Plant Guide to Nature Trail, James Reserve, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Nature Trail, James Reserve, 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!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This trail is within the James Reserve, which is closed to the public except by advance arrangement for scientific or educational purposes.
This is a ~1.2 mile loop hike, with ~400 feet of elevation gain and loss.
This guide was created on a preview trip for a Sierra Club Natural Science Section outing, and has not yet been field checked. The guide was made in a severe drought year in the summer, and hence is undoubtedly missing a number of species that would be present in wetter years and earlier in the year. The number of plants for some species will be much higher in wetter years as well.
Some of the determinations were made from the James Reserve Plant List, which made the identification task much easier. We thank Ken Berg for originally creating that list, all the collectors who contributed to that list, and the James Reserve staff and the UCR Herbarium for updating that list in March 2007. (Note that the online file has not yet been updated.)
Whenever we could not independently verify the determination of a specimen in the field, and there are species that could be confused with the determination on the Plant List, we have placed a "~" or "sp" on the determination in the guide as appropriate.
The end of the guide also lists species found in several spots along the entrance road to the Reserve, as well as additional species found on the continuation of that main road past the Trailfinders Lodge.
We thank Michael Hamilton for permission to botanize the James Reserve, and for his hospitality during our visit.
Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail (not including the taxa seen only off-trail given at the end of the guide). We had 107 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 10 of those trails, including this one, are in this area of San Jacinto Mountain. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "10" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area of San Jacinto Mountain.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 2 3%
2 4 6%
3 1 1%
4 2 3%
5 4 6%

1-5 13 19%
6-10 24 34%
11-15 8 11%
16-20 6 9%
21-25 6 9%
26-30 4 6%
31-35 3 4%
36-40 1 1%
41-45 0 0%
46-50 3 4%
51-55 0 0%
56-60 0 0%
60-65 2 3%
Total Taxa 70 100%

We found 5 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been fully identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
7/28/2007 1 75 1 6 8 4

Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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The mileages in the guide come from a pedometer reading on the preview hike, and thus are not terribly precise. They could easily be off by 10% or more. An attempt to GPS the trail at the same time mostly failed due to poor conditions on the trail.

