Plant Guide To Dripping Springs Trail

Mile	S	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Parking for trail at north end of Dripping Springs Campground, elevation ~1560 feet (475 m). The guide begins at the coast live oak near the south end of the parking area. Separate guides are given to the campground area and the trail after it crosses the Arroyo Seco; the #here refers separately to each guide.
0.00	l	1		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia+	20 / 9	34
0.00	r	2		Fremont cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii	5 / 2	8
0.00	l	3		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	5 / 2	19
0.00	r			Bulletin Board: "Fee Area. $5 daily use fee or Adventure Pass" and other information.
0.00	r			Fee deposit "Iron Ranger"
0.00	r	4		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	20 / 3	14
0.00	b	5		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	50 / 5	41
0.00	r	6		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	50 / 9	41
0.00	b	7		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	20 / 5	25
0.00	b	8		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	20 / 3	21
0.00	r	9		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	10 / 1	21
0.00	b	10		California filago	Filago californica	20 / 2	13
0.00	l	11		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 2	41
0.00	l	12		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	30 / 4	29
0.00	l	13		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum	10 / 1	9
0.00	l	14		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	10 / 1	14
0.00	l	15		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	20 / 2	32
0.00	l	16		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	99 / 9	6
0.00	l	17		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	5 / 3	25
0.00	l	18		goldfields	Lasthenia californica	10 / 1	7
0.00	b	19	~	prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	50 / 9	12
0.00	r	20		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	30 / 9	14
0.00	b	21		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	30 / 5	19
0.00	b	22		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	20 / 3	28
0.00	r	23		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	30 / 9	26
0.00	r	24		strigose sun-cup	Camissonia strigulosa	10 / 2	4
0.00	b	25		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 2	42
0.00	b	26		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	5 / 1	16
0.00	r		~	(southern mountain woolly-star, Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum)
0.00	b	27		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	3 / 2	16
0.00	r	28		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	3 / 2	22
0.00	l	29		*shepherd's purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	10 / 2	6
0.00	l	30	sp	comb-bur	Pectocarya sp.	3 / 1
0.00	l	31		*Australian brass-buttons	Cotula australis	10 / 2	14
0.00	r	32		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	30 / 5	10
0.00	r	33		California suncup	Camissonia californica	1 / 1	17
0.00	r			(California croton, Croton californicus)
0.00	r	34		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	30 / 3	18
0.00	r	35		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	20 / 4	32
		36		*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	/	11
0.00	r	37		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	10 / 1	26
0.00	r	38		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	5 / 3	10
0.00	r	39		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	2 / 1	25
0.00	r	40		common pepper-grass	Lepidium densiflorum var. ramosum+	10 / 2	1
0.00	r	41		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	30 / 5	19
0.00	r	42		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	5 / 2	8
0.00	r	43		scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	10 / 3	7
0.01	r			(western redbud, Cercis occidentalis)
0.01	l	44		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	6 / 3	34
0.01	r	45		slim vetch	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	5 / 2	6
0.01	r	46		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	20 / 2	7
0.01	r	47		Tejon cryptantha	Cryptantha microstachys	5 / 1	3
0.01	b	48		white-whorled lupine	Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus	5 / 1	4
0.01	r	49		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	5 / 1	17
0.01	r	50		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	10 / 2	16
0.02				Gate to campground
0.02	r	51		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	10 / 2	25
0.02	l			(small-flowered melica, Melica imperfecta)
0.02	l	52		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	50 / 3	40
0.02	l	53		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	10 / 5	47
0.02	l	54		black sage	Salvia mellifera	1 / 1	34
0.02	l	55		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	50 / 5	4
0.02	r	56		ocellated Humboldt lily	Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum	1 / 1	5
0.02	l	57		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 3	32
0.02	l	58		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 2	42
0.02	l	59		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	20 / 2	22
0.02	l			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
0.02	l	60		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	5 / 5	41
0.02	l	61		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus+	10 / 5	16
0.03	r	62		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	10 / 1	17
0.03	l	63		small-flowered melica	Melica imperfecta	20 / 3	33
0.03	r	64		southern coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia+	20 / 9	6
