The Flora of the PCT: B5, Tule Canyon Truck Trail

The Flora of the PCT: B5, Tule Canyon Truck Trail - Highway 74: Plant Trail Order

See The Flora of the PCT: B5, Tule Canyon Truck Trail - Highway 74 for an introduction to this checklist.
This version of the Checklist is in order of plants along the trail, from Tule Canyon Truck Trail to Highway 74.
An entry in the ID? column indicates uncertain determinations; see abbreviation for the determination uncertainties.
An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.
This guide is incomplete for the last five miles from Alkali Wash to Highway 74. Use the Family Order List to identify species not in this guide.
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# Famil ID Scientific Name (*)Common Name
Begin at Tule Canyon Truck Trail, mile 0.0, elevation 3600 feet
1 Polyg Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium California buckwheat
2 Borag ~ Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera bearded cryptantha
3 Poace Bromus tectorum *downy brome
4 Poace Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens *red brome
5 Aster Ericameria linearifolia narrowleaf goldenbush
6 Aster Encelia actoni Acton encelia
7 Fabac Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus short-winged deerweed
8 Geran Erodium cicutarium *redstem filaree
9 Borag Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia popcorn flower
10 Lamia Salvia columbariae chia
11 Cacta Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri cane cholla
12 Malva Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa desert globemallow
13 Poace Stipa speciosa desert needlegrass
14 Cacta Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris beavertail cactus
15 Solan Datura wrightii sacred datura
16 Agava Yucca schidigera Mohave yucca
17 Aster ssp Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa woolly yellow chaenactis
18 Erica sp Arctostaphylos glauca bigberry manzanita
19 Rosac Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise
20 Plant Penstemon centranthifolius scarlet bugler
21 Aster ~ Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii bush senecio
22 Rosac Adenostoma sparsifolium red shanks
23 Agava Hesperoyucca whipplei chaparral yucca
24 Cupre Juniperus californica California juniper
25 Anaca Rhus ovata sugar bush
26 Fagac Quercus cornelius-mulleri desert scrub oak
27 Aster Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum golden yarrow
28 Pteri Cheilanthes covillei beady lipfern
29 Rosac Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
30 Borag Phacelia minor wild canterbury bells
31 Aster Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed
32 Poace Schismus barbatus *Mediterranean schismus
33 Aster ~ Ericameria pinifolia pine goldenbush
34 Pteri Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata bird's-foot fern
35 Lamia Salvia apiana white sage
36 Onagr Eulobus californicus California suncup
37 Cacta Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
38 Polyg sp Eriogonum davidsonii Davidson's buckwheat
39 Nycta Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa Bigelow's desert four-o'clock
40 Aster Bahiopsis parishii Parish's goldeneye
41 Rhamn Ziziphus parryi var. parryi lotebush
42 Crass Dudleya pulverulenta California chalk lettuce
43 Salic Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii Fremont cottonwood
44 Cacta Opuntia chlorotica pancake prickly-pear
45 Brass Caulanthus simulans Payson's wild cabbage
46 Rhamn Ceanothus perplexans cupped-leaf ceanothus
47 Fabac Acmispon strigosus strigose lotus
48 Borag Phacelia distans common phacelia
49 Cacta Ferocactus cylindraceus California barrel cactus
50 Aster Baccharis sergiloides desert baccharis
51 Tamar Tamarix ramosissima *saltcedar
52 Poace Stipa coronata giant needlegrass
53 Plant Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla little-leaved chaparral beardtongue
54 Rhamn Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry
55 Solan Physalis crassifolia thick-leaved ground cherry
56 Aster Adenophyllum porophylloides San Felipe dogweed
57 Aster Chaenactis artemisiifolia meally white pincushion
58 Agava Agave deserti var. deserti desert agave
59 Crass Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides desert dudleya
60 Cucur Marah macrocarpa wild-cucumber
61 Rusca Nolina parryi Parry's nolina
62 Visca Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum oak mistletoe
63 Papav ? Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora small-flowered poppy
64 Solan ? Nicotiana obtusifolia desert tobacco
65 Poace Avena barbata *slender wild oats
