Plant Guide to Aspen Grove / Fish Creek Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

Plant Guide to Aspen Grove / Fish Creek Trail, San Bernardino Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Trailhead at parking lot in front of kiosk / display board, elevation 7410 feet (2260 m). Trail is in sun for first 1/4 mile, then mostly in shade. (Coville's fleabane, Erigeron breweri var. covillei, is found in the parking area, but not so far on the trail).
0.00 b 1 threadleaf common rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis 20 / 5 14
0.00 r 2 hoary-aster Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens⁺ 50 / 9 3
0.00 b 3 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum 40 / 6 11
0.00 l 4 California squirreltail Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus 50 / 9 8
0.00 r 5 Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii 30 / 5 5
0.00 l 6 yarrow Achillea millefolium 20 / 4 11
0.00 b 7 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii⁺ 30 / 4 14
0.00 r Information board
0.00 r 8 Davidson's lotus Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii 10 / 3 7
0.00 r 9 pinewoods rock-cress Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum 99 / 9 2
0.00 l 10 *desert crested wheatgrass Agropyron desertorum 3 / 1 3
0.00 l 11 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 20 / 1 4
0.00 r 12 spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens⁺ 50 / 9 3
0.00 r 13 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 10 / 3 14
0.00 l 14 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 19
0.00 l 15 Parish's buckwheat Eriogonum parishii 20 / 3 3
0.00 l 16 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum 99 / 9 11
0.00 l 17 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus 30 / 9 6
0.00 r 18 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 1 / 1 11
0.00 r 19 green-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula 99 / 9 10
0.00 r 20 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 5 41
0.00 r 21 Mojave linanthus Linanthus breviculus 50 / 2 4
0.00 l 22 sulphur buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii 30 / 4 9
0.00 r 23 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 2 / 2 7
0.00 r 24 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus 5 / 3 8
0.00 l Jct. "scramble path" from parking lot.
0.00 b 25 Fendler's blue grass Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula 99 / 9 2
0.01 l 26 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 30 / 5 46
0.01 l 27 dense false-gilia Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum 10 / 1 1
0.01 l 28 Johnston's knotweed Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii 10 / 1 1
0.01 l 29 needle & thread grass Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata 5 / 1 1
0.01 l 30 Ross' sedge Carex rossii 30 / 9 2
0.01 l Jct. trail from south end of parking lot.
0.01 l 31 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 30 / 5 21
0.02 r 32 Brewer's fleabane Erigeron breweri var. breweri 30 / 5 1
0.02 r 33 purple-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha 99 / 5 6
0.02 r 34 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 99 / 9 5
0.02 r 35 granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens 30 / 5 4
0.03 r 36 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 50 / 9 19
0.03 r 37 forest goosefoot Chenopodium atrovirens 99 / 9 3
0.04 r 38 canyon lotus Lotus argyraeus var. argyraeus 4 / 2 1
0.04 l 39 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. stricta 50 / 9 6
0.05 r 40 white fir Abies concolor 99 / 9 18
0.05 l 41 goldenrod Solidago californica 50 / 5 26
r 42 Modoc gilia Gilia modocensis 5 / 1 3
0.09 l 43 canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis 3 / 2 19
0.09 l 44 mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus 40 / 9 13
0.09 l 45 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 99 / 9 15
0.11 l 46 Parry's sunflower Hulsea vestita ssp. parryi 40 / 7 2
0.11 r 47 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 50 / 5 21
0.11 l 48 splendid gilia Gilia splendens ssp. splendens 50 / 2 6
0.12 r 49 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 5 / 1 12
0.12 r (California false-indigo, Amorpha californica var. californica)
0.12 l 50 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 5 / 2 12
0.13 r 51 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 40 / 2 16
0.13 l 52 slender everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale 20 / 3 2
0.14 l 53 southern montane grape lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 20 / 2 3
0.15 l 54 pine cryptantha Cryptantha simulans 5 / 1 1
0.15 b 55 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum⁺ 20 / 3 9
0.16 l 56 Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii⁺ 10 / 2 5
0.16 l (bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
0.17 l 57 slender bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum⁺ 1 / 1 1
0.17 l 58 Wheeler's common madia Madia elegans ssp. wheeleri 10 / 1 2
0.17 l 59 *yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius⁺ 10 / 2 5
0.17 l 60 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 4 / 3 11
0.22 l 61 California false-indigo Amorpha californica var. californica 2 / 2 2
0.22 b 62 smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx 3 / 1 6
0.22 c 63 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 10 / 3 5
0.22 r 64 woodland spurge Euphorbia palmeri 10 / 3 2
0.27 r 65 interior rose Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana 50 / 5 5
l (spineless horsebrush, Tetradymia canescens)