0.03	l	65		nodding needlegrass	Nassella cernua	5 / 1	10
0.03	l	66	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.	2 / 1
0.04	r	67		Nevin's barberry	Berberis nevinii+	3 / 2	2
0.04	l	68	sp	dodder on buckwheat	Cuscuta sp.	1 / 1
0.04	r			First toilet
0.04	r	69		shiny-leaf barberry	Berberis pinnata ssp. pinnata+	2 / 2	1
0.04	r	70		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	1 / 1	24
0.04	r	71		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	6 / 4	30
0.04	r	72		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	2 / 2	6
0.04	r	73		woolly bluecurls	Trichostema lanatum+	5 / 2	3
0.05	r			Sign: "Stop. Pay here"
0.05	l	74		southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta	10 / 3	10
0.05	l	75		chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	5 / 2	7
0.06	r	76		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	10 / 2	11
0.06	r	77		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	20 / 3	18
0.06	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.07	l	78		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	5 / 3	35
0.07	r	79		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	4 / 2	31
0.07	r	80		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	1 / 1	35
0.07	l			short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus+	/
0.08	l	81		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	15 / 2	13
0.08	l			(California chicory, Rafinesquia californica)
0.08	l	82		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	5 / 1	25
0.08	l	83		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	1 / 1	23
0.08	r			(arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis)
0.09	r	84		red willow	Salix laevigata+	1 / 1	16
0.09	l	85		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	5 / 1	24
0.11	l			Campground host living quarters
0.11	r			Check for different Cryptantha, a decumbent plant.101
0.11	r	86		California croton	Croton californicus	20 / 5	6
0.13	r	87		*Vine Hill manzanita	Arctostaphylos densiflora+	2 / 1	1
0.13	r	88	~	popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	22
0.13	l	89		common linanthus	Linanthus parviflorus	99 / 9	8
0.13	l	90		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	1 / 1	9
0.15	r	91		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	1 / 1	39
0.15	r	92		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	5 / 2	18
0.19	r	93		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	5 / 2	11
		94		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	50 / 1	13
		95		big leaf mistletoe	Phoradendron macrophyllum	1 / 1	3
0.22	r			Toilet
0.22	l	96		Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	1 / 1	9
0.23	r	97		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	1 / 1	16
0.24	l	98		canyon clarkia	Clarkia epilobioides	3 / 1	8
0.24	l	99		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	20 / 3	22
0.25	l	100		annual sunflower	Helianthus annuus	1 / 1	9
0.25	l	101		chia	Salvia columbariae	1 / 1	18
0.29	r	102		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	10 / 3	25
0.30	r	103		caespitose evening-primrose	Oenothera caespitosa ssp. crinita	20 / 1	1
0.30	r			(common tidy-tips, Layia platyglossa)
0.30	r			(alkali western tansy-mustard, Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum)
0.30	r	104		honey mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana	5 / 1	3
0.31	r	105		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio	/ 1	8
0.31	r	106	sp	suncup	C. ignota?	/
0.31	r	107	~	showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	3 / 1	9
0.34	r			Toilet
0.34	r	108		*euryops	Euryops pectinatus var. "viridis"+	1 / 1
0.34	r	109		*western redbud	Cercis occidentalis+	2 / 2	4
0.37	r	110		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	10 / 2	20
0.37	r	111		goldenrod	Solidago californica	5 / 1	27
0.39	r	112		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	1 / 1	38
0.39	r	113		vinegar weed	Trichostema lanceolatum	10 / 1	4
0.40	l	114		San Diego tarweed	Hemizonia paniculata	10 / 1	6
0.40	r	115		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	1 / 1	34
0.41	r	116		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. exilis	10 / 1	2
0.41	l			Jct. road to equestrian camp
0.43	r	117		silky lotus	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	3 / 1	6
0.44	r	118		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	/ 1	16
0.44	r			(meally white pincushion, Chaenactis artemisiifolia)
0.44	r	119		eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	5 / 1	20
0.44	r	120		hoary bowlesia	Bowlesia incana	5 / 1	2
0.44	r	121		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	1 / 1	12
0.44	r	122		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	3 / 1	13
0.44	r	123		southern goldfields	Lasthenia coronaria	1 / 1	2
0.44	r	124		prostrate pepper-grass	Lepidium strictum+	/	1
0.44	l	125		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	3 / 1	14
0.44	l	126		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	/	10
0.44	l	127		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	3 / 1	9
0.45	r	128		bigberry manzanita (~25' tall)	Arctostaphylos glauca	1 / 1	9
0.45	r	129		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	2 / 2	21
0.45	l	130		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	3 / 1	16
0.45	l	131		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	5 / 2	15
0.45	l	132		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	1 / 1	17
0.45	l	133		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	2 / 2	37
0.45	l	134	?	smelly unk like beeplant?