66 Pinac Pinus monophylla pinyon pine
67 Visca Phoradendron juniperinum mistletoe
68 Rosac ~ Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia hollyleaf cherry
69 Amara ~ Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth
70 Poace Aristida purpurea purple three-awn
71 Cacta Opuntia phaeacantha desert prickly-pear
cross Coyote Canyon Road, mile 2.6
72 Aster ~ Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta California spear-leaved brickellia
73 Brass Boechera perennans perennial rock-cress
74 Polem Linanthus pungens granite prickly phlox
75 Cleom Peritoma arborea bladderpod
76 Fabac Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana honey mesquite
77 Cheno Atriplex canescens var. canescens four-wing saltbush
78 Poace Distichlis spicata saltgrass
79 Salic Salix exigua var. exigua narrowleaf willow
80 Aster Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides saw-toothed goldenbush
Cross Nance Canyon, mile 3.1
81 Aster Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush
82 Onagr Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium mountain California-fuchsia
83 Polyg sp Rumex sp. dock
84 Fabac sp Melilotus sp.
85 Aster Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia mule fat
86 Aster Pluchea sericea arrow-weed
87 Aster Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed
88 Polyg Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum long-stemmed buckwheat
89 Fabac Senegalia greggii catclaw
90 Visca Phoradendron californicum desert mistletoe
91 Krame Krameria erecta Pima rhatany
92 Zygop Larrea tridentata creosote bush
93 Polyg ssp Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum Wright's buckwheat
94 Solan ~ Lycium andersonii Anderson's boxthorn
95 Cacta Mammillaria dioica California fish-hook cactus
96 Ephed sp Ephedra sp.
97 Cacta Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea Mojave prickly-pear
98 Aster Ambrosia acanthicarpa bur-ragweed
dirt road to left of trail from Terwilliger Valley
99 Scrop Scrophularia californica California bee plant
100 Polyg Eriogonum gracile var. incultum slender buckwheat
101 Polem ~ Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum southern mountain woolly-star
102 Gross Ribes quercetorum oak gooseberry
cross dirt road from Terwilliger Valley, mile 5.9
103 Aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia California-aster
104 Oroba sp Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Martin's paintbrush
Enter ABDSP
105 Polyg sp Eriogonum sp. (annual, tall)
106 Onagr ~ Camissoniopsis confusa San Bernardino suncup
107 Apiac Tauschia arguta southern tauschia
108 Aster Agoseris retrorsa spear-leaved mountain dandelion
109 Papav Eschscholzia californica California poppy
110 Aster ~ Anisocoma acaulis scale-bud
111 Pinac Pinus quadrifolia Parry pinyon pine
112 Oroba Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger bristly bird's beak
113 Garry Garrya flavescens ashy silk tassel
Cross Table Mtn Truck Trail at saddle, mile 9.6
114 Capri Lonicera subspicata var. denudata southern honeysuckle
115 Borag Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida mountain red-root cryptantha
116 Borag Eriodictyon crassifolium thick-leaved yerba santa
117 Fagac Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens interior live oak
118 Aster Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula white mugwort
119 ? ann with doliform hairs
120 Nycta Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens giant four o'clock
121 Fabac Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus mountain grape-soda lupine
122 Poace Poa secunda ssp. secunda one-sided bluegrass
123 Ranun Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi blue larkspur
124 Aster Artemisia dracunculus wild tarragon
125 Plant Keckiella ternata var. ternata whorledleaf penstemon
Cross Alkali Wash (bottom of the gorge), mile 10.7
126 Plant Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis showy penstemon
127 Brass Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum western wallflower
128 Brass Streptanthus campestris southern jewel-flower
129 Poace ~ Bouteloua barbata var. barbata six-weeks grama
130 Aster Cirsium occidentale var. californicum California thistle
131 Brass Descurainia pinnata western tansy-mustard
132 Solan Solanum xanti purple nightshade
133 Anaca Rhus aromatica basketbush
134 Cheno Salsola tragus *Russian thistle
135 Pinac Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine
136 Adoxa Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea blue elderberry
End at Highway 74, mile 15.0

