Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To California Riding and Hiking Trail: Visitor Center to Culp Valley

mile s # id Common Name Scientific Name #here #all
0.00 Begin at signed trailhead on southeast corner of Visitor Center Parking Lot; elevation ~835 feet (255 m). Guide gives species abundance only to saddle at mile 3.06 for those found earlier than that point.
0.00 b 1 *Mediterranean schismus Schismus barbatus 10 / 1 51
0.00 b 2 small-seeded spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa 99 / 7 54
0.00 b 3 sp Nemacladus sp. 99 / 9
0.00 b 4 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium 99 / 9 81
0.00 r 5 New Mexico ditaxis Ditaxis neomexicana 50 / 9 3
0.00 l 6 Gander's cholla Opuntia ganderi 99 / 9 39
0.00 b 7 brittlebush Encelia farinosa 99 / 9 52
0.00 r Sign: "Riding and Hiking Trail (ahead); No Dogs Past This Point"
0.00 b 8 indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii 50 / 7 46
0.00 b 9 burroweed Ambrosia dumosa 40 / 9 49
0.00 l 10 common phacelia Phacelia distans 99 / 9 37
0.00 l Check for id of the Cryptantha here
0.01 l 11 chinch-weed Pectis papposa var. papposa 40 / 9 5
0.01 r 12 Emory's rock-daisy Perityle emoryi 20 / 9 28
0.01 r 13 desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata 5 / 2 17
0.02 b 14 small-flowered poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora 10 / 2 15
0.02 Trail curves left
0.03 r 15 wishbone plant Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa 30 / 9 27
0.03 Trail makes small curve right
0.04 l 16 *Asian mustard Brassica tournefortii 20 / 9 43
0.04 r 17 chuparosa Justicia californica 40 / 7 24
0.05 b (creosote bush, Larrea tridentata)
0.05 r 18 ssp western tansy-mustard Descurainia pinnata 20 / 5
0.05 l (wire-lettuce, Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora)
0.06 Trail curves right
0.06 l 19 cheesebush Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola 20 / 7 44
0.08 r 20 desert lavender Hyptis emoryi⁺ 50 / 7 44
0.08 l 21 ~ California suncup Camissonia californica 99 / 9 60
0.09 Cross small wash
0.10 l 22 Guadalupe cryptantha Cryptantha maritima 99 / 9 15
0.10 l 23 desert thornapple Datura discolor 5 / 5 9
0.11 r (California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus)
0.13 r 24 desert twining snapdragon Antirrhinum filipes 4 / 4 6
0.16 r 25 creosote bush Larrea tridentata 40 / 7 53
0.32 Trail jogs left
0.37 Cross faint old road (or buried water pipe) heading toward the hills from the water tanks to left
0.37 l (teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii)
0.43 l 26 chia Salvia columbariae 1 / 1 53
0.43 l Dead desert trumpet, Eriogonum inflatum
0.47 r 27 teddy-bear cholla Opuntia bigelovii 30 / 5 33
0.48 l Dead ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens next to trail; live one off-trail
0.50 Cross wash
0.54 r 28 wire-lettuce Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora 30 / 9 49
0.58 l (Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii)
0.58 b Enter forest of teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
0.60 r 29 fringed amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus 40 / 5 11
0.66 l 30 desert agave Agave deserti 20 / 9 31
0.66 l 31 ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens 5 / 3 49
0.72 Jct. old road that is now a horse trail
0.78 r 32 desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum 1 / 1 38
0.78 Cross small wash with 2 branches
0.82 Jct. main Hellhole Canyon Trail; elevation ~950 feet (290 m); cross it and continue straight ahead to pick up this trail again
0.83 r (Old termite tube at base of dead plant; small-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
0.83 l 33 Nealley three-awn Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi 3 / 3 4