0.46	r	135		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	1 / 1	12
0.47	r	136		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1 / 1	26
0.47	l			Last toilet
0.48	l			DS trailhead, elevation ~1640 feet (500 m).
0.49	r	137		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	1 / 1	29
0.49				Jct. trail from equestrian camp; turn right 90°.
0.51	r			(scale-broom, Lepidospartum squamatum)
0.51	r	138		bush senecio	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	1 / 1	10
0.52				Cross Arroyo Seco, elevation ~1640 feet (500 m). Plant list starts over here, to produce a list without planted species.
0.52	l	1		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	5 / 1	19
0.52	l	2		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	10 / 1	26
0.52	l	3		Jepson's blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	5 / 1	8
0.52	l	4		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	5 / 1	25
0.52	l	5		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	20 / 1	41
0.52	l	6		southern coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia+	5 / 2	6
0.52	l	7		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	5 / 1	14
0.52	l	8		slim vetch	Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana	1 / 1	6
0.52	b	9		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	3 / 1	31
0.52	r	10		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	42
0.52	r	11	?	unk ann scroph with clusters of 7 flowers at nodes
0.52	l	12		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	5 / 2	20
0.52	r	13	?	Durango root?	Datisca glomerata?	3 / 1
0.52	r	14		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	1 / 1	21
0.52	r	15		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	99 / 9	12
0.52	r			(bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
0.52	r	16		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	10 / 1	18
0.52	b	17		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	41
0.53	b	18		Robinson's pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii	99 / 9	4
0.53	r	19		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	/	16
0.53	r	20		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula (intergrade with var. lanosa)+	99 / 9	11
				Look for pure specimens of Chaenactis glabriuscula var. lanosa
0.53	r	21		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	99 / 9	30
0.53	l	22		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	22
0.53	r	23		bush senecio	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	1 / 1	10
0.53	r	24		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	99 / 9	40
0.53	l	25		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 9	16
0.53	r	26		slender cottonweed	Micropus californicus var. californicus	10 / 1	6
0.53	r	27		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	50 / 9	19
0.53	r	28		fringe-pod	Thysanocarpus curvipes	10 / 1	7
0.53	l	29		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	20 / 9	19
0.53	l	30		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	99 / 9	42
0.54	l	31		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	10 / 4	18
0.54	l	32		strigose sun-cup	Camissonia strigulosa	10 / 1	4
0.54	l	33		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei+	99 / 9	10
0.54	b	34		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 4	21
0.54	r			Jct. path.
0.54	r	35		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	41
0.54	b	36		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	50 / 2	29
0.54	b	37		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	30 / 5	7
0.54	r	38		long-stemmed buckwheat	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	4 / 2	19
0.54				Trail turns left 90°
0.55	r	39	~	leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	10 / 9	34
0.54	b	40		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	40 / 3	6
0.54	r	41		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	31
0.55	r	42		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	20 / 9	32
0.55	b	43	~	bush lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. hallii	3 / 1	4
0.55	r	44		common linanthus	Linanthus parviflorus	40 / 5	8
0.55	r	45		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	5 / 2	25
0.55	r	46		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	2 / 2	24
0.55	r	47		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	1 / 1	16
0.55	b	48		Ramona clarkia	Clarkia similis	10 / 2	2
0.55	l	49		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	50 / 9	13
0.55	l	50		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	2 / 1	26
0.55	l			(California elegant rock-cress, Arabis sparsiflora var. californica)
0.55	r	51		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9	47
0.55	l	52		pine goldenbush	Ericameria pinifolia	4 / 2	4
0.55	r	53		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia+	1 / 1	34
0.55	r	54		hoaryleaf ceanothus	Ceanothus crassifolius	99 / 9	11
0.55	r	55		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	50 / 9	37
0.55	b	56		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	99 / 9	15
0.55	b	57		cobwebby thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale	1 / 1	5
0.55				Cross small side stream, elevation ~1690 feet (515 m).
0.56	l	58		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	3 / 1	4
0.55	l	59		summer snow	Linanthus floribundus ssp. glaber	3 / 1	4
0.56	r			First of many liverwort areas on trail.
