Plant Guide for Waterline / Monument / Fault Road Loop, SRP

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Beginning of Waterline Road next to Visitor Center at Gate; elevation ~1780 feet (542 m)
0.00	l	1		toyon	Heteromeles arbutifolia+	2 / 2	44
0.00	r	2		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	30 / 9	37
0.00	r	3		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens+	30 / 9	26
0.00	c	4		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	99 / 9	55
0.00	b	5		horseweed	Conyza canadensis	50 / 9	36
0.00	l	6		*scarlet pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	99 / 9	33
0.00	b	7		*tocalote	Centaurea melitensis	99 / 9	45
0.00	l	8		*prickly sow thistle	Sonchus asper ssp. asper	99 / 9	30
0.00	l	9		false monkeyflower	Mimulus pilosus	10 / 4	7
0.00	l	10		creeping spurge	Chamaesyce serpens	2 / 1	1
0.00	b	11		*narrowleaf filago	Filago gallica	99 / 9	45
0.00	r	12		rattlesnake weed	Daucus pusillus	99 / 9	29
0.00	b	13		*Mediterranean schismus	Schismus barbatus	10 / 1	22
0.00	r	14		*hairy rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros var. hirsuta	99 / 9	19
0.00	r	15		*red brome	Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	99 / 9	53
0.00	r	16		saw-toothed goldenbush	Hazardia squarrosa var. grindelioides	30 / 9	35
0.00	b	17		*soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus	99 / 9	40
0.00	r	18		triangular-fruit sedge	Carex triquetra	5 / 2	17
0.00	r	19		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	10 / 2	28
0.00	r	20		checkerbloom	Sidalcea malviflora ssp. sparsifolia	50 / 9	25
0.00	b	21		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum	20 / 9	51
0.00	r	22		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	20 / 4	27
0.00	l	23		*rabbits-foot grass	Polypogon monspeliensis	50 / 9	24
0.00	r	24		San Diego tarweed	Hemizonia paniculata	99 / 9	8
0.00	b	25		holly-leaf navarretia	Navarretia atractyloides	50 / 9	9
0.00	l			(blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium bellum; horehound, Marrubium vulgare; cocklebur, Xanthium strumarium; California everlasting, Gnaphalium californicum; common cudweed, Gnaphalium luteo-album; Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus)
0.00	l			(a showy penstemon, Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis, planted in ~2002, was dead in 2005)
0.00	b	26	?	ash?	Fraxinus sp.?+	2 / 1
0.00	l	27		coyote bush	Baccharis pilularis+	1 / 1	26
0.00	l	28		*London rocket	Sisymbrium irio+	1 / 1	11
0.00	b	29		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	99 / 9	51
0.00	b	30		canchalagua	Centaurium venustum	99 / 9	15
0.00	r	31		hooked skunkweed	Navarretia hamata ssp. hamata	99 / 9	11
0.00	r	32		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	50 / 9	51
0.00	r	33		*nit grass	Gastridium ventricosum	99 / 9	26
0.00	r			(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata; redberry, Rhamnus crocea; threadstem, Pterostegia drymarioides)
0.00	r	34		blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	20 / 5	21
0.00	r			(seashore bentgrass, Agrostis pallens)
				(Emory's baccharis, Baccharis emoryi+)
0.00	r	35		climbing bedstraw	Galium nuttallii ssp. nuttallii	10 / 9	30
0.00	r	36		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	3 / 3	24
0.00	r	37		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	3 / 3	42
0.00	l	38		cocklebur	Xanthium strumarium	30 / 4	17
0.00	l	39		dove weed	Eremocarpus setigerus	99 / 9	25
0.01	l			(pineapple weed, Chamomilla suaveolens; rattlesnake weed, Chamaesyce albomarginata)
0.01	r	40		toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	99 / 9	14
0.01	r	41		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae+	30 / 5	9
0.01	r	42		vinegar weed	Trichostema lanceolatum	99 / 9	15
0.01	r	43	~	*short-fruited filaree	Erodium brachycarpum	99 / 9	14
0.01	r	44	~	rusty-haired popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys nothofulvus	99 / 9	14
0.01	r			(slender buckwheat, Eriogonum gracile var. gracile)
0.01	l			A tree-like Torrey's scrub oak, Quercus acutidens, which has ~30 "trunks" and no Engelmann hairs on its leaves.
