Plant Guide to Desert View Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Desert View Trail, San Jacinto Mountains

Mile S # id? Common Name Scientific Name #here
0.00 l Begin guide at North jct. with Nature Loop, 0.14 miles south of Tram concrete sidewalk; elevation ~8360 feet (2548 m)
0.00 r 1 Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi 30 / 9
0.00 b (San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina)
0.00 r 2 San Gabriel beardtongue Penstemon labrosus /
0.01 r 3 wax currant Ribes cereum var. cereum /
0.02 b 4 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 99 / 9
0.02 l (white fir, Abies concolor)
0.02 r 5 curl-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius 5 / 3
0.02 b 6 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum 5 / 1
0.02 l 7 groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum /
0.02 l 8 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii /
0.03 l (Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus; Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
0.05 r 9 white fir Abies concolor 30 / 9
0.08 l 10 goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. californica /
0.08 r (lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.10 b Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.10 r Manhole cover
0.12 r 11 San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina 20 / 9
0.13 Trail curves right and begins climbing
0.18 r 12 woodland spurge Euphorbia lurida 5 / 1
0.23 Y-jct: go left to first Desert Overlook
0.23 b 13 San Jacinto buckwheat Eriogonum apiculatum /
0.25 r 14 sugar pine Pinus lambertiana 5 / 2
0.25 First Desert Overlook on saddle; canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis, on left; Parish's bedstraw, Galium parishii, on right. Return to main trail and continue on it
0.27 Back at main trail; go left
0.33 Trail jogs left
0.34 l (mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; granite prickly phlox, Linanthus pungens; mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus; in drainage above trail)
0.35 (San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.35 l 15 San Jacinto lupine Lupinus hyacinthinus 5 / 1
0.35 b 16 San Jacinto Mts. keckiella Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis 5 / 1
0.38 l Unusual rock formation, with balanced boulders and large depressions in rocks
0.38 Y-jct: go left to second Desert Overlook
0.42 Second Desert Overlook on saddle; high point on trail, elevation 8480 feet (2585 m); great views into Palm, Long Valley and Tahquitz Canyons; return to main trail and continue on it
0.45 Back at main trail; go left
0.47 Highest point on main trail; elevation ~8470 feet (2582 m)
0.56 Y-jct: go left to minor overlook
0.57 Minor overlook; return to trail
0.58 Back at main trail; go left
0.62 l (lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.66 r 17 granite prickly phlox Linanthus pungens 1 / 1
0.69 r (bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.70 r (rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
0.72 l 18 Parish's bedstraw Galium parishii 2 / 1
0.74 Minor overlook very close to trail
0.82 l 19 lodgepole pine Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana 1 / 1
0.83 b 20 brown sedge Carex subfusca 10 / 1
0.83 l (swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.88 l Jct. Nature Trail; lowest point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m). End guide; continue ahead to get back to the Tram directly
1.17 Tram sidewalk

Mile: 0.00 includes all mileages from 0.000 to 0.009; etc.
S: Side of trail on which the first occurrence is found: left, right, both, or center
#: On-Trail species are numbered in order of first occurrence on trail (touchable without leaving the trail). Off-trail species are in parentheses.
id?: Species without an entry in this column are positively identified. "?" means we are just guessing the identification; "sp" means the genera is probably known, but the species name is uncertain; "~" means we have 95% confidence that this is the determination, but have not yet positively identified it; "ssp" means the subspecies or variety needs to be determined.
#here gives the minimum number of on-trail plants of this species on this trail, with the number of locations on this trail following the /, using maximum values of 99/9. 1/1 means a single plant in a single location; 10/9 means 10 plants occurring in at least 9 locations, etc.
#all gives the number of plant trail guides, from all over southern California, that contain this taxon.
http://tchester.org/sb/plants/guides/desert_view.html
Updated 26 June 2017.

Mile	S	#	Common Name	Scientific Name	#here
0.00	l		Begin guide at North jct. with Nature Loop, 0.14 miles south of Tram concrete sidewalk; elevation ~8360 feet (2548 m)
0.00	r	1	Jeffrey pine	Pinus jeffreyi	30 / 9
0.00	b		(San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush, Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina)
0.00	r	2	San Gabriel beardtongue	Penstemon labrosus	/
0.01	r	3	wax currant	Ribes cereum var. cereum	/
0.02	b	4	wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	99 / 9
0.02	l		(white fir, Abies concolor)
0.02	r	5	curl-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus ledifolius	5 / 3
0.02	b	6	western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum	5 / 1
0.02	l	7	groundsmoke	Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	/
0.02	l	8	Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	/
0.03	l		(Grinnell's beardtongue, Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii; little-leaf mock orange, Philadelphus microphyllus; Parish's snowberry, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. parishii)
0.05	r	9	white fir	Abies concolor	30 / 9
0.08	l	10	goldenrod	Solidago velutina ssp. californica	/
0.08	r		(lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.10	b		Dense field of tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus, due to leach field of septic tank from Tram restrooms
0.10	r		Manhole cover
0.12	r	11	San Bernardino rubber rabbitbrush	Ericameria nauseosa var. bernardina	20 / 9
0.13			Trail curves right and begins climbing
0.18	r	12	woodland spurge	Euphorbia lurida	5 / 1
0.23			Y-jct: go left to first Desert Overlook
0.23	b	13	San Jacinto buckwheat	Eriogonum apiculatum	/
0.25	r	14	sugar pine	Pinus lambertiana	5 / 2
0.25			First Desert Overlook on saddle; canyon live oak, Quercus chrysolepis, on left; Parish's bedstraw, Galium parishii, on right. Return to main trail and continue on it
0.27			Back at main trail; go left
0.33			Trail jogs left
0.34	l		(mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; granite prickly phlox, Linanthus pungens; mountain spray, Holodiscus microphyllus var. microphyllus; in drainage above trail)
0.35			(San Jacinto Mts. Keckiella, Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis)
0.35	l	15	San Jacinto lupine	Lupinus hyacinthinus	5 / 1
0.35	b	16	San Jacinto Mts. keckiella	Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis	5 / 1
0.38	l		Unusual rock formation, with balanced boulders and large depressions in rocks
0.38			Y-jct: go left to second Desert Overlook
0.42			Second Desert Overlook on saddle; high point on trail, elevation 8480 feet (2585 m); great views into Palm, Long Valley and Tahquitz Canyons; return to main trail and continue on it
0.45			Back at main trail; go left
0.47			Highest point on main trail; elevation ~8470 feet (2582 m)
0.56			Y-jct: go left to minor overlook
0.57			Minor overlook; return to trail
0.58			Back at main trail; go left
0.62	l		(lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)
0.66	r	17	granite prickly phlox	Linanthus pungens	1 / 1
0.69	r		(bush chinquapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens)
0.70	r		(rose sage, Salvia pachyphylla)
0.72	l	18	Parish's bedstraw	Galium parishii	2 / 1
0.74			Minor overlook very close to trail
0.82	l	19	lodgepole pine	Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana	1 / 1
0.83	b	20	brown sedge	Carex subfusca	10 / 1
0.83	l		(swamp sedge, Carex senta)
0.88	l		Jct. Nature Trail; lowest point on trail, elevation 8320 feet (2536 m). End guide; continue ahead to get back to the Tram directly
1.17			Tram sidewalk