Plant Guide to Beach Trail / Broken Hill Trail Loop, Torrey Pines State Reserve

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Start of trail at bathrooms at parking lot; elevation ~345 feet (105 m). Sign: "Razor Point 0.6 mile; Flat Rock 0.8 mile; Mussel Rock 1.2 mile"
0.00	l	1		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum+	30 / 3	46
0.00	l	2		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	35
0.00	l	3		(baby) coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis+	20 / 9	23
0.00	l	4	~	coast locoweed	Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus	20 / 5	3
0.00	b	5		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	5 / 1	15
0.00	l	6		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	44
0.00	l	7		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	/	11
0.00	l	8		*purple false-brome	Brachypodium distachyon	/	5
0.00	l	9		*Australian brass-buttons	Cotula australis	10 / 1	14
0.00	r	10		Torrey pine	Pinus torreyana	10 / 9	2
0.00		11		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	/	27
0.01				End sidewalk on side of bathrooms
0.01	l	12		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	3 / 3	27
0.01	l	13		lemonade berry	Rhus integrifolia	99 / 9	12
0.01	l	14		broom baccharis	Baccharis sarothroides	50 / 9	7
0.01	l			(adult) coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	/
0.01	r	15		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	99 / 9	22
0.01	r	16		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	20 / 5	14
0.01	r	17		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	48
0.01	r	18		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	22
0.01	b	19		everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides	50 / 5	7
0.01	r			Check if the baby Gnaphalium here turns out to be different from G. bicolor.
0.01	r	20		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	50 / 5	41
0.01	r	21		hooked skunkweed	Navarretia hamata ssp. leptantha	99 / 9	1
0.01	b	22		slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	99 / 9	11
0.01	l	23		coast scrub oak	Quercus dumosa	99 / 9	2
0.01	l	24		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	20 / 9	21
0.01	b	25		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	50 / 9	50
0.01	l	26		black sage	Salvia mellifera	30 / 9	37
0.01	r	27		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	30 / 9	22
0.02	r	28		wartystem ceanothus	Ceanothus verrucosus	50 / 9	3
0.02	b	29		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	99 / 9	18
0.02	l	30		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	10 / 9	28
0.02	l	31	~	wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	/	10
0.02	l	32		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	30 / 9	42
0.02	l	33		bushrue	Cneoridium dumosum	99 / 9	3
0.02	l	34	ssp	purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	/	12
0.02	b	35		lanceleaf dudleya	Dudleya lanceolata	99 / 9	19
0.02	r			(San Diego barrel cactus, Ferocactus viridescens, sometimes visible)
0.03	r			Jct. other entrance to trail; continue forward
0.03	r			First large coast scrub oak, Quercus dumosa.
0.03	l			(Check for woolly marbles in the season wet area here.)
0.03	b	36		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	50 / 7	6
0.04	r	37		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	20 / 9	32
0.04	r	38		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 3	39
0.04	l			Sign: "Foot traffic only"
0.04	l	39		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia+	30 / 9	50
0.04	l	40		coast prickly-pear	Opuntia littoralis	5 / 5	7
0.04	r	41	~	western prickly-pear	Opuntia occidentalis	5 / 5	2
0.05				Trail turns right 90°.
0.05	l			Check for Gnaphalium canescens here and 5 other places on trail, seen in 2002 but not in 2004.
0.05	l	42		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	10 / 9	40
0.05		43	~	south coast branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis	/	3
0.07	l	44		sandmat	Cardionema ramosissimum	40 / 9	2
0.07	r	45		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	50 / 9	10
0.08	l	46	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.+	/
0.08	r	47		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	/	15
0.08	r	48		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis+	50 / 9	18
0.09	l	49		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 9	41
0.09	l			Sign: "Area closed for plant rehabilitation".
