Plant Guide to Sawmill Trail, Santa Rosa Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at signed intersection with Cactus Spring Trail; elevation ~4020 feet (1225 m)
0.00	b	1		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae+	99 / 9	13
0.00	r			(sugar bush, Rhus ovata; red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.00	b	2	sp	Vasey's prickly-pear?	Opuntia vaseyi?+	20 / 9
0.00	b	3		desert lotus	Lotus rigidus	5 / 1	5
0.00	r	4		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	99 / 9	4
0.00	l			(desert scrub oak, Quercus cornelius-mulleri)
0.00	b	5		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	20 / 9	34
0.00	r			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
0.00	l	6		Acton's encelia	Encelia actoni	3 / 1	3
0.00	l	7		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	5 / 2	20
0.00	b	8		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	99 / 9	21
0.00	b	9	~	narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	99 / 9	6
0.00	r	10		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	25
0.00	r	11		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	4
0.00	r	12		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	30 / 9	2
0.01	r	13		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	1 / 1	5
0.03	r	14	~	bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	31
0.03	r			(California juniper, Juniperus californica; pinyon pine, Pinus monophylla)
0.04	r			(Mojave prickly-pear, Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea; ~desert apricot, ~Prunus fremontii; hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia; desert agave, Agave deserti)
0.04	r	15		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	5 / 5	7
0.05	r	16		desert agave	Agave deserti	20 / 9	6
0.05	r	17		dead cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans+	99 / 9	9
0.06	r	18		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	30 / 9	2
0.07	l	19		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	20 / 5	4
0.09	r	20		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	20 / 9	38
0.12	r			(western bernardia, Bernardia myricifolia; dense mistletoe, Phoradendron densum, on juniper)
0.14	r			First live cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans
0.15	r	21		desert scrub oak	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	99 / 9	3
0.15	r	22		California juniper	Juniperus californica	20 / 9	4
0.15	r	23		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	1 / 1	7
0.15	l			Jct. road to Dolomite Mine
0.16	r	24		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	30 / 9	28
0.17	r	25	~	*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 2	58
0.18	r	26		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	3 / 3	22
0.23	l	27		pinyon pine	Pinus monophylla	1 / 1	4
0.23				Road curves right
0.33	r	28		western bernardia	Bernardia myricifolia	3 / 3	4
0.33				Road curves left in a big sweeping curve
0.39	r	29		desert apricot	Prunus fremontii	10 / 2	5
0.39	b	30		white sage	Salvia apiana	10 / 2	40
0.41	r			Lots of exposed rocks, including a balancing rock on top
0.42	r	31		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	30 / 9	12
0.42	r			(pancake prickly-pear, Opuntia chlorotica; beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris; wide-leaved rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata)
0.42				Road curves right
0.42	b	32		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	50 / 9	5
0.42	r			(bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata)
0.42	r	33	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.42	r	34		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	20 / 1	6
0.43	r	35	~	little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	5 / 1	3
0.43	r	36		desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	20 / 4	2
0.43	r	37		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	50 / 9	4
0.44				(Beautiful stacked rocks with a honking pancake prickly-pear, Opuntia chlorotica)
0.44	l	38		Nealley three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	20 / 9	3
0.44	r			Flat area; road curves left
0.45	r	39		*saltcedar	Tamarix ramosissima	3 / 3	4
0.46	r	40		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	5 / 1	7
0.47	r	41		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	3 / 1	32
0.47	r	42		pancake prickly-pear	Opuntia chlorotica	2 / 2	2
0.48	r	43		San Jacinto beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. connatus	30 / 9	2
0.48				Open old gate; road curves right
0.48	b	44		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	20 / 5	9
0.48	l			(Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
0.49	l	45		desert baccharis	Baccharis sergiloides	5 / 1	3
0.49	l	46		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	5 / 2	14
0.49	l	47	~	desert-willow	Chilopsis linearis ssp. arcuata	1 / 1	5
0.49	r			Two water tanks storing water stolen from the plants in the Deep Canyon drainage; with outflow tubing watering the desert-willow and Lotus argophyllus
0.49	l	48		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	2 / 2	11
0.49	r	49		catclaw	Acacia greggii	1 / 1	7
0.54	r	50		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 2	60
0.54	r	51		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	10 / 1	8
0.55	r	52	~	California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 5	14
0.56				Road curves left
0.56	r	53	sp	Phacelia	Phacelia sp.	3 / 1
0.56	r			Take use trail to waterfall and then return to this point