#	Famil	ID	Scientific Name	(*)Common Name
Begin at Tule Canyon Truck Trail, mile 0.0, elevation 3600 feet
1	Polyg		Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	California buckwheat
2	Borag	~	Cryptantha barbigera var. barbigera	bearded cryptantha
3	Poace		Bromus tectorum	*downy brome
4	Poace		Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	*red brome
5	Aster		Ericameria linearifolia	narrowleaf goldenbush
6	Aster		Encelia actoni	Acton encelia
7	Fabac		Acmispon glaber var. brevialatus	short-winged deerweed
8	Geran		Erodium cicutarium	*redstem filaree
9	Borag		Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	popcorn flower
10	Lamia		Salvia columbariae	chia
11	Cacta		Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri	cane cholla
12	Malva		Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	desert globemallow
13	Poace		Stipa speciosa	desert needlegrass
14	Cacta		Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	beavertail cactus
15	Solan		Datura wrightii	sacred datura
16	Agava		Yucca schidigera	Mohave yucca
17	Aster	ssp	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa	woolly yellow chaenactis
18	Erica	sp	Arctostaphylos glauca	bigberry manzanita
19	Rosac		Adenostoma fasciculatum	chamise
20	Plant		Penstemon centranthifolius	scarlet bugler
21	Aster	~	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	bush senecio
22	Rosac		Adenostoma sparsifolium	red shanks
23	Agava		Hesperoyucca whipplei	chaparral yucca
24	Cupre		Juniperus californica	California juniper
25	Anaca		Rhus ovata	sugar bush
26	Fagac		Quercus cornelius-mulleri	desert scrub oak
27	Aster		Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	golden yarrow
28	Pteri		Cheilanthes covillei	beady lipfern
29	Rosac		Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	birch-leaf mountain-mahogany
30	Borag		Phacelia minor	wild canterbury bells
31	Aster		Gutierrezia sarothrae	matchweed
32	Poace		Schismus barbatus	*Mediterranean schismus
33	Aster	~	Ericameria pinifolia	pine goldenbush
34	Pteri		Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	bird's-foot fern
35	Lamia		Salvia apiana	white sage
36	Onagr		Eulobus californicus	California suncup
37	Cacta		Echinocereus engelmannii	Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
38	Polyg	sp	Eriogonum davidsonii	Davidson's buckwheat
39	Nycta		Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa	Bigelow's desert four-o'clock
40	Aster		Bahiopsis parishii	Parish's goldeneye
41	Rhamn		Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	lotebush
42	Crass		Dudleya pulverulenta	California chalk lettuce
43	Salic		Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	Fremont cottonwood
44	Cacta		Opuntia chlorotica	pancake prickly-pear
45	Brass		Caulanthus simulans	Payson's wild cabbage
46	Rhamn		Ceanothus perplexans	cupped-leaf ceanothus
47	Fabac		Acmispon strigosus	strigose lotus
48	Borag		Phacelia distans	common phacelia
49	Cacta		Ferocactus cylindraceus	California barrel cactus
50	Aster		Baccharis sergiloides	desert baccharis
51	Tamar		Tamarix ramosissima	*saltcedar
52	Poace		Stipa coronata	giant needlegrass
53	Plant		Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	little-leaved chaparral beardtongue
54	Rhamn		Rhamnus ilicifolia	hollyleaf redberry
55	Solan		Physalis crassifolia	thick-leaved ground cherry
56	Aster		Adenophyllum porophylloides	San Felipe dogweed
57	Aster		Chaenactis artemisiifolia	meally white pincushion
58	Agava		Agave deserti var. deserti	desert agave
59	Crass		Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	desert dudleya
60	Cucur		Marah macrocarpa	wild-cucumber
61	Rusca		Nolina parryi	Parry's nolina
62	Visca		Phoradendron serotinum ssp. tomentosum	oak mistletoe
63	Papav	?	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	small-flowered poppy
64	Solan	?	Nicotiana obtusifolia	desert tobacco
65	Poace		Avena barbata	*slender wild oats
66	Pinac		Pinus monophylla	pinyon pine
67	Visca		Phoradendron juniperinum	mistletoe
68	Rosac	~	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	hollyleaf cherry
69	Amara	~	Amaranthus fimbriatus	fringed amaranth
70	Poace		Aristida purpurea	purple three-awn
71	Cacta		Opuntia phaeacantha	desert prickly-pear
cross Coyote Canyon Road, mile 2.6