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail at northeast end of parking area, at sign "Nature Trail"; elevation 5400 feet (1646 m)
0.00 r 1 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 99 / 9 20
0.00 b 2 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 5 31
0.00 b 3 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 50 / 9 8
0.00 l 4 sp annual goosefoot Chenopodium sp. 3 / 1
0.00 l 5 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 10 / 2 27
0.00 l 6 ssp blue wildrye Elymus glaucus 20 / 9
0.00 l 7 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 50 / 9 18
0.00 r 8 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99 / 9 32
0.00 r 9 Sierra hoary coffeeberry (non-hoary leaf!) Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata⁺ 20 / 9 8
0.00 l 10 ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 50 / 9 6
0.01 First crossing of Hall Creek
0.01 b 11 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 30 / 5 11
0.01 l (woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca; Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
0.01 r (Parish's burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii)
0.01 b 12 rigid hedge-nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida 10 / 2 22
0.01 l 13 sp sedge Carex sp.⁺ /
0.01 b 14 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 10 / 2 10
0.01 l 15 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 40 / 9 30
0.01 l 16 ssp sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa 20 / 4
0.01 b 17 woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca 10 / 2 5
0.01 l 18 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 5 / 3 9
0.01 l (white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
0.01 l 19 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 5 / 2 25
0.01 l Sierra hoary coffeeberry Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata⁺ 20 / 9
0.01 r fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta⁺ 30 / 9 13
0.02 r 20 whisker-brush Linanthus ciliatus 20 / 1 6
0.02 l (goldenrod, Solidago californica; California black oak, Quercus kelloggii; western azalea, Rhododendron occidentale; Sierra Nevada lotus, Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02 r 21 ~ cotton-batting plant Gnaphalium stramineum 1 / 1
0.02 r 22 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30 / 9 50
0.02 r (broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius; deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens; naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum; Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii; San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum)
0.03 l (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.04 r 23 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 9 61
0.04 r 24 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora 30 / 9 6
0.05 r 25 curve-flowered skullcap Scutellaria siphocampyloides 30 / 3 2
0.05 l (mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata)
0.05 r 26 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 30 / 9 4
0.06 r 27 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 30 / 9 31
0.06 r (stinging nettle, Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)
0.06 r 28 goldenrod Solidago californica 20 / 5 46
0.07 l (pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.07 r sp (groundsmoke, Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum)
0.07 Second crossing of Hall Creek
0.08 l 29 sp swamp or Nebraska sedge Carex senta or nebrascensis⁺ 2 / 2
0.08 b 30 horsetail Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine 20 / 1 4
0.09 l Sign: "Camp Limits"
0.10 l 31 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 50 / 9 19
0.11 r 32 Coulter pine Pinus coulteri 20 / 9 15
0.13 r 33 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 10 / 3 1
0.14 l Jct. use trail to Creek
0.15 l 34 ~ Palmer's ceanothus Ceanothus palmeri⁺ 2 / 1 7
0.15 l ~ (giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
0.16 l 35 thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus 10 / 1 6
0.16 l 36 western azalea Rhododendron occidentale 30 / 5 8
0.17 r 37 spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium 20 / 2 5
0.20 l 38 white fir Abies concolor 5 / 2 26
0.24 l 39 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 10 / 5 17
0.25 b 40 Parish's burning bush Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii 20 / 2 2
0.25 First branch of third crossing of Hall Creek
0.25 r 41 lemon lily Lilium parryi 1 / 1 9
0.25 Second branch of third crossing of Hall Creek, on a wood plank
0.28 l ~ (western morning-glory, Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata)
0.32 Switchback left
0.32 r 42 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 20 / 5 9
0.33 sp (dead San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus; popcorn flower, Cryptantha sp.; )
0.33 r 43 ~ western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 2 / 2 9
0.34 l 44 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 40 / 9 8
0.34 r 45 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 30 / 9 14
0.34 Switchback right
0.35 l 46 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 1 / 1 9
0.36 Switchback left
0.38 r 47 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 5 / 3 37
0.39 ? (southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata; southern tauschia?, Tauschia arguta?; ~whorledleaf penstemon, ~Keckiella ternata var. ternata)
0.42 l 48 spotted coralroot Corallorhiza maculata 5 / 2 9
0.47 l 49 white-veined wintergreen Pyrola picta 10 / 3 5
0.47 l 50 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 2 / 1 7
0.50 Switchback right
0.51 r (snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.51 Switchback left
0.52 r ssp (California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
0.53 r 51 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 20 / 5 18
0.53 r 52 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 20 / 5 9
0.54 r 53 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 40 / 9 15
0.55 r 54 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 30 / 9 65
0.55 r 55 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 5 / 1 30
0.56 r 56 Cleveland's horkelia Horkelia clevelandii 2 / 1 9
0.57 r 57 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 10 / 4 46
0.58 r 58 Parish's tauschia Tauschia parishii 10 / 5 7
0.62 r 59 pine dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium campylopodum 1 / 1 5
0.65 High point on trail; elevation ~5600 feet (1707 m)
0.77 l 60 mustang mint Monardella lanceolata 20 / 5 9
0.77 r 61 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 30 / 9 11
0.77 r (beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
0.84 l (oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.86 l ssp (squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.87 l 62 ~ rush blue grass Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia 1 / 1 6
0.88 r 63 ~ three-lobed oxytheca Oxytheca trilobata 5 / 1 3
0.91 l 64 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 2 / 1 22
0.91 r 65 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 2 / 1 10
0.91 T-jct. with road; go left
66 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 10 / 2 11
0.99 r 67 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 1 / 1 6
1.00 T-Jct. with entrance road; go left
1.00 r 68 *English plantain Plantago lanceolata 10 / 2 22
1.02 l 69 Lewis' flax Linum lewisii var. lewisii 2 / 1 1
1.02 l (blue dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum; Parry's green-gentian, Swertia parryi; yarrow, Achillea millefolium)
1.03 l 70 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 1 / 1 25
1.04 Fourth crossing of Hall Creek on bridge
1.04 r ~ (~yellow willow, ~Salix lutea; scarlet monkeyflower, Mimulus cardinalis; closest giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
1.04 l sp (~common monkeyflower, ~Mimulus guttatus; unk grass with dense panicle inflorescence)
1.04 l 71 California wild rose Rosa californica 5 / 1 13
1.08 l 72 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 5 / 1 21
1.10 l 73 slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 1 / 1 18
1.12 b 74 sticky lessingia Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera 10 / 2 2
1.15 r 75 woolly angelica Angelica tomentosa 10 / 1 2
1.17 End trail at Parking Area

