Daley Ranch: Plant Guide to Rock Ridge Trail

Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail guide at south junction with the Boulder Loop Trail, in grassland sometimes called "Boulder Loop Meadow"; elevation 1580 feet (480 m)
0.00 b 1 toad rush Juncus bufonius var. bufonius 99 / 9 2
0.00 c 2 slender woolly marbles Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus 2 / 1 1
0.00 c 3 *weak blue grass Poa infirma 2 / 1 2
0.00 b 4 slender tarweed Hemizonia fasciculata 30 / 5 12
0.00 b 5 *grass poly Lythrum hyssopifolia 20 / 4 2
0.00 b 6 *narrowleaf filago Filago gallica 99 / 9 44
0.00 b 7 *windmill pink Silene gallica 99 / 9 29
0.00 b 8 red maids Calandrinia ciliata 2 / 1 14
0.00 l 9 pygmy-weed Crassula connata 99 / 9 21
0.00 b 10 *scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis⁺ 99 / 9 25
0.00 b 11 *long-beaked filaree Erodium botrys / 6
0.00 b 12 *rattail fescue Vulpia myuros var. myuros / 12
0.00 b 13 owl's-clover Castilleja densiflora⁺ 50 / 9 3
0.00 b 14 *red brome Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens / 48
0.00 r 15 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia / 23
0.00 r 16 San Diego mountain mahogany Cercocarpus minutiflorus 20 / 5 11
0.00 r 17 Spanish clover Lotus purshianus var. purshianus / 26
0.00 r 18 hooked skunkweed Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata 99 / 9 5
0.00 r 19 *wall bedstraw Galium parisiense 99 / 9 6
0.00 r 20 *tocalote Centaurea melitensis 50 / 5 43
0.00 r 21 *sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus / 30
0.00 r 22 rough-seeded blue toad-flax Linaria canadensis var. texana / 7
0.00 r 23 *soft chess Bromus hordeaceus 50 / 5 38
0.00 b 24 *smooth cat's ear Hypochaeris glabra / 30
0.00 r 25 slender combseed Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula / 3
0.00 r 26 graceful popcorn flower Plagiobothrys collinus var. gracilis 10 / 2 1
0.00 r (California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum)
0.00 r 27 blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum 30 / 5 19
0.00 r (mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium glomeratum)
0.00 b 28 dove weed Eremocarpus setigerus 10 / 1 24
0.00 r 29 western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya 20 / 2 35
0.00 r 30 black sage Salvia mellifera 5 / 3 39
0.00 b 31 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 20 / 9 51
0.00 l 32 Mariposa rush Juncus dubius 50 / 9 2
0.00 r 33 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 10 / 5 12
0.00 l 34 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 10 / 3 20
0.00 r 35 poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum 10 / 3 43
0.00 l 36 *ripgut brome Bromus diandrus 99 / 9 46
0.00 l 37 checkerbloom Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia 50 / 9 26
0.01 r (Ramona lilac, Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus)
0.01 r 38 ~ small-head field clover Trifolium microcephalum / 6
0.01 r Jct. illegal path to boulders; trail curves left
0.01 l 39 narrow-leaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis 20 / 5 6
0.02 l 40 ? unk short-rhizomatous per like carex ? 50 / 5
0.02 l 41 ~ nodding needlegrass Nassella cernua / 11
0.02 l 42 *purple false-brome Brachypodium distachyon 30 / 3 5
0.02 r 43 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 10 / 3 37
0.02 l 44 *mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium glomeratum / 14
0.02 l (fragrant everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens)
0.03 r (California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum)
0.03 l 45 fragrant everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens 1 / 1 18
0.04 r 46 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum / 48
0.04 l (Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii)
0.04 r (laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.04 l 47 *slender wild oats Avena barbata / 28
0.04 r (climbing bedstraw, Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii; saw-toothed goldenbush, Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides)
0.04 l 48 rush-rose Helianthemum scoparium 30 / 5 11
0.06 l 49 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 3 / 2 26
0.07 l 50 *nit grass Gastridium ventricosum 10 / 3 19
0.07 l 51 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 5 / 3 52
0.07 l (bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
0.07 b 52 saw-toothed goldenbush Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides 10 / 5 34
0.08 r 53 meally white pincushion Chaenactis artemisiifolia 5 / 5 13
0.08 r 54 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 5 / 2 7
0.08 r (Woodrat's nest)
0.08 l 55 Ramona lilac Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus 10 / 3 8
0.09 r 56 ssp purple snapdragon Antirrhinum nuttallianum 20 / 5
0.09 r 57 sp suncup Camissonia sp. /
0.10 r 58 ~ common bedstraw Galium aparine / 40
0.10 r 59 laurel sumac Malosma laurina 3 / 1 40
0.10 r 60 sp Mariposa lily Calochortus sp.⁺ /
0.10 r 61 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 2 / 2 29
0.11 r (chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.11 l 62 threadstem Pterostegia drymarioides / 27
0.11 l 63 seedling: Ramona horkelia? seedling Horkelia truncata? /
0.11 l 64 ~ everlasting nest-straw Stylocline gnaphaloides / 8
0.11 b 65 *Mediterranean pygmy-weed Crassula tillaea / 7
0.11 l 66 sp cotton-batting plant? Gnaphalium stramineum? /
0.11 l 67 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium / 53
0.11 l 68 ~ *brass-buttons Cotula coronopifolia / 4
0.11 l Jct. illegal path; switchback right.
