Laguna Mountains: Plant Guide to Garnet Peak from Penny Pines

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 trail guide begins at the Penny Pines parking area on Sunrise Highway (S1) at mile 27.3. There is parking on both sides of the road. The only signage is Penny Pines, and there are no restrooms at or near the trailhead. Note that this trip does not begin at the signed Garnet Peak Trail near mile 27.8, which is a shorter, more direct way to get to Garnet Peak.
At the Penny Pines parking area, the guide begins at the Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the blocked-off shortcut entrance on the right. The trail curves right 90° twice to join the PCT at mile 0.11, and the guide follows the PCT to a junction with the Garnet Peak Trail. It then takes the Garnet Peak Trail to the top of Garnet Peak.
See also Flora of the Penny Pines to Garnet Peak Area in Family Order, which contains links for every species to the Jepson Manual treatment and to Calphotos.
The entire area of the trail beginning at mile 0.38 burned in 2002 (Pines Fire) and again in 2013 (Chariot Fire). The area up to mile 0.38 burned in 2003 (Cedar Fire) and again in 2013 (Chariot Fire).
The Introduction and Plant Trail Guide have been updated from the 9/29/16 fieldwork, but nothing else on this page has been updated since 2005.
Highlights of This Trail

Some of the botanical highlights of this trail are:

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

This histogram has not been updated from the 7/2/04 fieldwork.
The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. There were 75 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 2 of those trails, including this one, are in this section of the Laguna Mountains. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "2" or smaller may indicate taxa found only at in this area of the Laguna Mountains.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 14 11%
2 13 11%
3 7 6%
4 9 7%
5 9 7%

1-5 52 43%
6-10 24 20%
11-15 17 14%
16-20 8 7%
21-25 8 7%
26-30 3 2%
31-35 4 3%
36-40 4 3%
41-45 2 2%
Total Taxa 122 100%

We found 15 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and do not have any number given in the #all column.
Note how different the Laguna flora is from the rest of Southern California! 14 taxa do not appear on any other trail in our database, and many of the 13 taxa that appear on only two trails also appear on another Laguna Mountain trail.
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"
5/10/2003 1 36 1 5 1 1
3/13/2004 2 85 13 11 16 3
6/15/2004 3 137 7 9 19 8
6/21/2004 4 137 7 9 17 8

The 5/10/03 fieldwork was only to mile 0.95, and done "on the side" during a fairly-fast-paced hike with a Botany Class. We thank Michelle Balk and Megan S. Enright for assistance with the 5/10/03 fieldwork.
The 3/13/04 fieldwork was after the entire trail had burned in either 2002 or 2003. No attempt was made to try to record all the different baby annuals, and since many shrubs and perennials were completely burned, no attempt was made to try to divine their identity.
On 6/15/04, we did for the first time try to identify all species we saw.
The fieldwork on 6/21/04 was limited to identifying two species.
Numbers have not yet been entered from the 7/2/04 fieldwork since not all samples have been identified yet.
Michael Charters moved up the first occurrence of Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii from his fieldwork on 6/7/05, and found the Silene verecunda ssp. platyota as well as noting some possible Gilia capitata just before the PCT junction.
Botanical Trip Reports