0.09	r			Jct. Razor Point Trail; stay left
0.09	l	50		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	1 / 1	5
0.09	b	51		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	/	25
0.09	l	52		six-weeks fescue	Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora	5 / 1	2
0.09	l			Check for new species like small annual everlasting
0.09	l	53		seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	99 / 9	5
0.11	r	54		chaparral bush mallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	1 / 1	13
0.11				Trail turns 90 degrees to left
0.11	b	55		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	20 / 9	16
0.11	l	56		mission manzanita	Xylococcus bicolor	50 / 9	12
0.11	r	57		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	20 / 9	7
0.13	l	58		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	/	13
0.13	r			(A toyon ~20 feet high and ~40 feet wide)
0.13	r			A mission manzanita "tree", Xylococcus bicolor.
0.14				Trail turns 90 degrees to right; the skunk odor of hooked skunkweed, Navarretia hamata ssp. leptantha, is strong here.
0.15	r			First good specimen of western prickly pear, Opuntia Xoccidentalis.
0.15	r			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
0.16	r			southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta+	/	10
0.16	r	59		southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	/	15
0.17	l			Jct. sandy area that looks like the beginning of a trail, but which is not.
0.17	r			Another trail comes in at 300 degrees.
0.17	r	60		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	20 / 9	25
0.18	r			(shiny lomatium, Lomatium lucidum)
0.18	l	61		small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum	40 / 9	5
0.18	l	62		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	2 / 2	38
0.19	l	63		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/	27
0.19	r			Jct. connector trail to Razor Point Trail on right; go left; Sign: "Red Butte [to right]", "Razor Point 1/4 mile [to right]; Beach Trail 1/2 mile to Flat Rock [to left]"
0.19	l	64		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	/	7
0.19	l	65		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	30 / 9	13
0.19	l			San Diego wreathplant (glandular form)	Stephanomeria diegensis+	/
0.20	r	66		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	3 / 3	17
0.20	r	67		ladies fingers	Dudleya edulis	99 / 9	7
0.20		68	sp	different suncup	Camissonia sp.	/
0.21				Begin S-shaped switchback
0.22	l	69		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	3 / 3	27
	l	70		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	/	19
0.23				End S-shaped switchback. Plants have now become very flattened due to winds off the ocean.
0.24	r	71		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	20 / 9	18
0.24	r			(Check for different species like Lomatium dasycarpum)
0.24	r	72		western dichondra	Dichondra occidentalis	99 / 9	2
0.25	r			(Check for box-thorn, Lycium californicum.)
0.25	r	73	sp	clarkia?	Clarkia sp.?	/
0.25	l			(sea dahlia, Coreopsis maritima)
0.25				Switchback right.
0.27				Six steps, then switchback left.
0.27	l			(coast Indian paintbrush, Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis)
0.28	b	74		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	/	11
0.28	r	75		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	/	40
0.28	r	76		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	/	19
0.29	r	77		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	/	16
0.30	l	78		bladderpod	Isomeris arborea	10 / 9	7
0.30	b	79		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	40 / 9	42
0.31	l	80	~	California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	/	19
0.31	b	81		sea dahlia	Coreopsis maritima	50 / 9	4
0.31	l	82		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	10 / 1	36
0.32	r	83		coast Indian paintbrush	Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis	10 / 5	3
0.32	l	84	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia sp.	/
0.32	l			First location of San Diego barrel cactus, Ferocactus viridescens, in 2002; gone in 2004.
0.32	r	85		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	30 / 3	24
0.32	r	86		California encelia	Encelia californica	20 / 5	12
0.32	r			Definite wild celery, Apiastrum angustifolium, here.
