0.18				Switchback right
0.20	l	51		cane cholla	Opuntia parryi	20 / 9	2
0.22	b	52		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	10 / 2	7
0.23				Switchback left
0.25	l	53		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	10 / 9	15
0.32				Switchback right
0.34				Cross small drainage
0.36	l			(Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
0.42	l	54	sp	purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	20 / 9	12
0.43				Cross small drainage
0.44				Switchback left; elevation ~5430 feet (1655 m)
0.44	l	55		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	2 / 1	13
0.44	l	56	sp	chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	10 / 5	17
0.45	l	57		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	5 / 1	6
0.54	b	58	ssp	Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis	30 / 9	12
0.62	b	59	~	thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	5 / 2	10
0.66	b	60	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	20 / 2
0.66	l	61	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia sp.	10 / 2
0.66	l	62	?	annual apiaceae?	Apiaceae?	2 / 1
0.66	l	63	~	strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	20 / 5	36
0.66	l	64	sp	different popcorn flower with wide leaves	Cryptantha sp.	20 / 9
0.78	l	65		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	3 / 2	5
0.78		66		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	20 / 5	44
0.79	l		sp	(wild canterbury bells?, Phacelia minor?)
0.80	l	67	?	comb-bur?	Pectocarya?	5 / 1
0.80	l	68	sp	pincushion flower	Chaenactis sp.	5 / 1
0.84	l	69	~	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	3 / 3	6
0.87	l	70	sp	per Lotus	Lotus sp.	10 / 9
0.89				Switchback left; elevation 5600 feet (1707 m)
0.90	r	71	ssp	slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	3 / 1	5
0.90	r	72		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	1 / 1	3
0.92	r	73		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	1 / 1	27
0.93	l	74	?	brickellbush?	Brickellia?	1 / 1
0.95	r	75	sp	annual buckwheat	Eriogonum sp.	1 / 1
0.96	r	76	sp	sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum or C. parryi	2 / 1
0.99	r	77		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	3 / 1	27
1.04	l	78		dodder	Cuscuta sp.	/
1.04	r	79	sp	pine goldenbush?	Ericameria pinifolia?	1 / 1
1.07	b	80		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	1 / 1	30
1.10	l			Highest Opuntia parryi
1.12				End plant guide