13 March 2004
15 June 2004

The Plant Guide

In the Mile, the entry TH is for all the species in the vicinity of the trailhead, where the species are listed in alphabetical order by Scientific Name instead of in trail order.
It is possible that some of the species with a mileage given might be out of order by as much as 0.05 miles, due to inaccuracies in the mileages from different surveys and not every species being present on each survey.
The column #Pls gives the number of plants of each species on and in the area of the trail from Penny Pines to Garnet Peak. In most cases, the number gives the number of plants that can easily be reached from the trail, or seen in proximity to the trail, not just the number of plants within an arm's length from the edge of the trail, as in most older guides. Some species do not yet have abundance estimates; that column is blank for those species.
The Scientific Name is mostly in the Second Edition Jepson Manual system.
An asterisk before the common name indicates a non-native species.
See also Flora of the Penny Pines to Garnet Peak Area in Family Order, which contains links for every species to the Jepson Manual treatment and to Calphotos.
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Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #Pls
TH Begin guide at Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the PCT entrance on the right; elevation 5430 feet (1650 m). Area near trailhead burned in 2003 and again in 2013. Species in the parking area, up to where the trail goes through an opening in a fence, are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.
TH l 1 yarrow Achillea millefolium 30 / 5
TH b 2 Sierra Nevada lotus Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis /
TH r 3 strigose lotus Acmispon strigosus 10 / 3
TH r 4 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 20 / 1
TH r 5 mountain mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta 50 / 2
TH r 6 big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata 99 / 9
TH r 7 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 50 / 9
TH r 8 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9
TH r 9 incense-cedar Calocedrus decurrens 2 / 1
TH r 10 southern suncup Camissoniopsis bistorta /
TH r 11 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus perplexans 50 / 5
TH l 12 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 2 / 2
TH r 13 California-aster Corethrogyne filaginifolia 50 / 9
TH r 14 prickly cryptantha Cryptantha muricata /
TH r 15 western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 10 / 2
TH r 16 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 10 / 3
TH l 17 autumn willowweed Epilobium brachycarpum 5 / 1
TH r 18 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum /
TH l 19 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30 / 9
TH r 20 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 99 / 9
TH b 21 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9
TH b 22 *rattail fescue Festuca myuros 99 / 4
TH r 23 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 5 / 3
TH r 24 fragrant everlasting Pseudognaphalium beneolens 1 / 1
TH r 25 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 99 / 9
TH b 26 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 5 / 1
TH r 27 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum 10 / 2
TH b 28 *prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola 3 / 2
TH b 29 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii 30 / 3
TH b 30 common linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus 99 / 9
TH b 31 *pineapple weed Matricaria discoidea /
TH r 32 imbricate phacelia Phacelia imbricata var. patula 50 / 9
TH b 33 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 1 / 1
TH r 34 *bulbous blue grass Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara 5 / 1
TH l 35 *knotweed Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum 20 / 1
TH r 36 *garden burnet Poterium sanguisorba 1 / 1
TH r 37 California black oak Quercus kelloggii 5 / 1
TH b 38 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 99 / 9
TH b 39 Indian clover Trifolium albopurpureum 50 / 9
TH l 40 tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii /
TH l 41 silver puffs Uropappus lindleyi 30 / 5
0.01 l Cross through opening in fence, and begin listing species in order along the trail; sign PCT
0.01 r 42 one-sided bluegrass Poa secunda ssp. secunda 10 / 1
0.01 r 43 Palmer's ceanothus Ceanothus palmeri 50 / 5
0.01 l 44 squirreltail Elymus elymoides 30 / 9
0.01 r 45 ssp blue wildrye Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus 50 / 9
0.01 b 46 sp Phacelia or Nemophila /
0.01 r 47 lace-pod Thysanocarpus laciniatus /
0.01 l 48 coastal gilia Gilia diegensis 10 / 1
0.01 r 49 Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 99 / 9
0.01 l 50 slender madia Madia gracilis 20 / 3
0.01 l 51 goldenstar Bloomeria crocea 20 / 3
0.01 b 52 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 20 / 3
0.01 r Trail curves right
0.01 l (Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri; California thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
