Plant Guide to South Ridge Trail Beginning at the Top, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin South Ridge Trail at Chinquapin Jct with the PCT, elevation 8570 feet (2610 m)
0.00	b	1		Burlew's onion	Allium burlewii	99 / 3	12
0.00	r	2		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	99 / 9	68
0.00	r	3		white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9	106
0.00	l	4		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	5 / 1	33
0.01	l	5		limber pine	Pinus flexilis	40 / 7	29
0.02	l	6		San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella (in chinquapin)	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	1 / 1	44
0.03	l	7	~	Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	10 / 2	33
0.03	l	8		western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale	2 / 2	12
0.04	b	9		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	2 / 1	74
0.04	r	10		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	50 / 9	80
0.10	l	11		lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	20 / 7	50
0.10	r			(limber-pine dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium cyanocarpum)
0.12	r	12		limber-pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium cyanocarpum	2 / 2	1
0.13	l	13		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	10 / 2	36
0.16	l			(white-veined wintergreen, Pyrola picta; little prince's pine, Chimaphila menziesii)
0.19				Trail curves left at minor ridge
0.23	l			(Watson's spike-moss, Selaginella watsonii)
0.24	l	14	~	rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	1 / 1	8
0.26	l	15		shaggy-haired alumroot	Heuchera hirsutissima	6 / 2	30
0.26	l	16		little prince's pine	Chimaphila menziesii	10 / 3	27
0.26	l	17		Watson's spike-moss	Selaginella watsonii	1 / 1	21
0.28				Trail curves left at minor ridge
0.28	r			(pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.32	b	18		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	10 / 1	21
0.32				Switchback left.
0.33				Switchback right.
0.35				Trail curves left 90° at minor ridge
0.37	l			(spike trisetum, Trisetum spicatum)
0.37	l	19		mountain holly fern	Polystichum scopulinum	3 / 1	7
0.37	l	20		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus	3 / 3	38
0.40	r	21		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	10 / 9	31
0.40	l			Jct. to Tahquitz Lookout; go left on it.
0.41	r	22		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	105
0.42	l	23		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9	65
0.42				Trail begins a series of zig-zags.
0.43	r			(granite prickly phlox, Leptodactylon pungens)
0.43	r			(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
0.44	l	24		Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	3 / 2	41
0.44				Tahquitz Lookout base.
0.45				Catwalk of Tahquitz Lookout; elevation 8846 feet (2696 m); broad-seeded rock-cress, Arabis platysperma just east of Lookout; return to trail jct.
0.50				Jct. main South Ridge Trail; go left
0.51				Switchback left
0.51				Switchback right
0.52	r	25		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	50 / 9	79
0.54				Switchback left
0.56				Switchback right
0.56	l	26		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	91
0.58	l	27		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	99 / 9	77
0.58				Switchback left
0.59	r			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
0.61				Switchback right
0.66	r	28		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	50 / 5	50
0.66	r	29		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 4	103
0.66	r			(San Jacinto prickly phlox, Leptodactylon jaegeri)
0.67	r			(San Jacinto Mtns. Daisy, Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus)
0.67	r	30		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	1 / 1	44
0.68	r			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis; beaked penstemon, Penstemon rostriflorus)
0.70	r	31		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	2 / 2	56
0.70	b	32		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	10 / 3	105
0.72				Switchback left at saddle
0.74	r	33		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 9	44
0.74	l	34		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	10 / 3	34
0.74	l	35		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9	76
0.74	l	36		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	5 / 2	22
0.75	l	37		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	50 / 5	21
0.77				Switchback right; elevation ~8600 feet (2621 m)
0.79	l	38		San Jacinto Mtns. daisy	Erigeron breweri var. jacinteus	2 / 2	9
0.81				Switchback left
0.84				Switchback right
0.86				Switchback left
0.91	l	39		granite prickly phlox	Leptodactylon pungens	1 / 1	53
0.97				Switchback right; elevation 8400 feet (2560 m)
1.07				Switchback left
1.10	l	40		California groundcone	Boschniakia strobilacea	99 / 9	7
1.15				Switchback right; elevation 8240 feet (2512 m)
1.21				Switchback left
1.31				Switchback right at huge split boulder
1.39	r	41		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 5	74
1.43				Switchback left just below saddle; elevation 8000 feet (2438 m)
1.51				Switchback right; ridge with many footprints to left gives access to the steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida
1.57	r	42		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	1 / 1	6
1.57				Switchback left
1.65				Jct. gully leading uphill to steep cliffs with Tahquitz ivesia, Ivesia callida; trail curves right; elevation 7840 feet (2392 m)
1.92	r	43		Holboell's rock-cress	Arabis holboellii	2 / 1	41
1.94	r	44		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	5 / 3	47
2.01				Trail curves left at ridge; elevation 7600 feet (2316 m)
2.01	l	45		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	30 / 9	23
2.04	l			(beautiful hulsea, Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha)
	l			Look for earliest hulsea on trail
2.06	l	46		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	30 / 9	74
