Plant Guide to Big Horn Mine Trail, Mt. Baden-Powell

Mile	#	S	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Gate (6580') with sign: "Road Closed Do Not Block Gate"
0.00	l	1		(no longer present) California fuchsia	Epilobium canum+	99 / 9	12
0.00	b	2		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	21
0.00	l	3		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	10 / 9	10
0.00	r	4		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	50 / 9	20
0.00	r	5		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	1 / 1	41
0.00	b	6		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	50 / 9	8
0.00	t	7		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	20 / 9	47
0.00	r	8		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	5 / 2	25
0.00	r	9		arched elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. arcuata	10 / 5	6
0.00	r	10		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus+	30 / 9	14
0.00	r	11		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	/	14
0.00	r	12		flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum	30 / 9	6
0.01	l	13		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	30 / 9	12
0.01	b	14		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 5	16
0.02	r	15		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	20 / 9	9
0.02	b	16		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 4	34
0.02	r	17		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum+	99 / 9	7
0.02	r			(southern mountain-monardella, Monardella australis, on top bank of drainage.)
0.02	r			(California milkweed, Asclepias californica)
0.02		18		giant blazing star	Mentzelia laevicaulis+	30 / 2	6
0.02	l	19		white fir	Abies concolor	50 / 9	20
0.02	r			(Martin's paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii)
0.02	l	20		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	/	21
0.03				Cross drainage.
0.03	r	21		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	20 / 5	7
0.03	r	22		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	5 / 2	9
0.03	r			California fuchsia	Epilobium canum+	/
0.03	r	23		mountain tansy-mustard	Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa	3 / 1	2
0.03	l	24	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 3	6
0.03	r	25		santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	20 / 2	8
0.04	r			giant blazing star	Mentzelia laevicaulis+	30 / 5
0.04	b	26		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	30 / 5	14
0.04	r			(Virgin's bower, Clematis ligusticifolia, uphill.)
0.05	r	27		goldenrod	Solidago californica	/	27
0.05	l	28		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	/	12
0.05				Cross small drainage.
0.05	r	29		nodding bedstraw	Galium hallii	30 / 5	3
0.05	r	30		mountain pink currant	Ribes nevadense	3 / 3	6
0.05	r	31		*orchard-grass	Dactylis glomerata	5 / 1	1
0.05	r	32		Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	20 / 1	4
0.05	r		sp	(gooseberry, Ribes sp.)
0.05	r	33		sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa ssp. reflexa	5 / 1	10
0.05	r	34		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	30 / 9	21
0.05	r	35		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	10 / 3	8
0.05		36		pinegrove groundsmoke	Gayophytum oligospermum	20 / 2	8
0.06	r	37		(no longer present) arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis+	5 / 3	29
0.07		38		Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus+	10 / 2	6
0.07	r	39		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	2 / 1	24
0.08	r	40		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha echinella	10 / 1	3
	r	41		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 5	32
	r	42		spreading larkspur	Delphinium patens ssp. montanum	50 / 5	4
	r	43		rock melica	Melica stricta	30 / 9	3
0.12	l	44		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	3 / 3	39
0.12	l	45		western choke-cherry	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	30 / 3	6
0.13	r	46		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	3 / 2	8
	l	47		virgin's bower	Clematis ligusticifolia	20 / 1	9
0.14	r	48		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	4 / 2	4
0.15	r	49		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	10 / 2	10
0.18	l			Trailhead for Mine Gulch Trail
0.18	r	50		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	30 / 3	14
0.18	r	51		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	10 / 9	15
0.18	r	52		California milkweed	Asclepias californica	2 / 1	2
0.18	r	53		California broomrape	Orobanche californica ssp. feudgei	1 / 1	2
	r	54		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica ssp. californica	10 / 9	11
0.19	b	55		smoothleaf yerba santa	Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. trichocalyx	50 / 9	8
0.19				Cross first branch of a drainage.
	l			A good display of virgin's bower, Clematis ligusticifolia.
0.19		56		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica+	10 / 2	13
0.19	r	57		(plain mariposa lily, Calochortus invenustus)
0.19	r	58		woodland brome	Bromus laevipes	30 / 9	2
0.20	r	59		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum+	1 / 1	10
0.20		60		western morning-glory	Calystegia occidentalis ssp. fulcrata	/	7
0.20	r	61		spreading dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolium	40 / 1	3
0.21				Cross second branch of drainage
0.21	r	62		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	30 / 9	14
0.22	r	63		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	1 / 1	11
0.23	r	64		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	10 / 3	7
0.25	r			Dogbane hill
0.26		65		pine lousewort	Pedicularis semibarbata	1 / 1	9
	l	66		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	5 / 3	11
0.27	l	67		sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	/	12
0.27	l			Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus+	10 / 1
0.27	r	68		Yosemite rockcress	Arabis repanda var. repanda	30 / 5	3
0.27		69		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	/	3
0.28	b	70		silky lupine	Lupinus elatus	4 / 2	5
0.28	r			arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis+	/
0.28	r	71		deer brush	Ceanothus integerrimus	5 / 5	4
0.28	r			Arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis)  with oblanceolate leaves; compare to the previously-noted one with the usual elliptic leaves (see pix).