0.83 l Sign: "California Riding and Hiking Trail"
0.83 b 34 ~ hairy-podded pepper-grass Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 99 / 9 30
0.83 r 35 desert plantain Plantago ovata 99 / 9 34
0.84 l 36 narrowleaf ditaxis Ditaxis lanceolata 50 / 9 30
0.84 r 37 yellow-head Trichoptilium incisum 20 / 4 5
0.84 r 38 sp combseed Pectocarya sp. 20 / 2
0.84 l 39 ~ desert woolly-star Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum 99 / 9 19
0.85 r 40 six-weeks three-awn Aristida adscensionis 5 / 1 16
0.85 l 41 ? baby annual like suncup Camissonia sp.? /
l 42 fish-hook cactus Mammillaria dioica 10 / 9 22
0.85 r 43 rock hibiscus Hibiscus denudatus 10 / 5 26
0.85 l 44 pebble pincushion Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia 99 / 9 12
r (beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
0.89 l 45 thick-leaved ground cherry Physalis crassifolia 20 / 9 22
0.90 b 46 downy dalea Dalea mollissima 3 / 1 5
0.90 l 47 brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu 5 / 1 30
0.90 b Enter huge field of Chaenactis carphoclinia
r (Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta; California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica)
0.93 l 48 California fagonia Fagonia laevis 20 / 9 25
0.97 r 49 sp fivewing spiderling Boerhavia intermedia 99 / 9 10
1.02 Trail jogs left
1.02 r 50 California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus⁺ 3 / 3 41
1.02 r 51 ~ bracted blazing star Mentzelia involucrata 5 / 3 20
1.03 l ~ (red brome, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens)
1.04 r 52 Mojave ragwort Senecio mohavensis 50 / 9 18
1.04 b 53 small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii 20 / 2 15
1.05 l 54 Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii 10 / 9 24
1.05 l (woolly lipfern, Cheilanthes parryi)
1.06 l 55 jojoba Simmondsia chinensis 20 / 9 26
1.07 l 56 desert spike-moss Selaginella eremophila 50 / 9 15
1.07 l 57 woolly lipfern Cheilanthes parryi 30 / 9 27
1.07 l 58 ~ intermediate larkspur Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum 10 / 3 13
1.07 r 59 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 10 / 9 46
1.09 r 60 rattlesnake weed Daucus pusillus 20 / 3 31
1.10 Jct. ridgeline between two side-drainages; trail soon veers to right of ridgeline; small peak behind trail on ridge has a good view and many Mentzelia. Trail now zig-zags up the slope, using fairly tight switchbacks.
1.13 l (San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.13 l 61 Pima rhatany Krameria erecta 20 / 9 14
1.18 l (Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
1.19 r 62 desert lotus Lotus rigidus 20 / 9 18
1.20 l 63 ~ bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 5 / 2 18
1.20 r 64 ~ white fiesta flower Pholistoma membranaceum 50 / 3 15
1.21 r 65 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides 2 / 1 45
1.21 r 66 San Felipe dogweed Adenophyllum porophylloides 20 / 9 28
1.22 b 67 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens 30 / 9 84
1.22 l 68 California trixis Trixis californica var. californica 10 / 9 29
1.23 r 69 Parish's viguiera Viguiera parishii 20 / 9 28
1.26 r 70 white rhatany Krameria grayi 2 / 2 37
1.26 r (sweetbush, Bebbia juncea var. aspera)
1.27 l 71 broom twinberry Menodora scoparia 10 / 6 1
1.27 r (big galleta, Pleuraphis rigida)
1.27 b 72 Coulter's lyrepod Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri 5 / 3 8
1.27 r (Vasey's sage, Salvia vaseyi; California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
1.28 l 73 ~ short-bannered coastal lotus Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus 30 / 9 9
1.29 l Jct. steep use trail to fencepost and USGS Benchmark; trail elevation ~1330 feet (405 m)
