Plant Guide to South Gate to Temecula Gorge, Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve

mile	s	#	id	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin guide at parking lot below South Field Station, elevation ~560 feet (170 m); only a few notable species not found subsequently are given here until the end of the orchard.
0.10				South Field Station
	l			*roundleaf fluellin	Kickxia spuria	5 / 1
	l			*feather finger grass	Chloris virgata	20 / 1
0.43				End of orchard; elevation ~650 feet (200 m); begin guide at the coast live oak and descend to Stone Creek.
0.43	l			(Mohave yucca, Yucca schidigera)
0.43	l			(bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
0.43	l			(Torrey's scrub oak, Quercus acutidens)
0.43	l	1		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	30 / 5	42
V0.43	r	2		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. myuros	/	20
0.43	l	3		short-winged deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. brevialatus	30 / 9	22
0.43	l	4		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	51
N0.43	l	5		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	52
0.43	l	6		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	55
0.43	l	7		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	99 / 9	27
V0.43	l	8		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	99 / 9	22
0.43	l	9		threadstem	Pterostegia drymarioides	10 / 2	30
0.43	b	10		chia	Salvia columbariae	99 / 9	21
0.43	r	11		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	/	51
0.43	l	12		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	20 / 9	31
0.43	l	13		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	/	39
0.43	c	14		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	/	24
V0.43	b	15		eucrypta	Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. chrysanthemifolia	99 / 9	25
0.43	r	16		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	/	16
0.43	r	17		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	/	42
0.43	r	18		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	/	41
N0.43	r	19		*common cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	30 / 1	16
0.43	r	20		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	/	35
0.43	r	21		wild grape	Vitis girdiana	99 / 2	7
0.43	l	22		California sagebrush	Artemisia californica	99 / 9	47
0.43	r	23		California suncup	Camissonia californica	99 / 3	20
0.43	l	24		silver puffs	Uropappus lindleyi	/	26
0.43	l	25		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	/	43
0.43	l	26		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	50 / 5	43
0.44	l	27		laurel sumac	Malosma laurina	99 / 9	42
0.44	l	28		black sage	Salvia mellifera	50 / 9	40
0.44	l	29		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	1 / 1	48
0.44	l	30		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	/	55
0.44	l	31		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	5 / 5	48
N0.44	r	32		*gazania	Gazania X (mounding hybrid)	1 / 1	6
N0.44	r	33	~	rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	/	28
0.44	r	34		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	99 / 5	40
0.44	r	35		*common groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	99 / 9	18
0.44	r	36		white sage	Salvia apiana	50 / 9	38
N0.44	r	37		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis	5 / 3	25
V0.44	r	38		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	10 / 5	42
0.44	r	39		*English plantain	Plantago lanceolata	50 / 1	19
N	l	40	~	soap plant	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum	10 / 1	18
	l	41		California poppy	Eschscholzia californica	/	29
	r			*Check for first windmill pink, Silene gallica, here or later
0.46	r			(nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus.)
0.46	r			Jct. another orchard road.
