Plant Guide to South Ridge Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin South Ridge Trail at Chinquapin Jct with the PCT, elevation 8570 feet (2610 m)
0.00	r	1		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	50 / 9	9
0.00	r	2		white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	20
0.00	l	3		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	5 / 1	6
0.01	l	4		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	40 / 9	7
0.02	l	5		San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella (in chinquapin)	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	1 / 1	4
0.02	l	6	?	mystery rush / sedge	?	2 / 2
0.02	l	7		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	2 / 2	1
0.03	b	8		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	2 / 1	10
0.04	r	9		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	12
0.10	l	10		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	20 / 9	7
0.14	l	11		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 2	6
0.18				Trail curves left.
0.18	r			(limber-pine dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium cyanocarpum)
0.23	l			(Watson's spike-moss, Selaginella watsonii)
0.25	l	12		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	6 / 2	1
0.25	l	13		rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia+	30 / 5	1
0.25	l	14		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	10 / 3	2
0.25	l	15		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	1 / 1	4
0.27				Trail curves left.
0.28	r			(pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.31	b	16		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	5 / 3	3
0.31				Switchback left.
0.32				Switchback right.
0.34				Trail curves left 90°.
0.37	l			(spike trisetum, Trisetum spicatum)
0.37	l	17		mountain holly fern	Polystichum scopulinum	3 / 1	1
0.37	l	18	?	baby rosette - Arabis?
0.37	l	19		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	2 / 2	7
0.40	r	20		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	10 / 9	10
0.40	l			Jct. to Tahquitz Lookout; go left on it.
0.41	r	21		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	21
0.42	l	22		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	50 / 9	12
0.42				Trail begins a series of zig-zags.
0.43	r			(granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
0.44	r			(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.45	l	23		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	3 / 2	7
0.45				Tahquitz Lookout base.
0.46				Catwalk of Tahquitz Lookout; elevation 8846 feet (2696 m); return to trail jct.
0.52				Jct. main South Ridge Trail; go left
0.52	r	24		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	50 / 9	15
0.53				Switchback right
0.56				Switchback left
0.56	l	25		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	22
0.58	l	26		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	50 / 9	15
0.58				Switchback right
0.59	r			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
0.60				Switchback left
0.63				Switchback right
0.66	r	27		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	30 / 5	16
0.66	r	28		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 4	57
0.67	r			(San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
0.67	r			(San Jacinto Mtns. Daisy, Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus)
0.68	r	29		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	1 / 1	7
0.69	r			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; beaked penstemon, Penstemon rostriflorus)
0.70	r	30		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 2	15
0.70	b	31		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	10 / 3	14
0.72				Switchback left at saddle
0.75	r	32		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	50 / 9	14
0.75	l	33		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	10 / 3	8
0.75	l	34	ssp	California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	20 / 5	14
0.75	l	35		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	3 / 1	11
0.76	l			(Check for different grass)
0.81				Switchback right
0.84	l	36		San Jacinto Mtns. daisy	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	1 / 1	1
0.87				Switchback left
0.90				Switchback right
0.93				Switchback left
0.96	l	37		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	/	7
1.07				Switchback right
1.19				Switchback left
1.22	l	38		California groundcone	Boschniakia strobilacea	99 / 9	3
1.28				Switchback right
1.34				Switchback left
1.44				Switchback right at huge split boulder
1.52	r	39		slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	10 / 5	3
1.56				Switchback left just below saddle
1.63				Switchback right; ridge with many footprints to left gives access to the steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida
1.70				Switchback left
1.78				Jct. gully leading uphill to steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida; trail curves right
1.97	r	40		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	4 / 2	6
2.01	l		sp	(rock-cress, Arabis perennans or A. holboellii)
2.04				Trail curves left at ridge
2.04	l	41		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	10 / 5	5