New taxa on continuation of entrance road to east:
1.18 r 76 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 5 / 1 25
1.27 r 77 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 2 / 1 20
1.31 l 78 sp splendid gilia? Gilia splendens? /
1.32 l 79 ssp Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa 20 / 5
1.40 b 80 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 20 / 2 26
1.44 r 81 ssp small fescue Vulpia microstachys 20 / 1
1.48 l 82 sp deer brush? Ceanothus integerrimus? 2 / 1 5
1.49 End of road at honking tower
1.49 l 83 ~ changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 5 / 1 10
1.50 l 84 diamond-petaled clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea 5 / 1 6

Plants along entrance road: Stop 1: entrance gate
white alder Alnus rhombifolia /
arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis /
cursed crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus /
Siberian milfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum /
sp Pacific rush? Juncus effusus var. pacificus? /
bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus /
Sierra hoary coffeeberry Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata /
sp willowherb Epilobium ciliatum, E. glaberrimum, E. hallianum, or E. lactiflorum /
California black oak Quercus kelloggii /

Stop 2: along the road before the second gate
mustang mint Monardella lanceolata /
bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens /
San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /

Stop 3: farther along the road before the second gate
goldenrod Solidago californica /
pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea /
interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens /
canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis /

Stop 4: second gate
broad-leaved lotus Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius /
Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis /
Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum /
ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides /
southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata /
wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus /

Off-trail east of beginning of Nature Trail
sp groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum /
sp wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum /
California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia /

Comments On Specific Species

Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata. The first specimen on the trail has the glabrous leaves of R. californica. The second specimen, also noted in the guide, has leaves that are soft hairy underneath. This is typical of this species at SnJt, leaving it less than clear which of those two names to call these plants. In this guide, we have adopted the name in the James Reserve Flora, but in other plant trail guides at SnJt have called these plants R. californica.
Carex sp.. The first specimen on the trail might be C. fracta, but it was too depauperate to tell. We have not numbered the first clear C. fracta since this Carex sp. might be the same taxon.
Carex senta / C. nebrascensis. These two taxa are extremely close, differing in the key on very small details of the ~0.4 mm perigynium beak. Further work needs to be done to make a call between these two species.
Ceanothus palmeri / C. integerrimus. These taxa are also extremely close. We've called the first specimens on trail as C. palmeri since the leaves are prominently 1-veined from base, and the specimens on the road as C. integerrimus since the leaves are 3-veined from base. This is not a definitive separation, despite the Jepson Manual key, and hence the determinations are not given as certain in the guide.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	2	3%
2	4	6%
3	1	1%
4	2	3%
5	4	6%

1-5	13	19%
6-10	24	34%
11-15	8	11%
16-20	6	9%
21-25	6	9%
26-30	4	6%
31-35	3	4%
36-40	1	1%
41-45	0	0%
46-50	3	4%
51-55	0	0%
56-60	0	0%
60-65	2	3%
Total Taxa	70	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
7/28/2007	1	75	1	6	8	4

