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

Plant Checklist For 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!

This is a plant checklist in traditional Family order for the plants in the PCT Plant Trail Guide as of 26 June 2011. See that guide for more information.
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# Family Scientific Name (*)Common Name #
1 Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken 46
2 Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladder fern --
3 Pteridaceae Pellaea mucronata var. californica California cliff-brake 55
4 Selaginellaceae Selaginella asprella bluish spike-moss 66
5 Selaginellaceae Selaginella watsonii Watson's spike-moss 36
6 Pinaceae Abies concolor white fir 1
7 Pinaceae Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana lodgepole pine 23
8 Pinaceae Pinus flexilis limber pine 21
9 Pinaceae Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine 9
10 Pinaceae Pinus lambertiana sugar pine 5
11 Apiaceae Sphenosciadium capitellatum ranger's buttons 14
12 Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta mountain mugwort 33
13 Asteraceae Brickellia californica California brickellbush 85
14 Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush 48
15 Asteraceae Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata rock goldenbush 73
16 Asteraceae Ericameria parishii var. parishii Parish's goldenbush 65
17 Asteraceae Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow 62
18 Asteraceae Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale slender everlasting 76
19 Asteraceae Hieracium horridum prickly hawkweed 64
20 Asteraceae Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha beautiful hulsea 63
21 Asteraceae Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia California-aster 44
22 Asteraceae Solidago californica goldenrod 52
23 Brassicaceae "Arabis holboellii" pinewoods rock-cress 39
24 Brassicaceae Arabis platysperma broad-seeded rock-cress 29
25 Brassicaceae Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum western wallflower 18
26 Caprifoliaceae Sambucus mexicana blue elderberry 83
27 Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii Parish's snowberry 6
28 Caryophyllaceae Silene parishii Parish's campion 45
29 Caryophyllaceae Silene verecunda ssp. platyota white catch-fly --
30 Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium atrovirens forest goosefoot 37
31 Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot 84
32 Crassulaceae Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila canyon dudleya 77
33 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos patula green-leaf manzanita 35
34 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea hybrid manzanita 59
35 Ericaceae Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea pink-bracted manzanita 50
36 Ericaceae Chimaphila menziesii little prince's pine 22
37 Ericaceae Pterospora andromedea pinedrops 38
38 Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia palmeri woodland spurge (gone in 2011) 58
39 Fabaceae Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis Sierra Nevada lotus 28
40 Fabaceae Lupinus hyacinthinus San Jacinto lupine 30
41 Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei bigleaf lupine --
42 Fagaceae Chrysolepis sempervirens bush chinquapin 8
43 Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak 40
44 Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum var. cereum wax currant 15
45 Grossulariaceae Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant --
46 Grossulariaceae Ribes roezlii var. roezlii Sierra gooseberry 67
47 Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia mutabilis changeable phacelia 4
48 Lamiaceae Monardella australis southern mountain-monardella 20
49 Lamiaceae Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora short-flowered monardella 54
50 Lamiaceae Salvia pachyphylla rose sage 70
51 Onagraceae Epilobium canum California fuchsia 51
52 Onagraceae Gayophytum oligospermum dead pinegrove groundsmoke 7
53 Polemoniaceae Leptodactylon jaegeri San Jacinto prickly phlox --
54 Polemoniaceae Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox 69
55 Polygonaceae Eriogonum apiculatum San Jacinto buckwheat 25
56 Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum naked buckwheat 26
57 Polygonaceae Eriogonum saxatile rock buckwheat 75
58 Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum Wright's buckwheat 82
59 Polygonaceae Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum Wright's buckwheat 60
60 Portulacaceae Calyptridium monospermum pussy paws 31
61 Ranunculaceae Aquilegia formosa western columbine --
62 Rhamnaceae Ceanothus cordulatus mountain whitethorn 43
