The Flora of the PCT
A5 Kitchen Creek Road to Mt. Laguna (Desert Overlook): Family Order Flora

See The Flora of the PCT: A5 Kitchen Creek Road to Mt. Laguna (Desert Overlook) for an introduction to this checklist.

This version of the Checklist gives the plant species from the trail in plant family order, with the Family and Scientific Name from the 2012 Second Edition Jepson Manual.

See Information about the order in which the species are presented, and the links from the Scientific Name and Common Name.

The column #Pls gives the minimum number of plants, up to a maximum of 99 plants, seen in the field survey of the uppermost 3.6 miles on 12 June 2014. Plants with no entry in that column were seen only by RT and Shaun Hawke in a survey of the entire trail on 5 April 2013, or in a brief survey of the Desert View Picnic Area uppermost portion of the trail on 30 April 2013; no abundance estimates were made in those surveys.

The column ID indicates whether the species determination has any uncertainty associated with it, ranging from ~, a likely but not certain determination; or sp, just a guess as to the correct species.

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#	Fam	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name	ID	#Pls
Lycophytes
1	Sel	Selaginella bigelovii	Bigelow's spike-moss	sp
Ferns
2	Pte	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern	~
Gymnosperms
3	Cup	Calocedrus decurrens	incense-cedar		20
4	Pin	Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine		99
5	Pin	Pinus quadrifolia	Parry pinyon pine		3
Eudicots
6	Ana	Rhus aromatica	basketbush		99
7	Ana	Rhus ovata	sugar bush
8	Api	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	woolly-fruited lomatium		15
9	Api	Osmorhiza brachypoda	California sweet-cicely		20
10	Api	Tauschia arguta	southern tauschia
11	Ast	Achillea millefolium	yarrow		99
12	Ast	Agoseris retrorsa	spear-leaved mountain dandelion		50
13	Ast	Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon		40
14	Ast	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	mountain mugwort		99
15	Ast	Artemisia tridentata	big sagebrush		30
16	Ast	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	meally white pincushion
17	Ast	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle		50
18	Ast	Cirsium vulgare	*bull thistle	~	1
19	Ast	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster		99
20	Ast	Dieteria asteroides var. lagunensis	Laguna Mtns. aster		10
21	Ast	Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala	Laguna Mtns. goldenbush		1
22	Ast	Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush
23	Ast	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	Parish's goldenbush		1
24	Ast	Ericameria pinifolia	pine goldenbush	sp
25	Ast	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	leafy daisy		99
26	Ast	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow		99
27	Ast	Geraea viscida	sticky geraea
28	Ast	Gutierrezia californica	California matchweed		10
29	Ast	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush		1
30	Ast	Helianthus gracilentus	slender sunflower		3
31	Ast	Hymenothrix wrightii	Wright's thimblehead		50
32	Ast	Lactuca serriola	*prickly lettuce		2
33	Ast	Lasthenia gracilis	goldfields
34	Ast	Pseudognaphalium beneolens	fragrant everlasting	~
35	Ast	Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum	*common cudweed	sp
36	Ast	Rafinesquia californica	California chicory	~
37	Ast	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	goldenrod		99
38	Ast	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	slender wreathplant		5
39	Ast	Stephanomeria virgata ssp. pleurocarpa	twiggy wreath plant		3
40	Ast	Tragopogon dubius	*yellow salsify		30
41	Ast	Uropappus lindleyi	silver puffs		5
42	Bor	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower		99
43	Bor	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	whispering bells
44	Bor	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	smoothleaf yerba santa		99
45	Bor	Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	baby blue eyes
46	Bor	Phacelia curvipes	curve-stem phacelia
47	Bor	Phacelia distans	common phacelia		10
48	Bor	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	imbricate phacelia		50
49	Bor	Phacelia parryi	Parry's phacelia	sp
50	Bor	Phacelia ramosissima	branching phacelia		5
51	Bra	Boechera californica	California elegant rock-cress		30
52	Bra	Boechera perennans	perennial rock-cress		2
53	Bra	Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus	San Diego jewelflower	sp
54	Bra	Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard		10
55	Bra	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	western wallflower		40
56	Bra	Hirschfeldia incana	*shortpod mustard		1
57	Bra	Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii	wild pepper-grass		40
58	Bra	Sisymbrium altissimum	*tumble-mustard		10
59	Bra	Streptanthus campestris	southern jewel-flower		10
60	Bra	Thysanocarpus curvipes	fringe-pod	sp
61	Cac	Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri	cane cholla
62	Cac	Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear		10
63	Cap	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle		99
64	Cap	Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus	snowberry		20
65	Car	Cerastium glomeratum	*mouse-ear chickweed	sp
66	Car	Silene verecunda	white catch-fly		10
67	Con	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	western morning-glory		50
68	Con	Cuscuta californica	California dodder	sp	5
69	Cra	Dudleya abramsii ssp. abramsii	Abrams' dudleya		5
70	Cuc	Marah macrocarpa	wild-cucumber
71	Eri	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	Laguna manzanita		99
72	Fab	Acmispon argophyllus var. argophyllus	southern California silver-lotus	~
73	Fab	Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed
74	Fab	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	Sierra Nevada lotus		30
75	Fab	Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus		10
76	Fab	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch		20
77	Fab	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	San Diego pea		10
78	Fab	Lupinus bicolor	dwarf lupine		1
79	Fab	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	mountain grape-soda lupine		15
80	Fab	Lupinus formosus	western lupine		5
81	Fab	Lupinus hirsutissimus	stinging lupine
82	Fab	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	Parish's lupine		5
83	Fab	Melilotus indicus	*sourclover	~
84	Fab	Vicia americana ssp. americana	American vetch		20
85	Fag	Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia	southern coast live oak
86	Fag	Quercus chrysolepis	canyon live oak		99
87	Fag	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak		50