0.29	r	72		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria	1 / 1	2
	l	73		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	/	10
	r	74		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	10 / 1	16
	r	75		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	10 / 1	14
0.29	r	76		snow-plant	Sarcodes sanguinea	1 / 1	4
0.29	r	77		southern mountain-monardella	Monardella australis	5 / 3	7
0.30	r	78		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	10 / 3	26
0.31	r	79		diamond-petaled clarkia	Clarkia rhomboidea	50 / 1	4
	r	80	?	Phacelia or Gilia sp.?21
0.33	r	81		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	50 / 5	21
0.33	r	82		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	1 / 1	6
0.34	l	83		prickly poppy	Argemone munita	10 / 2	6
0.37	r	84		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	1 / 1	8
	r	85		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	10 / 3	12
		86	?	oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	/	3
0.42	r	87		bigleaf maple	Acer macrophyllum	5 / 3	7
0.43				Cross drainage; road turns left
0.46	l	88		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	20 / 1	12
		89		fir dwarf-mistletoe	Arceuthobium abietinum	/	2
0.55	r	90		white hawkweed	Hieracium albiflorum	2 / 2	2
	r	91		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	2 / 1	19
0.66	r			Exposures of gneiss rock on right for next 0.01 mile; trail curves right 90°
0.71				Trail curves left 45°
0.83	l	92		Parry manzanita	Arctostaphylos parryana	2 / 1	4
0.83				Low point on trail (6450'); View opens up, with good view of Mt. Baldy area; road turns right toward major gully
0.83	l	93		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis+	50 / 9	7
		94		(no longer present) scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis+	20 / 3	9
0.89	b			Many giant blazing stars (Mentzelia laevicaulis) here.
0.91	r	95		big squirreltail	Elymus multisetus	20 / 3	5
	r	96		long-stalk phacelia	Phacelia longipes	10 / 2	2
	r	97		clasping-leaved caulanthus	Caulanthus amplexicaulis var. amplexicaulis	10 / 2	2
0.92	r	98		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	3 / 1	4
0.92	r			Small seep, creating a small seasonally-wet area.
0.92	r	99		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	5 / 1	3
0.92	r	100		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	20 / 1	1
0.94	l	101		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum+	10 / 2	10
0.95				Gully (6470'). (no longer present white-bark raspberry, Rubus leucodermis, just up the drainage.)+
0.95	r	102		(no longer present) Fremont cottonwood	Populus fremontii ssp. fremontii+	1 / 1	8
0.95	r	103		(no longer present) narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua+	1 / 1	5
0.95	r			(Check for different Cryptantha here; observed only two plants in 2003 that appeared to have 3 flattened flowers per node.)
0.99	r			Arroyo willow with male and female flowers on same plant! Each sex with ~6' long branch stemming from a common base.
				(Poodle-dog bush, Turricula parryi, just below the trail.)
1.01	r	104		scattered blazing star	Mentzelia dispersa	20 / 1	3
1.03	r	105		white-bark raspberry	Rubus leucodermis	10 / 3	3
1.05	r	106		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	10 / 1	25
1.08				Open gate with very faded words "Keep out - no trespassing" on it
1.09	r			Best prickly poppy (Argemone munita) area.
1.13	r			Cut on ridgeline with schist and exposed rock; trail turns right 90°
1.18	b	107		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	30 / 3	18
1.19	r	108		*bulbous blue grass	Poa bulbosa	2 / 1	2
1.19				Exposed part of trail - watch children!
1.24				Short wet area on trail due to water draining from a mine tunnel.
1.24	r	109		wrinkled rush	Juncus rugulosus	20 / 1	1
1.24	r			scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis+	/
1.24	r			Tunnel
1.24	r	110		mountain spray	Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus+	1 / 1	7
1.24				Trail climbs over rocks deposited in early 2003 for 0.01 mile.
1.27	r			Check for second occurrence of bur-ragweed, Ambrosia acanthicarpa.
1.36				Tricky spot at boulder; exposed on downhill side of boulder; use trail on right side of boulder.
1.37	l	111		bigcone-spruce	Pseudotsuga macrocarpa	2 / 2	6
1.43	r	112		white-veined wintergreen	Pyrola picta	1 / 1	2
1.55	r	113		Davidson's lotus	Lotus nevadensis var. davidsonii	10 / 1	7
1.56				Y Junction (6800'). Left to foundation; go right to Big Horn Mine.
1.57	r	114		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	5 / 1	13
1.57	l	115		chaparral whitethorn	Ceanothus leucodermis	1 / 1	12
1.59	b			California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum+	/
1.60	r	116		naked-stem bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. nudicaule	10 / 2	4
1.63	r	117		erect goldenaster	Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. fastigiata	3 / 1	4
1.65				Half a gate.
1.68	r	118		Johnston's monkeyflower	Mimulus johnstonii+	2 / 1	2
1.72	r	119		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	5 / 2	35
1.73	r	120		chicory-leaved stephanomeria	Stephanomeria cichoriacea	5 / 2	6
1.77	r			Short tunnel
1.77		121		*(no longer present) redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium+	2 / 1	40
1.79	l	122		(no longer present) black cottonwood	Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa+	1 / 1	6
1.79				Mine (6840'). Turnaround
1.79	l			(California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum+)

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Updated 30 September 2004.