0.01	l			(poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum)
0.01	b			Look for first wild oats, Avena sp. on trail before mile 0.68
0.01	r	45		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	1 / 1	14
0.01	r			(leafy daisy, Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus)
0.02	r			(coast-range melic, Melica imperfecta; golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)
0.02	b			(southern honeysuckle, Lonicera subspicata var. denudata)
0.02	l	46		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	30 / 9	55
0.02	l			(non-planted toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia)
0.02	r	47		purple clarkia	Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera	99 / 9	26
0.02	r			(southern Indian pink, Silene laciniata ssp. major)
0.02	r			(hollyleaf redberry, Rhamnus ilicifolia)
0.02	r	48		dwarf lupine	Lupinus bicolor	99 / 9	29
0.03	l	49		*prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola	99 / 9	42
0.03	l	50		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	10 / 9	40
0.03	r	51		narrowleaf bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	10 / 3	49
0.03	l	52		*California burclover	Medicago polymorpha	99 / 9	40
0.03	r	53		Pacific sanicle	Sanicula crassicaulis	30 / 9	20
0.03	r	54		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	5 / 5	43
0.04	r	55		deerweed	Lotus scoparius var. scoparius	10 / 2	29
0.04	r	56		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	4 / 4	44
0.04	l	57		splendid mariposa lily	Calochortus splendens	/	20
0.04	l	58		Pomona locoweed	Astragalus pomonensis	20 / 9	11
0.04	r	59		San Diego birdsfoot lotus	Lotus hamatus	/	24
0.04	r			(tomcat clover, Trifolium willdenovii)
0.04	l	60		needlegrass	Nassella sp.	99 / 9
0.04	r			(California lace fern, Aspidotis californica; goldback fern, Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis)
0.05	r	61		common bedstraw	Galium aparine	99 / 9	38
0.05	r	62		*pineapple weed	Chamomilla suaveolens	30 / 3	19
0.05	r	63		southern Indian pink	Silene laciniata ssp. major	10 / 2	20
0.05	r	64	~	San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	1 / 1	21
0.06	r			Jct. use trail
0.06	r			nodding needlegrass	Nassella cernua+	/	17
0.06	l	65		three spot	Osmadenia tenella	99 / 9	15
0.06	l	66		Spanish clover	Lotus purshianus var. purshianus	99 / 9	31
0.06	l	67		*grass poly	Lythrum hyssopifolia	99 / 9	15
0.06	l	68		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	3 / 2	21
0.07	l			Jct. shortcut to Granite Loop Trail
0.07	l	69		common spikerush	Eleocharis macrostachya	99 / 9	12
0.07	b	70		wrinkled rush	Juncus rugulosus	20 / 3	13
0.07	r			(giant wild-rye, Leymus condensatus)
0.08	r	71		*hedge parsley	Torilis nodosa	20 / 2	14
0.08	r			(common chickweed, Stellaria media)
0.08	r	72		*bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	1 / 1	19
0.08	r			Jct. animal path
0.08				(Field with three big patches of seasonal color: nearest (and in distance) is white / green of Spanish clover, Lotus purshianus var. purshianus; middle is red of wrinkled rush, Juncus rugulosus; farthest is white of three spot, Osmadenia tenella)
0.09	r	73		*yellow salsify	Tragopogon dubius+	40 / 5	13
0.10	r	74		clustered toad rush	Juncus bufonius var. congestus	50 / 3	9
0.10	l	75		*curly dock	Rumex crispus	20 / 9	23
0.11	r	76		slender madia	Madia gracilis	30 / 5	19
0.12	r	77		*sourclover	Melilotus indicus	20 / 2	24
0.14	b	78		western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	50 / 9	37
0.14	l	79		*sand spurrey	Spergularia bocconei	99 / 9	14
0.15	r	80		San Diego wreathplant	Stephanomeria diegensis	3 / 2	21
0.16	l			(~30 unusual plants of purple clarkia, Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera, with a densely-clustered inflorescence lacking petals)
0.18				From here to the creek crossing, graceful tarplant, Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata, is mixed with San Diego tarweed, Hemizonia paniculata. After that, it is all San Diego tarweed again.
0.18	b	81		graceful tarplant	Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata	99 / 9	15
0.18	r	82		creeping wild rye	Leymus triticoides	5 / 1	12
0.18	r	83		Engelmann oak	Quercus engelmannii	5 / 5	23
0.19	r	84	ssp	*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	20 / 2
0.19	b			Jct. Granite Loop Trail.