88	Fag	Quercus kelloggii	California black oak		99
89	Fag	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	interior live oak		10
90	Fag	Quercus Xmorehus	oracle oak		7
91	Gar	Garrya flavescens	ashy silk tassel		2
92	Ger	Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree		20
93	Gro	Ribes indecorum	white-flowering currant
94	Lam	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	narrowleaf monardella		5
95	Lam	Monardella nana	little monardella		99
96	Lam	Salvia apiana	white sage		5
97	Lam	Salvia columbariae	chia
98	Lam	Stachys rigida	rigid hedge-nettle		5
99	Lam	Trichostema parishii	Parish's bluecurls		10
100	Lin	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	Lewis' flax		99
101	Loa	Mentzelia veatchiana	Veatch's blazing star	sp
102	Mal	Sidalcea sparsifolia	checkerbloom		99
103	Mon	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	sp
104	Mon	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	southern miner's lettuce	sp
105	Nyc	Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia	California four o'clock	sp
106	Nyc	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	giant four o'clock		5
107	Ona	Camissoniopsis hirtella	field suncup	~	10
108	Ona	Clarkia rhomboidea	diamond-petaled clarkia		10
109	Ona	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia		20
110	Ona	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	willowherb		5
111	Ona	Eulobus californicus	California suncup
112	Ona	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	Hooker's evening-primrose	~
113	Oro	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush		30
114	Oro	Castilleja exserta	purple owl's-clover
115	Oro	Castilleja foliolosa	woolly Indian paintbrush	~
116	Oro	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	giant red paintbrush		30
117	Oro	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	bristly bird's beak		10
118	Pae	Paeonia californica	California peony
119	Pap	Dendromecon rigida	bush poppy		1
120	Pap	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	sp
121	Pla	Collinsia childii	Child's collinsia		99
122	Pla	Collinsia concolor	southern Chinese houses		2
123	Pla	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	whorledleaf penstemon		50
124	Pla	Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler		15
125	Pla	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	Cleveland's beardtongue	sp
126	Pla	Penstemon labrosus	San Gabriel beardtongue		15
127	Pla	Penstemon rostriflorus	beaked penstemon		40
128	Pla	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon		10
129	Pol	Collomia grandiflora	large-flowered collomia		10
130	Pol	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	southern mountain woolly-star		99
131	Pol	Eriastrum sapphirinum	sapphire woolly-star		10
132	Pol	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	globe gilia		15
133	Pol	Gilia diegensis	coastal gilia	sp
134	Pol	Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. floribundus	summer snow		20
135	Pol	Phlox austromontana	southern mountain phlox		10
136	Pol	Saltugilia caruifolia	caraway-leaved gilia	sp
137	Pol	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	lace-fringed spineflower
138	Pol	Eriogonum apiculatum	San Jacinto buckwheat		10
139	Pol	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat		5
140	Pol	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat		99
141	Pol	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	Wright's buckwheat		50
142	Ran	Clematis pauciflora	virgin's bower	~	1
143	Ran	Delphinium cardinale	scarlet larkspur		5
144	Ran	Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur	~	1
145	Ran	Delphinium patens ssp. hepaticoideum	spreading larkspur	sp
146	Ran	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	Fendler's meadow-rue		99
147	Rha	Ceanothus palmeri	Palmer's ceanothus		99
148	Rha	Ceanothus perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus		99
149	Rha	Frangula californica ssp. tomentella	hoary coffeeberry		10
150	Rha	Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry		2
151	Ros	Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise		99
152	Ros	Amelanchier utahensis	Utah service-berry		20
153	Ros	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany		99
154	Ros	Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa	sticky cinquefoil		20
155	Ros	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry		1
156	Ros	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	western choke-cherry		99
157	Ros	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	desert bitterbrush
158	Ros	Rosa californica	California wild rose		99
159	Rub	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	phlox-leaved bedstraw		99
160	Rub	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	narrowleaf bedstraw		10
161	Rub	Galium aparine	common bedstraw		10
162	Sal	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	sp
163	Sax	Lithophragma affine	woodland star	?
164	Scr	Scrophularia californica	California bee plant	~
165	Sol	Solanum parishii	Parish's purple nightshade		30
166	Vio	Viola purpurea ssp. purpurea	goosefoot violet		5
167	Vis	Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum	oak mistletoe
Monocots
168	Aga	Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca		20
169	Aga	Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca
170	Jun	Juncus mexicanus	Mexican rush	sp
171	Lil	Calochortus concolor	golden-bowl mariposa		20
172	Lil	Calochortus invenustus	plain mariposa lily		2
173	Poa	Avena barbata	*slender wild oats		99
174	Poa	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	California brome		99
175	Poa	Bromus diandrus	*ripgut brome		99
176	Poa	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome
177	Poa	Bromus tectorum	*downy brome		99
178	Poa	Elymus elymoides	squirreltail		99
179	Poa	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	blue wildrye		99
180	Poa	Elymus hispidus	*intermediate wheatgrass		40
181	Poa	Koeleria macrantha	June grass		20
182	Poa	Melica imperfecta	coast-range melic		10
183	Poa	Muhlenbergia rigens	deergrass
184	Poa	Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara	*bulbous blue grass
185	Poa	Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis	*Kentucky blue grass		99
186	Poa	Poa secunda	one-sided blue grass		20
187	Poa	Stipa parishii var. parishii	Parish's needlegrass		99
188	Poa	Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass		5
189	Rus	Nolina parryi	Parry's nolina
190	The	Bloomeria crocea var. crocea	goldenstar		40
191	The	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	blue dicks		20

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We thank Bill Sullivan and Pam Pallette for help with the 12 June 2014 survey.

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