0.56	b	54	sp	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	10 / 1	30
0.56	b	55		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 2	5
0.56	r	56	sp	dodder	Cuscuta sp.	1 / 1
0.56	l	57		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	10 / 1	19
0.56	b	58		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	2 / 1	19
0.56	b	59	~	western false-indigo	Amorpha fruticosa	10 / 1	2
0.56	b	60	~	Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	10 / 1	6
0.56	b	61		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	10 / 1	15
0.56	b	62		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	10 / 1	43
0.57	r	63		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	10 / 1	24
0.57	b	64		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	10 / 1	23
0.57	l	65		red willow	Salix laevigata	1 / 1	25
0.58	r	66		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	10 / 1	28
0.58	l	67		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	10 / 1	17
0.58	l	68		iris-leaved rush	Juncus xiphioides	10 / 1	3
0.58		69	~	one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	20 / 2	24
0.58				End use trail at waterfall; return to road
0.60				Back on road now
0.60				Cross Deep Canyon creek; elevation ~4270 feet (1300 m)
0.60	l	70	~	Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	5 / 1	20
0.61	r	71		Santa Rosa Mtns. linanthus	Linanthus floribundus ssp. hallii	20 / 3	2
0.61	r	72		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	2 / 2	47
0.61	r			The Rhamnus ilicifolia is side by side with a Prunus ilicifolia
0.62	r	73	~	perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	30 / 9	5
0.62	r	74		wide-leaved rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata	2 / 2	1
0.66				Road curves right at ridge
0.71	r	75		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	5 / 5	9
0.79				Upper side of leaf blades for Quercus cornelius-mulleri are beginning to change from gray-green to green at this altitude
0.81				Cross drainage
0.87				Cross small drainage
0.94				Cross very small drainage
		76	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii+	99 / 9	9
1.04	r			Check for Poa fendleriana
1.07				Cross small drainage
1.15				Middle of big switchback right; elevation 4480 feet (1365 m)
1.21	l		~	(narrow-leaved brickellia, Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia)
1.22				Cross small drainage
1.27				Switchback left
1.42	r		~	(giant four o'clock, Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens)
1.43				Switchback right; good view into drainage to east
1.53	l	77		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	5 / 2	8
1.68				Switchback left; elevation ~4660 feet (1420 m)
1.85				Road curves right 90°
1.89				Road gradually curves left
1.98				Switchback right; elevation 4840 feet (1475 m)
2.12	l	78	~	narrow-leaved brickellia	Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia	20 / 5	2
2.12	l	79	~	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	1 / 1	5
2.18	l	80	~	desert monardella	Monardella nana ssp. arida	1 / 1	2
2.18	l	81	~	slender bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. gracillimum	1 / 1	5
2.28				Switchback left; good view of drainage to west; elevation ~4940 feet (1505 m)
2.53	l	82	~	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	3 / 2	3
2.57				Road curves right
2.61				Road curves left
2.68				Switchback right; elevation 5160 feet (1573 m)
2.83				Long switchback left at ridge; road becomes quite steep for a short section
2.87	l			Jct. old section of road; road curves right
2.91	l			Jct. other end of old section of road
2.94	r			Infestation of yellow scale insect with hard shells on oak; view of Santa Rosa Mountain to southwest
2.95				Switchback left; elevation 5320 feet (1622 m)
3.05				Road curves right
3.14				Road curves left
3.18	r	83		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	3 / 2	8
3.19				Switchback right; elevation 5420 feet (1652 m)
3.29	l	84		desert Parry manzanita	Arctostaphylos parryana ssp. deserticum	30 / 9	1
3.34				Road curves left at ridge
3.39				Road curves right at small drainage
3.49				Jct. road; switchback left; elevation ~5580 feet (1700 m)
3.54	l	85	sp	San Jacinto buckwheat?	Eriogonum apiculatum?	20 / 2
3.66				Road curves right 90°
3.71				Road curves left
3.77				Road curves right and travels along lip of drainage to east
3.89				Road curves left 90° at small drainage
3.95				Switchback right; elevation 5800 feet (1768 m)
4.06				Road curves right to follow ridgeline
4.14				Long switchback left at ridgeline; view of benches to west; elevation ~5845 feet (1782 m). Road levels out and descends slightly to a saddle
4.21				Saddle; local low point
4.54				Long switchback right; elevation 6000 feet (1829 m)
4.56	l			Jct. use trail
4.60	b	86		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	30 / 9	25
4.66				Cross very small drainage
4.69	l	87		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1	4
4.70	l	88		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	3 / 1	24
4.73	r			Flat area; view of kiln; switchback left; elevation 6080 feet (1853 m)
4.77	r	89		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum+	10 / 1	2
4.77				Plant Guide ends here
4.88				Switchback right; elevation ~6150 feet (1875 m)
4.98				Trail curves left at broad ridge
5.11				Switchback right at drainage; elevation 6240 feet (1902 m)
5.33				Road ends at kiln; elevation 6240 feet (1902 m)

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Updated 14 December 2006.