Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To Coyote Creek Wash

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This is very different from the other plant trail guides, in that there is not an actual trail to follow here. Instead, we give directions on a general route to follow, which should enable the reader to approximate our route, and therefore see most of the species in the list. If you wish to follow the route exactly, GPS locations of points along the route are given.
Highlights of This Trail

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 89 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 5 of those trails, including this one, are in Anza-Borrego State Park. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found only on this list, among all the trails in our database; numbers of "5" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area. Three of the other Anza-Borrego Trails are very incomplete; only the Borrego Palm Canyon Trail is as complete as this trail.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 40 37%
2 24 22%
3 13 12%
4 5 5%
5 3 3%

1-5 85 78%
6-10 10 9%
11-15 3 3%
16-20 5 5%
21-25 3 3%
26-30 1 1%
31-35 0 0%
36-40 0 0%
41-45 0 0%
46-50 2 2%
Total Taxa 109 100%

We found 3 additional taxa not in the above table, since they have not been fully identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entries in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
3/22/2003 1
2/29/2004 2 78 1 5 5 4
3/5/2004 3 94 1 2 6 1
2/13/2005 4 108 1 4 4 1
2/20/2005 5 112 1 2 2 1

The 3/22/03 field work was an incomplete list of some of the taxa identified on a fast-paced walk.
Botanical Trip Reports

29 February 2004
13 February 2005
20 February 2005
The Plant Guide

Version for printing, without lines and other text on this page (5 pages)
No trail side is given for any species, due to the lack of a well-defined trail. Instead, that column has been replaced by one giving GPS points for some entries, titled G to save space in the table.
The GPS Points (NAD27) are given in the following table. The points have leading zeros in this table, since otherwise some GPS receivers (for example, a Garmin Etrex) will put #1 after #0xx. In the field guide itself, we dispense with the leading zeros.

Name Lat Lon
001 33.32498 -116.36687
002 33.32660 -116.36609
003 33.32689 -116.36511
004 33.32723 -116.36497
005 33.32738 -116.36430
006 33.32780 -116.36356
007 33.32798 -116.36329
008 33.32854 -116.36204
009 33.32857 -116.36168
010 33.32893 -116.36131
011 33.33001 -116.36020
012 33.33058 -116.35963
013 33.33138 -116.35930
014 33.33237 -116.35849
015 33.33337 -116.35827
016 33.33379 -116.35767
017 33.33546 -116.35617
018 33.33609 -116.35504
020 33.33648 -116.35482
021 33.33688 -116.35478
022 33.33705 -116.35501
023 33.33779 -116.35516
024 33.33769 -116.35391
025 33.33792 -116.35489
026 33.33848 -116.35488
027 33.33764 -116.35534
028 33.33772 -116.35562
029 33.33471 -116.35863
030 33.33390 -116.36030
031 33.32846 -116.36399
033 33.32869 -116.36163
034 33.32992 -116.36039
035 33.33018 -116.35976
036 33.33224 -116.35867
037 33.33356 -116.35798
038 33.33353 -116.35788
040 33.33353 -116.35794
041 33.33591 -116.35485
042 33.33579 -116.35449
043 33.33495 -116.35364
045 33.33286 -116.34664
046 33.33292 -116.34661
048 33.33211 -116.34808
050 33.33629 -116.35755

