Anza-Borrego: Plant Guide To Villager Peak Trail

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

The Villager Peak Trail climbs a north-south ridgeline of the Santa Rosa Mountains that is directly north of the Borrego Badlands and directly east of Clark Dry Lake. Even the lowermost portion of that ridgeline gives excellent views of the Borrego Valley and surrounding mountains, especially of the Borrego Badlands, with distant views into Mexico.
This is an unsigned use trail. The trail begins at milepost 31.8 on Highway S22 at its junction with the Truckhaven Trail, at Call Box S22-319, and one simply heads north toward the easternmost tip of Lute Ridge. The first 0.64 miles are in a wash, and I found two different paths with a number of footprints; both are shown in the map below. This makes it difficult to create a single plant trail guide, so you may have to look on the other path for a listed species.
Once at the east end of Lute Ridge, the trail becomes very clearly defined and well marked with cairns. From that point on, there should be no ambiguity in following the plant trail guide.
The trail stays in the flattish dissected alluvial plane, with a net gain of only 215 feet of elevation, until mile 1.3, where the fun begins elevation-wise. The trail leaves the wash and ascends a steep cliff on a well-marked, switchbacked trail to get on the north-south ridgeline. Once on the ridgeline, the views open up, and the trail beckons one further to see what each step forward on the ridgeline will reveal.
The trail is described in Schad, Afoot and Afield in San Diego County. Schad says that Villager and Rabbit Peaks are among the most popular destinations for peak-baggers in the Anza-Borrego Desert. The round trip to Villager Peak is 13 miles, with 5000 feet of elevation gain and loss.
We have surveyed only to mile 2.8, making a round trip of 5.6 miles with 1950 feet of elevation gain and loss. That portion of the trail is shown in the map below.

See also:

The Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association's Lute Fault Scarp
Bill Sullivan's Villager Peak Walk
Bob Burd's Villager Peak / Rabbit Peak
hpshiker's 22 February 2003 photos
cluggish's 18 April 2005 photos.

Highlights of This Trail

The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. I had 227 trails and surveyed areas in my database when this histogram was made; 71 of those trails, including this one, are in Anza-Borrego State Park. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found only on this list, among all the trails in our database.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 0 0%
2 3 3%
3 0 0%
4 2 2%
5 1 1%

1-5 6 6%
6-10 6 6%
11-15 8 8%
16-20 8 8%
21-25 11 12%
26-30 7 7%
31-35 8 8%
36-40 7 7%
41-45 8 8%
46-50 3 3%
51-55 3 3%
56-60 5 5%
60-65 4 4%
66-70 5 5%
71-75 4 4%
76-80 2 2%
Total Taxa 95 100%

Five additional taxa are not in the above table, since they are found only off-trail.
The three species that are found on only a single other trail or survey are: Linanthus jonesii, Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae, and Prenanthella exigua. However, Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae occurs on additional trails, which have not yet been updated to distinguish this variety, which was not present in the 1996 First Edition Jepson Manual.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
1/29/2008 1 54 1 7 9 1
3/25/2008 2 77 0 0 1 1
12/17/2010 3 84 0 0 1 1
2/8/2011 4 95 0 0 0 1

The trail was covered to mile 2.34 on 1/29/08, and to mile 2.76 on 2/8/11.
Botanical Trip Reports