0.56	l			"Trip report" post
0.56	l	60		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	5 / 5	23
0.56	b	61		white sage	Salvia apiana	2 / 2	30
0.56	l	62		small-flowered melica	Melica imperfecta	30 / 9	33
0.56	l	63		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	5 / 1	34
0.56	r	64		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	6 / 4	35
0.56	b	65		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	20 / 9	34
0.56	b	66		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	99 / 9	29
0.57	r	67		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	10 / 3	15
0.57	l			Sign: Agua Tibia Wilderness
0.57	r	68		muilla	Muilla maritima	6 / 4	6
0.57	l	69		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	32
0.57	l	70		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	30 / 9	41
0.57	r	71	?	unk scroph with 1 flower per node - Antirrhinum coulterianum?
0.57	r	72	?	goldenstar?	Bloomeria crocea?	/
0.57	r	73		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	10 / 9	17
0.57	r	74		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/ 1	24
0.57	r	75		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	3 / 3	6
0.57	r			Post
0.57	l	76		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	10 / 2	16
0.57	r	77		California peony	Paeonia californica	20 / 2	12
0.57	r	78		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 9	25
0.58	r	79		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	2
0.58	b	80		redberry	Rhamnus crocea	5 / 3	11
0.58	l			Woodrat's nest
0.58	l	81	sp	pectocarya51
0.58	l	82		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	99 / 9	22
0.58	l	83		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	20 / 9	16
0.58	l	84		wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	5 / 1	6
0.58	l	85		ground pink	Linanthus dianthiflorus	3 / 1	8
0.58	b	86		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	22
0.58				Trail turns left 90°
0.59	b	87		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	30 / 5	32
0.59	r	88		shiny lomatium	Lomatium lucidum	20 / 5	6
0.59	r	89	~	southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	5 / 1	15
0.59	r			Check for Pacific sanicle, Sanicula crassicaulis.
0.60	b	90		scaly lipfern	Cheilanthes clevelandii	99 / 9	3
0.60	r	91		coast jepsonia	Jepsonia parryi	30 / 3	10
0.60	r	92		chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	30 / 9	7
0.60	l			Check for different small annual.
0.60				Switchback to right, then trail curves left.
0.60	l	93		southern goldfields	Lasthenia coronaria	20 / 3	2
0.60	l	94		Pacific fescue	Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora	/	3
0.61	l	95		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	10 / 9	14
0.61	r	96		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	99 / 3	20
0.61	b	97	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.	99 / 9
0.61	r	98		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	10 / 9	22
0.61	r	99		purple owl's clover	Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta	5 / 1	8
0.64	l			Jct. Wild Horse Trail
0.65	r	100		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	99 / 9	5
0.65	l	101		acourtia	Acourtia microcephala	10 / 9	12
0.65	l	102	sp	Chinese houses	Collinsia sp.	2 / 2
0.66	l	103		southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta	5 / 1	10
0.66	l			(green miner's lettuce, Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis)
0.66	l	104		southern gilia	Gilia australis	10 / 2	2
0.68	b	105		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 3	35
0.68	r	106		black sage	Salvia mellifera	99 / 9	34
0.68	l	107		canyon clarkia	Clarkia epilobioides	10 / 1	8
0.68	l	108		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	99 / 9	11
0.70	r	109	~	meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	/	12
0.72				Cross small stream and turn left 90°.
0.72	r	110		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	99 / 9	14
0.73	l	111		coffee fern	Pellaea andromedifolia	2 / 2	19
0.74	r	112		southern California morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida	6 / 6	2
