The Flora of the PCT: A2 Highway 94 to Lake Morena: Plant Trail Order

See The Flora of the PCT: A2 Highway 94 to Lake Morena for an introduction to this checklist.

This version of the Checklist is in order of plants along the trail, from Highway 94 to Lake Morena.

The column ID? gives the uncertainty of the determination; see abbreviation for the determination uncertainties.

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#	Famil	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	ID?
1	Poace	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats
2	Agava	Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca
3	Agava	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca
4	Fabac	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed
5	Poace	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome
6	Aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster
7	Borag	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower	sp
8	Polyg	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat	ssp
9	Cheno	Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle
10	Aster	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	bur-ragweed
11	Cacta	Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri	cane cholla
12	Geran	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree
13	Onagr	Camissonia strigulosa	strigose suncup	sp
14	Brass	Lepidium virginicum	wild pepper-grass	sp
15	Lamia	Salvia apiana	white sage
16	Onagr	Eulobus californicus	California suncup
17	Onagr	Camissoniopsis hirtella	field suncup	sp
18	Aster	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs
19	Aster	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory
20	Brass	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard
21	Aster	Gutierrezia californica	California matchweed
22	Rosac	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise
23	Fagac	Quercus acutidens	Torrey's scrub oak	sp
24	Rubia	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	narrowleaf bedstraw	sp
25	Themi	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks
26	Pteri	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	~
27	Anaca	Rhus ovata	sugar bush
28	Lamia	Salvia columbariae	chia
29	Aster	Acourtia microcephala	purple head
30	Aster	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	slender wreathplant	sp
31	Fabac	Lupinus truncatus	collar lupine	~
32	Aster	Stylocline gnaphaloides	everlasting nest-straw
33	Polyg	Pterostegia drymarioides	threadstem
34	Poace	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass
35	Paeon	Paeonia californica	California peony
36	Aster	Geraea viscida	sticky geraea
37	Cucur	Marah macrocarpa	wild-cucumber
38	Aster	Tetradymia comosa	cotton-thorn
39	Borag	Phacelia parryi	Parry's phacelia
40	Onagr	Clarkia delicata	delicate clarkia
41	Poace	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome
42	Aster	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow
43	Convo	Cuscuta californica	California dodder	sp
44	Borag	Phacelia distans	common phacelia	sp
45	Capri	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle
46	Borag	Amsinckia retrorsa	small-flowered fiddleneck	sp
47	Phrym	Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens	hairy bush monkeyflower	sp
48	Pteri	Cheilanthes clevelandii	scaly lipfern	sp
49	Fagac	Quercus agrifolia	coast live oak	ssp
50	Poace	Melica imperfecta	coast-range melic
51	Garry	Garrya veatchii	canyon silktassel	sp
52	Plant	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	whorledleaf penstemon
53	Fabac	Lathyrus splendens	pride-of-California
54	Aster	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush
55	Rhamn	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry
56	Plant	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	chaparral beardtongue
57	Plant	Collinsia concolor	southern Chinese houses
58	Borag	Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	baby blue eyes
59	Aster	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle	~
60	Rhamn	Ceanothus perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus
61	Aster	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush
62	Anaca	Toxicodendron diversilobum	poison oak
63	Anaca	Rhus aromatica	basketbush
64	Solan	Solanum umbelliferum	blue-witch nightshade
65	Brass	Capsella bursa-pastoris	*shepherd's purse
66	Brass	Caulanthus lasiophyllus	California mustard
67	Papav	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy
68	Erica	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita	~
69	Erica	Arctostaphylos glandulosa	Eastwood manzanita	~
70	Salic	Salix laevigata	red willow	sp
71	Monti	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	sp
72	Salic	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood
73	Caryo	Stellaria pallida	*pale starwort	sp
74	Brass	Sisymbrium irio	*London rocket
75	Apocy	Vinca major	*greater periwinkle
76	Aster	Artemisia douglasiana	mugwort
77	Polyg	Rumex crispus	*curly dock	sp
78	Rosac	Rubus ursinus	California blackberry	sp
79	Cyper	Carex triquetra	triangular-fruit sedge	sp
80	Fabac	Melilotus indicus	*sourclover	~
81	Aster	Artemisia tridentata	big sagebrush
82	Fabac	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine
83	Fabac	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	sp
84	Poace	Stipa coronata	giant needlegrass	~
85	Aster	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	meally white pincushion
86	Polyg	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	lace-fringed spineflower
87	Borag	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	smoothleaf yerba santa
88	Phrym	Mimulus brevipes	wide-throated yellow monkeyflower
89	Fabac	Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine
90	Rhamn	Ceanothus leucodermis	chaparral whitethorn
91	Polem	Eriastrum filifolium	lavender woolly-star	sp
92	Aster	Eriophyllum wallacei	Wallace's woolly daisy	ssp
93	Poace	Festuca myuros	*rattail fescue	sp
94	Apiac	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	woolly-fruited lomatium