29 January 2008
The Plant Guide

The mileages have been obtained from a GPS recording for the species, which did not capture the switchbacks in the trail. Furthermore, the trail is ill-defined for the first 0.64 miles, so your route may not match the route we took. The relative mileages are probably accurate to ~0.02 miles, with the absolute accuracy somewhat worse.
Because we didn't think this trail was going to be well enough defined to create a plant trail guide on the first survey trip, we didn't record which side of the trail the species were found. Some sides were supplied from memory; others were obtained on later trips. But due to the braided nature of the trail, you should not trust the side religiously.
Because of the ill-defined trail, the # plants in the following does not follow the convention of the other plant trail guides. Instead, it is the number of plants in a much-larger area around the trail.
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mile s # id Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin guide at Call Box S22-319 at jct. of S22 and Truckhaven Trail; head north toward easternmost tip of Lute Ridge on either one of two use trails; elevation ~965 feet (294 m). The following 8 annuals are all at the trailhead vicinity, given in alphabetical order
0.00 b 1 hairy sand-verbena Abronia villosa var. villosa 20 / 4 21
0.00 b 2 frost mat Achyronychia cooperi 10 / 3 13
0.00 b 3 *Asian mustard Brassica tournefortii 99 / 9 65
0.00 b 4 desert pincushion Chaenactis stevioides 10 / 1 17
0.00 b 5 narrow-leaved cryptantha Cryptantha angustifolia 99 / 9 37
0.00 b 6 downy dalea Dalea mollissima 3 / 2 14
0.00 b 7 desert plantain Plantago ovata 99 / 9 51
0.00 b 8 *Mediterranean schismus Schismus barbatus 99 / 9 70
0.00 b 9 creosote bush Larrea tridentata 99 / 9 78
0.00 b 10 burroweed Ambrosia dumosa 99 / 9 71
0.00 11 Emory's indigo-bush Psorothamnus emoryi 2 / 1 30
0.02 r 12 white rhatany Krameria grayi 50 / 9 56
0.03 r 13 brown-eyed primrose Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii 99 / 9 42
0.04 14 desert lily Hesperocallis undulata 10 / 3 22
0.04 15 California suncup Camissonia californica 99 / 9 80
0.04 r (pencil cholla, Opuntia ramosissima)
0.06 16 big galleta Pleuraphis rigida 40 / 9 62
0.07 r 17 Arizona lupine Lupinus arizonicus 30 / 9 38
0.08 l 18 desert chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana 10 / 3 45
0.08 l 19 heliotrope phacelia Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua 99 / 9 21
0.08 20 silver cholla Opuntia echinocarpa 99 / 9 33
0.10 b 21 ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens 99 / 9 69
0.15 r 22 hairy-podded pepper-grass Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum 50 / 5 49
0.15 r 23 desert dandelion Malacothrix glabrata 10 / 2 33
0.15 24 button encelia Encelia frutescens 20 / 5 15
0.15 25 spectacle-pod Dithyrea californica 5 / 1 13
0.16 26 Parish's poppy Eschscholzia parishii 20 / 9 29
0.16 l 27 small-flowered poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora 50 / 9 30
0.16 l 28 white tackstem Calycoseris wrightii 50 / 9 11
0.18 l 29 pencil cholla Opuntia ramosissima 30 / 9 23
0.18 r 30 California barrel cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus⁺ 99 / 9 54
0.19 l 31 sweetbush Bebbia juncea var. aspera 30 / 7 75
0.25 32 bearded cryptantha Cryptantha barbigera 50 / 9 33
0.26 l 33 rush milkweed Asclepias subulata 8 / 2 10
0.26 34 wire-lettuce Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora 30 / 5 70
0.26 35 Thurber's sandpaper-plant Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi 30 / 3 29
0.27 l 36 desert lavender Hyptis emoryi 30 / 5 62
0.27 l 37 wishbone plant Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa 20 / 5 49
0.27 l 38 cheesebush Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola 99 / 5 58
0.27 l 39 desert needle Palafoxia arida var. arida 2 / 1 39
0.29 40 indigo bush Psorothamnus schottii 50 / 7 59
0.31 r 41 Palmer's coldenia Tiquilia palmeri 10 / 3 22
0.32 r 42 Booth's desert primrose Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata 50 / 7 38
0.33 l 43 Thomas' buckwheat Eriogonum thomasii 20 / 9 33
0.37 l 44 hairy desert-sunflower Geraea canescens 1 / 1 18
0.38 r 45 desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum 30 / 3 57
0.38 b 46 small-seeded spurge Chamaesyce polycarpa 50 / 3 71
0.40 47 rock hibiscus Hibiscus denudatus 50 / 9 39
0.40 48 Texas filaree Erodium texanum 5 / 2 16
0.40 49 Guadalupe cryptantha Cryptantha maritima 99 / 9 33
0.40 50 broad-fruited combseed Pectocarya platycarpa 2 / 2 6