0.46	l			(chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum)
0.47	b	42		sugar bush	Rhus ovata	10 / 3	25
0.47	l	43		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	5 / 5	43
0.47	b	44		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	50 / 9	40
0.47	b	45		collar lupine	Lupinus truncatus	50 / 2	24
0.47	r	46		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	/	26
N0.47	l	47		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	50 / 9	26
0.47	b	48		San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	20 / 9	21
N0.47	r	49		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	99 / 9	51
0.47				old gate
0.47	r	50		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	/	42
0.48	l	51		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	99 / 9	35
0.48	r	52		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	99 / 9	43
0.48	r	53		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	3 / 1	24
0.48				Jct. Road (the old Stagecoach Lane) at Stone Creek, elevation 580', turn left
0.48	l	54		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia	9 / 9	44
0.48	r	55		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	99 / 5	36
N0.48	r	56		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	20 / 2	24
N0.48	l	57		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	50 / 3	20
0.49	r	58		heartleaf penstemon	Keckiella cordifolia	20 / 2	27
0.49	r	59		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	30 / 5	28
N0.49		60		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	99 / 3	19
0.49	r	61		California blackberry	Rubus ursinus	20 / 2	13
N0.49	r	62		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	99 / 2	17
0.49	l	63		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	20 / 4	25
0.50	r	64		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	20 / 5	27
0.50	r	65		California wild rose	Rosa californica	20 / 5	11
N0.51	r	66	~	virgin's bower	Clematis lasiantha	10 / 3	6
0.51	r	67		western sycamore	Platanus racemosa	30 / 4	27
N0.52	r	68		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	20 / 9	30
0.52	r			(6 foot high San Diego sedge, Carex spissa, across stream)
0.52	r	69	~	Emory's baccharis	Baccharis emoryi	3 / 2	8
0.52	r	70		San Diego morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia	50 / 9	18
0.52	l	71		Parish's purple nightshade	Solanum parishii	10 / 9	20
0.53	r	72		red willow	Salix laevigata	6 / 3	21
0.53	r	73		silky lotus	Lotus heermannii var. heermannii	5 / 3	6
0.53	r	74		southern miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. mexicana	/	25
0.53	l	75		stinging lupine	Lupinus hirsutissimus	2 / 2	15
V0.53	b	76		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	3 / 3	36
0.54	r	77		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	2 / 2	34
0.54	b	78		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	46
0.54		79		California dodder	Cuscuta californica var. californica	/	17
0.54	l	80		California oxalis	Oxalis albicans ssp. pilosa	1 / 1	1
0.54	l	81		wild canterbury bells	Phacelia minor	99 / 9	21
N0.54	l	82		California chalk lettuce	Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta	20 / 1	10
V0.54	l	83		bicolored everlasting	Gnaphalium bicolor	3 / 3	29
0.54	r	84		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	20 / 5	40
N0.54		85		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	20 / 3	21
0.54	l	86		coffee fern	Pellaea andromedifolia	5 / 2	22
0.54	l	87		Bigelow's spike-moss	Selaginella bigelovii	20 / 1	19
N0.54	l	88		*white-stemmed filaree	Erodium moschatum	5 / 1	20
0.55	l	89		meally white pincushion	Chaenactis artemisiifolia	10 / 1	14
V0.55	l	90		yellow pincushion	Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula	10 / 1	13
0.55	l	91		Coulter's lupine	Lupinus sparsiflorus	10 / 1	11
0.55	l			Interesting weathering of rock on cliff, called "tafoni", "honeycomb" or "alveolar" weathering. How it forms is not known.
0.55	l	92		wide-throated yellow monkeyflower	Mimulus brevipes	5 / 1	12
0.55		93		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	/	40
v0.55	l	94		southern suncup	Camissonia bistorta	10 / 1	11
0.56	l	95		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	4 / 4	30
0.56	l	96	?	snapdragon campion?	Silene antirrhina?	/
0.56	l	97		odora	Porophyllum gracile	10 / 2	6
0.56	l	98		California four o'clock	Mirabilis californica	20 / 9	23
0.56	l	99		California chicory	Rafinesquia californica	2 / 2	22
0.56	r	100		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	20 / 1	9
V0.58	r	101		*smilo grass	Piptatherum miliaceum	50 / 2	19
0.58	r			(San Diego sedge, Carex spissa)
0.58	r	102		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	30 / 3	35
0.58		103		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	30 / 2	24
0.58				Cut bank for microrhiza association with coast live oak research
V0.58	b	104		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	/	35
V0.58	b	105		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	99 / 9	13
N0.58	l	106		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	1 / 1	30
0.59	r	107		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia	20 / 4	34
0.59	r		~	(~leather root, ~Hoita macrostachya; rigid hedge-nettle, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida)
0.59	r	108		hoaryleaf ceanothus	Ceanothus crassifolius	20 / 9	12
N0.59	r	109		Ramona lilac	Ceanothus tomentosus var. olivaceus	20 / 5	9
0.59	r			(Check for autumn willowweed, Epilobium brachycarpum)
0.60	l	110		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 2	35
0.63	l	111	?	unk. branched plant, leafy infl with capsule seed	Eustoma exaltatum?	/
N0.66	b	112		*Italian thistle	Carduus pycnocephalus	6 / 3	21
0.68	r			Erosion claimed the road here in 2004, which was repaired then.