0.11 l 69 mission manzanita Xylococcus bicolor 10 / 3 13
0.11 l 70 ~ small-flowered soap plant Chlorogalum parviflorum / 7
0.11 r 71 California filago Filago californica / 17
0.11 b 72 sp prostrate spineflower? Chorizanthe procumbens? 50 / 5 3
0.11 r 73 common skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa 20 / 3 2
0.12 r 74 sugar bush Rhus ovata 2 / 1 25
0.12 l 75 *prickly sow thistle Sonchus asper ssp. asper / 21
0.13 Local high point on trail; elevation 1620 feet (495 m)
0.13 l 76 ~ canchalagua Centaurium venustum 5 / 5 6
0.13 l 77 Palomar monkeyflower Mimulus palmeri⁺ 10 / 2 1
0.15 l 78 minute-flowered cryptantha Cryptantha micromeres 1 / 1 3
0.15 l Liverwort area
0.15 l (The "Phallus rock", aka "The Significant Digit")
0.15 l 79 wild-cucumber Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus 2 / 2 42
0.15 l 80 six-weeks fescue Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora 5 / 1 3
0.15 l 81 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 1 / 1 16
0.15 r 82 wild celery Apiastrum angustifolium 30 / 2 12
0.15 r 83 meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum 5 / 3 5
0.15 r 84 western pearlwort Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis 30 / 3 1
0.15 r 85 few-flowered heterocodon Heterocodon rariflorum 10 / 3 2
0.17 r 86 California everlasting Gnaphalium californicum 2 / 2 41
0.18 r 87 milk maids Cardamine californica 15 / 3 8
0.18 r (southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.18 l 88 Parish's purple nightshade Solanum parishii 2 / 2 18
0.18 l 89 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 10 / 2 44
0.18 r (scaly lipfern, Cheilanthes clevelandii)
0.19 r 90 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 2 / 2 39
0.19 l 91 climbing bedstraw Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii 1 / 1 30
0.19 r 92 narrowleaf bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium 1 / 1 44
0.19 r (Nice stand of mission manzanita, Xylococcus bicolor)
0.19 Switchback left.
0.20 r 93 toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia 2 / 1 44
0.21 l 94 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 2 / 2 41
0.21 l 95 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 6 / 2 8
0.21 l 96 *Italian thistle Carduus pycnocephalus⁺ 1 / 1 13
0.21 l 97 silverback fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa 5 / 1 6
0.21 l 98 scaly lipfern Cheilanthes clevelandii 5 / 1 3
0.21 l 99 California lace fern Aspidotis californica 3 / 1 9
0.21 l 100 California wood fern Dryopteris arguta 1 / 1 16
0.21 l The many lichens growing on the bark of the coast live oak here suggests it is a slow-growing dwarfed specimen, caused perhaps by the lack of soil available to its roots.
0.21 l 101 coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia 2 / 2 43
0.22 Local high point on trail, then a local low point on trail.
0.23 r 102 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 5 / 3 29
0.24 l (foothill needlegrass, Nassella lepida)
