Plant Guide to Los Jilgueros Trail

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				South entrance with large parking area. Begin trail on northeast end of parking area.
0.00	b	1	sp	*cheeseweed	Malva parviflora	/	2
0.00	b	2		*Australian brass-buttons	Cotula australis	/	4
0.00	r	3		*white-stemmed filaree	Erodium moschatum	/	6
0.00	r	4	?	*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	17
0.00	r	5		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	/	13
0.00	l			Sign: "Welcome ....".
0.00	l	6		California encelia	Encelia californica	/	3
0.00	r	7		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	/	12
0.00	l	8		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum	/	9
0.00	l	9		white sage	Salvia apiana	/	14
0.00	l	10		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	/	1
0.00		11		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	/	7
0.00	l			Display case with FLC plant guide and other info.
0.00	r	12		*purple wild radish	Raphanus sativus	/	3
0.00	r	13	~	*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	/	13
0.00	r	14		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	/	1
0.00	r	15		*bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	/	6
0.00		16	sp	*wild oats	Avena sp.	/
0.01	r	17		peninsular sycamore	Platanus racemosa var. wrightii	/	2
0.02	r	18		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii var. vernonioides	/	7
0.02		19	?	needlegrass?	Nassella sp.?	/
0.02	r	20		velvet ash	Fraxinus velutina+	/	2
0.02	r	21	~	*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	/	5
0.02	r	22		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	/	12
0.03	l	23		Cleveland sage	Salvia clevelandii+	/	2
0.03		24		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	/	9
0.03	l	25		lemonade berry	Rhus integrifolia+	/	6
0.03	l	26		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	/	16
0.03	l			Jct. path on left.
0.04	r	27		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	/	7
0.05	l			Cleveland sage	Salvia clevelandii+	/
0.06	r	28		*Mexican palo verde	Parkinsonia aculeata	/	1
0.07		29		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	/	1
0.08	l	30		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	/	14
0.08	r	31		*Mexican tea	Chenopodium ambrosioides	/	3
0.08		32		*field bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	/	1
0.09	r			Teresa West bench.
0.10		33		*fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	/	5
0.10	l			(Field of oriental mustard, Sisymbrium orientale, or London rocket, Sisymbrium irio: need to check id)
0.10	r			Harry F. West bench; Jct. path on right.
0.11	r			Nancy Baumgartner bench.
0.12		34		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	/	10
0.12	b	35		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana+	/	16
0.14	l			Rocks on left contain the following two taxa:
0.14	l	36		California chalk lettuce	Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	/	5
0.14	l	37	ssp	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	/	4
0.14	l			Huge elderberry, Sambucus mexicana.
0.14		38		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	/	7
0.14	r	39		western redbud	Cercis occidentalis	/	4
0.14		40		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	/	5
0.15	r			Warren and Esther Whitlock bench
0.15				(Check to make sure the white wild radish here is still Raphanus sativus.)
0.15		41		stinking gourd	Cucurbita foetidissima	/	2
0.18		42	~	*curly dock	Rumex crispus	/	5
0.19		43	~	Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	/	4
0.19		44	sp	Lupinus sp.
0.19	l	45		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	/	5
0.20	r			Mike Shields bench
0.20	l			Kiosk with identified pictures of flowers from Shogo Yamaguchi.
0.20	l	46	~	annual sunflower	Helianthus annuus	/	3
0.20	l	47		San Diego mountain mahogany	Cercocarpus minutiflorus	/	4
0.20	l	48	~	matilija poppy	Romneya coulteri	/	1
0.20	l	49	?	hoary nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	/	5
0.21	l	50		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	/
0.21	r	51		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	/	8
0.23	l	52		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	/	16
0.23	l			(tuna, Opuntia ficus-indica)
0.23	l	53		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	/	11
0.27	r			Jim Hullum bench.
0.31	r	54		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	/	10
0.32				Jct. road to left that creates a shorter loop hike if you take it. If so, jump to mile 0.61 below when you get to the road on the west side of the Preserve.
0.32	l	55	~	*Harding grass	Phalaris aquatica	/	1
0.34	r	56		*tuna	Opuntia ficus-indica	/	1
0.34	r			Post "5".
0.34		57		seaside heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	/	3
0.34	b	58		white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	/	3
0.34	l	59		*bristly ox-tongue	Picris echioides	/	2
0.35	l	60		yerba mansa	Anemopsis californica	/	1
0.35	b	61	sp	American tule	Scirpus americanus	/	3
0.35	l	62		red willow	Salix laevigata+	/	6
0.35	l	63		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	/	12
0.36	l	64		*dallis grass	Paspalum dilatatum	/	1
0.36				(Tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima, on left off path in 2002, removed in 2003.)
