Plant Guide to Manzanita Trail from top, Mt. Baden-Powell

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Trailhead at Vincent Gap, elevation 6580 feet. Note the red soil, which is fault gouge.
0.00	l	1		San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. bernardinus	20 / 9	12
0.00	l	2		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	5 / 1	19
0.00	l	3		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	/	11
0.00	l	4		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	2 / 1	35
0.00	l	5		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	20 / 9	27
0.00	b	6		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	99 / 9	8
0.00	l	7		California squirreltail	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	/	5
0.00		8		*Jerusalem oak	Chenopodium botrys+	1 / 1	1
0.00	b	9		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	99 / 9	6
0.00	r	10		curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus	/	7
0.00	b	11		sulphur buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum var. munzii	99 / 9	8
0.01	l	12		(Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi)
0.01	r	13		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum	/	10
0.01	l	14		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	99 / 9	10
0.01	r	15		San Bernardino Mountain onion	Allium monticola	90 / 3	3
0.01	l	16		one-sided bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. secunda	99 / 9	19
0.01		17		plain mariposa lily	Calochortus invenustus	5 / 2	5
0.01	r	18		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	/	10
0.01	l	19		arched elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora var. arcuata	/	5
0.02	l	20		canyon live oak	Quercus chrysolepis	99 / 9	18
0.02	l	21		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	10 / 1	8
	r	22		santolina pincushion	Chaenactis santolinoides	5 / 2	7
0.03	r	23		threadleaf common rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis	1 / 1	1
0.03	r	24		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	/	13
0.04	l	25		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum	10 / 1	10
0.04	l	26		Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	99 / 9	17
0.05				Trail turns left
0.05	r	27		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	20 / 9	13
0.06	l	28		curve-stem phacelia	Phacelia curvipes	20 / 1	1
0.06	b	29		volcanic gilia	Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida	/	4
0.06	r	30		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	/	26
0.06	r	31		Nevin's bird's beak	Cordylanthus nevinii	10 / 1	4
0.08				Cross drainage, trail then turns right 90°.
0.08	l	32		wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	/	10
0.08		33		nodding bedstraw	Galium hallii	99 / 9	3
0.08	l	34		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	99 / 9	13
0.08		35		beaked penstemon	Penstemon rostriflorus	99 / 9	9
0.09	l	36		white fir	Abies concolor	/	17
0.09		37		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	/	11
0.09	l	38		Sierra gooseberry	Ribes roezlii var. roezlii	/	8
		39		giant blazing star	Mentzelia laevicaulis	4 / 2	4
0.10	l			Sign: "Adopt-A-Trail. AVTREC, as volunteers in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, maintains the next 5 miles".
0.10	l	40		California coffeeberry	Rhamnus californica ssp. californica	20 / 9	11
0.11	l			(California black oak)	(Quercus kelloggii)	/
	l	41		spreading larkspur	Delphinium patens ssp. montanum	99 / 3	4
0.12	r	42		Utah service-berry	Amelanchier utahensis	20 / 9	7
0.12	l	43		Orcutt's brome	Bromus orcuttianus	30 / 3	6
0.13	l	44		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	2 / 1	12
0.13	l			Gold lichen on massive tree; on other side of canyon, blue rocks on top with red soil appearing 1/3 of the way down.
0.13		45		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha muricata	30 / 2	11
0.13	l	46	?	Laguna Mtns. jewel-flower	Streptanthus bernardinus	/	1
0.13	l	47		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	50 / 9	20
0.13	l	48		mountain whitethorn	Ceanothus cordulatus	99 / 9	12
0.14	l	49	sp	California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	/	19
	l	50		Parish's tauschia	Tauschia parishii	5 / 3	4
	l	51		rock melica	Melica stricta	30 / 3	3
	l	52		narrow-leaved miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora	/	8
0.15	b	53		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	/	14
				(Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)?
0.15	l	54		fir mistletoe	Phoradendron pauciflorum	/	7
0.20		55	ssp	branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima	2 / 1	2
0.20	b	56		pinegrove gayophytum	Gayophytum oligospermum	99 / 9	3
0.20	r	57		western choke-cherry	Prunus virginiana var. demissa	99 / 9	6
0.20	b	58		*intermediate wheatgrass	Elytrigia intermedia ssp. intermedia	20 / 3	3
0.20				Cross first drainage pipe from SR2
0.23	l	59		narrowleaf monardella	Monardella linoides ssp. stricta	30 / 5	1
0.24	r	60		Grinnell's beardtongue	Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii	/	12
0.35	r	61		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	3 / 3	33
		62		mountain blazing star	Mentzelia montana	/	3
	l	63		Wright's collinsia	Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii	30 / 1	4
0.38	l	64		golden ear drops	Dicentra chrysantha	1 / 1	4
0.40				Beautiful field of spreading larkspur, Delphinium patens ssp. montanum.
0.41	b	65		white catch-fly	Silene verecunda ssp. platyota	/	8
0.41				Trail turns left 90°; check for new fuzzy annual like Chaenactis (pix)
0.42	l	66		silky lupine	Lupinus elatus	3 / 1	5
0.42	b	67		spineless horsebrush	Tetradymia canescens	9 / 2	4
0.48				Cross second drainage pipe from SR2
0.52	r	68		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	/	9
0.53				Cross third drainage pipe from SR2
0.60		69		woodland brome	Bromus laevipes	20 / 2	2
0.63		70	sp	phacelia	Phacelia curvipes or davidsonii	30 / 2
				(bigleaf maple, Acer macrophyllum)
0.71				Cross drainage
0.72	l	71		incense-cedar	Calocedrus decurrens	/	10
		72	?	southern jewel-flower	Streptanthus campestris	/	2
0.78	r	73		flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum	99 / 9	6
0.80				Switchback to right, #1
0.82				Switchback to left, #2
0.84				Switchback to left, #3
0.87	l	74		white-bark raspberry	Rubus leucodermis	1 / 1	3
0.96				Trail turns right 90°
0.97		75		imbricate phacelia	Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula	5 / 1	14
0.98				Enter first large drainage
		76		Peirson's lupine	Lupinus peirsonii	5 / 1	2
0.99	l	77		bigleaf maple	Acer macrophyllum	10 / 2	5
1.02				Cross center of drainage
1.04	l	78		long-stalk phacelia	Phacelia longipes	5 / 1	2
1.08	r			A white fir that partially fell to the west when the drainage cut some of its roots when the tree was ~40' high, . Note the curve in its trunk at a height of ~40'.