0.74	r	113		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	6 / 5	15
0.74				Trail turns left 90°
0.75				Trail curves right 90°
0.76				Switchback left.
0.77				Trail curves right 90°
0.78	r	114		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	5 / 5	24
0.79	l	115		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	3 / 3	25
0.79				Long switchback right
0.83	l	116	~	small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum+	99 / 9	5
0.82	l	117		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	/	16
0.83	l	118		rockrose	Helianthemum scoparium+	50 / 9	10
0.86	l	119	~	California suncup	Camissonia californica	50 / 9	17
0.86	l	120		chia	Salvia columbariae	99 / 9	18
0.87				Switchback left.
0.95	r	121		Bigelow's spike-moss	Selaginella bigelovii	99 / 4	16
0.95	l	122		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	10 / 9	25
0.95				Trail curves right to round ridge.
0.99	r	123	sp	stinging lupine	Lupinus hirsutissimus	2 / 2	12
0.99				Switchback right.
1.04				Trail curves left 90°.
1.04	l		~	small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum+	/
1.04	b	124		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata+	99 / 9	8
1.04	l	125		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	30 / 9	12
1.07				Achieve ridge at north end of bend in trail, elevation ~1910 feet (580 m), part of a long switchback left; overlook of lower Arroyo Seco Canyon.
1.08	r			Check for windmill pink or similar.
1.17	b	126		everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides+	50 / 4	7
1.23				Trail curves right 45°.
1.25				Trail curves left 45°.
1.29				Long curving bend to right at small double drainage
1.33				North end of long switchback left in trail, elevation ~2000 feet (610 m); after the switchback, trail is on top of flattish ridge.
1.39	l			View of (Tule or Beauty Peak?) in distance over ridgeline.
1.41				Trail makes broad curve right 90°, then left 90°.
1.45				Field of soap plants
1.48	r			everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides+	/
1.49				Trail makes broad curve right ~90°.
1.52				Broad switchback left.
1.53	b	127	~	fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata	40 / 5	4
1.58				Trail curves right 90° and crosses small drainage
1.00				bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	99 / 9	9
1.60	l	128		Trail curves left 45°
1.63				Trail curves right 90° and crosses small double drainage
1.64	l			First of the tall century-old red shank (Adenostoma sparsifolium) "trees" burned in 1989 fire.
				Beginning of transition region for California buckwheat var. foliolosum and polifolium.
1.67				Switchback left.
1.75				Trail crosses very small drainage and curves right 90°.
1.80				Cross small drainage
1.82				Cross small drainage and curve right 90°.
1.82	b	129		eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	10 / 2	20
1.85				Long switchback left.
1.89				Cross small drainage and switchback right.
1.93				Cross small drainage.
1.98				Long switchback to left, elevation ~2280 feet (695 m).
1.98	r			Jct. path at ridge.
2.03				#1 of 10 switchbacks to gain some quick elevation, to right. Most of the segments between switchbacks curve as they cross the ridge, which won't be explicitly stated here.
2.06				Ending of transition region for California buckwheat var. foliolosum and polifolium.
2.07				Switchback to left, #2.
2.07	b	130		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	99 / 9	14
2.08	r			A number of Cleveland's lipferns growing next to bird's beak ferns here.
2.10	r	131		Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis	99 / 9	9
2.11	b			Check for different species like goldenstar.
2.14				Switchback to right, #3.
2.19				Switchback to left, #4.
2.23	r	132		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	5 / 2	4
2.28	l	133		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	5 / 5	28
2.28				Switchback to right, #5.
2.33	l	134		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	20 / 9	21
2.34	r	135		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	/	22
2.34	l	136		globe gilia	Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia	20 / 2	5
2.38	r	137		purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	4 / 2	12
2.38				Switchback to left, #6.
2.39	l	138		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	10 / 9	35
2.46	r	139		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	/ 1	17
2.46	r	140		small-flowered meconella	Meconella denticulata	20 / 1	2
2.46	r	141		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	10 / 1	13
2.46	l	142		common fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	5 / 1	11
2.49	r	143		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	20 / 5	20
2.49	r			Second location of coast jepsonia, Jepsonia parryi.
2.49				Switchback to right, #7.
2.59				Switchback to left, #8. The trail in some places now is on the reddish Bedford Canyon Formation, with wavy metamorphosed bedding planes, with boulders of Woodson Mountain Granodiorite (white rocks with small black dots all over) on the side of the trail.