mile G # id Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 1 Begin guide immediately east of the paved road, just south of the end of the pavement, except for the first species below, which is on the citrus trees on the west side of the road; elevation 758 feet (231 m) The species are in no particular order in the first 0.01 mile.
0.00 1 climbing milkweed Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii 1 / 1 3
0.00 2 desert dicoria Dicoria canescens 99 / 9 1
0.00 3 *Asian mustard Brassica tournefortii 99 / 9 3
0.00 4 brown-eyed primrose Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii 99 / 9 3
0.00 5 *southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus⁺ 1 / 1 1
0.00 6 *Mediterranean schismus Schismus barbatus 99 / 9 16
0.00 7 hairy sand-verbena Abronia villosa var. villosa 99 / 9 1
0.00 8 Arizona lupine Lupinus arizonicus 99 / 9 1
0.00 9 narrow-leaved cryptantha Cryptantha angustifolia 99 / 9 2
0.00 10 desert lily Hesperocallis undulata 99 / 9 1
0.00 11 ssp dune primrose Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides⁺ 99 / 9 1
0.00 12 gray desert sunflower Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens 20 / 9 1
0.00 13 hairy desert-sunflower Geraea canescens 30 / 9 1
0.00 14 creosote bush Larrea tridentata 30 / 9 3
0.00 15 burroweed Ambrosia dumosa 30 / 4 5
0.00 16 *puncture-vine Tribulus terrestris 50 / 9 2
0.00 17 plicate coldenia Tiquilia plicata 99 / 9 1
0.00 18 Colorado Desert marigold Baileya pauciradiata 30 / 5 1
0.00 19 desert needle Palafoxia arida var. arida 99 / 9 1
0.00 20 spectacle-pod Dithyrea californica 99 / 9 1
0.00 21 desert thornapple Datura discolor 40 / 9 2
0.00 22 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 10 / 3 50
0.00 23 Emory's indigo-bush Psorothamnus emoryi 99 / 9 1
0.00 24 California suncup Camissonia californica 99 / 9 18
0.00 25 frost mat Achyronychia cooperi 20 / 5 3
0.00 26 desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata 20 / 9 3
0.00 27 *tumble pigweed Amaranthus albus 5 / 2 5
0.00 28 silky dalea Dalea mollis 20 / 9 1
0.00 Head north along a dirt road leading to the fenced Earthquake Observatory, just outside the boundary of the signed Private Property.
0.12 2 Earthquake Observatory; turn right ~45° and head toward Coyote Mountain, the highest peak in the immediate hills.
0.14 29 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 2 / 2 49
0.15 30 Sonoran spurge Chamaesyce micromera 30 / 9 2
0.15 31 indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii 20 / 9 4
0.16 32 Borrego milk-vetch Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus 99 / 9 2
0.16 33 chuckwalla pectocarya Pectocarya heterocarpa 30 / 9 1
0.18 3 34 yellow blazing star Mentzelia affinis 1 / 1 1
0.20 4 35 four-wing saltbush Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens 5 / 3 2
0.24 5 36 desert pincushion Chaenactis stevioides 10 / 4 1
0.24 37 *Russian thistle Salsola tragus 10 / 5 25
0.24 38 longbeak streptanthella Streptanthella longirostris 20 / 9 1
0.26 39 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 20 / 9 7
0.27 40 ribbed cryptantha Cryptantha costata 20 / 5 1
0.27 Dead cholla, probably gander's cholla, Opuntia ganderi
0.29 6 41 cattle saltbush Atriplex polycarpa 1 / 1 2
0.31 7 42 desert plantain Plantago ovata 20 / 4 2
0.32 Next species is slightly "off-route" to the left.
0.32 43 *athel Tamarix aphylla 5 / 5 1
0.33 44 Schott's calico Loeseliastrum schottii 3 / 3 2
0.33 45 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum 5 / 1 10
0.33 Field of datura in 2003
0.33 46 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 10 / 2 11
0.34 Exposed very long roots of hairy sand-verbena in 2003
0.39 8 47 ? prickly poppy? Argemone munita? 1 / 1
0.41 9 Check for different species: possibly Gilia sp., chia, Chaenactis sp. and Camissonia sp.
0.41 48 common phacelia Phacelia distans 5 / 1 7
0.41 49 hairy-podded pepper-grass Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 20 / 4 2
0.41 50 pygmy-weed Crassula connata 10 / 1 17
0.41 51 small-flowered poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora 10 / 3 3
0.41 52 California croton Croton californicus 20 / 2 6
0.45 10 Cross Coyote Wash
0.46 Small field of burroweed, Ambrosia dumosa
0.47 Sand "dunes" now a bit higher, up to 2 feet.
0.53 53 chick lupine Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus 3 / 3 7
0.55 11 Check id of baby plant in 2003 like Chaenactis artemisiifolia
