Plant Guide to PCT from Onyx Summit to 2N04, San Bernardino Mountains

Mile	#		Common Name	Latin Name	#Pls
0.00			Begin guide at PCT junction with access road from Onyx Summit, elevation 8520 feet. The first 14 species are in alphabetical order
0.00	1		big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99
0.00	2		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	99
0.00	3		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	99
0.00	4		sticky-leaved rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus	99
0.00	5		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99
0.00	6		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila	50
0.00	7		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	30
0.00	8		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99
0.00	9		Sierra juniper	Juniperus grandis	99
0.00	10		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99
0.00	11		pinyon pine	Pinus monophylla	99
0.00	12		Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	99
0.00	13		California needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis var. californica	5
0.00	14		Parish's needlegrass	Stipa parishii var. parishii	99
0.01	15		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99
0.01	16		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	40
0.01	17		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima	5
0.01	18		western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	50
0.01	19		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	20
0.02	20		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10
0.03	21		mistletoe	Phoradendron juniperinum	30
0.03	22		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	99
0.03	23		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	50
0.04	24		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	20
0.04	25		granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	40
0.04	26		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	10
0.09	27		hoary-aster	Dieteria canescens var. canescens	45
0.10	28		rose sage	Salvia pachyphylla	70
0.13	29		clustered fleabane	Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus	10
0.13	30		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10
0.14	31		Big Bear Valley woollypod	Astragalus leucolobus	20
0.15	32		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	15
0.16	33		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	50
0.16	34		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	30
0.18	35		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	40
0.19	36		white fir	Abies concolor	99
0.19	37		Indian ricegrass	Stipa hymenoides	50
0.19	38		crested milk-vetch	Astragalus bicristatus	2
0.20	39		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	50
0.21	40		California cliff-brake	Pellaea mucronata var. californica	7
0.22	41		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5
0.22	42		California elegant rock-cress	Boechera californica	5
0.35	43		spike fescue	Festuca kingii	20
0.37	44		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	20
0.37	45		Southern California draba	Draba corrugata	10
0.37	46		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	15
0.39	47		Anderson's lupine	Lupinus andersonii	2
0.41	48		needle & thread grass	Stipa comata ssp. comata	15
0.44	49		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	99
0.46	50		Holboell's rock-cress	Boechera retrofracta X	3
0.46	51		pine-woods fritillary	Fritillaria pinetorum	x
0.47	52		Purpus' wing-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha pterocarya var. purpusii	10
0.49	53		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	1
0.59	54		Heckard's Indian paintbrush	Castilleja montigena	2
0.59	55		little redstem monkeyflower	Mimulus rubellus	5
	56		southern Sierra phacelia	Phacelia austromontana	50
0.60			High Point on Trail, elevation 8680 feet
0.61	57		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	99
0.65	58		slender wild cabbage	Caulanthus major	30
0.71	59		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	1
0.78	60		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	10
0.81	61		blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis	99
0.92	62		ash-gray Indian paintbrush	Castilleja cinerea
0.92	63		bitter root	Lewisia rediviva var. minor
0.93	64		Parish's rock cress	Boechera parishii	15
0.96			Cross 1N01; elevation 8640 feet. The following nine species are in the postage-stamp meadow on right, in alphabetical order
0.97	65		Rydberg's horkelia	Horkelia rydbergii	15
0.97	66		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	99
0.97	67		San Bernardino Mtns. monkeyflower	Mimulus exiguus
0.97	68		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	30
0.97	69		Transverse Range phacelia	Phacelia exilis
0.97	70		mountain phacelia	Phacelia hastata ssp. hastata	10
0.97	71		Wheeler's cinquefoil	Potentilla wheeleri	3
0.97	72		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	20
0.97	73		small-flowered bluecurls	Trichostema micranthum
1.11	74		Columbia cutleaf	Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens	5
1.30	75		claret cup	Echinocereus mojavensis	32
1.85			Cross dirt road, elevation 8340 feet.
1.90	76		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	3
1.96	77		Baldwin Lake linanthus	Linanthus killipii
1.98			Cross same dirt road again, elevation 8300 feet
2.48	78		desert bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	6
2.77	79		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	15
2.96	80		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	50
2.98	81		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	2
2.99	82		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	35
2.99	83		California wild rose	Rosa californica	99
2.99	84		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	99
2.99	85		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	99
3.02			Cross 2N01, elevation 7900 feet. Trail now follows Arrastre Creek
3.02	86		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	2
3.02	87		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	30
3.03	88		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	5
3.05	89		woodland spurge	Euphorbia lurida	20
3.09	90		creeping wild rye	Elymus triticoides	99
3.15	91		Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	4
3.17	92		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	2
3.32	93		smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	99
3.43	94		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	5
3.43	95		sand dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	10
3.45	96		California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica ssp. californica	99
3.47	97		sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa	3
3.48	98		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	50
3.56	99		sturdy sedge	Carex alma	3
3.56	100		little false-solomon's-seal	Maianthemum stellatum	99
3.57	101		long-leaved rush	Juncus macrophyllus	5
3.58	102		fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	5
3.58	103		cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	40
3.58	104		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	1
3.64	105		virgin's bower	Clematis ligusticifolia	50
3.70	106		ragged-leaf bahia	Amauriopsis dissecta	7
3.74	107		California geranium	Geranium californicum	40
3.76	108		yellow willow	Salix lutea	3
3.84	109		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri	99
3.85			Arrastre Trail Camp at Deer Springs, elevation 7600 feet
3.86	110		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	50
3.95	111		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1
3.95	112		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	20
3.95	113		Rocky Mountain rush	Juncus saximontanus
3.95	114		American speedwell	Veronica americana	35
4.10	115		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	5
4.19	116		Oregon cliff fern	Woodsia oregana	21
4.25	117		black cottonwood	Populus trichocarpa	20
4.27	118		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	20
4.28	119		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	2
4.31	120		large-leaf avens	Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum	1
4.31	121		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	1
4.31	122		*Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis	1
4.32	123		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	10
4.36	124		swamp sedge	Carex senta	5
4.36	125		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	6
4.37	126		field horsetail	Equisetum arvense	5
4.38	127		saltsedge	Carex hassei	5?
4.40	128		common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	?
4.40	129		small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	15
4.82	130		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	5
4.97	131		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	10
4.97	132		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea	10
5.00	133		Mojave linanthus	Leptosiphon breviculus
5.01	134		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	3
5.01	135		trailing four-o'clock	Mirabilis albida	2
5.02	136		blue elderberry	Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea	2
5.24			End Plant Trail Guide at 2N04, elevation 7160 feet

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Updated 26 June 2016.