2.64	l	144		golden ear drops	Dicentra chrysantha	4 / 2	5
2.68	r	145	sp	comb-leaved nemacladus?	Nemacladus pinnatifidus?	99 / 4
2.70				A birds-foot fern forest alongside the trail. Over 50 plants where the trail was cleared some time ago.
2.72		146		California milkweed	Asclepias californica	/ 1	3
2.75				Switchback to right, #9.
2.81				Check for different peppergrass, Lepidium sp..
2.82				Broad switchback to left, #10, elevation ~2740 feet (835 m); trail now heads south-southwest
2.87				Santa Rosa Plateau Mesas (Burro, Colorado) and others (Avenaloca, Redonda, Miller Mountain) now visible to west.
2.98	b	147		bush poppy	Dendromecon rigida	50 / 4	5
3.03				Round ridge; trail now heads southeast; enter tick lane.
3.12				Cross small drainage and curve right.
3.18				Begin moist area with first chaparral whitethorn, Ceanothus leucodermis, and numerous sugar bush, Rhus ovata, elevation ~2800 feet (855 m).
3.18	l	148		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	99 / 9	12
3.21				End moist area; long switchback left at ridge.
3.25	l	149		tall melica	Melica frutescens	/	1
3.26				Trail curves right 90° twice at double drainage.
3.49	r	150		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	/ 1	10
3.54				Switchback left up north side of canyon, elevation ~3040 feet (925 m).
3.61				Switchback right.
3.64	l			Large rectangular rock made of Woodson Mountain granodiorite, with irregular chunk of Bedford Canyon formation stuck on top. Note the intergrade region where they melted together.
3.65	l			Smaller chunk of Bedford completely embedded in granodiorite
3.67				Trail jags left.
3.70	r	151		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	2 / 2	38
3.70	r	152		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	5 / 1	10
3.71	l			Good exposure of Bedford Canyon formation.
3.73	r	153		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	20 / 3	6
3.74	l	154		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	5 / 1	17
3.74	b	155		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	20 / 1	13
3.74				Cross usually-dry streambed, elevation 3120 feet (950 m).
3.75	l	156		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	/ 1	3
3.75				Check for Galium parishii.
3.75				Rest area, flat rock to sit on in only shade around.
3.76	r	157		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	50 / 9	9
3.76				Begin best field of chaparral whitethorn, Ceanothus leucodermis.
3.79				Cross first of two branches of a little drainage
3.82	r	158		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	50 / 9	2
3.83	r			Field of showy penstemon, Penstemon spectabilis and a number of California peonies, Paeonia californica.
3.86	b	159	?	2 m tall gilia?	Gilia caruifolia?	99 / 5
3.88				Trail makes a long jog right.
3.91				Broad switchback right; end field of chaparral whitethorn.
3.93	l	160		Tejon cryptantha	Cryptantha microstachys	/ 1	3
3.95				Switchback left, elevation ~3240 feet (990 m); visible peaks: High Point of Palomar Mountain; Toro and Rabbit Peak, Santa Rosa Mountains; San Jacinto Peak; San Gorgonio Mountain.
3.97	b	161		three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	20 / 3	2
3.99				Switchback right.
4.02	r			Switchback left at blocked-off little side trail (trail is very short and just loops around ridge and rejoins main trail shortly).
4.07				Trail turns right 90° at ridge; 200" telescope on Palomar Mountain visible.
4.09				Enter area with century-old giant manzanita trees still alive (Arctostaphylos glauca).
4.09				Check for a different suncup here, which has very dense flowers.
4.13				Trail turns left 90°.
4.13	r			bigberry manzanita, Arctostaphylos glauca, with 35 cm (14") diameter trunk.
4.16				Trail is now on ridge.
4.19				Trail jags right.
4.24				Cross small drainage.
4.27				Trail now below ridge, paralleling drainage to right.
4.37				Trail turns right 90° and crosses the drainage near its head.
4.38				Check for different annual penstemon species.
4.40	l	162		hairy ceanothus	Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus	10 / 4	4
4.40	r	163		Cleveland's bush monkeyflower	Mimulus clevelandii	/	1
4.40				Trail makes first of two 90° turns left at drainage.
4.44				Trail turns right 90°
4.44	r			Check for A. glandulosa ssp. adamsii.
