Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to PCT From Little Tahquitz Trail to Zen 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!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides

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

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. We had 93 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 5 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 "5" 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
Total Taxa 100%

We found x additional species not in the above table, since they have not been 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"

The Plant Guide

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m)
0.00 r Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00 b 1 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 24
0.00 r 2 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 99 / 9 6
0.00 r 3 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 99 / 9 13
0.00 b 4 changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis 30 / 9 8
0.00 l 5 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 50 / 9 17
0.00 l (spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
0.01 b 6 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 50 / 9 12
0.01 l 7 ~ dead pinegrove groundsmoke Gayophytum oligospermum 99 / 5
0.01 l (southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02 l 8 bush chinquapin Chrysolepis sempervirens 50 / 9 12
0.02 l 9 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 50 / 9 26
0.03 Trail curves right at ridge
0.03 l (ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.03 l 10 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 1 / 1 8
0.03 l (western columbine, Aquilegia formosa; tall mannagrass, Glyceria elata)
0.03 r (white catch-fly, Silene verecunda ssp. platyota)
0.08 Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.08 l (wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum; brittle bladder fern, Cystopteris fragilis)
0.08 l 11 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 5 / 1 7
0.08 b 12 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 10 / 1 11
0.08 b 13 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii 20 / 1 9
0.08 Cross Creek
0.08 r (bigleaf lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei; musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus; small white violet, Viola macloskeyi)
0.08 l 14 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 1 / 1 7
0.08 r (swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.09 l 15 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 20 / 9 15
0.09 r 16 ~ San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 10 / 3 10
0.10 r 17 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 5 / 3
0.13 Trail turns left at drainage
0.13 r (mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.21 r (little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii)
0.22 r 18 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 40 / 4 23
0.22 Cross drainage
0.23 r 19 ~ Cascade onion Allium cratericola 99 / 9
0.23 r 20 southern mountain-monardella Monardella australis 10 / 3 11
0.23 r definite San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /
0.27 b 21 limber pine Pinus flexilis 30 / 9 9
0.28 r 22 little prince's pine Chimaphila menziesii 8 / 2 5
0.29 r Check for different small Carex
0.29 b 23 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 10 / 5 9
0.29 Cross drainage
0.29 r 24 Suksdorf's monkeyflower Mimulus suksdorfii 50 / 1
0.29 r 25 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 20 / 3
0.30 b 26 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 99 / 9 7
0.30 e 27 Brewer's monkeyflower Mimulus breweri 50 / 1
0.32 r (pussy paws, Calyptridium monospermum)
0.33 l (green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.33 Trail turns right at ridge
0.34 r 28 Sierra Nevada lotus Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis 2 / 2 9
0.34 r 29 broad-seeded rock-cress Arabis platysperma 5 / 2
0.38 Cross small drainage
0.40 Cross small drainage
0.43 r 30 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 20 / 9 7
0.47 Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.50 b 31 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 20 / 1 8
0.50 l 32 western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale 5 / 2 2
0.53 r Sierra mousetail, Ivesia santolinoides
0.56 l 33 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 30 / 3 1
0.56 r (squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.56 r 34 sp different grass Poaceae sp. /
0.57 Cross small drainage
0.60 Trail curves right at ridge
0.62 Trail curves left at drainage
0.63 r 35 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 30 / 9 17
0.64 r 36 Watson's spike-moss Selaginella watsonii 3 / 1 5
0.71 Cross small drainage
0.76 Trail turns left and then curves right
0.77 37 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 5 / 1
0.78 r Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
0.80 l (Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.81 l (mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
0.82 First of many minor local high points
0.84 Cross small drainage
0.89 Cross small drainage
0.90 Cross small drainage
1.14 r Land of big boulders