63 Rhamnaceae Ceanothus leucodermis chaparral whitethorn 78
64 Rhamnaceae Rhamnus californica California coffeeberry 47
65 Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain-mahogany 49
66 Rosaceae Ivesia santolinoides Sierra mousetail --
67 Rosaceae Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa sticky cinquefoil 68
68 Rubiaceae Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw 53
69 Rubiaceae Galium parishii Parish's bedstraw 72
70 Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow 10
71 Saxifragaceae Heuchera hirsutissima shaggy-haired alumroot 41
72 Scrophulariaceae Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush 56
73 Scrophulariaceae Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus bristly bird's beak 89
74 Scrophulariaceae Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis San Jacinto Mts. keckiella 2
75 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus aurantiacus bush monkeyflower 81
76 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus breweri Brewer's monkeyflower 27
77 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus moschatus musk monkeyflower --
78 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus suksdorfii Suksdorf's monkeyflower 24
79 Scrophulariaceae Mimulus tilingii larger mountain monkeyflower 13
80 Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis semibarbata pine lousewort 3
81 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii Grinnell's beardtongue 42
82 Scrophulariaceae Penstemon labrosus San Gabriel beardtongue 16
83 Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda California bee plant 79
84 Solanaceae Solanum xanti purple nightshade 80
85 Violaceae Viola macloskeyi small white violet --
86 Cyperaceae Carex fracta fragile sheath sedge 12
87 Cyperaceae Carex rossii Ross' sedge 17
88 Cyperaceae Carex senta swamp sedge --
89 Liliaceae Allium campanulatum dusky onion --
90 Liliaceae Allium cratericola Cascade onion 19
91 Orchidaceae Corallorhiza maculata spotted coralroot --
92 Poaceae Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale western needlegrass 32
93 Poaceae Achnatherum parishii Parish's needlegrass 71
94 Poaceae Agrostis idahoensis Idaho bentgrass 11
95 Poaceae Bromus tectorum *downy brome 74
96 Poaceae Elymus elymoides squirreltail --
97 Poaceae Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass 61
98 Poaceae Glyceria elata tall mannagrass --

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Updated 30 June 2011.

#	Family	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	#
1	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	bracken	46
2	Dryopteridaceae	Cystopteris fragilis	brittle bladder fern	--
3	Pteridaceae	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	California cliff-brake	55
4	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella asprella	bluish spike-moss	66
5	Selaginellaceae	Selaginella watsonii	Watson's spike-moss	36
6	Pinaceae	Abies concolor	white fir	1
7	Pinaceae	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	lodgepole pine	23
8	Pinaceae	Pinus flexilis	limber pine	21
9	Pinaceae	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine	9
10	Pinaceae	Pinus lambertiana	sugar pine	5
11	Apiaceae	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	ranger's buttons	14
12	Asteraceae	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort	33
13	Asteraceae	Brickellia californica	California brickellbush	85
14	Asteraceae	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	48
15	Asteraceae	Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata	rock goldenbush	73
16	Asteraceae	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	Parish's goldenbush	65
17	Asteraceae	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow	62
18	Asteraceae	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	slender everlasting	76
19	Asteraceae	Hieracium horridum	prickly hawkweed	64
20	Asteraceae	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	beautiful hulsea	63
21	Asteraceae	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	California-aster	44
22	Asteraceae	Solidago californica	goldenrod	52
23	Brassicaceae	"Arabis holboellii"	pinewoods rock-cress	39
24	Brassicaceae	Arabis platysperma	broad-seeded rock-cress	29
25	Brassicaceae	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	western wallflower	18
26	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus mexicana	blue elderberry	83
27	Caprifoliaceae	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	Parish's snowberry	6
28	Caryophyllaceae	Silene parishii	Parish's campion	45
29	Caryophyllaceae	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	white catch-fly	--
30	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium atrovirens	forest goosefoot	37