1.28				Trail turns left 90°
1.29				Trail turns left 45°
	r			(Check for bracken)
1.36	l			A field of (phacelia davidsonii?)
1.39				The saddle in the hills ahead is where the fault goes through.
1.40		79		prickly cryptantha	Cryptantha echinella	/	4
1.50				Trail curves left and starts to go up in elevation
1.54	r	80		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	9 / 9	35
1.56	b	81		interior rose	Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana	20 / 1	5
1.57	b	82		virgin's bower	Clematis ligusticifolia	10 / 1	5
1.57	l	83		stinging nettle	Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea	20 / 1	8
1.57	b	84		cobwebby hedge-nettle	Stachys albens	20 / 1	2
1.57		85		scarlet monkeyflower	Mimulus cardinalis	20 / 1	7
1.57				Cross second drainage, which has perennial running water.
1.57		86		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	1 / 1
1.57	r	87		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	10 / 1	14
1.57		88		giant red paintbrush	Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata	10 / 1	4
1.58	r			(mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana)
1.58	l	89		Tehachapi ragwort	Senecio ionophyllus	3 / 1	3
1.61	l	90	sp	Claytonia like viridis
		91	?	Catchfly sp.	Silene sp.	/
1.72	b	92		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	/	6
1.72				Local high point on trail on ridge; switchback left, #4, and resume descent
1.77				Trail curves right 45°.
1.79	l	93		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	3 / 1	23
1.79				Cross third drainage
1.79	l	94		goldenrod	Solidago californica	10 / 1	23
1.79	l	95		sturdy sedge	Carex alma	5 / 1	3
				(white alder, Alnus rhombifolia, below in drainage)
1.83				Pink-purple rock along trail, showing slickenslides from fault movement
1.93				Trail curves left 90°
1.95				Young white fir tree with >90 degree bend in trunk
1.97		96		slender woodland star	Lithophragma tenellum	10 / 1
1.98				Cross small drainage
1.99	l	97		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	10 / 2	12
1.99	l	98	ssp	whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	5 / 2	5
1.99	l	99		little redstem monkeyflower	Mimulus rubellus	10 / 1
1.99	l	100	sp	Clarkia	Clarkia sp.	10 / 1
2.00				Brown dirt
2.01	l	101		small-flowered melica	Melica imperfecta	/
2.01	b	102		Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii+	5 / 1	3
2.01	r	103		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum+	5 / 1	15
2.02	l	104		twiggy wreath plant	Stephanomeria virgata	1 / 1	12
2.03	l	105		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	9 / 9	13
2.03	r			(pinyon pine, Pinus monophylla)
2.03	r	106		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	1 / 1	3
2.03	b	107		Mojave linanthus	Linanthus breviculus	20 / 3	4
2.03	r	108	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	/
2.04				Switchback left at ridge.
2.04				Field of poa secunda
2.08				Trail curves left 90° at ridge.
2.08				Small patch of red dirt.
2.10				Cross small drainage
2.12				Large patch of red dirt.
2.14	r	109		Tucker's oak	Quercus john-tuckeri	2 / 1	2
2.17	r	110		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	20 / 2	7
2.19	l	111		chaparral honeysuckle	Lonicera interrupta	10 / 3	3
2.19	l	112		pinyon pine	Pinus monophylla	/	2
2.20	b	113		Parry manzanita	Arctostaphylos parryana	20 / 2	4
2.20				Cross small drainage
2.25				Switchback left, #5
2.28				Switchback right, #6; now just above the streambed but diverging from the streambed
2.31	b	114		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	20 / 2	19
2.31	l	115		green-leaf manzanita	Arctostaphylos patula	5 / 1	9
2.32	l			Good view of fault gouge.
2.33	r	116		California needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale ssp. californicum	5 / 1	5
2.34				Cross small side drainage
2.39		117		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	99 / 3
2.40				Trail curves left; gray dirt
2.45				Switchback left, #7
2.46				Switchback right, #8; now in streambed, crossing to south side.
2.50	b	118		desert olive	Forestiera pubescens	5 / 1
2.62	r			(wrecked car)
2.63				Cross drainage
2.74		119		Menzies western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata ssp. menziesii	30 / 5
2.91	l			Cut bank with many small soil slumps
2.99				Enter Dorr Canyon, the largest drainage here by far.
3.00	b	120	sp	brickellbush hybrid	Brickellia microphylla X B. nevinii	5 / 1	1
3.01	b	121		desert bitterbrush	Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa	20 / 1	1
3.01	r	122		scale-broom	Lepidospartum squamatum	20 / 1	3
3.05	b	123		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	3 / 1	3
3.07	l	124		Heermann's buckwheat	Eriogonum heermannii var. heermannii	1 / 1	1
3.16	l	125		white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	1 / 1	8
3.20				Cross main drainage channel of Dorr Canyon
3.22				Leave drainage.
				(Need to add rest of observations from 4/27/04, which includes Linanthus concinnus and Mimulus johnstonii at mile ~3.9.

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Updated 25 September 2004.