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail at northeast end of parking area, at sign "Nature Trail"; elevation 5400 feet (1646 m)
0.00	r	1		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	99 / 9	20
0.00	b	2		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 5	31
0.00	b	3		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	50 / 9	8
0.00	l	4	sp	annual goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.	3 / 1
0.00	l	5		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	10 / 2	27
0.00	l	6	ssp	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	20 / 9
0.00	l	7		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	50 / 9	18
0.00	r	8		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	32
0.00	r	9		Sierra hoary coffeeberry (non-hoary leaf!)	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata⁺	20 / 9	8
0.00	l	10		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	50 / 9	6
0.01				First crossing of Hall Creek
0.01	b	11		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 5	11
0.01	l			(woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca; Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
0.01	r			(Parish's burning bush, Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii)
0.01	b	12		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	10 / 2	22
0.01	l	13	sp	sedge	Carex sp.⁺	/
0.01	b	14		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	10 / 2	10
0.01	l	15		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	40 / 9	30
0.01	l	16	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa	20 / 4
0.01	b	17		woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	10 / 2	5
0.01	l	18		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	5 / 3	9
0.01	l			(white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta)
0.01	l	19		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	5 / 2	25
0.01	l			Sierra hoary coffeeberry	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata⁺	20 / 9
0.01	r			fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta⁺	30 / 9	13
0.02	r	20		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	20 / 1	6
0.02	l			(goldenrod, Solidago californica; California black oak, Quercus kelloggii; western azalea, Rhododendron occidentale; Sierra Nevada lotus, Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02	r	21	~	cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	1 / 1
0.02	r	22		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9	50
0.02	r			(broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius; deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens; naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum; Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii; San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw, Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum)
0.03	l			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea)
0.04	r	23		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 9	61
0.04	r	24		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	30 / 9	6
0.05	r	25		curve-flowered skullcap	Scutellaria siphocampyloides	30 / 3	2
0.05	l			(mustang mint, Monardella lanceolata)
0.05	r	26		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	30 / 9	4
0.06	r	27		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	30 / 9	31
0.06	r			(stinging nettle, Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea)
0.06	r	28		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 5	46
0.07	l			(pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.07	r		sp	(groundsmoke, Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum)
0.07				Second crossing of Hall Creek
0.08	l	29	sp	swamp or Nebraska sedge	Carex senta or nebrascensis⁺	2 / 2
0.08	b	30		horsetail	Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine	20 / 1	4
0.09	l			Sign: "Camp Limits"
0.10	l	31		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	19
0.11	r	32		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	20 / 9	15
0.13	r	33		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	10 / 3	1
0.14	l			Jct. use trail to Creek
0.15	l	34	~	Palmer's ceanothus	Ceanothus palmeri⁺	2 / 1	7
0.15	l		~	(giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
0.16	l	35		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	10 / 1	6
0.16	l	36		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	30 / 5	8
0.17	r	37		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	20 / 2	5
0.20	l	38		white fir	Abies concolor	5 / 2	26
0.24	l	39		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	10 / 5	17
0.25	b	40		Parish's burning bush	Euonymus occidentalis var. parishii	20 / 2	2
0.25				First branch of third crossing of Hall Creek
0.25	r	41		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	1 / 1	9
0.25				Second branch of third crossing of Hall Creek, on a wood plank
0.28	l		~	(western morning-glory, Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata)
0.32				Switchback left
0.32	r	42		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	20 / 5	9
0.33			sp	(dead San Jacinto lupine, Lupinus hyacinthinus; popcorn flower, Cryptantha sp.; )
0.33	r	43	~	western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	2 / 2	9
0.34	l	44		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	40 / 9	8
0.34	r	45		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	30 / 9	14
0.34				Switchback right
0.35	l	46		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	1 / 1	9
0.36				Switchback left
0.38	r	47		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	5 / 3	37
0.39			?	(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata; southern tauschia?, Tauschia arguta?; ~whorledleaf penstemon, ~Keckiella ternata var. ternata)
0.42	l	48		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	5 / 2	9
0.47	l	49		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	10 / 3	5
0.47	l	50		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	2 / 1	7
0.50				Switchback right
0.51	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
0.51				Switchback left
0.52	r		ssp	(California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
0.53	r	51		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	20 / 5	18
0.53	r	52		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	20 / 5	9
0.54	r	53		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	40 / 9	15
0.55	r	54		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 9	65
0.55	r	55		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1	30
0.56	r	56		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	2 / 1	9
0.57	r	57		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 4	46
0.58	r	58		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	10 / 5	7
0.62	r	59		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	5
0.65				High point on trail; elevation ~5600 feet (1707 m)
0.77	l	60		mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	20 / 5	9
0.77	r	61		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	30 / 9	11
0.77	r			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
0.84	l			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.86	l		ssp	(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.87	l	62	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	1 / 1	6
0.88	r	63	~	three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	5 / 1	3
0.91	l	64		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	2 / 1	22
0.91	r	65		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	2 / 1	10
0.91				T-jct. with road; go left
		66		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	10 / 2	11
0.99	r	67		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	1 / 1	6
1.00				T-Jct. with entrance road; go left
1.00	r	68		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	10 / 2	22
1.02	l	69		Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	2 / 1	1
1.02	l			(blue dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum; Parry's green-gentian, Swertia parryi; yarrow, Achillea millefolium)
1.03	l	70		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	1 / 1	25
1.04				Fourth crossing of Hall Creek on bridge
1.04	r		~	(~yellow willow, ~Salix lutea; scarlet monkeyflower, Mimulus cardinalis; closest giant chain fern, Woodwardia fimbriata)
1.04	l		sp	(~common monkeyflower, ~Mimulus guttatus; unk grass with dense panicle inflorescence)
1.04	l	71		California wild rose	Rosa californica	5 / 1	13
1.08	l	72		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	5 / 1	21
1.10	l	73		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	1 / 1	18
1.12	b	74		sticky lessingia	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	10 / 2	2
1.15	r	75		woolly angelica	Angelica tomentosa	10 / 1	2
1.17				End trail at Parking Area