1.19 l (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla; San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus; Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum; goldenrod, Solidago californica; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
1.20 r First glimpse of top of rock wall that we'll round later
1.20 Cross small saddle
1.21 l 38 pinedrops Pterospora andromedea 1 / 1 11
1.21 Cross small drainage
1.32 r (~10 plants of San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
1.33 r 39 pinewoods rock-cress "Arabis holboellii" 10 / 3 8
1.35 Minor local high point at saddle at head of Andreas Canyon; elevation 8360' (2548 m)
1.41 View down Andreas Canyon and first view of desert as trail curves right
1.46 r 40 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 99 / 9 30
1.49 r 41 shaggy-haired alumroot Heuchera hirsutissima 30 / 5 3
1.52 r 42 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 30 / 9 20
1.53 First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.54 l 43 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 30 / 9 20
1.55 r 44 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 20 / 3 60
1.59 Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.59 r 45 Parish's campion Silene parishii 10 / 5 7
1.59 r (curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius)
1.60 b 46 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 50 / 4 16
1.60 r First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.61 r 47 California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica 20 / 9 5
1.61 r 48 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus 50 / 9 20
1.62 r 49 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius /
1.62 r 50 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 20 / 5 6
1.63 r 51 California fuchsia Epilobium canum 50 / 9 21
1.63 r 52 goldenrod Solidago californica 50 / 9 44
1.66 r (beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
1.67 Switchback left; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
1.69 r 53 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 99 / 7 6
1.69 l 54 short-flowered monardella Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora /
1.70 l (California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica; prickly hawkweed, Hieracium horridum)
1.72 l 55 California cliff-brake Pellaea mucronata var. californica 20 / 7 3
1.73 l 56 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 10 / 3 18
1.74 l 57 ? Trisetum sp.?
1.75 l 58 woodland spurge (gone in 2011) Euphorbia palmeri 3 / 2 5
1.77 r 59 hybrid manzanita Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea 1 / 1 4
1.78 l 60 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 30 / 9 18
1.79 Switchback right near saddle
1.81 r 61 slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus 10 / 2 5
1.82 r 62 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 99 / 9 64
1.82 r (slender everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale)
1.85 r 63 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 10 / 2 8
1.86 r 64 prickly hawkweed Hieracium horridum 1 / 1
1.86 l 65 ~ Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii 10 / 3 4
1.87 r ? (like sonchus)
1.87 r 66 bluish spike-moss Selaginella asprella 5 / 2
1.95 r Unusual bird's foot fern with three kinds of leaves
1.98 r 67 Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii var. roezlii 10 / 4
2.05 l First live plant of woodland spurge, Euphorbia palmeri, in 2011
2.08 l (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
2.09 r 68 sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa 20 / 2
2.14 r 69 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 30 / 9
2.15 b 70 rose sage Salvia pachyphylla 40 / 9
2.15 r 71 Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 20 / 5
2.15 r (canyon dudleya, Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila; dusky onion, Allium campanulatum)
2.20 r 72 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 30 / 9
2.21 r 73 rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata 20 / 9
2.24 r 74 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9
2.27 r 75 rock buckwheat Eriogonum saxatile 10 / 2
2.27 r 76 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 3 / 3
2.28 r 77 canyon dudleya Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila 5 / 2
2.28 r ? (Poa secunda?)
2.29 r 78 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 5 / 5
2.31 r 79 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 10 / 3
80 purple nightshade Solanum xanti /
2.34 Switchback right on ridge
2.35 r 81 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 5 / 2
2.43 r 82 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 20 / 3
2.52 Saddle below Red Tahquitz; elevation 7840' (2390 m)
2.53 l 83 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 10 / 9
2.53 l 84 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 20 / 1
2.54 r 85 ~ California brickellbush Brickellia californica 10 / 3
2.54 r 86 sp white-bark raspberry? Rubus leucodermis? 5 / 2
2.56 r 87 sp penstemon Penstemon sp. /
2.65 Saddle #2 below Red Tahquitz
2.67 r 88 sp California thistle? Cirsium occidentale var. californicum? 1 / 1
2.67 b 89 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 50 / 9
2.74 r 90 sp Mojave lomatium? Lomatium mohavense? /
2.75 Cross Saddle #3 (below 7900' peak) to west side of Desert Divide; elevation ~7750' (2362 m)
2.76 Switchback right
2.80 Switchback left
2.88 Local high point; elevation ~7600' (2316 m)
2.88 End current trail guide