0.25 Local low point on trail; elevation 1600 feet (488 m)
0.26 l Ramona horkelia Horkelia truncata⁺ 10 / 3 2
0.27 Trail jags right.
0.29 Trail begins a steep climb.
0.29 l 103 California plantain Plantago erecta / 11
0.29 l (hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia; seashore bentgrass, Agrostis pallens)
0.29 l 104 white-flowering currant Ribes indecorum 1 / 1 21
0.29 r 105 triangular-fruit sedge Carex triquetra 5 / 2 14
0.29 r 106 sp Mariposa lily Calochortus sp.⁺ 5 / 3
0.32 l 107 bicolored everlasting Gnaphalium bicolor 2 / 2 30
0.32 r 108 white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 2 / 2 35
0.32 r 109 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 1 / 1 28
0.32 l 110 tomcat clover Trifolium willdenovii 5 / 1 10
0.32 r 111 Bigelow's spike-moss Selaginella bigelovii 1 / 1 18
0.33 l 112 California chalk lettuce Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta 1 / 1 10
0.33 l 113 California sagebrush Artemisia californica 5 / 2 44
0.33 114 *wild oats Avena fatua 5 / 1 17
0.37 l 115 tuberous sanicle Sanicula tuberosa 10 / 2 2
0.38 l 116 ? unk tiny erect annual with alt shield-shaped leaves ? 10 / 1
0.38 r Wooden fence blocking off illegal trail; trail ends steep climb.
0.38 l 117 chaffweed Centunculus minimus 5 / 2 1
0.38 l 118 seashore bentgrass Agrostis pallens 20 / 2 5
0.38 r 119 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 10 / 3 25
0.40 l 120 long-leaf plantain Plantago elongata 10 / 1 1
0.40 Trail curves left.
0.40 r (a bonsai coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia; ladies fingers, Dudleya edulis)
0.40 r 121 strigose lotus Lotus strigosus 10 / 1 28
0.40 r 122 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 1 / 1 10
0.40 r 123 ssp deerweed Lotus scoparius /
0.41 l 124 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae / 6
0.41 r 125 coyote bush Baccharis pilularis 10 / 3 24
0.41 b 126 *starwort Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis 10 / 1 2
0.43 l 127 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 3 / 2 40
0.44 l 128 California adder's-tongue Ophioglossum californicum 10 / 1 1
0.45 r 129 Eastwood manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis 2 / 2 11
0.45 l 130 Engelmann oak Quercus engelmannii 1 / 1 24
0.48 l Highest point on trail, elevation 1730 feet (527 m); (Large perched boulder looking like a mouse or tribble facing left, with elephant skin on the near side.)
0.49 l 131 Pacific sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis 1 / 1 19
0.50 b 132 Cleveland sage Salvia clevelandii 10 / 2 4
0.53 r 133 coastal goldenbush Isocoma menziesii⁺ 1 / 1 14
0.54 Trail makes a long 90° curve right.
0.55 l 134 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 3 / 3 36
0.57 Local high point on trail; trail curves left.
0.58 l 135 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 1 / 1 14
0.58 r 136 *common groundsel Senecio vulgaris 10 / 1 17
0.60 c 137 telegraph weed Heterotheca grandiflora 1 / 1 32
0.60 c 138 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon 10 / 1 27
0.60 End trail guide at north junction with the Boulder Loop Trail; elevation ~1705 feet (520 m)
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Last update: 2 April 2005.

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail guide at south junction with the Boulder Loop Trail, in grassland sometimes called "Boulder Loop Meadow"; elevation 1580 feet (480 m)
0.00	b	1		toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	99 / 9	2
0.00	c	2		slender woolly marbles	Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus	2 / 1	1
0.00	c	3		*weak blue grass	Poa infirma	2 / 1	2
0.00	b	4		slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	30 / 5	12
0.00	b	5		*grass poly	Lythrum hyssopifolia	20 / 4	2
0.00	b	6		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	44
0.00	b	7		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	99 / 9	29
0.00	b	8		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	2 / 1	14
0.00	l	9		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	99 / 9	21
0.00	b	10		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis⁺	99 / 9	25
0.00	b	11		*long-beaked filaree	Erodium botrys	/	6
0.00	b	12		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	/	12
0.00	b	13		owl's-clover	Castilleja densiflora⁺	50 / 9	3
0.00	b	14		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	/	48
0.00	r	15		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	/	23
0.00	r	16		San Diego mountain mahogany	Cercocarpus minutiflorus	20 / 5	11
0.00	r	17		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	/	26
0.00	r	18		hooked skunkweed	Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata	99 / 9	5
0.00	r	19		*wall bedstraw	Galium parisiense	99 / 9	6
0.00	r	20		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	50 / 5	43
0.00	r	21		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	/	30
0.00	r	22		rough-seeded blue toad-flax	Linaria canadensis var. texana	/	7
0.00	r	23		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	50 / 5	38
0.00	b	24		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/	30
0.00	r	25		slender combseed	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	/	3
0.00	r	26		graceful popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys collinus var. gracilis	10 / 2	1
0.00	r			(California buckwheat, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum)
0.00	r	27		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	30 / 5	19
0.00	r			(mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium glomeratum)