1.30 Cross small drainage
1.31 Trail turns left 90°
1.32 Trail turns right 45°
1.34 Trail turns left 45°
1.34 l 74 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 5 / 1 50
1.39 Switchback left
1.39 r 75 sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera 20 / 9 53
1.40 r 76 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 20 / 9 52
1.40 r 77 big galleta Pleuraphis rigida 5 / 3 43
1.41 Switchback right.
1.42 r 78 ~ muilla Muilla maritima 15 / 3 15
1.46 l 79 ayenia Ayenia compacta 5 / 3 10
1.47 r (star-flowered bedstraw, Galium stellatum var. eremicum)
1.50 r 80 ~ desert dudleya Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides 5 / 4 14
1.52 l 81 Arizona spurge Chamaesyce arizonica 1 / 1 2
1.53 r 82 Vasey's sage Salvia vaseyi 10 / 5 24
1.53 r 83 odora Porophyllum gracile 5 / 3 12
1.55 r Old termite tube at base of dead brittlebush, Encelia farinosa.
1.56 r 84 California juniper Juniperus californica⁺ 5 / 5 11
1.57 Trail forks, take right branch; trail now travels in a more open area; (left branch just goes to interestingly-looking rocks to left?)
1.60 l (spearleaf, Matelea parvifolia)
1.60 r 85 star-flowered bedstraw Galium stellatum var. eremicum 4 / 4 17
1.60 Cross small drainage
1.61 Saddle; elevation ~1540 feet (470 m); jct. with old portion of trail that descends to S22 at milepost 16.0; curve right toward Culp Valley
1.65 l (California matchweed, Gutierrezia californica)
1.67 r 86 California matchweed Gutierrezia californica 20 / 5 38
1.69 r 87 sp heliotrope phacelia? Phacelia crenulata? 1 / 1
1.69 Switchback right.
1.70 Switchback left.
1.73 Switchback right.
1.75 Switchback left.
1.83 r 88 ? dead annual like silver puffs ? 1 / 1
1.88 Switchback right; trail now heads a tiny bit north of due west for 0.16 miles
1.90 r 89 sp desert needlegrass? Achnatherum speciosum?? 2 / 2
1.91 l 90 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon⁺ 1 / 1 43
1.92 r (boundary goldenbush, Ericameria brachylepis)
1.94 l 91 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum 20 / 4 20
2.12 l 92 red-gland spurge Chamaesyce melanadenia 50 / 9 3
2.19 b 93 spearleaf Matelea parvifolia 2 / 1 5
2.26 l (Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)
2.34 l Check for different spike-moss
2.38 r 94 boundary goldenbush Ericameria brachylepis 10 / 5 11
2.45 l 95 ~ apricot mallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua 2 / 2 20
2.46 l 96 desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum 1 / 1 12
2.46 r 97 catclaw Acacia greggii 5 / 3 47
2.46 l 98 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 20 / 3 13
2.63 r (white mugwort, Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula)
2.63 Local high point on trail at saddle
2.68 Local low point on trail
2.71 l 99 western bernardia Bernardia myricifolia 2 / 2 6
2.71 l (lotebush, Ziziphus parryi var. parryi)
2.74 b 100 desert sage Salvia eremostachya 10 / 3 6
2.75 l 101 lotebush Ziziphus parryi var. parryi 5 / 2 5
2.77 b 102 desert apricot Prunus fremontii 10 / 2 14
2.77 l 103 rush blue grass Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia 5 / 1 8
2.79 r (woolly Indian paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa)
2.79 b 104 shrubby brickellia Brickellia frutescens 10 / 2 2
2.80 l 105 woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 1 / 1 11
2.81 Join wash of this major side drainage
2.82 l 106 Vasey's prickly-pear Opuntia vaseyi 5 / 2 37
2.83 l Check for different seedling with robust leaves
2.85 Leave wash; trail is marked by cairns
2.85 l 107 linear-leaved stillingia Stillingia linearifolia 1 / 1 12
2.92 l 108 narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 1 / 1 11
2.93 l 109 California spear-leaved brickellia Brickellia arguta var. arguta 1 / 1 5
2.94 Local high point on trail
2.94 Local low point on trail; now in wash again
2.98 Leave wash to right
3.04 r 110 ~ Mormon tea Ephedra aspera 2 / 2 7
3.10 Saddle; elevation ~2580 feet (785 m); plant guide now gives species abundance for remaining trail, and there may be more specimens of previous species.