0.30 Trail turns right to cross stream; the rest of the trail is now almost entirely in shade.
0.30 r Sign: "Wilderness permit required before entry". (free; available from Mill Creek Forest Service Office)
0.31 l 66 mountain pink currant Ribes nevadense 30 / 5 6
0.31 l 67 Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii 40 / 5 3
0.31 l 68 mountain sweet-cicely Osmorhiza chilensis 3 / 1 5
0.31 l 69 arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis 30 / 5 28
0.31 l 70 hairy wood rush Luzula comosa 5 / 2 1
0.31 l 71 Kentucky blue grass Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis 5 / 2 4
0.31 l 72 slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 10 / 2 2
0.31 l 73 scarlet monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis 3 / 1 8
0.31 l 74 western columbine Aquilegia formosa 20 / 5 5
0.31 b 75 willowherb Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum 30 / 3 16
0.31 l 76 winter cress Barbarea orthoceras 20 / 2 6
0.31 l 77 *perennial mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare 20 / 2 2
0.31 l 78 cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum 1 / 1 2
0.31 l 79 fragile sheath sedge Carex fracta 5 / 1 6
0.31 l 80 Southern California draba Draba corrugata var. corrugata 20 / 3 2
0.31 l 81 small white violet Viola macloskeyi 5 / 1 1
0.31 l 82 rigid hedge-nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida 3 / 1 3
0.31 l 83 stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea 3 / 2 10
0.31 l 84 lemon lily Lilium parryi 6 / 3 3
0.31 l 85 thyme-leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa 10 / 1 1
0.31 r 86 common monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus 30 / 3 2
0.31 r 87 swamp sedge Carex senta 99 / 9 2
0.31 r 88 field horsetail Equisetum arvense 25 / 3 2
0.31 r 89 American speedwell Veronica americana 10 / 1 2
0.31 r 90 Scouler's St. Johnswort Hypericum formosum var. scouleri 10 / 1 3
0.31 l (yellow willow, Salix lutea; large-leaf avens, Geum macrophyllum)
0.31 Cross Fish Creek which has flowing water; elevation ~7280 feet (2220 m), the low point on the trail.
0.32 r 91 quaking aspen Populus tremuloides 30 / 1 1
0.33 l Sign: "San Gorgonio Wilderness".
0.33 l (white bog orchid, Platanthera leucostachys)
0.34 r Jct. Aspen Grove Trail. Go left on Fish Creek Trail
0.34 b 92 smooth scouring rush Equisetum laevigatum 99 / 9 3
0.34 b 93 Parish's snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii 99 / 9 10
0.36 l 94 *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola 1 / 1 26
0.36 r 95 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum 5 / 2 11
0.36 l 96 alkali western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum 50 / 4 4
0.36 r 97 Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri 10 / 4 3
0.37 r 98 creeping wild rye Leymus triticoides 99 / 9 6
0.39 l 99 Utah service-berry Amelanchier utahensis 2 / 2 7
0.39 Cross small dry drainage
0.41 Switchback left.
0.42 Trail curves right.
0.43 r 100 beaked penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus 30 / 9 10
0.43 r 101 black cottonwood Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa⁺ 99 / 9 6
l 102 3yellow willow tSalix lutea /
0.44 l 103 Grinnell's beardtongue Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii 20 / 4 13
0.45 Trail curves right.
0.46 l Plants here have narrower leaves, almost like those of the former taxon of narrow-leaved black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa var. ingrata.
0.46 b 104 mountain spray Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus 3 / 1 6
0.48 l 105 Lemmon's willow Salix lemmonii 2 / 2 2
0.48 r 106 Anderson's lupine Lupinus andersonii⁺ 10 / 4 2
0.55 l Optional excursion to descend creek bank 15 steps to creek, which has the second occurrence of lemon lily, and three species also found later on the trail: horsetail, Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine, variegated clover,Trifolium variegatum phase 2, and cobwebby hedge-nettle, Stachys albens.
0.56 r 107 pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata 20 / 9 9
0.57 l Jct. path to water. Stay on trail.
0.60 l 108 ranger's buttons Sphenosciadium capitellatum 10 / 2 4
0.65 r Giant incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) with huge lightning scar. It is still alive despite having no visible bark!