Comments On Specific Species

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Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
Total Taxa		100%

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at jct. with Little Tahquitz Trail, just south of Little Tahquitz Meadow; elevation ~8140 feet (2481 m)
0.00	r			Sign: "PCT (ahead); Tahquitz Valley (left); Tahquitz Peak (right)"
0.00	b	1		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	24
0.00	r	2		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	99 / 9	6
0.00	r	3		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	99 / 9	13
0.00	b	4		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	30 / 9	8
0.00	l	5		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	17
0.00	l			(spotted coralroot, Corallorhiza maculata)
0.01	b	6		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	50 / 9	12
0.01	l	7	~	dead pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	99 / 5
0.01	l			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.02	l	8		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	50 / 9	12
0.02	l	9		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9	26
0.03				Trail curves right at ridge
0.03	l			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.03	l	10		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	1 / 1	8
0.03	l			(western columbine, Aquilegia formosa; tall mannagrass, Glyceria elata)
0.03	r			(white catch-fly, Silene verecunda ssp. platyota)
0.08				Trail turns left to cross south fork of Tahquitz Creek
0.08	l			(wax currant, Ribes cereum var. cereum; brittle bladder fern, Cystopteris fragilis)
0.08	l	11		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	5 / 1	7
0.08	b	12		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	10 / 1	11
0.08	b	13		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	20 / 1	9
0.08				Cross Creek
0.08	r			(bigleaf lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei; musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus; small white violet, Viola macloskeyi)
0.08	l	14		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	1 / 1	7
0.08	r			(swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.09	l	15		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	20 / 9	15
0.09	r	16	~	San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	10 / 3	10
0.10	r	17		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	5 / 3
0.13				Trail turns left at drainage
0.13	r			(mountain pink currant, Ribes nevadense)
0.21	r			(little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii)
0.22	r	18		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	40 / 4	23
0.22				Cross drainage
0.23	r	19	~	Cascade onion	Allium cratericola	99 / 9
0.23	r	20		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	10 / 3	11
0.23	r			definite San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
0.27	b	21		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	30 / 9	9
0.28	r	22		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	8 / 2	5
0.29	r			Check for different small Carex
0.29	b	23		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	10 / 5	9
0.29				Cross drainage
0.29	r	24		Suksdorf's monkeyflower	Mimulus suksdorfii	50 / 1
0.29	r	25		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 3
0.30	b	26		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9	7
0.30	e	27		Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	50 / 1
0.32	r			(pussy paws, Calyptridium monospermum)
0.33	l			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.33				Trail turns right at ridge
0.34	r	28		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	2 / 2	9
0.34	r	29		broad-seeded rock-cress	Arabis platysperma	5 / 2
0.38				Cross small drainage
0.40				Cross small drainage
0.43	r	30		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	20 / 9	7
0.47				Cross ridge with view rock to left
0.50	b	31		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	20 / 1	8
0.50	l	32		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	5 / 2	2
0.53	r			Sierra mousetail, Ivesia santolinoides
0.56	l	33		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	30 / 3	1
0.56	r			(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.56	r	34	sp	different grass	Poaceae sp.	/
0.57				Cross small drainage
0.60				Trail curves right at ridge
0.62				Trail curves left at drainage
0.63	r	35		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30 / 9	17
0.64	r	36		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	3 / 1	5
0.71				Cross small drainage
0.76				Trail turns left and then curves right
0.77		37		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	5 / 1
0.78	r			Jct. use trail to Red Tahquitz; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
0.80	l			(Saddle and view rock beyond)
0.81	l			(mountain whitethorn, Ceanothus cordulatus)
0.82				First of many minor local high points
0.84				Cross small drainage
0.89				Cross small drainage
0.90				Cross small drainage
1.14	r			Land of big boulders
1.19	l			(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla; San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus; Wright's buckwheat, Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum; goldenrod, Solidago californica; granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens; Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
1.20	r			First glimpse of top of rock wall that we'll round later
1.20				Cross small saddle