0.01 l 53 Parish's purple nightshade Solanum parishii 20 / 9
0.01 b 54 large-flowered collomia Collomia grandiflora 50 / 9
0.01 l 55 Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch Astragalus douglasii var. parishii 1 / 1
0.02 Trail curves right.
0.02 r (San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica; western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum)
0.02 l 56 woolly-fruited lomatium Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum 10 / 2
57 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia 10 / 1
0.02 r 58 whisker-brush Leptosiphon ciliatus 10 / 1
0.02 b 59 checkerbloom Sidalcea sparsifolia 10 / 3
0.03 r 60 western morning-glory Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata 10 / 2
0.03 r 61 poodle-dog bush Eriodictyon parryi 99 / 9
0.03 l 62 miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata 20 / 2
0.04 l (field of little monardella, Monardella nana; short-lobed phacelia, Phacelia brachyloba)
0.04 l 63 Lewis' flax Linum lewisii var. lewisii 25 / 2
0.04 l 64 Indian Valley bush mallow Malacothamnus aboriginum 25 / 5
0.04 l 65 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 50 / 9
0.04 r 66 June grass Koeleria macrantha 50 / 9
0.04 l 67 twiggy wreath plant Stephanomeria virgata 5 / 2
0.04 l 68 scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 5 / 3
0.06 r 69 *yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius 5 / 2
l 70 elk thistle Cirsium scariosum /
0.07 l 71 ~ mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 2 / 1
b 72 purple clarkia Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera 20 / 3
0.07 r 73 plain mariposa lily Calochortus invenustus 10 / 2
0.08 l 74 diamond-petaled clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea 5 / 2
0.09 Cross wide shallow ditch.
0.09 l 75 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 99 / 9
0.09 b 76 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 20 / 9
0.09 b 77 Wright's thimblehead Hymenothrix wrightii 20 / 1
0.10 T-jct. with PCT; go left on it.
The following three species were found before the junction with the PCT on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
- l 78 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia 30 / 5
- r 79 Davidson's phacelia Phacelia davidsonii 30 / 5
- 80 blue-eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora /
0.10 b 81 *annual blue grass Poa annua /
0.10 r 82 grand mountain dandelion Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora 2 / 2
0.11 r 83 American vetch Vicia americana ssp. americana 5 / 1
84 globe gilia Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia /
0.11 r PCT signpost
0.13 r 85 basketbush Rhus aromatica 20 / 3
0.14 r 86 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger 99 / 9
0.14 b
0.16 l 87 splendid mariposa lily Calochortus splendens 30 / 9
r 88 dwarf lupine Lupinus bicolor 1 / 1
0.18 r ~ (common wheat, Triticum aestivum)
Phacelia imbricata forest!
0.18 89 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 50 / 9
0.18 r 90 caraway-leaved gilia Saltugilia caruifolia 99 / 9
0.18 l 91 sp goosefoot violet? Viola purpurea? /
0.19 l 92 slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus 99 / 9
0.19 r 93 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum 50 / 9
0.20 l 94 short-lobed phacelia Phacelia brachyloba 99 / 9
0.20 r 95 California buttercup Ranunculus californicus 5 / 1
0.21 l 96 common bedstraw Galium aparine 5 / 1
0.21 l 97 bush poppy Dendromecon rigida 20 / 2
0.23 l 98 sp scattered blazing star Mentzelia dispersa 6 / 2
0.23 l 99 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 20 / 3
0.23 l 100 yellow mariposa lily Calochortus weedii var. weedii 50 / 9
0.23 l 101 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 10 / 2
0.23 l 102 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 99 / 9
0.23 l 103 little monardella Monardella nana 25 / 5
0.24 r 104 Sierra sanicle Sanicula graveolens 1 / 1
0.24 Cross bulldozed path, probably from fire suppression from 2003 and 2013 fires.
0.24 l 105 Parry's fringed onion Allium parryi 20 / 1
0.24 b 106 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 20 / 5
0.25 l 107 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 30 / 9
0.25 r 108 Parish's needlegrass Stipa parishii var. parishii 99 / 9
l 109 golden-bowl mariposa Calochortus concolor 30 / 6
0.26 r Burned PCT sign.
0.26 l 110 desert needlegrass Stipa speciosa 5 / 2
0.27 l 111 prickly poppy Argemone munita 99 / 9
0.27 l 112 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 99 / 9
r 113 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 99 / 9
0.28 b 114 oracle oak Quercus Xmorehus 12 / 1
0.28 b 115 chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei 50 / 9
0.28 l 116 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 40 / 9
0.30 Trail curves left then right.
0.30 l 117 San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 3 / 2
0.30 l
0.31 r 118 yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula /
0.34 r 119 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 99 / 9
0.35 r 120 meally white pincushion Chaenactis artemisiifolia 10 / 1
0.36 l 121 sugar bush Rhus ovata 3 / 2
0.36 r Jct. short path to overlook; switchback left.