0.69 r 109 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 10 / 5 4
0.70 l 110 San Bernardino beardtongue Penstemon caesius 10 / 9 3
0.70 l 111 Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 5 / 4 3
0.73 b (blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
112 scattered blazing star Mentzelia dispersa 10 / 2 3
0.81 l 113 fir dwarf-mistletoe Arceuthobium abietinum / 2
0.82 l 114 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 5 / 5 39
0.82 Cross dry drainage.
0.88 b 115 Parish's campion Silene parishii 20 / 4 6
0.88 r 116 perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 5 / 1 2
0.94 r 117 ragged-leaf bahia Bahia dissecta 2 / 1 1
0.94 r Sign high on tree: "No camping here".
0.99 l 118 bristly-leaved rock-cress Arabis rectissima var. rectissima⁺ 5 / 2 2
1.00 Cross dry drainage.
1.10 b 119 rosy everlasting, pussytoes Antennaria rosea ssp. confinis 20 / 1 1
1.11 r 120 Nevada cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis 20 / 3 9
1.14 r 121 horsetail Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine 30 / 1 3
1.16 Cross small seasonally-moist drainage.
1.16 l (arrowhead butterweed, Senecio triangularis; sparse-flowered bog-orchid, Platanthera sparsiflora)
1.16 l 122 meadow starwort Stellaria longipes var. longipes 3 / 1 1
1.16 b 123 giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 10 / 2 5
1.16 r 124 pearlwort Sagina saginoides /
1.16 r (little false-solomon's-seal, Smilacina stellata)
1.16 r 125 variegated clover Trifolium variegatum phase 2⁺ 50 / 2 2
1.16 r 126 long-anthered rush Juncus macrandrus 20 / 1 2
1.17 Third location of lemon lily.
1.19 r 127 Parish's lupine Lupinus latifolius var. parishii 6 / 1 3
1.19 r 128 fireweed Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum 10 / 1 3
1.20 r 129 Parish's alumroot Heuchera alpestris 1 / 1 2
1.20 r 130 larger mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii /
1.20 r 131 musk monkeyflower Mimulus moschatus 20 / 2
1.21 132 fir mistletoe Phoradendron pauciflorum 1 / 1 9
1.21 b 133 Idaho bentgrass Agrostis idahoensis 10 / 1 2
1.22 r 134 *common dandelion Taraxacum officinale 25 / 2 4
1.22 r Gopher tunnel "casts" from gophers making tunnels in snow and then filling them with dirt.
r 135 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus /
1.23 r 136 spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata 5 / 1 3
1.26 l 137 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 30 / 5 10
1.28 Cross small drainage and enter Monkey Flower Flat.
1.28 b 138 fringed brome Bromus ciliatus 5 / 1 3
1.28 b 139 Letterman's needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii 5 / 1 3
1.28 r 140 Big Bear Valley milk-vetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae 5 / 1 1
1.29 b 141 Wheeler's cinquefoil Potentilla wheeleri 20 / 1 2
1.29 b 142 mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis 2 / 1 2
1.30 r (pussy paws, Calyptridium monospermum)
1.30 r 143 Parry's sand cress Calyptridium parryi var. parryi 20 / 2 3
1.33 b 144 ssp California evening-primrose Oenothera californica⁺ 10 / 1 2
1.33 b 145 fine-flower gilia Gilia leptantha ssp. leptantha 20 / 2 1
1.37 b 146 spineless horsebrush Tetradymia canescens 20 / 9 5
1.48 l Field of young pussypaws, Calyptridium monospermum.
1.48 l 147 pussy paws Calyptridium monospermum 20 / 2 4
1.57 Cross Fish Creek.
1.59 l Jct. (old?) trail; continue straight.
1.59 l A mature short black cottonwood, 5 feet high, trunk 5 cm diameter, with lvs ~2 cm in width in 2002; 2.5-4.5 cm in width, most 3.0 cm, in 2003; and 2.0-3.1 cm in width, most 2.7-3.0 cm, in 2004.
1.61 Trail jags left.
1.64 l Field of mature pussypaws, Calyptridium monospermum.
1.66 b 148 Jepson's blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii 10 / 1 9
1.66 r 149 cobwebby hedge-nettle Stachys albens 3 / 1 4
1.66 Cross small drainage.
1.70 b 150 spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium⁺ 10 / 1 3
1.71 Trail jags left.
1.79 Switchback left.
1.80 Switchback right.
1.87 l 151 clustered fleabane Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus⁺ 6 / 2 1
1.93 l Jct. (old trail to Lower Fish Creek Meadow?)