0.59 54 annual stillingia Stillingia spinulosa 3 / 3 1
0.60 12 55 Thurber's sandpaper-plant Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi 5 / 2 1
0.66 13 56 ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens 1 / 1 4
0.70 Now head for drainage immediately left of Coyote Mountain, to avoid crossing grove to right.
0.72 57 sp per mallow Sphaeralcea sp. 2 / 2
0.74 14 58 Parish's poppy Eschscholzia parishii 10 / 4 2
0.74 59 sp clover Melilotus sp.? 5 / 1
0.74 60 whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora 30 / 2 9
0.74 61 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 1 / 1 24
0.74 62 wild canterbury bells Phacelia minor 5 / 1 16
0.74 63 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon 5 / 1 27
0.74 64 narrowleaf willow Salix exigua 2 / 1 6
0.74 65 sacred datura Datura wrightii 1 / 1 15
0.74 Cross berm protecting grove from next wash.
0.75 In wash; elevation 750 feet (230 m)
0.80 66 trailing four o'clock Allionia incarnata 20 / 5 2
0.81 15 67 Mojave ragwort Senecio mohavensis 5 / 1 2
0.83 40 Check for honking Chaenactis
0.85 16 68 *cheeseweed Malva parviflora 20 / 1 19
0.85 69 Fremont pincushion Chaenactis fremontii 5 / 2 3
0.86 70 white-stemmed blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis 5 / 3 2
1.00 17 71 desert chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana 20 / 9 3
1.08 72 cheesebush Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola 10 / 3 3
1.08 18 73 smoke tree Psorothamnus spinosus 3 / 2 2
1.09 The next two species are "off-route" 18 paces down the wash and 5 paces left
1.09 19 74 Cooper's broom-rape Orobanche cooperi 1 / 1 1
1.09 75 big galleta Pleuraphis rigida 1 / 1 4
1.12 Leave wash and contour / climb drainage alluvial fan, up and to the left.
1.13 20 76 brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu 20 / 3 2
1.13 77 six-weeks three-awn Aristida adscensionis 20 / 3 4
1.13 78 California fagonia Fagonia laevis 20 / 3 2
1.14 79 Booth's desert primrose Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata 5 / 1 1
1.14 80 kidney-leaf buckwheat Eriogonum reniforme 2 / 1 2
1.14 81 pebble pincushion Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia 10 / 2 2
1.15 82 downy dalea Dalea mollissima 5 / 2 1
1.15 83 needle grama Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides 10 / 2 3
1.15 84 little-flowered heliotrope phacelia Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora 20 / 2 1
1.15 21 85 brittlebush Encelia farinosa 1 / 1 5
1.15 86 thick-leaved ground cherry Physalis crassifolia 3 / 1 2
1.15 87 Emory's rock-daisy Perityle emoryi 10 / 3 2
1.15 88 desert five-spot Eremalche rotundifolia 1 / 1 1
1.16 89 small-seeded spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa 5 / 1 12
1.16 90 devil's spineflower Chorizanthe rigida 5 / 1 1
1.17 22 Head more uphill now, toward GPS 23
1.22 23 91 ghost flower Mohavea confertiflora 1 / 1 1
1.22 23 Jct small drainage; head up the drainage
1.30 24 92 sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera 1 / 1 7
1.30 24 93 desert lavender Hyptis emoryi 2 / 2 3
1.30 24 94 narrowleaf ditaxis Ditaxis lanceolata 1 / 1 2
1.30 24 Turn-around; go down to intersection with next drainage on west at the location of the next species, and take that next drainage uphill
1.35 25 95 long-fruit suncup Camissonia chamaenerioides / 1
1.39 26 Turn-around; go down the small drainage and head toward trailhead (return route is ~0.1 miles displaced to NW from previous route)
96 star gilia Gilia stellata / 1 2
97 little desert buckwheat Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes / 1 1
1.46 98 ~ bracted blazing star Mentzelia involucrata 2 / 2 1
1.46 99 short-bannered coastal lotus Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus 5 / 1 1
1.46 100 desert strigose lotus Lotus strigosus [var. tomentellus] 5 / 1 25
1.46 101 glandular nemacladus Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus 1 / 1 1
1.46 102 Mojave desert star Monoptilon bellioides 1 / 1 1
1.46 27 103 beetle spurge Euphorbia eriantha 1 / 1 2
1.47 28 104 ~ gander's cholla Opuntia ganderi 1 / 1 3
1.63 105 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 1 / 1 6
1.66 106 button encelia Encelia frutescens 1 / 1 1
1.74 Psorothamnus emoryi with a different stem; check for Pilostyles.
1.74 29 107 *London rocket Sisymbrium irio 1 / 1 9
1.86 30 108 teddy-bear cholla Opuntia bigelovii 2 / 1 1
2.29 31 109 white mallow Eremalche exilis 1 / 1 1
2.58 1 Back at trailhead.