4.49				Switchback right.
4.50				Trail turns left 90°
4.52	l	164		Parish's goldenbush	Ericameria parishii var. parishii	20 / 9	2
4.54				Switchback right.
4.57				Switchback left.
4.65				Switchback right.
4.66				Trail curves left 90°
4.70				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
4.72				Trail curves left 90°
4.75				Trail turns left 90° at small drainage, then rounds ridge to right.
4.81				Trail turns left 90° at drainage.
4.82	b	165	?	ann scroph or phacelia with an infl with 3 branches with closely-spaced flowers.
4.82	b	166		poodle-dog bush	Turricula parryi	50 / 9	4
4.87	r	167		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens+	/	7
4.87				Trail turns right 90°
4.89				Switchback right.
4.92				Small downed tree across trail on 12/3/03; still present on 10/25/04
5.02				Check for tree form of Q. wislizeni.
5.03				Another small tree down.
5.04	b	168		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	50 / 9	11
5.06	l	169	?	different grass like vulpia on steroids
5.09				Trail makes long curve left 90° around west side of last ridge before the top; elevation ~3800 feet (1160 m); first view of the area at the top of the trail.
5.19				Trail makes long curve right 90°.
5.20	l	170	?	grass with an infl that sometimes looks like Achnatherum, and sometimes like a thick poa secunda.
5.24				Switchback right.
5.26				Trail turns left 90°
5.29				Trail turns left 90° at swale, which is almost entirely non-native annual grasses; elevation ~3760 feet (1145 m).
5.34				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
5.36				Trail turns left 90° then jogs right.
5.40				Trail jogs right again.
5.48				Switchback left at drainage.
5.48		171		California wood fern	Dryopteris arguta	1 / 1	13
5.51				Trail turns right 90° at ridge.
5.53				Trail curves right 45°.
5.55				Switchback left at drainage.
5.57				Trail turns right 90° at ridge.
5.58				Trail turns left 45° at drainage; nice patch of hairy ceanothus, Ceanothus oliganthus.
5.62				Long switchback right at ridge
5.67				Switchback left at drainage.
5.68				Switchback right at ridge.
5.74				Cross drainage.
5.76				Switchback left; trail becomes steeper.
5.81				Check for a different grass.
5.81				Switchback right.
5.82	l	172		broad-leaved lotus	Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius	5 / 5	6
5.82				Small downed tree across trail on 10/25/04.
5.88				Small downed tree across trail on 10/25/04.
5.89				Trail curves left at ridge.
5.90				Switchback left.
5.91	r	173		Coulter pine	Pinus coulteri	4 / 4	10
5.93	b	174	sp	dodder	Cuscuta sp.+	/
5.98				Switchback right.
6.07				Switchback left.
6.14				Switchback right.
6.17				Small downed tree across trail on 10/25/04.
6.18				Switchback left.
6.19				Small downed tree across trail on 10/25/04.
6.21				Switchback right.
6.23				Switchback left.
6.23				Switchback right.
6.27				Switchback left.
6.28				Long switchback right.
6.30				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
6.34				Switchback right at drainage.
6.35				Long switchback left.
6.40				Trail curves right 90° at ridge.
6.43				Check for Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii. This specimen has white-glaucous lvs and a burl.
6.44				Switchback left at ridge.
6.51				Switchback left near the head of a large drainage.
6.55				Switchback right at ridge. Trail is now just above the bottom of the main drainage from Agua Tibia ridge, and just below the saddle on the ridge.
6.70				Trail curves left 90° at drainage, then trail curves right 90°. Trail is now quite overgrown beginning here on 10/25/04.
6.72				Tree down on trail on 10/25/04.
6.73	l	175		yellow-stem bush mallow	Malacothamnus densiflorus	10 / 2	1
6.94				Enter southern coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia, forest on top.
6.96				Large southern coast live oak down across trail on 10/25/04.
6.98				End Dripping Springs Trail at jct. with Palomar-McGee Trail.

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Last update: 13 November 2004.