0.00	b	28		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	10 / 1	24
0.00	r	29		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	20 / 2	35
0.00	r	30		black sage	Salvia mellifera	5 / 3	39
0.00	b	31		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 9	51
0.00	l	32		Mariposa rush	Juncus dubius	50 / 9	2
0.00	r	33		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	10 / 5	12
0.00	l	34		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	10 / 3	20
0.00	r	35		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	10 / 3	43
0.00	l	36		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9	46
0.00	l	37		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	50 / 9	26
0.01	r			(Ramona lilac, Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus)
0.01	r	38	~	small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	/	6
0.01	r			Jct. illegal path to boulders; trail curves left
0.01	l	39		narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	20 / 5	6
0.02	l	40	?	unk short-rhizomatous per like carex	?	50 / 5
0.02	l	41	~	nodding needlegrass	Nassella cernua	/	11
0.02	l	42		*purple false-brome	Brachypodium distachyon	30 / 3	5
0.02	r	43		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	10 / 3	37
0.02	l	44		*mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium glomeratum	/	14
0.02	l			(fragrant everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens)
0.03	r			(California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum)
0.03	l	45		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	1 / 1	18
0.04	r	46		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	/	48
0.04	l			(Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii)
0.04	r			(laurel sumac, Malosma laurina)
0.04	l	47		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	/	28
0.04	r			(climbing bedstraw, Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii; saw-toothed goldenbush, Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides)
0.04	l	48		rush-rose	Helianthemum scoparium	30 / 5	11
0.06	l	49		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	3 / 2	26
0.07	l	50		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	10 / 3	19
0.07	l	51		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	5 / 3	52
0.07	l			(bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
0.07	b	52		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	10 / 5	34
0.08	r	53		meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	5 / 5	13
0.08	r	54		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	5 / 2	7
0.08	r			(Woodrat's nest)
0.08	l	55		Ramona lilac	Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus	10 / 3	8
0.09	r	56	ssp	purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum	20 / 5
0.09	r	57	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	/
0.10	r	58	~	common bedstraw	Galium aparine	/	40
0.10	r	59		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	3 / 1	40
0.10	r	60	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.⁺	/
0.10	r	61		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	2 / 2	29
0.11	r			(chaparral yucca, Yucca whipplei)
0.11	l	62		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	/	27
0.11	l	63		seedling: Ramona horkelia?	seedling Horkelia truncata?	/
0.11	l	64	~	everlasting nest-straw	Stylocline gnaphaloides	/	8
0.11	b	65		*Mediterranean pygmy-weed	Crassula tillaea	/	7
0.11	l	66	sp	cotton-batting plant?	Gnaphalium stramineum?	/
0.11	l	67		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	53
0.11	l	68	~	*brass-buttons	Cotula coronopifolia	/	4
0.11	l			Jct. illegal path; switchback right.
0.11	l	69		mission manzanita	Xylococcus bicolor	10 / 3	13
0.11	l	70	~	small-flowered soap plant	Chlorogalum parviflorum	/	7
0.11	r	71		California filago	Filago californica	/	17
0.11	b	72	sp	prostrate spineflower?	Chorizanthe procumbens?	50 / 5	3
0.11	r	73		common skullcap	Scutellaria tuberosa	20 / 3	2
0.12	r	74		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	2 / 1	25
0.12	l	75		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	/	21
0.13				Local high point on trail; elevation 1620 feet (495 m)
0.13	l	76	~	canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	5 / 5	6
0.13	l	77		Palomar monkeyflower	Mimulus palmeri⁺	10 / 2	1
0.15	l	78		minute-flowered cryptantha	Cryptantha micromeres	1 / 1	3
0.15	l			Liverwort area
0.15	l			(The "Phallus rock", aka "The Significant Digit")
0.15	l	79		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	2 / 2	42
0.15	l	80		six-weeks fescue	Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora	5 / 1	3
0.15	l	81		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	1 / 1	16
0.15	r	82		wild celery	Apiastrum angustifolium	30 / 2	12
0.15	r	83		meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	5 / 3	5
0.15	r	84		western pearlwort	Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis	30 / 3	1
0.15	r	85		few-flowered heterocodon	Heterocodon rariflorum	10 / 3	2
0.17	r	86		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	2 / 2	41
0.18	r	87		milk maids	Cardamine californica	15 / 3	8
0.18	r			(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.18	l	88		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	2 / 2	18
0.18	l	89		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	10 / 2	44
0.18	r			(scaly lipfern, Cheilanthes clevelandii)
0.19	r	90		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	2 / 2	39
0.19	l	91		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	1 / 1	30
0.19	r	92		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	1 / 1	44
0.19	r			(Nice stand of mission manzanita, Xylococcus bicolor)