0.68	r	113		chaparral bush mallow	Malacothamnus fasciculatus	4 / 4	14
		114	~	caterpillar phacelia	Phacelia cicutaria var. hispida	/	16
	l	115		angel's gilia	Gilia angelensis	5 / 1	14
	l			(woodrat's nest)
0.70	r			(pampas grass, Cortaderia jubata, in Stone Creek)
0.72				Cross small creek draining into Stone Creek
0.74	l	116		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	1 / 1	18
0.75				Leave shade of Stone Creek; elevation ~640 feet (195 m)
0.75	r	117		purple head	Acourtia microcephala	1 / 1	19
N0.75	l	118		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	/	24
0.75	l	119		slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	99 / 9	17
N0.75	l	120	~	Robinson's pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. robinsonii	5 / 1	7
0.75	l	121		California plantain	Plantago erecta	99 / 9	13
0.75	l	122		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	/	24
0.75	l	123		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	5 / 1	13
0.75	l	124		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	50 / 2	19
0.75		125		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 9	45
0.75	l	126		California matchweed	Gutierrezia californica	99 / 9	4
0.76	l	127	sp	clarkia	Clarkia sp.	/
0.76	l	128		*Russian thistle	Salsola tragus	99 / 9	25
0.76	r	129		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	37
0.78	r	130		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	20 / 5	51
0.80	r	131		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	10 / 1	45
v0.80	l	132	~	slender-pod jewelflower	Caulanthus heterophyllus var. pseudosimulans	/	3
N0.80	l	133		slender combseed	Pectocarya linearis ssp. ferocula	99 / 9	5
0.80	l	134		small-seeded spurge	Chamaesyce polycarpa	10 / 2	13
0.82	r	135		strigose lotus	Lotus strigosus	10 / 2	33
0.83	l			Jct. Tourmaline Mine Road; elevation ~680 feet (205 m)
0.83	r			Check for navarretia here.
V0.83	r	136		wild-cucumber	Marah macrocarpus var. macrocarpus	10 / 9	44
0.84	r	137		foothill needlegrass	Nassella lepida	1 / 1	20
V0.85	l	138		snapdragon campion	Silene antirrhina	/	7
0.85	l			Field of splendid Mariposa lily, Calochortus splendens
v0.86	l	139		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	5 / 1	11
0.87				Cross small creek draining into Stone Creek
0.87	l	140		San Diego sedge	Carex spissa	50 / 2	5
V0.87	b	141		basket rush	Juncus textilis+	20 / 1	5
0.88	l	142		littleseed muhly	Muhlenbergia microsperma	50 / 3	2
N0.88	b	143		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	5 / 1	24
0.88	r	144		mission manzanita	Xylococcus bicolor	40 / 9	14
N0.88	r	145		*wild oats	Avena fatua	/	26
v0.91	l	146		cane bluestem	Bothriochloa barbinodis	1 / 1	2
0.91	r			A Torrey oak, Q. acutidens, showing its more Engelman phase.
0.94	r	147		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	20 / 2	13
0.95				Cross small creek draining into Stone Creek
0.95	l			Cluster of slender sunflowers, Helianthus gracilentus.
0.99	l			Woodrat's nest
1.00				Cross small drainage going into Stone Creek; road bends to right
N1.01	l	148		*pampas grass	Cortaderia jubata	1 / 1	2
V1.01	r	149		south coast morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. intermedia	1 / 1	19
1.03	l			Woodrat's nest
1.04	l			A small rockfall that occurred in 2003.
1.04	l	150		giant needlegrass	Achnatherum coronatum	3 / 3	22
1.05	l			morning-glory hybrid, intergrade between Calystegia macrostegia ssp. tenuifolia and ssp. intermedia.