0.42 51 brittle spineflower Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu 99 / 9 45
0.48 r (catclaw, Acacia greggii; brittlebush, Encelia farinosa)
0.49 l 52 white-stemmed blazing star Mentzelia albicaulis 1 / 1 8
0.58 53 brittlebush Encelia farinosa 99 / 9 74
0.59 54 dune primrose Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides 20 / 3 9
0.59 55 Schott's calico Loeseliastrum schottii 5 / 2 18
0.60 Jct. Lute Ridge to west; trail is now well defined, well marked with cairns; elevation 1040 feet (317 m)
0.62 Cross small drainage
0.63 56 pebble pincushion Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia 99 / 9 23
0.63 57 six-weeks three-awn Aristida adscensionis 99 / 9 28
0.63 58 trailing four o'clock Allionia incarnata 10 / 3 21
0.81 l 59 beavertail cactus Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris 30 / 9 63
0.81 l 60 yellow-head Trichoptilium incisum 10 / 3 18
0.87 l 61 star gilia Gilia stellata 10 / 5 18
0.89 r 62 ~ fivewing spiderling Boerhavia intermedia 30 / 1 12
0.89 r 63 bracted blazing star Mentzelia involucrata 5 / 2 30
0.92 l (Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta)
0.92 l 64 cottontop cactus Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus 1 / 1 4
0.95 r 65 devil's spineflower Chorizanthe rigida 10 / 2 24
0.95 l 66 desert star Monoptilon bellioides 20 / 3 19
1.00 b 67 bristly langloisia Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima 5 / 2 8
1.00 l 68 Gander's cholla Opuntia ganderi⁺ 99 / 9 57
1.03 l (fish-hook cactus, Mammillaria tetrancistra)
1.05 r 69 Emory's rock-daisy Perityle emoryi 99 / 9 45
1.07 l 70 catclaw Acacia greggii 5 / 1 69
1.07 r (threadstem, Pterostegia drymarioides; glandular nemacladus, Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus; desert mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum; Mojave ragwort, Senecio mohavensis)
1.08 r 71 narrowleaf ditaxis Ditaxis lanceolata 99 / 3 47
1.08 l 72 desert five-spot Eremalche rotundifolia 5 / 1 15
1.08 l 73 ssp curvenut combseed Pectocarya recurvata 50 / 2 21
1.08 l 74 purple three-awn Aristida purpurea 30 / 9 21
1.10 r 75 whispering bells Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora 5 / 3 37
1.13 l 76 California fagonia Fagonia laevis 50 / 3 32
1.14 r 77 Nevada cryptantha Cryptantha nevadensis 2 / 2 5
1.16 r (pygmy-weed, Crassula connata; woolly lipfern, Cheilanthes parryi)
1.17 r 78 California filago Filago californica 50 / 1 39
1.17 r (desert agave, Agave deserti)
1.18 r 79 Mojave ragwort Senecio mohavensis 50 / 1 28
1.20 r 80 woolly lipfern Cheilanthes parryi 10 / 1 41
1.21 l 81 smoke tree Psorothamnus spinosus 10 / 1 33
1.23 r (ghost flower, Mohavea confertiflora; pygmy-cedar, Peucephyllum schottii; Yuma spurge, Chamaesyce setiloba; strigose lotus, Lotus strigosus)
1.23 l (blue palo verde, Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum)
1.23 r 82 Jones' linanthus Linanthus jonesii 7 / 1 2
1.23 r 83 Santa Rosa Mountain bearded cryptantha Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae 2 / 1 2
1.23 Leave wash and ascend steep cliff on well-marked, switchbacked trail to get on ridge; elevation ~1180 feet (360 m)
1.27 l 84 thick-leaved ground cherry Physalis crassifolia 1 / 1 35
1.37 85 teddy-bear cholla Opuntia bigelovii 99 / 9 43
1.76 86 Pima rhatany Krameria erecta 50 / 9 25
1.77 l (California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica)
1.80 l (San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.82 r 87 beetle spurge Euphorbia eriantha 1 / 1 12
1.88 88 desert agave Agave deserti 99 / 4 43
2.01 r 89 fish-hook cactus Mammillaria tetrancistra 2 / 1 9
2.20 elevation 2260 feet (690 m)
2.20 The following species are from a separate survey of the area above this point, and hence are not necessarily on trail:
2.20 90 California trixis Trixis californica var. californica 5 / 3 41
2.28 l 91 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 2 / 1 68
2.31 92 goldenhead Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus 2 / 1 4
2.40 O. ganderi with pink spines
2.51 93 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 1 / 1 52
2.76 b 94 bright-white Prenanthella exigua 20 / 1 2
2.81 95 California matchweed Gutierrezia californica 1 / 1 19
2.91 First view of Rattlesnake Spring to right; elevation 2900 feet (884 m)
3.50 Elevation 3280 feet (1000 m); knob 3261 feet to right
4.50 Flattish area at elevation ~4300 feet (1310 m)
6.00 First area of green trees marked on topo map; elevation ~5300 feet (1615 m)
6.30 Peak just before Villager Peak; elevation 5640 feet (1719 m)
6.60 Villager Peak; elevation 5756 feet (1754 m)

