Plant Guide to Laws Loop (Willow Creek Trail, Laws Camp, Caramba Trail), San Jacinto Mountains

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#here
0.00				Begin trail at Saddle Junction; elevation 8075 feet (2460 m)
0.00	b	1		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9
0.00	b	2		white fir	Abies concolor	99 / 9
0.01	l			Sign: "Skunk Cabbage; Willow Creek; Long Valley" with an arrow pointing ahead.
0.02	b	3		Sierra Nevada lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	99 / 9
0.02	l	4		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	99 / 5
0.02	l			(San Gabriel beardtongue, Penstemon labrosus; Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
0.02	b	5		pussy paws	Calyptridium monospermum	99 / 3
0.03	r	6		Elmer's needlegrass	Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens	5 / 3
0.03	r			(squirreltail, Elymus elymoides)
0.05	b	7		Parish's snowberry	Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii	99 / 9
0.05	r	8		spotted coralroot	Corallorhiza maculata	99 / 9
0.06				Trail turns left 90°
0.07	l	9		San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	30 / 2
0.07	l	10		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	99 / 9
0.07	l	11		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	99 / 5
0.07	l	12		groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	99 / 2
0.07	l	13		changeable phacelia	Phacelia mutabilis	99 / 9
0.09	b	14		fragile sheath sedge	Carex fracta	99 / 9
0.09	r	15		Scouler's willow	Salix scouleriana	50 / 4
0.09	b	16		fringed brome	Bromus richardsonii	18 / 1
0.09	r	17		Nevada cinquefoil	Drymocallis lactea var. lactea	40 / 3
0.09				Cross dry drainage.
0.09	r	18		Brewer's monkeyflower	Mimulus breweri	5 / 1
0.09	r			(musk monkeyflower, Mimulus moschatus; larger mountain monkeyflower, Mimulus tilingii)
0.09	l	19		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	99 / 9
0.09	r	20		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	20 / 9
0.12	r			(pine lousewort, Pedicularis semibarbata)
0.13	r	21		San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	99 / 9
0.13	b	22		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	70 / 9
0.13	l	23		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	99 / 9
0.16	l	24		Cleveland's horkelia	Horkelia clevelandii var. clevelandii	20 / 2
0.19	l			(mountain mugwort, Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta)
0.19	r			(California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
0.19	r			(pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea)
0.20	r	25		horseweed	Erigeron canadensis	1 / 1
0.20	r	26		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
0.20	r	27		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9
0.23	r	28		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	99 / 9
0.28	l			(slender wheatgrass, Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus)
0.29	l	29		purple false-gilia	Allophyllum divaricatum	2 / 1
0.32	l			(bitter cherry, Prunus emarginata)
0.32				This area is said to have the finest bracken stand in all of southern California (Vogel 1976)
0.34	r			(ranger's buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
0.37	r	30		little false-solomon's-seal	Maianthemum stellatum	99 / 2
0.37	l	31		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	30 / 2
0.37	l	32	~	pine violet	Viola pinetorum ssp. pinetorum	2 / 1
0.37	r			(California brome, Bromus carinatus var. carinatus)
0.38	b	33		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	99 / 5
0.38	r			(lemon lily, Lilium parryi)
0.38	b	34		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	99 / 9
0.38	l	35		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	99 / 9
0.39	l	36		ranger's buttons	Sphenosciadium capitellatum	99 / 5
0.39	r	37		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	99 / 9
0.40	r			View of Skunk Cabbage Meadow
0.41	b	38		Parish's lupine	Lupinus latifolius var. parishii	6 / 1
0.41	l	39		vari-nerved sedge	Carex heteroneura	2 / 1
0.41	l	40		Kentucky blue grass	Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis	99 / 1
0.41	b	41		abrupt-beak sedge	Carex abrupta	50 / 2
0.41	l	42		musk monkeyflower	Mimulus moschatus	99 / 1
0.41	l	43		Idaho bentgrass	Agrostis idahoensis	x /
0.41	b	44		mountain carpet clover	Trifolium monanthum ssp. grantianum	5 / 1
0.41	l	45		slender wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	75 / 9
0.41	l	46		glandular willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum	5 / 1
0.41	l	47		western bistort	Bistorta bistortoides	15 / 1
0.41	b	48		slender hairgrass	Deschampsia elongata	99 / 3
0.41	b	49		slender cinquefoil	Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata	20 / 2
0.41	l	50		Parish's yampah	Perideridia parishii	5 / 1
0.41	l	51		western marsh cudweed	Gnaphalium palustre	10 / 1
0.41	r	52		mat muhly	Muhlenbergia richardsonis	1 / 1
0.42	l	53		lemon lily	Lilium parryi	50 / 3
0.45	r	54		goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	99 / 5
0.46				Cross small drainage
0.48	b	55		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys rigida	20 / 2
0.48	r	56		long-anthered rush	Juncus macrandrus	99 / 1
0.48	r	57		larger mountain monkeyflower	Mimulus tilingii	99 / 9
0.48	l	58		tinker's penny	Hypericum anagalloides	10 / 1
0.48	b	59		thyme-leaved speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa	10 / 1