0.19	l	85		*windmill pink	Silene gallica	/	33
0.19	r			Sign: "Mountain Lion..."
0.20	b	86		sharp-toothed sanicle	Sanicula arguta	5 / 1	16
0.20	r	87		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	20 / 3	16
0.20	r			(Palmer's goldenbush, Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis)
0.21	r	88		hybrid wild-rye	Leymus Xmultiflorus (L. condensatus X L. triticoides)	50 / 9	6
0.21	l	89		*horehound	Marrubium vulgare	3 / 1	32
0.21	l	90		arroyo willow	Salix lasiolepis	2 / 2	35
0.21	l	91		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	10 / 2	9
0.22	l			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana, hidden behind arroyo willow)
0.22	r	92		goldenrod	Solidago californica	20 / 3	35
0.22	r	93		western vervain	Verbena lasiostachys var. lasiostachys	5 / 2	10
0.22	r	94		thyme-leafed spurge	Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia	2 / 2	2
0.22	r	95		narrow-leaf milkweed	Asclepias fascicularis	10 / 2	8
0.22	r	96		*Italian rye-grass	Lolium multiflorum	99 / 9	18
0.22	l	97		mugwort	Artemisia douglasiana	5 / 1	28
0.22	r	98		*common cudweed	Gnaphalium luteo-album	20 / 5	17
0.22	r	99		umbrella sedge	Cyperus eragrostis	5 / 2	11
0.22	r	100		floriferous monkeyflower	Mimulus floribundus	10 / 2	6
0.22				Cross drainage; elevation ~1755 feet (535 m )
0.22	l			(mule fat, Baccharis salicifolia)
0.22	l	101		*common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale+	1 / 1	6
0.22	b	102		*ripgut brome	Bromus diandrus	99 / 9	52
0.22	c	103		*tumble pigweed	Amaranthus albus	5 / 2	14
0.22	r	104		cotton-batting plant	Gnaphalium stramineum	5 / 1	20
0.22	l			(long-stemmed buckwheat, Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum)
0.23	l			(bristly goldenaster, Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides)
0.23	b	105		telegraph weed	Heterotheca grandiflora	10 / 1	36
0.24	l	106		*knotweed	Polygonum arenastrum	99 / 9	20
0.25	b	107		saltgrass	Distichlis spicata	50 / 3	16
0.25	r	108		Palmer's goldenbush	Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis	5 / 2	10
0.26	r	109		Indian milkweed	Asclepias eriocarpa	10 / 4	18
0.27	r	110	~	*cut-leaved geranium	Geranium dissectum	30 / 2	13
0.28	b			Large field of hybrid wild-rye, Leymus Xmultiflorus (L. condensatus X L. triticoides)
0.28	r			(branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia)
0.29	r	111		miner's lettuce	Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata	20 / 2	22
0.29	r	112		*common chickweed	Stellaria media	20 / 2	25
0.29	r	113		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	3 / 3	43
0.30	l	114		*shepherd's purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	30 / 3	10
0.30	l	115		chick lupine	Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus	50 / 9	9
0.31	r			(Check for western thistle, Cirsium occidentale)
0.31	r	116		California everlasting	Gnaphalium californicum	5 / 3	43
0.33	r	117	~	baby Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	2 / 2	24
0.35	l	118	~	soap plant	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum+	2 / 2	19
0.35	l	119		*smooth cat's ear	Hypochaeris glabra	99 / 9	36
0.36	r	120		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	20 / 2	10
0.36	l	121	~	Chinese houses	Collinsia heterophylla	20 / 1	12
0.37	r	122		*annual blue grass	Poa annua	10 / 1	15
0.38	l	123	~	*winter vetch	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	/	19
0.38	l			(fragrant everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens)
0.39	l			(California peony, Paeonia californica)
0.39	l			(closest branching phacelia, Phacelia ramosissima var. latifolia)
0.39	l			(purple snapdragon, Antirrhinum nuttallianum ssp. nuttallianum)
0.40	l			(giant wild-rye, Leymus condensatus)
0.44	r			(big patch of giant wild-rye, Leymus condensatus)
0.44	r			(blue elderberry, Sambucus mexicana)
0.45	r			(sticky cinquefoil, Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glandulosa)
0.46	l			Vent for water pipe
0.46	l			Shrubs with beautiful oakmoss lichen, Evernia prunastri, on left.
