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PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, CAJON TO SWARTHOUT CANYON ROAD FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 PAGE ONE | |
| Photographs by Michael Charters |
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I was hoping that the sections of the PCT from Cajon west toward Wrightwood might show evidence of many species that I did not observe when I did them in the fall last year, but unfortunately due to the extremely dry winter we had such was not the case. However due to the botanical expertise of my companions I was able to add a number of taxa to my list. This is a relatively dry section of the San Gabriels anyway and takes a good deal of rainfall to produce a good growth, so I will have to wait again for another season. To do this hike from the interstate at Cajon to where it crosses Swarthout Canyon Road, I joined Tom Chester and several other people on 3/20/14 after having hiked part of it back in February. This section of the PCT is about 4-1/2 miles in length. An asterisk next to the common name indicates a non-native taxon. |
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| Transverse range manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis Ericaceae |
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Slender popcorn flower Plagiobothrys tenellus Boraginaceae |
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| Showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis Plantaginaceae |
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| Bush senecio Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Asteraceae [Right: fasciated stem] |
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Chia Salvia columbariae Lamiaceae |
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| Blainville's (Coast) horned lizard Phrynosoma coronatum Phrynosomatidae |
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| California dodder Cuscuta californica Convolvulaceae [Cuscuta is from an Arabic word for dodder] |
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| Bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus Fabaceae |
Slender wild oats * Avena barbata Poaceae |
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