0.32				Bench without back
	l	87		Palmer's grapplinghook	Harpagonella palmeri	/	1
0.33				90 degree curve to right
0.34	r	88		San Diego barrel cactus	Ferocactus viridescens	30 / 9	2
0.34	r	89		*creeping Australian saltbush	Atriplex semibaccata	20 / 9	10
0.35	r	90	sp	sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus?	/
0.35	r	91		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	20 / 3	25
0.36	r	92		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	/	40
0.36	r	93		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	30 / 2	18
0.36	r	94		warty spurge	Euphorbia spathulata	/	4
0.37				Switchback left.
0.37	r	95		*crystalline ice plant	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	20 / 9	5
0.44	b	96		nodding needlegrass	Nassella cernua	30 / 5	11
0.44	r			Jct. Yucca Point / Razor Point Trail; continue straight ahead
0.44	r			Bench without back
0.45				16 steps down, then 90 degrees right, then one more step.
0.47				Small S-shaped switchback to left
0.48	l	97		California box-thorn	Lycium californicum	50 / 9	1
0.50	l			View of sandstone arch down drainage.
0.51	r	98		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	2 / 2	14
0.51				Switchback left; cross 8 wood plank bridge over drainage
0.53				17 steps down plus step over waterbar just past the end.
0.54	r	99		Orcutt's yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana	30 / 5	2
0.54	r	100		coast cholla	Opuntia prolifera	30 / 9	3
0.55	b	101		California groundsel	Senecio californicus	20 / 2	2
0.56	l	102		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	2 / 1	19
0.58	l	103		virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora	1 / 1	9
0.59	l	104		pink sand verbena	Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata	30 / 9	2
0.59	l	105		Robinson's pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii	10 / 2	5
0.59				Wood plank bridge over drainage
0.62	l	106		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	5 / 2	28
0.62	r	107		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	20 / 1	15
0.62	r	108		shrubby beach-primrose	Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa	30 / 9	2
0.63	r	109		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	20 / 2	20
0.64	r	110		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	/	36
0.65				Jct. Broken Hill Trail (the stairs going up ahead); go right down wooden staircase and enter sandstone cliffs
0.65	b	111		sea-cliff buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium	20 / 3	4
0.65	l	112		California saltbush	Atriplex californica	10 / 3	2
0.66	l	113		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	10 / 1	13
0.66				Trail turns left 90°
0.67				Trail is now exposed for the short remaining way - watch your footing!
0.74				Beach Trail ends at wooden staircase to beach, elevation 0 feet (0 m); go back up trail to the Broken Hill Trail.
0.83	r			Jct. Broken Hill Trail at top of lower wooden staircase; go right and take it.
0.83	l	114	sp	fiesta flower	Pholistoma sp.	/
0.83	r	115		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	10 / 1	44
0.83	b			(California polypody, Polypodium californicum)
				Check for iceplant, Carpobrotus sp.; check later on trail for occurrence of polypody on trail.
0.83				Go up 15 step staircase
0.83	r	116		coast weed	Amblyopappus pusillus	10 / 1	1
0.84	l			Field of coast cholla, Opuntia prolifera.
0.85	l	117		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	20 / 1	37
0.88				12 step staircase with a 90° left turn.
0.88	r	118		*stock	Matthiola incana	1 / 1	2
0.89				(tall coast prickly-pear, Opuntia oricola, dead ahead on ridgetop.)
0.89				11 step staircase of railroad ties.
0.89	l	119		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum+	/	9
0.92	r			Bench without a back.
0.95	r	120	?	small-flowered melica?	Melica imperfecta?	1 / 1
0.96	l	121		fuchsia-flowered gooseberry	Ribes speciosum	1 / 1	6
0.97		122		tall coast prickly-pear	Opuntia oricola	5 / 2	2
0.97	r	123		graceful bedstraw	Galium porrigens var. porrigens	1 / 1	3
1.00				Curve left, then switchback right.
1.01				Switchback left.
1.02				S-curve
1.02	r	124	~	eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	2 / 1	22
1.04				Switchback right.
1.06				Switchback left.
1.09				Switchback right.
1.10	b			Acres of lemonade berry, Rhus integrifolia.
1.11				Switchback left.
1.11	r			Bench without a back.