2.00 End trail at jct. with Upper Fish Creek Trail, elevation 7980 feet (2430 m); see its plant trail guide to continue, or return the way you came.

Aster separation.
Here is a key to separate the five similar Asteraceae on this trail with purple ligules:

1. phyllary tips appressed; lvs reduced upwards or not; annual to per ... Erigeron
2. phyllaries strongly graded; basal lvs 0, cauline gen evenly sized and spaced; infls arising near st tips; per
3. phyllaries glandular .... var. breweri
3'. phyllaries non-glandular ... var. covillei
2'. phyllaries roughly equal; cauline lvs reduced upwards; infls arising near mid-stem; ann to biennial E. divergens

1'. phyllary tips spreading to reflexed; lvs gen reduced upwards; per to subshrub
2. lvs green, linear, often toothed; resembling those of a penstemon in being rigidly spreading; gen per ..... Machaeranthera canescens
2'. lvs gray, "half-tomentose", usually ascending; subshrub ...... Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Trailhead at parking lot in front of kiosk / display board, elevation 7410 feet (2260 m). Trail is in sun for first 1/4 mile, then mostly in shade. (Coville's fleabane, Erigeron breweri var. covillei, is found in the parking area, but not so far on the trail).
0.00	b	1		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	20 / 5	14
0.00	r	2		hoary-aster	Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens⁺	50 / 9	3
0.00	b	3		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	40 / 6	11
0.00	l	4		California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	50 / 9	8
0.00	r	5		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	30 / 5	5
0.00	l	6		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	20 / 4	11
0.00	b	7		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii⁺	30 / 4	14
0.00	r			Information board
0.00	r	8		Davidson's lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii	10 / 3	7
0.00	r	9		pinewoods rock-cress	Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum	99 / 9	2
0.00	l	10		*desert crested wheatgrass	Agropyron desertorum	3 / 1	3
0.00	l	11		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	20 / 1	4
0.00	r	12		spreading fleabane	Erigeron divergens⁺	50 / 9	3
0.00	r	13		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	10 / 3	14
0.00	l	14		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	19
0.00	l	15		Parish's buckwheat	Eriogonum parishii	20 / 3	3
0.00	l	16		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	99 / 9	11
0.00	l	17		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	30 / 9	6
0.00	r	18		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	1 / 1	11
0.00	r	19		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9	10
0.00	r	20		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 5	41
0.00	r	21		Mojave linanthus	Linanthus breviculus	50 / 2	4
0.00	l	22		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	30 / 4	9
0.00	r	23		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	2 / 2	7
0.00	r	24		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	5 / 3	8
0.00	l			Jct. "scramble path" from parking lot.
0.00	b	25		Fendler's blue grass	Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula	99 / 9	2
0.01	l	26		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 5	46
0.01	l	27		dense false-gilia	Allophyllum gilioides ssp. violaceum	10 / 1	1
0.01	l	28		Johnston's knotweed	Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii	10 / 1	1
0.01	l	29		needle & thread grass	Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata	5 / 1	1
0.01	l	30		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	30 / 9	2
0.01	l			Jct. trail from south end of parking lot.
0.01	l	31		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	30 / 5	21
0.02	r	32		Brewer's fleabane	Erigeron breweri var. breweri	30 / 5	1
0.02	r	33		purple-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha	99 / 5	6
0.02	r	34		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	99 / 9	5
0.02	r	35		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	30 / 5	4
0.03	r	36		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	50 / 9	19
0.03	r	37		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	99 / 9	3
0.04	r	38		canyon lotus	Lotus argyraeus var. argyraeus	4 / 2	1
0.04	l	39		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	50 / 9	6
0.05	r	40		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9	18
0.05	l	41		goldenrod	Solidago californica	50 / 5	26
	r	42		Modoc gilia	Gilia modocensis	5 / 1	3
0.09	l	43		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	3 / 2	19
0.09	l	44		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	40 / 9	13
0.09	l	45		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	15
0.11	l	46		Parry's sunflower	Hulsea vestita ssp. parryi	40 / 7	2
0.11	r	47		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	50 / 5	21
0.11	l	48		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	50 / 2	6
0.12	r	49		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	5 / 1	12
0.12	r			(California false-indigo, Amorpha californica var. californica)
0.12	l	50		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	5 / 2	12
0.13	r	51		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	40 / 2	16
0.13	l	52		slender everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. thermale	20 / 3	2
0.14	l	53		southern montane grape lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	20 / 2	3
0.15	l	54		pine cryptantha	Cryptantha simulans	5 / 1	1
0.15	b	55		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum⁺	20 / 3	9
0.16	l	56		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii⁺	10 / 2	5
0.16	l			(bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
0.17	l	57		slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum⁺	1 / 1	1
0.17	l	58		Wheeler's common madia	Madia elegans ssp. wheeleri	10 / 1	2
0.17	l	59		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius⁺	10 / 2	5
0.17	l	60		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	4 / 3	11
0.22	l	61		California false-indigo	Amorpha californica var. californica	2 / 2	2
0.22	b	62		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	3 / 1	6
0.22	c	63		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	10 / 3	5
0.22	r	64		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	10 / 3	2
0.27	r	65		interior rose	Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana	50 / 5	5
	l			(spineless horsebrush, Tetradymia canescens)