0.48	l	124		giant wild-rye	Leymus condensatus	2 / 2	27
0.49	r	125		purple needlegrass	Nassella pulchra	99 / 9	20
0.50	b	126		*goldentop	Lamarckia aurea	50 / 5	22
0.51	r	127		meadow-rue	Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum	1 / 1	6
0.51	r	128		California fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. canum	10 / 1	21
0.52	l			(annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus)
0.52	l	129		seaside heliotrope	Heliotropium curassavicum	3 / 1	10
0.52	l	130		Hooker's evening-primrose	Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima	2 / 1	10
0.53	l	131		*bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	50 / 9	31
0.53	l			Sign: "Sensitive Wetland Area; Do Not Enter"
0.53	r	132		*quackgrass	Elytrigia repens	10 / 1	1
0.53	r	133		spike primrose	Epilobium densiflorum	10 / 1	5
0.53	b	134		mule fat	Baccharis salicifolia	5 / 2	39
0.53				Begin bridge across drainage; elevation ~1740 feet (530 m ); lowest elevation on route
0.53	b	135		clover fern	Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita	5 / 1	3
0.53	b	136		common monkeyflower	Mimulus guttatus	10 / 1	15
0.53	r	137		common tule	Scirpus acutus var. occidentalis	10 / 1	2
0.53	l	138		knot grass	Paspalum distichum	1 / 1	7
0.53	r	139		water cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	2 / 1	11
0.53	l	140		winged water-starwort	Callitriche marginata	10 / 1	5
0.53	r	141		sand spikerush	Eleocharis montevidensis	10 / 1	7
0.53	b	142	sp	cattail	Typha sp.	2 / 1
0.53	b			(red willow, Salix laevigata)
0.53	b	143		*whorled dock	Rumex conglomeratus	5 / 1	11
0.53	l	144		needle spikerush	Eleocharis acicularis var. bella	50 / 1	1
0.53	l	145		*dallis grass	Paspalum dilatatum	5 / 1	9
0.53	r	146		rigid hedge-nettle	Stachys ajugoides var. rigida	5 / 1	12
0.53	r	147		brown-headed rush	Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus	3 / 1	2
0.53	r	148		southern skullcap	Scutellaria bolanderi ssp. austromontana	20 / 1	3
0.53	r	149		witchgrass	Panicum capillare	10 / 1	3
0.53	r	150		*common plantain	Plantago major	5 / 1	7
0.53	r	151		*spearmint	Mentha spicata var. spicata	5 / 1	4
0.56	l	152		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	20 / 9	10
0.58	l	153		*hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale	5 / 1	21
0.59	l			(johnny jump-up, Viola pedunculata)
0.60	l	154		*sow thistle	Sonchus oleraceus	20 / 5	42
0.60	l			Tree growing in 6" crack in large boulder. The crack was probably significantly widened by the tree's roots.
0.61	l			(white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum)
0.61	l			Jct. use trail
0.66	l	155		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 9	46
0.66				Begin having only graceful tarplant, Holocarpha virgata ssp. elongata, for the next ~0.5 miles.
0.68	r	156		johnny jump-up	Viola pedunculata	20 / 5	16
0.68	c	157		*slender wild oats	Avena barbata	99 / 9	40
0.69	l			(Tree with ~8 big [crown galls??], looking like large cancer tumors)
0.71	r			(Rainbow manzanita, Arctostaphylos rainbowensis)
0.73	l			Fire hydrant
0.75	l	158		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	3 / 3	23
0.75	c	159		*wild oats	Avena fatua	99 / 9	26
0.80	l	160		poison oak	Toxicodendron diversilobum	1 / 1	43
0.83	l			Jct. beautiful old Coast Live Oak defaced in 2002 by large initials in bark. This may seriously hurt the tree by interrupting its vascular flow.
0.83	l	161		purple sanicle	Sanicula bipinnatifida	99 / 9	11
0.83				Jct. Tenaja Truck Trail; elevation ~1780 feet (542 m); go left to continue on Waterline Road. Sign: "Waterline Road (back and to left); to Visitor Center 0.8 mi".
0.84	r			Check for different annual lupine
0.87	l			Cross head of small drainage
0.87	b	162		red maids	Calandrinia ciliata	30 / 9	17
0.89	l	163		common hareleaf	Lagophylla ramosissima ssp. ramosissima	50 / 1	3
0.90	r			(Excavated area - "borrow pit" for road construction?)