0.37 r 122 California elegant rock-cress Boechera californica 4 / 1
0.38 The 2002 burn area began here; the whole trail was burned in 2013. The following two species were found before the 2002 burn area on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
- l 123 golden daisy Pentachaeta aurea /
- r 124 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum /
0.38 r 125 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 99 / 9
0.39 l 126 western redbud Cercis occidentalis 50 / 1
0.40 l 127 saw-toothed goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides 99 / 9
0.40 l 128 San Diego sunflower Hulsea californica 99 / 9
0.41 b 129 showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 99 / 5
0.44 l 130 sticky false-gilia Allophyllum glutinosum 5 / 3
0.44 b 131 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 3 / 2
0.49 r 132 chaparral whitethorn Ceanothus leucodermis 50 / 9
The following species was found before mile 0.47 on 5/10/03, but it does not yet have an accurate location.
- 133 San Diego jewelflower Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus /
0.47 r 134 giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens 1 / 1
0.49 l 135 narrowleaf monardella Monardella linoides ssp. linoides 8 / 2
0.49 l 136 white sage Salvia apiana 6 / 1
0.49 b 137 ~ giant needlegrass Stipa coronata 30 / 1
0.49 l 138 wide-throated yellow monkeyflower Mimulus brevipes 10 / 1
0.51 r 139 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 3 / 3
0.59 l 140 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 50 / 3
0.63 c 141 ~ Payson's wild cabbage Caulanthus simulans 1 / 1
0.71 On saddle; enter next drainage. The grove of trees to the left was burned in the 2003 fire.
0.71 r (hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
0.73 Field of San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica, in 2005.
0.75 b 142 smoothleaf yerba santa Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum 99 / 9
0.75 l 143 chaparral lotus Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus 99 / 9
0.76 l 144 Cleveland's beardtongue Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii 5 / 2
0.77 r 145 three-lobed oxytheca Sidotheca trilobata 50 / 9
0.83 r 146 San Bernardino suncup Camissoniopsis confusa /
0.86 r Jct. very short path to saddle overlook; (scarlet larkspur, Delphinium cardinale; and Mt. Laguna alumroot, Heuchera brevistaminea) just below top of drainage.
0.86 r 147 chaparral broomrape Orobanche bulbosa 1 / 1
0.87 l (California bay, Umbellularia californica)
0.93 Trail curves left to skirt drainage to right.
The following three species were found before mile 0.93 on 5/10/03, but do not have accurate location
- l 148 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 1 / 1
- r 149 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus /
- 150 *slender wild oats Avena barbata 99 / 5
0.95 r Jct. old road to top of peak 5663 feet (1726 m); elevation here is 5580 feet (1700 m).
0.97 Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
1.02 l 151 golden ear drops Ehrendorferia chrysantha 10 / 1
1.03 l 152 California bee plant Scrophularia californica /
1.15 Switchback left; jct. short trail to overlook.
1.19 Switchback right.
1.23 Long curve left at drainage to right.
1.24 Calochortus concolor on left; C. weedii^2 on right!
1.26 Long curve right.
1.33 Trail turns left 90°
1.36 l Jct. bulldozed fire break.
1.37 l scattered blazing star Mentzelia dispersa /
1.37 l 153 sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 1 / 1
1.42 Long curve right.
1.47 Switchback left.
1.49 l 154 lace-fringed spineflower Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata 30 / 5
1.49 l 155 Wallace's woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei 1 / 1
1.61 b Trail curves right; PCT posts.
1.62 Jct. Garnet Peak Trail; elevation 5480 feet (1670 m); turn right and take it.
1.63 l Sign: "PCT (left); Garnet Peak Trail (ahead)"
1.66 Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
1.76 r 156 ~ naked-stem bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule 40 / 9
1.84 l 157 ~ mountain red-root cryptantha Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida 10 / 1
1.85 r 158 ~ summer snow Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. glaber 2 / 1
r Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule next to ssp. angustifolium
r 159 Parish's goldenbush Ericameria parishii var. parishii 50 / 3
1.93 l 160 sp caterpillar phacelia? Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida? 3 / 2
161 white catch-fly Silene verecunda /
2.00 b 162 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum 20 / 1
2.01 Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
2.04 r (Laguna Mtns. Goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)
2.07 l 163 rush-rose Helianthemum scoparium 99 / 1
2.09 b Field of poodle-dog bush, Eriodictyon parryi, appearing like a cactus garden, in 2005.
2.12 r 164 Laguna Mtns. goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala 20 / 2
2.15 Trail turns right 90° and steps up steeply.
2.17 Garnet Peak; elevation 6040 feet (1840 m). End Plant Guide. Turn around and retrace your route to the trailhead.