0.30				Trail turns right to cross stream; the rest of the trail is now almost entirely in shade.
0.30	r			Sign: "Wilderness permit required before entry". (free; available from Mill Creek Forest Service Office)
0.31	l	66		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	30 / 5	6
0.31	l	67		Richardson's geranium	Geranium richardsonii	40 / 5	3
0.31	l	68		mountain sweet-cicely	Osmorhiza chilensis	3 / 1	5
0.31	l	69		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	30 / 5	28
0.31	l	70		hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	5 / 2	1
0.31	l	71		Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	5 / 2	4
0.31	l	72		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	10 / 2	2
0.31	l	73		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	3 / 1	8
0.31	l	74		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	20 / 5	5
0.31	b	75		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	30 / 3	16
0.31	l	76		winter cress	Barbarea orthoceras	20 / 2	6
0.31	l	77		*perennial mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare	20 / 2	2
0.31	l	78		cow parsnip	Heracleum lanatum	1 / 1	2
0.31	l	79		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	5 / 1	6
0.31	l	80		Southern California draba	Draba corrugata var. corrugata	20 / 3	2
0.31	l	81		small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	5 / 1	1
0.31	l	82		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	3 / 1	3
0.31	l	83		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	3 / 2	10
0.31	l	84		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	6 / 3	3
0.31	l	85		thyme-leaved speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	10 / 1	1
0.31	r	86		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	30 / 3	2
0.31	r	87		swamp sedge	Carex senta	99 / 9	2
0.31	r	88		field horsetail	Equisetum arvense	25 / 3	2
0.31	r	89		American speedwell	Veronica americana	10 / 1	2
0.31	r	90		Scouler's St. Johnswort	Hypericum formosum var. scouleri	10 / 1	3
0.31	l			(yellow willow, Salix lutea; large-leaf avens, Geum macrophyllum)
0.31				Cross Fish Creek which has flowing water; elevation ~7280 feet (2220 m), the low point on the trail.
0.32	r	91		quaking aspen	Populus tremuloides	30 / 1	1
0.33	l			Sign: "San Gorgonio Wilderness".
0.33	l			(white bog orchid, Platanthera leucostachys)
0.34	r			Jct. Aspen Grove Trail. Go left on Fish Creek Trail
0.34	b	92		smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum	99 / 9	3
0.34	b	93		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9	10
0.36	l	94		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	1 / 1	26
0.36	r	95		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	5 / 2	11
0.36	l	96		alkali western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum	50 / 4	4
0.36	r	97		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	10 / 4	3
0.37	r	98		creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	99 / 9	6
0.39	l	99		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	2 / 2	7
0.39				Cross small dry drainage
0.41				Switchback left.
0.42				Trail curves right.
0.43	r	100		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	30 / 9	10
0.43	r	101		black cottonwood	Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa⁺	99 / 9	6
	l	102		3yellow willow	tSalix lutea	/
0.44	l	103		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	20 / 4	13
0.45				Trail curves right.
0.46	l			Plants here have narrower leaves, almost like those of the former taxon of narrow-leaved black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa var. ingrata.
0.46	b	104		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	3 / 1	6
0.48	l	105		Lemmon's willow	Salix lemmonii	2 / 2	2
0.48	r	106		Anderson's lupine	Lupinus andersonii⁺	10 / 4	2
0.55	l			Optional excursion to descend creek bank 15 steps to creek, which has the second occurrence of lemon lily, and three species also found later on the trail: horsetail, Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine, variegated clover,Trifolium variegatum phase 2, and cobwebby hedge-nettle, Stachys albens.
0.56	r	107		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	20 / 9	9
0.57	l			Jct. path to water. Stay on trail.