31	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium fremontii	Fremont's goosefoot	84
32	Crassulaceae	Dudleya cymosa ssp. pumila	canyon dudleya	77
33	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos patula	green-leaf manzanita	35
34	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	hybrid manzanita	59
35	Ericaceae	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	pink-bracted manzanita	50
36	Ericaceae	Chimaphila menziesii	little prince's pine	22
37	Ericaceae	Pterospora andromedea	pinedrops	38
38	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia palmeri	woodland spurge (gone in 2011)	58
39	Fabaceae	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	Sierra Nevada lotus	28
40	Fabaceae	Lupinus hyacinthinus	San Jacinto lupine	30
41	Fabaceae	Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei	bigleaf lupine	--
42	Fagaceae	Chrysolepis sempervirens	bush chinquapin	8
43	Fagaceae	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak	40
44	Grossulariaceae	Ribes cereum var. cereum	wax currant	15
45	Grossulariaceae	Ribes nevadense	mountain pink currant	--
46	Grossulariaceae	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	Sierra gooseberry	67
47	Hydrophyllaceae	Phacelia mutabilis	changeable phacelia	4
48	Lamiaceae	Monardella australis	southern mountain-monardella	20
49	Lamiaceae	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	short-flowered monardella	54
50	Lamiaceae	Salvia pachyphylla	rose sage	70
51	Onagraceae	Epilobium canum	California fuchsia	51
52	Onagraceae	Gayophytum oligospermum	dead pinegrove groundsmoke	7
53	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon jaegeri	San Jacinto prickly phlox	--
54	Polemoniaceae	Leptodactylon pungens	granite prickly phlox	69
55	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat	25
56	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	naked buckwheat	26
57	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum saxatile	rock buckwheat	75
58	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat	82
59	Polygonaceae	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	Wright's buckwheat	60
60	Portulacaceae	Calyptridium monospermum	pussy paws	31
61	Ranunculaceae	Aquilegia formosa	western columbine	--
62	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn	43
63	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus leucodermis	chaparral whitethorn	78
64	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus californica	California coffeeberry	47
65	Rosaceae	Cercocarpus ledifolius	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	49
66	Rosaceae	Ivesia santolinoides	Sierra mousetail	--
67	Rosaceae	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil	68
68	Rubiaceae	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	53
69	Rubiaceae	Galium parishii	Parish's bedstraw	72
70	Salicaceae	Salix scouleriana	Scouler's willow	10
71	Saxifragaceae	Heuchera hirsutissima	shaggy-haired alumroot	41
72	Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush	56
73	Scrophulariaceae	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak	89
74	Scrophulariaceae	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	2
75	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus aurantiacus	bush monkeyflower	81
76	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus breweri	Brewer's monkeyflower	27
77	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus moschatus	musk monkeyflower	--
78	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus suksdorfii	Suksdorf's monkeyflower	24
79	Scrophulariaceae	Mimulus tilingii	larger mountain monkeyflower	13
80	Scrophulariaceae	Pedicularis semibarbata	pine lousewort	3
81	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	Grinnell's beardtongue	42
82	Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue	16
83	Scrophulariaceae	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	California bee plant	79
84	Solanaceae	Solanum xanti	purple nightshade	80
85	Violaceae	Viola macloskeyi	small white violet	--
86	Cyperaceae	Carex fracta	fragile sheath sedge	12
87	Cyperaceae	Carex rossii	Ross' sedge	17
88	Cyperaceae	Carex senta	swamp sedge	--
89	Liliaceae	Allium campanulatum	dusky onion	--
90	Liliaceae	Allium cratericola	Cascade onion	19
91	Orchidaceae	Corallorhiza maculata	spotted coralroot	--
92	Poaceae	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	western needlegrass	32
93	Poaceae	Achnatherum parishii	Parish's needlegrass	71
94	Poaceae	Agrostis idahoensis	Idaho bentgrass	11
95	Poaceae	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome	74
96	Poaceae	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail	--
97	Poaceae	Elymus trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	61
98	Poaceae	Glyceria elata	tall mannagrass	--