72	Aster	~	Brickellia atractyloides var. arguta	California spear-leaved brickellia
73	Brass		Boechera perennans	perennial rock-cress
74	Polem		Linanthus pungens	granite prickly phlox
75	Cleom		Peritoma arborea	bladderpod
76	Fabac		Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	honey mesquite
77	Cheno		Atriplex canescens var. canescens	four-wing saltbush
78	Poace		Distichlis spicata	saltgrass
79	Salic		Salix exigua var. exigua	narrowleaf willow
80	Aster		Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	saw-toothed goldenbush
Cross Nance Canyon, mile 3.1
81	Aster		Artemisia tridentata	big sagebrush
82	Onagr		Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	mountain California-fuchsia
83	Polyg	sp	Rumex sp.	dock
84	Fabac	sp	Melilotus sp.
85	Aster		Baccharis salicifolia ssp. salicifolia	mule fat
86	Aster		Pluchea sericea	arrow-weed
87	Aster		Ambrosia psilostachya	western ragweed
88	Polyg		Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	long-stemmed buckwheat
89	Fabac		Senegalia greggii	catclaw
90	Visca		Phoradendron californicum	desert mistletoe
91	Krame		Krameria erecta	Pima rhatany
92	Zygop		Larrea tridentata	creosote bush
93	Polyg	ssp	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	Wright's buckwheat
94	Solan	~	Lycium andersonii	Anderson's boxthorn
95	Cacta		Mammillaria dioica	California fish-hook cactus
96	Ephed	sp	Ephedra sp.
97	Cacta		Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea	Mojave prickly-pear
98	Aster		Ambrosia acanthicarpa	bur-ragweed
dirt road to left of trail from Terwilliger Valley
99	Scrop		Scrophularia californica	California bee plant
100	Polyg		Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	slender buckwheat
101	Polem	~	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	southern mountain woolly-star
102	Gross		Ribes quercetorum	oak gooseberry
cross dirt road from Terwilliger Valley, mile 5.9
103	Aster		Corethrogyne filaginifolia	California-aster
104	Oroba	sp	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	Martin's paintbrush
Enter ABDSP
105	Polyg	sp	Eriogonum sp. (annual, tall)
106	Onagr	~	Camissoniopsis confusa	San Bernardino suncup
107	Apiac		Tauschia arguta	southern tauschia
108	Aster		Agoseris retrorsa	spear-leaved mountain dandelion
109	Papav		Eschscholzia californica	California poppy
110	Aster	~	Anisocoma acaulis	scale-bud
111	Pinac		Pinus quadrifolia	Parry pinyon pine
112	Oroba		Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger	bristly bird's beak
113	Garry		Garrya flavescens	ashy silk tassel
Cross Table Mtn Truck Trail at saddle, mile 9.6
114	Capri		Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	southern honeysuckle
115	Borag		Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	mountain red-root cryptantha
116	Borag		Eriodictyon crassifolium	thick-leaved yerba santa
117	Fagac		Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	interior live oak
118	Aster		Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	white mugwort
119		?	ann with doliform hairs
120	Nycta		Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	giant four o'clock
121	Fabac		Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	mountain grape-soda lupine
122	Poace		Poa secunda ssp. secunda	one-sided bluegrass
123	Ranun		Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi	blue larkspur
124	Aster		Artemisia dracunculus	wild tarragon
125	Plant		Keckiella ternata var. ternata	whorledleaf penstemon
Cross Alkali Wash (bottom of the gorge), mile 10.7
126	Plant		Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	showy penstemon
127	Brass		Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	western wallflower
128	Brass		Streptanthus campestris	southern jewel-flower
129	Poace	~	Bouteloua barbata var. barbata	six-weeks grama
130	Aster		Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	California thistle
131	Brass		Descurainia pinnata	western tansy-mustard
132	Solan		Solanum xanti	purple nightshade
133	Anaca		Rhus aromatica	basketbush
134	Cheno		Salsola tragus	*Russian thistle
135	Pinac		Pinus jeffreyi	Jeffrey pine
136	Adoxa		Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	blue elderberry
End at Highway 74, mile 15.0

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