Comments On Specific Species

Ferocactus cylindraceus. The varieties are not recognized in the Flora of North America treatment.
Opuntia ganderi. The population on this trail has spines that range from the normal white / yellow to a beautiful pink color which we've never seen elsewhere in the Borrego Desert. Jon Rebman has seen this variation in one other place, along old Hwy 80 from the Jacumba exit to the InKoPah exit in San Diego County. He and Mike Mayer found that the DNA of those plants had no significant differences from the DNA of plants with the normal spine color.
Jon recognizes another variety of O. ganderi that is endemic to Baja CA which has three very distinctive spine color forms (pink, yellow, and white). Jon says that these spine color forms frequently occur together, producing very attractive displays.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	0	0%
2	3	3%
3	0	0%
4	2	2%
5	1	1%

1-5	6	6%
6-10	6	6%
11-15	8	8%
16-20	8	8%
21-25	11	12%
26-30	7	7%
31-35	8	8%
36-40	7	7%
41-45	8	8%
46-50	3	3%
51-55	3	3%
56-60	5	5%
60-65	4	4%
66-70	5	5%
71-75	4	4%
76-80	2	2%
Total Taxa	95	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
1/29/2008	1	54	1	7	9	1
3/25/2008	2	77	0	0	1	1
12/17/2010	3	84	0	0	1	1
2/8/2011	4	95	0	0	0	1