The following species were found in March 2002, but have not yet been located precisely:

110 dwarf white milk-vetch Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus / 1
111 Gander's cryptantha Cryptantha ganderi / 1
112 pale sun-cup Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida / 4

Comments On Specific Species

Cenchrus echinatus. This noxious weed was eliminated, so we hope you don't see it!
Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides. Tom measured a large number of fruit to determine the subspecies, but every one had a width of 3.0 mm, dead between the two subspecies. The hairs on one specimen were spreading, 2.0-2.5 mm, which would make the subspecies cognata. Unfortunately, ssp. cognata is supposed to be only in the DMoj! Beauchamp and Simpson and Rebman both give only ssp. deltoides in the San Diego County, and the type for o.d.d. is at Borrego Springs.
We plan to measure some more specimens.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	40	37%
2	24	22%
3	13	12%
4	5	5%
5	3	3%

1-5	85	78%
6-10	10	9%
11-15	3	3%
16-20	5	5%
21-25	3	3%
26-30	1	1%
31-35	0	0%
36-40	0	0%
41-45	0	0%
46-50	2	2%
Total Taxa	109	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
3/22/2003	1
2/29/2004	2	78	1	5	5	4
3/5/2004	3	94	1	2	6	1
2/13/2005	4	108	1	4	4	1
2/20/2005	5	112	1	2	2	1

Name	Lat	Lon
001	33.32498	-116.36687
002	33.32660	-116.36609
003	33.32689	-116.36511
004	33.32723	-116.36497
005	33.32738	-116.36430
006	33.32780	-116.36356
007	33.32798	-116.36329
008	33.32854	-116.36204
009	33.32857	-116.36168
010	33.32893	-116.36131
011	33.33001	-116.36020
012	33.33058	-116.35963
013	33.33138	-116.35930
014	33.33237	-116.35849
015	33.33337	-116.35827
016	33.33379	-116.35767
017	33.33546	-116.35617
018	33.33609	-116.35504
020	33.33648	-116.35482
021	33.33688	-116.35478
022	33.33705	-116.35501
023	33.33779	-116.35516
024	33.33769	-116.35391
025	33.33792	-116.35489
026	33.33848	-116.35488
027	33.33764	-116.35534
028	33.33772	-116.35562
029	33.33471	-116.35863
030	33.33390	-116.36030
031	33.32846	-116.36399
033	33.32869	-116.36163
034	33.32992	-116.36039
035	33.33018	-116.35976
036	33.33224	-116.35867
037	33.33356	-116.35798
038	33.33353	-116.35788
040	33.33353	-116.35794
041	33.33591	-116.35485
042	33.33579	-116.35449
043	33.33495	-116.35364
045	33.33286	-116.34664
046	33.33292	-116.34661
048	33.33211	-116.34808
050	33.33629	-116.35755