0.92	l	164		*Crete weed	Hedypnois cretica	99 / 9	20
0.95	b			Jct. Vista Grande Trail; elevation 1770 feet (539 m); cross drainage
0.95	r	165		*Mediterranean barley	Hordeum marinum ssp. gussoneanum	99 / 3	6
1.09				Local high point on road
1.11				Local low point on road; former Tenaja Truck Trail shown on USGS Map
1.19	l	166		long-stemmed buckwheat	Eriogonum elongatum var. elongatum	/	29
1.24				Jct. Tenaja Road / Fault Road; elevation 1840 feet (561 m); go straight; sign: "Fault Road [left-right]; Monuement (sic) Hill Road [right] 0.7 mi"
1.24	l	167		coastal goldenbush	Isocoma menziesii+	2 / 1	17
				Check for muilla somewhere past here
1.28	r			(Field of slender tarweed, Hemizonia fasciculata)
1.29	l			(Field of chocolate lilies, Fritillaria biflora var. biflora)
1.34	l	168		slender tarweed	Hemizonia fasciculata	99 / 9	18
1.34	l			Check if this annual is not red maids
1.39	l	169		blue-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium bellum	50 / 9	19
1.52				Local high point on road; elevation ~1875 feet (572 m)
1.53	l			Jct. closed road to Tenaja Truck Trail
1.58	l	170		*little horseweed	Conyza bonariensis	1 / 1	21
1.63	l	171		southern California morning-glory	Calystegia macrostegia ssp. arida+	4 / 4	7
1.64	l	172	~	small-head field clover	Trifolium microcephalum	10 / 1	10
1.65				Local low point on road; elevation 1860 feet (567 m); cross small drainage; now on Clay Hill
1.66	r			(Field of shooting stars, Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii; please don't trample plants and go off-trail, there is a bigger and better patch on trail farther along)
1.74	l	173		tawny popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys fulvus	5 / 1	4
1.74	l	174		California lotus	Lotus wrangelianus	20 / 2	5
1.77	r			Jct. Monument Hill Road; go right on it; elevation ~1870 feet (570 m)
1.77	r			(California sagebrush, Artemisia californica, prior to 2005)
1.79	r			(perc pit, from 1984 when land was slated for development)
	r	175		small-flowered morning-glory	Convolvulus simulans	5 / 1	2
1.88	r	176		shooting star	Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii	30 / 2	11
1.88	b			Beautiful field of hundreds of shooting stars, Dodecatheon clevelandii ssp. clevelandii, the best display of it at the SRPER.
1.90				Highest point on route; elevation 1890 feet (575 m)
1.91	r	177		shining peppergrass	Lepidium nitidum var. nitidum	50 / 9	6
2.09	r			soap plant	Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum+	/
2.25	r			(white everlasting, Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum)
2.28	l	178		*cheeseweed	Malva parviflora	10 / 1	17
2.28	l			(Old metal structure, associated with cattle)
2.31	c	179		*little-seed canarygrass	Phalaris minor	10 / 1	1
2.33	r			Jct. Fault Road; go right on it; local low point; elevation 1800 feet (549 m)
2.33	l			Cattle water trough; this is perhaps the weediest area on the Reserve, where cattle were stationed year-round by the Kaiser Development Company from 1964 to 1984.
2.40	r	180		elk thistle	Cirsium scariosum	4 / 3	11
2.41	r			Cross small drainage; road curves left then right
2.49	b			Many young glaucous shortpod mustard, Hirschfeldia incana, in road!
2.50	b	181		*Russian knapweed	Acroptilon repens	20 / 1	1
2.80				High point on road; elevation ~1850 feet (565 m)
2.86	r		~	(common lomatium, Lomatium utriculatum)
2.88	r	182		western buttercup	Ranunculus occidentalis	10 / 1	6
2.88				Cross the famous swale, filled with red-skinned onion and Western buttercups in 2001
2.88	b	183		red-skinned onion	Allium haematochiton	5 / 1	3
2.98				Jct. Waterline Road; go left to return to Visitor Center; end plant guide
3.27				Jct. Vista Grande Trail; take it to the right to return via a different route.
4.08				End Vista Grande Trail; go left to Waterline Road
4.10				Jct. Waterline Road; go right to return to Visitor Center
4.29				End trip at Visitor Center.

http://tchester.org/srp/plants/guides/waterline_loop.html
Updated 26 March 2006.