1.05	b	151		sweetbush	Bebbia juncea var. aspera	5 / 2	8
1.05				Cross broad small drainage
N1.06	l	152		six-weeks three-awn	Aristida adscensionis	5 / 1	4
1.07	r			Cross head of small drainage
1.10				Cross broad small drainage
1.11	l	153		fringed spineflower	Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata	2 / 1	7
N1.14		154		*goldentop	Lamarckia aurea	/	21
1.16	r			(chaparral beard-tongue, Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides)
1.16				Cross broad small drainage
1.19	l	155		chaparral beard-tongue	Keckiella antirrhinoides var. antirrhinoides	3 / 2	10
1.25				Cross very small broad drainage
1.28	l	156		California filago	Filago californica	99 / 2	21
1.29				Cross broad small drainage
1.34	l			Jct. Red Mountain Truck Trail
v1.37	r	157		cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	/	15
1.37		158		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	20 / 1	28
1.43				Enter inholding (Clegg parcel)
1.54				Leave inholding; Jct. Aqueduct Road; elevation 900 feet (275 m); go left and climb 270 feet (80 m) on the steep Aqueduct Road.
1.59	l	159		brittlebush	Encelia farinosa	3 / 2	6
1.63		160		*fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	20 / 3	13
1.99	r			Jct. Aqueduct road shortcut; continue on left branch
2.01				End steep section; curve right and continue with a now-slight ascent
2.02	l			Jct. Aqueduct road shortcut = Jct. Via Tornado / Red Mountain Truck Trail; continue straight.
2.40				Jct. Rainbow Glen Road; you're now at the peak elevation of 1230 feet (375 m) ; descend left on Via Tornado
2.48	r	161		San Diego mountain mahogany	Cercocarpus minutiflorus	5 / 2	12
2.57	r	162		Parry's tetracoccus	Tetracoccus dioicus	5 / 1	2
	l			(common sun rose, Helianthemum scoparium, visible on bank to left of road)
N2.71	l	163		woolly-fruited lomatium	Lomatium dasycarpum ssp. dasycarpum	3 / 1	6
2.71	l			Check for unknown herb off trail (purplish leaves, 4-fold alt leaves, 2' high in deep shade)
2.73				Cross drainage
2.83				Cross small drainage
N2.85	r	164		sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	20 / 1	11
2.92				Jct. Aqueduct Road shortcut; stay right
2.99	l			(saltcedar, Tamarix ramosissima, in drainage.)
3.06	r			Single trunk form of Q. acutidens.
3.10				Road curves left. Straight ahead is a short detour to the top of the gorge, but without much of a view.
3.10	r			Male and female mule fat plants side by side.
3.10		165		*creeping Australian saltbush	Atriplex semibaccata	5 / 1	10
V3.14	r	166		*tree tobacco	Nicotiana glauca	3 / 1	19
	l	167		cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	3 / 2	15
3.15	l	168		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	5 / 1	17
N3.15	l	169	sp	meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	3 / 1	6
3.15	l	170		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	20 / 2	28
3.15				Gate at 1000 feet (305 m) elevation. Descend to Gorge.
3.16	l			(California polypody, Polypodium californicum)
3.17				Switchback right.
3.17	r	171		ladies fingers	Dudleya edulis	30 / 2	9
3.17	r	172		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	5 / 2	20
3.18	r	173		purple snapdragon	Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum	5 / 1	18
V3.18	l	174		pit-seed goosefoot	Chenopodium berlandieri	10 / 3	7
3.18	r	175		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	/	22
v3.18	r	176		hoary bowlesia	Bowlesia incana	5 / 1	3
N3.18	r	177		black-hair nettle	Hesperocnide tenella	2 / 1	3
V3.18	r	178		canyon clarkia	Clarkia epilobioides	20 / 4	11
3.18	r	179		twining snapdragon	Antirrhinum kelloggii	/	7
3.19	r	180		lanceleaf dudleya	Dudleya lanceolata	20 / 1	20
N	l	181		*rose clover	Trifolium hirtum	/	12
3.22	r	182		virgin's bower	Clematis pauciflora	10 / 3	12
3.23	r	183		cottony fern	Cheilanthes newberryi	5 / 1	4
N	l	184		cobwebby thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. occidentale	/	10