3.26 l 111 white mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula 20 / 9 11
3.31 l 112 ssp Borrego bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense 10 / 9 1
3.33 l 113 short-winged deerweed Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus 30 / 9 36
3.57 r 114 desert mistletoe Phoradendron californicum 20 / 9 38
3.74 l (Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
3.81 l 115 desert scrub oak Quercus cornelius-mulleri 20 / 9 5
3.82 l 116 ~ little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla 2 / 2 3
3.82 l 117 ? unk asteraceae with "stillingia" leaf ? /
4.04 r 118 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 10 / 9 35
4.05 l 119 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 5 / 1 81
4.05 l 120 Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera 5 / 2 20
4.16 r 121 slender buckwheat Eriogonum gracile var. incultum 30 / 9 7
4.20 l 122 Anderson's desert-thorn Lycium andersonii 2 / 1 10
4.29 r 123 sugar bush Rhus ovata 30 / 9 38
4.50 l 124 bigberry manzanita Arctostaphylos glauca 2 / 2 14
4.50 l 125 ? mustard family like jewelflower Caulanthus sp.? 1 / 1
4.52 l 126 ~ white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 1 / 1
4.52 r Check for different Boerhavia
4.58 127 sp annual phacelia Phacelia like minor 5 / 1
4.60 r ? (wild-cucumber?, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus?)
4.67 b 128 sp pincushion flower Chaenactis with 1-pinnate leaf 10 / 1
4.90 High point on trail; elevation 3520 feet (1073 m)
5.31 129 ? unknown annual ? /
5.61 130 sp datura Datura sp. 1 / 1
5.66 l 131 papillate dodder Cuscuta californica var. papillosa 5 / 1 12
5.69 132 rattlesnake weed Chamaesyce albomarginata 10 / 2 14
5.70 l 133 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 1 / 1 67
5.70 l 134 ~ coyote melon Cucurbita palmata 1 / 1 6
5.70 135 ssp slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua 20 / 4 22
5.70 End guide in Culp Valley at shaded sign mounted on a rock pillar: "Chaparral ... and the cycle of fire", almost next to the Montezuma Highway, S22; elevation 3330 feet (1015 m)
http://tchester.org/sd/plants/guides/anza_borrego/ca_rh_trl_hh.html
Last update: 6 January 2010.

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Scientific Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin at signed trailhead on southeast corner of Visitor Center Parking Lot; elevation ~835 feet (255 m). Guide gives species abundance only to saddle at mile 3.06 for those found earlier than that point.
0.00	b	1		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	10 / 1	51
0.00	b	2		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	99 / 7	54
0.00	b	3	sp		Nemacladus sp.	99 / 9
0.00	b	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	81
0.00	r	5		New Mexico ditaxis	Ditaxis neomexicana	50 / 9	3
0.00	l	6		Gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi	99 / 9	39
0.00	b	7		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	99 / 9	52
0.00	r			Sign: "Riding and Hiking Trail (ahead); No Dogs Past This Point"
0.00	b	8		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	50 / 7	46
0.00	b	9		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	40 / 9	49
0.00	l	10		common phacelia	Phacelia distans	99 / 9	37
0.00	l			Check for id of the Cryptantha here
0.01	l	11		chinch-weed	Pectis papposa var. papposa	40 / 9	5
0.01	r	12		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi	20 / 9	28
0.01	r	13		desert dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	5 / 2	17
0.02	b	14		small-flowered poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	10 / 2	15
0.02				Trail curves left
0.03	r	15		wishbone plant	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	30 / 9	27
0.03				Trail makes small curve right
0.04	l	16		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	20 / 9	43
0.04	r	17		chuparosa	Justicia californica	40 / 7	24
0.05	b			(creosote bush, Larrea tridentata)
0.05	r	18	ssp	western tansy-mustard	Descurainia pinnata	20 / 5
0.05	l			(wire-lettuce, Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora)
0.06				Trail curves right
0.06	l	19		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	20 / 7	44
0.08	r	20		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi⁺	50 / 7	44
0.08	l	21	~	California suncup	Camissonia californica	99 / 9	60
0.09				Cross small wash