0.39	l	65		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	/	12
0.36		66	sp	*Carolina canarygrass	Phalaris caroliniana	/	2
0.36		67		*smilo grass	Piptatherum miliaceum	/	7
0.36				Jct. path on left.
0.38	r	68		California wild rose	Rosa californica	/	6
0.38	r	69	?	baby vetch or sweet pea
0.39				Path turns 90 degrees left just south of upper pond.
0.39	r	70		narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua	/	4
0.39	l	71		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	/	20
0.40	l	72		*pecan	Carya illinoensis	/	1
0.40	r	73		*olive	Olea europaea	/	4
0.41				View of upper pond on right.
0.42		74	~	big leaf mistletoe	Phoradendron macrophyllum	/	2
0.42	l	75		black willow	Salix gooddingii	/	3
0.43	r	76		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	/	9
0.43				Jct. path on right leading down to upper pond.
0.45				Cross Ostrich Creek on Arizona crossing.
0.46	r	77		*Chinese pistachio	Pistacia chinensis	/	1
0.46				Jct. path crossing this trail.
0.46	r			Post "3" in grove of Chinese pistachios.
0.47	l	78		coast redwood	Sequoia sempervirens	/	1
0.47	l	79		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	/	10
0.48	r			Mr. and Mrs. Reed L. Pack and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Smith bench.
0.48	r			avocado
0.48	r			Jct. path to soaring eagle sculpture.
0.49	r	80	~	*Grevillea 'Canberra Gem'	Grevillea rosmarinifolia 'Canberra Gem'	/
0.51	r			Firescape Garden visible on right, including the hedge of Grevillea and beyond.
0.51	l	81	?	*Chinese flame tree	Koelreuteria bipinnata	/	1
0.52	r	82		*oleander	Nerium oleander	/	1
0.52	r	83		*euryops	Euryops pectinatus	/	1
0.52	r	84		*Mexican bush sage	Salvia leucantha	/	1
0.52		85	?	*peach tree?
0.52		86	sp	barberry	Berberis sp.	/
0.53	r	87		different pecan?
0.53	r			Jct. shaded kiosk with displayed information. Turn left 90°. (Continuing straight leads to the north entrance.)
0.54	l			Bill and Jamie Hughes bench in grove of old, tall walnuts and pecans.
0.54	b	88	sp	*grove of walnut trees
0.55	r	89	sp	*citrus tree
0.55	l			Esme Irene Strand and Arthur Edwin Strand bench.
0.57	r	90		*pomegranate	Punica granatum	/	1
0.59	l			Jct. path
0.59				Cross side drainage on wooden bridge.
0.60				Bench.
0.60	r	91		*Peruvian pepper tree	Schinus molle	/	2
0.60	r			Post "3".
0.60	r	92		*Canary Island date palm	Phoenix canariensis	/	1
0.60	r			Post "4".
0.60	r	93		*Bermuda buttercup	Oxalis pes-caprae	/	4
0.60	r	94		black cottonwood	Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa	/	4
0.60	r	95	~	willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	/	4
0.60		96		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	/	7
0.61				"T" jct with shortcut road (from mile 0.32 above). Turn right 90°.
0.61	l			Mexican tea, Chenopodium ambrosioides, with different smell (sweeter to some; more unpleasant to others!)
0.62				Turn left 90° and follow the path immediately alongside S. Mission Road.
0.62	r	97		south coast morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	/	1
0.62	l	98		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	/	11
0.63	l	99		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	/	4
0.64	r	100		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	/	11
0.64	r	101	?	hedge parsley?
0.64	r	102		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	/	6
0.68		103		*milk thistle	Silybum marianum	/	5
0.69		104	~	white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	/	12
0.71		105		*bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	/	2
0.72				View of lower pond on left.
0.74				Cross side drainage on wooden bridge.
0.76		106		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	/	15
0.77	l			Post "13"; view of old dam on left.
0.80	r	107	?	unk small plant like a hairy shortpod mustard with a leafy stalk
0.80	r	108	~	saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	/	6
0.81	r			(Sacred datura, Datura wrightii, here if previous one is dead.)
0.81				Cross side drainage on wooden bridge.
0.82		109		*tree tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	/	6
0.84				Cross side drainage on Reuben Albert Gilliam wooden bridge.
0.87	l	110		*poison hemlock	Conium maculatum	/
0.88				Cross side drainage on wooden bridge.
0.90				Turn left onto boardwalk, leaving the traffic on S. Mission Road behind.
0.92	r	111		unk grass like melica imperfecta.
0.94	b	112		rush	juncus sp.	/
0.94		113		desert wild grape	Vitis girdiana	/	3
0.94				End boardwalk. Turn right, back to parking area.
0.94	r			Frances Loving bench.
0.96	r			Max Bearden bench; Display board: "What Good Is A Wetland?"; end trail at parking area.

http://tchester.org/fb/plants/guides/los_jilgueros.html
Updated 21 January 2003.