95	Polyg	Rumex salicifolius	willow-leaved dock	sp
96	Fabac	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus
97	Plant	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	purple snapdragon
98	Apiac	Tauschia arguta	southern tauschia
99	Lamia	Trichostema parishii	Parish's bluecurls
100	Ranun	Clematis lasiantha	virgin's bower	~
101	Rubia	Galium porrigens var. porrigens	graceful bedstraw	sp
102	Aster	Artemisia californica	California sagebrush
103	Aster	Ericameria brachylepis	boundary goldenbush	~
104	Aster	Pseudognaphalium biolettii	bicolored everlasting	~
105	Papav	Eschscholzia caespitosa	tufted eschscholzia	~
106	Aster	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	yellow pincushion
107	Convo	Calystegia longipes	Piute morning-glory	~
108	Brass	Boechera californica	California elegant rock-cress	~
109	Crass	Dudleya pulverulenta	California chalk lettuce
110	Pteri	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. maxonii	Maxon's silverback fern	ssp
111	Brass	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	lace-pod	sp
112	Ranun	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	sp
113	Brass	Nasturtium officinale	water cress
114	Onagr	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	California fuchsia
115	Aster	Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis
116	Cyper	Eleocharis macrostachya	common spikerush	sp
117	Junca	Juncus oxymeris	pointed rush	sp
118	Onagr	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	willowherb
119	Cyper	Schoenoplectus californicus	California tule
120	Aster	Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed	?
121	Datis	Datisca glomerata	Durango root
122	Plant	Veronica anagallis-aquatica	*water speedwell
123	Aster	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce
124	Poace	Lamarckia aurea	*goldentop
125	Rosac	Rosa californica	California wild rose
126	Aster	Brickellia californica	California brickellbush
127	Aster	Centaurea melitensis	*tocalote
128	Aster	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy
129	Aster	Pseudognaphalium californicum	California everlasting	~
130	Poace	Muhlenbergia rigens	deergrass
131	Aster	Helianthus gracilentus	slender sunflower
132	Borag	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells
133	Nycta	Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia	California four o'clock
134	Plant	Antirrhinum coulterianum	Coulter's snapdragon
135	Oroba	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	purple owl's-clover
136	Scrop	Scrophularia californica	California bee plant
137	Cacta	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear
138	Malva	Malacothamnus aboriginum	Indian Valley bush mallow
139	Oroba	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak
140	Rosac	Heteromeles arbutifolia	toyon
141	Papav	Ehrendorferia chrysantha	golden ear drops
142	Plant	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon
143	Aster	Heterotheca grandiflora	telegraph weed
144	Cista	Helianthemum scoparium	rush-rose
145	Lamia	Stachys rigida var. rigida, var. quercetorum	rigid hedge-nettle
146	Aster	Sonchus oleraceus	*sow thistle
147	Aster	Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia	mule fat
148		Similar to a Senecio with a yellow ray		?
149	Papav	Meconella denticulata	small-flowered meconella
150	Crass	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya	~
151	Allia	Allium haematochiton	red-skinned onion	~
152	Fagac	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak	sp
153	Junca	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	~
154	Papav	Argemone munita	prickly poppy
155	Lamia	Salvia munzii	Munz's sage
156	Borag	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	imbricate phacelia
157	Onagr	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	purple clarkia
158	Ranun	Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	meadow-rue
159	Rosac	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
160	Rubia	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	phlox-leaved bedstraw
161		lvs that look like Apiaceae		?
162	Rosac	Adenostoma sparsifolium	red shanks
163	Aster	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon
164	Oroba	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	~
165	Rosac	Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil	ssp
166	Ranun	Delphinium cardinale	scarlet larkspur
167	Rhamn	Ceanothus oliganthus	hairy ceanothus
168		Leaves that look like Caryophyllaceae		?
169	Allia	Allium peninsulare var. peninsulare	Mexicali onion	~
170	Crass	Dudleya edulis	ladies fingers
171	Selag	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss
172	Borag	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	eucrypta
173	Plata	Platanus racemosa	western sycamore
174	Poace	Stipa lepida	foothill needlegrass	~
175		Apiaceae sp.		?
176	Lilia	Calochortus splendens	splendid mariposa lily	~
177	Aster	Matricaria discoidea	*pineapple weed
178	Typha	Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail
179	Fagac	Quercus engelmannii	Engelmann oak	~
180	Eupho	Chamaesyce albomarginata	rattlesnake weed
181	Brass	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod
182	Brass	Streptanthus campestris	southern jewel-flower	sp
183	Gross	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant
184	Rubia	Galium aparine	common bedstraw
185	Polem	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	globe gilia
186	Brass	Sisymbrium altissimum	*tumble-mustard
The following additional species were found from the survey starting at Lake Morena, and are in the order recorded on that survey
187	Rosac	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry
188	Lamia	Lamium amplexicaule	*henbit
189	Dryop	Dryopteris arguta	California wood fern	~
190	Pteri	Pellaea andromedifolia	coffee fern	~
191	Crass	Crassula connata	pygmy-weed
192	Poace	Aristida purpurea var. parishii	Parish three-awn	~

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