0.48	l	60		swamp sedge	Carex senta	50 / 3
0.48	l	61		small white violet	Viola macloskeyi	30 / 1
0.48				Cross wet drainage with a low depression to the left.
0.48	r	62		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	20 / 2
0.48	b	63		spike bentgrass	Agrostis exarata	10 / 1
0.52	r			Skunk Cabbage Jct.: elevation ~8000 feet (2438 m); jct. trail to Tahquitz Valley; continue ahead; trail flat for next 0.3 miles
0.61	r	64		pinedrops	Pterospora andromedea	20 / 9
0.61	l	65		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	99 / 9
0.61	l			Jct. trail to campsite
0.74	r	66		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	99 / 9
0.74	b	67		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	99 / 9
0.74	r			Jct. trail to campsite
0.77				Leave bracken and wet area
0.78	l	68		forest goosefoot	Chenopodium atrovirens	4 / 1
0.80				Trail resumes descent
0.81	l			(green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula)
0.83	l			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis ssp. australis)
0.84	l			(Davidson's buckwheat, Eriogonum davidsonii; California thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum; rock buckwheat, Eriogonum saxatile)
0.86	l	69		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	20 / 9
0.87	l	70		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	20 / 3
0.87	l	71		broad-leaved lotus	Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia	99 / 2
0.88	b	72		glaucus willowherb	Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum	50 / 9
0.88				Cross moist drainage and ascend briefly
0.88	l	73		slender everlasting	Pseudognaphalium thermale	5 / 4
0.93	r	74		short-flowered monardella	Monardella nana	99 / 9
0.93	r			(naked buckwheat, Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum)
0.94				Cross small dry drainage
0.98				Cross drainage; willows resprouting here from small lightning-caused fire in 2000, but kept low by deer
0.99	b	75		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	99 / 5
1.01	r	76		zig-zag gayophytum	Gayophytum heterozygum	25 /
1.01	l	77		bitter cherry	Prunus emarginata	99 / 9
1.01				Cross small drainage
1.06	l			(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
1.09	l			(leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus)
1.09				Cross small drainage
1.09	l	78		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	80 / 9
1.10	l			(incense-cedar, Calocedrus decurrens)
1.12	r			(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii)
1.12	l			(Sierra gooseberry, Ribes roezlii var. roezlii)
1.13		79		San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	10 / 3
1.15	r			(fir dwarf-mistletoe, Arceuthobium campylopodum)
1.16	r	80		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	1 / 1
1.17	l	81		hybrid manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula X A. pringlei ssp. drupacea	2 / 1
1.19	l			(canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis)
1.23	l	82		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	60 / 7
1.24	l	83		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	99 / 2
1.26	l	84		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	50 / 5
1.26	b	85		bush chinquapin	Chrysolepis sempervirens	50 / 9
1.30	r	86		California-aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	12 / 2
1.31	b	87		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	99 / 9
1.31	l	88		red-rayed hulsea	Hulsea heterochroma	3 / 2
1.32	b	89		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	5 /
1.32	r	90		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	50 / 9
1.35	l	91		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	1 / 1
1.36	r			(snow-plant, Sarcodes sanguinea)
1.36	l	92		pipsissewa	Chimaphila umbellata	20 / 1
1.36	l	93		Ross' sedge	Carex rossii	x /
1.37	r			(fir mistletoe, Phoradendron bolleanum)
1.38	r	94		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	10 / 2
1.38	r	95		western columbine	Aquilegia formosa	30 / 2
1.38	b	96		pearlwort	Sagina saginoides	10 / 1
1.38	b	97		brittle bladder fern	Cystopteris fragilis	1 / 1
1.38	b	98		tall mannagrass	Glyceria elata	75 / 2
1.38				Cross Willow Creek; local low point; elevation ~7800 feet (2377 m)
1.38	r	99		bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	4 / 1
1.38	l	100		streambank lotus	Hosackia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia	10 / 1
1.38	l	101		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	1 / 1
1.38	r	102		western azalea	Rhododendron occidentale	10 / 2
1.38	l			(hairy wood rush, Luzula comosa)
1.38	r	103		sticky cinquefoil	Drymocallis glandulosa var. viscida	5 / 1