Comments On Specific Species

The notes from the 6/15/04 fieldwork are not yet online.
Mentzelia dispersa. The first Mentzelia species along the trail was seen only on 5/10/03, and not keyed out. A definitive id was obtained for the plant at mile 1.37. That occurrence is not numbered, unless the previous species turns out to be a different taxon.
Quercus acutidens. This taxon is given as Q. berberidifolia in the Laguna Flora, but the leaves of the specimen here is clearly Q. acutidens in size, shape, color and trichomes. They also have a large number of Q. engelmannii trichomes present, as is typical of many specimens of Q. acutidens.
This is one of the clearest examples that this is a separate species, and not due to any recent hybridization event between Q. cornelius-mulleri and Q. engelmannii, since the nearest Q. engelmannii is at least 11 miles west, with a considerable mountain range between them and this location, and with a significant elevation difference.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	14	11%
2	13	11%
3	7	6%
4	9	7%
5	9	7%

1-5	52	43%
6-10	24	20%
11-15	17	14%
16-20	8	7%
21-25	8	7%
26-30	3	2%
31-35	4	3%
36-40	4	3%
41-45	2	2%
Total Taxa	122	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
5/10/2003	1	36	1	5	1	1
3/13/2004	2	85	13	11	16	3
6/15/2004	3	137	7	9	19	8
6/21/2004	4	137	7	9	17	8

