Plant Guide to PCT East of Blue Ridge Summit

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin PCT east at Angeles Crest Highway and Blue Ridge Road, elevation 7340 feet (2235 m).
0.00	l	1		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	99 / 9	8
0.00	r	2		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	99 / 9	9
0.00	l			Sign: "PCT Parking [left arrow]"
0.00	l	3		*intermediate wheatgrass	Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia	10 / 4	3
0.00	b	4		Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus	20 / 9	6
0.00	r	5		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	5 / 2	14
0.00	b	6		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	21
0.00	r	7		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	99 / 9	5
0.00	r	8		white fir	Abies concolor	/	20
0.00	r	9	~	alpine gooseberry	Ribes lasianthum+	2 / 2	2
0.00	l	10		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	/	7
0.00	l	11		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	/	7
0.00	l	12		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	20 / 5	6
0.00	l	13		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	50 / 9	34
0.00	l			PCT post.
0.00	l	14		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9	21
0.01	b	15		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 5	14
0.01	l	16		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	99 / 9	5
0.01	l	17		interior bush lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. johnstonii	20 / 9	1
0.01	l			(one-sided bluegrass, Poa secunda ssp. secunda)
0.01	r	18		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 3	10
0.01	r	19	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	30 / 9	4
0.01	r			(sulphur buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii)
0.01	l	20		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 9	13
0.01	r	21		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	4 / 2	40
0.02	l	22		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	3 / 3	13
0.02	l	23		thorny skeleton-plant	Stephanomeria spinosa	50 / 4	1
0.03	b	24		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis+	20 / 9	2
0.03	r			(Fremont's bush mallow, Malacothamnus fremontii)
0.03	r	25		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	14
0.03	r	26		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	99 / 9	8
0.04	l	27		Fremont's bush mallow	Malacothamnus fremontii	99 / 9	4
0.05	l	28		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	99 / 9	9
0.05				Trail slowly curves right 90°.
0.07	l	29		Mojave linanthus	Linanthus breviculus	/	6
	l	30		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum+	/	2
	l	31		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida	/	4
0.08	r			Great view down the upper part of the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, including Vincent Gulch and Prairie Gulch.
0.08	l	32		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	3 / 3	6
0.10	b	33		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	50 / 9	14
0.12	r	34		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9	10
	l	35		mountain blazing star	Mentzelia montana	/	3
	l	36		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	/	7
	l	37		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	/	12
	l	38		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	5 / 5	25
0.18		39		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria	3 / 3	1
	l	40		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	/	47
	r	41		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	/	10
0.23	r			PCT post.
0.23				Cross road that leads to the microwave towers on the left.
0.23	r			(broad-leaved lotus, Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius)
	b	42		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	/	6
0.24	b	43		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	10 / 3	5
0.25	b	44		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	50 / 4	8
0.25	l	45		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	5 / 5	39
	r	46		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	/	14
0.26	r	47		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum+	20 / 2	12
	r	48		California needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum	10 / 5	5
0.26	l	49		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	/	18
	l	50		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	21
0.27	l			PCT post.
0.27	l	51		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	10 / 3	24
	r	52	sp	knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum?	/
	r	53		arched elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. arcuata	/	6
0.28				Cross lower end of microwave tower road, parking lot, and pass the gated access road to Mountain High Ski Area on the left.
0.30	l			PCT post.
0.30	l	54		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 9	42
	l			(California thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
	l	55		clustered broom-rape	Orobanche fasciculata+	/	1
	l	56		silky lupine	Lupinus elatus	/	5
	r	57		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	3 / 3	11
	r	58		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	/	16
0.44	l			Jct. path to Mountain High Ski Area access road; telephone pole with wires going underground at this point.
	b	59		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	30 / 5	21
0.47	r	60		southern mountain phlox	Phlox austromontana	20 / 5	2
0.47	r	61		spur lupine	Lupinus arbustus	5 / 2	1
	l			(poodle-dog bush, Turricula parryi)
	r	62		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	/	11
	r	63		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	/	8
0.50	r	64		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	/	12
	l	65		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	1 / 1	7
	r	66	~	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	1 / 1	10
	r	67	~	Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	/	4
	r	68		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	/	16
0.51				Check for Bromus carinatus.
0.51	r	69	~	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	/	17
	r	70		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	/	8
0.53	l	71		white false-gilia	Allophyllum integrifolium	10 / 1	2
0.53	r	72		low mountain bedstraw	Galium bifolium	30 / 1	1
	r	73	~	Parry's sand cress	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	/	3
0.54	l	74		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	/	4
0.55	b	75		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	20 / 5	21
	r	76		spreading larkspur	Delphinium patens ssp. montanum	/	4
	r	77		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum+	/	7
	r	78		little spring beauty	Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua	/	4
	r	79		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	/	9
	r	80		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	/	9
	r	81		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	/	11
0.64				Round ridge; now on east-facing slope; elevation 7480 feet (2280 m).
0.64	b	82		poodle-dog bush	Turricula parryi	30 / 9	4
0.65	l			The entire hillside here is poodle-dog bush, Turricula parryi, and Fremont's bush mallow, Malacothamnus fremontii!
0.81	r			PCT post; jct. Blue Ridge Road; highest point on loop, elevation 7540 feet (2300 m). Go right on the road, back to the trailhead.
	r			Jct. road to a parking area.
	l	83	~	Davidson's lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii	/	7
	l	84	?	unk grass similar to Festuca / Phalaris.
0.86	r			Jct. road.
0.88	r	85		bitter root	Lewisia rediviva	/	2
	r	86		Parish's larkspur	Delphinium parishii ssp. parishii	/	2
	r	87		beautiful rock-cress	Arabis pulchra var. pulchra	/	1
0.92	l	88		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	5 / 2	20
0.95				Beautiful view ahead of Punchbowl Fault west of Vincent Gap.
	l	89		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	1 / 1	15
1.35	r			Parking area; road to microwave towers.
1.46	r	90		*desert crested wheatgrass	Agropyron desertorum	5 / 1	4
1.62	r			Boulder with very wavy layers.
1.63				Back at Trailhead; end guide

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Updated 29 September 2004.