0.60	l	108		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	10 / 2	4
0.65	r			Giant incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) with huge lightning scar. It is still alive despite having no visible bark!
0.69	r	109		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	10 / 5	4
0.70	l	110		San Bernardino beardtongue	Penstemon caesius	10 / 9	3
0.70	l	111		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	5 / 4	3
0.73	b			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
		112		scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	10 / 2	3
0.81	l	113		fir dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium abietinum	/	2
0.82	l	114		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	5 / 5	39
0.82				Cross dry drainage.
0.88	b	115		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	20 / 4	6
0.88	r	116		perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	5 / 1	2
0.94	r	117		ragged-leaf bahia	Bahia dissecta	2 / 1	1
0.94	r			Sign high on tree: "No camping here".
0.99	l	118		bristly-leaved rock-cress	Arabis rectissima var. rectissima⁺	5 / 2	2
1.00				Cross dry drainage.
1.10	b	119		rosy everlasting, pussytoes	Antennaria rosea ssp. confinis	20 / 1	1
1.11	r	120		Nevada cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. nevadensis	20 / 3	9
1.14	r	121		horsetail	Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine	30 / 1	3
1.16				Cross small seasonally-moist drainage.
1.16	l			(arrowhead butterweed, Senecio triangularis; sparse-flowered bog-orchid, Platanthera sparsiflora)
1.16	l	122		meadow starwort	Stellaria longipes var. longipes	3 / 1	1
1.16	b	123		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	10 / 2	5
1.16	r	124		pearlwort	Sagina saginoides	/
1.16	r			(little false-solomon's-seal, Smilacina stellata)
1.16	r	125		variegated clover	Trifolium variegatum phase 2⁺	50 / 2	2
1.16	r	126		long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	20 / 1	2
1.17				Third location of lemon lily.
1.19	r	127		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	6 / 1	3
1.19	r	128		fireweed	Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum	10 / 1	3
1.20	r	129		Parish's alumroot	Heuchera alpestris	1 / 1	2
1.20	r	130		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	/
1.20	r	131		musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	20 / 2
1.21		132		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	1 / 1	9
1.21	b	133		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	10 / 1	2
1.22	r	134		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	25 / 2	4
1.22	r			Gopher tunnel "casts" from gophers making tunnels in snow and then filling them with dirt.
	r	135		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	/
1.23	r	136		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	5 / 1	3
1.26	l	137		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	30 / 5	10
1.28				Cross small drainage and enter Monkey Flower Flat.
1.28	b	138		fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	5 / 1	3
1.28	b	139		Letterman's needlegrass	Achnatherum lettermanii	5 / 1	3
1.28	r	140		Big Bear Valley milk-vetch	Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae	5 / 1	1
1.29	b	141		Wheeler's cinquefoil	Potentilla wheeleri	20 / 1	2
1.29	b	142		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	2 / 1	2
1.30	r			(pussy paws, Calyptridium monospermum)
1.30	r	143		Parry's sand cress	Calyptridium parryi var. parryi	20 / 2	3
1.33	b	144	ssp	California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica⁺	10 / 1	2
1.33	b	145		fine-flower gilia	Gilia leptantha ssp. leptantha	20 / 2	1
1.37	b	146		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	20 / 9	5
1.48	l			Field of young pussypaws, Calyptridium monospermum.
1.48	l	147		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	20 / 2	4
1.57				Cross Fish Creek.
1.59	l			Jct. (old?) trail; continue straight.
1.59	l			A mature short black cottonwood, 5 feet high, trunk 5 cm diameter, with lvs ~2 cm in width in 2002; 2.5-4.5 cm in width, most 3.0 cm, in 2003; and 2.0-3.1 cm in width, most 2.7-3.0 cm, in 2004.
1.61				Trail jags left.
1.64	l			Field of mature pussypaws, Calyptridium monospermum.
1.66	b	148		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	10 / 1	9
1.66	r	149		cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	3 / 1	4
1.66				Cross small drainage.
1.70	b	150		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium⁺	10 / 1	3
1.71				Trail jags left.
1.79				Switchback left.
1.80				Switchback right.
1.87	l	151		clustered fleabane	Erigeron aphanactis var. congestus⁺	6 / 2	1
1.93	l			Jct. (old trail to Lower Fish Creek Meadow?)
2.00				End trail at jct. with Upper Fish Creek Trail, elevation 7980 feet (2430 m); see its plant trail guide to continue, or return the way you came.

http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/fish_creek.html
Updated 14 October 2013.