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Scientific Name	#Pls
TH				Begin guide at Penny Pines entrance on the left (north), not the PCT entrance on the right; elevation 5430 feet (1650 m). Area near trailhead burned in 2003 and again in 2013. Species in the parking area, up to where the trail goes through an opening in a fence, are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.
TH	l	1		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	30 / 5
TH	b	2		Sierra Nevada lotus	Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis	/
TH	r	3		strigose lotus	Acmispon strigosus	10 / 3
TH	r	4		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	20 / 1
TH	r	5		mountain mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta	50 / 2
TH	r	6		big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata	99 / 9
TH	r	7		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	50 / 9
TH	r	8		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9
TH	r	9		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	2 / 1
TH	r	10		southern suncup	Camissoniopsis bistorta	/
TH	r	11		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus perplexans	50 / 5
TH	l	12		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	2 / 2
TH	r	13		California-aster	Corethrogyne filaginifolia	50 / 9
TH	r	14		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	/
TH	r	15		western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	10 / 2
TH	r	16		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 3
TH	l	17		autumn willowweed	Epilobium brachycarpum	5 / 1
TH	r	18		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	/
TH	l	19		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 9
TH	r	20		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	99 / 9
TH	b	21		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9
TH	b	22		*rattail fescue	Festuca myuros	99 / 4
TH	r	23		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	5 / 3
TH	r	24		fragrant everlasting	Pseudognaphalium beneolens	1 / 1
TH	r	25		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	99 / 9
TH	b	26		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	5 / 1
TH	r	27		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	10 / 2
TH	b	28		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	3 / 2
TH	b	29		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum ssp. menziesii	30 / 3
TH	b	30		common linanthus	Leptosiphon parviflorus	99 / 9
TH	b	31		*pineapple weed	Matricaria discoidea	/
TH	r	32		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata var. patula	50 / 9
TH	b	33		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	1 / 1
TH	r	34		*bulbous blue grass	Poa bulbosa ssp. vivipara	5 / 1
TH	l	35		*knotweed	Polygonum aviculare ssp. depressum	20 / 1
TH	r	36		*garden burnet	Poterium sanguisorba	1 / 1
TH	r	37		California black oak	Quercus kelloggii	5 / 1
TH	b	38		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	99 / 9
TH	b	39		Indian clover	Trifolium albopurpureum	50 / 9
TH	l	40		tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	/
TH	l	41		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	30 / 5
0.01	l			Cross through opening in fence, and begin listing species in order along the trail; sign PCT
0.01	r	42		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	10 / 1
0.01	r	43		Palmer's ceanothus	Ceanothus palmeri	50 / 5
0.01	l	44		squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9
0.01	r	45	ssp	blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	50 / 9
0.01	b	46	sp		Phacelia or Nemophila	/
0.01	r	47		lace-pod	Thysanocarpus laciniatus	/
0.01	l	48		coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	10 / 1
0.01	r	49		Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	99 / 9
0.01	l	50		slender madia	Madia gracilis	20 / 3
0.01	l	51		goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	20 / 3
0.01	b	52		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	20 / 3
0.01	r			Trail curves right
0.01	l			(Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri; California thistle, Cirsium occidentale var. californicum)
0.01	l	53		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	20 / 9
0.01	b	54		large-flowered collomia	Collomia grandiflora	50 / 9
0.01	l	55		Parish' Jacumba milk-vetch	Astragalus douglasii var. parishii	1 / 1
0.02				Trail curves right.
0.02	r			(San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica; western wallflower, Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum)
0.02	l	56		woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	10 / 2
		57		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia var. intermedia	10 / 1
0.02	r	58		whisker-brush	Leptosiphon ciliatus	10 / 1
0.02	b	59		checkerbloom	Sidalcea sparsifolia	10 / 3
0.03	r	60		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	10 / 2
0.03	r	61		poodle-dog bush	Eriodictyon parryi	99 / 9
0.03	l	62		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	20 / 2
0.04	l			(field of little monardella, Monardella nana; short-lobed phacelia, Phacelia brachyloba)
0.04	l	63		Lewis' flax	Linum lewisii var. lewisii	25 / 2
0.04	l	64		Indian Valley bush mallow	Malacothamnus aboriginum	25 / 5
0.04	l	65		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	50 / 9
0.04	r	66		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	50 / 9
0.04	l	67		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	5 / 2
0.04	l	68		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	5 / 3
0.06	r	69		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius	5 / 2
	l	70		elk thistle	Cirsium scariosum	/
0.07	l	71	~	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	2 / 1
	b	72		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	20 / 3
0.07	r	73		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	10 / 2
0.08	l	74		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	5 / 2
0.09				Cross wide shallow ditch.
0.09	l	75		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9
0.09	b	76		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 9
0.09	b	77		Wright's thimblehead	Hymenothrix wrightii	20 / 1
0.10				T-jct. with PCT; go left on it.
				The following three species were found before the junction with the PCT on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
-	l	78		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia	30 / 5
-	r	79		Davidson's phacelia	Phacelia davidsonii	30 / 5
-		80		blue-eyed Mary	Collinsia parviflora	/
0.10	b	81		*annual blue grass	Poa annua	/
0.10	r	82		grand mountain dandelion	Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora	2 / 2
0.11	r	83		American vetch	Vicia americana ssp. americana	5 / 1
		84		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	/
0.11	r			PCT signpost
0.13	r	85		basketbush	Rhus aromatica	20 / 3
0.14	r	86		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setiger	99 / 9
0.14	b
0.16	l	87		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	30 / 9
	r	88		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	1 / 1
0.18	r		~	(common wheat, Triticum aestivum)
				Phacelia imbricata forest!
0.18		89		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9
0.18	r	90		caraway-leaved gilia	Saltugilia caruifolia	99 / 9
0.18	l	91	sp	goosefoot violet?	Viola purpurea?	/
0.19	l	92		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	99 / 9
0.19	r	93		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	50 / 9