				New taxa on continuation of entrance road to east:
1.18	r	76		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 1	25
1.27	r	77		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 1	20
1.31	l	78	sp	splendid gilia?	Gilia splendens?	/
1.32	l	79	ssp	Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa	20 / 5
1.40	b	80		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 2	26
1.44	r	81	ssp	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	20 / 1
1.48	l	82	sp	deer brush?	Ceanothus integerrimus?	2 / 1	5
1.49				End of road at honking tower
1.49	l	83	~	changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	5 / 1	10
1.50	l	84		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	5 / 1	6

				Plants along entrance road: Stop 1: entrance gate
				white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	/
				arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	/
				cursed crowfoot	Ranunculus sceleratus	/
				Siberian milfoil	Myriophyllum sibiricum	/
			sp	Pacific rush?	Juncus effusus var. pacificus?	/
				bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	/
				Sierra hoary coffeeberry	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata	/
			sp	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum, E. glaberrimum, E. hallianum, or E. lactiflorum	/
				California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	/

				Stop 2: along the road before the second gate
				mustang mint	Monardella lanceolata	/
				bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	/
				San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/

				Stop 3: farther along the road before the second gate
				goldenrod	Solidago californica	/
				pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	/
				interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	/
				canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	/

				Stop 4: second gate
				broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	/
				Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	/
				Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	/
			ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	/
				southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	/
				wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	/

				Off-trail east of beginning of Nature Trail
			sp	groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	/
			sp	wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum	/
				California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	/

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Updated 30 July 2007.