Plant Guide to Guy Fleming Trail, Torrey Pines State Reserve

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Beginning of trail, at the first Torrey Pine; elevation ~245 feet (75 m).
0.00	b	1		Torrey pine	Pinus torreyana	20 / 9	2
0.00	r	2		*American agave	Agave americana	5 / 1	1
0.00	l	3		*purple false-brome	Brachypodium distachyon	/	5
0.00	l	4		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	5 / 5	40
0.00	l	5		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	20 / 4	41
0.00	l	6		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/	27
0.00	b	7		coast prickly-pear	Opuntia littoralis	2 / 2	7
0.00	r	8		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	10 / 9	28
0.00	r	9		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	30 / 9	22
0.00	l	10		black sage	Salvia mellifera	10 / 9	37
0.00	l	11		purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	99 / 9	12
0.00	l	12		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia+	30 / 9	50
0.00	l	13		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	20 / 9	32
0.00	b	14		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	30 / 9	46
0.00	r			Sign: "Stay on designated trail. Reserve hours 7 a.m. to sunset."
0.00	r	15		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	10 / 5	42
0.00	l	16		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	20 / 9	21
0.00	l	17		lanceleaf dudleya	Dudleya lanceolata	50 / 9	19
0.00	l	18	?	grass similar to poa secunda	?	10 / 1
0.00	l	19		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata+	50 / 3	14
0.00	r	20		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	20 / 9	18
0.00	r	21		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	40 / 9	18
0.00	b	22		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	1 / 1	39
0.01	l	23		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	2 / 2	42
0.01	l	24		*Mediterranean pygmy-weed	Crassula tillaea+	30 / 1	5
0.01	l	25		*Australian brass-buttons	Cotula australis	50 / 3	14
0.01	b	26		milk maids	Cardamine californica+	40 / 9	8
0.01	r	27		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	48
0.01	b	28		lemonade berry	Rhus integrifolia	40 / 9	12
0.01	l	29		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	1 / 1	38
0.01	r	30		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	22
0.01	r			(laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.01	l	31		bushrue	Cneoridium dumosum	40 / 9	3
0.01	r	32		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	20 / 2	44
0.01	r	33	?	annual everlasting?	Gnaphalium stramineum?	20 / 3
0.01	r			Check for California chicory, Rafinesquia californica
0.02	r	34		wartystem ceanothus	Ceanothus verrucosus	50 / 9	3
0.02	r	35		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	10 / 5	17
0.02	l	36		sea dahlia	Coreopsis maritima	50 / 9	4
0.02	l	37		redberry	Rhamnus crocea	20 / 5	15
0.02	l			Bench.
0.02	l			Display board.
0.02				Y-jct. Go right.
0.02	l	38	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	99 / 9
0.02	b	39		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	20 / 9	6
0.02	l	40		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	50 / 4	20
0.03	l	41		San Diego barrel cactus	Ferocactus viridescens	3 / 3	2
0.03	r			(western prickly pear, Opuntia occidentalis)
0.03	r	42		(can't read my writing....)
0.03	r	43	~	everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides	99 / 9	7
0.03	r	44	~	*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	20 / 2	16
0.03	r	45		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	10 / 9	35
0.04	r	46		shiny lomatium	Lomatium lucidum	10 / 3	6
0.04				Begin fence posts on right side of trail.
0.04	r			(Parish's purple nightshade, Solanum parishii)
0.05	r	47		mission manzanita	Xylococcus bicolor	3 / 3	12
0.06	l	48		*annual veldt grass	Ehrharta longiflora+	99 / 9	2
0.06	l	49		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	5 / 3	34
0.06	l	50		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	10 / 2	14
0.06	l			Sign: "Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia".
0.06	l	51		yellow mariposa lily	Calochortus weedii var. weedii	30 / 9	7
0.06	l	52	~	seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	99 / 4	5
0.06	l	53		southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	/	15
0.06	l	54		California polypody	Polypodium californicum	99 / 5	15
0.06	l	55		ladies fingers	Dudleya edulis	50 / 9	7
0.06	l	56		small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum	10 / 2	5
0.06				Four steps up.
0.07	b	57		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	20 / 9	50
0.07	l			(coast scrub oak, Quercus dumosa)
0.07				Four steps down.
0.08	l	58		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	3 / 2	4
0.08	b	59		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	10 / 1	18
0.08	l	60		shooting star	Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii	10 / 1	10
0.08	l			Sign: "chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum"
0.08	r	61		Orcutt's yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. orcuttiana+	/	2
0.08	b	62		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	3 / 2	13
0.09	r	63		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	3 / 2	27
0.09	r	64	~	*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	/	41
0.10	r			Sign: "Birdbath is filled several times per week."
0.10	r	65	~	pink sand verbena	Abronia umbellata ssp. umbellata+	30 / 9	2
0.10	l			Drinking fountain.
0.11	l			Low bench.
0.11	r	66		*creeping Australian saltbush	Atriplex semibaccata	3 / 2	10
0.13	l	67		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	20 / 9	16
0.13	l	68		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 2	40
0.13	b	69		western dichondra	Dichondra occidentalis	20 / 2	2
0.14	r			(mission cactus, spineless form, Opuntia ficus-indica)
0.15	l	70		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	20 / 7	24
0.15	l	71		sandmat	Cardionema ramosissimum	20 / 9	2
0.15	l	72		silverback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa	10 / 1	4
0.15	l			(wide-throated yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus brevipes)
0.17	l			(white sage, Salvia apiana)
0.17	r	73		south coast morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	5 / 5	15
0.18	r	74		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	30 / 9	25
0.18	l	75	~	California filago	Filago californica	/	15
0.18	l			Sign: "black sage, Salvia mellifera".