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at Call Box S22-319 at jct. of S22 and Truckhaven Trail; head north toward easternmost tip of Lute Ridge on either one of two use trails; elevation ~965 feet (294 m). The following 8 annuals are all at the trailhead vicinity, given in alphabetical order
0.00	b	1		hairy sand-verbena	Abronia villosa var. villosa	20 / 4	21
0.00	b	2		frost mat	Achyronychia cooperi	10 / 3	13
0.00	b	3		*Asian mustard	Brassica tournefortii	99 / 9	65
0.00	b	4		desert pincushion	Chaenactis stevioides	10 / 1	17
0.00	b	5		narrow-leaved cryptantha	Cryptantha angustifolia	99 / 9	37
0.00	b	6		downy dalea	Dalea mollissima	3 / 2	14
0.00	b	7		desert plantain	Plantago ovata	99 / 9	51
0.00	b	8		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	99 / 9	70
0.00	b	9		creosote bush	Larrea tridentata	99 / 9	78
0.00	b	10		burroweed	Ambrosia dumosa	99 / 9	71
0.00		11		Emory's indigo-bush	Psorothamnus emoryi	2 / 1	30
0.02	r	12		white rhatany	Krameria grayi	50 / 9	56
0.03	r	13		brown-eyed primrose	Camissonia claviformis ssp. peirsonii	99 / 9	42
0.04		14		desert lily	Hesperocallis undulata	10 / 3	22
0.04		15		California suncup	Camissonia californica	99 / 9	80
0.04	r			(pencil cholla, Opuntia ramosissima)
0.06		16		big galleta	Pleuraphis rigida	40 / 9	62
0.07	r	17		Arizona lupine	Lupinus arizonicus	30 / 9	38
0.08	l	18		desert chicory	Rafinesquia neomexicana	10 / 3	45
0.08	l	19		heliotrope phacelia	Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua	99 / 9	21
0.08		20		silver cholla	Opuntia echinocarpa	99 / 9	33
0.10	b	21		ocotillo	Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens	99 / 9	69
0.15	r	22		hairy-podded pepper-grass	Lepidium lasiocarpum var. lasiocarpum	50 / 5	49
0.15	r	23		desert dandelion	Malacothrix glabrata	10 / 2	33
0.15		24		button encelia	Encelia frutescens	20 / 5	15
0.15		25		spectacle-pod	Dithyrea californica	5 / 1	13
0.16		26		Parish's poppy	Eschscholzia parishii	20 / 9	29
0.16	l	27		small-flowered poppy	Eschscholzia minutiflora ssp. minutiflora	50 / 9	30
0.16	l	28		white tackstem	Calycoseris wrightii	50 / 9	11
0.18	l	29		pencil cholla	Opuntia ramosissima	30 / 9	23
0.18	r	30		California barrel cactus	Ferocactus cylindraceus⁺	99 / 9	54
0.19	l	31		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	30 / 7	75
0.25		32		bearded cryptantha	Cryptantha barbigera	50 / 9	33
0.26	l	33		rush milkweed	Asclepias subulata	8 / 2	10
0.26		34		wire-lettuce	Stephanomeria pauciflora var. pauciflora	30 / 5	70
0.26		35		Thurber's sandpaper-plant	Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi	30 / 3	29
0.27	l	36		desert lavender	Hyptis emoryi	30 / 5	62
0.27	l	37		wishbone plant	Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa	20 / 5	49
0.27	l	38		cheesebush	Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola	99 / 5	58
0.27	l	39		desert needle	Palafoxia arida var. arida	2 / 1	39
0.29		40		indigo bush	Psorothamnus schottii	50 / 7	59
0.31	r	41		Palmer's coldenia	Tiquilia palmeri	10 / 3	22
0.32	r	42		Booth's desert primrose	Camissonia boothii ssp. condensata	50 / 7	38
0.33	l	43		Thomas' buckwheat	Eriogonum thomasii	20 / 9	33
0.37	l	44		hairy desert-sunflower	Geraea canescens	1 / 1	18
0.38	r	45		desert trumpet	Eriogonum inflatum	30 / 3	57
0.38	b	46		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	50 / 3	71
0.40		47		rock hibiscus	Hibiscus denudatus	50 / 9	39
0.40		48		Texas filaree	Erodium texanum	5 / 2	16
0.40		49		Guadalupe cryptantha	Cryptantha maritima	99 / 9	33
0.40		50		broad-fruited combseed	Pectocarya platycarpa	2 / 2	6
0.42		51		brittle spineflower	Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu	99 / 9	45
0.48	r			(catclaw, Acacia greggii; brittlebush, Encelia farinosa)
0.49	l	52		white-stemmed blazing star	Mentzelia albicaulis	1 / 1	8
0.58		53		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	99 / 9	74
0.59		54		dune primrose	Oenothera deltoides ssp. deltoides	20 / 3	9
0.59		55		Schott's calico	Loeseliastrum schottii	5 / 2	18
0.60				Jct. Lute Ridge to west; trail is now well defined, well marked with cairns; elevation 1040 feet (317 m)
0.62				Cross small drainage