mile	G	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00	1			Begin guide immediately east of the paved road, just south of the end of the pavement, except for the first species below, which is on the citrus trees on the west side of the road; elevation 758 feet (231 m) The species are in no particular order in the first 0.01 mile.
0.00		1		climbing milkweed	Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii	1 / 1	3
0.00		2		desert dicoria	Dicoria canescens	99 / 9	1
0.00		3		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	99 / 9	3
0.00		4		brown-eyed primrose	Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	99 / 9	3
0.00		5		*southern sandbur	Cenchrus echinatus⁺	1 / 1	1
0.00		6		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	99 / 9	16
0.00		7		hairy sand-verbena	Abronia villosa var. villosa	99 / 9	1
0.00		8		Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	99 / 9	1
0.00		9		narrow-leaved cryptantha	Cryptantha angustifolia	99 / 9	2
0.00		10		desert lily	Hesperocallis undulata	99 / 9	1
0.00		11	ssp	dune primrose	Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides⁺	99 / 9	1
0.00		12		gray desert sunflower	Helianthus niveus ssp. canescens	20 / 9	1
0.00		13		hairy desert-sunflower	Geraea canescens	30 / 9	1
0.00		14		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	30 / 9	3
0.00		15		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	30 / 4	5
0.00		16		*puncture-vine	Tribulus terrestris	50 / 9	2
0.00		17		plicate coldenia	Tiquilia plicata	99 / 9	1
0.00		18		Colorado Desert marigold	Baileya pauciradiata	30 / 5	1
0.00		19		desert needle	Palafoxia arida var. arida	99 / 9	1
0.00		20		spectacle-pod	Dithyrea californica	99 / 9	1
0.00		21		desert thornapple	Datura discolor	40 / 9	2
0.00		22		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	10 / 3	50
0.00		23		Emory's indigo-bush	Psorothamnus emoryi	99 / 9	1
0.00		24		California suncup	Camissonia californica	99 / 9	18
0.00		25		frost mat	Achyronychia cooperi	20 / 5	3
0.00		26		desert dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	20 / 9	3
0.00		27		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	5 / 2	5
0.00		28		silky dalea	Dalea mollis	20 / 9	1
0.00				Head north along a dirt road leading to the fenced Earthquake Observatory, just outside the boundary of the signed Private Property.
0.12	2			Earthquake Observatory; turn right ~45° and head toward Coyote Mountain, the highest peak in the immediate hills.
0.14		29		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	2 / 2	49
0.15		30		Sonoran spurge	Chamaesyce micromera	30 / 9	2
0.15		31		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	20 / 9	4
0.16		32		Borrego milk-vetch	Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus	99 / 9	2
0.16		33		chuckwalla pectocarya	Pectocarya heterocarpa	30 / 9	1
0.18	3	34		yellow blazing star	Mentzelia affinis	1 / 1	1
0.20	4	35		four-wing saltbush	Atriplex canescens ssp. canescens	5 / 3	2
0.24	5	36		desert pincushion	Chaenactis stevioides	10 / 4	1
0.24		37		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	10 / 5	25
0.24		38		longbeak streptanthella	Streptanthella longirostris	20 / 9	1
0.26		39		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	20 / 9	7
0.27		40		ribbed cryptantha	Cryptantha costata	20 / 5	1
0.27				Dead cholla, probably gander's cholla, Opuntia ganderi
0.29	6	41		cattle saltbush	Atriplex polycarpa	1 / 1	2
0.31	7	42		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	20 / 4	2
0.32				Next species is slightly "off-route" to the left.
0.32		43		*athel	Tamarix aphylla	5 / 5	1
0.33		44		Schott's calico	Loeseliastrum schottii	3 / 3	2
0.33		45		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	5 / 1	10
0.33				Field of datura in 2003
0.33		46		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	10 / 2	11
0.34				Exposed very long roots of hairy sand-verbena in 2003
0.39	8	47	?	prickly poppy?	Argemone munita?	1 / 1
0.41	9			Check for different species: possibly Gilia sp., chia, Chaenactis sp. and Camissonia sp.
0.41		48		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	5 / 1	7
0.41		49		hairy-podded pepper-grass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	20 / 4	2
0.41		50		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	10 / 1	17
0.41		51		small-flowered poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	10 / 3	3
0.41		52		California croton	Croton californicus	20 / 2	6
0.45	10			Cross Coyote Wash
0.46				Small field of burroweed, Ambrosia dumosa
0.47				Sand "dunes" now a bit higher, up to 2 feet.
0.53		53		chick lupine	Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus	3 / 3	7
0.55	11			Check id of baby plant in 2003 like Chaenactis artemisiifolia
0.59		54		annual stillingia	Stillingia spinulosa	3 / 3	1
0.60	12	55		Thurber's sandpaper-plant	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	5 / 2	1
0.66	13	56		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	1 / 1	4