0.20	l	94		short-lobed phacelia	Phacelia brachyloba	99 / 9
0.20	r	95		California buttercup	Ranunculus californicus	5 / 1
0.21	l	96		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 1
0.21	l	97		bush poppy	Dendromecon rigida	20 / 2
0.23	l	98	sp	scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	6 / 2
0.23	l	99		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	20 / 3
0.23	l	100		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	50 / 9
0.23	l	101		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 2
0.23	l	102		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9
0.23	l	103		little monardella	Monardella nana	25 / 5
0.24	r	104		Sierra sanicle	Sanicula graveolens	1 / 1
0.24				Cross bulldozed path, probably from fire suppression from 2003 and 2013 fires.
0.24	l	105		Parry's fringed onion	Allium parryi	20 / 1
0.24	b	106		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	20 / 5
0.25	l	107		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	30 / 9
0.25	r	108		Parish's needlegrass	Stipa parishii var. parishii	99 / 9
	l	109		golden-bowl mariposa	Calochortus concolor	30 / 6
0.26	r			Burned PCT sign.
0.26	l	110		desert needlegrass	Stipa speciosa	5 / 2
0.27	l	111		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	99 / 9
0.27	l	112		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	99 / 9
	r	113		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	99 / 9
0.28	b	114		oracle oak	Quercus Xmorehus	12 / 1
0.28	b	115		chaparral yucca	Hesperoyucca whipplei	50 / 9
0.28	l	116		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	40 / 9
0.30				Trail curves left then right.
0.30	l	117		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	3 / 2
0.30	l
0.31	r	118		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	/
0.34	r	119		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	99 / 9
0.35	r	120		meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	10 / 1
0.36	l	121		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	3 / 2
0.36	r			Jct. short path to overlook; switchback left.
0.37	r	122		California elegant rock-cress	Boechera californica	4 / 1
0.38				The 2002 burn area began here; the whole trail was burned in 2013. The following two species were found before the 2002 burn area on 5/10/03, but do not yet have accurate locations.
-	l	123		golden daisy	Pentachaeta aurea	/
-	r	124		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	/
0.38	r	125		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	99 / 9
0.39	l	126		western redbud	Cercis occidentalis	50 / 1
0.40	l	127		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	99 / 9
0.40	l	128		San Diego sunflower	Hulsea californica	99 / 9
0.41	b	129		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	99 / 5
0.44	l	130		sticky false-gilia	Allophyllum glutinosum	5 / 3
0.44	b	131		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	3 / 2
0.49	r	132		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	50 / 9
				The following species was found before mile 0.47 on 5/10/03, but it does not yet have an accurate location.
-		133		San Diego jewelflower	Caulanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllus	/
0.47	r	134		giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	1 / 1
0.49	l	135		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. linoides	8 / 2
0.49	l	136		white sage	Salvia apiana	6 / 1
0.49	b	137	~	giant needlegrass	Stipa coronata	30 / 1
0.49	l	138		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	10 / 1
0.51	r	139		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	3 / 3
0.59	l	140		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	50 / 3
0.63	c	141	~	Payson's wild cabbage	Caulanthus simulans	1 / 1
0.71				On saddle; enter next drainage. The grove of trees to the left was burned in the 2003 fire.
0.71	r			(hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
0.73				Field of San Diego sunflower, Hulsea californica, in 2005.
0.75	b	142		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum	99 / 9
0.75	l	143		chaparral lotus	Acmispon grandiflorus var. grandiflorus	99 / 9
0.76	l	144		Cleveland's beardtongue	Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii	5 / 2
0.77	r	145		three-lobed oxytheca	Sidotheca trilobata	50 / 9
0.83	r	146		San Bernardino suncup	Camissoniopsis confusa	/
0.86	r			Jct. very short path to saddle overlook; (scarlet larkspur, Delphinium cardinale; and Mt. Laguna alumroot, Heuchera brevistaminea) just below top of drainage.
0.86	r	147		chaparral broomrape	Orobanche bulbosa	1 / 1
0.87	l			(California bay, Umbellularia californica)
0.93				Trail curves left to skirt drainage to right.
				The following three species were found before mile 0.93 on 5/10/03, but do not have accurate location
-	l	148		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	1 / 1
-	r	149		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	/
-		150		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 5
0.95	r			Jct. old road to top of peak 5663 feet (1726 m); elevation here is 5580 feet (1700 m).
0.97				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
1.02	l	151		golden ear drops	Ehrendorferia chrysantha	10 / 1
1.03	l	152		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica	/
1.15				Switchback left; jct. short trail to overlook.
1.19				Switchback right.
1.23				Long curve left at drainage to right.
1.24				Calochortus concolor on left; C. weedii^2 on right!
1.26				Long curve right.
1.33				Trail turns left 90°
1.36	l			Jct. bulldozed fire break.
1.37	l			scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	/
1.37	l	153		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	1 / 1
1.42				Long curve right.
1.47				Switchback left.
1.49	l	154		lace-fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata	30 / 5
1.49	l	155		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	1 / 1
1.61	b			Trail curves right; PCT posts.
1.62				Jct. Garnet Peak Trail; elevation 5480 feet (1670 m); turn right and take it.
1.63	l			Sign: "PCT (left); Garnet Peak Trail (ahead)"
1.66				Cross small drainage and trail turns left 90°
1.76	r	156	~	naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	40 / 9
1.84	l	157	~	mountain red-root cryptantha	Cryptantha micrantha var. lepida	10 / 1
1.85	r	158	~	summer snow	Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. glaber	2 / 1
	r			Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule next to ssp. angustifolium
	r	159		Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	50 / 3
1.93	l	160	sp	caterpillar phacelia?	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida?	3 / 2
		161		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda	/
2.00	b	162		San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	20 / 1
2.01				Trail curves right rounding a ridge.
2.04	r			(Laguna Mtns. Goldenbush, Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala)
2.07	l	163		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	99 / 1
2.09	b			Field of poodle-dog bush, Eriodictyon parryi, appearing like a cactus garden, in 2005.
2.12	r	164		Laguna Mtns. goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala	20 / 2
2.15				Trail turns right 90° and steps up steeply.
2.17				Garnet Peak; elevation 6040 feet (1840 m). End Plant Guide. Turn around and retrace your route to the trailhead.

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