Plant Guide to North Santa Margarita River Trail

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#all
0.00				Begin trail to left of gate.
0.00	b	1		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	27
0.00	r	2		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	17
0.00	r	3		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	9
0.00	b	4		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	29
0.00	r	5		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	10
0.00	b	6		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	8
0.00	b	7	ssp	white-whorled lupine	Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus	3
0.00	r	8		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	1
0.00	l	9		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	28
0.00	l	10		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	31
0.00	b	11		*poison hemlock	Conium maculatum	5
0.00	l	12	~	telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	18
0.00	l	13		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	14
0.00	l	14		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	2
0.00	l	15		Bishop's lotus	Lotus strigosus	12
0.00	l	16	ssp	short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus+	11
0.00	l	17	~	horseweed	Conyza canadensis	16
0.00	l	18		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	18
0.00	l			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)28
0.00				Trail passes through opening to left of gate.
	l	19		*field hedge-parsley	Torilis arvensis	2
0.00	r	20	~	*sourclover	Melilotus indica+	9
0.00	l	21		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	20
0.00	l	22		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	29
0.00	l			(giant-flowered phacelia, Phacelia grandiflora)
0.00	l	23		California suncup	Camissonia californica	11
0.00	l	24	?	California chicory, Rafinesquia californica, or twiggy wreath, Stephanomeria.13
0.00	r	25		*white sweetclover	Melilotus alba	4
0.00	r	26		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	27
0.00	r	27		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	14
0.00	l	28	?	elm?
0.00	r	29		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	15
0.00	c	30	~	*common plantain	Plantago major	2
0.00	c	31		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	9
0.00	c	32		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	17
0.00	l	33		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	26
0.00	r	34		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	8
0.00	l	35	~	San Diego sedge	Carex spissa	4
	c	36		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	13
0.00	r	37		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	1
0.00	l	38		eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	12
	l	39		cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	4
		40		baby gilia or eriastrum?
0.00	l	41	?	Stachys sp.?
	c	42		Rumex sp.?
0.00	c	43	?	tarweed?
0.00	r	44		red willow	Salix laevigata	13
0.00	r	45	?	upright Polygonum sp.?
		46	~	cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	6
		47	~	water cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	6
0.01				Cross small drainage
0.01	l	48		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	24
	l	49		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	26
	l	50		*goldentop	Lamarckia aurea	10
	l	51	~	California blackberry	Rubus ursinus	11
	l		?	Flowering Rumex sp. here; maybe same as previous one.
	l	52		coastal lotus	Lotus salsuginosus var. salsuginosus	2
	b	53		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	25
	l	54		caterpillar phacelia	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	7
	b	55		*chain speedwell	Veronica catenata	1
	b	56		*smilo grass	Piptatherum miliaceum	14
	l	57		*purple wild radish	Raphanus sativus	8
				Cross small drainage again
	c	58		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	10
				Cross small drainage for third and last time.
	l	59	sp	virgin's bower	Clematis sp.
	l	60		*cheeseweed	Malva parviflora	11
	r	61	sp	goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.
	r	62		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	9
	l	63	sp	miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	7
	l	64		*bristly ox-tongue	Picris echioides	5
	l	65		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	29
	r	66	sp	brome sample
	r	67		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	11
	l	68		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	20
	r	69		Parry's phacelia	Phacelia parryi	4
	r	70		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	27
	l	71	ssp	silky lotus	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	4
	r	72		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	8
		73		*long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys	3
	b	74		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	25
	r	75		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	9
	r	76		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	8
	r	77		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	32
	l	78		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	14
				Trail turns right 90°
	b	79		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	16
	r	80		white sage	Salvia apiana	24
	r	81		stinking gourd	Cucurbita foetidissima	4
	r	82		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	4
	r	83		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	20
				Guide incomplete after this point.
				Jct. loop trail; go left. You'll return to this junction after completing the loop trail.
		84		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	21
		85		purple owl's clover	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	5
		86		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	9
		87		chia	Salvia columbariae	13
	l	88		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	3
		89		twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum kelloggii	3
		90		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	11
		91		southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta	6
		92		*crown daisy	Chrysanthemum coronarium	4
		93		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	11
		94		common pussypaws	Calyptridium monandrum	6
		95		fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata	1
		96		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	6
		97		stinging lupine	Lupinus hirsutissimus	8
		98		everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides	4
		99		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	22
		100		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	9
		101		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	16
	r	102		Coulter's snapdragon	Antirrhinum coulterianum	1
		103		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	9
	l	104	ssp	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	6
		105	sp	peppergrass	Lepidium sp.
		106		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	10
		107		California mustard	Guillenia lasiophylla	3
	l	108		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	3
		109		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	21
		110	ssp	rough-seeded blue toad-flax	Linaria canadensis var. texana	4
	r	111	ssp	Ramona lilac	Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus	2
				miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	7
		112		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	10
		113		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	15
		114		south coast morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	9
				Somewhere around here, cross drainage.
		115		small-flowered melica	Melica imperfecta	24
		116		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	17
		117	ssp	purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	4
	l	118		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	11
		119	~	*white goosefoot	Chenopodium album	11
		120		small-flowered nightshade	Solanum americanum	2
	l	121		fiesta flower	Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	9
	l	122		fire poppy	Papaver californicum	1
		123		canyon clarkia	Clarkia epilobioides	3
		124		acourtia	Acourtia microcephala	10
	r	125	~	tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	5
		126		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	17
		127
		128		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	24
		129		California filago	Filago californica	9
		130		*mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium glomeratum	10
		131		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	17
	l	132		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	11
		133		Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	6
				Jct. trail to right; go right on it.
	l	134		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	15
		135		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	15
		136		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	11
	l	137		woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	3
		138		California plantain	Plantago erecta	8
	r	139		ground pink	Linanthus dianthiflorus	5
		140		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	6
		141		annual sunflower	Helianthus annuus	7
				Trail reaches river bank and turns right.
		142	sp		Phalaris sp.
	r	143		*milk thistle	Silybum marianum	8
	r	144		*black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia	6
	r	145		pink sand verbena	Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata	2
				End guide at junction of loop trail with trail leading back to the trailhead.