0.70				Now head for drainage immediately left of Coyote Mountain, to avoid crossing grove to right.
0.72		57	sp	per mallow	Sphaeralcea sp.	2 / 2
0.74	14	58		Parish's poppy	Eschscholzia parishii	10 / 4	2
0.74		59	sp	clover	Melilotus sp.?	5 / 1
0.74		60		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	30 / 2	9
0.74		61		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	1 / 1	24
0.74		62		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	5 / 1	16
0.74		63		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	5 / 1	27
0.74		64		narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua	2 / 1	6
0.74		65		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	1 / 1	15
0.74				Cross berm protecting grove from next wash.
0.75				In wash; elevation 750 feet (230 m)
0.80		66		trailing four o'clock	Allionia incarnata	20 / 5	2
0.81	15	67		Mojave ragwort	Senecio mohavensis	5 / 1	2
0.83	40			Check for honking Chaenactis
0.85	16	68		*cheeseweed	Malva parviflora	20 / 1	19
0.85		69		Fremont pincushion	Chaenactis fremontii	5 / 2	3
0.86		70		white-stemmed blazing star	Mentzelia albicaulis	5 / 3	2
1.00	17	71		desert chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	20 / 9	3
1.08		72		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	10 / 3	3
1.08	18	73		smoke tree	Psorothamnus spinosus	3 / 2	2
1.09				The next two species are "off-route" 18 paces down the wash and 5 paces left
1.09	19	74		Cooper's broom-rape	Orobanche cooperi	1 / 1	1
1.09		75		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	1 / 1	4
1.12				Leave wash and contour / climb drainage alluvial fan, up and to the left.
1.13	20	76		brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	20 / 3	2
1.13		77		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	20 / 3	4
1.13		78		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	20 / 3	2
1.14		79		Booth's desert primrose	Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata	5 / 1	1
1.14		80		kidney-leaf buckwheat	Eriogonum reniforme	2 / 1	2
1.14		81		pebble pincushion	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	10 / 2	2
1.15		82		downy dalea	Dalea mollissima	5 / 2	1
1.15		83		needle grama	Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides	10 / 2	3
1.15		84		little-flowered heliotrope phacelia	Phacelia crenulata var. minutiflora	20 / 2	1
1.15	21	85		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	1 / 1	5
1.15		86		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	3 / 1	2
1.15		87		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi	10 / 3	2
1.15		88		desert five-spot	Eremalche rotundifolia	1 / 1	1
1.16		89		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	5 / 1	12
1.16		90		devil's spineflower	Chorizanthe rigida	5 / 1	1
1.17	22			Head more uphill now, toward GPS 23
1.22	23	91		ghost flower	Mohavea confertiflora	1 / 1	1
1.22	23			Jct small drainage; head up the drainage
1.30	24	92		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	1 / 1	7
1.30	24	93		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	2 / 2	3
1.30	24	94		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	1 / 1	2
1.30	24			Turn-around; go down to intersection with next drainage on west at the location of the next species, and take that next drainage uphill
1.35	25	95		long-fruit suncup	Camissonia chamaenerioides	/	1
1.39	26			Turn-around; go down the small drainage and head toward trailhead (return route is ~0.1 miles displaced to NW from previous route)
		96		star gilia	Gilia stellata	/ 1	2
		97		little desert buckwheat	Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes	/ 1	1
1.46		98	~	bracted blazing star	Mentzelia involucrata	2 / 2	1
1.46		99		short-bannered coastal lotus	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	5 / 1	1
1.46		100		desert strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus [var. tomentellus]	5 / 1	25
1.46		101		glandular nemacladus	Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus	1 / 1	1
1.46		102		Mojave desert star	Monoptilon bellioides	1 / 1	1
1.46	27	103		beetle spurge	Euphorbia eriantha	1 / 1	2
1.47	28	104	~	gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	1 / 1	3
1.63		105		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	1 / 1	6
1.66		106		button encelia	Encelia frutescens	1 / 1	1
1.74				Psorothamnus emoryi with a different stem; check for Pilostyles.
1.74	29	107		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	1 / 1	9
1.86	30	108		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	2 / 1	1
2.29	31	109		white mallow	Eremalche exilis	1 / 1	1
2.58	1			Back at trailhead.

				The following species were found in March 2002, but have not yet been located precisely:

		110		dwarf white milk-vetch	Astragalus didymocarpus var. dispermus	/	1
		111		Gander's cryptantha	Cryptantha ganderi	/	1
		112		pale sun-cup	Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida	/	4

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