This brochure lists common species found along the Big Bear Lake Pedal Path. Species occurrence varies across a rainfall gradient extending from Stanfield Cutoff (drier species) to the Big Bear Solar Observatory (more mesic species)

To help locate , the path is divided into five sections on the map (A,B,C,D,&E). Please remain on the designated path to avoid damaging sensitive plant species.

Please deposit any trash in waste receptacles at trailheads.

For your safety, please watch out for bikes, runners, and strollers while looking for plants along the path

For additional information please contact the Big Bear Discovery Center at (909)- 866-3437

Take pictures not , PLEASE

Compiled during the Spring of 2005 by: Scott Eliason (District Botanist) Kerry Myers (Botanist) Jason Bill (GIS Specialist)

Alpine Pedal Path Plant Walk

Plant Walk List

Tree(T) Herb(H) Scientific Name Common Name Shrub(S) Section Native? Bloom Time Abies concolor white fir T A,B,C,D,E YES Spring /Summ. Abronia nana Coville's dwarf abronia H A YES June-Aug. Achillea millefolium yarrow H B YES March-July Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass H C YES Summer Amelanchier utahensis serviceberry S A,B,C,D,E YES April-May Anisocoma acaulis scalebud H C YES Summer Antennaria rosea pussy-toes H A,B YES June-Aug. formosa columbine H B YES June-Aug. Arabis pulchra beauty rockcress H A,B,C,D,E YES April-May Arceuthobium campylopodum western dwarf mistletoe H B,C,D,E YES Oct.-Dec. Arctostaphylos patula manzanita S B,C,D,E YES May-June dracunculus tarragon H A,E YES Aug.-Oct. Artemisia ludoviciana silver wormwood H A,C,E YES July-Sept. basin sagebrush S A,B,C,D,E YES August-Oct. Astragalus bicristatus crested milkvetch H D,E YES May-Aug. Astragalus douglasii Jacumba milkvetch H B,C,D,E YES April-July Astragalus lentiginosus freckled milkvetch H B,D,E YES April-July Astragalus leucolobus bear valley woollypod H A,C,E YES May-July Astragalus purshii lectulus woollypod milkvetch H B YES April-August Bromus tectorum cheat grass H A,B,C,D,E NO May-June Calochortus invenustus plain mariposa lily H B,D YES May-Aug. Calyptridium monandrum pussy paws H B YES March-June Carex praegracilis sedge H A,B,C,D,E YES Summer cinerea ash-gray Indian paintbrush H B,E YES May-Aug. Castilleja linariifolia Indian paintbrush H B YES June-Sept. Castilleja montigena Heckard's Indian paintbrush H A,B,C,D,E YES March-July Caulanthus major slender wild cabbage H C YES May-July Ceanothus cordilatus mountain whitethorn S C,D,E YES May-July Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mtn. mahogany S/T A,B,C,D,E YES April-May Chamaesyce albomarginata rattlesnake weed H A,B,C,D,E YES April-Nov. Chrysothamnus nauseosus rabbitbrush S A,B,C,D,E YES August-Oct. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus yellow rabbitbrush S A,E YES Sept.-Nov. Cirsium vulgare bull thistle H B NO June-Sept. Cryptantha spp. popcorn H D,E YES Spring Descurainia pinnata tansy mustard H A,B,C,D,E YES March-June Elymus elymoides squirreltail H A,B,E YES May-June Elymus glaucus blue wildrye H A,B,E YES June-Aug. Equisetum laevigatum hoursetail, scouring rush H A,B YES Summer Eriastrum densifolium woolly star H D,E YES May-July Eriastrum sapphirinum woolly star H C YES June-Aug. Erigeron divergens fleabane daisy H B,DE YES March-Nov. Eriodictyon trichocalyx yerba santa S A YES May-Aug. baileyi buckwheat H A,B YES May-Sept. Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum buckwheat H/S C YES Aug.-Oct. Eriogonum parishii buckwheat H C YES July-Sept. Erodium cicutarium storksbill, filaree H A,B,C,D,E NO February-May Erysimum capitatum wallflower H A,B,C,D,E YES March-July Euphorbia palmeri spurge H B,D,E YES March-May Fremontodendron californicum flannelbush S/T C YES May-June Gayophytum diffusum happy plant H A YES June-Aug. Geranium richardsonii wild geranium H B YES July-Aug. Gutierrezia sarothrae matchweed H A,B,C YES May-Oct. Horkelia rydbergii rydberg's horkelia H A,B YES June-Aug. Ivesia argyrocoma silver-haired ivesia H A,B YES June-Aug. Juncus mexicanus rush H A,B,E YES May-Aug. Juniperus occidentalis T A,B,C,D,E YES summer Lathyrus latifolius sweetpea H/S A,E NO May-Sept. Lepidium virginicum peppergrass H A,B YES March-Aug. Leptodactylon pungens prickly phlox H B YES May-Aug. Linanthus breviculus Mojave Linanthus H A,B,D,E YES May-Aug. Linum lewisii flax H A,B YES May-sept. Lomatium nevadensis biscuitroot H C YES April-June Lotus nevadensis Bird's-foot Trefoil H C,D,E YES May-Aug. Lupinus excubitis grape soda lupine H B,E YES April-June Marrubium vulgare horehound H A,B NO Spring /Summ. Medicago polymorpha California burclover H A NO March-June Melilotus albus white sweet-clover H A NO May-Sept. Muhlenbergia rigens deergrass H A,B,E YES June-Sept. Oenothera caespitosa evening primrose H A,B,E YES April-Aug. Penstemon eatoni beardtongue H B YES March-July Penstemon labrosus red mtn. bulgar H A,B,C,D,E YES July-Aug. Phacelia fremontii yellow-throat phacelia H B,C,D,E YES April-June Phacelia imbricata imbricate phacelia H A,B,C,D,E YES March-June Phlox austromontana southern mountain phlox H C YES May-July Pinus jeffreyi Jeffrey pine T A,B,C,D,E YES Spring /Summ. Pinus monophylla singleleaf T A,B,D,E YES Spring /Summ. Poa secunda bluegrass H B YES June-July Potentilla glandulosa cinquefoil H B,D YES May-July Ranunculus californicus buttercup H B YES Feb.-May Ribes nevadense mountain pink currant S B YES May-July Rosa woodsii wild S B, YES June-Aug. Rupertia rigida Parish's psoralea S C YES June-July Salix lasiolepis red willow T A,B YES Feb.-April Salsola tragus russian thistle H A NO July-Oct Saltugilia australis unknown H B,D,E YES March-June Salvia pachyphylla rose sage H/S D YES July-Sept. Sisyrinchium idahoense blue-eyed grass H B YES March-May Solanum xanti nightshade H B,C YES February-June Tetradymia canescens cotton-thorn H A YES July-Aug. Tragopogon dubius salsify H A,B,D,E NO May-July Urtica dioica nettle H A,B YES June-Sept. Verbascum thapsus woolly mullein H A,B NO June-Sept. douglasii Douglas's violet H B,D YES March-May