2.22				Local low point at sandy drainage; trail climbs briefly
2.28				Local high point; trail resumes descent
2.29	r	47		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	99 / 9	36
2.31	r	48		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	75 / 1	9
2.43				Switchback left
2.45				Switchback right
2.48				Switchback left
2.49	l			(California coffeeberry, Rhamnus californica+)
2.52				Switchback right at rock window with 3 subpanes
2.62				(California-aster, Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia)
2.66				Trail curves right 90°
2.66	r	49		mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	6 / 4	35
2.67				Switchback left
2.67	r			(fir mistletoe, Phoradendron pauciflorum)
2.70				Switchback right
2.72				Switchback left
2.77				Switchback right; tree with 3 trunks beginning 3 feet above ground
2.81				Switchback left
2.84	b	50		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	30 / 9	37
2.86	l	51		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	99 / 9	95
2.86	r	52		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	4 / 2	32
2.87				Switchback right; elevation 7200 feet (2195 m)
2.91				Trail curves right 90° at ridge
2.95				Switchback left
2.99	l	53		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	30 / 9	58
3.00				Switchback right
3.03				Switchback left
3.07				Switchback right
3.14				Switchback left; elevation 7000 feet (2134 m)
3.16	r	54		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana ssp. tenuiflora	50 / 9	49
3.18				Rock / tree window; trail curves left at ridge
3.22				Switchback right
3.24	r	55		Sierra Nevada lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. nevadensis	30 / 9	49
3.26	l			(rock goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata)
3.27	b	56		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	30 / 3	47
3.28	l	57		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	30 / 9	15
3.29				Switchback left
3.32				Switchback right
3.34				Switchback left
3.34	b	58		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	20 / 2	34
3.34	r	59		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	30 / 9	32
3.34	r	60		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	10 / 4	45
3.38				Switchback right; elevation ~6900 feet (2103 m)
3.49				Switchback left
3.53	r	61		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	10 / 2	21
3.53				Trail curves right 90°
3.58	b	62		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 2	85
3.61	r	63		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	50 / 5	82
3.62	b	64		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	5 / 1	62
3.65				Switchback right
3.65	r	65		Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	6 / 4	8
3.67				Trail curves left
3.70	r	66		woodland spurge	Euphorbia palmeri	1 / 1	18
3.70	b	67		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	30 / 2	25
3.71	b	68		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	2 / 1	72
3.72	l			Sign: "San Jacinto Wilderness"
3.73	l			Jct. old road
3.75	r			Impressive flat-topped rock outcrop
3.75	b	69		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	10 / 1	47
3.75	l	70	~	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua	1 / 1	3
3.75	r	71		small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	40 / 3	7
3.77				Trail turns left 90°
3.79	l	72		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	3 / 1	39
3.80				Trail turns right 90° at drainage; elevation 6640 feet (2024 m)
3.81	r	73		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	2 / 2	32
3.83				Trail jogs left, then right
3.85	r			Rock window formed by two huge boulders
3.89	l			Boulders showing old soil line by absence of lichens at base
3.90				Trail curves left
3.91	l			Several 6 inch wide yellow-brown mushrooms
3.95	r	74		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	3 / 1	33
3.95	l	75		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	4 / 2	33
3.96				Trail curves left
3.97	r	76		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis	10 / 2	7
3.98				Trail curves left
3.98	l	77		Parish's chaenactis	Chaenactis parishii	10 / 1	3
3.99	l	78		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	10 / 1	56
3.99	l	79		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica	1 / 1	28
4.01				Switchback right
4.03	r	80		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	1 / 1	13
4.03	l	81		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	10 / 2	30
4.03				Switchback left
4.03	l	82		splendid gilia	Gilia splendens ssp. splendens	30 / 3	26
4.06	l	83		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	10 / 3	66
4.07	l	84		incense-cedar mistletoe	Phoradendron libocedri	1 / 1	13
4.07	l			Sign: Be prepared for hazardous conditions; permit required for wilderness area…"
4.07	l	85		white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	30 / 3	10
4.08	l	86		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii	1 / 1	37
4.08				Switchback right at drainage
4.09		87		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	2 / 2	67
4.09	b	88		goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 1	115
4.10	l	89		forest sedge	Carex multicaulis	5 / 5	14
4.10	l	90		California elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. californica	50 / 3	9
4.10	l	91		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. jonesii	20 / 2	4
4.11	b	92		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	2 / 2	27
4.11	l	93		pine dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	65 / 3	17
4.11	l	94		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 7	83
4.11	l	95		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	1 / 1	24
4.11	l	96		mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	99 / 5	22
4.11	l	97		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	99 / 9	87
4.11	l	98		whisker-brush	Linanthus ciliatus	40 / 5	14
4.11				End trail at lower trailhead; elevation ~6540 feet (1995 m)

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Updated 18 November 2012.