2.07	l		~	(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
	l			Look for earliest hulsea on trail
2.09	l	42		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	2 / 1	12
2.20				Local low point at sandy drainage; trail climbs briefly
2.27				Local high point; trail resumes descent
2.36	r	43		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	99 / 9	2
2.28	r	44	~	spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium+	10 / 1	4
2.31				Y-jct; trail splits for 0.02 miles; stay left
2.40				Switchback left
2.42				Switchback right
2.46				Switchback left
2.47	l			(California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica+)
2.49				Switchback right at rock window with 3 subpanes
2.59				(California-aster, Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia)
2.63				Trail curves right 90°
2.63	r	45	~	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	2 / 2	5
2.64				Switchback left
2.64	r			(fir mistletoe, Phoradendron pauciflorum)
2.67				Switchback right
2.69				Switchback left
2.74				Switchback right
2.78				Switchback left
2.81	b	46	~	beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	20 / 5	2
2.83	l	47		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 9	53
2.84	r	48		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	3 / 2	15
2.84				Switchback right
2.88				Trail curves right 90° at ridge
2.92				Switchback left
2.96	l	49		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	30 / 9	3
2.97				Switchback right
3.00				Switchback left
3.01	l	50	~	weeping-fruited Holboell's rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa	10 / 2	1
3.04				Switchback right
3.11				Switchback left
3.13	r	51		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	10 / 3	2
3.19				Switchback right
3.21	r	52		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	20 / 9	6
3.23	l			(rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
3.24	b	53		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	30 / 3	4
3.25	l	54		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	30 / 9	4
3.27				Switchback left
3.29				Switchback right
3.32				Switchback left
3.32	b	55		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	20 / 2	8
3.32	r	56		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	30 / 9	1
3.36				Switchback right
3.44				Switchback left
3.48	r	57	~	Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	10 / 2	14
3.48				Trail curves right 90°
3.53	b	58		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	50 / 9	19
3.57	r	59		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	30 / 2	22
3.58	b	60		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	5 / 1	13
3.61				Switchback right
3.61	r	61	?	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower?	Streptanthus bernardinus?	2 / 2
3.63				Trail curves left
3.66	b	62		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 2	11
3.67	b	63		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	11
3.68	l			Sign: "San Jacinto Wilderness"
3.70	l			Jct. old road
3.71	r			Impressive flat-topped rock outcrop
3.71	b	64		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	10 / 1	9
3.71	l	65	~	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua	/
3.72				Trail turns left 90°
3.73	r			(woodland spurge, Euphorbia palmeri)
3.75				Trail turns right 90° at drainage
3.78				Trail jogs left, then right
3.78	r	66	~	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys	10 / 1	1
3.80	r			Rock window formed by two huge boulders
3.81	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
3.85	l			Boulders showing old soil line by absence of lichens at base
3.87				Trail curves left
3.88	l			Several 6 inch wide yellow-brown mushrooms
3.91	r	67		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	3 / 1	12
3.91	l	68		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	4 / 2	8
3.92				Trail curves left
3.95				Trail curves left
3.95	l	69	~	Parish's chaenactis	Chaenactis parishii	3 / 1	1
3.96	l	70		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 1	43
3.96	l	71		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica+	1 / 1	2
3.98				Switchback right
4.01	r	72		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	1 / 1	3
4.01	l	73		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	1 / 1	5
4.01				Switchback left
4.04	l	74		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	3
4.04	l			Sign: Be prepared for hazardous conditions; permit required for wilderness area..."
4.04	l	75		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	1 / 1	4
4.04				Switchback right at drainage
4.06		76		hollyleaf redberry	`	1 / 1	44
4.06	b	77		goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 1	37
4.08	b	78		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	1 / 1	11
4.08	l	79		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	1 / 1	1
4.08	l	80		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	1 / 1	45
4.08	l	81		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	1 / 1	19
4.08				End trail at lower trailhead; elevation ~6540 feet (1995 m)

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Updated 12 March 2007.