0.19				Switchback left.
0.20	r	93		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	2 / 1	44
0.21	l	94		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	2 / 2	41
0.21	l	95		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	6 / 2	8
0.21	l	96		*Italian thistle	Carduus pycnocephalus⁺	1 / 1	13
0.21	l	97		silverback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa	5 / 1	6
0.21	l	98		scaly lipfern	Cheilanthes clevelandii	5 / 1	3
0.21	l	99		California lace fern	Aspidotis californica	3 / 1	9
0.21	l	100		California wood fern	Dryopteris arguta	1 / 1	16
0.21	l			The many lichens growing on the bark of the coast live oak here suggests it is a slow-growing dwarfed specimen, caused perhaps by the lack of soil available to its roots.
0.21	l	101		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	2 / 2	43
0.22				Local high point on trail, then a local low point on trail.
0.23	r	102		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	5 / 3	29
0.24	l			(foothill needlegrass, Nassella lepida)
0.25				Local low point on trail; elevation 1600 feet (488 m)
0.26	l			Ramona horkelia	Horkelia truncata⁺	10 / 3	2
0.27				Trail jags right.
0.29				Trail begins a steep climb.
0.29	l	103		California plantain	Plantago erecta	/	11
0.29	l			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia; seashore bentgrass, Agrostis pallens)
0.29	l	104		white-flowering currant	Ribes indecorum	1 / 1	21
0.29	r	105		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	5 / 2	14
0.29	r	106	sp	Mariposa lily	Calochortus sp.⁺	5 / 3
0.32	l	107		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	2 / 2	30
0.32	r	108		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	2 / 2	35
0.32	r	109		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	1 / 1	28
0.32	l	110		tomcat clover	Trifolium willdenovii	5 / 1	10
0.32	r	111		Bigelow's spike-moss	Selaginella bigelovii	1 / 1	18
0.33	l	112		California chalk lettuce	Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	1 / 1	10
0.33	l	113		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	5 / 2	44
0.33		114		*wild oats	Avena fatua	5 / 1	17
0.37	l	115		tuberous sanicle	Sanicula tuberosa	10 / 2	2
0.38	l	116	?	unk tiny erect annual with alt shield-shaped leaves	?	10 / 1
0.38	r			Wooden fence blocking off illegal trail; trail ends steep climb.
0.38	l	117		chaffweed	Centunculus minimus	5 / 2	1
0.38	l	118		seashore bentgrass	Agrostis pallens	20 / 2	5
0.38	r	119		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	10 / 3	25
0.40	l	120		long-leaf plantain	Plantago elongata	10 / 1	1
0.40				Trail curves left.
0.40	r			(a bonsai coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia; ladies fingers, Dudleya edulis)
0.40	r	121		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	10 / 1	28
0.40	r	122		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	1 / 1	10
0.40	r	123	ssp	deerweed	Lotus scoparius	/
0.41	l	124		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	/	6
0.41	r	125		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	10 / 3	24
0.41	b	126		*starwort	Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis	10 / 1	2
0.43	l	127		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	3 / 2	40
0.44	l	128		California adder's-tongue	Ophioglossum californicum	10 / 1	1
0.45	r	129		Eastwood manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. zacaensis	2 / 2	11
0.45	l	130		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	1 / 1	24
0.48	l			Highest point on trail, elevation 1730 feet (527 m); (Large perched boulder looking like a mouse or tribble facing left, with elephant skin on the near side.)
0.49	l	131		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	1 / 1	19
0.50	b	132		Cleveland sage	Salvia clevelandii	10 / 2	4
0.53	r	133		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii⁺	1 / 1	14
0.54				Trail makes a long 90° curve right.
0.55	l	134		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	3 / 3	36
0.57				Local high point on trail; trail curves left.
0.58	l	135		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	1 / 1	14
0.58	r	136		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	10 / 1	17
0.60	c	137		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	1 / 1	32
0.60	c	138		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	10 / 1	27
0.60				End trail guide at north junction with the Boulder Loop Trail; elevation ~1705 feet (520 m)