0.10	l	22		Guadalupe cryptantha	Cryptantha maritima	99 / 9	15
0.10	l	23		desert thornapple	Datura discolor	5 / 5	9
0.11	r			(California barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus)
0.13	r	24		desert twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum filipes	4 / 4	6
0.16	r	25		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	40 / 7	53
0.32				Trail jogs left
0.37				Cross faint old road (or buried water pipe) heading toward the hills from the water tanks to left
0.37	l			(teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii)
0.43	l	26		chia	Salvia columbariae	1 / 1	53
0.43	l			Dead desert trumpet, Eriogonum inflatum
0.47	r	27		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	30 / 5	33
0.48	l			Dead ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens next to trail; live one off-trail
0.50				Cross wash
0.54	r	28		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	30 / 9	49
0.58	l			(Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii)
0.58	b			Enter forest of teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
0.60	r	29		fringed amaranth	Amaranthus fimbriatus	40 / 5	11
0.66	l	30		desert agave	Agave deserti	20 / 9	31
0.66	l	31		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	5 / 3	49
0.72				Jct. old road that is now a horse trail
0.78	r	32		desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	1 / 1	38
0.78				Cross small wash with 2 branches
0.82				Jct. main Hellhole Canyon Trail; elevation ~950 feet (290 m); cross it and continue straight ahead to pick up this trail again
0.83	r			(Old termite tube at base of dead plant; small-flowered fiddleneck, Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii)
0.83	l	33		Nealley three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi	3 / 3	4
0.83	l			Sign: "California Riding and Hiking Trail"
0.83	b	34	~	hairy-podded pepper-grass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	99 / 9	30
0.83	r	35		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	99 / 9	34
0.84	l	36		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	50 / 9	30
0.84	r	37		yellow-head	Trichoptilium incisum	20 / 4	5
0.84	r	38	sp	combseed	Pectocarya sp.	20 / 2
0.84	l	39	~	desert woolly-star	Eriastrum eremicum ssp. eremicum	99 / 9	19
0.85	r	40		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	5 / 1	16
0.85	l	41	?	baby annual like suncup	Camissonia sp.?	/
	l	42		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria dioica	10 / 9	22
0.85	r	43		rock hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	10 / 5	26
0.85	l	44		pebble pincushion	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	99 / 9	12
	r			(beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris)
0.89	l	45		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	20 / 9	22
0.90	b	46		downy dalea	Dalea mollissima	3 / 1	5
0.90	l	47		brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	5 / 1	30
0.90	b			Enter huge field of Chaenactis carphoclinia
	r			(Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta; California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica)
0.93	l	48		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	20 / 9	25
0.97	r	49	sp	fivewing spiderling	Boerhavia intermedia	99 / 9	10
1.02				Trail jogs left
1.02	r	50		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus⁺	3 / 3	41
1.02	r	51	~	bracted blazing star	Mentzelia involucrata	5 / 3	20
1.03	l		~	(red brome, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens)
1.04	r	52		Mojave ragwort	Senecio mohavensis	50 / 9	18
1.04	b	53		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 2	15
1.05	l	54		Engelmann's hedgehog cactus	Echinocereus engelmannii	10 / 9	24
1.05	l			(woolly lipfern, Cheilanthes parryi)
1.06	l	55		jojoba	Simmondsia chinensis	20 / 9	26
1.07	l	56		desert spike-moss	Selaginella eremophila	50 / 9	15
1.07	l	57		woolly lipfern	Cheilanthes parryi	30 / 9	27
1.07	l	58	~	intermediate larkspur	Delphinium parishii ssp. subglobosum	10 / 3	13
1.07	r	59		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	10 / 9	46
1.09	r	60		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	20 / 3	31
1.10				Jct. ridgeline between two side-drainages; trail soon veers to right of ridgeline; small peak behind trail on ridge has a good view and many Mentzelia. Trail now zig-zags up the slope, using fairly tight switchbacks.