3.26				Road curves right 90° at ridge.
N3.26	r	185		goldback fern	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis	3 / 3	24
N	r	186		fire poppy	Papaver californicum	/	3
3.27	r	187		Chinese houses	Collinsia heterophylla	20 / 1	12
V		188		*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	/	18
V	r	189		Bolander's woodland star	Lithophragma bolanderi	/	3
3.28	r	190	?	fiddleneck?	Amsinckia sp.?	20 / 1
3.29	r	191		fiesta flower	Pholistoma auritum var. auritum	99 / 1	11
3.30	r	192		southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	1 / 1	20
3.30	r			Check for different clover, Trifolium sp..
3.30				Road curves left 45°.
3.35				Cross drainage
3.35	r			(California wood fern, Dryopteris arguta)
3.42				Road bottoms at River; switchback left.
3.42	r			(coast jepsonia, Jepsonia parryi)
3.42	r	193		*white sweetclover	Melilotus albus	20 / 1	7
3.42	r	194		*bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	20 / 1	30
3.42	r	195		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	5 / 1	31
3.43	r	196		sacred datura	Datura wrightii	3 / 1	16
V3.44	l	197		*annual veldt grass	Ehrharta longiflora	50 / 3	3
V	l	198		*Oriental mustard	Sisymbrium orientale	2 / 1	12
N	l	199		red goosefoot	Chenopodium rubrum	2 / 1	3
	r	200		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	/	29
3.50	r	201		white alder	Alnus rhombifolia	2 / 1	10
N		202		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	5 / 1	19
		203		*purple wild radish	Raphanus sativus	/	11
N	r	204		*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	5 / 1	19
N3.56	r	205		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	1 / 1	16
N3.56	r	206		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	1 / 1	11
3.56	r	207	~	willow weed	Polygonum lapathifolium	10 / 1	1
3.56	b	208		umbrella sedge	Cyperus eragrostis	20 / 1	11
3.56	b	209		willowherb	Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	10 / 1	17
3.56	r	210		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	3 / 1	22
3.56				Road turns right 90° onto concrete river crossing.
3.56	l	211	?	*black walnut?	Juglans nigra?	1 / 1
3.56				(sand spikerush, Eleocharis montevidensis)
3.56	r	212	~	broadleaf cattail	Typha latifolia	10 / 1	4
3.56	r	213	?	duckweed	Lemna sp.	50 / 1	1
3.56	r	214	?	unk light green floating plant forming 3-6-sided polygons	?	50 / 1
3.56	r	215		water cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	50 / 1	11
N3.56	b	216		western goldenrod	Euthamia occidentalis	20 / 1	2
3.56	r	217		narrowleaf willow	Salix exigua	1 / 1	7
3.56	l	218		American tule	Scirpus americanus	20 / 1	4
3.56	l	219		California loosestrife	Lythrum californicum	5 / 1	1
3.56	r	220		*celery	Apium graveolens	3 / 1	3
3.56	r	221		knot grass	Paspalum distichum	5 / 1	6
3.56				Check for Pluchea odorata.
3.56				SMR flows across concrete road crossing at 775 feet (235 m) elevation.
3.56				Return the same way until reaching the Aqueduct road shortcut
4.20				Jct. Aqueduct road shortcut; take it this time, the rightmost branch.
4.36				Cross drainage
4.36	r	222		*alfalfa	Medicago sativa	10 / 1	2
4.36	r	223		*saltcedar	Tamarix ramosissima	1 / 1	3
4.59				Jct. Via Tornado / Red Mountain Truck Trail; turn right, returning the same way you reached this point.
6.61				End of hike at parking lot.

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Last update: 22 August 2005.