1.38	l	104		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	99 / 9
1.39	r	105		fir dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium campylopodum	15 / 1
1.41	l	106		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	33 / 3
1.44	b	107		prickly-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata var. denticulata	5 / 1
1.55	r			(purple nightshade, Solanum xanti)
1.58				Local high point; elevation ~7880 feet (2402 m)
1.70	r	108		yellow willow	Salix lutea	2 / 2
1.70				Cross creek (short tributary to Willow Creek) with running water; local low point; elevation 7840 feet (2390 m)
1.74	l	109		mountain rock-cress	Boechera retrofracta X	12 / 2
1.74	b	110		coyote tobacco	Nicotiana attenuata	99 / 1
1.75	l	111		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	19 / 1
1.76				Trail turns right 90°
1.76	l	112		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	10 / 2
1.82	r			Jct trail to Laws; local high point; elevation ~7900 feet (2408 m); turn right and go to Laws Camp
1.82	l			Sign: "Laws (to right)"
1.88	l	113		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	99 / 3
1.99	l	114		mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	99 / 1
1.99				Trail curves right at drainage and then curves left
2.00	r			View of entire Tahquitz ridge
2.05	b	115		granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	4 / 1
2.05	r	116		Yosemite rockcress	Boechera repanda	1 / 1
2.12	b			Switchback left, then trail makes half circle on flattened spot; many dead firs with dead fir mistletoe, Phoradendron bolleanum here
2.15				Good view of desert
2.17	r	117		splendid gilia	Saltugilia splendens ssp. splendens	99 / 6
2.18	l	118		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	65 / 2
2.19	r	119		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	x /
2.19	r	120	?	San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	x /
2.22				Switchback left
2.35				Trail curves right
2.36	r	121		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	30 / 3
2.41				Long switchback right
2.41	r	122		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	x /
2.44	r			(Interesting green-leaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos patula, which appears to have split a boulder)
2.54				Switchback left
2.65				Trail curves right
2.69	b	123		breakfast bedstraw	Kelloggia galioides	99 / 3
2.70	l		~	(~willowherb, ~Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ?)
2.70				Cross Willow Creek again; elevation 7440 feet (2268 m)
2.70	r			Sign: "Willow Creek (back); Long Valley (back)"; Trail turns left 90°
2.72	r			(Fendler's meadow-rue, Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri)
2.74	l			(Campsites on other side of Willow Creek)
2.74	r	124		Hall's brome	Bromus hallii	40 /
2.85				Laws Jct.; jct. Caramba Trail; go right on it; low point on loop, elevation ~7425 feet (2263 m)
3.16	l	125		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	80 / 1
3.25	r	126		tall trisetum	Trisetum canescens	x /
3.25				Cross lush creek without water
3.25	l	127		bigleaf lupine	Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei	x /
3.26	l	128		thimbleberry	Rubus parviflorus	40 / 1
3.26	l			(California geranium, Geranium californicum, along bank of creek)
3.33				Trail curves left at small drainage
				(closer California corn lily, Veratrum californicum var. californicum)
3.64	l			First good view of Tahquitz Creek
3.71	r	129		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	1 / 1
3.74				Cross drainage in moist area
3.87	r	130		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	3 / 1
3.88	r	131		Fendler's meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri	10 / 3
3.95	b	132		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	10 / 1
3.96				Cross moist drainage
3.97	r			Sign: "Candy's Creek"
4.42				Jct. trail to Skunk Cabbage Meadow (r) and Tahquitz Meadow (l)
4.65	r	133		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis ssp. australis	99 / 1
5.02				Saddle Junction; end loop
				Plants only found off-trail:
0.19		134		California corn lily	Veratrum californicum var. californicum	99 /
0.84		135		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	15 /
0.84		136		rock buckwheat	Eriogonum saxatile	1 /
1.36		137		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	OT /
1.37		138		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron bolleanum	OT /
1.38		139		hairy wood rush	Luzula comosa	OT /
3.26		140		California geranium	Geranium californicum	OT /

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Updated 11 July 2018.