1.21	l	38		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	1 / 1	11
1.21				Cross small drainage
1.32	r			(~10 plants of San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
1.33	r	39		pinewoods rock-cress	"Arabis holboellii"	10 / 3	8
1.35				Minor local high point at saddle at head of Andreas Canyon; elevation 8360' (2548 m)
1.41				View down Andreas Canyon and first view of desert as trail curves right
1.46	r	40		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	30
1.49	r	41		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	30 / 5	3
1.52	r	42		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	30 / 9	20
1.53				First view of Santa Rosa Mountains and Desert Divide
1.54	l	43		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	30 / 9	20
1.55	r	44		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 3	60
1.59				Enter lush area due to extra water draining from rocks above
1.59	r	45		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 5	7
1.59	r			(curl-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius)
1.60	b	46		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	50 / 4	16
1.60	r			First full view of Red Tahquitz
1.61	r	47		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	20 / 9	5
1.61	r	48		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	50 / 9	20
1.62	r	49		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	/
1.62	r	50		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	20 / 5	6
1.63	r	51		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	50 / 9	21
1.63	r	52		goldenrod	Solidago californica	50 / 9	44
1.66	r			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
1.67				Switchback left; elevation 8320' (2536 m)
1.69	r	53		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	99 / 7	6
1.69	l	54		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	/
1.70	l			(California cliff-brake, Pellaea mucronata var. californica; prickly hawkweed, Hieracium horridum)
1.72	l	55		California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	20 / 7	3
1.73	l	56		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	10 / 3	18
1.74	l	57	?	Trisetum sp.?
1.75	l	58		woodland spurge (gone in 2011)	Euphorbia palmeri	3 / 2	5
1.77	r	59		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1	4
1.78	l	60		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	30 / 9	18
1.79				Switchback right near saddle
1.81	r	61		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	10 / 2	5
1.82	r	62		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	99 / 9	64
1.82	r			(slender everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale)
1.85	r	63		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	10 / 2	8
1.86	r	64		prickly hawkweed	Hieracium horridum	1 / 1
1.86	l	65	~	Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	10 / 3	4
1.87	r		?	(like sonchus)
1.87	r	66		bluish spike-moss	Selaginella asprella	5 / 2
1.95	r			Unusual bird's foot fern with three kinds of leaves
1.98	r	67		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	10 / 4
2.05	l			First live plant of woodland spurge, Euphorbia palmeri, in 2011
2.08	l			(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
2.09	r	68		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	20 / 2
2.14	r	69		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	30 / 9
2.15	b	70		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	40 / 9
2.15	r	71		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	20 / 5
2.15	r			(canyon dudleya, Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila; dusky onion, Allium campanulatum)
2.20	r	72		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	30 / 9
2.21	r	73		rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	20 / 9
2.24	r	74		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
2.27	r	75		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	10 / 2
2.27	r	76		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	3 / 3
2.28	r	77		canyon dudleya	Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila	5 / 2
2.28	r		?	(Poa secunda?)
2.29	r	78		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	5 / 5
2.31	r	79		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	10 / 3
		80		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	/
2.34				Switchback right on ridge
2.35	r	81		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 2
2.43	r	82		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	20 / 3
2.52				Saddle below Red Tahquitz; elevation 7840' (2390 m)
2.53	l	83		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	10 / 9
2.53	l	84		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 1
2.54	r	85	~	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	10 / 3
2.54	r	86	sp	white-bark raspberry?	Rubus leucodermis?	5 / 2
2.56	r	87	sp	penstemon	Penstemon sp.	/
2.65				Saddle #2 below Red Tahquitz
2.67	r	88	sp	California thistle?	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum?	1 / 1
2.67	b	89		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	50 / 9
2.74	r	90	sp	Mojave lomatium?	Lomatium mohavense?	/
2.75				Cross Saddle #3 (below 7900' peak) to west side of Desert Divide; elevation ~7750' (2362 m)
2.76				Switchback right
2.80				Switchback left
2.88				Local high point; elevation ~7600' (2316 m)
2.88				End current trail guide

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Plants With Voucher Records for San Jacinto Mountain in Calflora
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