Daley Ranch: Plant Guide to Hidden Spring Trail

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin Hidden Spring Trail at jct. with Jack Creek Meadow Loop Trail in grassland; elevation 1460 feet (445 m). Trail soon begins a steep climb.
0.00	r	1		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	5 / 1	14
0.00	r	2		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 9	51
0.00	r	3	~	*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/	28
0.00	r	4		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	42
0.00	r	5	~	*long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys	99 / 9	6
0.00	r	6		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	/	24
0.00	r	7		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	50 / 9	33
0.00	b	8		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	/	19
0.00	l	9		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	99 / 3	17
0.00	l	10		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	/	42
0.00	l	11	~	wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	1 / 1	11
0.00	r	12		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	1 / 1	42
0.00	r	13		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 1	41
0.00	l	14		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa	2 / 2	13
0.00	l			(black sage, Salvia mellifera)
0.00	l			(Torrey's scrub oak, Quercus acutidens)
0.01	r	15		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	30 / 9	50
0.01	r	16		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	20 / 2	32
0.03	r	17		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	10 / 1	24
	r	18	sp	*wild oats	Avena sp.	/
	r	19	?		Schismus?	/
	r	20		*pink grass	Petrorhagia dubia	5 / 2	1
	r	21		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	/	28
0.06	l	22	~	horseweed	Conyza canadensis	10 / 1	28
0.06	l	23		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	/	37
0.07				Enter chaparral
0.07	l	24		Ramona lilac	Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus	10 / 9	8
0.07	l	25		black sage	Salvia mellifera	20 / 9	38
0.07	l	26		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	1 / 1	39
0.07	l	27		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	2 / 2	29
0.08	l	28		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	3 / 1	17
0.08	l	29		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 9	51
0.08	l	30		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	1 / 1	43
0.08	r	31		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	10 / 5	36
0.08	r	32		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	49
0.08	r	33		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	1 / 1	40
0.08	r	34		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	3 / 1	15
0.08	r	35		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	1 / 1	26
0.08	r	36		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	20 / 3	42
0.08	l	37		mission manzanita	Xylococcus bicolor	3 / 3	13
0.08	l	38	~	coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	5 / 3	38
0.08	l	39		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	20 / 9	33
0.08	r	40		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	40 / 9	25
0.08	r	41		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	1 / 1	28
0.09	l	42	~	small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum	3 / 1	6
0.09	r	43		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	2 / 2	23
0.09	l	44		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	2 / 2	39
0.09	l	45		hairyleaf redberry	Rhamnus pilosa	3 / 1	2
0.09	l	46		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	2 / 2	41
0.10	l	47		San Diego mountain mahogany	Cercocarpus minutiflorus	10 / 3	11
0.10	l	48		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	10 / 2	21
0.10	l	49		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	2 / 2	22
0.11	r	50		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	20 / 9	24
0.11	l	51	?	eucrypta? annual phacelia?	?	2 / 1
0.11				(California wood fern, Dryopteris arguta)
0.11	l	52	~	coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	1 / 1	24
0.12	r	53		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	1 / 1	43
0.13	r	54		virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora	3 / 2	10
0.13	r	55		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	1 / 1	31
0.14	r	56		Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis	1 / 1	11
0.15	l	57		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	2 / 2	11
0.15	l	58		California wood fern	Dryopteris arguta	5 / 1	15
0.15	l	59		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	2 / 2	40
0.16	l			(creeping snowberry, Symphoricarpos mollis)
0.16	r			(chaparral whitethorn, Ceanothus leucodermis)
0.19	l	60		chaparral bush mallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	1 / 1	14
0.19	l	61	ssp	deerweed	Lotus scoparius	20 / 5	10
0.19	l	62		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	20 / 9	18
0.19	l	63		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	5 / 1	11
0.19	l	64	~	foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	1 / 1	19
0.20	r	65		*tall wheatgrass	Elytrigia pontica ssp. pontica	1 / 1	1
0.22				(California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum)
0.24	r	66		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	1 / 1	32
0.24	r			(pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana)
0.24	l			(white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum)
0.24	r	67		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	10 / 1	25
0.24	r	68		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	3 / 2	17
0.24	l	69		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	1 / 1	24
0.24	l	70		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	5 / 3	42
0.24	l	71		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	1 / 1	19
0.25	r	72		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	3 / 1	26
0.25	r	73		Mariposa rush	Juncus dubius	50 / 3	2
0.27				(deergrass, Muhlenbergia rigens)
0.34		74		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	1 / 1	18
0.40	r	75		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	5 / 1	7
0.43	l			Jct. illegal path; local high point on road; road curves right
0.46				Local low point; cross seasonally-wet drainage
0.47				Local high point
0.48	r	76		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	10 / 3	47
0.51	r	77	~	slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	5 / 1	12
0.51	r	78	~	hooked skunkweed	Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata	30 / 9	5
0.51	r	79	sp	clarkia	Clarkia sp.	5 / 1
0.53	r	80		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	10 / 3	15
0.53	r			(California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.53	b	81		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	10 / 3	11
0.55	r	82	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	/
0.56	r	83	sp	popcorn flower	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.57	r	84		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare+	1 / 1	29
0.57	r	85	~	common bedstraw	Galium aparine	10 / 2	38
0.58	r		ssp	(thistle, Cirsium occidentale)
0.64				Road curves right
0.65				Cross drainage
0.67	c	86		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	1 / 1	25
0.74	l	87		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	1 / 1	21
0.74	l	88	sp	annual lotus	Lotus strigosus or hamatus	5 / 1
0.79	r	89		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	2 / 2	28
0.82	l	90		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	2 / 2	14
0.85				Local high point
0.89	l	91	~	prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	10 / 1	14
0.89				Jct. illegal path on left; sign on right: "Sensitive habitat; keep out"
0.90	l	92	sp		Filago californica or Stylocline gnaphaloides	/
0.99	l	93		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	10 / 1	5
1.01	l			(southern tauschia, Tauschia arguta; southern Indian pink, Silene laciniata ssp. major)
1.04				Check for Juncus balticus
1.06				Local high point, then a local low point, then a steep climb
1.07	r			(mule fat, Baccharis salicifolia)
1.10	l	94		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	1 / 1	22
1.11	l	95		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	1 / 1	8
1.11	l	96		silverback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa	1 / 1	5
1.11	l			Definite Filago californica here.
1.13	l			Highest point on trail; elevation 1920 feet (585 m)
1.13	l	97		Ramona horkelia	Horkelia truncata	1 / 1	2
1.13	r	98	ssp	*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros	20 / 1	10
1.19				End trail at jct. with Engelmann Oak Trail

Last update: 17 January 2005.