1.13	l			(San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.13	l	61		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	20 / 9	14
1.18	l			(Parish's viguiera, Viguiera parishii)
1.19	r	62		desert lotus	Lotus rigidus	20 / 9	18
1.20	l	63	~	bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	5 / 2	18
1.20	r	64	~	white fiesta flower	Pholistoma membranaceum	50 / 3	15
1.21	r	65		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	2 / 1	45
1.21	r	66		San Felipe dogweed	Adenophyllum porophylloides	20 / 9	28
1.22	b	67		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	30 / 9	84
1.22	l	68		California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	10 / 9	29
1.23	r	69		Parish's viguiera	Viguiera parishii	20 / 9	28
1.26	r	70		white rhatany	Krameria grayi	2 / 2	37
1.26	r			(sweetbush, Bebbia juncea var. aspera)
1.27	l	71		broom twinberry	Menodora scoparia	10 / 6	1
1.27	r			(big galleta, Pleuraphis rigida)
1.27	b	72		Coulter's lyrepod	Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri	5 / 3	8
1.27	r			(Vasey's sage, Salvia vaseyi; California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium)
1.28	l	73	~	short-bannered coastal lotus	Lotus salsuginosus var. brevivexillus	30 / 9	9
1.29	l			Jct. steep use trail to fencepost and USGS Benchmark; trail elevation ~1330 feet (405 m)
1.30				Cross small drainage
1.31				Trail turns left 90°
1.32				Trail turns right 45°
1.34				Trail turns left 45°
1.34	l	74		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	5 / 1	50
1.39				Switchback left
1.39	r	75		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	20 / 9	53
1.40	r	76		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 9	52
1.40	r	77		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	5 / 3	43
1.41				Switchback right.
1.42	r	78	~	muilla	Muilla maritima	15 / 3	15
1.46	l	79		ayenia	Ayenia compacta	5 / 3	10
1.47	r			(star-flowered bedstraw, Galium stellatum var. eremicum)
1.50	r	80	~	desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	5 / 4	14
1.52	l	81		Arizona spurge	Chamaesyce arizonica	1 / 1	2
1.53	r	82		Vasey's sage	Salvia vaseyi	10 / 5	24
1.53	r	83		odora	Porophyllum gracile	5 / 3	12
1.55	r			Old termite tube at base of dead brittlebush, Encelia farinosa.
1.56	r	84		California juniper	Juniperus californica⁺	5 / 5	11
1.57				Trail forks, take right branch; trail now travels in a more open area; (left branch just goes to interestingly-looking rocks to left?)
1.60	l			(spearleaf, Matelea parvifolia)
1.60	r	85		star-flowered bedstraw	Galium stellatum var. eremicum	4 / 4	17
1.60				Cross small drainage
1.61				Saddle; elevation ~1540 feet (470 m); jct. with old portion of trail that descends to S22 at milepost 16.0; curve right toward Culp Valley
1.65	l			(California matchweed, Gutierrezia californica)