0.19	b	76	~	*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	20 / 2	23
0.20	l	77		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	5 / 2	21
0.21	l	78		wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	20 / 2	10
0.22	l	79		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	5 / 1	11
0.22	l	80	sp	western wallflower?	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum?+	10 / 3
0.22	l	81		California plantain	Plantago erecta	50 / 3	10
0.23	l	82		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	/	15
0.27	l	83	~	coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	/	37
0.28	l	84		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	20 / 2	37
0.28	l	85		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	20 / 1	21
0.28	l	86		San Diego fiesta flower	Pholistoma racemosum	50 / 3	2
0.28	l			Sign: "scrub oak, Quercus dumosa".
0.28	b	87		coast scrub oak	Quercus dumosa	2 / 2	2
0.28	l	88		graceful bedstraw	Galium porrigens var. porrigens	5 / 1	4
0.28	r	89		*mission cactus (spiny form)	Opuntia ficus-indica	1 / 1	5
0.29	b	90		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	50 / 4	14
0.30				Low bridge under a tree branch
0.30	r	91	sp	annual goosefoot	Chenopodium sp.	5 / 1
0.31	l	92		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	30 / 2	7
0.32	l	93		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	1 / 1	26
0.32	r			Jct. ocean overlook trail. Go right and take it. Due to the width of the trail, look only the plants on the right, both going to the overlook and coming back.
0.33	r	94		California croton	Croton californicus	10 / 5	6
0.33				Turn around at end of overlook trail; elevation ~230 feet (70 m).
0.34	r	95		California encelia	Encelia californica	20 / 5	12
0.35	r	96		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	/	16
0.35	r	97		shrubby beach-primrose	Camissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa	20 / 5	2
0.35	r			(johnny jump-up, Viola pedunculata)
0.35	r			(common tidy-tips, Layia platyglossa)
0.35	r	98		prostrate spineflower	Chorizanthe procumbens	/	3
0.35	r	99		California spineflower	Mucronea californica	5 / 2	1
0.35	r	100	~	meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	1 / 1	13
0.36				Jct. main trail, go right.
0.37				Sign: "California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum".
0.37	l	101		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	1 / 1	25
0.38				Trail curves left 90°
0.39	r	102		Robinson's pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii	20 / 3	5
0.39	r			(coast cholla, Opuntia prolifera)
0.39	r	103		climbing milkweed	Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. hartwegii	50 / 5	2
0.39	b	104		bladderpod	Isomeris arborea	20 / 5	7
0.39	l	105		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	20 / 3	25
0.40	l	106		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	2 / 1	20
0.40	l	107		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	/	44
0.40	l	108		ground pink	Linanthus dianthiflorus	20 / 2	8
0.40				Trail curves right 90°
0.41	l	109		western prickly-pear	Opuntia occidentalis	2 / 2	2
0.41	l	110		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	/	25
0.42	r			Sign: "Bush sunflower, Encelia californica".
0.42	r			(blue larkspur, Delphinium parryi ssp. maritimum)
0.43	l			Bench without a back.
0.44	r			Sign: "Torrey Pine, Pinus torreyana".
0.44	r	111		south coast branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. austrolitoralis	10 / 3	3
0.44				Trail curves left.
0.44	l	112		California groundsel	Senecio californicus	20 / 2	2
0.46	r	113		*crystalline ice plant	Mesembryanthemum crystallinum	50 / 3	5
0.46	r			Sign: "Mojave Yucca, Yucca schidigera".
0.48	l			Blank sign
0.50	l			(Shaw's agave, Agave shawii)
0.50	l			Bench without a back.
0.50	l			Sign: "sea-cliff buckwheat, Eriogonum parvifolium".
0.50	l	114		sea-cliff buckwheat	Eriogonum parvifolium	3 / 3	4
0.51	l	115		*sea fig	Carpobrotus chilensis+	1 / 1	2
0.57	l			Bench without a back.
0.57				Y-jct. Go right.
0.61				Observation Point; elevation ~220 feet (65 m). Turn around.
0.65				Jct. main trail, go right.
0.65	l			Sign: "Dead pines. The tree skeletons are all that remain from severe drought and bark beetle outbreak in the mid 1960s."
0.66	l	116		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	1 / 1	38
0.67	l			Sign: "Mojave Yucca, Yucca schidigera".
0.68	l	117	sp	California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	2 / 2	14
0.71	l			Sign: "redberry, Rhamnus crocea".
0.72	l	118		Shaw's agave	Agave shawii	3 / 1	2
0.72	l			Bench without a back
0.74				Trail turns left 90°
0.74	r	119		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	3 / 1	18
0.74	r	120		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	1 / 1	27
0.76				Trail turns left 90°
0.77				Trail curves right 90°
0.78	l			Bench without a back.
0.80				"Low bridge" under a dead pine.
0.83				Trail makes a long curve left.
0.85				End loop trail.
0.87				Trailhead.
				Present on trail, but unknown location:
		121		goldfields	Lasthenia californica	/	7

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Updated 15 January 2005.