0.63		56		pebble pincushion	Chaenactis carphoclinia var. carphoclinia	99 / 9	23
0.63		57		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	99 / 9	28
0.63		58		trailing four o'clock	Allionia incarnata	10 / 3	21
0.81	l	59		beavertail cactus	Opuntia basilaris var. basilaris	30 / 9	63
0.81	l	60		yellow-head	Trichoptilium incisum	10 / 3	18
0.87	l	61		star gilia	Gilia stellata	10 / 5	18
0.89	r	62	~	fivewing spiderling	Boerhavia intermedia	30 / 1	12
0.89	r	63		bracted blazing star	Mentzelia involucrata	5 / 2	30
0.92	l			(Pima rhatany, Krameria erecta)
0.92	l	64		cottontop cactus	Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus	1 / 1	4
0.95	r	65		devil's spineflower	Chorizanthe rigida	10 / 2	24
0.95	l	66		desert star	Monoptilon bellioides	20 / 3	19
1.00	b	67		bristly langloisia	Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima	5 / 2	8
1.00	l	68		Gander's cholla	Opuntia ganderi⁺	99 / 9	57
1.03	l			(fish-hook cactus, Mammillaria tetrancistra)
1.05	r	69		Emory's rock-daisy	Perityle emoryi	99 / 9	45
1.07	l	70		catclaw	Acacia greggii	5 / 1	69
1.07	r			(threadstem, Pterostegia drymarioides; glandular nemacladus, Nemacladus glanduliferus var. glanduliferus; desert mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum; Mojave ragwort, Senecio mohavensis)
1.08	r	71		narrowleaf ditaxis	Ditaxis lanceolata	99 / 3	47
1.08	l	72		desert five-spot	Eremalche rotundifolia	5 / 1	15
1.08	l	73	ssp	curvenut combseed	Pectocarya recurvata	50 / 2	21
1.08	l	74		purple three-awn	Aristida purpurea	30 / 9	21
1.10	r	75		whispering bells	Emmenanthe penduliflora var. penduliflora	5 / 3	37
1.13	l	76		California fagonia	Fagonia laevis	50 / 3	32
1.14	r	77		Nevada cryptantha	Cryptantha nevadensis	2 / 2	5
1.16	r			(pygmy-weed, Crassula connata; woolly lipfern, Cheilanthes parryi)
1.17	r	78		California filago	Filago californica	50 / 1	39
1.17	r			(desert agave, Agave deserti)
1.18	r	79		Mojave ragwort	Senecio mohavensis	50 / 1	28
1.20	r	80		woolly lipfern	Cheilanthes parryi	10 / 1	41
1.21	l	81		smoke tree	Psorothamnus spinosus	10 / 1	33
1.23	r			(ghost flower, Mohavea confertiflora; pygmy-cedar, Peucephyllum schottii; Yuma spurge, Chamaesyce setiloba; strigose lotus, Lotus strigosus)
1.23	l			(blue palo verde, Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum)
1.23	r	82		Jones' linanthus	Linanthus jonesii	7 / 1	2
1.23	r	83		Santa Rosa Mountain bearded cryptantha	Cryptantha barbigera var. fergusoniae	2 / 1	2
1.23				Leave wash and ascend steep cliff on well-marked, switchbacked trail to get on ridge; elevation ~1180 feet (360 m)
1.27	l	84		thick-leaved ground cherry	Physalis crassifolia	1 / 1	35
1.37		85		teddy-bear cholla	Opuntia bigelovii	99 / 9	43
1.76		86		Pima rhatany	Krameria erecta	50 / 9	25
1.77	l			(California trixis, Trixis californica var. californica)
1.80	l			(San Felipe dogweed, Adenophyllum porophylloides)
1.82	r	87		beetle spurge	Euphorbia eriantha	1 / 1	12
1.88		88		desert agave	Agave deserti	99 / 4	43
2.01	r	89		fish-hook cactus	Mammillaria tetrancistra	2 / 1	9
2.20				elevation 2260 feet (690 m)
2.20				The following species are from a separate survey of the area above this point, and hence are not necessarily on trail:
2.20		90		California trixis	Trixis californica var. californica	5 / 3	41
2.28	l	91		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	2 / 1	68
2.31		92		goldenhead	Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus var. sphaerocephalus	2 / 1	4
2.40				O. ganderi with pink spines
2.51		93		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	1 / 1	52
2.76	b	94		bright-white	Prenanthella exigua	20 / 1	2
2.81		95		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	1 / 1	19
2.91				First view of Rattlesnake Spring to right; elevation 2900 feet (884 m)
3.50				Elevation 3280 feet (1000 m); knob 3261 feet to right
4.50				Flattish area at elevation ~4300 feet (1310 m)
6.00				First area of green trees marked on topo map; elevation ~5300 feet (1615 m)
6.30				Peak just before Villager Peak; elevation 5640 feet (1719 m)
6.60				Villager Peak; elevation 5756 feet (1754 m)

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