1.12				Switchback right.
1.13	l	125	~	California filago	Filago californica	/	14
1.15				Switchback left.
1.17	r	126		silverback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa	10 / 2	4
1.17	r	127		ashy spike-moss	Selaginella cinerascens	10 / 5	1
1.17	r			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
1.17	b	128		coast jepsonia	Jepsonia parryi	10 / 2	15
1.17	r	129		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	50 / 3	14
1.17	r	130	sp	purple sanicle?	Sanicula bipinnatifida?+	10 / 1
1.17	r	131		shooting star	Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii	5 / 1	10
	r			(California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum)
1.18	r			Sign: "Stay on Trail CCR46011(d)" at jct. with an illegal shortcut trail.
1.19	r	132	~	narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	5 / 1	15
1.20				Switchback right.
1.20	l	133	~	*annual veldt grass	Ehrharta longiflora+	30 / 2	2
1.20				Another sign at other end of illegal shortcut trail.
1.22				Switchback left.
1.26				Enter field of old chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum, plants that are only 3-5 foot high. These plants have leaves only 2-3 mm long, and have been called var. obtusifolium.
1.29				Turn right 90°.
1.32	r			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
1.33	r	134		shiny lomatium	Lomatium lucidum	10 / 4	6
1.34	l	135		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	3 / 1	34
1.35	r			Rock concretions on top of the sandstone, a remnant from Ice Age Torrey Pines.
1.36				Plants getting larger now, away from the strong sea breeze
1.37	b	136	?	unk young plant - white star-lily?	Zigadenus fremontii?	10 / 1
1.39				Four 90° turns in trail.
1.40				Y-jct; go left on "North Fork".
1.41	r	137		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	1 / 1	38
1.42				Trail turns right 90°
1.42	l	138		Turkish rugging	Chorizanthe staticoides	10 / 2	1
1.43				Trail turns left 90°
1.45	b	139		redberry	Rhamnus crocea	5 / 5	15
1.45	r	140		San Diego mountain mahogany	Cercocarpus minutiflorus	10 / 4	10
1.46				Trail turns left 90°
1.47				Trail turns right 90° enter a small patch that hasn't been burned for a long time, containing 10 foot mission manzanita trees, Xylococcus bicolor, 12 foot San Diego mountain mahogany trees, Cercocarpus minutiflorus, 10 foot chamise trees, Adenostoma fasciculatum, 7 foot saw-toothed goldenbush, Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides, and very old woodrat's nests.
1.48	r			A "skyscraper" woodrat's nest.
1.51	r			Oak moss lichen, Evernia prunastri, is the interesting foliose (leaf-like) lichen growing on the shrubs.
1.52				Climb six spaced-out steps
1.53	r	141	?	unk baby annual with lvs like small beeplant
1.54				Enter another forest of 3-6 foot tall chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum.
1.57				Rock concretions  now on trail
1.60	l	142		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	2 / 1	6
1.63				Cross an old road with another old road intersecting it, with zillions of concretions.
1.64	r			Check for vernal pool Plagiobothrys.
1.72	r			The line of trees marks the edge of the golf course.
1.73				Cross an old road / drainage.
1.73	r	143		long-spined spineflower	Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina	10 / 1	1
1.75				Cross another old road / drainage.
1.78				T-Jct. with "Hiking and Biking Roadway", old US101, elevation 370 feet (113 m); go left on it.
1.78	r	144		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	10 / 3	32
1.79	r	145		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	20 / 3	31
1.84	l	146		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	3 / 1	4
1.90	r			Jct. road (to maintenance shed?)
1.97	l			(Del Mar manzanita, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia)
2.07	l			Jct. road to parking lot / trailhead; take it; nice smell here is from the next species.
2.08	l	147		Cleveland sage	Salvia clevelandii	3 / 1	4
2.09	l			Trailhead; end guide.

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Updated 8 January 2005.