1.67	r	86		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	20 / 5	38
1.69	r	87	sp	heliotrope phacelia?	Phacelia crenulata?	1 / 1
1.69				Switchback right.
1.70				Switchback left.
1.73				Switchback right.
1.75				Switchback left.
1.83	r	88	?	dead annual like silver puffs	?	1 / 1
1.88				Switchback right; trail now heads a tiny bit north of due west for 0.16 miles
1.90	r	89	sp	desert needlegrass?	Achnatherum speciosum??	2 / 2
1.91	l	90		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon⁺	1 / 1	43
1.92	r			(boundary goldenbush, Ericameria brachylepis)
1.94	l	91		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. nodosum	20 / 4	20
2.12	l	92		red-gland spurge	Chamaesyce melanadenia	50 / 9	3
2.19	b	93		spearleaf	Matelea parvifolia	2 / 1	5
2.26	l			(Vasey's prickly-pear, Opuntia vaseyi)
2.34	l			Check for different spike-moss
2.38	r	94		boundary goldenbush	Ericameria brachylepis	10 / 5	11
2.45	l	95	~	apricot mallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. ambigua	2 / 2	20
2.46	l	96		desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	1 / 1	12
2.46	r	97		catclaw	Acacia greggii	5 / 3	47
2.46	l	98		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	20 / 3	13
2.63	r			(white mugwort, Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula)
2.63				Local high point on trail at saddle
2.68				Local low point on trail
2.71	l	99		western bernardia	Bernardia myricifolia	2 / 2	6
2.71	l			(lotebush, Ziziphus parryi var. parryi)
2.74	b	100		desert sage	Salvia eremostachya	10 / 3	6
2.75	l	101		lotebush	Ziziphus parryi var. parryi	5 / 2	5
2.77	b	102		desert apricot	Prunus fremontii	10 / 2	14
2.77	l	103		rush blue grass	Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia	5 / 1	8
2.79	r			(woolly Indian paintbrush, Castilleja foliolosa)
2.79	b	104		shrubby brickellia	Brickellia frutescens	10 / 2	2
2.80	l	105		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	1 / 1	11
2.81				Join wash of this major side drainage
2.82	l	106		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	5 / 2	37
2.83	l			Check for different seedling with robust leaves
2.85				Leave wash; trail is marked by cairns
2.85	l	107		linear-leaved stillingia	Stillingia linearifolia	1 / 1	12
2.92	l	108		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	1 / 1	11
2.93	l	109		California spear-leaved brickellia	Brickellia arguta var. arguta	1 / 1	5
2.94				Local high point on trail
2.94				Local low point on trail; now in wash again
2.98				Leave wash to right
3.04	r	110	~	Mormon tea	Ephedra aspera	2 / 2	7
3.10				Saddle; elevation ~2580 feet (785 m); plant guide now gives species abundance for remaining trail, and there may be more specimens of previous species.
3.26	l	111		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	20 / 9	11
3.31	l	112	ssp	Borrego bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. borregoense	10 / 9	1
3.33	l	113		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 9	36
3.57	r	114		desert mistletoe	Phoradendron californicum	20 / 9	38
3.74	l			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
3.81	l	115		desert scrub oak	Quercus cornelius-mulleri	20 / 9	5
3.82	l	116	~	little-leaved chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla	2 / 2	3
3.82	l	117	?	unk asteraceae with "stillingia" leaf	?	/
4.04	r	118		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	10 / 9	35
4.05	l	119		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 1	81
4.05	l	120		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	5 / 2	20
4.16	r	121		slender buckwheat	Eriogonum gracile var. incultum	30 / 9	7
4.20	l	122		Anderson's desert-thorn	Lycium andersonii	2 / 1	10
4.29	r	123		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	30 / 9	38
4.50	l	124		bigberry manzanita	Arctostaphylos glauca	2 / 2	14
4.50	l	125	?	mustard family like jewelflower	Caulanthus sp.?	1 / 1
4.52	l	126	~	white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	1 / 1
4.52	r			Check for different Boerhavia
4.58		127	sp	annual phacelia	Phacelia like minor	5 / 1
4.60	r		?	(wild-cucumber?, Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus?)
4.67	b	128	sp	pincushion flower	Chaenactis with 1-pinnate leaf	10 / 1
4.90				High point on trail; elevation 3520 feet (1073 m)
5.31		129	?	unknown annual	?	/
5.61		130	sp	datura	Datura sp.	1 / 1
5.66	l	131		papillate dodder	Cuscuta californica var. papillosa	5 / 1	12
5.69		132		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	10 / 2	14
5.70	l	133		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	1 / 1	67
5.70	l	134	~	coyote melon	Cucurbita palmata	1 / 1	6
5.70		135	ssp	slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua	20 / 4	22
5.70				End guide in Culp Valley at shaded sign mounted on a rock pillar: "Chaparral ... and the cycle of fire", almost next to the Montezuma Highway, S22; elevation 3330 feet (1015 m)